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Re: No offense Troy, but I beg to differ; at it's best this is an "okay" film.

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In Reply to: No offense Troy, but I beg to differ; at it's best this is an "okay" film. posted by Audiophilander on March 23, 2004 at 07:12:24:

I think you were swayed by the other five people you were with. If they all had LOVED the film I think your reaction would've been more positive, don't you?

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Naw, I'm pretty much of my own mind on these things, but I see your point. - Audiophilander 08:11:24 03/23/04 (0)
The reactions of others in a group can sway opinions, and sometimes that even occurs with me, but it's usually only in borderline cases. A good example is the film Dark City, an SF film I saw with a group of 7 or 8 folks, all of whom enjoy this genre similarly to myself. However, our reactions couldn't have been more different regarding Dark City. I enjoyed the film thoroughly, in spite of several overwrought script contrivances, but nearly everyone else left the theater before the movie was even half over. Now I don't believe that the majority's reaction to this film was quite as bad as this would suggest, but enough of the group felt marginally unimpressed that one or two walk outs influenced three or 4 others to regroup in the lobby, ...all except my wife and I, and I think she remained with me out of spousal loyalty! :o)
As I mentioned earlier, I actually "liked" ESoTSM more than my wife or our friend (note: there were only three of us on this particular movie outing, not six), but that doesn't mean that I enjoyed the movie enough to recommend it to anyone. If I used a sliding review scale (say 1-5, with 5 being excellent), about all I could give ESoTSM would be a 2 or perhaps 2 1/2; the other scale is even more critical: a movie either "is" a DVD in our collection, or it isn't. On this scale it's doubtful that Eternal Sunshine will ever see the light of day in our home! ;^)
Cheers,
AuPh

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