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From: reiher@ucla-cs.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.movies
Subject: Re: How I Rate Films
Message-ID: <2855@ucla-cs.ARPA>
Date: Tue, 18-Dec-84 02:00:39 EST
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Posted: Tue Dec 18 02:00:39 1984
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Reply-To: reiher@ucla-cs.UUCP (Peter Reiher)
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Summary: 

(apologies for the lack of capitals, etc.  i am working under difficult
conditions.)

many people are uncertain whether or not they want to see a film, and would like
to know a little bit more about it than the typical "yeah, it's really neat!" or
"it stinks" response our friends are so wont to give.  i personally solve this
problem by seeing almost everything that
comes out (well, the american ones, at least.)  how are others to solve  it?  well, they might do worse than to consult
a couple of reviews.  since net.movies
is about movies, it seems like a reasonable place to look for reviews.  my own
policy is to take one opinion with a grain
of salt, but several similar opinions about a film usually have some substance
behind them.  thus, consult more than one review.  also, try to find a critic whose tastes largely coincide with yours.
the alternative is to wait for word of mouth that may never come on some more
obscure films, or to believe the advertising
(ho ho), or to take shots in the dark.
if you still prefer to avoid reviews, use your n key when one comes up.



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        			Peter Reiher
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