Critics write movie reviews. Well, so can you. Often times, many
people only go by movie reviews that have been written by critics. This
is only because they come out first, before the movie is even released.
But, many times people wait to see movies until after the first weekend.
Your reviews can help many reviewers decide what movies to see.
Writing movie reviews on old movies also helps viewers decide what to
see. No one really wants to trust a review written 50 years ago written
on Lawrence of Arabia. Not only has the time changed, but so have
politics, attention span, and taste. So, writing a new movie review on
an old movie can be every helpful.
If you are trying to write a review on new movies but think your
reviews will not be read, you are mistaken. Often, people don't trust
the critics. They like to see what real people have to say about a movie
that they really want to see. If well written, short, and to the point,
it could help persuade the masses. A lot of movie review sites actually
accept more reviews after the film has been released. People like fresh
content. If someone is interested in going to the new "Pirates" movie,
they would rather read an article written by you yesterday than by
someone who wrote the review the day of release. This is because, of
course, a person who really wants to see the movie is probably going to
like it, rather than you, who didn't know if you wouldn't like it and
wrote a more recent review.
Writing reviews on not well-known movies also helps sway people or at
the very least, get them interested in what you are interested in. For
example, this is what propelled Donnie Darko into stardom. Many critics
and movie goers had not seen the movie until reviewers started praising
it. As it gained momentum, more people had reviewed it.
Your reviews don't need to be well written, nor do they need to be
long. But, you should write reviews on all of your favorite or least
favorite movies. If you chose to write reviews on new movies or old
movies - either way it helps out the cause of movies in general. And who
knows - the next unknown movie you write about may become the next cult
classic.
If you enjoy writing, and you have a passion for films, you might as
well take the extra time to write a movie review. You may feel better
that you actually swayed people to see your favorite or least favorite
movies. There are many websites out there that allow you to write
reviews, rate movies, and even recommend movies to friends.
