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His description wasn't appropriate, but if "nothing personal" is an apology, it's accepted without reservation.

Posted by Audiophilander (A) on February 1, 2006 at 00:06:10

In Reply to: Nothing personal... posted by C.B. on January 31, 2006 at 18:57:43:

Although it's off topic, tinears's negative remarks about the SF & fantasy genre, which includes both novels and films, have to be addressed.

Some of the most intellectually stimulating, visionary novels and short stories ever written belong to the SF/fantasy genre; this is some of the most contemplative, provocative, anticipatory literature around. That isn't to say that ALL SF/fantasy films/literature is of a high quality any more than one can generalize about any other genre of film or literary work; in fact, there's probably more badly made, poorly written films and books in other genres if taken on the whole.

As for SF, for every radioactive bug movie, for every Mars invasion flick, every Plan 9 from Outer Space, Independence Day, Flash Gorden, Mars Needs Women, etc., etc., there's a Metropolis, Things to Come, Day the Earth Stood Still, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Charly, First Contact, Brazil, A.I., Clockwork Orange, and so on.

>>> "Nothing personal... I just thought his description of that particular genre of films very appropriate." <<<

No, that's pretty much all on tinear with whom you agreed, at least in part. I'm not taking it personally nor taking you to task for it, but just pointing out how encouraging his unsolicited insults will not improve his manners or prevent this thread from turning into a potential trainwreak. Of course I expect as much from Victor, so his nonsense was expected. He trolls nastiness just to elicit long threads of angry responses, usually supported by his buddy patrick, but most folks don't take his blustery comments too seriously. Victor's insults get rebuffed around here so often that I'm surprised he's not known as the rebuffoon! ;^)

C.B., for the record, I never insulted your intelligence or tastes with my criticism of The Constant Gardner. My criticisms were just directed to the film itself, which I found lacking for the reasons I've described. It's just my opinion; you certainly don't have to share it. However, I would hope that you'll reconsider your misguided criticisms and biased generalizations about the SF/fantasy genre.

One final thought: If I appear biased in my own thinking about the SF/fantasy genre being unfairly attacked by apparent know-it-alls like Victor & tinear, it's because I'm very close to the SF/fantasy writing community and happen to know how seriously authors like Harlan Ellison, Larry Niven, Joe Lansdale, C. J. Cherryh take their craft and in the case of many deceased authors I've known (such as the late Roger Zelazny & Isaac Asimov) took their craft. In fact, my wife is a well regarded fantasy author in her own rite (Top 10 Barnes & Noble last month); I'll wager that her research and dedication to sophisticated storytelling can match any other genre of fiction (your choice).

Respectfully,
AuPh

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