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Reviewer Attacked For Giving THE AVENGERS A Bad Write-Up Responds

Remember that "one bad review" that came from a female critic over at Box Office Magazine? Well the lady in question, Amy Nicholson, received a lot of backlash, some of it horribly misogynistic. Read her response here..

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By Mark "RorMachine" Cassidy - 4/25/2012
When CBM featured Amy Nicholson's review of The Avengers it was to highlight the fact that it was (or at least seemed to be) one negative review in a sea of positive ones. She actually gave the movie 3 out of 5 stars, but it showed up as bad, or "rotten" over at Rotten Tomatoes. Also, if you read the review it does come across a lot more negative than anything else. We only posted some excerpts to show that not everyone loved the movie, and elements of it were coming in for some criticism.



Unfortunately this was met with quite a few comments - actually, attacks is more accurate - focusing on the fact that Nicholson happens to be female. Now, obviously if you didn't agree with the content of the review that's one thing, and a few comments were just good natured (ish!) jibes and banter. But others contained genuine bile and anger, and by bringing gender into it on top of that you really let the side down. It's completely irrelevant, as I'm sure any decent minded individual reading this will already know. This went further than our comments section, and Nicholson received hate mail directly on the subject. If our article on the review contributed to that in any way we apologize, obviously that was never our intention.

Here is Nicholson's response..

When I realized what I'd stumbled into, I made myself vow I'd never read the comments for my own sanity. And, honestly, I didn't have to. I've seen this pile-on happen before to my critic friends -- male and female -- and it's always the same, though men get more death threats while women get more poetry like, "Whose $%#@ did you suck to get your job?" It's telling that among all the hatemail, I've only gotten one email that actually wanted to argue the substance of my review. Many more self-described comic book guys have taken the time to write and apologize on behalf of their fellow fans, which was a nice surprise. No worries, guys -- I still love nerds.


Try not to take these things so seriously in future guys, it IS only a movie after all.







Source: Via Womenandhollywood.com
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MrDuck - 4/25/2012, 5:01 PM
Come on just cuz hes a [frick]in idiot doesnt mean u send him death threats
Irons - 4/25/2012, 5:02 PM
It always happens with these huge movies with pre-established fans. They barely even care about the "fresh" reviews, even if some of those are poorly written. It's all about the rotten ones.
ThreeBigTacos - 4/25/2012, 5:03 PM
She gave Twilight amazing reviews... [frick] that.
ClaireLannister2016 - 4/25/2012, 5:09 PM
Well when your the first person to give a rotten review to a film A LOT of people are anticipating....people are gunna be pissed
nuclearpriest - 4/25/2012, 5:09 PM
Well Amy, at least you could have answered your own question, Whose $%#@ did you suck to get your job? Because I think you owe him another lipstick massage after that Avengers review.
bane187 - 4/25/2012, 5:09 PM
Frick her
JDUKE25 - 4/25/2012, 5:12 PM
Yeah, there's no need to give anyone death threats. That's just dumb.

However, she does still suck at her job lol.
Anthrax - 4/25/2012, 5:13 PM
This didn't deserve to watch this movie it'll cost her eyes
Anthrax - 4/25/2012, 5:13 PM
Bitch*
Spidey91 - 4/25/2012, 5:16 PM
1 negative review out of 40 in RT so far,not too much damage anyways :P
RorMachine - 4/25/2012, 5:18 PM
Unbelievable. Well, as Bronn from Game Of Thrones so eloquently put it the other night: "There's no cure for being a c#nt".
luffycapri - 4/25/2012, 5:18 PM
damn a 3 out of 5 is alright people
NickKaseAKAthePieEATERxGETIT - 4/25/2012, 5:18 PM
But it can be 100 @ spidey
Iceman01 - 4/25/2012, 5:19 PM
Everything she writes is snnoying
CyberBishop - 4/25/2012, 5:19 PM
She gave a good review to Green Lantern... Nuff said.
DEATHbyEXILE - 4/25/2012, 5:21 PM
MovieMann - 4/25/2012, 5:23 PM
@RorMachine

Nicely put.
Vapes - 4/25/2012, 5:24 PM
In the age of the internet, I'm still wondering why we have professional critics.

Their word used to be the standard. Siskel and Ebert liked it, therefore it's good.
Nowadays, we don't look at a reviewer to see if the movie is good, we look at what movies the reviewer likes to see if they're any good.

So... why would you need their opinion?
LordHuck - 4/25/2012, 5:24 PM
Death threats over a movie review are ridiculous and should be prosecuted.

However.


I think she is an awful movie reviewer with terrible taste.

Oh what the hell, I still want to call her a bitch so I will.

Bitch.
Godzillafart - 4/25/2012, 5:24 PM
Wow. What a bunch of shitheads. I don't agree with her review (what the [frick] am I talking about, I haven't seen it yet), but I read her review and it was logical and well thought out.

I can't wait for Avengers, but if her review offended you so much it's a good warning that you need a life.
IcemanX - 4/25/2012, 5:26 PM
back to the kitchen, bitch! :D
deadpoolbeatsall - 4/25/2012, 5:27 PM
Did that bitch just call us nerds
Gerrit - 4/25/2012, 5:27 PM
I read some of the comments and they were horrible. Her review was horrible too, a little unprofessional at times, but it just doesn't justifie the hate mail.
nowtheresaBATman - 4/25/2012, 5:27 PM
@CovertAvenger lol sandwich
DEATHbyEXILE - 4/25/2012, 5:28 PM
Godzillafart - 4/25/2012, 5:29 PM
Don't get me wrong, I'm not offended, but the kitchen jokes just aren't funny.
BooYah - 4/25/2012, 5:29 PM
No need to be harsh on her. It's not like the Avengers was gonna get a 100%. What cbm has ever not had a critic dislike it? She has a right to voice her opinion she just happens to have her opinion public for everyone to see.
nowtheresaBATman - 4/25/2012, 5:29 PM
sounds like it's pitch forks & torches time
LordHuck - 4/25/2012, 5:31 PM
Godzillafart

Naw man, they just aren't funny to you.
DragonofDarknessXIII - 4/25/2012, 5:38 PM
Meh, if she gave it a 4/5 no one would complain.
BooYah - 4/25/2012, 5:40 PM
@BaneKill77- Although I agree fanboys are taking it too far by being sexist to her. There's no need to try and start a Marvel vs DC thing here. You know damn well that Batman fans will probably do the same.
Fogs - 4/25/2012, 5:40 PM
You guys gave exactly what she wanted when she wrote that: attention.

