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I see why we disagree so much. You judge movies based on what they "aren't" instead of what they "are".
This movie "isn't scary" as something else I've seen
This movie "isn't as good" as something else I've seen
This movie "isn't modern" and is dated
This movie "isn't made with a good budget" so it looks cheap and therefore isn't as good as something else.
I judge based on what it "is"
Take "Mega Piranha"
I watch Mega Piranha and I know it's made by SyFy Channel
I know it's made for usually 1 million dollars or less
I know it's meant be ridiculous
I know the effects are cheap
I know the acting is bad and sometimes the plot has more holes than a screen door, because that's exactly what it's supposed to be. It's not supposed to be compared to something like Alien...
So I judge it based on what it is. It's a SyFy Channel movie and as far as SyFy Channel movies go, it's not bad. Worth a B- in my book.
If I rated movies based on what they weren't...95% of the movies on your list would be a D or an F.
I can't compare It's Alive to Casablanca or Citizen Kane or M or Gone With The Wind. True classic films that changed cinema forever. It's apples and oranges.
If a movie is a Lemon I judge it based on the fact that it's a Lemon.
I'd like you to watch a movie you haven't seen in a long time that you remember being bad and re-watch it with a clean slate. Don't compare it to anything else. Just enjoy it for what it is.
Take your response to House 2 "enjoyed but wanted less adventure more haunted house. and a bit too silly"
"Don't" want it to be a haunted house story..."Don't" want it to be less silly. Instead, simply enjoy it for what it is. It's supposed to be silly and low budge. It was the 1980's. It wasn't supposed to be scary like The Amityville Horror or something. I think you'd enjoy a lot more movies if you were a little less critical.
You said you couldn't make it through "It's Alive". Watch it all the way through. Know that it's a cult 70's film. Know that it's ridiculous. Laugh at how ridiculous it is. Laugh at the FX. If you watch it like you're watching The Exorcist you missed the whole point of the movie.
That's my thoughts for what it's worth...
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