As many of you know, I'm a bit of a geek when it comes to games, movies, video games, books, tv shows... well a lot of things.
So I'm at home with my feverish son (new virus going around, very not kosher and much snuggling needed) and put on The Ultimate Trailer Show (found on HDNet). Once upon a time, I found that movie trailers were almost the best reason for going to the movies. They were action filled, intense, and got me excited for more movies beyond the one I was about to see. Like I said, I'm a geek.
Well, the show begins and I realized I recorded the wrong show. This one features movie critic Robert Wilonsky and he talks about the various trailers he's going to show, both new and old. He opens up with Max Payne starring Mark Wahlburg and before showing it proceeds to rip into all video game movies as pretty much not worth the effort or watching for that matter.
And while I think Wilonsky was a little too harsh, it's true that most video game movies are not good. One paticular german movie director seems to have made sure to drag every title he could through the mud. (If you see the name Uwe Boll on a piece of film, run as fast as you can.) However, if you leave the desire to see the next Schindler's List or Citizen Kane at the door, they can be a lot of fun.
So I cut Wilonsky some slack.
The next trailer shown is the new Harry Potter movie. And Wilonsky proceeds to rip away again, possibly believing he's playing the "mean is funny" card. It's not cool in my eyes, showing - to me - he's another genre hating film critic.
This is not an uncommon occurrence in the movie review business. If the movie has fantasy or sci-fi elements - making it a genre movie - it immediately loses a star/point/onion/etc. Oh, and no respect at all. (Sorry, Rodney.)
What is needed are genre critics. Those people who are either open-minded enough to accept that a sci-fi movie can be good, or at least provide criticism from the point of view of people who like those kind of movies. Spewing hate is annoying and does nothing for anyone's credibility except for staining it.
The worst part about Robert Wilonsky, he's ripping into movies that he has not seen yet. While I do not believe that Max Payne will be an excellent movie, it could end up being an intense, highly-stylized action movie. The next Harry Potter movie will be fun in the franchise. Great film? Probably not. But it should be some good stuff.
The moral of the story? Don't trust anyone who puts In Good Company on any top movie list.
Be seeing you
Max Payne trailer - http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/maxpayne/
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/harrypotterandthehalfbloodprince/
In Good Company - http://www.apple.com/trailers/universal/in_good_company/
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