From: gbradley@uks197.Berkeley.EDU (Gary Bradley)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.movies
Subject: Re: BatMan Returns really shocked me
Date: 27 Jul 92 16:54:30 GMT
Reply-To: gbradley@uks197.Berkeley.EDU (Gary Bradley)


 dcpiii@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (pawlak dan) writes...

> Yes it is...that people like you can't let yourselves go, put all your 
> troubles and problems on hold and sit back and enjoy a
movie...[continued below]

    I can do that no problem mate. I am a big fan of cinema for
escapism. But how can I let myself go and enjoy it if I hate the movie?
If I'm bored. If I'm angry and feel ripped off?? Your comment makes no
sense! Come on, are you saying I posted a very negative review of
"Batman Returns" because I don't know how to sit back an enjoy a movie??
Pah! That was not my motive (see next comment). Anyway, I live for the
movies! I love 'em. I spend entire chunks of my life a horror film (and
other!) festivals getting no sleep watching hours of dross, shlock
cinema and having a great time. I think I am qualified to sit back and
let go if the movie merits it. Let's get it straight....I HATED Batman
Returns, as did everyone I attended the film with, not because I don't
know how to relax, but because in my opinion (and it is just that,
please remember) it was crud.

> ...without feeling 
> the need to over analyze and give us your opinion on it.

    Oh I post one negative viewpoint and get criticised for feeling the
need to post my thoughts to the net. I thought that was what it was for.
Is it just me you want to ban from posting opionions you disagree with?
Okay, I'm being ridiculous, but just re-read what you posted to me!!! As
far as I am concerned I made my post as a warning. I have stated why I
hated this film and anyone with similar tastes as me will too. If I can
warn one such person out of wasting money, I'll sleep fine in my bed,
thank you.

> Gary: try writing (directing, acting in,...)  a multi-million dollar movie...
> I'll be sure to be there for it...

    I'd love to. It would be much better than "Batman returns", though
I'd get Tim Burton as art director! :-). Are you now saying I shouldn't
criticse a film because I couldn't do better? Your excuse for a
big-budget film being awful is "well, it was a tough job, I can forgive
how crap that film was, and anyway I couldn't do any better". My opinion
is very different, if 50 million (that's a total Batman guess
incidently) is spent on it I expect it to be a hell of a lot better than
Batman Returns. I mean I am assuming Tim Burton actually got paid for
this film, right!

> and remember:"It's just a movie, I should really just relax..."

    I was so relaxed with boredom during the film I almost slipped into a coma.

> Long live the Bat!

   Now that I agree with!

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