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In the article that lists his reviews of four movies, insulting the originating countries' cuisine, only the first item (from the Oldboy review), was real - the rest were parodies. Google searches on phrases from the other three reviews return no meaningful hits, and this Gawker post confirms it. Korny O'Near 19:09, 21 October 2007 (UTC)
Is this even a controversy, or better yet: is it even notable enough for inclusion on Wikipedia? So a guy got his feet stuck: who cares? I've done that, too. Besides, a blogger isn't exactly a recommended source. I've removed this information per this edit but invite others to discuss otherwise if they feel that the info should be included. -- Bossi ( talk • gallery • contrib) 18:48, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
As an editor with strong interest in Korea, I found Reed's review of Oldboy to be racist and ignorant both of Korean culture and cinema, and of American culture and cinema. (I do plan to put it into the Oldboy article as good example of ignorant film-reviewing.) However, I question whether the review warrants an entire section in his biography. If the editors of this article feel it does, HERE is an article that puts his review (and its cultural ignorance) into some perspective. Regards. Dekkappai ( talk) 03:14, 2 January 2008 (UTC)
Should this be in the controversy section:
http://www.lettersofnote.com/2011/06/youre-schmuck.html
76.22.32.86 ( talk) 18:27, 17 July 2011 (UTC)
the cabin in the woods section is pretty much OR right now. I didn't take it out because his review is getting media coverage that comes to the same conclusion, but it will need to be rewritten or at least sourced (citing the review itself as an example of how the review is controversial is nonsensical). Here's something to get you started and move this article back toward an encyclopedia and away from a raging facebook post: http://www.thelmagazine.com/TheMeasure/archives/2012/04/12/how-i-lost-my-respect-for-rex-reed http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/tag/rex-reed-is-an-idiot http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/12/cabin-in-the-woods-spoilers-village-voice-observer_n_1419326.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-ryan/the-cabin-in-the-woods-25-questions_b_1420590.html
Wickedjacob ( talk) 18:44, 17 April 2012 (UTC)
There's an obvious trend in this article for editors adding reviews of movies by Reed for which someone has criticized. The problem with this is that every review by Reed has received criticism from someone. In the time I've been monitoring this article there's been at least three: Cabin in the Woods, Old Boy and just now Identity Thief. Bias is at play here as editors are selectively adding negative reactions for movies that mean something personal to them. However, criticism of individual reviews is par for the course for reviewers and not at all notable. It's a pain in the neck to explain to editors this and the solution might be to just let editors add them at will and eventually it will become absurd as the article is filled with them. BashBrannigan ( talk) 04:03, 9 February 2013 (UTC)
They become dumping grounds for slow news day items. If his recent review turns into anything larger, maybe revisit in 6 months to a year. -- Malerooster ( talk) 01:19, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
The first section, "Life," that follows the Table of Contents recounts at length Reed's shoplifting arrest and subsequent dismissed case. The section has little additional information other than his birthplace, and where he presently lives. The section preceeds the article's lengthy description of his long career and controversies.
Even if he had been convicted of a minor crime such as stealing a few CDs, I don't think the placement of the incident at the top of the article would be warranted. The fact that the case was dismissed makes this placement an even more dubious proposition.
