Comments on: The Reviews Are WRONG http://theinnerdoor.wordpress.com/2006/12/29/the-reviews-are-wrong/ Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:38:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: feather http://theinnerdoor.wordpress.com/2006/12/29/the-reviews-are-wrong/#comment-801 feather Tue, 02 Jan 2007 21:41:17 +0000 http://theinnerdoor.wordpress.com/2006/12/29/the-reviews-are-wrong/#comment-801 I hate the film by default because of the book it's based on. Nothing, nothing will convince me that the book is anything but an unredeemable, derivative piece of shit. This opinion is, I believe, based at least in some truth. It's also rooted in my bitterness towards supposed wunderkind teenage authors. That could have been ME -- I had a friend in publishing, I could have been published if I had ever finished a book -- and, by god, I would have done it better than any Christopher Paolini or Amelia Atwater-Rhodes. I hate the film by default because of the book it’s based on. Nothing, nothing will convince me that the book is anything but an unredeemable, derivative piece of shit.

This opinion is, I believe, based at least in some truth. It’s also rooted in my bitterness towards supposed wunderkind teenage authors. That could have been ME — I had a friend in publishing, I could have been published if I had ever finished a book — and, by god, I would have done it better than any Christopher Paolini or Amelia Atwater-Rhodes.

]]> By: meno http://theinnerdoor.wordpress.com/2006/12/29/the-reviews-are-wrong/#comment-145 meno Sat, 30 Dec 2006 23:55:10 +0000 http://theinnerdoor.wordpress.com/2006/12/29/the-reviews-are-wrong/#comment-145 I liked Jeremy Irons. (mmmm) But overall i though the movie was really pretty bad. I kept wanting to giggle at some of the dialouge. I hadn't read any of the reviews before i went. I do have a thing for dragons in movies though. I liked Jeremy Irons. (mmmm) But overall i though the movie was really pretty bad. I kept wanting to giggle at some of the dialouge.
I hadn’t read any of the reviews before i went. I do have a thing for dragons in movies though.

]]> By: dolphinsgirl http://theinnerdoor.wordpress.com/2006/12/29/the-reviews-are-wrong/#comment-144 dolphinsgirl Sat, 30 Dec 2006 20:24:08 +0000 http://theinnerdoor.wordpress.com/2006/12/29/the-reviews-are-wrong/#comment-144 My parents just saw it and as she has read so much fantasy, felt the story was a blatant rip off of so much cannon fantasy, with too little character development. Despite my mother's slam, I think I might still see it, because my daughters loved the story, and also because of your take on it. She did love the special effects as well though. I am glad to hear that you enjoyed it. Thanks for the review. My parents just saw it and as she has read so much fantasy, felt the story was a blatant rip off of so much cannon fantasy, with too little character development. Despite my mother’s slam, I think I might still see it, because my daughters loved the story, and also because of your take on it.

She did love the special effects as well though.

I am glad to hear that you enjoyed it. Thanks for the review.

]]> By: nhfalcon http://theinnerdoor.wordpress.com/2006/12/29/the-reviews-are-wrong/#comment-143 nhfalcon Sat, 30 Dec 2006 04:52:04 +0000 http://theinnerdoor.wordpress.com/2006/12/29/the-reviews-are-wrong/#comment-143 I learned a long time ago to ignore the critics. classic example: "Hudson Hawk." Critics will have you believe it just may be the worst movie ever made. I personally found it very funny and entertaining. Bowyer agrees with me. Is it Oscar caliber material? Hell no! But it IS entertaining, and I usually just want entertainment and escapism out of my movies, not heart-wrenching or soul-searching or thought-provoking. I get enough of that out of real life. I learned a long time ago to ignore the critics.

classic example: “Hudson Hawk.” Critics will have you believe it just may be the worst movie ever made. I personally found it very funny and entertaining. Bowyer agrees with me. Is it Oscar caliber material? Hell no! But it IS entertaining, and I usually just want entertainment and escapism out of my movies, not heart-wrenching or soul-searching or thought-provoking.

I get enough of that out of real life.

]]> By: mrschili http://theinnerdoor.wordpress.com/2006/12/29/the-reviews-are-wrong/#comment-142 mrschili Sat, 30 Dec 2006 03:10:38 +0000 http://theinnerdoor.wordpress.com/2006/12/29/the-reviews-are-wrong/#comment-142 Yeah, I'm not saying it was overly intelligent - there were a fair number of allowances that had to be made - but it certainly didn't suck as bad as all the reviewers would have us believe. The dragon was VERY cool - almost worth the price of admission all on her own. I enjoyed the movie overall. Did you? Yeah, I’m not saying it was overly intelligent - there were a fair number of allowances that had to be made - but it certainly didn’t suck as bad as all the reviewers would have us believe. The dragon was VERY cool - almost worth the price of admission all on her own.

I enjoyed the movie overall. Did you?

]]> By: meno http://theinnerdoor.wordpress.com/2006/12/29/the-reviews-are-wrong/#comment-141 meno Sat, 30 Dec 2006 00:16:52 +0000 http://theinnerdoor.wordpress.com/2006/12/29/the-reviews-are-wrong/#comment-141 "I suffer without my stone. Relieve my suffering." That line made me wince. The dragon was cool though. “I suffer without my stone. Relieve my suffering.”

That line made me wince. The dragon was cool though.

]]> By: Weed Woman http://theinnerdoor.wordpress.com/2006/12/29/the-reviews-are-wrong/#comment-140 Weed Woman Fri, 29 Dec 2006 22:09:20 +0000 http://theinnerdoor.wordpress.com/2006/12/29/the-reviews-are-wrong/#comment-140 Are these the same girls that thought 'Mouse Hunt' was too scarry just a short year ago???? My how they grow! Are these the same girls that thought ‘Mouse Hunt’ was too scarry just a short year ago???? My how they grow!

]]> By: Grammar Snob http://theinnerdoor.wordpress.com/2006/12/29/the-reviews-are-wrong/#comment-139 Grammar Snob Fri, 29 Dec 2006 20:51:51 +0000 http://theinnerdoor.wordpress.com/2006/12/29/the-reviews-are-wrong/#comment-139 So what if no asked you? It's YOUR blog, sister! Plus, I love your movie reviews. Especially for those that are on my "want to see" list. Happy New Year! ~Snob So what if no asked you? It’s YOUR blog, sister! Plus, I love your movie reviews. Especially for those that are on my “want to see” list.

Happy New Year!

~Snob

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