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Shittier than Star Wars? (I mean, they're both simple films. I don't think either is shitty. I don't see the dialogue being noticeably better in one over the other - that's why I ask).

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"A wretched hive of scum and villainy" and "I've been waiting for you, Obi Wan. We meet again at last. The circle is now complete....." is a damn sight better than "laser-brained nerf herder" and other lines I recognized were crap even at the age of ten.

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It isn't manufactured. It has evolved over the passage of time.

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It's like some campaign to name it better, and you're playing into it.

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Folks were slow to come around to Pulp

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No they weren't. If anything, the movie has gone down in regard since it was released.

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Very few sequels equal or exceed a great first chapter.

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Blade 2 was way better than the original.

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The best villains make the best movies

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Not always. They make great movies, but there are plenty of great movies that don't have iconic villains.

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You recall how I am treated regarding my opinion about the terrible, g-dawful, Abrams 2009 so-called "Star Trek" film, right (opinions I believe you largely share)?

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Still right there with you, brother. Preach on.