A KNIGHTS TALE

A Knight's Tale brings a totally new spirit to the medieval type movies. How many medieval dances are danced to David Bowe? You can't find many at all. All of the different aspects are brought to one's attention in this review by Elizabeth Abele, which is the link for this post.

Gangs of New York

In his 2002 review, Jeffery Westhoff praises the movie Gangs of New York by Matrin Scorcesse. Before giving a biography of the film Westhoff begins his review by saying, "both flawed and delayed, Martin Scorcese’s “Gangs of New York” still emerges as his most vital work since (GoodFellas)." After his biography Westhoff ends his review by compairing the film to Michal Moor's "Bowling for Columbine", which shows America as a Violent culture.

Transformers

In Steve Rhodes review on the 2007 sci-fi flick, Transformers, he doesn't seem to really make any connection. He seems to think that the movie is like by many of its viewers, but those viewers seem to be a younger audience who most likely play with action figures. He doesn't seem to think that it would appeal to an older audience and thinks it is a big headache. He also describes the movie as " one long commercial for General Motors." I happen to disagree with Rhodes about this film. I am young, but I do not, and never have, played with action figures, and I saw the film and really enjoyed it.

Wimbledon Review

In this review, Ebert expresses why he likes the movie so much. He seems to think that the character really have something to say to one another as if it were an actual conversation and not just the actors lines. He really seemed to enjoy the scenes where the characters were connecting through their love of tennis. Roger also seemed to like the scenes where they were playing tennis. It wasn't just a movie that concentrated on the relationship two characters shared, but a movie with the sport played out in it. He gave this movie three stars! I also agree that the movie was touching and attacked real controversies surrounding love.

Wimbledon

In this review, Ebert expresses why he likes the movie so much. He seems to think that the character really have something to say to one another as if it were an actual conversation and not just the actors lines. He really seemed to enjoy the scenes where the characters were connecting through their love of tennis. Roger also seemed to like the scenes where they were playing tennis. It wasn't just a movie that concentrated on the relationship two characters shared, but a movie with the sport played out in it. He gave this movie three stars! I also agree that the movie was touching and attacked real controversies surrounding love.




In this review Roger Ebert expresses the reasons why he enjoyed Wimbledon. He talks about how the conversation between the characters is actually a conversation and not just dialog. What Roger Ebert enjoyed most about WIMBLEDON was the warmth between the characters and the tennis action scenes. He gave the movie 3 stars and also says that the movie has a warmth that is worth

Gone With The Wind

Everyone knows Gone With the Wind as a classic love story. But do we know why it is so popular. It's been popular since it premiered in 1939 buy why? What is so great about it? This article goes on to explain why Gone With the Wind is so great.

The Pursuit of Happyness

On my other post, I wrote about Wilonsky, who said The Pursuit of Happyness is a horrible movie, well according to Michael Sragow of the Baltimore Sun, he disagreed with Wilonsky's ideas. Sragow loved Will Smith's performance and the different emotions he portrayed. Sragow also loved the director's approach to the movie and the overall theme he was trying to get across. Sragow wrote an excellent review and he criticized this movie with praise.

A Super Good, Super Bad Review

"Superbad is superfun across the board,"claims Peter Travers. He really seemed to enjoy the movie, reflected by the praise he gives the movie throughout his review of the 2007 comedy. He goes on to talk about Mintz-Plasse, a high school student who has never even acted before, made all the hopeless geeks around the country hopeful again. He goes on to talk about how well the movie related to teenagers everywhere. And seeing the movie myself, I have to agree with Peter and say that Super Bad is Super Good!

Saw

In this review of Saw, Roger Ebert didn't seem to like the film very much at all. Ebert claims, "Saw" is an efficiently made thriller, cheerfully gruesome, and finally not quite worth the ordeal it puts us through." Throughout the whole review, he claims that the movie is not as good as it could be and he doesn't seem to like horror films too much. He only gives the movie two stars, which I definitly do not agree with. I think that the movie was very well thought out and pulled viewers in. It made a lot of money in the box office and the creators ended up coming out with Saw 2, 3, and 4. I'm sure there are more on their way. I like this review because he makes many claims that I personaly do not agree with, which will be perfect for my final paper.

