In Reply to: It is snobbish... posted by mkuller on February 9, 2013 at 16:42:09:
I wasn't so much putting down the discussed topics as bewailing the obvious lack of interest in the finer films of this and past eras. I suppose you'd argue it's snobbish to put Antonioni or Tarkovsky above Judd Apatow, but I have to share with you that I'm not alone.
Similarly, I can appreciate great entertainment w/out equating "Downton Abbey" with Shakespeare.
At some point, mk, dumbing down in this country became some sort of "democratic" equivalency.
Ridiculous.
Some things patently are superior to others.
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- "Yes, and would the gentleman prefer the Domaine Romanee Conti or the Bud Lite with his squab?" - tinear 18:18:08 02/09/13 (7)
- Dumbing down... - mkuller 12:15:13 02/10/13 (6)
- My ability to stay young proves my superiority over you . . . . - mr grits 17:09:39 02/11/13 (0)
- You seem constipated. You either equate Lafite w/Gallo, or you don't. - tinear 14:34:27 02/11/13 (0)
- Gallo Hearty Burgundy, used to use it as a base for Mrs. Nasty's sangria - Road Warrior 14:37:53 02/10/13 (3)
- I used to be a Gallo Vin Rose drunk in the army . . . - mr grits 18:11:50 02/11/13 (2)
- Mateus. In a real glass container. nt - tinear 07:46:57 02/12/13 (1)
- There was a time when we thought Mateus or Lancers was a really good wine - Road Warrior 17:37:48 02/12/13 (0)