DudeDazz's Movie Reviews

[Beast]

So as people know (or if you looked at my signature), I have a movie review site and, even though people I know tell me they like it, I just wanted an outsider's opinion. I know it's probably not that good but I've always wanted to be a movie reviewer. I was in the school paper for about three months or so but the paper got cancelled because people in my school didn't read, lol. Then GCSEs and coursework came and I put it off for about three or four years but now I've left college, I really want to get back into it so I started off a site.

 

So, what do you think? http://www.dudedazzmoviereviews.wordpress.com

 

P.S: Sorry for the late topic, been meaning to do it a week ago, lol.

Edited February 9, 2010 by Animal

[Ashley]

If you want absolute honesty I feel it lacks a distinct voice. This could be anyone talking (but obviously 'voice' is something you develop). Plus stuff like this;

 

This movie would seriously make the toughest person emotional and some people may not be able to watch some scenes because it is a little disturbing but this has to be one of the best movies I have ever seen with no exaggeration.

 

Its a bit wishy-washy/colloquial. Not that doing a colloquial style isn't an artistic choice in itself, but it seems neither one thing nor another. Plus you say "this is a difficult film to watch" (or words to that effect) three or four times.

 

(I have read some of the others in the past so this is somewhat general, but using Precious as a particular example).

 

But keep at it

[Paj!]

I agree with Ashley.

 

I hate how you give away a summary of the story to the entire film in the first paragraph after the intro in a lot of the reviews too. That shouldn't be necessary.

 

It feels a bit indistinct and not superbly/eloquently/whatever the word is written. It's a bit by-numbers.

[Beast]

Thanks for the honest opinions. I can work at the rough edges then so I appreciate the honesty.

 

I agree with Ashley.

 

I hate how you give away a summary of the story to the entire film in the first paragraph after the intro in a lot of the reviews too. That shouldn't be necessary.

 

It feels a bit indistinct and not superbly/eloquently/whatever the word is written. It's a bit by-numbers.

 

Yeah, advice from a friend of mine to do so. So you think I should just give my review and not type what the movie is about?

 

But apart from that, is it okay?

 

Oh and the second part of what you said: did you mean the summary or the whole review?

Edited February 9, 2010 by Animal

[Paj!]

Well you could just sum what goes on in less detail. Hannah Montana is about the Disney superstar going back to her hometown in an attempt to discover her roots. The end, let's review.

 

And so on. Obvously give some idea, but giving away major storypoints irks me to no end, and is not needed.

[Beast]

I took on both of your comments on board and I just put what goes on in less detail.

 

Is that any better, Paj?

 

Oh and Ashley, I'm going to try and be less wishy-washy in my next review (The Princess and the Frog)...

 

Thanks for the comments so far...

[Coolness Bears]

You gave Lesbian Vampire Killers 6/10? and Hannah Montana: The Movie 5/10.

 

For that I cannot forgive you. :p

 

Seriously though how does your scoring work?

 

I feel they need to be a bit more in tune with the review as a whole.

[Beast]

You gave Lesbian Vampire Killers 6/10? and Hannah Montana: The Movie 5/10.

 

For that I cannot forgive you. :p

 

Seriously though how does your scoring work?

 

I feel they need to be a bit more in tune with the review as a whole.

 

I rate through how much I enjoyed the movie along with the direction, the acting, the dialogue, the story and so on...I've been thinking of changing it so you might see a change there.

 

Oh and HM would have been a 6 too but the fact that no-one knew Miley was Hannah because of a blonde wig seriously annoyed me. LVP, for me, knew what it was: A cheesy comedy that would always be mediocre.

 

But still, forgive me Coolness...FORGIVE ME! lol

[Coolness Bears]

I rate through how much I enjoyed the movie along with the direction, the acting, the dialogue, the story and so on...I've been thinking of changing it so you might see a change there.

 

Oh and HM would have been a 6 too but the fact that no-one knew Miley was Hannah because of a blonde wig seriously annoyed me. LVP, for me, knew what it was: A cheesy comedy that would always be mediocre.

 

But still, forgive me Coolness...FORGIVE ME! lol

 

That's fine. It's just when I was reading some of your reviews I was suddenly surprised at the end to find you had given it this score or that.

 

Like Lesbian Vampire Killers wasn't a glowing review and then suddenly 6/10 and then apart from the one thing that urked you in Hannah Montana it was a more positive review then 5/10 and it left me confused regardless of enjoyment rating or whatever.

