Nardpuncher
Rear Admiral
^^ You mean kill them?
^^ You mean kill them?
Or disagree with. Basically bucking the trend with fan favourites...
- The Empire Strikes Back is not the best Star Wars movie.
- Alien 3 is not the worst Alien movie.
- The Wrath of Khan is not the best Star Trek movie.
Personally I agree with all of the above.
If I wanted to hear harsh language, I would state this opinion (which I do happen to have):
"I like the SW Special Editions AND the prequel trilogy".
^You're obviously a very bad person.
You're not the only one.^You're obviously a very bad person.
I'm starting to see what you mean.
This would explain people's reactions to me when I say that The Family Guy is a show for idiots with no true sense of humor. God I hate that show.
If I wanted to hear harsh language, I would state this opinion (which I do happen to have):
"I like the SW Special Editions AND the prequel trilogy".
I'll just trot out my standard blasphemy.
There is no such thing as "underrated" or "overrated." Everything is just as good as people think it is, because our experience thereof is mediated through our own bodies.
So when we talk about how "good" or "bad" or "better" or "worse" something is, all we're really talking about is ourselves and our own reactions--not some intrinsic merit or demerit of the work in question.
So, interpreted properly, the following statements (for example) are both (at least potentially) true:
"Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus was the worst movie ever made"
"Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus was the best movie ever made."
There is no contradiction between the two because they're describing two different things: namely, two different people's responses to the film.
And when we criticize something that other people enjoy, we are essentially criticizing them for being different people, and enjoying different things. Thus, it is entirely appropriate to take such criticism personally, since that's what it is: personal criticism.
If someone dislikes a movie you like, then they dislike the person you are. If they say it's a bad movie, then they're saying that you're a bad (or at least inferior) person. Respond appropriately.
That's why I like the phrase "guilty pleasure' because you're admitting that what you like may not defensible but you still like it.
The remastering of the original Star Trek by replacing the old special effects and music with new material was awesome/whoever came up with the idea should be fed to a Horta.
Depending who is in the room with you at the time, one side or the other of that slash will either get you cheered or thrown bodily from the premises.
Alex
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