Reed has had a long career. One alleged shoplifting charge of under $100 in merchandise is a small footnote to the arc of his life; not its most significant event. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.210.232.77 ( talk) 10:57, 8 October 2015 (UTC)
Enough said. Sounds and looks like one as well. -- 2601:40E:8100:9E7D:21F:F3FF:FED8:B336 ( talk) 16:21, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
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Isn't Reed gay? I noticed that any references to his sexuality were removed from the article and that he is no longer listed under any categories pertaining to one's sexuality. Is there a reason for this change? TheRealFolkBloos Talk to my owner:Online 00:58, 17 December 2018 (UTC)
Isn't that a bit too much of orginial research? Controversies should only be covered if there really was a controversy with media coverage about it. It was the case with the Melissa McCarthy film, but probably not with the Irish film review. -- Clibenfoart ( talk) 10:45, 3 January 2019 (UTC)
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In the article that lists his reviews of four movies, insulting the originating countries' cuisine, only the first item (from the Oldboy review), was real - the rest were parodies. Google searches on phrases from the other three reviews return no meaningful hits, and this Gawker post confirms it. Korny O'Near 19:09, 21 October 2007 (UTC)
Is this even a controversy, or better yet: is it even notable enough for inclusion on Wikipedia? So a guy got his feet stuck: who cares? I've done that, too. Besides, a blogger isn't exactly a recommended source. I've removed this information per this edit but invite others to discuss otherwise if they feel that the info should be included. -- Bossi ( talk • gallery • contrib) 18:48, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
As an editor with strong interest in Korea, I found Reed's review of Oldboy to be racist and ignorant both of Korean culture and cinema, and of American culture and cinema. (I do plan to put it into the Oldboy article as good example of ignorant film-reviewing.) However, I question whether the review warrants an entire section in his biography. If the editors of this article feel it does, HERE is an article that puts his review (and its cultural ignorance) into some perspective. Regards. Dekkappai ( talk) 03:14, 2 January 2008 (UTC)
Should this be in the controversy section:
http://www.lettersofnote.com/2011/06/youre-schmuck.html
76.22.32.86 ( talk) 18:27, 17 July 2011 (UTC)
the cabin in the woods section is pretty much OR right now. I didn't take it out because his review is getting media coverage that comes to the same conclusion, but it will need to be rewritten or at least sourced (citing the review itself as an example of how the review is controversial is nonsensical). Here's something to get you started and move this article back toward an encyclopedia and away from a raging facebook post: http://www.thelmagazine.com/TheMeasure/archives/2012/04/12/how-i-lost-my-respect-for-rex-reed http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/tag/rex-reed-is-an-idiot http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/12/cabin-in-the-woods-spoilers-village-voice-observer_n_1419326.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-ryan/the-cabin-in-the-woods-25-questions_b_1420590.html
Wickedjacob ( talk) 18:44, 17 April 2012 (UTC)
There's an obvious trend in this article for editors adding reviews of movies by Reed for which someone has criticized. The problem with this is that every review by Reed has received criticism from someone. In the time I've been monitoring this article there's been at least three: Cabin in the Woods, Old Boy and just now Identity Thief. Bias is at play here as editors are selectively adding negative reactions for movies that mean something personal to them. However, criticism of individual reviews is par for the course for reviewers and not at all notable. It's a pain in the neck to explain to editors this and the solution might be to just let editors add them at will and eventually it will become absurd as the article is filled with them. BashBrannigan ( talk) 04:03, 9 February 2013 (UTC)
They become dumping grounds for slow news day items. If his recent review turns into anything larger, maybe revisit in 6 months to a year. -- Malerooster ( talk) 01:19, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
The first section, "Life," that follows the Table of Contents recounts at length Reed's shoplifting arrest and subsequent dismissed case. The section has little additional information other than his birthplace, and where he presently lives. The section preceeds the article's lengthy description of his long career and controversies.
Even if he had been convicted of a minor crime such as stealing a few CDs, I don't think the placement of the incident at the top of the article would be warranted. The fact that the case was dismissed makes this placement an even more dubious proposition.
Reed has had a long career. One alleged shoplifting charge of under $100 in merchandise is a small footnote to the arc of his life; not its most significant event. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.210.232.77 ( talk) 10:57, 8 October 2015 (UTC)
Enough said. Sounds and looks like one as well. -- 2601:40E:8100:9E7D:21F:F3FF:FED8:B336 ( talk) 16:21, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
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Isn't Reed gay? I noticed that any references to his sexuality were removed from the article and that he is no longer listed under any categories pertaining to one's sexuality. Is there a reason for this change? TheRealFolkBloos Talk to my owner:Online 00:58, 17 December 2018 (UTC)
Isn't that a bit too much of orginial research? Controversies should only be covered if there really was a controversy with media coverage about it. It was the case with the Melissa McCarthy film, but probably not with the Irish film review. -- Clibenfoart ( talk) 10:45, 3 January 2019 (UTC)