The Mist

Roger Ebert talks about the mist in more of a seen that kind of movie. Talking bout the simple outline for the movie. The mist is a film that is based on a Stephen King novella. A strange mist takes over the town having mysterious creatures in the mist. After a religious battle happens between the two distinct groups and many people dying the sane groups decides to take their own fate. Ebert goes on to talk about the things in the mist being invisible and somewhat not scary. To finally get into his own opinion of the director choosing the wrong novella to copy and saying that the budget is what helped saved the film from its actors. Don't take his word on it and just see the movie for yourself and form your own opinion.

Titianic

I looked around and came to this review which I found very interesting because the reviewer at first enjoyed the movie but in the eight month time period he some how started to change his view about the movie and ver much dislikes it for some very ovbious mistakes made in the movie which I also i agree with.

We Own the Night

This review Roger Ebert gives We Own the Night a three star review. The reason being is that the movie in itself is not all that original, for the material is similar to films such as “The Departed: (2006), and “Infernal Affairs” (2002). These movies also had a plot where two brothers were on two different sides of the war. Overall, Elbert did state that the film was intense and had good acting, but most importantly he liked that the film explored the fact of whose lives owned the night, for “We Own the Night” was a slogan used by New York police in the 1980s.

PROOF THAT MY REVIEW IS DOCUMENTABLE!

In the link, I have a review written by Chris Carle. Carle's work has been published on IGN.com, a popular internet movie and gamer website. Within his review, Carle claimed that "Hostel" was actually a movie worth watching.

For further proof, I lead you to this link, http://www.google.com/search?q=Chris+Carle&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-
The man has to be a good candidate for a persuasive paper, he has so many links with his name on them!




...Please Mr. Bushnell, allow me to use him. I would really rather not re-write my whole paper.

Red Dragon

This is an article published in the Chicago Sun-Times by Roger Ebert, reviewing the 2002 film, "Red Dragon", Which is meant to explore the life of Hannibal Lecter before the events that occured in "Silence of the Lambs". Edward Norton takes on the lead role, and in my opinion, spectacularly. Ebert does not disagree. However he makes some interesting points about how Lecter is the most evil villain in history, and why we can forgive him. I disagree, but read it and make your mind up for yourself.

Together and apart in The Mist

The Mist is a movie that is based on a Stephen King novella. About a little town in Maine that gets engulfed in a mysterious mist. Some of the town is stuck in the supermarket trying to comprehend everything that is happening. Do they leave or do they stay and wait out the mist? Where is the mist coming from? Why is the mist in this town? All questions that arise from watching the movie. All of this is discussed in the New York times review of the movie. Also going into the whole religion vs man thing and having a crazed group of followers that will do anything the leader says. Bringing into the mix all of the fear that every is having even if it doesn't show. The reviewer even thinks that the movie isn't have bad. Well don't take it from me and go see the movie!

Killer Klowns From Outer Space

This review by Jerry Saravia contains detailed reasoning why the reviewer didn't enjoy this film. Jerry states that he had been "yawning throughout his junk," and how it should have never been thought of. Killer Klowns From Outer Space is a movie in which clowns in fact come from outer space and kill people. Its a funny horror and a great B-movie from the 80's.

Poetic Justice

In this review Robert Ebert explains how the movie is told from the point of view of a young woman named Justice. He explains how the movie started out as Justice and her male companion being on a date at a drive in movie theatre, where he was killed because of an altercation. He compares the movie to " Boyz in the Hood". He states that "unlike 'Boyz' which was fairly strongly plotted, 'Poetic Justice' unwinds like a road trip from the early 1970s, in which the characters are introduced and then set off on a trip that becomes a journey of discovery." He concludes that "Poetic Justice" is a soft gentle film, more of a romance than a commentary on social conditions.

Public Speaking

This link sends you to a page that will explain how to make a great presetation without making a fool of yourself. It takes you through each step of how to create and present a great speech and it gives you tips and advise on how to be a successful public speaker. Another good site is http://www.hawaii.edu/mauispeech/html/speaking_tips.html this is students talking to students allowing the reader to relate more to the article.

Ebert vs. "Kinky" Phantom

Any Phantom of The Opera fans out there?! Well if you like the film as much as I do, I think that this review by Roger Ebert will set you up in flames. He argues several points and I know that this review will be one in which would be easy to write a persuasive paper on. Check it out.

Is it a hammer? A nail gun? A screwdriver? No... it's "Saw"!

