tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432345358831241141.post7718614397330814619..comments2016-11-26T11:25:05.423-06:00Comments on holesreviews: Hollywood Babylonmstrholehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06756649758308706509noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432345358831241141.post-90341731866390078172014-05-18T22:41:06.288-05:002014-05-18T22:41:06.288-05:00Even though I have a Masters Degree in Mass Commun...Even though I have a Masters Degree in Mass Communication, and I've studied how human beings perceive and how they process those perceptions, it still comes as a shock when someone tells me they had the exact opposite reaction to a particular video. In this case, the above reviewed "Hollywood Babylon." <br /><br />Someone whose opinion I respect told me today that they had watched the movie based on my recommendation but that they were very disappointed with what they saw and thought I should have been tougher on it. In fact, this individual, again whose opinion I really respect, speculated on whether or not I could be considered a credible reviewer based on how far off this person thought I was with my review. <br /><br />OK, fair enough. I know that it is possible for two people to watch the same movie and come away with totally different impressions, but in this case I was left with some doubts, mainly because of who it was that was calling me out. It made me think. Am I being too soft on things I like or directors/performers whose work I admire? I suppose it is possible. I take great pains to be positive on this blog, and perhaps I go too far sometimes. I now only review movies that really spoke to me on some level.<br /><br />Was "Hollywood Babylon" perfect? By no means. Why didn't I point out the imperfections? I didn't see the point because this movie touched me more with its story than anything else. Could it have benefited from a larger budget? Absolutely. Were there technical flaws, or scenes that could have been realized better with more resources? Probably. But the total package, in my view, remains sound. Dana Vespoli took HUGE risks here. So did Sovereign Syre. Perhaps in my desire to support this type of creative risk taking I may have gone overboard in the "gush" department. <br /><br />But I still think this movie is worth watching. And if after you watch it you disagree, please say so here (respectfully of course). I value input if it helps me to write better, more credible, reviews. Thanks for listening.mstrholehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06756649758308706509noreply@blogger.com