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I'm pretty good at commercials avoidance, so the only film marketing that really gets to me is trailers before other films I watch. (In fact, that led me to our-tastes-differ No Country For Old Men, that and Bardem.) I also have the tendency to NOT read film critiques for films that really interest me before watching, for fear of spoilers. After watching film, if I liked it (or hated it very much), I read the critiques to see what others saw in it, an exercise often resulting in cursing the film critic for being stupid/ignorant/pretentious...

*Traitor*, n.
A benighted individual who perceives an illusory distinction between serving his nation and abetting the criminals who govern it.
by DoDo on Fri Jul 18th, 2008 at 05:43:14 PM EST
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I read the reviews.  But the key, for me, is to find a critic who has the same taste I do.  I was pretty fortunate to find one early on, Jonathan Rosenbaum.  Hm.  According to the wikipedia article he's a rather big deal.  Godard is a fan.  Had no idea.  Up until just recently, he did the reviews for our local paper.  It seems he's retired.  Hm.   Er, well, crap.  Now I'm out a film critic!  This sucks!   OMG what am I going to do?!  

Come, my friends, 'Tis not too late to seek a newer world.
by poemless on Fri Jul 18th, 2008 at 06:02:27 PM EST
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