Movie Reviews Behind the Scenes

Movie Reviews - Behind the Scenes

By Jonathan C. Parsons

Rise of the Guardians Movie Review

I really enjoyed this Dreamwork's Animation Christmas movie. Click on the above link to see my review over at the Light FM website.

I wrote this review very soon after I saw the movie in the cinemas. I find it much easier to write a review as soon after I see the movie as possible. For Les Miserables, below, I wrote the review almost two weeks after I saw the movie, so it wasn't as fresh in my mind.

I looked at heaps of images to find the right one for this review, and went with the official poster eventually. I am not happy that it is so small - you can't really see the faces well. That's my fault, I guess. I guess I should use the "size" filter on Google images next time.


Les Miserable Movie Review

As I said above, I wrote this review much later than I saw the film. It made it difficult to write the review, so in the future I will be writing the review straight after seeing the movie.

I likes this movie a lot, which I hope comes across in the review.

I was re-reading this online the other day and I noticed that the flow is not very good in parts of the review. It is a balance between writing for meaning, and writing so it is good writing!

Writing movie reviews for public publication is difficult, but I'm glad I do it. I'm contributing to good in the community and giving people ideas for entertainment.

Movie Reviews

In early 2012, I volunteered to write movie reviews for a favourite radio station's website. I have lots of fun writing them - and of course viewing the films!

This is a list of links to all my movie reviews over at Light FM's website:

The Muppets (2011)
In this, my first review, I was experimenting and working out my style.

http://lightfm.com.au/movie-reviews/movie-review-muppets

Any Questions For Ben (2012)
From the creators of "The Castle" and ""Thank God You're Here", I enjoyed seeing Melbourne on the silver screen.

http://lightfm.com.au/movie-reviews/movie-review-any-questions-ben

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2011)
An Academy Awards' Best Picture nominee, this film follows a family whose lives were turned upside down by the New York World Trade Centre Attacks on September 11th, 2001.

http://lightfm.com.au/movie-reviews/movie-review-extremely-loud-incredibly-close

The Amazing Spiderman (2012)
I wrote this review right after I saw the movie. I loved it so much I raced to the computer and got it down.

http://lightfm.com.au/movie-reviews/movie-review-amazing-spiderman

Finding Nemo 3D Re-release (2003, 2012)
This was the first 3D movie I reviewed. I love this movie. I got a lot more out of it as an adult than as a teenager when it came out.

http://lightfm.com.au/movie-reviews/finding-nemo-3d-movie-review


After you have read one or two reviews, please leave a comment on this page - I would love some feedback on my reviewing style.

Update: For a more recent review, this time for a music concert, click for My "Owl City Concert Review" link.