Review TextBy: Arno Germanndaputra S.

Review Text

• An article that presents a critical evaluation of a text, performance, or production.

• In Indonesian, this type of text is often called resensi.

PurposeO To summarize, analyze, and respond

to art works.O To critique and art work or event for

a public audience.

Things that are usually reviewed

Movies TV shows Books Plays/

dramas Operas

Songs Exhibitions Concerts Ballets

Text Organization

• The highlight of the general description about what will be reviewedOrientation

• Summary of the artwork, including plot and characters

Interpretative Recount

• Contains writer’s judgment, opinion, or recommendation of the artworkEvaluation

• The last opinion consisting of the appraisal or punch line of the artwork being reviewed

Summary

These two parts can be put in different order.

LANGUAGE FEATURES• A sentence that made up of two independent

clauses connected by a conjunctionCompound Sentences

• A word that serves to connect words, phrases, clauses, or sentencesConjunctions

• A sentence that made up of an independent clause and one or more dependent clauses

Complex Sentences

• Adjectives: Modifies a noun or a pronoun by describing, identifying, or quantifying words

Adjectives and Phrases of Appraisal

• Expressions which is used to show the resemblance between things of some similar character

Metaphorical Expressions

• A construction that functions as a noun, consisting of a noun and any modifiersNoun Phrases

EXAMPLE OF THE LANGUAGE FEATURES

• I tried to speak Thai, and my friend tried to speak Indonesian.

Compound Sentences

• And, but, or , although, because, since, unless, etcConjunctions

• The students are studying because they have a test tomorrow.

Complex Sentences

• The film is better than the original book.

Adjectives and Phrases of Appraisal

• Television is the drug of the nation.Metaphorical Expressions

• A very good bookNoun Phrases

EXAMPLE OF REVIEW TEXT

Sherlock Holmes(2009)Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law tried to express unforgettable images

of Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson in this bold new film version. In G. Ritchie’s “Sherlock Holmes” the legendary detective shows not only his unmatched intelligence, but also considerable physical training as well.

Entangled evidence, amazing deduction of Holmes and his lively mind combine into an exciting series of exhausting events. The director Guy Ritchie represents a fascinating adaptation of one of the world’s best detectives. Meet the new Sherlock Holmes!

The plot is as follows: Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.) is rather depressed because of the possibility of Watson’s (Jude Law) marriage. His mood is also combined by the absence of interesting cases. Trying to relax, he invents a silencer, does not go out of his room, participates in fights without rules and plays violin.

However, they need to complete one last task and witness an execution of a serial killer, who had created an aura of magical mystery around himself. Lord Blackwood (Mark Strong) frightened everybody not only with his hypnotic look, but also with awful patterns on the walls of the camera. Watson successfully discovered the death of the hanged man, but suddenly it becomes clear that Blackwood has risen from the dead and began to kill again. All of this looks very intimidating in the support of mysterious rituals.

There are many obstacles that prevent unraveling of this case. Watson is ready to leave his partner for his beloved woman. Holmes’ girlfriend, Irene Adler (Rachel McAdams) is a criminal fraud, who appears with a playful smile on her beautiful face, and tries to fool the genius detective. Then, it turns out that Adler is subject to some person.

All in all, the film of Ritchie is great, full of amazing costumes and supplemented by a very pleasant soundtrack. This movie is the medicine for all fans who are craving to taste the exciting story of Sherlock Holmes. New Holmes and Watson are different, and it’s the most interesting movie’s feature!

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ANALYSIS OF THE TEXT

Sherlock Holmes(2009)Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law tried to express unforgettable

images of Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson in this bold new film version. In G. Ritchie’s “Sherlock Holmes” the legendary detective shows not only his unmatched intelligence, but also considerable physical training as well.

Entangled evidence, amazing deduction of Holmes and his lively mind combine into an exciting series of exhausting events. The director Guy Ritchie represents a fascinating adaptation of one of the world’s best detectives. Meet the new Sherlock Holmes!

The plot is as follows: Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.) is rather depressed because of the possibility of Watson’s (Jude Law) marriage. His mood is also combined by the absence of interesting cases. Trying to relax, he invents a silencer, does not go out of his room, participates in fights without rules and plays violin.

However, they need to complete one last task and witness an execution of a serial killer, who had created an aura of magical mystery around himself. Lord Blackwood (Mark Strong) frightened everybody not only with his hypnotic look, but also with awful patterns on the walls of the camera. Watson successfully discovered the death of the hanged man, but suddenly it becomes clear that Blackwood has risen from the dead and began to kill again. All of this looks very intimidating in the support of mysterious rituals.

There are many obstacles that prevent unraveling of this case. Watson is ready to leave his partner for his beloved woman. Holmes’ girlfriend, Irene Adler (Rachel McAdams) is a criminal fraud, who appears with a playful smile on her beautiful face, and tries to fool the genius detective. Then, it turns out that Adler is subject to some person.

All in all, the film of Ritchie is great, full of amazing costumes and supplemented by a very pleasant soundtrack. This movie is the medicine for all fans who are craving to taste the exciting story of Sherlock Holmes. New Holmes and Watson are different, and it’s the most interesting movie’s feature!

Orientation

Evaluation

Interpre-tative recount

Summary

Paragraph 1 (Orientation)

“Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law tried to express unforgettable images of Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson in this bold new film version. In G. Ritchie’s “Sherlock Holmes” the legendary detective shows not only his unmatched intelligence, but also considerable physical training as well.”

In this part of the text, the writer highlights the general description about what will be reviewed.

The writer tries to show the strength of the movie.

