Hi guys! I hope you are still following my reviews because what I will analyse today will get you jumping up and down your seats! It’s about "Piranha 3D" which was released in Australia the 26th of August 2010. The movie review I chose comes from a blog made by the author of the article, Luke Buckmaster, posted on September 3, 2010.(1)
Buckmaster takes us through a smooth path down the main themes in the movie and explores how its director, Alexandre Aja, chose to portrait such surreal story. Ok, its a given that a target audience like teenagers love the taste of vintage horror re-made... But the author actually manages to analyse it in his own personal way. He defines the movie as "perversely satisfying junky-tainment"(2) which I thought was just hilarious. I have seen this movie and I can't agree more with his point of view.
Buckmaster manages to put "Piranha 3D" in a category that lies between different genres as man versus wild or "simply a matter of they're scary in numbers".(3) I liked the fact that he compares this action thriller with other movies of its kind such as "Anaconda", "Rogue" or "Snakes on a Plane". During his article he seems eager to point out that the whole plot of the movie revolves around waiting for the cast to be shred to pieces by the piranhas... Other than that, Buckmaster doesn't give much credit to the actors or the story development. He uses an informal type of language that seems fit for both adults and teenagers. He makes you feel like you are one of his buddies; and this is something that helped me keep interested while reading his article. Funny at times and narrating certain scenes from the movie, I believe Buckmaster has 'junky-tained' us!
The lay-out of the page is simple but clear. He presents his article accompanied by a picture of the promotional poster of the movie and its theatrical trailer is posted right underneath the article. Which I thought was a good idea considering the readers who haven't seen the film, may get a chance to see what Buckmaster is trying to tell. A cool detail is that he presents himself on the blog with his picture; this gives the reader the idea of knowing the author better. Thus feeling more attracted to reading his articles.
To conclude, I think Buckmaster nailed it in the way he describes the movie using amusing expressions but at the same time showing a serious point of view by comparing the movie with other films of its own genre.
(1), (2) & (3): http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2010/09/03/piranha-3d-movie-review-perversely-satisfying-junky-tainment/
Buckmaster takes us through a smooth path down the main themes in the movie and explores how its director, Alexandre Aja, chose to portrait such surreal story. Ok, its a given that a target audience like teenagers love the taste of vintage horror re-made... But the author actually manages to analyse it in his own personal way. He defines the movie as "perversely satisfying junky-tainment"(2) which I thought was just hilarious. I have seen this movie and I can't agree more with his point of view.Buckmaster manages to put "Piranha 3D" in a category that lies between different genres as man versus wild or "simply a matter of they're scary in numbers".(3) I liked the fact that he compares this action thriller with other movies of its kind such as "Anaconda", "Rogue" or "Snakes on a Plane". During his article he seems eager to point out that the whole plot of the movie revolves around waiting for the cast to be shred to pieces by the piranhas... Other than that, Buckmaster doesn't give much credit to the actors or the story development. He uses an informal type of language that seems fit for both adults and teenagers. He makes you feel like you are one of his buddies; and this is something that helped me keep interested while reading his article. Funny at times and narrating certain scenes from the movie, I believe Buckmaster has 'junky-tained' us!
The lay-out of the page is simple but clear. He presents his article accompanied by a picture of the promotional poster of the movie and its theatrical trailer is posted right underneath the article. Which I thought was a good idea considering the readers who haven't seen the film, may get a chance to see what Buckmaster is trying to tell. A cool detail is that he presents himself on the blog with his picture; this gives the reader the idea of knowing the author better. Thus feeling more attracted to reading his articles.
To conclude, I think Buckmaster nailed it in the way he describes the movie using amusing expressions but at the same time showing a serious point of view by comparing the movie with other films of its own genre.
(1), (2) & (3): http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2010/09/03/piranha-3d-movie-review-perversely-satisfying-junky-tainment/
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