Movie Reviews Taken out of context

It sounds really really interesting and I'm sure they do it. What did NPR say about it?

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Oh, sure. I mean, a critic could have written, "A brilliant movie this is not," or "I wanted to kill myself after I sat through that incredible waste of my time" and the reviews would read "Brilliant!" "Incredible!"

I recall several years ago some movie studio was exposed because it had invented a movie critic who had given rave reviews to THE ANIMAL.

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Updated On: 8/24/06 at 12:02 PM

The above examples are downright deceitful and could even have legal ramifications. I doubt anyone is going that route.

Not having heard the NPR story in question, I'd imagine it's a lot more like the New York Times story about theatre producers doing the same things with their reviews. For example, say someone wrote a review tearing apart a show but praised one performer. The show would use that praise which, out of context, would look like the critic was praising the show. Or, there might be a throwaway line like "The cast is certainly one of the most energetic and talented groups assembled on Broadway, but even they can't save the abysmal book...etc." and the show would use the main thought without the caveat clause.

Updated On: 8/24/06 at 12:11 PM

It may have been Paramount....not completely sure about that though...maybe that's coming to mind because of the recent Tom Cruise happenings.

Uh, I mentioned that several posts ago. Why is it only getting recognition now after JerseyGirl mentioned it?

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