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Late Fall to Christmas season is typically
the time where studios release their Oscar
worthy pictures for Academy consideration,
but how much trust can you really insert
into every major reviewer group out there
when it comes to those films?
 For
instance, when it comes down to movies
which critics and audiences alike enjoy,
Corky Romano is a prime example. The
comedy starring Chris Kattan opened
October of 2001 to happy reviews. Chicago
Sun-Times major critic, Roger Ebert, who
has a tendency to dislike SNL oriented
comedies, commented on Corky, "Romano is
as talented behind the camera as it is in
front. When you watch a group of hopefuls
as such, it's a pleasure to see the
results when hard work and determination
come together as a whole. I know we're not
really suppose to discuss inside reactions
from the critic's screening, but everyone
in the room was howling and there was much
talk after the viewing about the film's
powerful character development. It's just
a great feeling when you know there are
still great brains in Hollywood, and it is
portrayed in Corky."
Strong reactions indeed, which also
were portrayed in opening night
CinemaScore results, in which Corky
averaged a solid B+ rating among
polled crowds. But with obvious
healthy feelings on products like
Corky with critics and mainstream
filmgoers, the tables begin to turn
when films like Lord of the Rings
start to retrieve exceptionally
positive reactions as well. For
instance, the Peter Jackson directed
film earned a 96% rating on
RottenTomatoes.com (which covers all
the major film critics' voices).
TIME Magazine critic, Richard
Corliss claimed on LOTR, "An
excellent film and a ripping yarn of
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A so-called review on LOTR
is picking up suspicion in
Hollywood |
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Robert Logan,
president of MPAA commented, "As much as
I'd hate to say, some suspicion is
brewing around Hollywood that David
Manning clones are starting to appear.
And as obvious as it was with Vertical
(Limit) and Animal, it's just getting to
an embarrassing degree right now."
Adding to his example, "When one views
let's say Joe Somebody and then sits and
compares it to Lord of the Rings, it's
just a dead obvious reaction of which
one is the better product. Tim Allen
knows what he's doing and he's top of
the line in his material." Comparing it
to LOTR, Logan added, "you've got Tim
Allen and Elijah Wood. Do the math."
Commenting about
Corliss' LOTR review, Logan stated,
"Take a look at Richard's review. And
quite frankly he isn't alone, but it's
just one example of several right now
that we're looking into. He (Corliss)
loved it, and so did many other major
film critics, as obvious through their
reviews. When I had the chance to view
Lord of the Rings at special critic's
screening, roughly two hundred were in
attendance and walk-outs were taking
place every ten minutes. It was not a
good site." Commenting about LOTR's box
office performance, "When you glance at
its box office deliveries, it becomes
clear why these critics are stating
these outrageous comments." After being
asked about Corliss versus David
Manning, Logan said, "Without a doubt
there's something that's going around in
Hollywood right now. We're currently
researching into the problem".
Asked how the process
is being handled, Robert noted, "Right
now we're in the process of contacting
TIME Magazine and attempting to figure
out whether or not there is in fact a
Richard Corliss in the office. Their
secretary has not been very helpful to
us and has actually refused our phone
conversation access to Richard. Our
suspicion is growing right now and one
of the next steps is to figure out how
to get into their (TIME) offices and see
for ourselves. We've got a pretty good
feeling TIME is hiding something, and
once we've cracked down on it, it's only
a matter of other such suspicious
critics falling under." Logan concluded,
"It can be related to the drug problem.
Once you nail a few dealers, they'll all
start running and once they're running,
we can spot them easier and put an end
to this embarrassment."
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