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07-25-2005, 05:40 PM
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Re: \"War of the Worlds\" Will be my new Moron test
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[ QUOTE ] I've heard that the writing is actually well done, and despite the numerous plot holes and Spielberg-esque absurdities it can be enjoyable. ~D [/ QUOTE ] There is no plot. If there were only holes in the plot, the movie may have been enjoyable. As for writing.... the writing for the las "Star Wars" movie was ten times better, and I am not exagerating. [/ QUOTE ] There is no plot? what the hell are you talking about, do you know what a plot is? ALIEN INVASION!! dumbass, and Speilberg didn't write it, it was written by HG Wells in 1897, maybe you can blame the crappy plot on that, loser. 
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#42
07-25-2005, 05:40 PM
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Re: \"War of the Worlds\" Will be my new Moron test
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The real morans are those who will watch a bad movie, and then report back that it was the "worst movie ever made"...despite the fact that they've said the exact same thing about movies in the past, and will inevitably say the same thing about movies in the future. There can be only one "worst"... [/ QUOTE ] Obviously going off on a tangent, but your logically is so horrible that I have to say something. So if there were a definitive metric to measure the quality of a movie, and newly released MovieA received the lowest score in the history of film, I could say "Worst movie ever," yes? Then a year later MovieB received an even lower rating, setting the new all-time low, and I again said "Worst movie ever." Were either of those statements false? There's nothing necessarily incorrect about saying "Worst movie ever" about multiple films over time. Just because you've said it before doesn't make that instance or any past instances of saying it untrue, nor does the fact that you may say it again in the future. GoT
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#45
07-26-2005, 12:07 AM
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Re: \"War of the Worlds\" Will be my new Moron test
Yes, this is very true. However, in this instance, I don't think the OP went through a complicated rating system when he arrived at the conclusion that War of the Worlds is the "worst movie ever". He didn't like the movie, and used the strongest possible hyperbole to get his point across. Anyone who refers to "War of the Worlds" as the current title-holder of "Worst Movie Ever" is obviously not using any sort of rational metric. Keep in mind that he didn't say "I think that it is the worst movie", he said "This *is* the worst movie", which implies that he believes that this is fact and not just his opinion.
There are plenty of worse movies that have come out in recent memory. How about Gigli? How about Catwoman? How about Surviving Christmas? How about "White Chicks"? How about "Alexander"? Some people may argue that some of those movies were better than War of the Worlds, but I doubt that anybody (save the OP, perhaps) would argue that each and everyone one of those movies is better.
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#47
07-26-2005, 01:01 AM
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Re: \"War of the Worlds\" Will be my new Moron test
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I don't think the OP went through a complicated rating system when he arrived at the conclusion that War of the Worlds is the "worst movie ever". [/ QUOTE ] Of course he didn't use a definitive metric to come to the conclusion that War of the Worlds was the worst movie ever. That wasn't my point and it wasn't yours either. Yours was, "There can be only one 'worst', and War of the Worlds was not it," which is clearly a horribly illogical statement. My point was not that the movie in question is, in fact, the worst movie ever; it was that you suck at thinking logically. [ QUOTE ] He didn't like the movie, and used the strongest possible hyperbole to get his point across. [/ QUOTE ] Like you said, it's hyperbole. Of course he exaggerated; that's what hyperbole is. [ QUOTE ] Keep in mind that he didn't say "I think that it is the worst movie", he said "This *is* the worst movie", which implies that he believes that this is fact and not just his opinion. [/ QUOTE ] Uh huh. Right. So, I really like ginger ale, so much so that I could say, "Ginger ale tastes amazingly good," and feel very confident about that statement, despite the fact that I know not everybody would agree. Do you want to try and convince me and everybody else who uses similar phrasing to refer to things they like/dislike that we should all be adding in "I think"? Of course it's only my opinion! That's obviously implied when I state something that's completely subjective. "This is such a good song." "Wow, this steak is amazing." "That girl is definitely the hottest of the three." Are you telling me you don't do that, and furthermore that you think you're justified in telling anybody who does that they're "the real morons" for doing so? Once again you have proven that you suck at thinking logically. GoT
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#48
07-26-2005, 05:42 PM
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Re: \"War of the Worlds\" Will be my new Moron test
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[ QUOTE ] The real morans are those who will watch a bad movie, and then report back that it was the "worst movie ever made"...despite the fact that they've said the exact same thing about movies in the past, and will inevitably say the same thing about movies in the future. There can be only one "worst"... [/ QUOTE ] Obviously going off on a tangent, but your logically is so horrible that I have to say something. So if there were a definitive metric to measure the quality of a movie, and newly released MovieA received the lowest score in the history of film, I could say "Worst movie ever," yes? Then a year later MovieB received an even lower rating, setting the new all-time low, and I again said "Worst movie ever." Were either of those statements false? There's nothing necessarily incorrect about saying "Worst movie ever" about multiple films over time. Just because you've said it before doesn't make that instance or any past instances of saying it untrue, nor does the fact that you may say it again in the future. GoT [/ QUOTE ] His logic doesn't suck. He is saying, at least in my interpretation, that there are people who repeatedly assign the label 'worst ever' to things without evaluating each new assignment against the other possible choices/offerings for that label. I don't believe he was saying that 'worst ever' can't be assigned multiple times, only that to assign it without an adequate (or even cursory) assessment of other candidates for the moniker is incorrect.
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