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[The Third M?n]

Okay, here are a few quotes my "friends" (dare I call 'em that?) with no taste or true knowledge in film said to me:

"Reservoir Dogs is bollocks. Nothing happens, it's just a bunch of messed up guys in a warehouse."

"Pulp Fiction's absolute shit. You just don't know what's going on, there's so many things happening at the same time."

"Goodfellas is crap. It's boring."

"Requiem for a Dream is the worst film I've ever seen. Besides, they amputate the guy's wrong arm, it's so funny!" (Evidently not true by any means)

"Bowling for Columbine is soo bad. Basically, it's about guns, it's just crap. If you see it it's your funeral."

"The Shining's crap because it's just so random. Oh, and it's not scary at all. In fact it's pretty funny, although I don't think it was meant to be."

"You haven't seen any of the American Pie movies?! You're such an arse, you really don't know what you're missing!"

"The Tuxedo is actually very good!"

"Raging Bull is sh!t. The only good bits were the fight scenes. I mean, who wants to see some guy beat up his wife throughout the whole film? It really is crap. Besides, it's in black and white."

And I'll also include this conversation I had with a bunch of friends this morning, though it's not a dumb comment or anything of the sort:

Friend: "So have you seen Snatch?"

The Third M?n:" No."

F: "Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrells?"

The Third M?n: "No."

F: "I can't believe it! They're the best films ever!"

The Third M?n: "So, I don't want to see them."

F: "But why not?"

The Third M?n: "Because I have no interest whatsoever in seeing them, that's why."

F: "But you're missing out, really, they're amazing."

The Third M?n: "I just don't want to see them. They don't attract me. They're not appealing enough to me. I don't care, there's lots of other and better movies that I want to see."

F:"Yeah, and how can you say they suck if you haven't even seen them?"

The Third M?n: "I'm not. I'll judge the films after I watch them (if I ever get to), but not before. I didn't say they sucked, I just don't want to see them."

F: "You're a dick."

And to all this I say:

[The Third M?n]

Come on, no replies? Don't you have any ignorant (movie-wise) friends who think they know it all?

[beltmann]

Forgive them. Art has many functions, and students of film learn to embrace them all. Most folks, on the other hand, are content to merely engage with movies as escapist entertainment. That's okay--they are entitled to miss out. I'm sure they have other passions.

Still, my favorite comment was quoted in a piece I wrote earlier this year. What's scary is that her attitude is so common that it is widely assumed to be true.

Eric

[The Third M?n]

[Danny Baldwin]

Well, hey...They have SEEN them...so I guess that's better than nothing. I'd have to admit, I'm tempted to agree with them on the Bowling for Columbine statement, even though I don't think it's "absolute shit."
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[The Third M?n]

They've seen them because I lended the DVDs to them. That's why. They's scarcely convinced.