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Peter Travers is an American film critic, who has written for, in turn, People and Rolling Stone. Travers also hosts a celebrity interview show called Popcorn on ABC News Now and ABCNews.com.
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[edit] Career
Travers joined Rolling Stone in 1989 after a four-year stint with People.[1] He's best known for his basic writing style that eschews a more sophisticated analysis for an easy-to-read and often very opinionated form. According to efilmcritic.com, Travers is the nation's most blurbed film critic.[2][3] Some of the contemporary directors he is most receptive to based on ratings and placement in top ten lists include Martin Scorsese, David Lynch, Quentin Tarantino, Paul Thomas Anderson, Tim Burton, Clint Eastwood, Joel and Ethan Coen, and Ang Lee.[citation needed] He has also shown a great deal of disdain for certain directors, most notably Michael Bay and his films.[citation needed]
[edit] Reviews
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[edit] Ratings
Since 1989, Travers has reviewed for Rolling Stone 2465 movies up to July, 21 2011. On April 10, 2002, Travers began using intensively a star-rating system ranging from No star to Four Star. He used such system very seldom before, and not all reviews are rated.[4]
| Year | No Star | Half Star | One Star | One Half Star | Two Star | Two Half Star | Three Star | Three Half Star | Four Star | Total Movies | Average Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 | 1 | NA | |||||||||
| 1991 | 1 | 1 | NA | |||||||||
| 1992 | 1 | 1 | NA | |||||||||
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | NA | |||||||||
| 2002 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 44 | 2.52 | |||||
| 2003 | 25 | 35 | 49 | 26 | 6 | 141 | 2.53 | |||||
| 2004 | 25 | 27 | 48 | 32 | 3 | 135 | 2.57 | |||||
| 2005 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 9 | 57 | 31 | 3 | 135 | 2.74 | ||
| 2006 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 45 | 30 | 7 | 142 | 2.64 | |
| 2007 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 36 | 42 | 3 | 123 | 2.84 | |||
| 2008 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 23 | 33 | 31 | 4 | 133 | 2.53 | |
| 2009 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 42 | 42 | 3 | 148 | 2.61 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 31 | 45 | 28 | 2 | 146 | 2.56 | |
| 2011 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 78 | 2.12 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 2.25 | |
| Grand Total | 16 | 12 | 139 | 35 | 178 | 121 | 379 | 273 | 38 | 1189 | 2.54 |
(*) Information updated up to July, 21 2011
Based on analysis of ratings, normalising to number of reviews in each category, the following directors have the highest percentage of reviews in the range Three Stars–Four Stars:
| Director | Three Star | Three HalfStar | Four Star |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clint Eastwood | 0.26% | 1.48% | 5.26% |
| Martin Scorsese | 0.00% | 1.11% | 5.26% |
| Quentin Tarantino | 0.26% | 0.37% | 5.26% |
| Pedro Almodóvar | 0.00% | 0.37% | 5.26% |
| Todd Haynes | 0.00% | 0.37% | 5.26% |
| Spike Jonze | 0.00% | 0.00% | 5.26% |
(*) Information updated up to July, 21 2011
[edit] Four Stars
Films that received his top-rating (Four Star) are:[5]
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(*) Information updated up to September 9, 2011
[edit] No Stars
On the opposite end of the rating spectrum, he has given his lowest-rating of No Star to:[5]
(*) Information updated up to March, 30 2011
[edit] Number Ones From Travers’ Top Tens
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- 1989: Do the Right Thing
- Best Film of the '80s: Blue Velvet
- 1990: Goodfellas
- 1991: The Silence of the Lambs
- 1992: The Player
- 1993: Short Cuts
- 1994: Pulp Fiction
- 1995: Get Shorty
- 1996: The People vs. Larry Flynt
- 1997: Titanic
- 1998: The Truman Show
- 1999: American Beauty
- 2000: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Almost Famous
- 2001: Memento (Indiewood List) and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Hollywood List)
- 2002: Gangs of New York
- 2003: Mystic River
- 2004: Sideways
- 2005: A History of Violence
- 2006: The Departed
- 2007: No Country for Old Men
- 2008: Milk
- 2009: Precious
- Best Film of the '00s: There Will Be Blood
- 2010: The Social Network
- 2011: Drive
[edit] References
- ^ "New York Film Critics Circle: Peter Travers". New York Film Critics Circle. http://www.nyfcc.com/members.php?member=33. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- ^ Childress, Erik. "Criticwatch 2008 - The Whores of the Year". eFilmCritic.com. http://www.efilmcritic.com/feature.php?feature=2638&highlight=peter+travers. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- ^ Childress, Erik. "Criticwatch 2009 - The Whores of the Year". eFilmCritic.com. http://www.efilmcritic.com/feature.php?feature=2904&highlight=peter+travers. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- ^ "Rolling Stone Movies - Movie Reviews". http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews?page=132. Retrieved 2011-03-27.
