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Look past your "red haze"

It does come across as condescending when you insult the informed opinions of others, even if you do it indirectly. Allow me this hypothetical scenario: If Troy says "I like this film series and agree with the general concensus that these are masterpieces for the ages" and then Audiophilander comes along and says "...the stories are predictable and lightweight children's fare" then I've either intentionally or inadvertantly insulted the viewer's tastes.

See what I mean?

No, I honestly don't.

Well first of all, the general consensus be damned. The general consensus is that Thomas Kincade (the painter) is a genius. How right is THAT?

Secondly, you're welcome to voice your opinion here just as much as I am. Why do you think my opinion isn't as informed as yours? Isn't that just as condescending? You're welcome to call me a moron for having my opinion. Your words will not hurt me as mine seems to have hurt you.

Take a look around you. If you want to play on BBs and have strong opinions either way, you better grow yourself a thicker skin, or you will get hurt often. You take MY opinion far too personally.

In other words, it's one thing to be critical based on reasonable criteria which assesses a film's merit based on personal criteria (i.e., pacing, plot, character interpretation, effects, etc.), but entirely another to be judgmental in a way that ridicules those that enjoy the films (i.e., calling the series "...lightweight children's fare").

Go back and read all my posts in this thread. I've explained in detail about why I feel this way about these movies. I've been just as judgemental about this movie as you have. I've made plenty of comments on pacing, plot and FX. It seems you can't get past that first blush of "Childrens fare". Your eyes just glaze over in anger and all you see is red.

You can call me a troll for saying "childrens fare", that I did it to goad you, but that's just not the case at all. If I was a troll, I'd have handled my responses differently than I have, goading you even further. I won't apologize for calling these stories childrens fare because that's how I feel about them. But I am sorry that you have over-reacted so strongly.

Relax, bub, relax.

Holiday cheer,

Troy



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