re: Movie lovers!!!

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so stop tryin to spoil an entertaining movie with ur "This would never happen in real life" bullcrap!!

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How is this even a valid complaint? 75% of all popular movies today fall into that "would never happen in real life" category.

Crap movies that are entertaining (often because of their cheesiness) have value but only for that period you are entertained. Other movies have lasting value like fables or a lasting parable about life. And then there are the movies that are considered art...and their value is measured by quality, entertainment and creatively against similar high brow films...and then a very few are high art...where the film itself is simply meant to be experienced...just like the bottom dweller B-movie pure entertainment movies...but not experienced for pleasure but its impact on you.

Everything has value...it all depends what you want out of a film...a well made popcorn flick that serves its purpose well can be a good movie...

I don't think The Grey served the audience on what it promises to be...I thought it tried too hard to not be a pure adrenalin popcorn flick and therefore fell in the middle muck of not doing either (solid drama) or (pure escapist action) very well.