I never comment on anything on the internet because how cowardly is it to talk smack to someone you'll never see. But I have to say that it is truly shameful that you call yourself a film "journalist." You may be a cool guy, but please remove that label.
Ex: "Mickey Rourke RETURNS BACK to Hollywood..." Journalism 101-- avoid repetition.

Kleptoburn,

Lets make up a profile just to comment on someones art. Here's a question what have you ever done in your life? Here is another one - where are your reviews? Please yahoo or google my name you'll see my credited work in journalism & film. It's easy to bash other people when you have done nothing to show for yourself. Here is some free advice you should try writing your own reviews & being productive instead of negatively commenting on others. You do not have to put "that" when you use "it" to verify your point - in the sentence "THAT it is truly shameful" journalism 101- unnecessary use of two words that verify the same conclusion. Just to help you out buddy. BTW - Yale summer journalism program Ezra Styles 2002 alumni

"talk smack" - nice grammer

Thanks
Neal Damiano

Kleptoburn

That was pretty rude to make a comment like that. This is a person who goes out of his own free will to post a review of a good movie and you can’t say anything good about it. You need some class my friend.

Please would you write a review so i may trash it Mr. Journalism 101

Wow I wasn't even being an ass making my comment. It's just a true observation. Your writing is lousy. If my writing was lousy, it's because I wasn't writing a professional article like you. I was making a simple comment--- I can make up words right now like kerblagisad, but your writing as a "journalist" is under strict guidelines (having said that.... ""talk smack" - nice grammer" DUDE YOU SPELLED "GRAMMAR" WRONG!!!) Journalism is a dying art that is being mucked up by people like you.
And Joey, what's your problem? Rude comment? I didn't say anything personal about Mr. Damiano here. In fact, I said he could be a cool guy. I pointed out that the writing and GRAMMAR are terrible for someone who calls himself a "journalist". Had that title not been in the article I would have said "Oh here's some 14 year old writing a review. Whatever." So indeed I said something good about him, and heck I agree with the review about the movie. But it's a poor review. Hand this in to any college professor or editor and you're going to be laughed at.
I don't care if you graduated from Northwestern; if your writing is shit, it's shit.

Also, come on, both of the following sentences are clearly poorly worded:
The down & out has been makes a comeback we have seen it before with the Rocky series etc
Rourke’s performance is phenominal you literally can’t help but watch him
Simple semi-colons could have helped, or breaking each into two different sentences.

Another bad sentence:
A fallen has been wrestler from the 80’s glory days now lives in a trailer & doing his performances in second rate venues

First, it's "80s". Second, the verb structure is off. Change it to "now lives in a trailer & PERFORMS in second rate venues"

Now I've wasted everyone's time saying something that is easy to see if they read your reviews. This is not a personal attack. It's a professional one. Don't make it personal. But based on THIS review, your writing is terrible. You are not a journalist. And if you are and have your work printed, I can see why real journalism is dying. My only hope is that you casually wrote this for fun without editing it. Please say that's the case

I'm not going to argue with you over the internet obviously you have done nothing in your life that is productive. Secondly please read - I did not graduate from Northwestern. My advice is to not sit on the sidelines and become an actual spectator. I'm glad you read a book on journalism I'm very proud of you. I highly doubt you are a professional judging by your writing and bad language. You clearly have no class and it shows your intelligence level I doubt your over the age of fifteen and if you are that is very sad. The difference here is I write and you just read.

If you had actual work to show up on here then I would respect your opinion but I can not respect someone who bashes others without showing any of their own writing thats pretty weak. With your use of improper language I doubt you can actually write a readable review. If you want we can certainly compare resumes.

Please include your name so I can see some of your so called work as a professional.
Please leave Joey out of this he is a fan of my writing if you must bash direct it towards me Iv'e dealt with ignorant people like you before. Sorry if I have struck a nerve but like I said it is easy to sit back as you put it - talk smack about others when you have nothing to show for yourself.

I'm not going to argue with you over the internet obviously you have done nothing in your life that is productive. Secondly please read - I did not graduate from Northwestern. My advice is to not sit on the sidelines and become an actual spectator. I'm glad you read a book on journalism I'm very proud of you. I highly doubt you are a professional judging by your writing and bad language. You clearly have no class and it shows your intelligence level I doubt your over the age of fifteen and if you are that is very sad. The difference here is I write and you just read.

If you had actual work to show up on here then I would respect your opinion but I can not respect someone who bashes others without showing any of their own writing thats pretty weak. With your use of improper language I doubt you can actually write a readable review. If you want we can certainly compare resumes.

Please include your name so I can see some of your so called work as a professional.
Please leave Joey out of this he is a fan of my writing if you must bash direct it towards me Iv'e dealt with ignorant people like you before. Sorry if I have struck a nerve but like I said it is easy to sit back as you put it - talk smack about others when you have nothing to show for yourself.

Are you going to do a review of the Remake (house on the left)?

Well Joey thanks for reading my reviews. I will be posting new reviews up very soon I have not watched the dailies yet for Last House On The Left. I have been waiting a long time for this remake. Once I view the film I will definitely post my review. So check back soon.

the movie was sad, i sure thought at the end Mickey was falling into another heart attack as he was flying into the ring. . The move was descent.