AICN states they will only post "negative" fan reviews of X3.

[Iceman]

So let me get this straight, you guys are ticked off because AICN is taking a stance on not posting fake positive reviews? Why is this bad?

I don't see how reviews being positive or negative should have any impact on the decision on whether to post them on the website. AICN should obviously not be posting fake reviews of any sort. That should go without saying. They should check their sources more carefully if they want to be taken seriously as a film news site.

 

[Supreme Power]

Show me a link where anyone from AICN said they were only gonna print negative reviews

Go and read the site for yourself. Seems like your trying awfully hard to defend this crap.

I'm trying to hold on to the hopes I have left that this movie will be good.

 

[TheVileOne]

http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=23285

And look at the "review" they just posted:

http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=23299

And nowhere does he say they are only going to post negative reviews.

 

[the a1ant]

Umm . . . what if the positive reviews come from a legitimate source or one of their staffers?

I personally am not assuming anything's true or false, regarding these recent reviews. We do know for a fact that select early screenings have took place, so who knows.

 

[SolidSnakeMGS]

Having a grudge against something that might not even be true is a good idea? Maybe once the movie comes out it'd be ok but to be so biased against the entire production before you've even seen it isn't..the smartest thing to do

Again, that's merely a different viewpoint. People have grudges...all the time...against anything. Especially movies. Especially especially comic book movies if they're not going well or word of mouth is bad.

And you're right that it's bad but only if that affects your final opinion. There's been plenty of movies I ended up liking whereas beforehand I had a "grudge" against it because of a bad trailer or actor in the movie, something like that.

It's also bad to be the inverse, say that you like a movie only because you're biased for it. I was so looking forward to Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy beause I love the books and I knew the movie was going to rock. I had no doubts. However, upon seeing the movie, I hated it and was very disappointed and yes, affected since the movie was something I was very much so looking forward to.

 

[Hunter Rider]

http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=23285

And look at the "review" they just posted:

http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=23299

Ok,well it seems fair enough,they have no choice,what they should do is not print ANY fan reviews for the movie though IMO

 

[TheVileOne]

I personally am not assuming anything's true or false, regarding these reviews.

Kind of like for Catwoman eh? Because all the negative reviews for that one were totally false.

 

[Hunter Rider]

Go and read the site for yourself. Seems like your trying awfully hard to defend this crap.

I'm trying to hold on to the hopes I have left that this movie will be good.

Read my other post

 

[WorthyStevens]

And nowhere does he say they are only going to post negative reviews.

They won't put up fake positive reviews, but they're still knowingly putting up fake negative reviews.

 

[Iceman]

Show me a link where anyone from AICN said they were only gonna print negative reviews

http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/display.cgi?id=23285

In the 1st paragraph

EDIT Actually it says they will only print positive reviews that come from established sources - which is not the same thing.

The statement is fine if they remove the word positive but you would think they would only be using established sources anyway.

 

[wobbly]

I don't see how reviews being positive or negative should have any impact on the decision on whether to post them on the website. AICN should obviously not be posting fake reviews of any sort. That should go without saying. They should check their sources more carefully if they want to be taken seriously as a film news site.

I think they gave up that ghost some time ago.

 

[Supreme Power]

Umm . . . what if the positive reviews come from a legitimate source or one of their staffers?

Umm, that's what I meant. But by your post, it seams as if you mean all future positive reviews from a reliable source or not would be fake. And who's to say some of those negative reviews won't be fake. They should only post those from reliable sources as well.

 

[Supreme Power]

Ok,well it seems fair enough,they have no choice,what they should do is not print ANY fan reviews for the movie though IMO

And you really believe they'll go that route?

 

[Hunter Rider]

And you really believe they'll go that route?

No hence why i used the word Should,Harry only knows this was a fake review i believe due to Jokers admission on here as last week they ran a blatant phony SR review and let it slide

 

[wobbly]

Ok,well it seems fair enough,they have no choice,what they should do is not print ANY fan reviews for the movie though IMO

A respectable news site, especially after being burned in the same day, wouldnt print anything they couldnt verify at least to some degree.