Now everyone knows her. And reading her review you can tell she doesn't know jackshit and didn't understand what the prequel movies were for.
whoboy62 - 4/25/2012, 5:40 PM
Haters gonna hate, but this is ridiculous.

Some of you need to grow up and grow some sensitivity.

Did she hurt your feelings becasue she did not worship Avengers?

There are some scary comments here. Your heroes from the movie would be disgusted by most of these posts, even Tony Stark.

For anybody who thinks your misogynistic comments were funny, think about telling them to your mom, your sister, your daughter.

I am not trying to tick anybody off here, although I am sure I will, but really, think about it.
finaljustice671 - 4/25/2012, 5:43 PM
Seriously who cares? This movie is obviously not gonna be for everyone
eoin3 - 4/25/2012, 5:44 PM
I don't really even think her review was that bad. The issue I have with her is that she was the first person to tarnish the 100% fresh rating. I don't even think she disliked the movie as she gave it a 3.5/5. But, she did choose weather the 3.5 should be considered rotten and the only reason to make that decission was to either get attention for being the first "critic" to give Avangers a negative rating or because she is a shit stirrer and in either case she earned a lot of what she got! Not the death threats and probably not most of the name calling but the backlash on whole was and is completely justified.

marvel72 - 4/25/2012, 5:44 PM
even if the movie had recieved shit reveiws,i would of still gone to see it.
FrankInStereo - 4/25/2012, 5:46 PM
"In fairness, having not seen the movie yet I'm in no position to argue with her, but it certainly seems, given what I have heard, that she is nit picking - if not completely misrepresenting the movie."

^ Uh, no. Not in fairness. This is a completely unfair quote from your previous article. You hadn't even SEEN the movie? How are you at all qualified to give your opinion on Amy's review? I don't even get the point of the original story anyways. OF COURSE someone was bound to have a different opinion. Is it even necessary to call attention to it? And the naivety over the comments section getting out of hand is ridiculous. It IS the internet after all. What do you expect from a blatantly hit-whoring, comment-baiting piece?
BIGBMH - 4/25/2012, 5:46 PM
It was a 3/5. Not even that bad. I didn't read much of it. Seemed mediocre, but I haven't seen The Avengers so I really can't say if she's wrong or not. Even if she is dead wrong, not worth attacking her. Haters gonna hate. People have given bad reviews to near perfection like The Dark Knight and Lion King. There pretty much always has to be at least one.
CaptainObvious - 4/25/2012, 5:47 PM
It's people like these idiots who sent he misogynistic comments that make people assume comic book fans are chauvinistic pigs. Yes, her review is poorly written, but that doesn't warrant all the sexist remarks she got. Fans need to realize that just can't be a dick to somebody everytime they don't agree with them. Everybody is entitled to their opinion, no matter how bone-headed or ill-informed it is.
113 - 4/25/2012, 5:47 PM
@whoboy62 WELL SAID.

Some comic book fans here (and the interest in general) are just immature misogynists and racists. It's quite disturbing.
prettynuclear2 - 4/25/2012, 5:48 PM
Damn greasy fanboys. Avengers wasn't even Dark Knight good.
MadTitan - 4/25/2012, 5:49 PM
everybody is entitled to their own opinion as simple as that. if she didn't like the Avengers then let her be. on the other hand if it's a Troll? then that's another story...lol

who cares with what the critics has to say for as long as you enjoy the film then its all that matters.

The Avengers is Boss!!
Ranger14 - 4/25/2012, 5:50 PM
Yeah...no reason to attack her personally. I just felt it was a poorly written review and it seemed pretty obvious that she had preconceived biases toward the film prior to seeing it based on some of the things she said. That was my initial thought after reading her review.
revloveR - 4/25/2012, 5:50 PM
she knows what she's doing.
Weedbeater - 4/25/2012, 5:51 PM
The misogyny by you guys is terrible and should stop. Backwards thinkers pssh
fatywhaty - 4/25/2012, 5:52 PM
who cares [frick] everyones opinion I'm even including my own. this movie is still going to make 100 trillion dollars and we will see at least 2 more and thats all that matters. So [frick] her, [frick] u all and [frick] me.
SHHH - 4/25/2012, 5:52 PM
Who The [frick] Cares?
sexfoodcomics - 4/25/2012, 5:52 PM
Is this the dumb reviewer that compaired Avengers to Transformers 3?
Ranger14 - 4/25/2012, 5:53 PM
"she knows what she's doing."

Umm...did you look at her history of reviews that she has done? If not, you may not be so quick to say that. ;-)
Ghostfire - 4/25/2012, 5:53 PM
Although she had no clue what she was writing about and posted a poorly written review, it still doesn't call for all those death threats, sexist comments and immaturity. Some people need to grow up and get a life.

On another note, according to her review, Nick Frost is in The Avengers. From Hot Fuzz to leading The Avengers, now that's a promotion.
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