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Originally Posted by Straker
Who has told you that there is only one right opinion?
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Well, I base that on the disrespect for any other opinion...
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Originally Posted by Straker
I feel like you are trying to rebel against an authority that doesn't exist.
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Nah, I'm not trying to rebel against anything. Like I said - I stated an opinion, just like everybody else has. Others have questioned whether or not some of us care about horror or a "real fans" because of what we backed or voted for. So why is my post such a big deal?
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Originally Posted by Straker
Some of the comments that have been made by people in this thread go beyond simply watching a movie and forming an opinion that stops at 'good or bad'. Context is important and it is something you cant define by simply watching a movie. We are lucky at HDC to have members with a little more in depth knowledge on the genre or perhaps some of our older members who are able to put movies into a historical context. Do you really think you can get a feel for the importance of a movie simply by watching it? If I can talk to a guy who made the movie or maybe went and watched it at its first showing on release, then I am going to take that into consideration. If someone can present an argument and explain to me why a specific movie is a landmark in the genre and its something I hadn't previously considered, then its something I want to take into consideration when making my decisions.
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So would I. Taking these things into consideration is not that same as forming an opinion on that alone, though.
What I DON'T agree with is that you can judge a movie you haven't seen at all. Yes, you can have an idea about what it might be like, and maybe it'll give you a good reason to see for yourself - but you can't
judge it before you have actually seen it. I'm sorry if that opinion offends you.