 

I hope that makes sense. That's just an example I don't keep meaning to focus in on those two movies.

 

LVP for me wasn't that, I don't think it knew how bad it was. Ninja Cheerleaders now there is a film that knows how bad it is. (and is genius and the greatest movie all time bar none)

 

I forgive, it's just I'm a big fan of Miley Cyrus. :p

 

oh and it is ridiculous but think of it like superman and Clark kent that is ridiculous. Ultimately it's a children's show and so they are not gonna be to focused on that aspect on whether it is believable she is just sticking on a wig or not but in the words of my sister...

 

"I THOUGHT SHE HAD BLONDE HAIR? NO SHE HAS BROWN?, I DON'T GET THIS"

 

*confused face*

 

Cue me laughing. She probably didn't shout it out like that.

[jayseven]

When you say "the best movie i have ever seen" you're not saying anything anyone wants to read. You need to be able to qualify your statements with examples.

 

"he decided to make a sequel which didn’t follow up. ", "it really should be made into a genre its got so popular" and "One of my favourite movies is Final Destination and the second followed, the third wasn’t good but wasn’t bad either but the fourth is the worst of the series and is seriously weak as a movie." are just bad bad bad. Stop saying 'seriously', people are assuming that you're being serious.

 

Etc.

[Beast]

That's fine. It's just when I was reading some of your reviews I was suddenly surprised at the end to find you had given it this score or that.

 

Like Lesbian Vampire Killers wasn't a glowing review and then suddenly 6/10 and then apart from the one thing that urked you in Hannah Montana it was a more positive review then 5/10 and it left me confused regardless of enjoyment rating or whatever.

 

Yeah it's kind of a mixture but I've gotten into a habit of rating a movie through how much I enjoyed it. It's something I'm trying to stop.

 

1) When you say "the best movie i have ever seen" you're not saying anything anyone wants to read. You need to be able to qualify your statements with examples.

 

2) "he decided to make a sequel which didn’t follow up.", "it really should be made into a genre its got so popular" and "One of my favourite movies is Final Destination and the second followed, the third wasn’t good but wasn’t bad either but the fourth is the worst of the series and is seriously weak as a movie." are just bad bad bad.

 

3)Stop saying 'seriously', people are assuming that you're being serious.

 

Etc.

 

1) Okay, when you say examples, you mean like examples of other movies it matched up to?

 

2) Yeah, reading back on the FD4 sentence kinda made me cringe so I just made it a lot shorter. I've also edited the other two lines...

 

3) Oh and that's another habit I need to stop doing, saying 'seriously' all the time, lol.

 

Thanks for the honest opinions and advice, people. People (mainly friends and family) kept on telling me it was good but I didn't think they were being honest so I really do appreciate it. It's the only way you learn through your mistakes.

 

I'm trying to find the best movie rating system since doing "--/10" isn't really working for me. I was thinking more like "four stars" since I read that that is the most effective. What do you guys think?

Edited February 11, 2010 by Animal

[Pyxis]

I'd find it more interesting if you either stuck to a specific genre or tried to cover a broader range of films, instead of all the latest cinema releases because that won't give your site any unique character.

 

If it became more genre specific, you could make more worthwhile comparisons about the film compared to others in that genre and you'd have more time to write about them.

 

If you focused on films as a whole and not just all of the latest American releases, you could look for hidden gems that people might never have heard of and then people would want to revisit your site in order to find something 'new' to watch. People might also enjoy reading a review about a film they watched a long time ago in order to reminisce.

 

Sticking to a specific genre sounds best to me. You could look back at older films, less known films, review new releases and write updates on future releases. If you like horror, then there's a huge amount of films out there and you could also introduce people to the likes of Miike Takashi if you are into that sort of thing. I've never got the thought of a woman giving birth to a fully grown man out of my head since I first watched Gozu...(especially when the man's hand came out of her vagina and grabbed that guy's penis while they were having sex!) I'm just saying that because I had a browse through your site and the Hannah Montana one was out of place!

Edited February 13, 2010 by Pyxis

[Beast]

I'd find it more interesting if you either stuck to a specific genre or tried to cover a broader range of films, instead of all the latest cinema releases because that won't give your site any unique character.

 

If it became more genre specific, you could make more worthwhile comparisons about the film compared to others in that genre and you'd have more time to write about them.

 

If you focused on films as a whole and not just all of the latest American releases, you could look for hidden gems that people might never have heard of and then people would want to revisit your site in order to find something 'new' to watch. People might also enjoy reading a review about a film they watched a long time ago in order to reminisce.

