The New Review Revisited

If we are going to get new reviews, I wanted to explain the slightly streamlined format... as compared to the old format.

So... this is what to look forward to.

Cast: This will be taking the places of Cast and Characters from the old format. Why have two separate categories and scores? I focused on the who and the who they played. But separate. Now they will be combined. Because I want to have a similar scoring system, combining these two also combines their weight. So Cast will have a score out of 20.

Presentation: This will be taking the places of Visual and Sound. These two are just as important to my opinion as anything else. A good soundtrack or lack thereof. A beautiful visual presence or too dark to see anything. Audio and visual ARE the Presentation. It will also have a score out of 20.

Chronicle: This will be the combination of three previous categories: Story, Flow. Closure. The story is what the movie is trying to say, the... story. Closure is how the story ends, how the movie ends, any tied up loose ends. And Flow is how the story gets from beginning to end. This category is the most important, and as it is the amalgamation of THREE previous ones, Chronicle will have a score out of 30.

Impact: This will be taking the place of Substance and Legacy. In the old format, Substance was whether or not the movie was what it was supposed to be. If it was advertised as a scary horror flick, but I laughed through the whole thing instead... that missed the mark. But... as compared to what? That was what Legacy was. Either the movie compared to others in the same genre or compared to the original version(in the case of a reboot/remake) or compared to the source material(if based on books/comics/etc). And that Legacy is WHAT would be the benchmark for Substance. Score will be out of 20.

Extra Oomph: This category is staying. This would be that little necessary or unnecessary thing that might set the movie a part from the rest. Or maybe it DOESN'T need this. For example, how X-Men First Class was also a decent period piece or how Drax is basically Autistic, and some kids indentified with him. As always, this will be out of 10.

That is the new format.

Now... let's get this going!!!

Wish me luck. I need some support! See a post... comment... share it. Let's go!