Wolfwood
Shasta McNasty
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Because when a site is covered in marketing for a film, and they review it and grade it higher than it should be (and you can only see this in retrospect), then anyone who thought these sites have any impartial critical standards should feel tricked. But this is a world where we are told everyone can give an opinion, and "an opinion can't be wrong".
And whats with the sequel trailer being pulled because the Twilight fans thought it was "too scary"? Wow, what a bunch of sterile, clueless wussies.
Fair enough, but if someone is allowing themselves to be misled by not seeking other sources for reviews, then it's probably their own fault. It's not like every reviewer gave this movie a perfect score. Companies buying reviews is not a new phenomenon either and if a site is plastered with advertisements of a movie that they gave a great score too, they should probably be reconsidering the integrity of said site. This is all about how you interpret someone's opinion and the responsibility you have when you act upon that opinion. They can complain all they want about how they were "tricked," but in the end, it was their judgement call.