Critical situation

CARINA CHOCANO wrote a great article on critics versus marketing and public attendance [“It’s Critics vs. the Hype (Not the Audience),” Aug. 20].

The fact that marketing has dumbed down young audiences to swamp “Pirates of the Caribbean 2” does not make it a good movie. It’s not even a good bad movie. It is a ludicrously inept film.

Money does not a good movie make.

RICK EDELSTEIN

Los Angeles

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I’VE always admired and respected Chocano’s film commentary.

However, her writing today about critics and marketing in the film industry is nothing short of brilliant.

And, unfortunately, kind of depressing.

RICK ROSENBERG

Carlsbad