Official Blog Reviews!

Ok so here they are, feel free to comment below and I have re-read all of the baits that were entered in the festival...

The 27th Victim- It really grew on me over time! The casting is great, the story is superb, and I really hope you were planning on using the different personalitites as voices because that would be GREAT! A-

8- I'll give you this, it is pretty baity, but nothing else really worked for me. I wanted a little more info. on the characters and not just what the movie was going to be. That will probably lead to no acting nominations, but who knows. Just didn't work for me... C-

Beast Within You- Umm, not the best way to tell the story. I would rather have you just make a live action version of the Disney film. Seemed like it would come off cheesy and kinda long too. The casting wasn't very good either. D+

Behind the Show- One of the best synopsis I have read in a long time. The only problem is I wanted to know more about making the show. The casting is a bit off except Kevin Spacey is perfection in that role. Regina King is good, but Matt Brod. is horribly off IMO. Still it was a great bait and you will probably get a few awards if you submit it in the Musical/Comedy category at the Globes. B+

Bloodshed- Great director choice, and very baity. It just wasn't anything special, but still a very solid bait. Expect to make the Top 10. B

Captain Fantastic- Overall it is a disappointment, but still a very soild bait. You have a fantastic cast and it is just good. You'll probably get at least an Honorable Mention. I liked it and I hope you submit it in Musical/Comedy. B

Clockwork- I'm mad that you didn't use Drake Bell because he is all over the posters and I was looking forward to him. Just not that good my opinion didn't change from the festival. C-

Cooking Class- I wanted it to be a heart warming Little Miss Sunshine kind of comedy, but that was no where. The casting is ok, but not that great. Under sub par... C-

Dark Night- FANTASTIC POSTER! Good acting choices, but it was boring and I didn't want to continue reading. C-

David Copperfield- The cast was way too much and there wasn't a press section! However the synopsis is nicely structured. Just ok, but not amazing. C

Elm Falls- I hate how it seems that they don't know they are getting together. I'd rather have it like a Brothers and Sisters (the show on ABC) feel to it. Still the parents are perfectly cast and it had the potential. C+

End of the Alphabet- I don't see why this is getting the rave reviews it has gotten. It's not horrible or anything, but I don't think they are completely deserved. While it is a good bait I felt a bit compelled to like it and it didn't live up to expectations. I do like that you used Dennis Quaid though. B-

Flint- The story is great, but the cast isn't so. I really liked the story of this bait and would make a fantastic heart pounding movie, but the cast didn't seem right to me. Still a great bait that I applaud! B+

Glitz- Jim Carrey and John Litgow seem mis cast to me, but other than that the cast is perfect and your bait is fraktastic! Renee Zellweger is fantastic pick and the premise is laugh out loud hilarious. I felt so bad thinking the whole bait was funny, but this would make a fantastic movie that would probably become one of the most controversial films ever. Still, I want to see this made into a movie and very few times have I read a complete synopsis of a bait and enjoyed it all the way through. Fantastic I LOVED IT! A

Gray Daze- I wanted a dark comedy and it was no where to be found. Topher Grace gets my vote for Best Actor, but I wanted it to be more comedic and it wasn't which was disappointing.

Holy Cow 3!: I didn't like the first 2 at all and this one didn't change my mind. I don't see Judd Apatow directing this and I find it an insult to the community to release a bait like this. F

How Things Change: This is a comedy? It seemed just stupid to me and would work better with more in it and as a drama. I was disappointed. C-

The Informer- I really liked this bait. It would make a good movie, but I didn't like it as much near the end. Still an enjoyable bait that is one of my favorites of the month. A-

It's A Public Life- My bait, I will not review. FYC

The Last Page- A great Close vehicle and you took advantage of an underused actress which I applaud. A great story that has a great cast (except I don't know about Freeman) and one of the better baits of the month. B+

Lucky Clover- Didn't keep me interested and seems too much like a Thompson vehicle that didn't work for me. C-

Mindset- Why Shia? Always him! Still it had a great premise that I thought didn't go the write way. Shia is miscast IMO, but Nikki Reed should get a Best Actress nomination for this. Just not that great, but would be a WHOLE lot better without Shia. C

Mom is 80- Who is Anne? Molly Shannon is perfectly cast and should be in you nominations part and Alec Baldwin is starting to be used to much. Bea Arthur is great, but I don't see a story. I see the set up and even a little tease would have been better. Also, I think this was submitted to the festival a while ago. C

Oil- IMO George Clooney is miscast, but Christopher Plummer should get an Oscar nomination if not Win for his role because I think that is pitch perfect casting. Interesting premise, but the Clooney casting really runined it for me. Still a good bait though. B-

1000 Paper Cranes- This is really what the Academy would love, but I can see it being a bad movie. Didn't do it for me, but still a true Oscar bait. C-

Pillow/Menu- The grammer was pretty bad and the story didn't seem baity at all and the casting was off. Not the great D+

Running Miles- I don't really like this bait all that much and it changed A LOT from the festival which is against the rules. Originally it was a Disney film and it really makes me mad that you changed it so much. D+

Song and Dance Man- Nicholas Cage is terribly miscast, but the beggining of the story is fantastic. Started out great, but fell from grace much like the character in the bait. C+

Standardized TeSt- I can see this as a film, but the casting isn't what I would have done. Still it is a solid bait that I hope does well. B

Tuesdays With Morrie- It really grew on me and I wish it the best. I'm sure it will do well at the Oscars and it is an Oscar bait. Good job Z! B+

Thats all I have Big 8 to come soon...