RTE film reviewers - Dirty Plagiarisers! (2 Viewers)

[classic seanc]

I finally understand the journalistic phrase 'good copy'

 

[killy kill]

I finally saw Step Brothers last night, and like any Will Ferrell fan will agree, laughed until I nearly choked on popcorn, but more to the point, apart from checking the rating a film gets, I rarely read reviews fully before seeing the movie (to avoid spoilers).

So I land onto Empire today, read their full review and then to RTE.ie for same. THe reviewer, Taragh Loughrey-Grant completely ripped her review off from Empire! Paraphrased the whole thing, and then got lazier still and basically quoted the last paragraph word for word...

Check out Empire's

But when McKay focuses on the pure simplicity of the pair getting stupidly excited over tree houses, Chewbacca masks and samurai swords, Step Brothers is a hugely entertaining exercise in the comedy of the random, complete with improvised non-sequiturs, bonkers one-liners ("Your voice is a combination of Fergie and Jesus"), and a triumphant climactic sequence featuring a montage that’s actually funny.

and hers...

When McKay focuses on the pure simplicity of the pair getting stupidly excited over tree houses, Chewbacca masks and Samurai swords, 'Step Brothers' is a hugely entertaining testimony to the talent of Ferrell and Reilly and their improvisational skills, climaxing in a hilarious montage well worth staying in your seat for.

Is this what I (occasionally) pay my licence for?? Bring back Mailbag, I want to complain!

Shoddy though, shame on you Taragh

 

[Vinnie]

This is the last time I ever read a film review on whatever site whomever this is writes for. This is what it sounds like when doves review films.

 

[Moods For Mallards]

Crystal Castles.

 

[billygannon]

deffo a case of press release cut and paste laziness on both their parts

Exactly.
Empire is a really shit magazine. It's just press releases dressed up to look like critical reviews.

Anyway, Tarragh is a very nice person and good mum to her kid.

 

[Scientician 0.8]

Crystal Castles.

AYO that's plagiarism

 

[Yurn!]

Total Film is slightly better than Empire.

 

[SONYMEGADRIVE]

any harry knowles fans here? i love this guy!

 

[Goodbye]

Exactly.
Empire is a really shit magazine. It's just press releases dressed up to look like critical reviews.

Anyway, Tarragh is a very nice person and good mum to her kid.

BTW I know her too and concur on her nice personness

 

[Goodbye]

any harry knowles fans here? i love this guy!

I hated his chapters in the Kill Bill Diary

 

[Yurn!]

any harry knowles fans here? i love this guy!

I'm more of a Moriarty man myself...

 

[SONYMEGADRIVE]

you know he was crushed by a trolley full of movie merchandise at a science fiction converntion?! crippled the poor guy

 

[Catwoman]

Taragh Loughrey-Grant

Possibly the least-qualified film reviewer ever. I don't think she has any understanding of cinema whatsoever. According to her, the film which brought Dustin Hoffman acclaim and fame was Rain Man.

Oh and as for her saying nobody's complained about her "work" before, I wrote to Channel 6 (or whoever has her reviewing films) about this.

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

BTW I know her too and concur on her nice personness

You have got to be kidding.

 

[Moods For Mallards]

You have got to be kidding.

If you sabotage her career, her child will starve.
I think that's the message here.

 

[Vinnie]

Plagiarism is no more a sin of journalism than being a semi-literate egomaniacal dickwad. Bearing this in mind, nearly every cultural writer in this country, with a few notable exceptions, should have their own dedicated thread.

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

Plagiarism is no more a sin of journalism than being a semi-literate egomaniacal dickwad. Bearing this in mind, nearly every cultural writer in this country, with a few notable exceptions, should have their own dedicated thread.

Jesus, she has a lot of friends.

And yes it is.

 

[Goodbye]

You have got to be kidding.

Yeah, I'm kidding.
Fuck off.

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

Yeah, I'm kidding.
Fuck off.

Fair enough.

No need for f-bombs.

 

[Vinnie]

Jesus, she has a lot of friends.

And yes it is.

Im not her friend. I just dont think that one fucking plagiarised film review warrants this much discussion. And no it's not. Both mean that the journalist has completely failed to do their job. At least if the plagiariser nicks quality work then they've not contributed to the cess pool of ego driven garbage that often constitutes credible critical journalism.