Talk:Richard Raaphorst

GA review

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Nominator: AdobongPogi (talk · contribs) 14:27, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

Reviewer: DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk · contribs) 05:07, 1 August 2025 (UTC)

Hey! I will be reviewing this. It looks like you did a great job :) Before I start my full review, there is a tag on "Selected filmography" as it does not have sources, and some of the information is not featured in the career section and thus is completely unsourced. Could you please source the section (and remove/hide entries where there is no source) and then I will do a full review? :) DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 05:07, 1 August 2025 (UTC)

Hello @DaniloDaysOfOurLives, thanks for taking the time to review. I'll work on it later or soon after I finish my personal work, but the selected filmography section I've already fixed it. AdobongPogi ^{masarap 🍛} 07:27, 1 August 2025 (UTC)

Hello again, @DaniloDaysOfOurLives pinging you since the article has been fixed, and I think it's ready for review (it you check it) whenever you have time. No rush at all thanks again! AdobongPogi ^{masarap 🍛} 09:32, 5 August 2025 (UTC)

Hey, I am so sorry for my lateness. I have been having some personal issues and hence I was unable to do the review. I will do it now. Thank you so much for pinging me :) DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 07:04, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

Review:

Hey, well done on the article! Earwig shows no copyright issues so I will go straight in with my comments:

Lead: There are several references and works cited in the lead that should be moved down to the main body.

Early life:

1. "attended at Graphic Lyceum" - The "at" needs to be removed. Also, could you please clarify what "Graphic Lyceum" is?
2. "the short film Zombi 1 as part of his studies" - Could you please clarify this? Did he create/direct/star in the film as part of his studies?
3. " He studied at the Willem de Kooning Academy and attended at Graphic Lyceum" - Can you please clarify if these were at the same time or elsewhere?
4. Is there any information on what he studied/got a degree in?
5. Is there any information on his family or other early life info?

Career:

1. "He spent years designing and developing ideas for his project Worst Case Scenario, directing the short film adaptation in 2004." - This needs a source.
2. "who experiences a surreal moment" - Could this please be clarified?
3. "and was screened at the Rotterdams Open Doek Festival in 2016" - Could you please clarify if the short film or the festival was screened there?
4. "The film premiered at the Netherlands Film Festival and was later screened at the International Film Festival Rotterdam on 2 and 4 February 2012" - Could you please clarify if it was screened at the ITFR on 2 and 4 February or if the 2nd was at the NFF and the 4th was the IFFR?
5. "The project would have focused on Wehrmacht soldiers reinforced by zombie troops, fighting in a prequel titled Army of Frankenstein (which was later renamed and reworked into Frankenstein's Army)" - I am a bit confused by this sentence, particularly "fighting in a prequel" and the fact that it was reworked - could you please clarify this?
6. "He was nominated and won" - What was he nominated for?
7. "Raaphorst and writer Eron Sheean announced that his upcoming film Möbius" - I would change "his" to "their"
8. I am a bit confused on how Möbius has won awards despite filming not being complete?
9. The last paragraph needs the tense changed to past tense (or, if it is in present tense, it needs "As of")

Filmmaking style:

1. "especially influenced by early experiences such as constructing puppets from dolls" - I am a bit confused by this - does it mean that he used to construct puppets from dolls?
2. "the marriage of war and grotesque fantasy" - This seems a bit too poetic/metaphorical, could you please quote it or rephrase it?

1. "In 2020, Raaphorst attempted to revive his earlier abandoned project Worst Case Scenario by launching a crowdfunding campaign for a graphic novel adaptation of the story." - Is there any update on what happened to this?
2. "On 10 May" - Can you please clarify which year?

Once these have been done I will do a source spotcheck. Please let me know if you have any questions at all or need assistance! DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 14:04, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

Hello @DaniloDaysOfOurLives I'm done. I've fixed a lot of these issues and made changes to several sections of the article. You could check it if you have time. Thanks! AdobongPogi ^{masarap 🍛} 09:22, 8 August 2025 (UTC)

Hey, I am so so sorry for the lateness. I have been experiencing health issues and I missed your update. Thank you so much for your changes. I have spotchecked Sources #7, #9, #24, #26, #46 and #53. Well done! DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 08:57, 31 August 2025 (UTC)

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Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by Dclemens1971 talk 14:59, 9 October 2025 (UTC)

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Richard Raaphorst, film director

• ... that Dutch filmmaker Richard Raaphorst claimed a boss character in Resident Evil Village copied the design of a monster he created for his 2013 film Frankenstein's Army?

