Bill Pragnell wrote:
> Also, people often seem to decide beforehand whether they're going to like a
> movie or not, which is a bewildering feat of doublethink to me.

I usually try to expect the movies to suck. That way, when they're merely 
average, it was fun to watch them. :-)

> (Re the Matrix sequels, they are, IMO, not at all bad. Not as well-written and
> paced, or indeed plotted, as the first film, but perfectly enjoyable.

Another problem is that they weren't really as surprising. The first movie 
explored a fascinating idea with lots of possibilities. The other two simply 
continued on. IMO.

Sort of like how Episodes 1-3 had to have a certain outcome, so it really 
wasn't possible to make it surprising that Anikan turned, or that the jedi 
got slaughtered, or whatever.

IME, when a first movie is good, the second movie sucks because they put in 
all the parts they thought made the first movie unique instead of all the 
parts that made it *good*, and by the third movie they've figured out why 
the second bombed.  With a few notable exceptions, of course.

-- 
   Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
   There's no CD like OCD, there's no CD I knoooow!

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