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Andrew Imrie
Not that I disagree with your assessment here, but your reviews in general lead me to feel that you are a really cranky old man.
Jun 15 - 01:13 PM
Stepping Razor
If you don't disagree, then why bash the guy? About movies, I'd rather listen to a really cranky old man criticizing a movie's he seen than to listen to the mindless chatter that comes from fanboys who love movies they haven't seen yet and can't stand that their latest favorite movie ever (which they haven't seen yet) didn't receive a perfect 100 percent on RT.
Jun 15 - 01:35 PM
Linda Burke
Lol, well said.
Jun 15 - 02:04 PM
Jeremy Pack
What makes America great is that everyone has their opinion and I'm going to disagree with yours Stepping Razor. It is apparent to me that you are prejudiced toward fan-boys, using generalized statements about fan-boys and how they assess this website.
"Well said"? Ha! More like ignorant.
Jun 15 - 02:57 PM
Manuel Granados
We have been here long enough to predict how rabid fanboys get with the bad reviews. It's not so much a generalized statement, but most fanboys in the site react like a flock the same way.
Jun 15 - 03:46 PM
Stepping Razor
J. Pack, you talk as if I don't know about agreeing/disagreeing. I knew at least one person would try to have their "a-ha, gotcha!" moment with me, but your argument doesn't work. Your comparison of my mention of "fanboys" isn't the same as trying to discredit someone because they're a "cranky old man." Fanboys already are a specific, very particular type of person. "Cranky old man" is not. It seems you missed all the nuance of what I wrote. That you seem to think that I'm someone who can't stand people disagreeing with me tells me that you've completely missed the point of my post. Perhaps you should read it again. Then read Manuel G.'s post. And, if after that, you don't get it and still want to cling to your "gotcha" moment, more power to you.
Jun 15 - 04:22 PM
Rob Collett
If you ever need justification of Attack of the Fanboys, look no further than the three or so bad reviews for Toy Story 3. They have like 400 comments tied to each of them, 300 of those calling the reviewers self-promoting narcissists who gave a bad review to make them stand out from the crowd.
The irony is, I know a lot of people who didn't like it. I didn't particularly like it. It was definitely the weakest entry in the series, and personally it didn't have the charm that made the first two so unique. The fanboys didn't care though, they were just angry that Toy Story wasn't the first trilogy to ever receive three perfect 100% ratings on RT. Sometimes stereotypes exist for a reason.
Jun 15 - 08:08 PM
Linda Burke
Indeed rorscharch, and let us not forget the comments attached to any negative review of The Dark Knight, which are just downright scary.
Jun 15 - 08:55 PM
Brian Priestley
This movie looks terrible, but Reed does seem pissed off more often than not.
Jun 15 - 03:07 PM
Jeremy Pack
Your latest post reiterates how ignorant you are. Its a bunch of stupid words that make no sense except for the fact that you wrote "nuance". The insertion of the "gotcha moment" I do have to say was clever. However, what actually is a "gotcha moment"? I certainly never thought I was writing a "gotcha moment". A "gotcha moment" must be something that is elusive and only thought of by someone who has a Ken Watanabe icon
Jun 15 - 04:36 PM
Loki LASTNAME
What makes your original comment directed at stepping razor great to me is that it is completely hypocritical. You say America is great in that everyone can have an opinion, yet you call stepping razor ignorant for having his opinion about fanboys. If this is truly your opinion, then you are ignorant about the word ignorant. Now, stop acting like you know what you're talking about before you make an even bigger fool of yourself.
Jun 15 - 09:55 PM
Loki LASTNAME
Oh, and a "gotcha moment" is a moment where you can say gotcha to someone. Ignorance, lol...
Jun 15 - 09:59 PM
Drew Johnson
Way to really sell that you're not a fanboy with the Green Lantern avatar, J. Pack. LOL.
Jun 17 - 08:16 AM
Michael Lesaca
You completely missed the point of Andrew I.'s post. He may not disagree with the overall message, but does disagree with the critic's review being so vehement and full of vitriol. It's like this movie personally offended his very being. While this may or may not be the case, the fact that Rex Reed sort of exudes an aura of hating the vast majority of movies with a burning passion on par with this review, it just muddies any voice he had and dilutes his distaste. Thus, cranky old man status is reached and no one takes him seriously anymore.
Jun 15 - 07:10 PM
Andrew Imrie
That is exactly what I was saying. Thank you Mouse. Not sure how people took my statement to mean I was a huge fan of the Green Lantern. And it's not like I feel that critics should not bash films, but Reed is just so consistent in his simmering anger towards movies he does not like that I feel he is, like I said before, a cranky old man.
Jun 17 - 10:59 AM