Almost 1 in 5 Americans read the review *after* seeing the movie [OC]

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1. Well, yeah, I don’t want spoilers but still want to know what other people thought of the movie

2. People who answered ‘other’ watch the reviews during the movie

3. I’d imagine a lot of people do both. I personally will scan reviews before seeing a film to see if it’s of interest and worth seeing in theater, then will go back and fully read/watch reviews after seeing the movie to compare my opinions to theirs.

4. Need to get the “i don’t read them at all” category up. movie reviewers are the worst

5. Yeah that’s me. I’ll get a general idea if I’m interested from a synopsis, maybe see a trailer, but I usually like to experience things fresh and form my own opinions before discussing it with others.

6. Some movies have weird plot points I don’t always get, and I read about them.

7. I alway read the reviews after seeing the movie. I don’t want to be influenced.

8. I need the trailer version of this. I can’t watch trailers anymore because they put the entire movie plot into the trailer

9. Reading other people’s thoughts helps me examine my own and gives me a greater appreciation of the media I just consumed.

10. Im always looking for themes or references I missed when watching the film- that’s why I look for a post- view review.

11. I wouldn’t read an entire review before seeing the movie. Checking aggregate scores, I will do but reading an entire review is asking for spoilers.

    I do like watching youtube breakdowns immediately after leaving the theatre though.

12. I don’t always read reviews but when I do it’s for a movie I thought was pretty good and find out it was universally hated by critics and fans.

13. Movie reviews have destroyed me personally. I completely get affected by them and completely skip movies if the reviews aren’t very good. Like even if i see its at like 70% i feel like its a waste of time. I can’t stop looking tho

14. Well… yeah? Who reads a review beforehand?

15. idk man I’ve learned from experience that my opinions are very different than most reviewers.

16. Post-review reading for me is less about whether the critic thinks the movie is worthy of viewing or not. I mainly read it to see if someone agrees with my opinion of the movie second, but first to see what themes/story beats/character analysis I might have missed. Some reviews also include information on the film making process that makes for a more enjoyable read after viewing a film.

17. Yeah, always after. I look at RT scores before, but read about it afterward.

18. I don’t need to read the reviews to know I’m uninterested in another sequel or comic based CGI fest. 

19. 4 out of 5 reviews now want to talk all about the entire plot and spoil everything

20. Depends on how excited I am for the movie. If I’m really looking forward to it, I avoid reviews and even marketing material. I don’t want anything to sour my expectations, whether positively or negatively.

    If I dont care THAT much, I go and read reviews. Review bombs and meme reviews are SO common these days to the point where, in my personal opinion, critic reviews have legitimately become more trustworthy as reddit would probably have me crucified for saying, so if I’m at a point where I care about reviews from people to gage whether I’ll see it, just looking at overall score doesn’t really do much. I need to see some specific opinions from people.

21. For me at most i just read the quick overall impressions, but jumping into long pieces review for a 2 hour movie means basically spoilers no matter how much you try to avoid them.

22. I also want to know what they mean by “reviews” especially in this social media landscape.

    There’s the synopsis/score style reviews and then there’s online discussion and forums, where you get similar types of opinions in a different format.

    My instinct was to answer “yes” because I usually run to the latter because back and forth discussion is more engaging and memes are funny (see: sinners), but that necessitates seeing the movie first. If this doesn’t count as a “review” I would definitely need a definition explicitly stated before answering the question.

23. yes that makes complete sense. they just watched the movie, now they want to engage in the public discourse surrounding it and reading reviews is a good way to judge how people feel about something.

24. I guess it depends on what you consider “reading a review.

    Is checking the RT score reading a review?
    Is reading the 50 word blurb complaining about the pacing “reading a review”?

    Or are we just talking about long form blogs/vlogs doing an in-depth analysis?

25. I don’t think it’s that strange. I look up the reviews of TV programs I just watched. It’s interesting to see another persons perspective of the episode I just watched.

26. I do.

    I mean, if it’s something mindless such as a Marvel movie, I don’t bother. But if it’s interesting and well-done, I want to see what others think of it.

27. I don’t read them at all. I like the old days of going and crossing your fingers. That’s how i ended up seeing Steel staring Shaq and Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo

28. the “i don’t read them at all” crowd are my kinda people

29. I don’t want to be influenced beforehand.

    Afterwards, I want to find reviews either as a catharsis, a reassurance I’m not the only one who thought it was a dumpster fire, or as a celebration, to enjoy with others how great it was and revel in the insights and appreciation for an amazing work of art.

    TLJ and Andor come to mind.

30. I never read the reviews. My opinion and humor is not like most others. The review for 40 year old virgin was horrible. I had a girlfriend that I took on a date to see the movie, and she said the reviews were bad. We both laughed our butts off. We’ve been together for 22 years now. Don’t bother with the reviews.

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