Talk:The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (film)/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Wizardman (talk · contribs) 02:24, 24 April 2014 (UTC)

I'll review this article shortly. Wizardman 02:24, 24 April 2014 (UTC)

Here are the issues I found with the article:

• "The film is the source of the frequently misquoted line: "We have ways of making men talk"." this is uncited, it doesn't seem to be worthy of being in the lead, and where's anything where its frequent misquoted is noted news-wise? Same for the plot section, the part in parenthesis isn't needed.
• "To recognize his extreme battlefield bravery and successful military leadership, his horse was awarded with several medals." That doesn't sound right; you sure about that?
• "Paiute Native Americans were used as extras." should be cited, as should be the second paragraph in the production section.
• The influence section badly needs sourcing. The quote, the movie list, and the box office note should all be cited at the least.
• My biggest issue is that there's not much meat in the article. There's not much in the production section, there's no reception section, and nothing noting reviews or box office numbers (sans half a sentence in influence). I can understand there not being much out there for a 1935 film, but it does exist and will need to be added.
• A more minor point, but an image of the director or one of the lead actors would be a nice addition.
• The second reference (National Board of Review) just redirects to their home page.
• "p. 123 Richards, Jeffrey Visions of Yesterday Routledge, 30/08/1973" This is one of those situations where using the citation templates would be helpful, as this is very tough to follow.
• the book reference (#5) needs an ISBN.

In short, there's really not much to this article, and it does feel like a lot is missing when I read it. As it is, it's not ready for GA-status yet. I'm aware that some things (such as any casting decisions, reviews from back then) will not be easy to find, but the article will be much better if they are in there. As a result I have to fail this article as it stands. It can always be re-nominated after this is further expanded and sourced. Wizardman 02:37, 24 April 2014 (UTC)

Wizardman, you might wanna' glance the article now and see how much I have improved in preparation of a new GA-nomination. :) Jonas Vinther (speak to me!) 00:41, 14 September 2014 (UTC)

Wizardman, would you mind re-reviewing it? Jonas Vinther (speak to me!) 14:29, 17 September 2014 (UTC)