• Source: https://www.nme.com/news/film-director-claims-resident-evil-village-copied-monster-design-2938033

• • ALT1: ... that Richard Raaphorst alleged a monster from his 2013 film Frankenstein's Army was copied without credit for a boss character in Resident Evil Village?
  • Reviewed:

Created by AdobongPogi (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

AdobongPogi ^{masarap 🍛} 11:11, 31 August 2025 (UTC).

• I'll give this a gander.

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: None required.

Overall: I'm happy to approve both Alt0 and Alt1 for this. Article recently passed GA and the hook is interesting. Per my recommendation, I would suggest wikilinking both the video game and the film but think that's a matter of preference so that's up to you. Good job otherwise! CaptainGalaxy 19:41, 5 September 2025 (UTC)

Hello @CaptainGalaxy Thanks for the review and the help! I adjusted the hook/ALT a bit to highlight just the video game, since I think there might be a limit on wikilinks. I also reduced down the image description because it felt a little too long to me. Thanks again! AdobongPogi ^{masarap 🍛} 11:30, 12 September 2025 (UTC).

Peer review

Richard Raaphorst

I've listed this article for peer review because...this article recently got GA status, and I'm thinking of nominating it for FA class in the future. I'd like feedback on whether the article meets higher quality standards in terms of prose, comprehensiveness, sourcing, neutrality, and Manual of Style compliance before I move it to FAC. I would also appreciate comments on the balance between Raaphorst's biography, filmmaking career, style and influences and whether there are gaps in coverage or areas that need to be expanded, trimmed or copyedited. Any thoughts on how to improve the article to FA standards would be much appreciated.

Thanks, AdobongPogi ^{masarap 🍛} 14:39, 19 May 2026 (UTC)

@AdobongPogi it looks like new comments have stalled. Perhaps it's time to close this? RoySmith (talk) 12:16, 30 July 2026 (UTC)

FAC PR sidebar

@AdobongPogi: I have added this aritcle to the Template:FAC peer review sidebar. Please consider reviewing other articles listed there. I also recommend asking for a FA mentor who can comment in this PR, and to review articles at FAC to build goodwill amongst FAC reviewers and gain a better understanding of the FA criteria. Z1720 (talk) 16:20, 7 June 2026 (UTC)

actuall7

Hey AdobongPogi, will place my review here soon. – actuall7 (talk | contrib) 03:24, 15 July 2026 (UTC)

• Throughout the article, the prose isn't the smoothest at points, and I would highly recommend asking the WP:GOCE to take a look through. Here are some examples I spotted in the text:

• director of the feature full-length film Frankenstein's Army (2013) -> Isn't a feature film a full-length film? Seems redundant to call it a "feature full-length film". – actuall7 (talk | contrib) 13:25, 15 July 2026 (UTC)
• and later the film adaptation planned for release in 2008 that was ultimately cancelled due to financial problems -> Very clunky, suggested rewrite: However, the film adaptation – originally planned to release in 2008 – was cancelled due to financial problems. – actuall7 (talk | contrib) 13:25, 15 July 2026 (UTC)
• where he was struck by the size of the machines -> Struck physically or struck metaphorically? Also, what's the relevance of this? – actuall7 (talk | contrib) 13:25, 15 July 2026 (UTC)
• the leading institution in Rotterdam -> Leading in what? – actuall7 (talk | contrib) 13:25, 15 July 2026 (UTC)
• was released on 14 June 1995, featured in the film anthology Nether Horror Collection. -> was released on 14 June 1995 in the film anthology Nether Horror Collection. – actuall7 (talk | contrib) 13:25, 15 July 2026 (UTC)
• Two years later, in 2006 -> No point in having both terms, since they mean the same thing. – actuall7 (talk | contrib) 13:25, 15 July 2026 (UTC)
• for which he later received an award for special effects at the ToHorror Film Fest -> Unclear who won the award; Raaphorst or van Gorkum? – actuall7 (talk | contrib) 13:25, 15 July 2026 (UTC)
• A recurring narrative motif in Raaphorst's films described as "the marriage of war and grotesque fantasy." -> This sentence is grammatically incomplete. – actuall7 (talk | contrib) 13:25, 15 July 2026 (UTC)