Paragraph 1 (Language Features)“Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law tried to express unforgettable images of Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson in this bold new film version.(1)In G. Ritchie’s “Sherlock Holmes” the legendary detective shows not only his unmatched intelligence, but also considerable physical training as well.(2)”

The first sentence is a simple sentence. The second sentence is a compound sentence. The green highlighted words are conjunctions. The blue highlighted words are adjectives and phrases

of appraisal. The underlined phrases are noun phrases.

Paragraph 2 (Evaluation)

“Entangled evidence, amazing deduction of Holmes and his lively mind combine into an exciting series of exhausting events. The director Guy Ritchie represents a fascinating adaptation of one of the world’s best detectives. Meet the new Sherlock Holmes!”

This part of the text contains the writers opinion and judgment about the movie.

In here, the writer seems to like the movie by stating all its strengths and how well the director presents it.

Paragraph 2 (Language Features)

“Entangled evidence, amazing deduction of Holmes and his lively mind combine into an exciting series of exhausting events. The director Guy Ritchie represents a fascinating adaptation of one of the world’s best detectives. Meet the new Sherlock Holmes!”

Both of these sentences are simple sentences. The blue highlighted words are adjectives and phrases

of appraisal. The green highlighted word is conjunctions. The underlined phrases are noun phrases.

Paragraph 3-5 (Interpretative Recount)“The plot is as follows: Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.) is rather depressed

because of the possibility of Watson’s (Jude Law) marriage. His mood is also combined by the absence of interesting cases. Trying to relax, he invents a silencer, does not go out of his room, participates in fights without rules and plays violin.

However, they need to complete one last task and witness an execution of a serial killer, who had created an aura of magical mystery around himself. Lord Blackwood (Mark Strong) frightened everybody not only with his hypnotic look, but also with awful patterns on the walls of the camera. Watson successfully discovered the death of the hanged man, but suddenly it becomes clear that Blackwood has risen from the dead and began to kill again. All of this looks very intimidating in the support of mysterious rituals.

There are many obstacles that prevent unraveling of this case. Watson is ready to leave his partner for his beloved woman. Holmes’ girlfriend, Irene Adler (Rachel McAdams) is a criminal fraud, who appears with a playful smile on her beautiful face, and tries to fool the genius detective. Then, it turns out that Adler is subject to some person.”

This part of the text contains the summary of the plot of the story and show who are the main character of the story.

Paragraph 3 (Language Features)

“The plot is as follows: Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.) is rather depressed because of the possibility of Watson’s (Jude Law) marriage.(1) His mood is also combined by the absence of interesting cases.(2) Trying to relax, he invents a silencer, does not go out of his room, participates in fights without rules and plays violin.(3)”

Sentence (1) is a complex sentence. Sentence (2) is a simple sentence. Sentence (3) is a compound sentence. The green highlighted words are conjunctions. The blue highlighted word is adjective. The underlined phrases are noun phrases.

Paragraph 4 (Language Features)“However, they need to complete one last task and

witness an execution of a serial killer, who had created an aura of magical mystery around himself.(1) Lord Blackwood (Mark Strong) frightened everybody not only with his hypnotic look, but also with awful patterns on the walls of the camera.(2) Watson successfully discovered the death of the hanged man, but suddenly it becomes clear that Blackwood has risen from the dead and began to kill again.(3) All of this looks very intimidating in the support of mysterious rituals.(4)”

Sentence (1) is a complex sentence. Sentence (2) and (3) are compound sentences. Sentence (4) is a simple sentence. The green highlighted words are conjunctions. The blue highlighted words are adjectives. The underlined phrases are noun phrases.

Paragraph 5 (Language Features)“There are many obstacles that prevent

unraveling of this case. (1) Watson is ready to leave his partner for his beloved woman.(2) Holmes’ girlfriend, Irene Adler (Rachel McAdams) is a criminal fraud, who appears with a playful smile on her beautiful face, and tries to fool the genius detective.(3) Then, it turns out that Adler is subject to some person.(4)”

Sentence (1), (3) and (4) are complex sentences. Sentence (2) is a simple sentence. The green highlighted words are conjunctions. The blue highlighted words are adjectives. The underlined phrases are noun phrases.

Paragraph 6 (Summary)

“All in all, the film of Ritchie is great, full of amazing costumes and supplemented by a very pleasant soundtrack. This movie is the medicine for all fans who are craving to taste the exciting story of Sherlock Holmes. New Holmes and Watson are different, and it’s the most interesting movie’s feature!”

This part of the text contains the last opinion of the writer consisting of the appraisal or punchline of the artwork being reviewed.

The punchline is the third sentence is this paragraph.

Paragraph 6 (Language Features)

“All in all, the film of Ritchie is great, full of amazing costumes and supplemented by a very pleasant soundtrack.(1) This movie is the medicine for all fans who are craving to taste the exciting story of Sherlock Holmes.(2) New Holmes and Watson are different, and it’s the most interesting movie’s feature!(3)”

Sentence (1) and 3 are compound sentences. Sentence (2) is a complex sentence. The green highlighted words are conjunctions. The blue highlighted words are adjectives and phrases

of appraisal. The underlined phrases are noun phrases. The italic sentence has metaphorical expression in it.

Difficult Words

Bold-tegas Unmatched-tiada

bandingan Considerable-

banyak Entangled-

terjerat Deduction-

pengambilan keputusan

Fascinating-sangat menarik

Silencer-alat peredam bunyi

Intimidating-mengintimidasi

Unraveling-mengungkap

Fraud-penipu Supplemented-

dilengkapi

Sources

Look Ahead 3. Th. M. Sudarwati. 2007. Discussion Materials of Genre for Senior

High School Students. Drs. Nofri Anten. M.Pd

Rangkuman Bahasa Inggris SMA. Elang Yudantoro. 2010.

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