Posted by Neredbojias on 04/16/06 11:47

To further the education of mankind, Blinky the Shark
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>> I think humans tend to take advantage of fish because the most they
>> can say about it is "Glup, glup."
>
> That may be all *you* hear.

Probably all I want to hear, too. I could just see myself getting lectured
by a tuna.

>>>> Oh, sorry, I was a bit insensitive there, presuming Jaws is your
>>>> hero and all. If it makes you feel any better, I never liked The
>>>> Dolphins.
>>>
>>> Hell, I've never seen Jaws. :)
>>
>> Good move (-the original, that is.) I thought Richard Dreyfus was
>> particularly good.
>
> I have a thing about movies with both of these characteristics: seem
> dumb *and* draw metric buttloads of attention. I'll see dumb films if
> they look fun; I'll see acclaimed films. But I rarely do them if they
> fit both categories. Just the way I am, I guess.

Hmm, that is odd. A fish thing or - haven't been nipping on the cannibis
kelp, have you?

Well I generally don't like dumb movies at all, but I don't think "Jaws"
was considered dumb when it was released. Just a good suspense film, and
that's how I viewed it (no pun intended.) The sequels, however, grew dumb
exponentially - made just for the quick buck. Off the top of my head, the
only sequel I saw that I thought might be better than the original was
"Beyond the Valley of the Dolls." Of course, I didn't see the original,
but they said they went beyond it, so what was the point?

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Neredbojias
Infinity can have limits.

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