Posted by Justin on 12/26/17 11:29

Frank Sereno wrote on [Sun, 16 Oct 2005 03:14:26 GMT]:
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> DVD Verdict wrote:
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>> Today, DVD Verdict posted reviews of AFTERMATH: UNANSWERED QUESTIONS
>> FROM 9/11, BIG ALLIGATOR RIVER, CLEVELAND IN MY DREAMS, FEMI KUTI: LIVE
>> AT THE SHRINE: DELUXE EDITION DVD + LIVE CD, GIRLS NITE OUT, JACK
>> O'LANTERN, LAW AND ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIM'S UNIT: THE SECOND YEAR,
>> MIDNIGHT, NIP/TUCK: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON, PINOCCHIO'S REVENGE, and
>> THE WORK OF DIRECTOR STEPHANE SEDNAOUI:
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>> NIP/TUCK: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON (reviewed by David Gutierrez,
>> overall score 80/100):
>> "Don't expect Shakespeare. Nip/Tuck is at its best when it motors off,
>> never stopping to breath. It's a soap opera on speed, plain and simple.
>> It's excessive, fantastic, and engaging."
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>> FULL REVIEW: http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/niptuckseason2.php
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> I don't know about other folks, but if something receives an 80 out of
> 100 score, that should mean that the show is fairly good in the view of
> the reviewer. But when you read the full review, he didn't like the
> series all that much, giving the story a score of 60.
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> I think the score for the meat of a DVD, the actual show or movie,
> should make up the bulk of its review score. Rating extras, video
> transfer, etc., is good, but are less important than the show itself.

So, if you rate the DVD with 80% based on the show, and the reviewer
loves the show so much he gives it an 79, and the transfer is so poor
that there is parts where you can't even make out what's happening...

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