--- In [email protected], turquoiseb <no_reply@...> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "Xenophaneros Anartaxius" <anartaxius@> > wrote: > > > > While I do not object to Ravi's rants, I do feel he is exceeding > > social interaction limits, like a guest shitting on one's dining > > room table. So I support Curtis's position here. I think it > > prudent for Ravi to tone it down. It is not playful, and it is > > not helpful. > > I, for one, would love to see who agrees with this > statement, and who does not. > > Step up to the line and declare your allegiance with > Ravi, or do the opposite. > > Then live with it.
I see you have not taken a position for or against here Barry, and aloofness is a valid response leaving you free of commitment. Since I wrote the above it has one vote. Only in a dictatorship is that the majority vote. 'Then live with it'. Hey flip flopping is a major political strategy. I think the emphasis here is a bit over played. Curtis is the one dealing with this. As Mark Twain said "Misfortune is easy to bear. Another man's, that is." So do you agree with this statement? After all, it is an opinion, my preference in this case. If you were the butt of Ravi's attention, I think you would just ignore him. Other matters: I have not seen the 'Girl with the Dragon Tattoo', being among squeamish company for the moment. I did see 'Let the Right One In', and, 'Let Me In'. I felt the Swedish film was better. It looks like a really low budget film, but there were some high tech effects scenes which fit in perfectly and gave it a more creepy quality than the American remake, where such effects seemed a bit less imaginative, less subtle or well thought out even as they replicated the Swedish version. I seem to remember a creepy scene with cats that I did not see in the American version, but maybe I walked out of the room to get a cup of coffee or something. It is seldom a remake brings an improvement, especially in a short time span. Over larger spans of time, as social mores change, acting styles change, technology changes, a remake might score better with a contemporary audience, but if a film is really good, one overlooks those things. 'Let the Right One In' is a beautiful love story, but I wonder how many can see what is going to become of the boy as he ages and she does not. We know from the beginning, but the wonderful emotional tone of the film might tend to dull the perception of the ramifications of this link up. Chloe Moretz is cute but the Swedish girl is much more mysterious. Moretz was perfect for her role Hit Girl in Kick-Ass, one of the most fun movies I have ever seen (though some think it is sick, sick, sick); she is very talented, and looks as if she will survive being just a childhood actress.
