• zabadoh@ani.socialOP
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    1 month ago

    I remember initial critical reception to Star Wars in 1977 was mixed

    But it was a wee bit successful at the box office anyway.

    I’m not saying MK2 2026 is Star Wars 1977, but there’s nothing new about there being a divergence between critics’ review scores and audiences speaking with their wallets.

    That’s where the late famed movie critic Roger Ebert excelled: He was a serious movie critic who also knew when to have fun watching a movie.