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I believe that, in your case, "being conciliatory" is a euphemism for flip-flopping.

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In Reply to: I was being conciliatory. You OTOH are your usual stodgy self. Desist. nt posted by clarkjohnsen on July 11, 2005 at 11:11:15:

For you to call me "stodgy" is the epitome of chutzpah given your history, and conciliatory behavior is so atypical of your modus operandi as to be more alien than any special effect conceived by Steven Spielberg for WoTW. Folks needn't take my word for it, the Video Asylum Search Engine will bear this out. Desist indeed! LOL!
The saddest part of this new "consiliatory" backpedalling motion you've devised is that it clearly demonstrates that you can't make up your mind whether to like a film or not without checking which way the critical wind is blowing! No wonder you prefer to rely on the likes of Duncan Sheperd to write "stodgy" opinions, it aleviates the pressure of taking a position and saves you $6 to $10 for a ticket.
I'm very disappointed in you, my friend. For once I thought you were providing an intelligent, informed opinion of a current blockbuster summer release, having attended the screening yourself. Instead I find you buttering up RGA and asking for some syrup to cover your waffle. ;^)
Regards,
AuPh

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Well at least you're not calling me a "chickensh*t" like in your original message. - clarkjohnsen 10:41:56 07/12/05 (3)
There is hope.
For the record -- and this has been put on record before -- if I decide to see a movie I may clip reviews, but I never read them until afterwards. You alledge otherwise, but you live in a fantasy world, clearly.
clark
- Too close to bat guano, and we know for whom that's reserved. - Audiophilander 15:26:42 07/12/05 (2)
  Seriously, I couldn't believe that you were doing the waffle dance and using such a lame excuse as "being conciliatory." That just doesn't pass any reasonable credibility test.
  > > > "For the record -- and this has been put on record before -- if I decide to see a movie I may clip reviews, but I never read them until afterwards. You alledge otherwise, but you live in a fantasy world, clearly." < < <
  Saying "if I decide to see a movie" obfuscates the real point to which I was alluding (i.e., the fact that you've apparently posted critical reviews from second or third hand sources of films that you've never experienced first hand.
  Let's put this into a historical perspective, shall we?
  http://db.audioasylum.com/cgi/search.mpl?searchtext=duncan+
  sheperd&topic=&author=clarkjohnsen&date1=2001-01-01&date2=
  sheperd&topic=&author=clarkjohnsen&date1=2001-01-01&date2=
  &slowmessage=&forum=films
  Have you seen all of these films in a theater (Die Another Day, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and Treasure Planet)?
  http://db.audioasylum.com/cgi/m.mpl?forum=films&n=27934&highlight=
  duncan+sheperd+clarkjohnsen&r=&session=
  How about I, Robot? Did you actually see it in it's initial release?
  http://db.audioasylum.com/cgi/m.mpl?forum=films&n=14557&highlight=
  duncan+sheperd+clarkjohnsen&r=&session=sheperd&topic=&author=
  clarkjohnsen&date1=2001-01-01&date2=&slowmessage=&forum=films
  Two reviews of LOTR, ...but where's your's???
  This is just a random cross section, 3 of some 49 recorded second hand reviews that you authored since 2001, using the Film Asylum search engine, cut & pasted from Duncan Sheperd's reviews; many, many more examples can be brought up (further back and other reviewers).
  Personally, I don't have a problem with your posting links to second hand opinions if, and I do mean IF, you've actually attended a showing of the film in question because it presumes that you share the same opinion (i.e., first-hand knowledge) as the reviewer. In other words, you should qualify it and express your own views as well so that folks know that you've actually seen the picture.
  What I think folks really want to know is what YOU or I think of a specific movie as they're going to be able to gauge their own interest from first hand INFORMED opinions and interaction with folks whose opinions they trust on this discussion board. If it was just a matter of looking up reviews, that would be a no-brainer. One could simply post a link to Rotten Tomatoes for a good cross section of reviews.
  Cheers,
  AuPh
  PS: Chickensh*t served at no extra charge by the Colonel of Truth! ;^)
  - NOTE BENE: This is the writer's fourth version of this particular post. Would someone please inform him... - clarkjohnsen 08:08:35 07/13/05 (1)
    ...that he can compose in Word and then post when he's finished? I hate reading drafts.
    Regarding the message itself, this one sentence indicates its silliness: "Personally, I don't have a problem with your posting links to second hand opinions." Those were all first-hand opinions.
    And they were posted for entertainment value, besides the information afforded. Many times I find I see movies late, plus, many reviews are on-line only for a week.
    Cease and desist these broadsides.
    clark
    - "I hate reading drafts." - Don't worry about it, you're too old to be concerned about conscription. - Audiophilander 08:56:19 07/13/05 (0)
      > > > "Cease and desist these broadsides." < < <
      It's your broadsides that should be monitored, mon ami. ;^)

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