Dead meat 2004 Ebert gives 9

Dead meat 2004

Ebert gives 9 points more than the average critic. Joe Neumaier of the New York Daily News gives 8 points less. If a movie happens to be reviewed by lots of Neumaiers, it may not get a fair shake. Metacritics Mr. Doyle says the site is exploring improvements, while trying not to get too complex. Even critics of numerical film reviewing express no desire to be left out of these aggregation sites. Inclusion confers some status, plus the sites link to the original reviews. The star system, however imperfect, has become entrenched beyond film with the advent of online reviews, complete with stars, for everything from cardiologists to consumer-electronic devices to contractors. Michelin has been assigning stars to restaurants, and teachers have been boiling down months of student work into a single grade since before the New York Daily News instituted its three-star system. I teach at Columbia, and Im required to assign a grade, says Mr. Lopate. Its equally unscientific, but if those are the terms of employment, then I do it. Top critics evaluate the practice of assigning stars or grades to film. Mike DAngelo, Las Vegas Weekly I have to dock it a star because theres no doubt that many people rely entirely on the stars/grades/whatever and dont even bother to engage with the actual text, which is a shame. Phillip Lopate, editor of the anthology American Movie Critics Its not necessary to film criticism but its not something that undermines it. Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal Assigning stars brings you closer to being part of the publicity machine, and thats something that Ive really resisted. Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News It helps the reader, and it helps us. Gerald Peary, Boston Phoenix It has a certain merit, because it makes you distill a movie into a nonverbal instant rating, but it doesnt really mean anything, finally. Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York If used properly, a grading system can attract new readers. Still, its just a component of the overall. Nick Schager, Slant Magazine Most critics in an ideal world would prefer not to have them. Critics find them slightly reductive and simplistic. Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly They offer the easily distracted, casual reader a reasonable, quick heads-up about a critics longer, exquisitely nuanced review. Scott Tobias, The Onions Club I like them, I find them useful, but theres a part of me that grudgingly admits theyre cheapening the profession. Printed in The Wall Street Journal, page A12 Copyright 2011 Dow Jones Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. Distribution and use of this material are governed by our Subscriber Agreement and by copyright law. For non-personal use or to order multiple copies, please contact Dow Jones Reprints at 1-800-843-0008 or visit The euro mostly clung onto its overnight gains in European trading, overcoming a brief wobble following soft German economic data, as traders looked ahead to a pivotal Greek parliamentary vote. Moelis Co. said it has hired Liam Beere from UBS to head its mergers-and-acquisitions advisory in Europe, Middle East and Africa, in the latest blow for UBS after a rash of departures by other senior bankers. Greece and Ireland were the European Unions big losers in terms of income generated in 2010, although the was also surprisingly badly hit in the aftermath of dead meat 2004 financial crisis. Low-fare carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle announced an order for 15 new Boeing Co. 737-800 jets and finalized a previous order for three 787 Dreamliner wide-bodies. When Borders was founded four decades ago, two immigrants who would make their fortunes as buyout moguls arrived in the from the Mideast. Now, the two rivals represent the chains best hope of avoiding liquidation. George Papandreou faces a crucial vote of confidence as the dead meat 2004 tries to shore up support for its economic reforms amid growing popular discontent over austerity measures. Moelis Co.