aolson's documents

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. Writi...

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...

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 feat...

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 doll...

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...

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 ar...

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 rele...

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....

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 wit...

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 appear...