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...it does. Look at a generally low-received comedy film versus a generally well-received comedy film. Subjective as comedy may be, there are techniques to learn that do translate into better told jokes: timing, delivery, relevance, etc. I'm not talking from classroom learned tools or anything; just common sense.

Yeah, uh, next time you try being witty, include the witty part. His joke post still included an actual purpose compared to your menial complaining.

But so is The Amazing Spider-Man :\ (and when it's not being formulaic, it's doing annoying sequel set-ups instead of focusing on Peter's story. Does anyone seriously care about Peter's parents?)

Except with Spider-Man 1, I at least know that Peter Parker had developed emotionally over the span of the story (hell, just look at the first shot compared to the last shot.) I didn't get the same feeling at all with the Peter Parker of The Amazing Spider-Man. Hell, besides obviously getting superpowers, Peter seemed like the exact same person at the end of that film as he was at the beginning. At least with The Amazing Spider-Man 2, I could see he clearly had changed with what happened in that film.

I dunno. The original Spider-Man films (the first two, at least) are classics to me, and they definitely stand the test of time, except obviously for the CGI and a few unnecessary Evil Dead-esque extreme close-up shots. The music is instantly memorable, the train scene in Spider-Man 2 is to date one of the best scenes of super heroics put on film, the battles against Green Goblin and Doc Ock are still fun to watch, I honestly feel like I went on an emotional journey with Peter Parker from the beginning to the end and saw him change into a better person, and...yeah I could heap on more praise, but I think my view has been made clear.

I finished Outlast earlier today. Haven't bought the DLC yet.

The game was...alright. Really great graphics for an indie title, but there was so little variety in the gameplay beyond running around and picking up specific items, and the story was too scarce, with most of the actually interesting stuff (to me) happening only at the finale. The game also made me tired of asylums.

Wow, I knew lots of people liked the new Spider-Man movies, but actually disliking the first two Sam Raimi films...that's new to me, and pretty disappointing, not gonna lie. I found them so much more heartfelt and engaging, even if ASM2 had some great moments :\

But I guess I should have expected that anyway. Different opinions will be different.

Aquatic prehistoric animals, like the Plesiosauria, Brachauchenius, and Dunkleosteus.

I got to see The Amazing Spider-Man 2 last night. More thorough thoughts here.

I have such low expectations for the rest of the Amazing film series now. Electro and Spider-Man were great, but almost everything else fell flat, especially Harry Osborn, the Green Goblin, the Rhino, the whole parents subplot (that I don't care about still,) and the idea that everything has to be tied to Oscorp.

It's a LOT better than The Amazing Spider-Man, to the point that I'd even put it slightly above Spider-Man 3, but of course still below Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2. I have mixed opinions on the new film:

