In my opinion, critics are the bottom feeders of the arts. Possessing no talent of their own, they pronounce judgement on entertainment they have enjoyed passively, but could never reproduce. The sole function for the paid ones, these days, is to function as money whores for the public to follow, pro or con.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb <no_reply@...> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Michael Jackson <mjackson74@> wrote: > > > > > > > > he became a "legend" because a lot of people like sick > > > > twisted stuff > > > > > > I disagree. David Lynch became famous because of film > > > critics who believe that if they can't understand a movie, > > > it's actually good. > > > > I see, so that's why the french President Sarcozy gave Lynch > > the HIGHEST order of achievements in arts that's possible to > > receive. Must be because he wasn't listening to an OLD lover > > of B-movies and films living in Leiden :-) > > You mean the same French who believe that *Jerry Lewis* > was one of the greatest geniuses of the cinema? :-) > > FYI, Lynch was awarded the *lowest* rank of Officer of > the Legion of Honor -- Chevalier -- not the highest: > > The order has had five levels since the reign of King Louis XVIII, who > restored the order in 1815. Since the reform, the following distinctions have > existed : > > Three ranks : > * Chevalier (knight) > * Commandeur (Commander) > * Grand Officier (Grand Officer) > * Grand-Croix (Grand Cross) > > Others so honored include Celine Dion, David Cronenberg, > and Bruce Willis. Even Michele Yeoh, Hong Kong martial > arts movie star, was awarded a higher honor, Commandeur. :-) > > For the record, Jerry Lewis was honored as a Chevalier > in 1984, but then elevated to the rank of Commandeur > in 2006, so even *he* ranks higher than David Lynch > in the discerning eye of the French. :-) >
