Nostalgia Chick's review of Dune
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 12:13 am
How many people here saw the Nostalgia Chick's review of Dune (from summer last year?)? It was a pretty shoddy piece of work, not because it was negative but because it misrepresented the film for comic effect. (For example, the spice is hardly a McGuffin - it is central to the plot.) Even fans will admit that there are plenty of problems with Dune, no one needs to invent faults in order to criticise the film. One of her principal mistakes was to claim the film was more confused than it was.
Anyway, the upshot was that so many people reacted badly to her review that she took down the review and later posted an explanation/apology. I think the apology (which you can see here: http://blip.tv/nostalgia-chick/lindsay- ... ne-5187845 ) misses the real shortfall of her review (that she misrepresented the film) and suggests that she was subject to hostility because she had attacked a sacred cow. Interestingly, she says that she is under pressure to produce one review per two weeks and that she didn't do a good job on the review.
Well, does anyone know where I can find a copy of the review so I can check my judgment/memory?
Thanks,
Monty
Anyway, the upshot was that so many people reacted badly to her review that she took down the review and later posted an explanation/apology. I think the apology (which you can see here: http://blip.tv/nostalgia-chick/lindsay- ... ne-5187845 ) misses the real shortfall of her review (that she misrepresented the film) and suggests that she was subject to hostility because she had attacked a sacred cow. Interestingly, she says that she is under pressure to produce one review per two weeks and that she didn't do a good job on the review.
Well, does anyone know where I can find a copy of the review so I can check my judgment/memory?
Thanks,
Monty