Editing Videodrome (section)

==Reception==
The film holds a {{RT data|score}} aggregate rating on [[Rotten Tomatoes]], based on {{RT data|count}} reviews, with an average score of {{RT data|average}}. Its consensus states, "Visually audacious, disorienting, and just plain weird, ''Videodrome''{{'s}} musings on technology, entertainment, and politics still feel fresh today."<ref name="rt">{{Cite Rotten Tomatoes|title=Videodrome|id={{RT data|rtid|noprefix=y}}|type=m|access-date={{RT data|access date}}}}</ref> It has been described as a "disturbing techno-surrealist film"<ref name="technophobia"/> and "burningly intense, chaotic, indelibly surreal, absolutely like nothing else".{{sfn|Beard|White|2002|p=153}}

[[Janet Maslin]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' remarked on the film's "innovativeness", and praised Woods' performance as having a "sharply authentic edge".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9D0CE6D9103BF937A35751C0A965948260|title='VIDEODROME,' LURID FANTASIES OF THE TUBE|author=Janet Maslin|date=February 4, 1983|work=The New York Times|access-date=March 11, 2018}}</ref> Adam Smith of ''[[Empire (film magazine)|Empire]]'' gave the film 4 out of 5 possible stars, calling it a "perfect example" of [[List of body horror media|body horror]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/videodrome/review/|title=Videodrome Review|author=Adam Smith|date=October 14, 2015|website=Empire Online|publisher=Empire|access-date=March 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180311172037/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/videodrome/review/|archive-date=March 11, 2018}}</ref> The staff of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' wrote that the film "proves more fascinating than distancing", and commended the "stunning visual effects".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/1982/film/reviews/videodrome-1200425340/|title=Videodrome|date=December 31, 1982|publisher=Variety|access-date=March 11, 2018}}</ref> Gary Arnold of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' gave the film a negative review, calling it "simultaneously stupefying and boring".<ref name=":0">{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1983/02/09/the-jumbled-signal-of-videodrome/80f79831-418e-4fdc-824e-681e530b8b83/|title=The Jumbled Signal Of 'Videodrome'|author=Gary Arnold|date=February 9, 1983|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=March 11, 2018}}</ref>

John Nubbin reviewed ''Videodrome'' for ''[[Different Worlds]]'' magazine and stated that "It is a top-notch thriller, a hard-hitting commentary which does not stop at the boundaries of reality, but plunges deep into nightmare to show a contemporary evil in the brightest possible light."<ref name="dw27">{{cite journal | last = Nubbin |first = John | title = Cinema News & Reviews | journal = [[Different Worlds]] | issue = 27 | pages =53 |date=March 1983}}</ref>

C.J. Henderson reviewed ''Videodrome'' in ''[[The Space Gamer]]'' No. 63.<ref name="SG">{{cite journal|last=Henderson |first=C.J. |date=May–June 1983 |title=Capsule Reviews|journal=[[The Space Gamer]]|publisher=[[Steve Jackson Games]]|issue=63|pages=39}}</ref> Henderson commented that "Despite the fact that ''Videodrome'' came and went faster than Superman and his bullet, it is still an excellent picture. It is a genre film of high caliber, posing a number of important questions."<ref name="SG"/>

Christopher John reviewed ''Videodrome'' in ''[[Ares (magazine)|Ares Magazine]]'' #14 and commented that "As usual, Cronenberg has pulled no punches in getting his message across. The movie is tight, and perfectly clear for anyone willing to ''watch'' the screen and ''think'' about what they are seeing."<ref name="Ares">{{cite journal | last=John | first=Christopher | title=Film | journal=[[Ares (magazine)|Ares Magazine]] | publisher=[[TSR, Inc.]] | date=Spring 1983| issue=14 | pages=10–11}}</ref>

Trace Thurman of [[Bloody Disgusting]] listed it as one of eight "horror movies that were ahead of their time".<ref name=bdarrow>{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/reviews/3357698/blu-ray-review-videodrome-gets-ultimate-arrow-treatment/|title=[Blu-ray Review] 'Videodrome' Gets the Ultimate Arrow Treatment|author=Chris Coffel|website=Bloody Disgusting|date=August 27, 2015|access-date=March 11, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3354861/8-horror-movies-ahead-time/|title=8 Horror Movies That Were Ahead Of Their Time|author=Trace Thurman|date=July 30, 2015|website=Bloody Disgusting|access-date=March 11, 2018}}</ref> It was also selected as one of the "23 weirdest films of all time" by ''[[Total Film]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.listsofbests.com/list/30267 |title=Total Film's 23 Weirdest Films of All Time on Lists of Bests |publisher=Listsofbests.com |date=April 6, 2007 |access-date=April 27, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207085229/http://www.listsofbests.com/list/30267 |archive-date=February 7, 2009 }}</ref> Nick Schager of ''[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]'' ranked the film at number 10 on their list of "the 50 best horror movies of the 1980s".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a35169/the-50-best-horror-films-from-the-1980s/|title=The 50 Best Horror Films From the 1980s|author=Nick Schager|date=May 23, 2015|publisher=Esquire|access-date=March 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809210017/http://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a35169/the-50-best-horror-films-from-the-1980s/|archive-date=August 9, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Awards===
The film won a number of awards upon its release. At the 1984 [[Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival|Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film]], it tied with ''[[Bloodbath at the House of Death]]'' for Best Science-Fiction Film, and Mark Irwin received a [[Canadian Society of Cinematographers|CSC]] Award for Best Cinematography in a Theatrical Feature. ''Videodrome'' was also nominated for eight [[Genie Awards]], with David Cronenberg tying [[Bob Clark]]'s ''[[A Christmas Story]]'' for Best Achievement in Direction.

It was the first Genie Award that Cronenberg won.{{sfn|Beard|White|2002|p=152}}

''Videodrome'' was named the 89th-most-essential film in history by the [[Toronto International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tiff.net/thefestival/press/pressreleases/2010/the-essential-100 |title=2010 Press Releases - the Essential 100 |access-date=July 24, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100717095521/http://tiff.net/thefestival/press/pressreleases/2010/the-essential-100 |archive-date=July 17, 2010 }}</ref>