Talk:Manhunter (film)/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Ruby2010 talk 15:48, 4 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I will review sometime today or tomorrow. Ruby2010 talk 15:48, 4 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

GA review (see here for criteria)

It is reasonably well written.
a (prose): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):

From here Graham pays Lecktor (Cox) a visit and asks Lecktor, a former psychiatrist, for his insight into the killer's motivations. I feel like you could combine both mentions of Lecktor in this sentence so help with flow. Ruby2010 talk 17:24, 4 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed. GRAPPLE X 21:55, 4 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Despite having initially filmed the scenes involved Francis Dollarhyde with an elaborate tattoo across actor Tom Noonan's chest. Do you mean involving? Ruby2010 talk 17:24, 4 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed. GRAPPLE X 21:55, 4 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

It is factually accurate and verifiable.
a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):

The soundtrack section needs more citations. Ruby2010 talk 17:24, 4 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Added. GRAPPLE X 21:55, 4 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

It was screened in November 1987 as part of the London Film Festival and saw wide release on February 24, 1989. Needs citation. Ruby2010 talk 17:24, 4 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed. GRAPPLE X 21:55, 4 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Still not addressed (the sentence I'm referring to is in the release section) :) Ruby2010 talk 22:28, 4 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

In France the film was screened at the 1987 Cognac Festival du Film Policier on April 9, where it was awarded the Critics Prize. It was also shown at the 2009 Camerimage Film Festival in Łódź, Poland. Needs citation. Ruby2010 talk 17:24, 4 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed. GRAPPLE X 21:55, 4 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The home media and legacy sections also need more references. Ruby2010 talk 17:24, 4 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Cited the home media section more thoroughly and removed uncited material from the legacy section . GRAPPLE X 21:55, 4 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Manhunter's cinematographer Dante Spinotti also served as the director of photography on this version. Still needs a citation. Ruby2010 talk 22:28, 4 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Television channel Bravo named Dollarhyde's interrogation of Freddie Lounds as one of its 30 Even Scarier Movie Moments in 2007. [22] This sentence confuses me. The citation is simply a link to the IMDB page about the 30 Even Scarier Movie Moments miniseries. Instead, the citation should be directly to the miniseries (much like you did with the DVD bonus features). Ruby2010 talk 17:24, 4 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Found and cited a transcription of the list. Have left the imdb citation to verify that the program aired and isn't a blog list. GRAPPLE X 21:55, 4 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

It is broad in its coverage.
a (major aspects): b (focused):

I realize it can be difficult to find casting information, but perhaps you could add more about why the director chose certain actors (like William Petersen for instance). Ruby2010 talk 17:24, 4 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Added for Petersen and Noonan. Cox was already mentioned. GRAPPLE X 21:55, 4 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

It follows the neutral point of view policy.
Fair representation without bias:
It is stable.
No edit wars, etc.:

There have been some recent reverts, mostly due to IP edits. Since they don't seem to be that serious, I'll ignore it. Ruby2010 talk 17:24, 4 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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):
Overall:
Pass/Fail:

The article is mostly well-written, and I particularly like the reception section. However, the article needs citations (I indicated where above), along with a few other minor fixes. I'll place the review on hold for seven days while this gets sorted out. Thanks, Ruby2010 talk 17:24, 4 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for replying so quickly to my comments. I made a few more comments above noting some issues that still need to be fixed. Thanks, Ruby2010 talk 22:28, 4 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Wow, I really am an idiot. Cited Spinotti's role from Red Dragon's IMDB cast and crew page, and cited the film's UK wide release from IMDB too. Added a citation to the BFI website for the 1987 London Film Festival. GRAPPLE X 22:42, 4 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Don't be so hard on yourself! They were simple mistakes. Nice work on the article. I'll pass it for GA. :) Thanks, Ruby2010 talk 22:46, 4 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]