Before I start though, I'd like to thank Megane 6.7 for writing #2LRs for recent video games. I'm not as plugged into the videogame scene as I once was... and the recent Civilization V review and subsequent strategy guide that I posted to GameFAQs is pretty much the sum total of my hardcore gaming through a couple years now.
One of the most major reasons that I started doing the Too Late Reviews postings is that I've noticed something about movie reviews personally. When I read a movie review, especially a good movie review, its almost as much art as the movie itself. A movie review even with a summary isn't the whole movie... but I find that the best reviews not only hit on the high points, but they give me an idea of the movie other than just the main plotline.
I've strived to write these reviews so that you, our readers, will get an idea of not only the movie but to understand some of the things underlying the movie. As with the most recent Oz review, which was a bit desultory, the point behind it was that the movie was somewhat desultory as well. I want to give you an idea when things go right of why they went right... for instance, writing about Grave of the Fireflies, in order to tell you why a movie that may be relentless and gripping and depressing is worth watching, the things that the movie did so right that you can't easily find in other movies. I want to highlight the high points and the low points and to give you an idea of the why behind the reasoning that they're high points or low points.
Ultimately, I want to try to peel back the story to show an aspect of storytelling, writing, moviecraft... anything that will hopefully give you more of an insight. I'm certainly no movie insider... but I am someone who tries to notice detail, even the smallest ones. The training for this is the fifteen years or so that I've been writing Mystery Science Theater treatments of fanfics and constantly trying to focus not only the words on the screen in front of me, but what they symbolize.
One of the most recent MSTings that Megane 6.7 and I are working on is a story that is rather technically competent 'fic. It's a crossover between two series that Megane 6.7 and I seem to keep returning to. When we requested permission, the authors expressed a bit of surprise... they thought their 'fic was good. Well, their 'fic was good. I loved it because the concept behind it is an interesting read, and hopefully our jokes will add with the interest factor of the 'fic to make it even better.
That's my goal with the #2LR series. I want to make whatever you watch or play a better experience, whether or not it's something you've already watched. Not only that, I want to express why something worked, or why something didn't, and my goal is to not only enjoy what I watch but to really concentrate on it, to figure out why I liked it, and then to find similar examples.
Alternately... above all, whether it's good or it's bad, I'll do my level best to make the reviews interesting whether through humor or insight.
We hope you continue to enjoy reading these reviews, our blog in general, and our website. Speaking for both Megane 6.7 and myself, we feel honored to have you spend your time reading our work, and we hope that you enjoy.
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