About
Friday, November 13, 2009
Well hi, most of you who are reading this should know me by Raid from my previous blog which I shall not explain in detail since those of you who know would already know and those of you who don't probably shouldn't.
I'll mostly be reviewing English language movies in this blog, with the occasional Chinese/Korean/Japanese movie. The format of Raid on Screen will be kept as neat and minimal as possible, not too gimmicky. The synopses will be brief so as not to spoil the movie for you yet give you a good enough idea on what the movie is about.
Basically what I set out to do with this blog is just give frank reviews from a very layman perspective. Many times, I read movie reviews only to not understand a single shit the entire thing was trying to say and I don't get what warranted a good or bad review for the movie. With this blog, I'll try to make it feel like asking a friend about the movie. Although maybe that friend is a little bitchy at times.
"How was the movie?" "Oh it kinda sucked but you know, the effects were cool and all and the lead actress was hot even though her boobs looked really fake in that one scene."I've always believed that simpler terms get more meaning across.
There will be two regular sections in every review, which is the
Verdict and the
Worth Watching For.
Verdict is my overall, one-line take on the movie, for you lazy people.
Worth Watching For are the parts or elements in the movie that I think makes the movie worth watching. It could be a really huge reason, such as having the best effects ever, or it could be something really small, like a tune which a character sings in a part of the movie.
Either way, I hope I can review movies such that it is easy for people to understand. I'm going to do reviews the right way.
My favorite genre would probably be romance comedies, because they're such a guilty pleasure. There's so little brainwork involved in watching them so it really suits me that way.
And um what else. Oh, I must say I am by no means an expert on cinematography or deciding whether the angles are good or whether the actors' performance is credible and stuff like that. Basically I just write what I feel about the movie, from a very ordinary point of view.
That said, some of the movies I've loved over the years are:
- Wimbledon (2004)
- SAW I (2004)
- The Holiday (2006)
- Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince (2009)
- The Proposal (2009)
So that's about it. Leave me comments on what you think about my reviews, whether you agree with it or not. But remember, all this is just for fun. I'm not a serious person and I can assure you that it shows in my very sub-par writing. I'm fun, I'm bitchy and I love defending my views from people who can attack them well. Try me. :D
Also, is it bad luck that I started this blog on Friday the 13th? 13th November 2009! Woah.
