So I haven't reviewed anything in awhile.
I've noticed this happens a lot, and frankly, it's my own fault. For many reasons.
First is time- with work and other priorities, I don't always have the time to watch movies to review.
Second is that a lot of movies I have watched don't exactly lend themselves to the style of review I've been doing.
Thirdly is when I started doing this I decided I was only going to review movies I was watching for the first time, whether they be new releases or just new to me.
Fact is, there is an easy way around all these points, one that had not crossed my mind until today.
See, I own over 700 DVDs- some are documentaries, some are concerts, plenty are TV shows, but even with those removed, I still have a good 500+ titles gracing my DVD shelf, and the fact that they are there means I enjoyed them (okay except 2 that I haven't watched yet which were gifts but that's beside the point)
So what does this mean for those issues? Simple.
I'm going to start reviewing movies I have already seen. This will save me watch time (not that I won't re watch them prior to a review, but there are some I don't need to- I know them by memory). Likewise, I will keep these reviews short, both to save time and because if I don't limit myself for some of these movies I will end up with a fifteen page essay- and that sort of negates the whole time point I think.
So starting this week, I will endeavor to do a short review a week on a movie I have already seen/own. Think of them as short films compared to the blockbusters that my usual reviews would be.
Coming soon to a blog near you- "The Drew On Movies Shorts: Same Great Reviews, Half the Calories"
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