- ^ a b "Movie Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/movie. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- ^ http=http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/the-descendants-20111115
- ^ "The Dukes of Hazzard - Rolling Stone Movies Reviews". http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/dukes-of-hazzard-20050805. Retrieved 2011-04-02.
- ^ "Basic Instinct 2: Risk Addiction - Rolling Stone Movies Reviews". http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/basic-instinct-2-risk-addiction-20060330. Retrieved 2011-04-02.
- ^ "Fool's Gold - Rolling Stone Movies Reviews". http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/fools-gold-20080207. Retrieved 2011-04-02.
- ^ "Untraceable - Rolling Stone Movies Reviews". http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/untraceable-20080207. Retrieved 2011-04-02.
- ^ "All About Steve - Rolling Stone Movies Reviews". http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/all-about-steve-20090903. Retrieved 2011-04-02.
- ^ "Bride Wars - Rolling Stone Movies Reviews". http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/bride-wars-20090108. Retrieved 2011-04-02.
- ^ "Obsessed - Rolling Stone Movies Reviews". http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/obsessed-20090424. Retrieved 2011-04-02.
- ^ "The Informers - Rolling Stone Movies Reviews". http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/the-informers-20090423. Retrieved 2011-04-02.
- ^ "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - Rolling Stone Movies Reviews". http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen-20090624. Retrieved 2011-04-02.
- ^ "Brooklyn's Finest - Rolling Stone Movies Reviews". http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/brooklyns-finest-20001210. Retrieved 2011-04-02.
- ^ "Crazy on the Outside - Rolling Stone Movies Reviews". http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/crazy-on-the-outside-20100114. Retrieved 2011-04-02.
- ^ "The Tourist - Rolling Stone Movies Reviews". http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/the-tourist-20101209. Retrieved 2011-04-02.
- ^ "Vampires Suck - Rolling Stone Movies Reviews". http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/vampires-suck-20100826. Retrieved 2011-04-02.
- ^ Travers, Peter. "Atlas Shrugged: Part I - Movies Reviews". Rolling Stones. http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/atlas-shrugged-part-i-20110415. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
- ^ "Transformers: Dark of the Moon - Rolling Stone Movies Reviews". http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-20110629. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
- ^ "Jack and Jill - Rolling Stone Movies Reviews". http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/jack-and-jill-20111110. Retrieved 2011-11-11.
- ^ "The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence) - Rolling Stone Movies Reviews". http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/the-human-centipede-ii-full-sequence-20111006. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
- ^ "New Year's Eve - Rolling Stone Movies Reviews". http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/new-years-eve-20111208. Retrieved 2011-12-11.
- ^ "The Devil Inside - Rolling Stone Movies Reviews". http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/the-devil-inside-20120113. Retrieved 2012-01-13.
- ^ "One for the Money - Rolling Stone Movies Reviews". http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/one-for-the-money-20120127. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
[edit] External links
- The Travers Take at Rolling Stone
- Movie Reviews at Rolling Stone
- Peter Travers at Rotten Tomatoes
- Popcorn with Peter Travers on ABC News
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