Re-Post: The Influence of Film/Movie Critics on your Movie Selections

This article on Shadow and Act was so interesting I just had to re-post, and ask the same question, on to Black Savant Cinema. See for yourself:

The question of the day:

How Much Influence Do Movie Critics Have On Your Film Selections?

It’s an age-old debate regarding the real impact film critics and reviewers have.  There are those that swear up and down getting specific reviewers to co-sign a film can equate, at the very least, critical success of a movie while others think those days are a bygone era.

Some filmmakers believe their influence is minimal and ineffective so they dismiss them easily.  Yet, the minute they get a bad review, they’re on a hunt for blood.

In the end, the film goer is the ultimate deciding factor and that’s the question I’d like to pose to you.  How much weight do you give critics in selecting the films you go to see at the movie theater?  Also, do you have any favorite reviewers?

The fact that folks take the time to offer there "two cents" should count for something. I am sure there are times when it is right on the money and others where they take a "sharp left turn". All in all, I look at reviews as a collection of thoughts that can either convince you to go or not to go! Essentially the critic has done their job either way!!

As long as you keep in mind that it is someone else's opinion, and that in the end you ultimately make the final decision.