• While there is nothing wrong with having citations in the lede, I would follow WP:LEADCITE, but this is only a recommendation. It is strange though that certain information, such as Raaphorst's collaboration with Brian Yuzna and his recent works, aren't given a mention or expanded upon in the body. – actuall7 (talk | contrib) 13:25, 15 July 2026 (UTC)
• The body states that Raaphorst began developing Worst Case Scenario in the early 2000s, but the lede says he did so before graduating in 1996? – actuall7 (talk | contrib) 13:25, 15 July 2026 (UTC)
• Maybe I'm not understanding, but how was the trailer for Worst Case Scenario nominated for Best Movie Trailer in 2005, if it previously states that the trailer was released in 2008? – actuall7 (talk | contrib) 13:25, 15 July 2026 (UTC)
• where it competed alongside nine other Dutch horror shorts -> What was the outcome? – actuall7 (talk | contrib) 13:25, 15 July 2026 (UTC)
• Was there any reception of The Rocketeer? – actuall7 (talk | contrib) 13:25, 15 July 2026 (UTC)
• Raaphorst proposed a new story using some of the concepts and designs -> To who? – actuall7 (talk | contrib) 13:25, 15 July 2026 (UTC)
• Don't use contractions, per WP:CONTRACTION. Additionally, the MOS:TENSE is inconsistent throughout. – actuall7 (talk | contrib) 13:25, 15 July 2026 (UTC)
• In my opinion, there is a large amount of WP:OL (for example: cadaver, scrap metal, gaming computer, animation), and I would recommend these links be dropped. – actuall7 (talk | contrib) 13:25, 15 July 2026 (UTC)
• Why does it need to be explained twice that The Mad Scientists is Raaphorst's creative collective? – actuall7 (talk | contrib) 13:25, 15 July 2026 (UTC)
• identified as major influences on his visual style and approach to genre storytelling -> What is "genre storytelling"? Also, why are Argento and Fulci separated from the list of filmmakers (Jackson, Gilliam, Cronenberg)? – actuall7 (talk | contrib) 13:25, 15 July 2026 (UTC)
• A brief source review, as of this revision:

• [10] N: No mention of Graphic Lyceum being "the leading institution in Rotterdam". – actuall7 (talk | contrib) 13:25, 15 July 2026 (UTC)
• [16] N: Does not confirm that the film was cancelled in March 2009; also appears to be a blog post? It is listed as a reliable source yet I can't find it listed at Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Sources? – actuall7 (talk | contrib) 13:25, 15 July 2026 (UTC)
• [27] N: The article states The animation was produced by Elmer Kaan and Sergio Lara Jimenez, but the reference states they were the animators of the commercial, not the producers. – actuall7 (talk | contrib) 13:25, 15 July 2026 (UTC)

• I think, to aim for comprehensiveness according to the WP:FACR, the further reading should be incorporated in some way into the article? – actuall7 (talk | contrib) 13:25, 15 July 2026 (UTC)

@AdobongPogi: In conclusion, I honestly think this article's quite far from being considered for FAC. In terms of the criteria, I would highly recommend touching up the prose and sourcing, which by extension includes the MOS compliance and the comprehensiveness. I hope you don't feel too discouraged, and I would recommend taking reference from GA-articles such as Balu Mahendra and Jeff Baena or FA-articles such as Dolly de Leon. Best of luck as you go forward with this. – actuall7 (talk | contrib) 13:25, 15 July 2026 (UTC)

Hello @Actuall7 sorry for the longest delay. I'm just busy with DCWC and things outside of Wikipedia. But may I ask if it's okay for me to fix it again during the Peer review? AdobongPogi^{masarap 🍛} 13:07, 30 August 2026 (UTC)

No worries @AdobongPogi, I understand if you're busy. Yeah, I'm fine if you wanna make fixes. – actuall7 (talk | contrib) 04:52, 31 August 2026 (UTC)

Edittttor

Hello @AdobongPogi:, this is the oldest peer review request in the queue, so I'll add some comments here soon. Edittttor (talk) 23:55, 24 July 2026 (UTC)