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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 3631593" data-attributes="member: 19675"><p>Sure it is.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Tell me...how much info do you need before you decide not to watch a movie or read a particular book?</p><p></p><p>Does it take you more than 1 or 2 clips before you cross a movie off your list?</p><p></p><p>Or more than word-of-mouth opinions or the cover blurb of the book?</p><p> </p><p>If it does, I'll take your critique as valid.</p><p></p><p>If it doesn't, then <em>you're</em> guilty of the same kind of behavior you seem to find so distasteful in my decision making process. Until then, I'd expect you to pay your money, go see the movie and walk out demanding a refund, or trying to return a book from which you've read a few chapters (or spend more time with library books).</p><p></p><p>My problem with the film is that there were all kinds of ways already established within the Marvel Universe they could have pulled the power switch without mucking with the SS.</p><p></p><p>Again, I reiterate: just because something is a genre film doesn't mean it can't be well written.</p><p></p><p>If I'm guilty of anything, its asking for better scripts in genre films. No different than Noah Antweiler (Gamer's Rant on Movies in <em>KotDT</em>), or Kathy Maio and Lucius Shepherd (both established sci-fant authors & movie reviewers for <em>The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction</em>).</p><p></p><p>And, for what its worth, this isn't exactly nit-picking. According to the spoilers posted elsewhere, its precisely the power-switch that drives certain elements of the plot along. IOW, it is a plot-point, not a nit.</p><p></p><p>A nit would be pointing out that Alba isn't a blonde, or that Mr. Fantastic isn't as old vis a vis Invisible Girl as was depicted in the official Marvel Universe.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I'm a fan. They owe me what I paid for. They owe me in the sense that I helped build the underlying brands that the studio found worth dumping $100M+ into.</p><p></p><p>IOW, the same as was owed to the fans of X-Men, Batman, LotR, The Scarlet Letter, etc.</p><p></p><p>No more, no less.</p><p></p><p></p><p>In a sense, you're almost correct.</p><p></p><p>I can actually do 2 things: I can vote with my dollars by not going, allocating those entertainment $$$ to something I'd find more enjoyable and I can express my discontent- which I wouldn't categorize as whining- in order to convince others to avoid the film as well.</p><p></p><p>Expressing discontent is Consumer Empowerment 101.</p><p></p><p>I found an element of the movie displeasurable- I let people know about it, and my reasons for it. If you don't agree with them, you can go spend your money on the movie- more power to you.</p><p></p><p>If, OTOH, someone hadn't seen that particular clip (for whatever reason), and agreed that my problem with the film would be a problem for them as well, they might be influenced much as I was, and refuse to see the movie.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 3631593, member: 19675"] Sure it is. Tell me...how much info do you need before you decide not to watch a movie or read a particular book? Does it take you more than 1 or 2 clips before you cross a movie off your list? Or more than word-of-mouth opinions or the cover blurb of the book? If it does, I'll take your critique as valid. If it doesn't, then [I]you're[/I] guilty of the same kind of behavior you seem to find so distasteful in my decision making process. Until then, I'd expect you to pay your money, go see the movie and walk out demanding a refund, or trying to return a book from which you've read a few chapters (or spend more time with library books). My problem with the film is that there were all kinds of ways already established within the Marvel Universe they could have pulled the power switch without mucking with the SS. Again, I reiterate: just because something is a genre film doesn't mean it can't be well written. If I'm guilty of anything, its asking for better scripts in genre films. No different than Noah Antweiler (Gamer's Rant on Movies in [I]KotDT[/I]), or Kathy Maio and Lucius Shepherd (both established sci-fant authors & movie reviewers for [I]The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction[/I]). And, for what its worth, this isn't exactly nit-picking. According to the spoilers posted elsewhere, its precisely the power-switch that drives certain elements of the plot along. IOW, it is a plot-point, not a nit. A nit would be pointing out that Alba isn't a blonde, or that Mr. Fantastic isn't as old vis a vis Invisible Girl as was depicted in the official Marvel Universe. I'm a fan. They owe me what I paid for. They owe me in the sense that I helped build the underlying brands that the studio found worth dumping $100M+ into. IOW, the same as was owed to the fans of X-Men, Batman, LotR, The Scarlet Letter, etc. No more, no less. In a sense, you're almost correct. I can actually do 2 things: I can vote with my dollars by not going, allocating those entertainment $$$ to something I'd find more enjoyable and I can express my discontent- which I wouldn't categorize as whining- in order to convince others to avoid the film as well. Expressing discontent is Consumer Empowerment 101. I found an element of the movie displeasurable- I let people know about it, and my reasons for it. If you don't agree with them, you can go spend your money on the movie- more power to you. If, OTOH, someone hadn't seen that particular clip (for whatever reason), and agreed that my problem with the film would be a problem for them as well, they might be influenced much as I was, and refuse to see the movie. [/QUOTE]
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