Talk:The Orphanage (2007 film)/GA1

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Hi, I am reviewing this article for GA. The references look very good and it sounds like an interesting film. have been going through it doing some copy editing for English usage and grammar. I will be adding some comments below. There are a few that I see now.

  • The Plot section is too long and complicated. Is there any way you can shorten it and simplify some of the detail? (I couldn't really follow it all.)
  • I cleaned up the plot a bit. Is it easier to understand now? The ending is vague as the audience can't see what Carlos is smiling about, but I find that hard to describe in written terms without simply saying that. Otherwise, I think it's more understandable now.Andrzejbanas (talk) 05:59, 21 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Should the Cast members be in bold? I looked at some FA film articles and the Cast members were not bolded.
  • You have a bulleted list under "The film appeared on some North American critics' top ten lists of the best films of 2007:" Per WP:MoS, it is best to turn such lists into prose if at all possible.
  • Green tickY Removed the bullets and incorporated it in the paragraph. Andrzejbanas (talk) 04:56, 21 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • I will probably ask you to explain more about some technical aspects of the film, and the effect of the genre on the film. For example, you mention "cheap scares", but you do not give any examples of what a "cheap scares" is versus the kind of scares in this film.
* What more technical aspects would you like expanded? I think the cheap scares part is explained in the roger ebert quote for the review where he mentions "[the film] create atmosphere, a sense of place, a sympathy with the characters, instead of rushing into cheap thrills" and other critic quotes such as "Bayona never lets The Orphanage descend into cheap horror." and "The Orphanage makes little if any use of digital tricks to present its numerous terrors." Andrzejbanas (talk) 19:49, 21 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • The references need to be cleaned up a little. I don't think the article titles should be in quotes. The authors names should not be in italics. Also, on a few the titles need to be fixed. eg None of the titles should be in all caps.

—Mattisse (Talk) 03:57, 21 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  • It looks great. I made a few copy edits and I am just waiting for you to check them for accuracy. —Mattisse (Talk) 03:06, 22 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • I was going through them as they were being made! Thanks for all the help to make this article better! They all seem fine as they didn't change the meaning of the phrases and simply made it easier to read. Is there any more I should do before the final statement? Andrzejbanas (talk) 04:32, 22 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
No. This is a great little article. —Mattisse (Talk) 05:56, 22 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
GA review (see here for criteria)
  1. It is reasonably well written.
    a (prose): Well written b (MoS): Follows MoS
  2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.
    a (references): Material is well referenced b (citations to reliable sources): The sources are reliable c (OR):
  3. It is broad in its coverage.
    a (major aspects): Places subject in context b (focused): Remains focused on article subject
  4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.
    Fair representation without bias: Is neutral
  5. It is stable.
    No edit wars etc.:
  6. It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.
    a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
  7. Overall:
    Pass/Fail:

Very nice article. —Mattisse (Talk) 05:56, 22 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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