A movie that I found interesting and like something I wouldn't mind going to see would be Vantage Point, starring Dennis Quaid, Matthew Fox, Forest Whitaker and Sigourney Weaver and directed by Pete Travis. Vantage Point is about secret service agents are assigned to protect the president but when there is an assassination attempt on his life people come forward with video tapes and evidence showing who the shooter is and where he is hiding out, but each person has a different story and point of view, you can read the full review and see the trailer and pictures here. This movie is rated PG-13 because of sequences of intense violence and action, some disturbing images and brief strong language. The review of the movie I found was on Fandango.com and it offered a lot more than you think it would. From the web site I found when and where the movie was playing near me, it had the movie trailer and actual clips from the movie, other movie details, fan reviews and even a critics page that gave a review of the movie from the Los Angeles Times, USA Today and the Variety, what ever that is.
Some additional information that the web site had to offer that I don't think I would have gotten from just seeing the movie would be the reviews from critics and other people who have already seen the movie. I think this is the kind of movie that you have to see more that once to really comprehend all of the aspects of what is really going on, since it might be a little confusing after seeing it for the first time, and since you are seeing it from many different peoples' points of view you can get lost easily. Its like when someone points out something that you may have missed the first time and seeing it again makes the movie all that much better, and on the site there are reader reviews that help point out these things to you. I also learned from the website that the movie opened on February 22, 2008 and runs for 1 hour and 30 minutes, and that it is currently number one in the box office pulling in a whopping 22.8 million dollars thus far.
Overall I think this website served as a tool to get out the details of the movie and its cast and to make it easy for people to find reviews and even buy tickets for whatever movie they choose. I don't think it promoted the movie as much as it did inform the audience, this movie isn't pushed hard in advertisements more than any other movie is on the site. Allowing people to give feedback on the movie and write a review to me doesn't really scream "cult following" but it does give people who are interested in seeing the movie and who want an honest opinion on weather they should waste their money or not to see it. I don't think it is possible for there to be a sequel to this story since it sounds like it wraps up pretty nicely in the end, but you never know with Hollywood, they'll throw anything out there for the all mighty dollar...hey, there was a Back to the Future 3.
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