In this review by Roger Ebert which was published in the Chicago Sun Times he basically tears down the movie, calling it a movie that is: "...not quite worth the ordeal it puts us through." He gives the movie 2 stars, which i do not agree with, i believe it deserves better. Through this review he talks about how there is no motivation behind the killings in Saw. He makes claims about the killer Jigsaw, stating that : "he joins that sturdy band of movie serial killers with time on their hands to devise elegant puzzles for their victims and the police." I personally would have thought that Roger Ebert being such a well known film critic would have given this movie a better thought and a better review, but i suppose he's just not a fan of horror flicks. This also gives me some good arguments for the paper.

Perfume: Story of a Murderer

Roger Ebert's review on the movie "Perfume" starts of by him saying "Not only does 'Perfume' seem impossible to film, it must have been almost impossible for Patrick Suskind to write." He mentions positive incidents he had with the movie, which shows him getting personal with the movie. Ebert then begins to tell the story and the main idea. He again relates an event in the film with one of his own. He comes off as if extrememly interested with the uniqueness of this film. At the end he says, "Why I love this story, I do not know. Why I have read the book twice and given away a dozen copies of the audiobook, I cannot explain." He also says he does not see anything fun about the movie, yet there is. There is a lot of fun things to watch since in very unique and maybe wierd ways the movie involves horror, action, detective-ish, and obsession, which we can relate to romance in a way. Imagine all of these genres put together to make a film simply about perfume! A very creative movie that keeps you at the tip of your chair!

A Movie of "Titanic" Proportions

In this review published in the Chicago Sun-Times in 1997, Roger Ebert explains his feelings about Titanic. He opens his review by calling the Titanic itself a "great iron Sphinx." His entire introductory paragraph is about the Titanic ship. Ebert never ceases to say extremely good things about James Cameron and his masterpeice of a film. He explains the characters of the film and goes more into depth about the film. He does not dismiss this movie as a flop but as a work of art by giving it a full 4 stars.

Two Weeks Notice

In this article Kirk Honeycutt ("The Hollywood Reporter") reviews "Two weeks Notice." Honeycutt starts his article by saying, "Marc Lawrence's script for "Two Weeks Notice" is so perfectly tailored to its stars." This is such a good statement, because after watching this movie and trying to figure out who could have done a better job playing the roles, no one comes to mind. In this movie Sandra Bullock's character works for Hugh Grant's character. The story goes about setting up situations for romance to arise. Of course a romance brews and begins with an ending of a professional relationship. The end isn't original at all. The general outline of this film isn't original, but it is an enjoyable film.

SAW

The New York Times writer, Stephen Holden, comments that Saw does a "better than average job" at creating the torture games between sadist and victim, but just isn't all that scary. He even gives it a low ball hit by comparing the movie to the physical game show, Fear Factor. The twisted gore scenes is not what gets Holden, but the reason why "The Jigsaw Killer" is out to kill is whats creepy. I'm not sure if I agree, and Holden's evidence isn't too supportive either but Saw did shine one new twisted plot ideas.

The Pursuit of Happyness

In my opinion, movies generally based on true stories have a ton of heart and emotion depicted on screen. Well, in the opinion of Robert Wilonsky of the Village Voice, The Pursuit of Happyness is a movie with bad performances and horrible directing. Wilonsky picks apart this movie from Will Smith's performance to the entire movie as a whole. He said, "The movie, the first English-language film directed by Italian Gabriele Muccino, is too emotionally slick to work, too visually glib to have an impact, made by people who think grit is something that's brought in by the prop department." He criticizes this film without any mercy. This man is so severe in his writing style because he honestly does not care what others think about the film or how much money it made overall.

How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days

Published in the Suntimes newspaper Roger Ebert reviews the movie "How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days." He begins off by saying "I am just about ready to write off movies in which people make bets about whether they will, or will not, fall in love. The premise is fundamentally unsound, since it subverts every love scene with a lying subtext." This opening to his review is very bold and his opinion on the movie seems to be very clear from the beginning. He gave the movie a dismal one and a half stars. Perhaps it is because he is a guy and this sappy romance did not appeal to him as say an action film would have. He goes on to talk about the characters and says "The hardest thing is to sympathize with two people who are denying their feelings, misleading each other, and causing pain to a trusting heart." Overall Roger Ebert does not seem to be very impressed by this film.

Scene it?

This review article in the New York times is a great persuasive article about the film American Gangster. It's an articulate well written article that touches bases on all the movie has to offer. It is a encaptivating summary of a true cops and robbers story or in this case drug dealer.

