Due to what one critic said you thought the film was love/hated....

[Impact]

Okay for years I thought that these films were not liked:Fight Club

Reservoir Dogs

 

While these were loved:

Original Sin

 

Why? Roger Ebert-as well as tons of people would just use those as the basis. It was in the paper as those films being loved/hated/whatever.

I thought Erin Brokovich was disliked also.

[CaptainJackSparrow]

I thought people didn't like Unbreakable, but now I'm happy to see people post good things about it here.

[Impact]

People were disappointed with it in 2000 due to it being a superhero film, but I'm referring to critics in particular.

And I thought that some films that were disliked were liked because the ad in the paper had tons of reviews for it

[Impact]

Now in some cases like Blade Runner, Scarface, ect, the films were hated when they were released but liked more now.

[Dementeleus]

Well, critics *did* hate FIGHT CLUB....

[Impact]

Well, critics *did* hate FIGHT CLUB....

That's true-but I thought it was despised.

[Webslinger]

Fight Club had defenders upon its release in 1999. James Berardinelli, who has now taken the mantle from Roger Ebert as the (living) critic I read most often, gave it four stars out of four upon its release, and he was one of the first legitimate non-print reviewers at that time.

[Dementeleus]

Fight Club had defenders upon its release in 1999. James Berardinelli, who has now taken the mantle from Roger Ebert as the (living) critic I read most often, gave it four stars out of four upon its release, and he was one of the first legitimate non-print reviewers at that time.

 

Yeah, but almost every film will have a legitimate defender. FIGHT CLUB not only got bad reviews, it got incredibly harsh ones. It was really, really hammered.

[Impact]

Okay guys this thread is not only about Fight Club, but is about films you thought were loved/hated due to what you read.

[chasmmi]

Okay guys this thread is not only about Fight Club, but is about films you thought were loved/hated due to what you read.

 

So are you telling us that the first rule of this thread is not to talk about Fight Club?

[Webslinger]

I hate to drag out the Fight Club debate, but the film did get a 66 score on Metacritic. While it wasn't praised to the rafters, it wasn't really hammered in general, either. And yes, the reviews counted are from the time of its release.

Edited October 18, 2013 by Webslinger