Remarks: That was good. Not as good as I remember from my childhood, and nowhere near as good as Courtayrd's rendition ;) but still really good. I appreciate all the effort and coordination that went into so many large musical numbers, but regardless, there were a few flaws. The dialogue was kinda mid, and the cinematography wasn't anything special. The music and acting were, I thought, quite extraordinary though. Excellent cast, excellent plot, overall a very good film/musical. 74/100
#20
Movie title and release year: Newsies, (1992)
74/100, C
Reviewer name and watch date: Andrew Thorpe, 3/10/2022, Thu.
Story - 1a - appealing, understandable, logical: 9/10 Story - 1b - engaging, suspension of disbelief: 10/10 Attraction Value - 2a - cast, characters, setting: 8/10 Attraction Value - 2b - plot, storyline, idea, series?: 7/10 Themes - 3a - motifs, imagery, identity: 8/10 Themes - 3b - intrigue, emotional grip: 7/10 Acting - 4a - casting, characters, depth: 7/10 Acting - 4b - believability, emotional connection: 8/10 Dialogue - 5a - character interaction, believable, emotional: 5/10 Dialogue - 5b - contextually appropriate, profanity/slurs: 9/10 Cinematography - 6a - editing, mood, pace, angle of shots, color grading: 6/10 Cinematography - 6b - transitions, movement, scene start/end: 6/10 Physical aspects - 7a - costumes, makeup, props, vehicles: 7/10 Physical aspects - 7b - setting, scenery, green screen: 7/10 Effects - 8a - practical fx use/frequency, explosions, crashes, quantity/quality: 7/10 Effects - 8b - special fx, animation, styles, use/frequency, quantity/quality: 5/10 Sound - 9a - music, score, emotional impact/use, mood, volume: 10/10 Sound - 9b - sound fx, under/overuse, new sounds, animals/aliens, foley: 8/10 Directing - 10a - vision, concept, idea: 9/10 Directing - 10b - execution, cohesiveness, timing, PR: 9/10 Uniqueness - 11a - anything that stood out? Anything impressive?: 7/10 Uniqueness - 11b - is this, as a whole, a 1-of-a-kind film? : 10/10 Bonus points - 12 - up to 30 bonus points: 15/30
Total points out of 250 possible?
184 / 250.
#20
Movie title and release year: Newsies, (1992)
74/100, C
Reviewer name and watch date: Andrew Thorpe, 3/10/2022, Thu.
Story - 1a - appealing, understandable, logical: 9/10 Story - 1b - engaging, suspension of disbelief: 10/10 Attraction Value - 2a - cast, characters, setting: 8/10 Attraction Value - 2b - plot, storyline, idea, series?: 7/10 Themes - 3a - motifs, imagery, identity: 8/10 Themes - 3b - intrigue, emotional grip: 7/10 Acting - 4a - casting, characters, depth: 7/10 Acting - 4b - believability, emotional connection: 8/10 Dialogue - 5a - character interaction, believable, emotional: 5/10 Dialogue - 5b - contextually appropriate, profanity/slurs: 9/10 Cinematography - 6a - editing, mood, pace, angle of shots, color grading: 6/10 Cinematography - 6b - transitions, movement, scene start/end: 6/10 Physical aspects - 7a - costumes, makeup, props, vehicles: 7/10 Physical aspects - 7b - setting, scenery, green screen: 7/10 Effects - 8a - practical fx use/frequency, explosions, crashes, quantity/quality: 7/10 Effects - 8b - special fx, animation, styles, use/frequency, quantity/quality: 5/10 Sound - 9a - music, score, emotional impact/use, mood, volume: 10/10 Sound - 9b - sound fx, under/overuse, new sounds, animals/aliens, foley: 8/10 Directing - 10a - vision, concept, idea: 9/10 Directing - 10b - execution, cohesiveness, timing, PR: 9/10 Uniqueness - 11a - anything that stood out? Anything impressive?: 7/10 Uniqueness - 11b - is this, as a whole, a 1-of-a-kind film? : 10/10 Bonus points - 12 - up to 30 bonus points: 15/30
Total points out of 250 possible?
184 / 250.