Let them entertain me!

Hi.

What makes a movie good? What makes one outstanding (a 10/10 in my book)? What makes one dreadful (1/10)?

Subjective to every body's taste I can assume. Each to their own and something I will look into through this post - that is people's taste or maybe lack off! Usually lack off!

A good film to me on a basic level is if it entertained me. In my younger days that was all I wanted from a film. As I've matured (Ok got older!), and spent a good few hours in the cinema I've come to appreciate movies a lot more. It still has to entertain but now I want more, I want so much more, the cinematography to astound me, the music to sweep me away. I want the director to sell me his vision, the actors to breath life into the script. I want to feel tension, excitement, fear and joy. I Want it All! And if I get most of that I'm happy, not many films do deliver the works, but I would say most I see are 7 and above.

Then we have the ones which are not so good, some are even dreadful, the script is terrible, the acting poor, the direction off, the music doesn't fit, but that's my opinion and again is rare that a film has all them elements of failure. One does spring to mind though - "Doomsday". Some people think it's great and I don't have an issue with them liking this film, its their opinion. They may not like Crank 1 and 2 but I think they are great fun!

Everyone's a critic

So as I pass through the pages of IMDB, Aintitcool and comingsoon.net to name but a few to see what's good or not, the comments, reviews and talk about movies differs from the intellectual to the down right silly. Some comments make me want to buy or see the film, others make me think have I just wasted my money or should I see something else tonight?

Wait! Should I listen to these people, take on board what they say. Maybe, at least these are the comments of the common man or woman, not some over-paid critic who never seem's to give an impartial view of a film, and so now I mostly ignore what they say.
Most comments I read, I pay some attention to, especially if it's got some intelligence in what it says. And then we have the ones who rant on how bad a film is "I've just wasted 2 hours of my life watching this rubbish", or the one comment I really don't like "Don't bother watching this film it's rubbish!". Hold on, I don't mind a review explaining why he/she didn't like it, but to expect me to not see a film on this person's say so, nope not having that. Makes me want to see the film all the more. And they may be right and quite a few times they are, it is utter rubbish but at least I've made up my own mind.

So hopefully in my review-blogs I can be subjective and convay some reasons as to why I think this movie is great, average or awful. And if it's awful I won't be the one telling you not to waste your time or money in seeing this film, thats for you to decide!