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The fact that you dismiss his or anyone else's opinion that isn't on your list of critics is pretty condescending.
How is doing so any different than having certain sports writers/on-air personalities you like/trust more than others? Same with valuing someone's opinion/demeanor like Anthony Bourdain over Guy Fieri when it comes to food shows? If naturally coming to trust certain critics over others after nearly 20 years of studying the field - and learning what makes a good critic over that time - makes me condescending, then so be it.
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TC, I'm curious why you think he doesn't belong with all the tweeters your were posting yesterday. The only difference I see between him and other critics is that he doesn't get paid by anyone except youtube. All critics are professional opinion-givers and nothing more. What sets them apart in your mind? Is it the writing aspect of it?
Most film critics worth listening to, who know their stuff, either went to film school or have been doing it long enough to know exactly what they're talking about. This Jeremy Jahns dude is clearly more of
performer than anything else (if not incredibly annoying). That, and the point I was making in the follow up tweets I posted is that a lot of these YouTube "talents" end up whoring themselves out to the studios in exchange for red carpet access and the like. I'm not saying Jahns, specifically, is in that camp, but being in the position he's in, his motives are absolutely different than that of a critic. Not saying those motives are
bad, just that they're slightly different, which results in a less trusted opinion all the same.
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Perhaps fans like fan reviews, because those reviewers are more likely to understand how they are going to feel about a particular movie than a film critic. I'm not a big comic book guy, but if I were, I'd absolutely care about fan reviews for movies like this (I do care about them for Star Wars media). They get the universe. They see the story flaws that typical movie critics may not see. I see them as relevant. Are they probably going to look past flaws as they have a bit of nostalgia when they see something on the big screen? More than likely. But, I'm probably going to do the same when it is a franchise that I care about as well. JMO on the matter.
It truly baffles me sometimes how much some of you stereotype critics. You do realize that A TON of critics ARE fans, right? They don't have to be one or the other. Deven Faraci and Drew McWeeny in particular, are two of the most prominent and well-known critics on the web, and yet they're both two of the biggest and most knowledgeable comic book nerds around. They're also just the tip of the iceberg. So many of these guys are absolutely steeped in the genre, and want nothing more than for these films to be good. Not only that, but what many of you consider to be "critics" have been a dying breed for a while now. I would say the vast majority of the critics I've come to respect over the past decade or so are genuine fans as well.
