Comments on: The Queen of Spades http://www.electricsheepmagazine.co.uk/reviews/2009/12/01/the-queen-of-spades/ A Deviant View of Cinema - Film, DVD & Book Reviews Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:28:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Miss E http://www.electricsheepmagazine.co.uk/reviews/2009/12/01/the-queen-of-spades/comment-page-1/#comment-19577 Miss E Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:45:29 +0000 http://www.electricsheepmagazine.co.uk/reviews/?p=845#comment-19577 Al: I think what is refreshing about the reviews on this site is precisely that they *are* of a person with their own - albeit well informed / controversial / against the grain / annoying / interesting - opinions; they're not just bland rehashes of press releases which some film reviews have become. Also, you say beware of generalisations about the 'tastes of today' and yet yourself make one about 'today's critics and viewers' ;) Al: I think what is refreshing about the reviews on this site is precisely that they *are* of a person with their own – albeit well informed / controversial / against the grain / annoying / interesting – opinions; they’re not just bland rehashes of press releases which some film reviews have become.

Also, you say beware of generalisations about the ‘tastes of today’ and yet yourself make one about ‘today’s critics and viewers’

;)

]]> By: Al de Baran http://www.electricsheepmagazine.co.uk/reviews/2009/12/01/the-queen-of-spades/comment-page-1/#comment-19487 Al de Baran Sun, 28 Feb 2010 03:07:33 +0000 http://www.electricsheepmagazine.co.uk/reviews/?p=845#comment-19487 " I found myself unable to make the imaginative leap needed to immerse myself in the story, and could only enjoy it as an uninvolving spectacle. " So, what you are really reviewing here is not the film, but your own personal limitations. Also, beware the over-inclusive generalizations about the "tastes of today". Your negative view of the film is actually in the minority among today's critics and viewers. ” I found myself unable to make the imaginative leap needed to immerse myself in the story, and could only enjoy it as an uninvolving spectacle. ”

So, what you are really reviewing here is not the film, but your own personal limitations. Also, beware the over-inclusive generalizations about the “tastes of today”. Your negative view of the film is actually in the minority among today’s critics and viewers.

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