People who say this have zero fucking brain cells and have never been able to take any criticism in their entire life. Yeah no shit I don't have to watch the movie I paid for, but since I don't like it I'm gonna leave a comment giving my opinion on it. How do I respond to this idiotic sentiment?
Comebacks to "you don't have to watch it if you don't like it"
Thanks, that's great
Say - Did you write the screen play? Did you produce or direct the movie? Did you finance the film? No? Then why the fuck are you so upset with my opinion. If stupidity was music, you’d be a 80 piece orchestra!
Logic. I like it.
Even if you did all those things, if you can't take criticism, you are in the wrong business.
you don't have to read my comment
Perfect.
You didnt have to read my comment or more to the point, respond. Yet here we are! 😃
I didn't have to read this post
I don't like watching you but here I am
The Internet and Reality Itself will collapse I do not bestow the limitless blessing of my Sacred and Super Important opinion upon the world. No, I am not familiar with these “sunk costs” you speak of, but I assume they do not apply to this situation.
I can't unwatch it.
how bout you just shut the fuck up and let others enjoy things? is that too difficult for you?
Here again, not following the rules or giving even one comeback. Does this lame sub have any moderation whatsoever??!!! It’s supposed to be lighthearted and yet the first comment never fails to be some insulting asshole hurling abuse and/or making assumptions at the OP. My favorite is when you cocks say oh yeah OP is guilty of x, y, and z, and the next train of comments are just a giant pile on. They’re also guilty of a, b, and c! Oh well I know someone who is just like you ! And they’re guilty of d, e, and f! And they’re a chimo! And they kill puppies for fun! What are you a sociopath?! What about MY traumatic situation?! Me me me me me me meeeeeeeeee.
Fuck YOU.
dude report his ass
Orrr ass his report?
You don't have to read his comment if you don't like it
I don’t have to NOT read his comment either
Hey, fair warning I'm not from around here my feed just threw this on me. But I have a couple genuine questions if you have the time for it. My first one is- The OP insinuated this situation was about a movie, which he had already watched. So how or when would someone say the "you don't have to watch it "bit? It's a one time experience you can't take back? Second- Is the feigned overreaction thing like...a part of this subreddit culture that I'm just not understanding? Like if it's a smaller place that holds true to rules or whatever and there is a spirit of satirical overreaction I'm cool with it, just want to get a baseline. Lastly, and I'm sorry if this comes across as rude, why did you take this particular comment from nothing to 100 if it's supposed to be lighthearted? Please excuse my inexperience.
My response wasn’t to OP it was to the first extremely rude commenter who told him to shut the fuck up.
No I understand that, it's why I wrote a paragraph asking you different stuff about the place.
Look this sub has issues with abusive… I’m thinking teenagers. If these people aren’t teens then that is sad on a whole other level. I’m sick and tired of wading through their shitty bullying comments just go get to the one or two commenters who are actually following the goddamn rules and producing comedy gold. It’s fucking annoying. That’s all I can say. I have no opinion on OP. What I’m tired of is this sub being a space that is almost 100% negative. Comedy my ass. Reddit needs to age restrict on most platforms. I’m tired of cranky 14 year olds ruining it for the rest of us.
Whoa, Reddit? Rules? Ha!
"Make sure to read the rules of the sub"- That NOBODY gives a fuck about. Mods included.
What's there to assume? OP literally drags people just minding their own business trying to partake in discourse of a movie they enjoy. Expecting a kind reply after their opening line was literally "People who say this have zero fucking brain cells and have never been able to take any criticism in their entire life." is kind of... For lack of a better term, delusional. IMO, "just don't watch it" is just as valid of a position to hold as not liking a movie. Personally, it just sounds to me like OP needs to learn how to read the room. What it sounds like is people were enjoying themselves in the comment thread and then OP just dumped. Of course it won't be well received.
Are people not allowed to provide their opinions on anything? The point of this person's annoyance with those who go "you don't have to watch it if you don't like it" is the fact that there is zero productive conversation going on with that response.
Being critical of things can be good sometimes, and it can help you be open-minded and see things from different perspectives. You don't have to try to shut down someone's opinion simply because you don't like it and think they're somehow ruining whatever for those who enjoy it. It's very close-minded to do that to someone, especially when you show that you're not even willing to have a productive conversation or see a different perspective.