But I think AICN has been more about the possible scoop than the actual one for ages. The reasoning I guess is that the few they get right are worth all the masses they get wrong, and as long as Harry still gets his pwesents for his troubles, that must be just fine by him.

 

[Mar420x]

http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=23285

And look at the "review" they just posted:

http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=23299

manye the new review sucks. wow! thats the last time i read a review til i see the movie and give it a score.

 

[Advanced Dark]

They won't put up fake positive reviews, but they're still knowingly putting up fake negative reviews.

Exactly. I was real clear in my first post and put the exact quote there. AICN has clearly stated they're NOT going to post any positive reviews unless from an established source. They put in the word "positive" for a reason. That means they will post "negative" reviews from unestablished sources still. There's no way for anyone to spin it otherwise. Like Hunter said they should remove the word "positive" from that quote and not post any unestablished reviews AT ALL. But tubby has an agenda and financial motives to do this IMO and others.

 

[Mic]

Haha the second new review is ****ing ******ed. I cant take anyone who uses 'lol' and 'taks lke dis yo in d ting case it reel kul n evrting' seriously

 

[Advanced Dark]

I don't see how they are any more corrupt or phony then you've been in the past a1ant.

So let me get this straight, you guys are ticked off because AICN is taking a stance on not posting fake positive reviews? Why is this bad?

No Vile, it's not that. It's that he's targeting positive reviews in general. He didn't say he's not gonna post fake reviews. That's a given. He hates this movie so much he's assuming every positive review must be fake so he'll need to verify them as established but will NOT put the same test to negative reviews. It's his agenda. We all know your a loyal Harry supporter but he can't spin his way out of this. The room isn't big enough. Ba dum dum. Damn I'm good.

 

[PhoenixRisen]

So wait...If AICN gets a review from someone they don't even know, they will post it? Without even checking their source? They should take out the N in AICN and replace it with S? C? R? H? I dunno!! (The last two stand for Rumors and Hearsay.)

 

[Hunter Rider]

Exactly. I was real clear in my first post and put the exact quote there. AICN has clearly stated they're NOT going to post any positive reviews unless from an established source. They put in the word "positive" for a reason. That means they will post "negative" reviews from unestablished sources still. There's no way for anyone to spin it otherwise. Like Hunter said they should remove the word "positive" from that quote and not post any unestablished reviews AT ALL. But tubby has an agenda and financial motives to do this IMO and others.

For once we agree,i thought you were stirring trouble again and i apologise for jumping on you in my first post
Harry got punked today and is taking it out on X3,he has been around long enough to know he printed a fake review for SR last week but because it wasn't aired in open that he was duped he let it slide

 

[Advanced Dark]

Haha the second new review is ****ing ******ed. I cant take anyone who uses 'lol' and 'taks lke dis yo in d ting case it reel kul n evrting' seriously

What a joke. I didn't see that before. They post a review from an unestablished source from a text pager and splash it on their front page but they're ethics won't allow them to post ANY positive reviews at all. LMAO. That review was probably Harry paging himself.

I smell orange turds. What a pathetic site AICN has become. I wonder what Time Warner is paying dumpy to do this.

 

[TheVileOne]

No Vile, it's not that. It's that he's targeting positive reviews in general. He didn't say he's not gonna post fake reviews. That's a given. He hates this movie so much he's assuming every positive review must be fake so he'll need to verify them as established but will NOT put the same test to negative reviews. It's his agenda. We all know your a loyal Harry supporter but he can't spin his way out of this. The room isn't big enough. Ba dum dum. Damn I'm good.

I don't see how the things you do sometimes are much different.

 

[PhoenixRisen]

I don't see how the things you do sometimes are much different.

AD, you operate a "news" site?

 

[Advanced Dark]

For once we agree,i thought you were stirring trouble again and i apologise for jumping on you in my first post
Harry got punked today and is taking it out on X3,he has been around long enough to know he printed a fake review for SR last week but because it wasn't aired in open that he was duped he let it slide

I didn't see your first post and I won't even look for it. No problems here. Nothing wrong with heated debate just dont' make it too personal in the boards here with each other. But public figures are open targets and when they say something...it'll be questioned.