This week we’re looking at two films which both had a great deal of buzz around them early on, be it from the festival circuit or being an adaptation of the latest must-read thriller (personally, I’d say your fine not to read it, I was underwhelmed), but which both ran into stumbling problems when they hit the general public. Here’s what the LAMB community had to say about The Birth Of A Nation and The Girl On The Train:
The Birth Of A Nation
LAMB Average: 3.59 (11 sites)
Fade to Zach (4.5)
The Last Thing I See (4)
Paul’s Trip to the Movies (4)
Silver Screen Riot (4)
Sobriety Test Movie Reviews (4)
Citizen Charlie (3.5)
Keith Loves Movies (3.5)
The Movie Waffler (3.5)
The Critical Movie Critics (3)
Dan the Man’s Movie Reviews (3)
The Movie Guru’s Blog (2.5)
The Girl On The Train
LAMB Average: 2.88 (17 sites)
The Critical Critics (4)
French Toast Sunday (4)
CineMarvellous! (3.5)
Keith Loves Movies (3.5)
Mahan’s Media (3.5)
Paul’s Trip to the Movies (3.5)
Citizen Charlie (3)
The Mundane Adventures of a Fangirl (3)
Rantings and Ravings (3)
Silver Screen Riot (3)
Dan the Man’s Movie Reviews (2.5)
The Movie Waffler (2.5)
BuzzHub (2)
The Last Thing I See (2)
The Movie Guru’s Blog (2)
Sean Kelly on Movies (2)
Sobriety Test Movie Reviews (2)
Next Week: The Accountant
If you want to get involved, here’s how LAMBScores work: Over in the LAMB Forums there’s a sub-board called LAMBScores. If you’ve written a review or recorded a podcast on a new release, find (or create) the thread there, and leave a link to your review, along with your site name and a score out of 5. Three weeks after the film has received a wide release the reviews will be collated and posted here, as long as there are at least five.