 

Sticking to a specific genre sounds best to me. You could look back at older films, less known films, review new releases and write updates on future releases. If you like horror, then there's a huge amount of films out there and you could also introduce people to the likes of Miike Takashi if you are into that sort of thing. I've never got the thought of a woman giving birth to a fully grown man out of my head since I first watched Gozu...(especially when the man's hand came out of her vagina and grabbed that guy's penis while they were having sex!) I'm just saying that because I had a browse through your site and the Hannah Montana one was out of place!

 

It's funny you say that because I've been thinking about doing old movies but I wasn't too sure whether people would be interested. I wanted to review stuff like Battle Royale and Death Note and A Nightmare on Elm Street and more. Also I've seen quite a few older movies so I think I might do that...

[Paj!]

Review anything and everything. To be honest, the last thing people want to read is reviews of movies that are being reviewed everywhere else at the same time.

[Beast]

Review anything and everything. To be honest, the last thing people want to read is reviews of movies that are being reviewed everywhere else at the same time.

 

That's true, I can see where you're coming from. I think what I am going to do from now is review every movie I see (new and old).

[Beast]

Hey guys, I'm just wondering on getting a domain name but I'm not entirely sure. I'm sort of on the "yes" side more than the "no" side but I was just wondering, do you think it's worth it in the end? I think it looks professional but I can't really think of any more positives...I just wanted the opinion of people from this site and their experiences with getting a domain name.

[Ashley]

As long as you get it from the right place 's'only a few quid so what's your damage? As long as you make sure they don't auto-renew.

 

But please don't call it DudeDazz.co.uk or anything. I know its your internet moniker but if you want to have a domain to sound professional calling it that will completely fly in the face of your intention.

[Beast]

As long as you get it from the right place 's'only a few quid so what's your damage? As long as you make sure they don't auto-renew.

 

But please don't call it DudeDazz.co.uk or anything. I know its your internet moniker but if you want to have a domain to sound professional calling it that will completely fly in the face of your intention.

 

I was going to call it www. dudedazzmoviereviews .com which is basically what I have now if the wordpress part wasn't in the way. I don't know what else to call it...I can't call the domain one thing and then my site another, it would just be odd. Also, everybody kinda knows it that so it would be easier too. I just couldn't think of a name so I just kept it simple.

 

Also, I'm getting it from wordpress themselves.

Edited July 6, 2010 by Animal

[Ashley]

Don't get me wrong, I love the word dude and use it often but using it as a website name, to me anyway, sounds like someone trying to be a film reviewer.

[Beast]

Don't get me wrong, I love the word dude and use it often but using it as a website name, to me anyway, sounds like someone trying to be a film reviewer.

 

I kind of am as a profession, it's always been my dream but I think I get what you mean. I just can't think of another name no matter how hard I try. My friends and family have tried helping me but it just doesn't fit, if that makes sense. I just have no idea what to call it...

Edited July 6, 2010 by Animal

[Cube]

If you want it as a personal site, then I see nothing wrong. I've merged two of my nicknames for my blog/website/whateveritis (I need to start posting more stuff on it).

 

If you're aiming to try and create a independent film website (much like KNEE is to games) then the name wouldn't be a good choice.

[Beast]

If you want it as a personal site, then I see nothing wrong. I've merged two of my nicknames for my blog/website/whateveritis (I need to start posting more stuff on it).

 

If you're aiming to try and create a independent film website (much like KNEE is to games) then the name wouldn't be a good choice.

 

Okay, my friend has come up with one for me. Technically it's not changing my name but it is changing the domain.

 

www. ddmoviereviews .com

 

What do you think? I like it but I need an outsider opinion.

[jayseven]

"Deesquared" is just better. It merges your initials of DD while also putting across a vaguely reviewery tone, with 'desquaring' being a made up word that sounds like it means 'to simplify', no? Removing "movie reviews" means that you can utilise your url differently should you venture to do so in the future.

 

Also nobody likes to type in really long urls. dsquared, dsqared, whatever funky internet-trendy purposful misspelling suits your tastes.

 

Just, please, don't have "dudedazz" because it sounds like a child is doing it.

[Beast]

If I were to use my real name's initials, it would be www. dcmoviereviews .com. I know I probably wouldn't venture anywhere else since my passion and love is for movies. I could just change my site's name to DC's Movie Reviews, no?

[jayseven]

I made other points! Bah. You wanted an outside opinion.