CannaeDrive 3,393 Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 New York Times is mixed on the episode and (unfortunately) negative on Gaga.http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/07/arts/television/review-american-horror-story-hotel-as-depraved-as-ever.html?_r=0---The phantasmagoric accouterments include Lady Gaga, the most notable addition to the cast, who appears halfway through the episode as a Joan Crawford-like predator called the Countess.âAmerican Horror Storyâ has always depended on its performers to give some flesh and feeling to its spindly armature of high design and old-movie pastiche, and âHotelâ suffers from the absence of Jessica Lange, who has left the series, and Lily Rabe, who is scheduled to appear in only a couple of episodes. In Ms. Langeâs absence, the role of malevolent den mother appears to have gone to Lady Gaga, and thatâs a pretty steep drop-off.---And that's it. What pisses me off about this is that he doesn't even do her the courtesy of explaining why he didn't care for her performance. He's comparing her two scenes to Lange's entire AHS legacy, which suggests to me that he had his review written before he even watched.I stopped taking the NYTimes seriously and not bother with their fake hipster style critics after they gave a lame lukewarm review for Bob Dylan's Shadows in the Night album of songs from Franck Sinatra. As for AHS and Gaga, we can safely say that the buzz is positive so far. "Fame Is A Boomerang" - Maria Callas Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snow 1,582 Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 A bit sad that first bigger media outlet did not care for Gaga. A bit unfare to compare. And guys dont just say any negative ones that might come are automaticly biased or something...but luckily so many positives! Majority so far. Uuuu its so close! Im so ready whatever The critics may say! Loving this project! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausofkc 2,530 Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 I'm going to have to wait and see for myself. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgusPop 4,064 Posted October 6, 2015 Author Share Posted October 6, 2015 I am pleasantly surprised the Critics are mainly positives so far. Of course, there are some bad reviews. but I am surprised because the TV/Movie critics are always extremely hard and severe about the singers who enter in the acting world. even I would say: unfair and biased. This happened to Madonna, Rihanna, Taylor etc..They think it's "cool" to criticize a pop star who is acting in a movie or tv serie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RF 4,028 Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 I am pleasantly surprised the Critics are mainly positives so far. Of course, there are some bad reviews. but I am surprised because the TV/Movie critics are always extremely hard and severe about the singers who enter in the acting world. even I would say: unfair and biased. This happened to Madonna, Rihanna, Taylor etc..They think it's "cool" to criticize a pop star who is acting in a movie or tv seriehow many bad? The ones you already posted or others? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Monster Kid 13,140 Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 I am pleasantly surprised the Critics are mainly positives so far. Of course, there are some bad reviews. but I am surprised because the TV/Movie critics are always extremely hard and severe about the singers who enter in the acting world. even I would say: unfair and biased. This happened to Madonna, Rihanna, Taylor etc..They think it's "cool" to criticize a pop star who is acting in a movie or tv serievery true. Perfect example would be Mariah Carey's Glitter and Beyoncé in Austin Powers. Both of these were their first dive into the acting world. Both were roasted by critics and to be honest the performances were awful. However both divas recovered with later work. Mariah Carey in Precious and Beyoncé in Dream Girls. Almost forgot about Madonna. Critics did not like her in Who's That Girl. She also later recovered with Evita. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgusPop 4,064 Posted October 7, 2015 Author Share Posted October 7, 2015 how many bad? The ones you already posted or others?there are 2, one is very severe about Gaga the other is just biased. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jezze0410 372 Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 To be fair, though, all the NYTimes review pointed out was that Gaga was no replacement for Lange, which is a justifiable observation; Lange is a seasoned actress--one of the all time greats--with wins and nominations across every reputable acting award, whereas Gaga is a newcomer in her first extended acting role. If Lange were to perform a musical show-piece at the Oscars in lieu of Gaga, I'm sure the reviews would be similarly negative... What I do oppose quite vehemently is the media's incessant rambling about Gaga "replacing" Lange. They bring completely different things to the table, and all this talk of replacement inadvertently antagonises Gaga somewhat. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joaco95 1,631 Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 now lets post the bad reviews Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrewStevens 5,249 Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Slant review:http://www.slantmagazine.com/tv/review/american-horror-story-hotel2.5/4Quite harsh on the story but he praised Gaga and Sarah. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrewStevens 5,249 Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 It's Metacritic score went down again (from 68 to 66). It's quite funny considering the seasons with the highest critic scores are the seasons with the lowest users scores. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Monster Kid 13,140 Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Slant review:http://www.slantmagazine.com/tv/review/american-horror-story-hotel3.5/4Quite harsh on the story but he praised Gaga and Sarah.Looks like a 2.5/4 to me. Which would explain the review. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrewStevens 5,249 Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Looks like a 2.5/4 to me. Which would explain the review. Oops sorry typo. I meant to type 2 and not 3. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Monster Kid 13,140 Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Goodmenproject.com review Great review for Gaga and the Show!http://goodmenproject.com/all-things-geek/american-horror-story-hotel-chapter-1-checking-in-review-xela/"(Matt Bomber) and âThe Countessâ and (an impressive acting debut for Lady Gaga) they strut their stuff in Haute Couture and Gaga effectively chews the scenery whenever sheâs on camera. She does a fair job of stepping in to Jessica Langâs stilettos. http://goodmenproject.com/all-things-geek/american-horror-story-hotel-chapter-1-checking-in-review-xela/#sthash.BZhBgJZA.dpuf Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehanyo 4,250 Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 To be fair, though, all the NYTimes review pointed out was that Gaga was no replacement for Lange, which is a justifiable observation; Lange is a seasoned actress--one of the all time greats--with wins and nominations across every reputable acting award, whereas Gaga is a newcomer in her first extended acting role. If Lange were to perform a musical show-piece at the Oscars in lieu of Gaga, I'm sure the reviews would be similarly negative... What I do oppose quite vehemently is the media's incessant rambling about Gaga "replacing" Lange. They bring completely different things to the table, and all this talk of replacement inadvertently antagonises Gaga somewhat.The Countess was clearly originally written for Lange. Then Gaga called Ryan and poof, Lange "wanted to do a play" for one season. Gaga is clearly replacing Lange this season, but the network obviously doesn't want the public to think she should be as good as Lange, so the FX PR machine has been in full gear trying to delineate the two. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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