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originally posted by tachii
i'd been wanting to see cursed, but after reading all of this i'm not so sure it's a wise idea

It's not. Trust me!

stacilayne
This is one of the most, er, entertaining threads I've read on the boards lately. Obviously, most of you had no idea who I am nor do you read my reviews in their entirety.

Here's my page on RottenTomatoes.com
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/author-4262/

Here's my recent review of Cursed
http://www.horror.com/php/article-849-1.html

As I said, it's a light, entertaining flick. They did take my comments out of context, but who really cares if Horror.com gets on the map. To my knowledge, Horror.com never had any quotes on DVDs before I came along. Also, if people buy the DVD, it helps the horror genre and Wes Craven (whom I admire very much). More people might even come to the site (whether they agree with my quote or not) and more traffic means Horror.com sticks around longer.

I've been a "critic" (prefer the word reviewer) for five years now. I write for several print magazines and sites, including Horror.com -- I love horror movies, which cannot necessarily be said of those on the some of the other site critics -- you see a lot of haters out there and wonder why they're even running horror sites.

I am a lifelong fan, but I am also a professional, credentialed film reviewer and the author of several published books in the horror and film genres. I think to slam any person across the board for one opinion that does not conform to yours is rather unfair and certainly unrealistic.

It's a lot easier being a movie fan than a movie reviewer. As a fan, you can watch whatever you want, whenever you want. As a movie reviewer, one has to see everything from the self-financed indies to Hollywood's biggest blockbusters and all sorts of movies in between. Then we have to sit down and write about it. In regards to the Rotten Tomatoes site, sometimes it's difficult to pick between "rotten or fresh" because certain movies are so bland they don't warrant either.

I got a kick out of someone saying my review was "wrong". An opinion can't be "wrong". You may not agree, but to say that any reviewer was "wrong" is just... wrong! Believe me, I read reviews from others that get my blood boiling, but I have never once written a hate mail to any of them. In contrast, I will drop a nice note to a reviewer who I think wrote an exceptionally *good* review, because I understand how hard it is to not be able to please everyone. People are quick to dash off a hateful email or post, but seldom do we say, "Hey, job well done."

No matter what job you have -- say you're a secretary who loves to type and file, but you hate answering the phones -- there are pros and cons. Being a movie reviewer is a pretty time-consuming, involved job, so I seriously doubt that anyone who is not serious about it would stay in it for very long. (I'm not talking about just watching movies and writing about them, but the hours upon hours of being stuck in traffic to get to screenings, gas prices, having to get to the the theater 45 minutes in advance, etc. -- to review one movie, it's approximately 10 hours from leaving the house to writing "the end" on your review.)
Also, as one astute person pointed out, Cursed was released in February. Anyone who actually reads that quote and thinks it's really the best movie of the year needs a reality check. Want to know a REAL quote-whore? Look for any quote by Paul Fischer of Dark Horizons.

However, I would never positively quote a movie I didn't honestly like. I thought Cursed was fun. Now, you want to know the BEST movie of the year so far? Check out my review of The Devil's Rejects:

http://www.horror.com/php/article-859-1.html

Staci

THANK YOU! And I mean it!