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Old 04-29-2008, 07:37 AM
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Originally Posted by urgeok2 View Post
you dont have to praise it - but you might want to understand why it is popular ... people dig it for a reason ..

it's not like we're talking about some white-wash crowd pleaser like The Titanic.


American Beauty is a fine film .. but it didnt speak to me. I'm the guys age - but experiencing nothing like this guy is. I'm not saying it's less natural than The Fly, but somehow i was able to sympathize more with Seth Brundle than I was with Spaceys character.

and i guess thats the key to me liking one film more than another when forced to chose (between 2 competently made films) - can i identify with/ or at least dig the character.

i would pick The Fly.

American Beauty amazed, astounded and moved me. The Fly just annoyed the heck out of me. And I'm a Cronenberg fan.

May I be allowed m answer now?
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