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Old 03-15-2009, 03:46 PM   #1
caliminius caliminius is offline
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Aug 2007
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Default Please Stop The Pointless Reviews!!!!

Blu-Ray.com reviewers:

Pleas stop wasting the readers' time with pointless reviews. These fall into two categories: The multi-set reviews and the "cute" reviews.

First the multi-set reviews. I understand that studios are release movies in two or three movie packs, but why are you wasting site space with reviews for them? It would be one thing if these sets included a bonus disc that you couldn't get with the individual releases, but so far none of them had. Instead we get cut-and-paste jobs where all the individual reviews are just strung together. Why? Just link to the REAL review for each movie if you insist on creating a new entry for these sets. Case in point the recent "Zombie Bundle" review.

Second, the "cute" reviews. Specifically, the High School Musical reviews. How insulting those were that I barely scanned over them. If you're going to write a movie off before you even watch, don't bother reviewing it at all. I fear that the trend will continue and next we'll see a review of "Marley & Me" with commentary by Fido, the reviewer's golden lab. I can imagine such winning lines as, "I found the movie rather dull and Fido seemed to agree because halfway through he jumped off the couch and went to the dining room and proceeded to lick his crotch for the remainder of the film." Whoever okayed the HSM reviews needs to have his decision-making abilities revoked. Any future reviews that require "special guests" should be rejected immediately.