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Variet: How Influential?

How influential are the reviews in Variety magazine? Can a bad review in Variety harm (even neuter) a film's theatrical distribution prospects?
  

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"Distortion" wrote.. [nq:1]How influential are the reviews in Variety magazine? [/nq] Here's why I'm asking: How much damage would be caused by this nasty Variety Mag review of "Pink Ludoos", written by friend Belle Mott.

  • "Distortion" wrote..
  • [nq:1]How influential are the reviews in Variety magazine?
  • [/nq] Here's why I'm asking: How much damage would be caused by this nasty Variety Mag review of "Pink Ludoos", written by friend Belle Mott.
  • " She didn't believe me.
  • It was a strong and original story and humorously touched upon some very real issues.
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"Distortion" wrote..
[nq:1]How influential are the reviews in Variety magazine? Can a bad review in Variety harm (even neuter) a film's theatrical distribution prospects?[/nq]
Here's why I'm asking:
How much damage would be caused by this nasty Variety Mag review of "Pink Ludoos", written by friend Belle Mott. After reading the 1st draft, I told Belle, "I'll see this in a movie theater
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"Distortion"
[nq:1]http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117926809?categoryid=31&cs=1 Pink Ludoos By DENNIS HARVEY If imitation is flattery, the most fawning movie in recent memory must be "Pink Ludoos," a feel-good Canadian pic that pilfers shamelessly from so many sources[/nq]
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The thing with reviews is, I think, that a bad review doesn't hurt you as much as a good review can help you.
Everybody knows that some movies just don't click with some people, so when somebody reads a pan in Variety, they might knock the movie down a little on their list of films to see, but they're not going to write it off if they hear something else through the grapevine.

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