re: Didn't Go In Expecting Much...So It Was Fine

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I see this exact line or some variant in so many posts on this board. I'm just confused as to the logic behind this. What a cop out. Why would you even purchase a ticket to a movie which you have no expectations of? It appears to be used on here as a defense mechanism for viewing bad movies. If you saw "That's My Boy" and thought it sucked then what about any of the previews had you hopeful? You saw a shite film. Not, I didn't expect much so I'm okay with that.

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Roaad's post handled this well but I'll just add one thing.

Not every movie is The Dark Knight or Gone With the Wind. Some movies can not be in my top 50 or even 100 but I still enjoy them. Just as some movies, no matter what you expected going in, are shite. Plain and simple.

It's not some big conspiracy as the op is implying.