Comments on: Henry Poole Is Here http://www.moviezeal.com/henry-poole-is-here/ The official podcast of MovieZeal.com, where film is always best discussed under the gentle influence of fine wine (as fine as $10 will get you). Each week Evan, Heather, and Luke pick a theme, discuss a theatrical release based on that theme, pop the cork and drink a wine that fits said theme, and finally subject one another to The Gauntlet, where forcing others to watch painful films nets you fabulous prizes. There is not anything else on the internets like it (literally). Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:02:34 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Luke Harrington http://www.moviezeal.com/henry-poole-is-here/comment-page-1/#comment-13939 Luke Harrington Mon, 08 Sep 2008 21:29:47 +0000 http://www.moviezeal.com/?p=1318#comment-13939 For the record G, I just looked at Metacritic's page for <i>Vegas</i>, and you're right about the aggregated score -- but a solid 30% of the critics surveyed rated it at 60/100 or better. So clearly, I'm not the only one to have enjoyed that movie as a guilty pleasure (but I certainly wouldn't think less of you for hating it). :) For the record G, I just looked at Metacritic’s page for Vegas, and you’re right about the aggregated score — but a solid 30% of the critics surveyed rated it at 60/100 or better. So clearly, I’m not the only one to have enjoyed that movie as a guilty pleasure (but I certainly wouldn’t think less of you for hating it). :)

]]> By: Evan Derrick http://www.moviezeal.com/henry-poole-is-here/comment-page-1/#comment-13899 Evan Derrick Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:28:40 +0000 http://www.moviezeal.com/?p=1318#comment-13899 Another thought: because we get to choose what we watch, that ends up skewing the star ratings towards the positive end. Take last weekend for example: if I was a paid critic, in addition to <i>Traitor</i> I would have had to have seen <i>Babylon A.D.</i>, <i>Disaster Movie</i>, and <i>College</i>. I guarantee that those latter 3 would be scrubbing the dank moldy corners of the basement in terms of ratings, but because I can choose what to review, I avoided the obvious pieces of crap. Therefore the reviews tend to skew upwards. If all the energy we spend on discussing star ratings went into fighting world hunger, think what we could accomplish... Another thought: because we get to choose what we watch, that ends up skewing the star ratings towards the positive end. Take last weekend for example: if I was a paid critic, in addition to Traitor I would have had to have seen Babylon A.D., Disaster Movie, and College. I guarantee that those latter 3 would be scrubbing the dank moldy corners of the basement in terms of ratings, but because I can choose what to review, I avoided the obvious pieces of crap. Therefore the reviews tend to skew upwards.

If all the energy we spend on discussing star ratings went into fighting world hunger, think what we could accomplish…

]]> By: Evan Derrick http://www.moviezeal.com/henry-poole-is-here/comment-page-1/#comment-13881 Evan Derrick Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:54:04 +0000 http://www.moviezeal.com/?p=1318#comment-13881 Yeah, you probably would have given it a lower score, G. I imagine it would have been around the 1 star mark for you, though. Star ratings, of course, are all about subjectivity. I've been relatively ambivalent towards most of the stuff I've seen lately - I enjoyed it but didn't really have strong feelings either way. Hence all the 3 and 3.5 star ratings. I saw <i>High School Musical</i> the other day and would give it 1.5 stars, and I also saw <i>Straw Dogs</i>, which I would give 4.5 stars. I'm not writing reviews on either, but does that make you happy now, G? Yeah, you probably would have given it a lower score, G. I imagine it would have been around the 1 star mark for you, though.

Star ratings, of course, are all about subjectivity. I’ve been relatively ambivalent towards most of the stuff I’ve seen lately – I enjoyed it but didn’t really have strong feelings either way. Hence all the 3 and 3.5 star ratings.

I saw High School Musical the other day and would give it 1.5 stars, and I also saw Straw Dogs, which I would give 4.5 stars. I’m not writing reviews on either, but does that make you happy now, G?

]]> By: G http://www.moviezeal.com/henry-poole-is-here/comment-page-1/#comment-13867 G Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:30:18 +0000 http://www.moviezeal.com/?p=1318#comment-13867 I totally agree with you about the lean pickin's. But although I didn't see this movie, it looked like about a 2 to me. And Hamlet 2 was sub 2. And I gave Encounters 4.5. Plus, I haven't seen What Happens in Vegas, but that 3 up there is pretty noteworthy, what with it's metacritic score of 36. I understand your points about how this film's well, to put it in a cliche way, how it's heart is in the right place. But I still bet that I would have given this sucker a sub-3 score. It's all theoretical though, because this is one of many films that I will probably die without seeing. I totally agree with you about the lean pickin’s. But although I didn’t see this movie, it looked like about a 2 to me. And Hamlet 2 was sub 2. And I gave Encounters 4.5. Plus, I haven’t seen What Happens in Vegas, but that 3 up there is pretty noteworthy, what with it’s metacritic score of 36.

I understand your points about how this film’s well, to put it in a cliche way, how it’s heart is in the right place. But I still bet that I would have given this sucker a sub-3 score. It’s all theoretical though, because this is one of many films that I will probably die without seeing.

]]> By: Evan Derrick http://www.moviezeal.com/henry-poole-is-here/comment-page-1/#comment-13770 Evan Derrick Mon, 08 Sep 2008 02:09:20 +0000 http://www.moviezeal.com/?p=1318#comment-13770 Yeah, I was waiting for that comment. What can I say? It's been lean pickin's at the ole' multiplex. Yeah, I was waiting for that comment.

What can I say? It’s been lean pickin’s at the ole’ multiplex.

]]> By: G http://www.moviezeal.com/henry-poole-is-here/comment-page-1/#comment-13768 G Sun, 07 Sep 2008 23:11:21 +0000 http://www.moviezeal.com/?p=1318#comment-13768 Oh, 3.5 stars, eh? Oh, 3.5 stars, eh?

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