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In article <39pj5v$g...@harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au>,
GM Enierga <gme...@lindblat.cc.monash.edu.au> wrote:

>	Don't be too sure.  I disliked Doom, but loved UW's.  

I really don't see what that has to do with anything we are talking about.

>I liked WC1 to
>WC2 SO2, but if WC3 turns out to be a fiasco like Privateer (no decent story)
>then I will not like it.  I doubt people liked the WC series for their "action"
>ALONE.

But   the  point is  that  Origin did  NOT spend  4   mil. dollars  on
Privateer.  There's a difference.  *I* would be more careful if I were
spending  4 mil dollars  on  something as  opposed   to a few  hundred
thousand, wouldn't you?

>Now, crossing a little out of Game entertainment, I'll give you this scenario
>which happens to be true: In general, 90% of all hollywood movies are hyped
>garbage.  Action is done better by the Hong-Kong cinema; Stories with wonderful
>twists by japanese manga phenomenon; European cinema has generally more "whole
>good movies" than Hollywood will ever hope to achieve.  Even some of the

That's a LAUGH!  You've probably only seen the  best movies from these
places.   Believe  me, I have seen  MANY Hong Kong and Japanese movies
that were absolutely  HORRIBLE --  cheezy,  stupid,  boring!   And....
ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS boy meets girl....

>because of the huge dependency on formula, and formula gets so boring.  Name me
>one movie that the good guy will not triumph and will not get the girl - 9
>times out of 10 this happens in movies... it is just so predictable.  In

You  asked for ONE movie...   I'll give you a few...   Sommersby?  The
Last Emperor?  Schindler's List? (was this hyped up crap?) etc etc

Anyway, I think that  the public LIKES  to see good triumph over evil.
Remember that  people watch movies  to escape the  real world.  In the
real world people see all of these  horrible things  happening -- it's
nice to go to the movies and see the good guy destroy all the bad guys
and win over the girl.  If it's well done, of course!   I think that a
movie that shows otherwise would flop badly  -- and you might blame it
on the public... certainly don't blame it on the film makers.  Believe
me, I'm not  defending all film makers.  There   IS a lot  of crap out
there.  However,    I just believe  that  you  don't give  them enough
credit.

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