I don't agree with that at all. Most movie critics -- I think Roger Ebert is a perfect example -- LOVE finding good movies. They just aren't satisfied by slugwork, especially when they feel we're being played for fools. I don't think there's anything wrong with having reasonably high standards.

There are a few who are impossible to please and I agree with you about them.

>The biggest issue I have with critics is that it is their job to find the flaws in a film, where movie goers job is to sit back and just enjoy. I tend to use a mix between critics and general public.
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>>Whoops, sorry, I didn't notice the 53% was just from critics. I still think I trust them more than the 14 year old fanboys who stick their thumbs up or down online. (Be careful of that thumb, you don't know where it's been). Their taste has been more in tune with mine in the past.