Wednesday, April 1, 2009

A review of a review

Alrighty, I decided to do a review over a review on the movie "The Last House on the Left" that just recently came out. I got my review from the web site Rottentomatos.com.
First and foremost I will let you know BRIEFLY what I thought about the film, then I will highlight some of the things movie critic, Eric D. Snider said and then I will give you my opinion based on the two!
I thought the film was pretty good. I didn't care for the very beginning because I thought it gave a lot away but aside from that there were no major parts that I didn't care for. I think the reason why I liked the film as much as I did is because although there were predictable parts it wasn't your average, blond girl, half naked, broken leg, killer walks and always beats you there kind of movie. This movie, for the most part, was realistic and pushed the envelope in many scenes. I thought this movie did a good job of making people feel uncomfortable, like scary or thrill movies should do. Overall I would probably rate this movie about a B+
Now, Eric D. Snider, I believe, had somewhat of the same opinion. Snider says, " 'The Last House on the Left" is well made for its genre, and certainly better than the toothless thrillers and soulless torture flicks that have been the norm lately. Maybe it's as good as it could be, given its inherent nastiness and structural simplicity. All I know is, for a doctor, Mari's dad sure doesn't adhere to that 'first, do no harm' rule."
Snider also goes on to explain that although there was some predictability there is something comforting for viewers to know how things are going to wind up at the end yet we still want surprises every now and then. Snider goes on to raise the question that is it reasonable to want both? To want familiarity and originality?
Overall Snider rated this movie a B-
I felt like after reading his review he rated the film kind of low but I'm not film critic therefore I don't know the consistency or the level at which they rate films.
I thought snider did a good job of giving good back round information about the actors and actresses and then a brief summary about the film, not giving away to much detail. I would have liked to see more of his opinion though. 3/4 of the entire review is telling us about the film and then only a short paragraph telling us what he thought. Although his thoughts were legitimate it would have been nice to know more.

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