tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1167080203838700023.post6683708496153162235..comments2023-04-08T03:38:13.638-07:00Comments on Things I Know About The Movies: A Window and a Magnifying GlassAdamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04082737604796435170noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1167080203838700023.post-44591952299291011152009-01-23T10:05:00.000-08:002009-01-23T10:05:00.000-08:00That's exactly what my aunt does, if its a bad fil...That's exactly what my aunt does, if its a bad film she has no problem seeing it again but if its a great one, she'll only see it once.<BR/><BR/>Of course. I tend to show more leniency towards something that's going for something new instead of following a formula but at the same time its almost more painful when one fails doesn't live up to its full potential.<BR/><BR/>That does seem like a very unbiased way to rate them. Then of course there are those few that actually make you reconsider what you said about them the first time around which is frustrating but also one of the more interesting things about film reviews.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1167080203838700023.post-67054076988589360842009-01-23T09:07:00.000-08:002009-01-23T09:07:00.000-08:00I actually haven't watched some films for years th...I actually haven't watched some films for years that I loved as a child. I want to keep remember just how special they were, instead of realizing how corny they are. :-)<BR/><BR/>Actually, when I rate a movie, I do do it on an absolute quality scale. I know that some critics prefer to use a relative system, but I think that'd just be too complicated for me. My mind doesn't work that way very easily. <BR/><BR/>So, if I was going to rate "You've Got Mail" and "Million Dollar Baby," YGM would get 4 stars and MDB would get 5 stars. Of course, I do recognize that each film has completely different goals, themes, and genre conventions. I'm not pretending that either film is trying to "be" the other, but, at the same time, both are films, so a comparison on that is possible.<BR/><BR/>However, while I might rate on an absolute scale, the review itself would be where I would make the comparisons to other films in the genre. For example, if I was reviewing "You've Got Mail," in the review, I'd be sure to mention that it's a superior romantic comedy and a great example of what the genre is capable of. I'd probably mention that it was head and shoulders above most of the romantic comedies that this decade has turned out.<BR/><BR/>So, while my ratings are on the absolute scale, my reviews tend to be somewhat more on the relative scale.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04082737604796435170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1167080203838700023.post-39146750442442829432009-01-23T02:46:00.000-08:002009-01-23T02:46:00.000-08:00"People have said things to me like “it’s only a m..."People have said things to me like “it’s only a movie” and “there’s more to life than movies.” By their own statements, they have implied that the type of things that they love and value are somehow inherently more important than the one thing that has become the great passion of my life. I disagree. While I cannot dispute that there is more to life than thinking about, talking about, and watching films, I find it troublesome that these other people feel a need to discredit my connection with the cinema because they do not understand it"<BR/>======================================<BR/><BR/>Hahahaha! You are a kindred spirit indeed, my brother.<BR/><BR/>Baby was a fine film indeed, and I was happy to see Clint get all the accolades he deserved for making it.<BR/><BR/>As for "the one", I know what you mean but at the same time I was also raised on American junk cinema and although I can much better appreciate some of the films that would have put me to sleep as a younger viewer, I still don't mind going back to my roots and watching some of the films that inspired me as a child as corny or cheesy some of them are to some people.<BR/><BR/>When reviewing a film, I try to be fair since you really can't compare a film like Million Dollar Baby to something like say.....You Got Mail. However, you can compare it to other films in its genre, past work of the director/cast, or other films in the series. <BR/><BR/>I also find it funny, how sometimes the most disposable and forgotten of films can sometimes have the most signifigance on some future critically acclaimed director but I guess that's part of the reason why I enjoy reading other people's reviews of films so much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com