Sorry, but people are influenced by other peoples standards all of the time. There are plenty of people who will refuse to see a film if a bunch of opinionated reviewers pan a flick. The opposite is also true of course.
I'm sure there are a lot of classic films that are good, but if the subject matter holds no interest for me then I would rather spend two hours watching something I know I would like, even if it is considered bad by other peoples standards.