I can say whatever I like. Like I said, I'm not writing reviews here because I'm not a reviewer. On another film, the last time I posted here, I simply said "Meh". Is that useful? I don't think so. Do I care? No, I don't. Does it make my feelings toward the film clear, and does it say whether I liked the film or not? Yes, it does! And that's all I care about. I'm assuming that's what people care about too when they read my comment next to my rating. They'll be interested in seeing whether I liked that film or I didn't. Whether I thought it was any good or worth seeing. I'm no Ebert. Or Rosenbaum. Or Pauline Kael. Hold your horses dude.
A comment that says "it's the worst film I've seen all year" is not something people care about. People do care about the reasons behind your "hate" for a certain film. People don't care about hollow opinions. People care about arguments. Not just me, but every thinking human being does!
Again, I am not a film critic. I could write a long review on the film if I really wanted to, and maybe then I could have attempted to properly analyze the film, but I feel as though you're totally missing the point of this thread and how people use it.
I'm not totally missing the point of this thread. You are. It's kind of laughable that you actually dare accusing me of that.
The point of this thread is to post your "ratings" of movies, but if you're not willing to talk about your opinion, why would you even want to share it in the first place (especially in such a forceful way as you did)? Forums are meant to generate interesting discussions about certain topics.
So, if you're deciding to share your opinion and then suddenly start acting surprised when someone asks to substantiate that opinion a little bit (especially when it's presented in a dogmatic manner), THAT seems to be missing the point.
If you actually look at the origins of this particular thread, by the way, it's just people saying which movies they've seen lately (without rating them or anything like that). It has evolved into something much more interesting over time. People are posting their ratings and sometimes they're asked for an explanation.
This thread has a rich history of interesting discussions about certain movies. If you think that's missing the point of this thread, well, then you couldn't be more wrong, in my opinion.
That's just sad. If you're completely unwilling or incapable to talk on a reasonable level about this, just say so.
My reaction to this film wasn't from a random gut feeling. There are so many things and details that I take into consideration when I rate films, and it was the same with this film. I already explained what I didn't like and I don't want to sound repetitive by listing once again all the things I disliked. Here, and in pretty much every other thread in this forum, I try to be as brief as possible, especially when I'm commenting on my ratings. You're confusing comments with reviews. A review would allow me to write an entire paragraph on Harold's character alone for instance. In a review, I would explain why I hated his character, why the film's execution bothered me, and why the whole thing didn't work for me in general.
You haven't explained anything about your feelings towards this film. The only thing we can deduce from your posts is that you somehow hate the film on every level. Do you really believe that's a proper explanation? You're shouting accusations, but you haven't explained one single bit of your hate.
Look, to me Harold and Maude is an absolute embarrassment. It's not just the worst film I've seen all year, it's one of the worst films I've ever seen period. I'm making the film appear to be a complete piece of crap because that's what it was to me, and my explanation to my rating, followed by my additional comment afterwards, should surely be enough for people to understand my position.
You seem to be confusing "understanding" with "knowing". We know your position, but noone can possibly understand it because you haven't explained it.
For all I know, you just watched the cover of the film and gave it a bad rating, because you don't like Harold's face. That's how thin your effort to explain your position is.
You're seriously overreacting. How am I acting like a fool if I simply didn't like a film, and then explained why I didn't like it? It's normal for another person to absolutely loathe a film you love. You have to move on.
You're acting like a fool, because you seem convinced that you actually explained why you didn't like this film.
It's totally normal for someone to hate a film I like, but if that person is completely unwilling or unable to explain the reasons behind their hate, the value of their opinion automatically equals zero. I simply don't understand why anyone would ever want to share an opinion that they don't even want to explain (or can explain).
Look, the worst thing when it comes to movies is if you lie to yourself, and pretend to like something that in reality you don't. This isn't the case with me. Never has been, and never will be. If I love a film I'll make my thoughts clear and I won't be ashamed to admit I love that film even if the majority thinks it's trash.
Not at all. The worst thing you can do when it comes to movies or life in general, is taking your own gut feeling as the only general truth and never bothering to explain or understand the reasons behind your opinion properly.
Instead of just defending your right to make shallow comments, you could've actually just defended and substantiated your opinion about
Harold and Maude properly (which was actually the purpose of my earlier posts) and I would've been completely satisfied.
Somehow you don't seem to be willing to do that, which seems rather odd to me...
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