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johnmason on 11/12/2010 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (0 likes)

I see you have District 9 as your #1 (good taste!)...but Avatar is at the BOTTOM of your list? Ouch! ;-)

Movie_Pup on 12/13/2010 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (0 likes)

Just added a couple more films to my list. ;)

smachado22 on 12/31/2010 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (0 likes)

ah i see youre a fan of inception as well.
i loooved that movie.

TDX619 on 1/9/2011 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (0 likes)

"Give me the fookin weapons!" lol

MysticSpoon on 6/10/2012 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (0 likes)

Yes, I LOVE Kick-Ass (unfortunately...? :P). The only problem I have is the scene where Kick-Ass and Big Daddy gets tortured, it was too dark. But besides that, I adore that movie to death. It's probably the movie I rewatch the most. The villain is great, the side characters are great, and unlike most people I think Kick-Ass himself is great. His motivations to become a superhero are the most realistic and believable I've ever seen in a superhero movie.

But I can ask a similar question to you: you like 'DISTRICT 9' THAT much? Not that I have a problem with that, but I personally think it's one of the most unoriginal movies I've ever seen, with an unlikable lead and a nonsense ending. If you don't know what I mean, here's a video of Doug Walker (The Nostalgia Critic) explaining why he dislikes the movie, and I pretty much agree with him:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvHgGN2R9vM&t=27m08s

MysticSpoon on 6/22/2012 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (0 likes)

First off: Doug Walker aka the Nostalgia Critic is the anti-christ for people who like to watch movies? What? It's just a dude on the internet with an opinion. Just because he has an opinion different than mine, yours or somebody elses doesn't make him an anti-christ. He even says it in the video: 'if you like these movies, don't feel ashamed about it, I just have a different opinion than yours'. That's a respectful message. If he said 'you're all f'ing dumb for liking these movies', only THEN I would've agreed with your anti-christ statement. And I'm also not a Nostalgia Critic fanboy or anything; he gave a negative review to Independence Day, a movie I like! His main issue was that it was so dumb; I agree with that, but it didn't bother me. And the review didn't bother me either; I disagreed with him, sure, but to call him an idiot for that is stupid and unrespectful; it's HIS opinion, why should that bother me, right? He dislikes the movie, I like the movie, whatever. And he also made a list with movies he likes but everybody else seem to hate, and he had some controversial picks like Spider-man 3 and X-men 3, both movies that are despised by many and liked by few. So it doesn't mean he finds something to hate about in EVERY movie he sees, whether they are generally considered to be good or bad.

Second: I DID see District 9 before I saw his review, and
even THEN I personally thought it was a bad movie. You're jumping to conclusions way too quickly here. My main issues then were the people in the slums eating the aliens to 'absorb their power', and the ending, which I mentioned in my previous comment. It was AFTER his review that I started to discover that District 9 is not original at all. If you don't know what I mean, check my comments on the District 9 vs Independence Day or District 9 vs Avatar discussions.

Third: I can't really talk about Moulin Rouge here, because I haven't seen the movie, but I did see parts of both his Nostalgia Critic review AND I did see his personal review in 'Movies I hate but everybody else seems to love'. He made some valid points that were visible in the Nostalgia Critic review, for example the fast editing. But, again, he did say that if you like the movie, that's fine.

Please know that I'm NOT trying to attack you here; you love District 9, I don't. I'm just giving my opinion on a movie with arguments and counter-arguments. I'm not trying to change your opinion :)

MysticSpoon on 6/23/2012 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (4 likes)

Dude, why do you care if I agree with you or not? I'm giving my own view on a movie and on a internet celebrity with arguments and counter-arguments. Do you want me to say 'yes, I am wrong, you are right, forgive my stupidity' to stay your friend? Just because I have my own opinion on something that's different than yours doesn't mean I can't be your friend. Some people that have commented on my profile page said they hated Kick-Ass. Do I agree with that? No. Are these people still my friend? Yes. I can STILL have fun conversations with them even when I don't agree with them. We're sharing our opinion on a movie. Because that's the thing: I respect their opinion. I especially respect their opinion if for example they give reasons WHY they like a movie I hate, something I do as well. If I hate Avatar and somebody else loves it, I won't say 'wow you're an idiot', but 'I disagree with you, here are my reasons why' ;)

So far, I haven't heard a single response from you to my arguments. You obviously don't agree with me, but WHY do you not agree with me? If you think we can't be friends JUST because we disagree with each other, so be it. But you can at least react to the points I made. And no personal attacks please, arguments.