+Spider-Man himself was fantastic. The amount of snark and fun he had really was great. His animation was just a joy to watch, but I cannot fault the older films for that part. They worked with what CGI they had. Still, I love that they went back to the classic suit. I honestly really disliked the suit in ASM1. It looked so awkward with the small, orange goggles, the lack of a belt, and those stupid shoes.
-Peter Parker himself...still don't care for. Andrew Garfield just does not convince me that he's an awkward but sympathetic nerdy guy, sorry. His comedic moments are great, but his serious, dramatic moments usually fall flat (though that's also given the context of a story about his parents that I don't care about.)
+Gwen Stacey was my second favorite character in the film. Emma Stone just makes her so much fun to watch, and I cared about what happened to her. I didn't like that she almost randomly worked for Oscorp in the first film, but it felt a little more natural here. A little.
-But....that scene. Anyone who knows the universe or saw the film knows which scene. That scene was so overdone, to the point of almost coming off as farcical to me. I was sad about what happened, but the over-reliance on the effects ruined it.
+Electro is one of the greatest villains in any Spider-Man film to date, following Doctor Octopus in SM2 and Green Goblin in SM1. His powers were incredible to see and hear, and the fact that he forced Spider-Man to rethink his strategy was really appreciated.
-Max however...his personality wore out its welcome after the first scene with Spidey. I get that they wanted to make him seem all dependent on other people's attention, but...jeez, there's a point that it just turns annoying and uninteresting.
-Harry Osborne was bad. Just...bad. I liked Dane DeHaan a lot in Chronicle, but his character here is just the typical one-dimensional ******bag with nothing interesting to say or do. James Franco was far superior as Harry.
+/-The Green Goblin looked good...up until the face. And I am still confused about his "birth" scene. Like, what exactly did that green stuff do again? And his motivation felt really weak to me, especially when put up against the motivation he had in the original film trilogy. His fight against Spider-Man was pretty good.
-Felicia Hardy working for Oscorp is stupid stupid stupid. Felicity Jones is perfectly cast for her, but the character makes no sense for being in this film. She felt crammed in just to prepare for the sequels (like most things in the film.)
-Rhino was horrible. The behavior, the action scenes, the outfit, the dialogue, the accent, all of it was just so uninteresting or bad. Sad that they wasted Paul Giamatti so badly.
-I feel like The Sinister Six and Venom are going to suck. WHY DOES EVERYONE HAVE TO BE OSCORP? For example, the fact that Doc Ock now is a volunteer who gets his arms rather than making them himself adversely affects him as a character because he's supposed to be really smart yet complex beyond just being evil. Alfred Molina's performance was perfect to convey that in Spider-Man 2.
-The planes almost crashing into each other...why include that in the film? Like...why?
+Harry making fun of how stupid the villain's plot of Amazing Spider-Man was (EVERYONE MUST BE LIZARDS) was pretty good.

Ultimately, I can't help but feel like this is as good as the new series will be getting. Almost good enough, and that's something I really really don't want to be saying. The writers and director just don't seem to know how to focus on actually giving Peter Parker/Spider-Man a focused story. Everything feels like it's ultimately just preparing for the next film, and the next film, to the point that I wonder if SPIDER-MAN will even play a pivotal role in the Sinister Six film. Ugh.

But I just really wanna know more about why some people prefer the new films. I don't want to call you wrong or anything, it's the whole reason I made this thread lol. Many of my friends go for one or the other. I just like to actually talk about why ._.

DAMNIT I WANTED TO MAKE THIS THREAD.

But yeah, I'm hyped as hell. Generation III is one of my favorite periods of Pokemon. Loved so many of the designs, the region, the rival, the gym leaders, the Elite Four...it was just really fun. Can't wait to see what they add.

Which is why I put my indecisive "I dunno" statement. I don't bother putting that much more thought when it comes to overplayed songs because everytime I had in the past I never really reached a satisfying conclusion. It just turns into me thinking "Eh, whatever, I don't care enough."

Yeah, I know it's just how people do these days. Eh, it's no big deal really. I just end up ignoring their behavior because it's not really harming anyone, and they're enjoying it, I guess.

I mean, I totally get all that, and I'm experiencing it myself with the League of Legends subreddit recently becoming nothing but eSports and Twitter news (which I don't give a flying fuck about.)

I think for me the case of Frozen annoys me most of all because I genuinely enjoy the film and want more people to experience for the first time without prejudice...but that is quickly becoming more and more impossible with the internet and social networks letting anyone with a strong opinion (positive or negative) share. It also stems from my dislike of the idea that songs get overplayed; I've tried to stick to the belief that a song can't be overplayed if it's that good, but maybe I'm wrong? I dunno.

Mature answer: that's ok.

Internet answer: FUK U NUB U DUN NOW GOOD STORYTELING U JUST LIKE CGI SHIT

Surprisingly, people don't get that. Like, everything that gets good reception can be seen as "overrated."

Some people are just cynical for the hell of it it'd seem.

"Oh, you're enjoying something that isn't perfect, or it isn't something I'm nostalgic about? WTF U DOIN WATCH LION KING MOAR"

Awww yeeeeah

I've gotten so tired of the negativity towards the film. So many people going out of their way to say "it's overated" and "it sucks." Like, fuck off, it's a good movie that just got really popular.

What did you see?

Do not tell me that is from Face/Off.

I swear to God everyone is pushing Face/Off.