Does Harry ever NOT like a movie?
07-19-06, 10:57 PM
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Does Harry ever NOT like a movie?
Is it just me or does harry over at aicn.com, thank that every new movie released is the greatest film ever made?
Has he ever given a bad review?
Has he ever given a bad review?
07-19-06, 11:05 PM
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He sucks movie exec's off so that he can be kept in their good grace and continue to get offers and new stuff.
07-20-06, 07:41 AM
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A) The answer to your question: yes.
B) Think, not thank. C'mon now.
C) Aren't there talkbacks at AICN for this?
Nobody in their right mind turns to AICN for an unbiased, well-written review. Harry Knowles is just one of many film fans who turned to the internet for the discourse he couldn't find amongst the average joe. The only difference: his site took off, and he started to get some perks here and there that he more than willingly accepted (and why the fuck not?).
Nobody mistakes AICN for anything other than what it is...not the studios, not Harry and his crew, not the "Harry is a fat looser lolz" AICN Talkback crowd, and not the "lay off the guy already" crowd. I've jumped to the guy's defense on here before, and I've done it on the IMDB and a handful of other boards. Personally, I don't see what the big beef is. Honestly, he just doesn't have enough pull to get into a frenzy over. He's simply a huge movie fan who has done a fucking lot for his local film community. Why people get all worked up over his site and what he does or writes is beyond me. It's almost as if they think they're the only ones who see through the facade. Fucking as if.
-JP
B) Think, not thank. C'mon now.
C) Aren't there talkbacks at AICN for this?
Nobody in their right mind turns to AICN for an unbiased, well-written review. Harry Knowles is just one of many film fans who turned to the internet for the discourse he couldn't find amongst the average joe. The only difference: his site took off, and he started to get some perks here and there that he more than willingly accepted (and why the fuck not?).
Nobody mistakes AICN for anything other than what it is...not the studios, not Harry and his crew, not the "Harry is a fat looser lolz" AICN Talkback crowd, and not the "lay off the guy already" crowd. I've jumped to the guy's defense on here before, and I've done it on the IMDB and a handful of other boards. Personally, I don't see what the big beef is. Honestly, he just doesn't have enough pull to get into a frenzy over. He's simply a huge movie fan who has done a fucking lot for his local film community. Why people get all worked up over his site and what he does or writes is beyond me. It's almost as if they think they're the only ones who see through the facade. Fucking as if.
-JP
07-20-06, 07:58 AM
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Originally Posted by NatrlBornThrllr
Personally, I don't see what the big beef is. Honestly, he just doesn't have enough pull to get into a frenzy over. He's simply a huge movie fan who has done a fucking lot for his local film community.
I just wish his site wasn't such an eyesore to look at...
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07-20-06, 10:40 AM
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Harry used to give great reviews from a fan's perspective...nowadays, however, he just gives great reviews to whatever studios pay him off the most. AICN used to be, IMO, the best movie site online now its useless for opinions.
07-20-06, 10:46 AM
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Originally Posted by thematahara
Is it just me or does harry over at aicn.com, thank that every new movie released is the greatest film ever made?
Has he ever given a bad review?
Has he ever given a bad review?
07-20-06, 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Nuff
Harry used to give great reviews from a fan's perspective...nowadays, however, he just gives great reviews to whatever studios pay him off the most. AICN used to be, IMO, the best movie site online now its useless for opinions.
07-20-06, 11:24 AM
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Originally Posted by NatrlBornThrllr
A) The answer to your question: yes.
B) Think, not thank. C'mon now.
C) Aren't there talkbacks at AICN for this?
Nobody in their right mind turns to AICN for an unbiased, well-written review. Harry Knowles is just one of many film fans who turned to the internet for the discourse he couldn't find amongst the average joe. The only difference: his site took off, and he started to get some perks here and there that he more than willingly accepted (and why the fuck not?).
Nobody mistakes AICN for anything other than what it is...not the studios, not Harry and his crew, not the "Harry is a fat looser lolz" AICN Talkback crowd, and not the "lay off the guy already" crowd. I've jumped to the guy's defense on here before, and I've done it on the IMDB and a handful of other boards...
B) Think, not thank. C'mon now.
C) Aren't there talkbacks at AICN for this?
Nobody in their right mind turns to AICN for an unbiased, well-written review. Harry Knowles is just one of many film fans who turned to the internet for the discourse he couldn't find amongst the average joe. The only difference: his site took off, and he started to get some perks here and there that he more than willingly accepted (and why the fuck not?).
Nobody mistakes AICN for anything other than what it is...not the studios, not Harry and his crew, not the "Harry is a fat looser lolz" AICN Talkback crowd, and not the "lay off the guy already" crowd. I've jumped to the guy's defense on here before, and I've done it on the IMDB and a handful of other boards...
And, since when is commenting on a reviewer's opinion of a movie, or their impartiality at all, discouraged in here?
07-20-06, 11:29 AM
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All of Harry's reviews for the past couple months starts off with:
"Me and my fiancee...."
"My fiancee and I were shopping for our wedding...."
"My hot fiancee and I just saw...."
like he's trying to prove that he's got a life.
"Me and my fiancee...."
"My fiancee and I were shopping for our wedding...."
"My hot fiancee and I just saw...."
like he's trying to prove that he's got a life.
07-20-06, 03:25 PM
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Originally Posted by jeffkjoe
All of Harry's reviews for the past couple months starts off with:
"Me and my fiancee...."
"My fiancee and I were shopping for our wedding...."
"My hot fiancee and I just saw...."
like he's trying to prove that he's got a life.
"Me and my fiancee...."
"My fiancee and I were shopping for our wedding...."
"My hot fiancee and I just saw...."
like he's trying to prove that he's got a life.
07-20-06, 10:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Peep
D) "I've jumped to the guy's defense in here before" not "I've jumped to the guy's defense on here before". C'mon now, yourself!
I'm on a website, I'm in a thread. Same difference. At least, I thank it is.
07-21-06, 05:37 PM
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Originally Posted by jeffkjoe
All of Harry's reviews for the past couple months starts off with:
"Me and my fiancee...."
"My fiancee and I were shopping for our wedding...."
"My hot fiancee and I just saw...."
like he's trying to prove that he's got a life.
"Me and my fiancee...."
"My fiancee and I were shopping for our wedding...."
"My hot fiancee and I just saw...."
like he's trying to prove that he's got a life.
07-22-06, 08:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Simpson Purist
He totally blew chunks at X-Men The Last Stand, but I got the feeling it was more of a crap on Brett Ratner than anything else.
