One More Reason Why Variety Sucks

[dalmatianjaws]

First off, Order of the Phoenix is easily the best of the first five films, even though he calls Yate's directing "Prosaic"

Secondly, he spend an entire paragraph talking about appealing physical qualities of the underage actors. How fucking creepy.

http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117940610.html?categoryid=31&cs=1

[Sheridan Passell]

They're not as bad as they used to be -
http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117790260.html?categoryid=31&cs=1&query=Dawn+of+the+Dead

[dnwilliams]

funny stuff

[David Hawk]

I can't beleive how lazy that Dawn review is, i'm just imagining the guy is sat at home at 2am and has to get this in to make the deadline but just cannot be arsed

[Sheridan Passell]

Sitting at home on a typewriter don't forget. 1979. Who can be bothered with that slow ass crap.

[Sheridan Passell]

It's not hard to find Variety talking out of its arse. These are literally the first two I searched for.

John Carpenter's THE THING
http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117795624.html?categoryid=31&cs=1&query=the+thing

"A letdown"

If you say so. Only one of the best horror movies ever made, but carry on.

"What the old picture delivered - and what Carpenter has missed - was a sense of intense dread"

Ha ha! Have they seen the original? Vegetable man!? John Carpenter's The Thing lacks a sense of dread? Whaaaaaat?

Kurt Russell is the nominal hero, although suicidal attitude adopted towards the end undercuts his status as a centerscreen force.

No it doesn't.

It flopped when it opened thanks to bulls**t reviews like this.

[dalmatianjaws]

UGH.

This movie is utter genius. Inventive. Original (sounds lame since it's a remake, but it's true). Compelling. Takes you to another world and leaves you in awe.

They built buildings up in ... Alaska? ... and let the snow come in around it, just so they could have a realistic set. Nowadays they'd do it on a MacBook Pro and it would look like shit.

This movie is one of the reasons I make movies, and the most "reputable" industry publication in Los Angeles.

Sad. These folks know nothing about movies, don't make their own movies, and work to determine the fate of hard working, ingenious people trying to make a living off their creativity.