M
o
v
i
e
R
e
v
ie
w
s
By
Joel
W
ha
t
ar
e
m
o
v
ie
r
e
vi
e
w
s
?
•
Movi
e re
view
s ar
e e
v
alua
tions f
or a movie that ar
e, usual
ly
,
set b
y
specific critics
•
Some web
sit
es ha
ve normal people v
ote f
or if they lik
ed the movie or
not
M
o
vi
e
Ra
tin
gs
•
Movi
e Ratings ar
e dif
f
er
en
t than Movie R
evi
ew
s
•
R
evi
ews sho
w how good the movie is
•
Ratings show who should
be allow
ed to w
a
t
ch the movie
W
h
y
d
o
m
o
v
i
e
r
e
vi
e
w
s
e
xis
t?
•
They t
ell p
eople if it
’
s worth g
oing out to see a movi
e
•
Cr
eat
es job
s
by them g
et
ting paid f
or writing r
eview
s
C
or
r
u
p
ti
o
n
Be
h
i
n
d
M
o
v
ie
R
e
v
ie
w
s
•
By pa
ying other
s to writ
e r
e
view
s, it s
tr
eng
thens
the chance that it will
be r
ated w
ell
•
By not pa
ying
, movies usually get w
or
se re
view
s fr
om critics
M
o
vi
e
In
d
u
s
try
F
ac
ts
•
Movi
es
ha
ve been ar
ound since 1888
•
Americ
an film indus
try
s
t
arted in
New
Jer
se
y
•
The film r
ating s
ys
t
em st
art
ed in 1968
O
v
erv
i
e
w
•
Movie r
evi
ew
s could be r
eally hel
pful
if the wer
e done corr
ectly
•
They w
er
e cr
ea
ted
to help the public
•
Movi
e r
a
tings ar
e separ
at
e