Geeforcer said:
I thought V2 was much better then V1. It (V2) rates up their with some of the better movies' I've seen. In the first one, the blood splatter annoyed the crap out of me. YES I KNOW WHY IT'S THERE. The fact that I know why it was put in doesn't magically make it look less stupid. Totally blew whatever ability to suspend disbelief I still had remaining at that point. "But, that's how it was done in anime/70's Samurai flicks" So what? It looked stupid then/there, and it looks equally retarded now.
This is a fair criticism, and Geeforcer probably should not have to defend his opinion.
I can see how for some people, the blood and stuff in V1 might mess up your suspension of disbelief.
it is perfectly fair to say that some elements of the movie ruined it for yourself. Its your opinion, your experience.
But PC-Engine doesn't get it. To him his opinion still = reality, others opinions are never equally valid.
I wouldn't call it a "martial arts movie." And I wouldn't say that the main draw of a martial arts movie is the fight scenes.
EDIT: But its ok that for PC-Engine, that is how he sees it. For him, that is what it should have been and why to watch.
But not for me. Some others are more like his view, some others more like mine. I don't care, we all can discuss what we liked and didn't and accept that we aren't the same, cant we?
For me, the "draw" of each movie is unique, some times its the comedy, sometimes the figting, sometimes drama. Only movies that are intended to fit a pre-defined template, could one possibly say before seeing the movie what the "draw" is. And trying to expect QT to fit a pre-defined template is not a good idea.
And for me, I'd much rather see a movie that does something new that hasn't been done before, and does it well than see exactly what I expected, just like 10 others I've already seen.
And then there is the difference between the expected draw (expectations), and the reason you liked or disliked a movie. Long ago I learned that the worst way to ruin a movie is to have too many expectations and judge it by them. Instead, I find that the appeal or dislike for a movie is almost always somewhat unexpected, and its the joy (or disgust) of discovering what that is that makes or breaks a movie.
That being said, I have no problems with those who want to judge the movie based on how much it lived up to their expectations, and deem that it wasn't the martial arts movie they wanted it to be. Or that certain elements were too distracting.
However, those who apply their personal expectations and opinions as some sort of universal movie benchmark and gospel for the world to go by just need to chill out and accept that opinions are like assholes, everyone's got one.
