Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site olivej.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!genrad!decvax!ittvax!dcdwest!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!hplabs!oliveb!olivej!greg From: greg@olivej.UUCP (Greg Paley) Newsgroups: net.movies Subject: Re: How I Rate Films Message-ID: <256@olivej.UUCP> Date: Fri, 14-Dec-84 19:50:45 EST Article-I.D.: olivej.256 Posted: Fri Dec 14 19:50:45 1984 Date-Received: Mon, 17-Dec-84 03:11:52 EST References: <141@ahuta.UUCP> <6500036@hp-pcd.UUCP> Organization: Olivetti ATC, Cupertino, Ca Lines: 25 In opposition to Bill Frolik's posting, I'd like to defend the "critics" on the net. Certainly not every criticism that gets posted has something I consider of value to say. In fact, I'd say it's by far the minority that genuinely provide insight. Nevertheless, I would not want to see anyone being inhibited from posting his/her "critique". One can get into endless arguments as to what defines art vs. what is entertainment and whether the two coincide or are mutually exclusive. The point that I feel is not arguable is that a number of people take films seriously as an art form. A certain level of passion is an innate part of any real art-lover's makeup and this passion will show itself as much in a hatred of the bad as in a love of the good. Since nobody is requiring me to agree with anything I read, and no one is either forcing me to see or preventing me from seeing any movie discussed, I see no reason to discourage the expression of strong feelings, positive or negative. - Greg Paley