Guest guest Posted January 20, 2003 Report Share Posted January 20, 2003 On Monday, January 20, 2003, at 01:22 PM, wrote: > Maija.Ray > RE: Re: Run, You Fools > > Ha! I loved the The Two Towers, but also know people who hated it--which > I > can't grasp. Literalists hate fantasy. > But you're right, it takes all types. Yes, I've been meaning to speak to the management about this. *w* > For the most part I > seem to always love movies other people absolutely hate (i.e. Solaris and > Eyes Wide Shut), I've not yet seen the Cloony SOLARIS, but love the Russian movie, and the Lem book, so I know what to expect and I'm predisposed to like it. Loved EYES WIDE SHUT, which my wife cannot understand at all. LOL > and detest movies other people think were great (i.e. > American Beauty and Independence Day). Loved AMERICAN BEAUTY but thought it was over-rated, and loved INDEPENDENCE DAY as a big loud mindless semi-Heinlein romp. Hey, any movie showing the White House blowing apart can't be all bad... > I blame those who market films a lot > of the time for movies that are panned--often they target the wrong > audience, which is what happened with Solaris. yes, indeed, because the marketers don't understand them, either. > It was marketed as a love > story which it absolutely was not. When I saw the commercials for it I > was > extremely annoyed because I love that book and couldn't believe it was > being > pawned off as a love story. No wonder audiences hated it--they were there > for a mushy tear-jerker and instead got a very esoteric and philosophical > conundrum. Which if you are a geek like me is preferable to a mushy > tear-jerker any day. Yes, me too! Mush is for breakfast, after all. " There is never a need to ascribe to conspiracy what stupidity explains. " --W.B. Kek, ALA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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