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Online comments of the week
In response to "Miley's latest flick is 'Best of Both Worlds'" (April 17):I've gotta say I've been pretty disappointed with Thresher movie reviews this year. Between the guy who reviews B-movies and spends more time showing off how funny he thinks he is instead of reviewing movies and this girl who only watches movies about ponies, there's not a consistent or logical voice among any of them. This piece is a good example. I mean, RottenTomatoes.com
RottenTomatoes.com gives this movie like a 40 percent. So are we getting a Thresher movie review, or a Jackie Ammons movie review? Come on Thresher!
Will Rice Class of 2006
In response to "McMurtry slated to thrive by establishing Mongol identity" (April 17):
I'm sorry, but this is just awful. It's a terrible idea, and it's terrible that the Thresher seems bound and determined to make it a reality. An opinion and an editorial comic? A running joke around the staff offices that makes it into the paper shouldn't be given any respect at all; just let it go, guys.
It's up to the inhabitants of the college to determine the path they want to take. Trying to opine them into some Mongol identity is crude and a poor use of the powers and privileges of the "4th estate" on campus.
Do you want people to respect you? Do you want people to pay attention to your other opinions and suggestions? Then don't try and force an identity on a college that doesn't even exist yet: Let the McMurtry coordinators, Will Rice College, and the general community of Murts determine their path.
Then again, this is Will Rice we're talking about, so any legacy you guys suggest will definitely be better than anything they'd try and impress on them.
Anonymous
In response to "Fast and Furious Review" (April 17):
This movie was released on April 3rd. Is there even a point to printing a review on April 17th?
As for the "marketing genius" comment, the one thing that most critics (even the many that gave the film a negative review) agreed upon was that the marketing for the film was perfect.
A $71 million dollar opening weekend (the best April opening ever) and almost $140 million in box office revenue so far prove the marketing was actually brilliant. Writing "marketing genius" in such a condescending tone destroys the credibility of the article.
Brian Spilner
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