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Notes on Reviewing Films






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Copyright (C) 2008 by Zachary T Smith
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These are just some notes for myself on questions to ask when reviewing films.

Reviewing any movie

  1. Is product-placement conspicuous and the promotion of products implausing or distracting (e.g. the attempt by the protagonist in the movie Juno to make a certain fake-juice drink seem cool)?

Reviewing the action movie

  1. If the special effects are meant to depict something like real life (e.g. Die Hard, but not Spiderman) are those effects plausible? For example:
    • Do cars blow up improbably?
    • Do cars launch into the air improbably?
    • Do buildings collapse despite minor damage?
  2. Are special effects done entirely with fake-seeming computer graphics (e.g. Speed Racer) or is there some attempt at realism (e.g. the machinery underlying Tony Stark's first prototype suit in Iron Man)?

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