because the masses liked "Independence Day," should it be considered a timeless masterpiece?
How about the juvenalia that are the "Star Wars" quadrology or whatever the name and number currently is?
"Citizen Kane," the public knew best there, too? It flopped with a thud.
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Topic - Best or most popular? Corliss should know better. Just - tinear 06:18:00 12/11/07 (22)
- I would say the first two Star Wars movies are classics - Analog Scott 10:07:47 12/15/07 (0)
- RE: Best or most popular? Corliss should know better. Just - jamesgarvin 07:14:22 12/11/07 (20)
- RE: Best or most popular? Corliss should know better. Just - Peter H-son 10:39:33 12/15/07 (9)
- RE: Best or most popular? Corliss should know better. Just - Analog Scott 23:18:48 12/15/07 (8)
- RE: Best or most popular? Corliss should know better. Just - Peter H-son 08:04:16 12/16/07 (7)
- RE: Best or most popular? Corliss should know better. Just - Analog Scott 10:30:21 12/16/07 (6)
- RE: Best or most popular? Corliss should know better. Just - Peter H-son 12:44:53 12/16/07 (5)
- You made the wild assertion that Schindler's List is the movie "fascists dreamt about." - Analog Scott 22:44:09 12/16/07 (4)
- RE: You made the wild assertion that Schindler's List is the movie "fascists dreamt about." - Peter H-son 12:21:58 12/17/07 (3)
- "I even go so far as to put some of the blame for Abu Ghraib on Spielberg." OK........... - Analog Scott 13:35:04 12/17/07 (2)
- RE: "I even go so far as to put some of the blame for Abu Ghraib on Spielberg." OK........... - Peter H-son 16:34:35 12/24/07 (1)
- That is some pretty bizzarre logic.. - Analog Scott 20:44:41 12/24/07 (0)
- Nope - Analog Scott 10:09:40 12/15/07 (0)
- Quit putting words into Corliss's mouth. Here's - tinear 17:53:16 12/11/07 (2)
- RE: Quit putting words into Corliss's mouth. Here's - jamesgarvin 07:43:33 12/12/07 (1)
- False premise. There are plenty of movie lovers that love - tinear 17:49:15 12/12/07 (0)
- RE: Best or most popular? Corliss should know better. Just - Peter H-son 15:34:57 12/11/07 (5)
- RE: Best or most popular? Corliss should know better. Just - jamesgarvin 16:04:30 12/11/07 (4)
- Distributor decides? We have pablum filled... - mpathus 23:22:26 12/12/07 (2)
- Exactly!!!!!! For every "serious" critic, we get hundreds or thousands of - tinear 11:08:52 12/14/07 (1)
- RE: Exactly!!!!!! For every "serious" critic, we get hundreds or thousands of - Peter H-son 12:22:39 12/14/07 (0)
- RE: Best or most popular? Corliss should know better. Just - Peter H-son 11:42:27 12/12/07 (0)