Critics.
Aggieboy
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Why do we have them/are they worth their pay? In my (simplistic maybe) view, you're simply either going to agree or disagree with their view. You'd also be a bit daft for instance, to not go and see a film or art exhibition on someone else's say so. I'm more likely to eat a meal because Jay Rayner says it's crap anyway 
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Never read what a critic has written. Reviews are the way to go Summer - Canyon Ultimate CF SLX 9.0 Team
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I once went to the cinema to watch a film with high critical acclaim called (In the company of wolves) IIRC.
It was an absolute pile of sh1t.Tail end Charlie
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You have to start somewhere when looking to pick a film to watch or a play to see don't you? I agree some of them aren't worth their corn but you can get an idea over time who is worth paying attention to. For my sins I used to read the Times and there were a couple of critics they used and eventually I recognised which one was more aligned to my tastes and which one to ignore. Food and music are much more subjective however imo. Especially food...thinking about it now food critics should be thrashed. Repeatedly. Getting paid to eat...tw@'s!0
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Gizmodo wrote:Never read what a critic has written. Reviews are the way to go
Totally agree, if I'm looking at buying something I search on-line for honest reviews. I don't care if they're negative/positive so long as I get a balanced opinion.
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Theres a difference between being a critic and offering a critique, I used to love listening to Kaleidoscope on radio 4 and the arts show on radio 3 with the great john carey (prof now that he is), marghanita laskey, and the uber sexy (well she was then, feck i'd still have a go on her) Michelene Wandor. They put their criticisms in context and saw all art as valuable so tried to see the best in it be it a new howard barker play or the new wedding present lp. High minded, curiousity seeking people with a passion for their tastes; that's what a critic should be. Obviously its hard be a restaurant critic and put things in a cultural context, a hot pie and a stiff sausage do not share the same metonymy, unless of course in the girls in short skirts thread. The dissenter is every human being at those moments of his life when he resigns
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I found this to be a very interesting question, one that had me thinking from the moment I started reading. Aggie asks us, do we need someone's opinion to help us decide if we should buy, eat, listen, watch? He certainly leaves you in no doubt how he feels, stating that he'd probably eat a sh*t meal if he read it was sh*t. Ultimately though, Aggie leaves you the reader to make up your own mind.
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Cleat Eastwood wrote:Theres a difference between being a critic and offering a critique, I used to love listening to Kaleidoscope on radio 4 and the arts show on radio 3 with the great john carey (prof now that he is), marghanita laskey, and the uber sexy (well she was then, feck i'd still have a go on her) Michelene Wandor. They put their criticisms in context and saw all art as valuable so tried to see the best in it be it a new howard barker play or the new wedding present lp. High minded, curiousity seeking people with a passion for their tastes; that's what a critic should be. Obviously its hard be a restaurant critic and put things in a cultural context, a hot pie and a stiff sausage do not share the same metonymy, unless of course in the girls in short skirts thread.
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Nancy Luger wrote:Cleat Eastwood wrote:Theres a difference between being a critic and offering a critique, I used to love listening to Kaleidoscope on radio 4 and the arts show on radio 3 with the great john carey (prof now that he is), marghanita laskey, and the uber sexy (well she was then, feck i'd still have a go on her) Michelene Wandor. They put their criticisms in context and saw all art as valuable so tried to see the best in it be it a new howard barker play or the new wedding present lp. High minded, curiousity seeking people with a passion for their tastes; that's what a critic should be. Obviously its hard be a restaurant critic and put things in a cultural context, a hot pie and a stiff sausage do not share the same metonymy, unless of course in the girls in short skirts thread.
:shock: Are you taking the wee-wee man?????
waaar no, I used to love her voice.The dissenter is every human being at those moments of his life when he resigns
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I enjoy reading restaurant reviews even though I will never eat in the places reviewed, or if I did would have forgotten what was written. They are entertaining, informative and brief essays, a form thought of as in decline. The same applies to theatrical and concert reviews, although book reviews may be closer to the life I live. Wine criticism is more relevant to me but not every critic has the same taste as me , so I am more discriminating in my choice of critic, if not in my choice of wine. I think that bike reviewers have the hardest of tasks, FFS, it's a bike for less than £500, like all the other bikes for £500.... a list of differences with no appreciable difference, then repeat for £1,000, £1,500, £2,000.....The older I get the faster I was0
