Within reviewing circles, I’ve developed a reputation as a hater of most things. I don’t rely perceive myself that way but rather as a demanding critic. Realizing I might be wrong, I decided to do some research and see where the truth may lie.

This year, I reviewed 16 movies. Eight were good, six bad, and two neutral. Only four of the reviews didn’t match favorably with the metrics at the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.

My neutral reviews of the flawed but well received The Adjustment Bureau and Limitless garnered 72% and 70% respectively. If 50% is seen as neutral then still not a radical departure.

One good and one bad differed. The over top grindhouser Drive Angry achieved only a 45%. In my review, I called it a “high-octane 3-D love letter to the grindhouse creations of the legendary Roger Corman.”

Despite being mired in “92 minutes of boredom and stupidity,” The Mechanic somehow managed a 53% score on Rotten Tomatoes.

Based on quantity and comparison to the vast majority of reviewers, I’m not much of a hater. Then why the perception?

Perhaps it’s less the quantity of my hatred but rather my often vehement portrayal of it? My opinions are always clear and I do take great pride in creatively ripping inferior, overblown things apart.

What do y’all think?

Am I A Hater? was originally published on The Geek Curmudgeon