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From: greg@olivej.UUCP (Greg Paley)
Newsgroups: net.movies
Subject: Re: How I Rate Films
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Date: Fri, 14-Dec-84 19:50:45 EST
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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