http://www.scribd.com/people/view/103929-aolson This a feed for documents on Scribd written by aolson 30 Tue, 09 Oct 2007 02:54:48 GMT Tue, 09 Oct 2007 02:54:48 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/378626/Why-Write-Reviews Why write movie reviews on old or new movies? Critics write movie reviews. Well, so can you. Often times, many people only go by movie reviews that have been written by critics. This is only because they come out first, before the movie is even released. But, many times people wait to see movies until after the first weekend. Your reviews can help many reviewers decide what movies to see. Writing movie reviews on old movies also helps viewers decide what to see. No one really wants to trust a review written 50 years ago written on Lawrence of Arabia. Not only has the time changed, but so have Tue, 09 Oct 2007 02:54:48 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/378626/Why-Write-Reviews http://www.scribd.com/doc/378625/Top-Movies-lists The Top Movies on Movie Lists For the past 10 years or so it has been discussed and argued about which movies are truly the best movies. Below, I will go through some of the most popular movie list sources and dissect the validity. The AFI Top Movies of all time: Since 1998 and as recent as this year, many great movies have been posted to this list. It always begins with Citizen Kane as the top movie of all time and then ending with which ever movie deserved to be on the movie list the last time. Some have been kicked off since 1998 and some new ones have been added. One of the oddest addition Tue, 09 Oct 2007 02:54:48 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/378625/Top-Movies-lists http://www.scribd.com/doc/378624/The-Best-DVD-Content The Best DVD Content The Movie DVD has come a long way since way back when. Before the 2000’s, most DVD’s were merely the movie and a title menu, nothing more. Now, the extras are where it is at. Despite double dipping, there are many DVD’s that are almost worth it just for the extras. This means, if a movie sucks, the extras might be enough to still be a worthy buy. The top 5 DVD’s by DVD feature content are as follows. “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” (Ultimate Edition). This two disc collection contains some of the most incredible DVD features ever put on disc. The film transfer may Tue, 09 Oct 2007 02:54:47 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/378624/The-Best-DVD-Content http://www.scribd.com/doc/378623/Social-Networking-Sites-Exploding Explosion of Social Networks They are every where. Always new, always changing. With the success of Myspace and FaceBook, social networking has become the next big thing. Why are there so many, and how will they become successful? It is a complicated mess and success is not guaranteed. Rip off’s of Myspace will not be successful – at least not nearly as success as the original. Advertising dollars will be steady for the most part, but never reach the draw of Myspace. The websites biggest draw is its biggest flaw: it is so unstructured that most don’t know even how to use it. But it also Tue, 09 Oct 2007 02:54:47 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/378623/Social-Networking-Sites-Exploding http://www.scribd.com/doc/378622/Recent-Movie-Reviews Recent Movie Reviews Not Always Critically Based For virtually the entire life of movies and film “critics” have been the only major sources for trust worthy reviews. The purpose of these reviews has usually been to give a warning to the average viewer. But, recently this has changed. Critical reviews tend to affect box office success, awards, and virtually every amount of success as it relates to the specific film. Is this fair? No. But, it seems if a movie is not subjected to critics before its release, it bombs. Now, there are more movie review sites based off new movies than ever befor Tue, 09 Oct 2007 02:54:46 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/378622/Recent-Movie-Reviews http://www.scribd.com/doc/378621/Movies-of-the-80s Movies of the 80’s Generation and the Nostalgia Associated with Them For those of us that were born in the United States between 1977 and 1987 there are a select few films that really stand out. While “Star Wars” and the “Indiana Jones” flicks are obvious choices, there are some other ones that may not be as obvious (nor as good). The real question is are they as good as we remember them and are they only good because of the time in, in life, we saw them. “The Goonies” is probably the most prominent one that comes to mind. Released in 1985 and glowing with possible future stardom Tue, 09 Oct 2007 02:54:46 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/378621/Movies-of-the-80s http://www.scribd.com/doc/378620/Movie-Social-Networking-Sites Movie Social Networking Sites With the emergence of social networking sites, there has also been a small influx of a niche in this market – movies. Each one has its pros and cons as they relate to the future and where to go in the future. Below is a detailed look at each one. IMDB.com: The perfect movie information site. It has virtually every director, actor, writer, movie, tv movie, year released known to man. The site is quoted more times than any other movie site. Often, the information found here is considered law. Its social network side of things is a little blah and lacks a lot to be Tue, 09 Oct 2007 02:54:45 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/378620/Movie-Social-Networking-Sites http://www.scribd.com/doc/378619/What-to-Expect-in-Movie-Sites What Movie Fanatics Really Want in a Film Site A typical movie fan desires good, critical reviews that are based off of their own likes and dislikes. This could include what top of genres they like, what directors, actors, and release date. Yes, release date. A majority of today’s movie fans consider any movies made before the 70’s to be out dated. This is no ones fault but summer blockbusters. All of which have been destroying complex movies since the 1975 blockbuster smash “Jaws.” So, how do people get these kinds of reviews? You know the ones that are catered towards their own taste Tue, 09 Oct 2007 02:54:45 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/378619/What-to-Expect-in-Movie-Sites http://www.scribd.com/doc/378618/Independent-Film-Explosion New Movie Generation: The Influx of Independent Films For the greater part of the last two decades, there has been a significant increase in independent films and the popularity there of. This is more than likely due to many key factors which will be covered below. Increased budgets in independent films: It used to be that indie flicks were low budget, poorly acted dramas that were produced with bad sound. Now with young actors and rising stars wanting to participate in academy award caliber flicks, you are sure to at least find one super low budget a great one per year. Well, it’s not reall Tue, 09 Oct 2007 02:54:44 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/378618/Independent-Film-Explosion http://www.scribd.com/doc/378617/The-Top-Holiday-Movies The Holiday’s are a Time for Joy, But How Good are the Movies? How long has it been since you’ve seen a great holiday movie? I am not talking about a holiday movie in the likes of “The Lord of the Rings.” I am talking about a movie like “How The Grinch Stole Christmas.” For the past several years we have been plagued with terrible, no good Holiday movies only out to get a buck or two. It appears this year will be no different. But, despite all of that, there are several classic films that deserve great praise for what they are. The all time greatest modern day Christmas movie is Tue, 09 Oct 2007 02:54:44 GMT http://www.scribd.com/doc/378617/The-Top-Holiday-Movies