Talk:Beverly Hills Cop (film series)

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Beverly Hills Cop (film series) was a Arts good article nominee, but did not meet the good article criteria at the time. There are suggestions on the review page for improving the article. Once these are addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake. Reviewed version: June 9, 2008

[edit] GA quick fail

I feel that this can be quick-failed from GA for several reasons:

1. The intro is only one sentence long — way too short.
2. Each individual section is barely a paragraph long. Can't these be fleshed out more even though this article serves more as a navagational hub?
3. Theme section is unreferenced.
4. Are Rotten Tomatoes and Box Office Mojo reliable sources? Is Box Office Mojo a reliable source?

This article needs way more work, in my opinion, before it can become GA. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • ^{(Broken clamshells•Otter chirps)} 20:01, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

• Edit: I didn't realize that Rotten Tomatoes actually had house reviewers, so I guess it's reliable. Still not too sure on the latter tho. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • ^{(Broken clamshells•Otter chirps)} 23:00, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

Good points, but why would the individual film paragraphs need to be expanded? This article is supposed to serve as an overview, linking to the films themselves, which offers more indepth plot summaries. I do not think the individual film sections needs to be expanded because they are there just to be an overview, not entire plot summaries. Thanks for the review, though.--EclipseSSD (talk) 13:00, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] GA Review

This review is transcluded from Talk:Beverly Hills Cop (film series)/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

1. Is it reasonably well written?

   A. Prose quality:

   B. MoS compliance:

2. Is it factually accurate and verifiable?

   A. References to sources:

   B. Citation of reliable sources where necessary:

   C. No original research:

3. Is it broad in its coverage?

   A. Major aspects:

   B. Focused:

4. Is it neutral?

   Fair representation without bias:

5. Is it stable?

   No edit wars, etc:

6. Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?

   A. Images are copyright tagged, and non-free images have fair use rationales:

   B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:

7. Overall:

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The article still needs work before becoming a good article. There's no production section, which is necessary for all film GAs, especially a film series page. The cast section needs to be expanded, please look at other GA/FA articles for help. Also, the References section is in DESPERATE need of proper citing. Please look at Template:Cite web for guidelines. Please expand the Themes section, and give the article a thorough copyedit. Please renominate when these tasks are completed. Limetolime ^{I want an award! • look what I did!} 02:57, 9 June 2008 (UTC)