Exactly.
"productive conversation" yeah or you could be a nerd somewhere and let grown adults watch their movie or whatever it is
I don't think grown, mature adults flare up and name-call or tell people to shut the fuck up when different opinions are talked about.
Anyways! If you're discussing a piece of media, opinions are likely to show up. Spoiler alert: These opinions can be... negative! Productive conversation is a good, healthy thing! It's clear communication about what you do or do not like. 👍🏻
but youre not talking about different opinions, youre a redditor so you most likely are whining about "media literacy" and outdated cultural norms and the male gaze and all that good stuff. droning on and on while were trying to watch the damn movie
I've stated numerous times that it is about different opinions. You are similarly a Redditor, so I would think your argument would be similarly invalidated by your own standards.
You're bringing up irrelevant topics, too. If someone doesn't want to have said conversation, they can simply say that they don't want to debate viewpoints and end it there, instead of going "You don't have to watch it if you don't want to." Saying that is obnoxious in comparison to a mature response.
Anyways, you don't want to listen to a different view, so I'll stop here. Have a good day.
Your being hypocritical by not letting him enjoy this subreddit
and what
So how bout you just shut the fuck up and let others enjoy things? is that too difficult for you?
oh good one
Thank you 😸
Because the "others" are WRONG!
If someones opinion being out there kn the world affects your enjoyment you have mental issues
Expressing a differing opinion isn't preventing anyone from enjoying anything. If it is, they're a spineless pussy lmao
Edit: the context is I was commenting on a youtube video that already had 400 comments which were mostly positive. I was surprised someone even replied to me at all.
You ever hear anybody say anything nice about a movie critic? Like a professional one?
Probably not, because it’s fucking annoying. You not liking something doesn’t make it bad, it just means that it’s not for you. Sure someone put there may share your opinion but why tear down someone else’s hard work, try to minimize others enjoyments and bring in bad vibes that just ruin the vibe for others.
Unless you happen to be an expert in the field the content is about, if you don’t like it, talk about it with your friends and people who actually care about your opinions, why do you need to have the right to tear down someone else’s hard work after you watch something.
You call them spineless pussies for not wanting unnecessary and very likely completely worthless criticism, but the real pussy move is talking shit without attaching your face and identity to your garbage opinion.
Your opinion sucks. My opinion sucks.
Unless we’re using our shitty opinions to make someone feel good, why the fuck do you need to share it?
I'll say something good about professional critics. They serve a useful function, for people who know how to use them properly.
Some people don't have all the time in the world to just watch movies hoping to find the good ones. When we watch a movie, we want it to be entertaining. The purpose of a critic is to save us time by finding the good ones for us. They have the time to watch a lot more movies, because that's their job.
You not liking something doesn’t make it bad, it just means that it’s not for you.
Obviously. But critics (the useful ones anyway) aren't trying to give an objective opinion. They are giving their own personal opinion. If you look at that critic's catalog of reviews and find that they tend to align with your own, then this is a good indication that you will like their future recommendations. If you tend to disagree with them, then you can ignore them in the future.
So the point is to find a critic you like, not just take the opinion of any random critic.
why the fuck do you need to share it?
So they can do better next time
I expected a better comeback 1/10
I don’t understand why this stuff is downvoted. How else will the movie makers know what to make if you don’t tell them? How would artists know what to paint to make money if no one said what they thought about their art? Such a weird take to say who cares about your opinion? I’d hope the creators care about it lol
Thank you
People who don’t know shit about movies cannot give strong constructive criticisms. It’s just complaints.
“People who don’t know shit about movies cannot give constructive criticisms. It’s just complaints.”
Pretty weird world where you’d have to go to arts school just to talk about the elements you liked or disliked about a movie. Sure you may not know exactly how to achieve what you’re asking for but I don’t see how telling them what you want is wrong. Also nothing wrong with telling them what you don’t want since you’re their potential customer.
But you’re not telling them, if you were you’d be writing a letter or email not posting to the internet. These people are looking to complain not criticize. Thats the only reason I speak this way.
