The Hills Have Eyes 2 Not Screened For Press

The Hills Have Eyes 2 NOT Screened For Press?

By Peter Sciretta/March 13, 2007 1:32 pm EST

There is obviously a disconnect between critic and average movie-goer opinion when it comes to genre films. It’s too big of an issue to go into here. 300 is the biggest recent example, receiving huge praise from the general public but average to bad reviews in print. But it didn’t seem to hurt 300 did it? The average to negative reviews just added to the mega-publicity push.

And I’m definitely not saying that the critic’s job has become obsolete. We are needed now more than ever in a world of the long tail. We are a filter to champion smaller releases and non genre films. We still have a place in this new digital world.