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Diamond18 · 02-21-2003, 03:16 PM

I've been drifting away from the Movies forum lately for this very reason, for it seems any debate thread started about the movies degenerates into this general argument:"I'm a better Tolkien fan because..." "Oh yeah? Make your own movie then!" "Peter Jackson is an [insert tasteless comment here]." "No he's not! He is Tolkien reincarnated!" "Yes he is an [ITCH], and so are you!" "Well, so are you!" "And so's your mother!" Et cetera ad nauseam.This is really too bad, for then the discussion ceases to be about the movie or Tolkien at all.It is a shame that there should be two "camps". I consider myself to be floating somewhere in between, so I often find myself having little interest in a matter save to express my displeasure with the ascerbic tone of the posts. But it seems when the whole mood of a thread is spiraling downwards, anything that is said is taken in an offensive manner by the readers.I've been waiting for someone to start a topic like this for awhile. Thank you, Squatter, I couldn’t agree more.

02-21-2003, 03:16 PM	#3
Diamond18 Eidolon of a Took Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: my own private fantasy world Posts: 3,460	I've been drifting away from the Movies forum lately for this very reason, for it seems any debate thread started about the movies degenerates into this general argument:<P>"I'm a better Tolkien fan because..."<BR>"Oh yeah? Make your own movie then!"<BR>"Peter Jackson is an [insert tasteless comment here]."<BR>"No he's not! He is Tolkien reincarnated!"<BR>"Yes he is an [ITCH], and so are you!"<BR>"Well, so are you!"<BR>"And so's your mother!"<BR>Et cetera ad nauseam.<P>This is really too bad, for then the discussion ceases to be about the movie or Tolkien at all.<P>It is a shame that there should be two "camps". I consider myself to be floating somewhere in between, so I often find myself having little interest in a matter save to express my displeasure with the ascerbic tone of the posts. But it seems when the whole mood of a thread is spiraling downwards, anything that is said is taken in an offensive manner by the readers.<P>I've been waiting for someone to start a topic like this for awhile. Thank you, Squatter, I couldn’t agree more. __________________ All shall be rather fond of me and suffer from mild depression.