Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by Auricle (A) on March 01, 2004 at 15:09:47

In Reply to: Patrick and Victor are of course better judges of film than the Academy! posted by dennzio on March 01, 2004 at 08:31:51:

"I mean, Wings, fer God's sake!?!?!"

"Ben Hur" ?!?!?!

Look. All reviewers get tired of seing the same old tired ideas over and over again. And that is what major films do, especially in the US of A. We are, much to my shame, an anhistorical society. It is now even worse given that every rugrat in the country is brought up thinking his (or her) own "original" ideas (no matter that they are 20 centuries old) are stunningly original and they have a right to "shoot out their lips" no matter what the substance. And even worse given the profitability of sequals. I was hoping the disaster of the Matrix sequals mught have ended the trend. Sadly, LOTR indicates therer is yet more money there.

That makes it very easy to be fond of "out there", original and/or unknown films if one sees a lot of films.

Professional critics have courses available to them to help avoid the trap.

Victor and PatrickU have (obviously) not taken the course.

They also (equally obviously) have a bit of an "ownership attitude" about this asylum.

Whether I agree with them or not, these are different and refreshing attitudes and insights. As elitist as they can be, I would rather have their opinions than not have them. And I assuredly would not wish a Disney syncophant to hold sway in this asylum.

Of course, they will now reprimand me, saying they do not need my support (and they do not.) But they have it (and my disagreement sometimes) nevertheless.