The Trouble with Movies

Stars, numbers, and thumbs can be quite misleading when reviewing a movie. I mean, Roger Ebert once told me that he gave the Spawn movie three and a half stars, almost a cinematic masterpiece. After seeing it, I’d have to disagree. Ebert himself admitted that he regrets the poor rating he gave for The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly when it first came out.

Movie trailers are equally deceptive. Just do a YouTube search for Star Wars: The Phantom Menace movie trailer. That thing is awesome … until you actually sit through the entire movie … most of the exciting parts went into the trailer!

So for my reviews, I’ll try to steer clear of ratings and trailers that hype a few highlights (keyword: try). Instead, I’ll try to write what I call “truth trailers.” The hype is stripped away, and from there the movie either falls or stands on its own.