XPost: rec.arts.sf.written, rec.arts.sf.science   
   From: dtravel@sonic.net   
      
   On 1/24/2014 10:38 AM, Sea Wasp (Ryk E. Spoor) wrote:   
   > On 1/24/14 12:53 PM, Greg Goss wrote:   
   >> wdstarr@panix.com (William December Starr) wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> In article <52e1dbcb$0$52801$742ec2ed@news.sonic.net>,   
   >>> Dimensional Traveler  said:   
   >>>   
   >>>> On 1/23/2014 12:35 AM, Greg Goss wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>> [ re Dimensional Traveler's signature ]   
   >>>   
   >>>>> By the time that the sequel has come and gone, it's time to   
   >>>>> drop the review of the original as an every-message comment.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> "Those who do not learn from history...."  :D   
   >>>   
   >>> Imdb.com reports worldwide gross profits of $385,680,447 on an   
   >>> estimated budget of $140,000,000.  What's to learn?   
   >>   
   >> I think that DT was trying to educate the source of that money, rather   
   >> than the recipient.   
   >>   
   >   
   >      The source is people going to see a movie and obviously many or   
   > most of them enjoying it as their buzz didn't kill the movie flat, which   
   > happens if most or all of your moviegoers hate the experience.   
   >   
   >      So anything someone says about the movie is unlikely to "educate"   
   > anyone.   
   >   
   >      Me, I enjoyed both Trek 2009 and the sequel Into Darkness.   
   >   
   I think he could be commenting on the kind of society that produces   
   large numbers of people who like those kinds of movies.   
      
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