So, I just rediscovered the header list portion of the Reviews sub-forum where several reviews are sorted by user name. For some reason, I tend to skip past that area when browsing through here. Anyway, while clicking through a few random posts I got to thinking on a thought that's been floating around for a while: when you write a review, specifically to post here, what is your approach and objective?
I know that I am overly simplifying these ideas, but that is only to get a conversation going. Feel free to expand!
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- Are you writing casually to give your personal subjective account of experience while watching a movie?
- Are you thinking in terms of a more formal type essay, referencing cinematic and cultural points to dissect the movie from a more objective, academic perspective?
- When reading reviews here, what type of review do you prefer to follow?
- Why?
- Do you entertain other reviews?
- Do you expect a certain style of review in a forum dedicated to movies?
- Do you measure all movies to a baseline standard? Or do you see each movie measurable to the ambition and intent of the creator regardless of external contexts?
I know that I am overly simplifying these ideas, but that is only to get a conversation going. Feel free to expand!
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"My Dionne Warwick understanding of your dream indicates that you are ambivalent on how you want life to eventually screw you." - Joel
"Ever try to forcibly pin down a house cat? It's not easy." - Captain Steel
"I just can't get pass sticking a finger up a dog's butt." - John Dumbear