Spoilers and movie reviews
July 28, 2005
New on Anvil and Sprocket: “_Shivers_”:http://www.anvilandsprocket.com/review.php?rec=172. Also, our “third podcast”:http://www.thudfactor.com/ANSL-03.mp3 is available.
OK, here’s a question: how many people who read movie reviews — that is, seek them out on the Internet — are concerned about having the experience of watching the film ruined for them by premature exposure to plot elements?
After reading “this review by Ebert”:http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050727/REVIEWS/50713001/1023 I am considering being more detailed in my plot synopsis on Anvil & Sprocket. Especially if it’s a bad movie, the theory being that the film is so spoiled already there’s little I can do about it.
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July 29th, 2005 at 8:30 am
Excellent blog. I’m all for providing lots of details in a movie review—although the plot details aren’t always as important as the tangential details, such as how the director handles certain things like camera angles, emotional scenes, usage of colors, etc. Whether a director uses a close-up of a person’s face during an emotional scene vs. a more faraway shot can make a big difference in how important the viewer percieves the scene to be.
If you’re talking about a movie like, say, Memento for instance, then it might be bad to provide a lot of detail about plot elements in a review. It’s just a matter of individual taste I guess.
August 1st, 2005 at 10:17 am
meh, i don’t even pay attention to movie reviews. some reviewers like movies that other reviewers hate. it’s all subjective. i take friends opinions more to heart.
that said, i have NO desire to see stealth. what was jamie fox thinking?