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Guilty as charged but...... (Reply to this comment)
by popsrocks
...it probably ain't gonna change.
Phil
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Jan 04 '03
6:05 am PST
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hey there... (Reply to this comment)
by sleeper54
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It was late in the day. I had worked a few minutes past my normal stopping time and now the traffic was slowing me down on the bypass. I was sure the wife was wondering where I was. Sally had to be at basketball practice and Billy needed dropped at the library for his study group. Dang, the engine is knocking again. . .I have to remember to call the mechanic and see if I can get the car in and have it looked at. Man I swear the secretary was flirting with me today, what I wouldn't give to st. . . .
. . .huh?. . .what's that? A comment? Oh damn, I forgot...!!
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Hey there...what you said! Dang, we got to 'nip it in the bud'!!
...tom...
"Humor is reason gone mad." —Groucho Marx
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Jan 02 '03
7:15 pm PST
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Yeah, it's all about quality. (Reply to this comment)
by panguitch
Having an introductory portion that leads into the review isn't necessarily bad. But it isn't necessarily good either. If it's done well it strengthens the review. If it's done poorly it doesn't.
Too many of the kind you give an example of are done poorly. People think having a personal quip or anecdote to start off with will automatically help their review. But like the review itself, it's only helpful if it's written well.
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Jan 02 '03
1:37 pm PST
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Re: ... (Reply to this comment)
by lli_wright
That's what's happening. It's quantity over quality. I don't know if Epinions still pays 'by the page', but that could be the reason why.
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Jan 02 '03
7:50 am PST
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Re: Harry Knowles and his ilk bore me silly (Reply to this comment)
by lli_wright
Yes, that's it. If it fits into the movie review then it's okay, but it's not happening that way. I didn't know it was the same with other non-movie reviews.
I wrote a review for a vaccuum cleaner and stated that mine had died and I needed a VC right away. Those feelings were stated in relation to reco'ing the VC.
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Jan 02 '03
7:49 am PST
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Harry Knowles and his ilk bore me silly (Reply to this comment)
by mfunk75
Unless you can tie in your actions before the movie with the movie, I think it's pointless.
I've noticed this trend too. In fact, I find myself falling into this same trap all too easily. But, when I read the review over, if the opening crawl doesn't fit into the criteria you neatly list above, I junk it. Hopefully, if I've left the pre-movie story in, it has something to do with the point I'm trying to make. Hopefully.
-mike (trying hard, Ringo)
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Jan 01 '03
8:46 pm PST
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This is a concise review of "Catch Me if You Can" (Reply to this comment)
by lli_wright
See Premiere.com and see how a review is supposed to be written for the public.
http://prm.prod.hfmus.com/article.asp?article_id=367¤t_page=§ion_id=2&poll_id=
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Jan 01 '03
12:57 pm PST
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Re: Well... (Reply to this comment)
by lli_wright
Thanks for your reply. My concern is that there's a pattern developing, too many seem to be writing in that style. There are a few vets who just write the review, but I see this pattern of "what I did before the movie, going to the movie, and oh yeh, I stopped and did this yada yada" and then they discuss the movie.
There are some who can write light-heartedly, even comically and pull it off but there are others who just dribble on and on about nothing. Who cares if you stopped to get a cup of coffee in the lobby? Who cares if you picked up your friend on the way to the movie?
Now, if you tell us how you scored some free tix, that's something different.
I have to skip over long sentences to get to the meat of the review. I'm a fast read, I like to get to the quick of what it's about. Now if that reviewer wants to write about his journey at the back end that's okay by me. But don't waste my time with your journey to the movie. I think there's a feeling among some that a review has to be pages and pages and pages, but it doesn't have to be. If you read any review by any movie critic, it's usually a page long and that's it.
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Jan 01 '03
12:51 pm PST
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Well... (Reply to this comment)
by Cartman_2k
as much as I understand your POV, but I don't agree with it. I like reviews where there is an introduction, it makes me get "into" the review, if you just write about the product it becomes a bit static for me. So what if people wants to write something about what happened before the movie? IMHO, it gives the review a more personal feel, and I don't see anything wrong with if they can write a good review of the movie as well..
Just my two cents..
~Kent
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Jan 01 '03
7:54 am PST
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