An email or letter doesn’t allow for the company to see how many people might feel that way nor would it make it in front of anyone who could do something about it. If 100,000 unique instagram or YouTube accounts downvote a trailer however it shows the studio the lack of support the public might have for their project. I’m not saying they should follow that to a tee I’m just saying it’s a minimally effective way to gauge public interest.
Make a YouTube video then. Not a Reddit comment,
We’re not talking about making real content, we’re talking about people complaining on the internet. A Reddit post has never made a difference today’s not gonna be the day it starts.
YT video? You said it was a movie you paid for?
I didn't go into detail because I didn't want the post to be too long and confusing. I subscribe to a streaming service called Dropout and they frequently update clips from their shows to Youtube. It's $5 / month, which I think is reasonable. Given that I'm paying them money (not renting a movie but it's similar, you get the gist) I also think that it's reasonable for me to to leave a comment saying why I didn't like the episode that the clip was taken from, since I think that they would want to make their customers happy and would welcome feedback.
Lmao imagines you enjoying something until someone says they don't then you cry about it while saying" I was enjoying that but since you aren't I can't and now I'm mad".
Pro-5 yrs old move. Nice.
imagine if you could speak english better than the average five year old. that would be nice
I'm a Star Trek fan, so in that capacity I'm going to stand up on my hind legs and give you a hearty "fuck you".
The new shit has invaded every single space. I can't watch a single lore video without half of it being dedicated to the trash happening in Picard, or some reference to the JJ Verse. NuTrek morons are actively damaging MY ability to enjoy things and I was here first.
Oh, so you're a gatekeeper. That has no place in any fandom.
The old stuff still exists, go watch that. No reason to ruin other people's fun.
It’s not gatekeeping if he represents the feelings of the majority fanbase. Take Star Wars or marvel for example. I’m not ruining the fun for the minority of the fan base who watched she hulk and enjoyed it by saying it’s the worst superhero show ever made. I’m just helping marvels creative team understand not to make those same decisions again when they could give the fans what they’re asking for and make a LOT more money.
Demanding that studios cater their product to your own specific personal tastes is gatekeeping. Telling people they're wrong for liking something you don't is gatekeeping, and treating your own opinion as objective truth is outright arrogant.
The studios aren't interested in what some toxic fanboy on Reddit thinks, unless it's to be used as fodder for mockery, like in She-Hulk.
Except those franchises are either losing money or underperforming compared to where they were when they produced quality products.
No one is asking for their own personal tastes in movies. They’re asking for the personal tastes of a majority of the population, not the minorities wants. people want the studios to make more money so they can go on to entertain us all more.
I wonder if you consider your own opinions as true. Or do you walk around constantly doubting what you know or how you feel about things?
That's exactly what you're doing, and you're also projecting your personal tastes onto the majority of the population. It takes a special brand of ego to presume that just because you hate a movie, everyone else does too. You're even being so bold as to try and project your opinion onto me. That's a rather pathetic attempt at gaslighting, I gotta say.
See that’s where we diverge I think - me saying my opinion doesn’t silence yours or belittle yours. If my opinion contradicts yours or even evaluates yours it still does nothing to stop you from stating your opinion. It sounds like the use of the word “gatekeeping” only applies one way and not the other.
And you're entitled to your opinion just as much as anyone else. But when you behave as though your opinion is the only correct one, that's where we have a problem. When you tell other people their opinion is wrong, or treat them as inferior for it, that's an even bigger problem.
I don’t see why someone believing their opinion is wrong. Of course they are going to think they are correct. It’s never okay to treat people as inferior. No one would ever argue for that. In conclusion “gatekeeping” is a made up word to describe the opinions of others that you don’t agree with.
Yes. I am. I make absolutely no apologies for gatekeeping. If you make chocolate out of shit, it's still shit regardless of what you call it.
Objectively good storytelling and objectively bad storytelling are real things. It's not a grab bag of whatever nonsense the production companies want to shove down our throats and then use marketing tricks to convince fools to swallow.
The only thing here that is objectively bad is gatekeeping. Art is subjective. Your opinion is not indicative of everyone else's.
