{"id":149,"date":"2011-08-01T16:54:17","date_gmt":"2011-08-01T16:54:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2011\/08\/01\/am-i-a-hater\/"},"modified":"2012-08-17T05:18:28","modified_gmt":"2012-08-17T05:18:28","slug":"am-i-a-hater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2011\/08\/01\/am-i-a-hater\/","title":{"rendered":"Am I A Hater?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Within reviewing circles, I&#8217;ve developed a reputation as a hater of most things. I don&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<p>This year, I reviewed 16 movies. Eight were good, six bad, and two neutral. Only four of the reviews didn&#8217;t match favorably with the metrics at the review aggregator <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>My neutral reviews of the flawed but well received <a href=\"http:\/\/www.movingpicturesnetwork.com\/23777\/the-adjustment-bureau\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\"><span style=\"font-style: italic\">The Adjustment Bureau<\/span><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.movingpicturesnetwork.com\/24616\/limitless\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\"><span style=\"font-style: italic\">Limitless<\/span><\/a> garnered 72% and 70% respectively. If 50% is seen as neutral then still not a radical departure.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.movingpicturesnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/DriveAngry_500x333.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>One good and one bad differed. The over top grindhouser <span style=\"font-style: italic\">Drive Angry<\/span> achieved only a 45%. In <a href=\"http:\/\/www.movingpicturesnetwork.com\/23563\/drive-angry\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\">my review<\/a>, I called it a &quot;high-octane 3-D love letter to the grindhouse creations of the legendary Roger Corman.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Despite being mired in &quot;92 minutes of boredom and stupidity,&quot; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.movingpicturesnetwork.com\/12250\/%E2%80%98the-mechanic\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\"><span style=\"font-style: italic\">The Mechanic<\/span><\/a> somehow managed a 53% score on Rotten Tomatoes.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.movingpicturesnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Mechanic_JasonStatham_500x333.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Based on quantity and comparison to the vast majority of reviewers, I&#8217;m not much of a hater. Then why the perception?<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps it&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<p>What do y&#8217;all think?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Within reviewing circles, I&#8217;ve developed a reputation as a hater of most things. I don&#8217;t rely perceive myself that way but rather as a demanding critic. 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