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BEST TAMIL MOVIES 2007 MOVIE
The King Of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters is the second best movie of 2007 (according to this list), one of the best received documentaries of all time both critically and by mainstream audiences, yet the Academy has announced that they are not considering the film for the Best Documentary Oscar. Just because a Britney Spears album sells more than a Weezer CD, doesn't mean that Britney made a better product. Why isn't Box Office Included in the equation?īecause this list (like most year end lists) has to do with Quality, and not money. And Critics fell in love with a sci-fi monster movie, while mainstream audiences weren't as impressed. Here are some of the ones with larger gaps:Ī couple of these are against the usual stereotypes and conventions: Audiences loved Ang Lee's dramatic war thriller, but for Critics just didn't take to it. #3 Since the average education of a movie critic/journalist is higher than the average movie-goer (who usually skews towards High School age), films with more depth and intelligent are usually more highly rewarded.Ĭan we see some examples of this Critic/Mainstream Audience Divide? Also critics see a lot of movies that they normally wouldn't, while Mainstream audiences attend a movie screening because they are already sold. #2 By conception, most of the people that saw Ratatouille probably wouldn't have seen an art-house film like Once or Persepolis. A more limited selection equates into an entirely different scale of what is good and what is bad. #1 Critics see 300+ movies a year and comparably rate and review movies based on the tides while mainstream audiences see only a few movies a month.

I would attribute the divide to three big factors (and this is just my opinion):

For example, there are quite a few R-rated comedies and even a sci-fi horror film included in the top 25 critically acclaimed list this year. There is a definite divide between Critics and Mainstream ticket buyers, but it isn't as big as most people think.

Is there a Divide Between Critics and Mainstream Audiences? Note: A movie must have been released in theaters in the United States between January and December 2007, and must have garnered more than (either) 400 imdb user votes or 80 movie reviews to qualify for this list. We averaged the two together and compiled the definitive listing of the top 25 movies of 2007. Rotten Tomatoes represents the biggest repository of critical response, while the Internet Movie Database has the largest user rated database. When I was brainstorming this list, I decided that both the movie critics and mainstream audiences both should be represented. How Was The Definitive Top 25 Movies of 2007 List Compiled?
