bought to much crap in the last years...
Then you didn't collect enough information and didn't let yourself enough time to think about it.
I think 1-3 months after a release shouldbe a good time to collect not only reviews, but also forum entries.
To look into official and non-official forums is also a *very* wise idea !
well the games i bought are not officialy marked as "crap"
i just dont like them. must be me.
i see fallout3 ,bioshock or gta4 here on my desk, and ive just played 1-2 hours with these games.
must be some kind of "blockbuster dislike"