>> It contains all the right stuff. It's just... not entertaining. Until I 
>> watched this review, I couldn't really put my finger on why. Now I have 
>> a clearer idea.
> 
>   The review wasn't about The Matrix.

No. But it makes some interesting points about what makes a film work, 
and what makes a film not work.

>> I didn't expect to enjoy the original film, but I did. The trailer for 
>> the sequal looked great...
> 
>   How hard is it to write "sequel"?

How hard is it for you to get off my case? I *know* I can't spell for 
toffee. I didn't even learn to read until I was about 13 or something. 
I've always been rubbish at it. It's not like I can magically fix it in 
20 minutes.

>> Right. Because it's not a requirement for a good film to actually make 
>> sense.
> 
>> Oh, wait... yes it is.
> 
>   You consider yourself the absolute measurement of whether a movie makes
> sense or not?

Last time I checked, I'm not the only person claiming the film wasn't 
very good. (Although admittedly that's not an infalible measurement 
either...)

>> I repeat: "apparently some people really liked it". It seems readily 
>> apparent to me that this is true, even if I have no idea *why* it's true.
> 
>   Maybe you simply refuse to understand why, again because of some odd
> principle of yours.
> 
>   How hard is it to say "I didn't like it, but I understand why someone
> else would" (and really mean it)?

I just meant that I'm not sure what it is about it that made other 
people enjoy it. Clearly there was something, but I don't know what that 
something was.

>> I don't mind films that require some thinking.
> 
>   You are making a good job at giving the opposite impression.

Right, because (say) Back To The Future doesn't require any thinking at 
all. That must be why I like it so much. :-)

>   But you surely understand why some people like for there to be gaps to
> be filled by deduction?

There's deduction, and there's guessing.

But sure, different people like different things. I was just saying what 
*I* happen to like.

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