On Sat, 22 Sep 2001, David H. Adler wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 17, 2001 at 12:58:17PM -0400, Chris Devers wrote:
> >
> > The Godfather series is the single most overrated pile of
> > trash of which I am aware.
>
> No.
:) ...baited!
> I think 2 is quite good (3 is probably crap, but I haven't seen it).
...well I still think all three are, but yeah the third especially so.
> Which brings us to G1. I always thought it was pretty good, but
> possibly overrated. I then had to pick it apart scene-by-scene in
> editing class. Although I admit it sounds pompous and ridiculous, but
> I don't think you can really appreciate how good it is (and that
> applies to those who love it as well) until you have done so. I was
> completely amazed.
Fair enough; maybe this sort of deconstuction of the film would make me
appreciate it more. I give it points for ambition, but still find it
unbearably tedious. *shrug*
So now it's graduated from "merely tedious" to "a mastery of technical
competence blended with a complete failure at storytelling", placing it
along side such memorable works as "Twister".
</gleefully trolling :>
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Chris Devers [EMAIL PROTECTED]