Why Isn't There More Political Films? 'Fahrenheit 9/11'

With the link I have provided it will direct you to a piece of writing from the San Francisco Chronicle about the documentary Fahrenheit 9/11. The reason this film was chosen is because it can closely relate to Titanic. That is through it's tragedy stand point. This piece talks about how the film is both persuasive and passionate. Michael Moore gives us this amazing documentary persuading the viewers about the true story. Who really knows what the true story is? Here it's broken down into small pieces and convinces you about what the truth really is. This is what it's about,"Its serious purpose. Its tone. Its mix of words and images, and the way both linger in the mind. There's the way the movie fashions its arguments, and the cumulative effect the experience provides -- what you feel walking out, what you think about the next day."

American Gangster

In this review the reviewer outlines many reasons why the movie American Gangster deserves a top stop in the history of movies. Todd McCarthy, the reviewer, states that this movie should have been released a long time ago and it's a wonder that nobody thought of the idea for this plot. One main reason that the movie does good is that the movie chooses really good actors for the roles that they must play. Specifically, pitting Denzel Washington against Russel Crowe was an excellent choice. Another reason why this movie does good is that plot that the movie portrays. Todd McCarthy states that there is alot of irony with twists and turns and this keeps the interest of the viewer.

To saw or not to saw; that is the question

Realistic characters, realistic setting; it gives you the chills. The link I have provided here is to a movie review on the 2003 movie SAW. If you have not watched this movie you have most likely heard something about it. It is full of lots of suspense, lots of gore, and lots of violence. Victoria Alexander, the author of this review, thinks that all these characterists and the way they are combined make SAW a must see movie. She says, "It is an intriguing thriller that has enough surprises that it is not a letdown."

MI3 Back once again, and not to dissapoint

In this review, by Kenneth Turan, a Los Angeles Times Staff Writer, the film is praised numerous times with supporting evidence and description of the plot, characters, setting, and director. Turan describes two major characters, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Tom Cruise. Turan quotes, "Good-versus-evil films often rise or fall on the strength of the evildoer. In the Oscar-winning Hoffman, who isn't counting "Twister" when he says he's never done an action film before, "M:i:III" has a spectacular actor who delivers deadpan some of the most unnerving speeches in villainy's history". He also states that the director, J.J. Abrams, has proficient directing esp. in Tom Cruise's role. Turan also shares with us in the second paragraph two other hit television series, "Lost" and "Alias", that Abrams was a part of as co-creator.

Should you see Saw?

In this review of Saw, Roger Ebert lets the viewers know about what made Saw an amazing movie and what the producers did wrong. He also compares Two other movies in the same genre that had characters almost deal with the same problems. Ebert then goes on to list the characters and what special traits of theirs they used to make it a unique film that was remade into three stories. From this, Ebert lets his viewers know the basic truth, rent or buy the film?

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Should you see Saw?

In this review of Saw, Roger Ebert lets the viewers know about what made Saw an amazing movie and what the producers did wrong. He also compares Two other movies in the same genre that had characters almost deal with the same problems. Ebert then goes on to list the characters and what special traits of theirs they used to make it a unique film that was remade into three stories. From this, Ebert lets his viewers know the basic truth, rent or buy the film?

Saw IV

In this review Ethan Alter explains why he feels as though jigsaw is dead. He states "Old Jigsaw is as dead as a doornail." He compares the movie to "Nightmare on Elm Street" and "Friday The 13th". He sees Saw as the 21st Century version of those long running franchises, which have racked up a combined 17 films over the past two decades. He feels as though the Saw sequel will not stop until it reaches its 10th series, which is very unneccesary. He states that the Saw movies are fanatical about continuity. He feels that the Saw movies have grown increasingly arbitrary and nonsensical. To conclude his review he feels as though Saw IV is a disappointment.

Wimbledon

In this review Roger Ebert expresses the reasons why he enjoyed Wimbledon. He talks about how the conversation between the characters is actually a conversation and not just dialog. What Roger Ebert enjoyed most about WIMBLEDON was the warmth between the characters and the tennis action scenes. He gave the movie 3 stars and also says that the movie has a warmth that is worth welcoming.

Transformers (2007)

In this review on the sci-fi action flick, Transformers, Steve Rhodes explains that the film would be more liked by the younger audience than adults. Transformers is a movie that appeared to be well-liked by many viewers, or maybe just by those who like to play with action figures. Rhodes describes the movie as "one long commercial for General Motors". The movie is said to be way too long with a concluding part that goes on for about an hour. Overall, Transformers is a movie that would most-likely be enjoyed by boys who recieve entertainment by action figues and Power Ranger episodes, as for adults on the other hand, will see the movie as nothing more than a migrane headache.