Christopher Campbell at cinematical asks "...do readers of film reviews favor a well-written piece, or one that simply gets to the point? Do they like critics who are simply journalists, or simply film experts? Will good writing prevail, or will the unpaid internet critics prevail?"
As an industry fueled from show business, film critics have been around for decades. With the growth of the Internet, they are now everywhere.
The question that Christopher asks above seems odd to me. It's full of prejudices and the usual looking down on others. For example the last question asked about "Will good writing prevail, or will the unpaid internet critics prevail, is the question those who consider themselves elite always ask.
While I have watched TV critics and listened to what they've had to say, it never had one influence or another on whether I would go to a movie or not. Before the Internet I listened to my "unpaid" friends more than I ever would to a so called "professional" critic.
Will good writing prevail? No, but in the area of film critics, honest writing and insightful reviews will; whether you get paid or not.
The Internet simply gives a larger voice to those who have always talked about it anyway. I think that the days of the "priesthood" of anything are over.
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