From: barmar@alum.mit.edu
In article <160620151831247167%YourName@YourISP.com>,
Your Name wrote:
> In article ,
> Barry Margolin wrote:
> > In article <160620151354581995%YourName@YourISP.com>,
> > Your Name wrote:
> > > In article ,
> > > Barry Margolin wrote:
> > > > In article <160620150937154266%YourName@YourISP.com>,
> > > > Your Name wrote:
> > > > > In article ,
> > > > > Barry Margolin wrote:
> > > > > > In article <150620151933134736%YourName@YourISP.com>,
> > > > > > Your Name wrote:
> > > > > > > In article <87zj4136v1.fsf@koala.therandymon.com>, RS Wood
> > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Just heard a review of the new Jurassic Park movie on the BBC,
> > > > > > > > who
> > > > > > > > reports "Not only does this disaster have plot holes you could
> > > > > > > > drive a steam ship through, but the characters have huge plot
> > > > > > > > holes in their development too. So you have a dodgy plot with
> > > > > > > > characters behaving illogically for reasons that remain
> > > > > > > > unexplained."
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Sounds like a good one to miss. That it's a sequel should have
> > > > > > > > made this obvious. I'm trying to think of a single sequel that
> > > > > > > > I have enjoyed, and can't think of a single one of them.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I don't know about you in particular, but many people pick The
> > > > > > > Empire Strikes Back as better than the original Star Wars.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Aren't all the Godfathers considered classics?
> > > > >
> > > > > No idea, but "Classic" usually refers to a boring piece of garbage
> > > > > nobody in their right mind wants to watch ... or read in the case of
> > > > > garbage like Shakespeare. :-)
> > > >
> > > > OK, I'll ask it differently. Isn't the concensus that all the Godfather
> > > > movies are great?
> > >
> > > No idea ... but bear in mind that the "general consensus" according to
> > > network management is that people want "reality" TV, and yet nobody
> > > actually likes it and few people admit to watching it.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > Although if you consider Shakespeare to be garbage, you may not be the
> > > > best person to ask.
> > >
> > > I've never seen any Godfather movies ... but judging by what I've read,
> > > clips I've seen, etc., I no interest in seeing them either.
> >
> > So you haven't seen what is considered to be one of the greatest
> > American movies (it's #3 on the AFI top 100), yet you feel qualified to
> > comment on what movies are better than others?
>
> The fact that some fools voted them into a "Top 100" list (one of
> *MANY* *MANY* such lists that are all different) doesn't actually mean
> they're good movies, it often doesn't even mean they're popular movies.
> They're usually a load of utter crap in those kinds of lists.
>
>
>
> > I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that you either haven't seen
> > Citizen Kane, or you also consider it to be "boring garbage" like
> > Shakespeare.
>
> Nope. I've never seen nor read probably any of the garbage promoted as
> "classic", other than the few we were forced to "study" at school.
>
>
>
> > What do you consider to be great cinema?
>
> Even if I bothered to make a list, there probably wouldn't be any silly
> "classic" or "blockbuster" movies on it.
>
>
>
> > If any movie by Michael Bay is in your list, that would be telling.
>
> Can't say I've ever seen a Michael Bay movie (not that I bother to know
> who makes or stars in the movies - I'm more interested in the story
> than stalking some idiot celebrity's career) ... they're all silly
> explosions and car chases aren't they.
Yes, that was my point. If you don't like classic dramas, and you don't
like blockbusters, just what DO you consider to be good movies? The only
other genre I can think of is romcoms.
--
Barry Margolin
Arlington, MA
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