- November 1st, 2007, 11:19 pm#33510Argh, why can't I edit? There are a bunch of typos (and mark-up code issues). Ah well.
I'd also like to point out that I think that even if you didn't like it, there should be at least a little more positive stuff said. I mean, part of construcive criticism is pointing out what was done right (besides just the stuff done wrong). I mean, surely there was something good somewhere there.
Now, just so I'm not misunderstood, I'm not advocating conformacy(sp?) here. I'm just saying no one should be [i]all[/i] negative. I mean, if anyone claims it simply sucked 100%, their opinion is really no better than the opinion of someone who says "It's the most perfect movie ever made in the history of film!" which is also a rather useless comment for the opposite reason. For instance, I absolutley loved the movie, but I admit there are flaws. In a few days, I plan on putting up my own in-depth critique on Hank's forum, and I plan on mentioning the flaws.
You do have to remember that NO film is perfect, whether Hollywood or fan-made. Even the "holy" original Star Wars trilogy, which are my absolute favorite movies of all time/eternity, has flaws (and probably many, if you were to pick through and find them all). Just saying that as something to consider and put into perspective.
And no, I'm [i]not[/i] trying to say, "You'd like the movie if you just looked at it the right way" or "watch it again and you'll like it this time." I wouldn't patronize you like that. I'm just saying take all this stuff into consideration when making criticisms.
One more comment, though; I should also point out, in relation to the strange phenomenom of people's movie opinions that I discussed in the previous post, that there are actually people out there who think the original GB movies where terrible. Just sayin'.
Oh, and for those who are interested, Hank has released a high-res DIVX version (it's a torrent file). Just go to [url]returnoftheghostbusters.com[/url] and you can get it. Be warned, though; it's 855 mb, so long dl time.