tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231356.post5911282670533179466..comments2023-10-03T07:44:14.914-04:00Comments on Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema: Are We Done Yet?Mark Pfeifferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12098023129216356791noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231356.post-4969534952053715712007-04-05T18:40:00.000-04:002007-04-05T18:40:00.000-04:00I feel ya. I'm certainly not one to begrudge anyo...I feel ya. I'm certainly not one to begrudge anyone else his well-argued opinion. I mean, I'm the guy who loved DOMINO. I just dug that you got dissed by that crank Wells, which in my mind is a pretty ringing endorsement. Sometimes he's right on the money, but at other times he just confuses the hell out of me. And calling out other critics who don't pile on a movie that you feel deserves it strikes me as petty, especially from a guy who so adamantly defends his pet films and filmmakers. I can't help but be reminded of DOGVILLE's Grace and her definition of arrogance- to permit from yourself that which you won't allow from others.Paul C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02699493473242261477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231356.post-1795887867580999832007-04-04T14:56:00.000-04:002007-04-04T14:56:00.000-04:00If my honest opinion isn't good enough for him, oh...If my honest opinion isn't good enough for him, oh well. I'm not averse to pulling out the daggers <A HREF="http://reeltimes.blogspot.com/2007/02/norbit.html" REL="nofollow">when they're deserved</A>. <BR/><BR/>By the standards of simple family comedies, I thought <I>Are We Done Yet?</I> was OK. I think the review reflects that. I gave a D- to <I>Are We There Yet?</I>, so I was prepared to hate it. He'd have a point if I trashed everything and used the pullquote in question. As it stands, it's indicative of my reaction to the film.<BR/><BR/>So he hated it. More power to him. I'm not looking to get in a pissing contest over who hated what more.Mark Pfeifferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12098023129216356791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231356.post-59957973203071595812007-04-04T14:27:00.000-04:002007-04-04T14:27:00.000-04:00Wow... first you get quoted by the paper of record...Wow... first you get quoted by the paper of record, and now you get slagged by Jeff Wells for an "olive-branch bend-over comment" in your review. I mean, come on bud, this movie is going to be widely despised, so why not go with the flow? Don't you know that, unless you're Rosenbaum or Armond White, criticism is about echoing the party line?<BR/><BR/>**end sarcasm**Paul C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02699493473242261477noreply@blogger.com