My problem is you were ripping this movie before you even saw it.
With all due respect, and I’m not trying to be mean or rude, but how is it you can’t see this as completely irrational? I repeated multiple times that I was critiquing the story, not any other element of the movie.
To sit there and insist that you can’t critique the movie’s story without first seeing it is just like saying you can’t like a song’s lyrics unless you’ve heard it on the radio first. It’s irrational.
And even with your reasoning in place, how does that make me, a new member clearly interested in discussion – however heated it might be – at troll?
A troll is someone who’s intent is to simply be disruptive. Someone who expresses different and/or controversial opinions is the opposite of a troll – they’re the lifeblood of a discussion forum. They get people talking. They make discussions interesting.
Buy a ticket before you kvetch.
You do realize that’s exactly what the multi-billion dollar studio would want every sucker to do: “Disregard all critiques, don’t evaluate our product before you buy it, and just buy it, sucker! If you want to criticize it afterwards, go right ahead – we’ve already got your money, sucker!”
Come on, guys. Critical thinking is not a bad thing.
But you shouldn’t be surprised when other people around here disagree or defend a movie they happen to like.
And I’m not. Actually, that’s what I came here for – to discuss why I disliked the movie with people who liked the movie. I’ll tell you why I disliked it…you tell me why you liked it. Along the way, maybe you can tell me why or how some of the reasons I disliked the movie are wrong or unfair. And maybe I can do the same for you.
What I do not like is when a person purportedly a moderator of a forum dedicated largely to the Original Trilogy accuses me of being a troll for simply expressing a different opinion under the ruse of, “Well, you haven’t actually seen the movie, so you’re not allowed to speak.”
Really?
And then when the moderator launches ad hominem attacks against me:
Says the fellow who was harping on the movie before they finally saw it yesterday?
I guess I’m supposed to take from this statement that my viewing of the movie was “too fresh” or something, so, again, I’m not qualified to express an opinion?
Typical outlook of modern America: You are 100% free to express anything you like, so long as I agree with you.