Movie Review

The first movie review, "The Assasination of Jesse James" was written in a negative tone. The critic obviously wasn't very fond the movie and thought that it had a bad idea to even watch it because it was all about a cold murderer. Why would we spend time making a movie on someone who was well known for his bad past? I agree with the critic, I mean this is like reinforcement I think because it's like we're rewarding him for his actions. The movie was about Jesse James life from beginning to end...Even though I don't know who Jesse James is or anything about him I got the impression that he was a bad bad who didn't deserve all the attention and fame that he got. The critic didn't really focus on the film's techniques rather more on the theme and story behind the film. To me it seemed like he wasn't paying much attention to what a critic should pay attention to, he just didn't like Jesse James. If I wanted to see this movie, seeing this review would not help me decide if it was a "well done" film, but it would just tell me background information.
The "Kingdome" review was probably my favorite. It caught my attention because it stood out from the rest. The critic didn't just stick to one fact he compared and contrasted different movies and I thought he generalized things. From his tone I could also sence that he didn't want people to view this film, and that he didn't really like it. The tactic he used was to put a stamp on films. By that I mean he said if you've watched this or that then that's exactly what this is and it's nothing new. Why would he say that? I think that every film is unique and no matter how close the settings or themes are, every film is different.
Overall I didn't think the reviews did anything for me. I wasn't given any valuable information about what I was going to expect other than the bad actors and how I've probably seen somthing like it before. The problem is that everytone is bias. Each critic has their own opinion and behind that opinion is a reason and a certain point of view directd towards a certain group or person. For a review to be successful I think it needs to disregard the main focus on the actors and look into the film's technical side.