Comments by "Morgan King" (@MorganKing95) on "Top 10 Worst Movies of 2014" video.

  1. Heinsenberg Well, well, well. Looks like we have another condescending Youtuber here; can’t have enough of them, I guess.   First of all, I’m over 20, study at the University and have moved from home, so don’t call me a kid unless you’re an old geezer. Second of all, if you have some basic philosophy knowledge, then I presume that you know the difference between liking/disliking a movie because it was simply entertaining and of your personal preference and giving a movie a positive/negative aesthetic judgement? Aesthetics is more than just perception of beauty; it’s also knowledge perceived through the senses and evaluating pieces of art based on criteria that are again based on norms and traditions.  It’s called “the standard of taste” (And please don’t confuse this with elitism where critics tell people what to like; I see that so much and it’s a misconception)  Like you imply, movies by Michael Bay might be entertaining for people that are fans of action and visual effects, but for a serious review and aesthetic judgement, those visual effects and cinematic elements won’t have any aesthetic value (when it comes to senses and feelings perceived by the critic) or fulfil any criteria for what makes a great movie. My main point however (and Ryan Beaty’s if I have understood him correctly) is that there are movies that anyone can like and find entertaining if they just want to enjoy a movie night at home. My personal examples are about any action movie with Sly Stallone. However, when people are being analytic and are looking at their criteria and judging every aspect of those movies, then their impression is a lot more negative; I can like those movies and find them entertaining, but I will still give them a negative review     
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  2. ***** Even though movie criticism is subjective, there are still norms and traditions for what makes a movie of a specific type or genre good, and the critics base their criterias and evaluations on these criterias It's and old philosophy in art called "the standard of taste"
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  3. *****​ Still, if masterpieces like "Mona Lisa", "Odyssey", "Hamlet", or "The Godfather" are declared garbage by a critic, then most other critics and art "connoisseurs" will frown at that person and claim that he has no taste Besides, the critics look at how well the artist handles the formal qualities and artistic elements of the specific artform or genre (that of course is subjective, but the criterias are virtually established), and not on how they enjoyed it out of personal preferences. Because of that, they can personally hate those masterpieces, but still give them positive reviews because they fullfill their criterias. I've done an academic text on "the standard of taste", and I had no idea that the difference between liking/disliking something based on personal preferences and giving aesthetic judgement would be so crucial, but it apparently is (You're not the first one I've needed to explain the difference to)
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  4. ***** Oh please, much of the things he talks about (and that very few seems to get) is an art philosophy that stretches back to the 18th century and is still relevant today
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  5. ***** Another one who doesn't understand aesthetics. Go back to school!
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  6. I was surprised by that too. I mean, virtually everyone hated that movie, so why isn't it mentioned? I guess it was such a flop that everybody has forgotten about it
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  7. ***** Yes, I figured it out now when watching "Top 10 worst movies of 2015"
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  8. Basing arguments on nostalgia is never a good idea
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  9. He's an awesome actor? In an alternate universe then?
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  10. Most people dislike him because he uses the same cinematic techniques in every single movie and almost never changes genre, and he always neglects story and character development. On top of it, he says "I make movies for teenage boys. Oh dear, what a crime"
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  11. +Pia Hansen The thing is that critics don't give a movie a positive review because it was highly entertaining or because they were fans of it, but because the movie fullfilled the criterias for that type of movie. It's not a fact, but a norm. Critics also don't say that you have to like/dislike the movie out of personal preferences, but that your judgement/assessment should be based on these criterias, so there are critics who can be fans of a certain movie and watch it for fun, but when they're supposed to evaluate the movie, their opinions are a little different. You can compare with a teacher evaluating a movie assignment
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  12. Heinsenberg Ever heard about aesthetic judgements?
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  13. Ravenous Basilisk We're trying to make difference between liking/disliking a movie and reviewing a movie here. And even when "Transformers" is watched for fun, I don't understand why anyone could like it
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  14. memocromatico Yes, you're right
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