MysticSpoon on 6/25/2012 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (0 likes)

I guess you didn't conclude anything from my previous comment:

"Just because I have my own opinion on something that's different than yours doesn't mean I can't be your friend. [...] I can STILL have fun conversations with them (= friends) even when I don't agree with them. We're sharing our opinion on a movie. Because that's the thing: I respect their opinion."

So I don't necesarily base my friends on movie lists. Believe me, sometimes I do, but other times I want to become a friend with somebody if they wrote something interesting, thought out or just funny, even when I don't agree with it or when they have a movie list radically different than mine. Now I can't exactly remember why I became friends with you, but it wasn't because I have a different opinion on your no. 1. Maybe because I DO agree with some other movies on your list, like Amadeus and the Shawshank Redemption. I LOVE those movies, so if you rather talk about those than District 9, be my guest. Just because we don't agree 100% on one thing doesn't mean we don't agree 100% on other things. We can still be friends, even if we have our differences, right?

And sorry for making your original profile page 5 times as long. But I wanted to explain things and you wanted me to explain things. Admittedly, I went a little too 'in depth'. But that wasn't so much about why I dislike District 9. It was mostly about me, you, friends and the Nostalgia Critic. If you want to see me extensively point out why I dislike District 9, again, check my comments on the Avatar vs District 9 and Independence Day vs District 9 pages ;)

And, again: if you love District 9, that's perfectly fine. It was never my intention to insult you for liking District 9. I was just giving my opinion on the movie. So I respect you for liking the movie, I hope you respect me (and others as well) for disliking it.

So, I have answered your question, now can you please answer mine?

MysticSpoon on 7/2/2012 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (1 like)

Yeah, sorry 'bout that. But I don't know...YouTube, maybe? With private messages? My account on there is MysticSpoonAttack. Not the best place to share opinions in private, I know, but at least it's something. Or, you can add me on Steam. My Steam account is MysticSpoonAttack as well.

ToryK on 10/4/2012 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (3 likes)

No, it absolutely is not. And you seem to be an intelligent guy, so I'm surprised that you'd say something so silly. Also, I think we should keep this discussion where it started. That way, others can chime in.

ToryK on 10/4/2012 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (3 likes)

Why not? The discussion started in a place where everyone could see it and it should continue there. That's what the 'Discussions' button at the top is for. I don't own this site. It's here for us to rank and discuss movies with others. Why limit the discussion to just the two of us?

ToryK on 10/4/2012 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (3 likes)

Yelling at you? What are you talking about? Why are you being so defensive?

ToryK on 10/4/2012 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (3 likes)

Are you serious?

ToryK on 10/4/2012 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (3 likes)

No, I really want to know if you're actually angry right now. I didn't mean for you to be angry. I didn't mean for you to take any of this personally. I just thought your comment about "serious" films holding more merit than parodies was a silly one. I wanted you to explain, but clearly, you've taken it personally. You've gotta grow some thicker skin. People disagree on shit here all the time. We discuss it. Sometimes opinions change, sometimes they don't. We move on. I just want to know why you feel like you're being attacked.

ToryK on 10/4/2012 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (3 likes)

Alright, agree to disagree, then. I wish you'd explain, but whatevs. Just try not to take things to take things personally, in the future.

Maddhatter on 10/4/2012 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (0 likes)

Hi. It seems my comment has sparked quite a debate. I didn't mean for things to turn into a big argument.

PiccoloKing on 10/4/2012 Reply  ·  Like  ·  (2 likes)

Great taste bud. District 9 is a cool no. 1.