Film Review ComparisonsJaymelouise Hudspith

Online Review

The link to a full ‘rotten’ review -

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2012/04/02/

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The link to the full ‘fresh’ review by sight and sound -

http://www.bfi.org.uk/news/film-review-hunger-games

Rotten tomatoes brings a different approach to the typical review approach. It allows organisations such as those evidenced in the previous slides to give professional online reviews as well as allowing members of the audience to write and give their own views. They summaries the percentage rating, the 0-10 rating, the amount of reviews, as well as the ratio of fresh to rotten reviews. This makes it easier for the audience to get a general feel of the film.

Magazine Review

Magazine reviews such as this one, empire cinema magazine, are found in cinemas which allow people to review other films to the one they are viewing. This helps them decided or convince the viewer to come back and view other films or which ones they wish to avoid. The use of large bold images help the audience