Favorite Quote/Blurb by a Film Critic

[Martoto]

The best I've heard was when my mother returned from seeing Love Actually which my sister had dragged her to see. "Shite. Actually.". A two word review worthy of Spinal Tap.

Next best was a newspaper review for a movie ("Chain Reaction" or some crap title like that) that just said "Ben Affleck is a genius computer scientist......." I haven't paraphrased that.

[slumcat]

I can tell you the worst -

"directed the hell out of the movie"

read in every other review these days.

[Zillamon51]

Some iconic ones from the VHS era:

- "The most horrifying motion picture I have have ever seen." - Rex Reed, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

- "The most ferociously original horror film..." - Stephen King, The Evil Dead.

- "I have seen the future of horror, and his name is Clive Barker." - Stephen King, Hellraiser.

And finally, one that defined a decade:

- "Clever, hip, and scary!" - WBAI Radio, New York, Scream.

[Ranger517]

Martin Scorsese's thoughts on Gaspar Noé's Enter the Void, when he did his Q&A for "Mean Streets" at the Film at Lincoln Center.

"OH! Enter the Void is interesting, saw that... that's pretty wild. I mean yeah... that's going into another... Enter the Void is quite something, that's kind of inspiring."

[Lignerty]

I like this proverb

[Lignerty]

I really like the phrase "The movie camera turns us all into tourists, staring at someone else's life or at our own." I don’t remember where I heard it, it’s the word for word, but it accurately conveys everything that happens in the movie. I love to collect beautiful phrases or quotes. Once I came across https://phdessay.com/free-essays-on/proverb-literature/ where I read interesting essays on proverb and what message they bring to the life of every person. For me, proverbs are a collection of national traits and phrases that are used in every country. They also convey the culture of the country, which cannot but interest a person who loves travel and explores new worlds.