If you don't like it, don't watch it. Vote with your wallet. Whining on the internet only serves to annoy everyone.
Art is subjective and I'm allowed to have an opinion about the art I consume.
If you like a movie I don't, that's fine. Stop trying to tell me it was good and i just dont understand.
Seen this reply to someone saying they thought Star Wars Episode 9 was the best Star Wars movie.
I love the new Dune films. But I can understand why some don't, I'm not going to try to convince them otherwise.
"If you don't like my review, you don't have to read it."
Alternately,
"I didn't ask for your shitty opinion, or this movie to be shit, but thems the breaks."
How else would I know I didn't like it??
Apparently it's smarter to watch things that you hate just so you can whine about it, than to actually stick to what you enjoy.
No, that's not the comeback you requested, I'm just arguing with you because you're wrong.
Get a refund and turn it off
No offense, but art is subjective. Saying you don't like a movie is like saying you don't like how something tastes. It has zero bearing on anyone else and it just makes you seem like a vindictive idiot. Calling someone else idiotic in this context is uhm. Pretty idiotic.
You didn’t have to fuck your wife but we all have to hear about the fallout from that
I'm not watching but i can still hear and from what I'm hearing, it's still shit.
I do have to watch it in order to find out whether I like it or not.
I just wouldn’t respond (probably piss them off compared to saying anything). But I’m also autistic.
What movie was it
“You’re an idiot.” That’s all you gotta say.
You must be a democrat. Republicans, if they dont like it, then you are forbidden from watching it.
I think most people who say this say it in response to people bitching about something they haven't actually seen, like Dave Chappelle's standup.
Okay, but I don’t want to hear about it, either.
From a artistic standpoint it's a travesty.
People said the same thing to shock jocks back in the day. If you don’t like it, don’t listen to them.
It’s not exactly a refined position, but it’s not wrong. Censorship is always going to be a mixed bag.
OP do you often go see movies you know nothing about?
No
'You'd think that, wouldn't you, but people keep trying to make it a part of my life. Stop it.'
You’re right, you don’t
You don't have to respond to my comment if you don't agree with it, but here we are.
"I didn't realize I didn't like it until after I had already watched it."
“You can love something and still have valid criticisms of it. Ask your mom.”
"Well, you have to watch something to figure out if you like it or not. I'll gladly never watch it again now."
You're demanding the right to give your opinion on things, but you're not able to defend that opinion against criticism? I smell some irony.....
I'm happy to defend my opinion against actual criticism, but mocking my opinion because I'm in the minority isn't criticism.
We're not mocking your opinion because you're in the minority. We're mocking your opinion because you have a bad attitude about it.
I just find it funny that you need a comeback. Just tell them to shut the fuck up and move on.
You have the right to complain about the movie.
They have the right to complain about your complaint.
Your comeback is to simply not engage. You're not going to "win" with a comeback. You'll just end up spiraling into self loathing. Do yourself the favour and peace out.
Close the app and stop arguing about it? And rent a movie you've never seen before buying it. I'd rather spend $3 renting a movie and find out I don't like it before spending $10-$40 on it and having it forever.
dude it's a comeback reddit not a life advice reddit, just answer the question.
Meh, I'm an advocate for "Don't like it don't watch it." Thus the advice about renting.
Actually, you're lucky I'm holding myself back and being polite, because you defo didn't hold back on people trying to talk about their favorite movies.
that is true if they are looking at your phone or laptop screen , hey supreme court jesus was homeless plenty and many before him and since jesus , if u do not have decent job training and decent life basics in schools we pay taxes for and decent min wage that gos up with the cost of living and that training free one night a week in churches and high schools then u will have too much homelessness , most shelters are not a home they are semi mini jails
People who say this have zero fucking brain cells and have never been able to take any criticism in their entire life. Yeah no shit I don't have to watch the movie I paid for, but since I don't like it I'm gonna leave a comment giving my opinion on it. How do I respond to this idiotic sentiment?
Your opinion is funny. Say what you said to us. "No shit? I didn't know that!" Roll your eyes. "You're IQ has got to be...what? 91?"
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"I have a duty to warn people who haven't yet wasted their time on it. So I'm sharing my opinion on exactly why it sucks."