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Shizzyfinn started all this, only to vanish like the morning mist. ;)— February 15, 2010 2:54 p.m.
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Sdaniels, are you really resorting to grade-school tactics as a means of persuasion? Seriously. I simply don't care to write another assessment of a well-documented movie, particularly one that is several years old. Also not in the "business" of writing for free, or posting links to my previously published reviews here. Sue me. At any rate, it's hard to believe Mr. Shepherd and I are the only two Mystic River supporters on this forum. Carry on, my wayward son(s).— February 14, 2010 5:13 p.m.
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"Cheap bullying tactics?" LMAO. "You got nothin"? Pot, meet kettle. Do yourself a favor and rent Mystic River. Above all, lighten up and have a good weekend.— February 12, 2010 2:43 p.m.
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SDaniels, when did you become the legislator for this site? LOL. Did Mr. Shepherd hire you to see who's following the "rules" in this readers' forum? Hate to break this to ya, but I've been a movie critic -- writing reviews professionally for years. Currently write them for a weekly, and until recently contributed reviews to a Website. Several years ago at a New Mexico daily, I wrote a full-length review of Mystic River (that great movie you inexplicably haven't seen). All the more reason I'm not going to rehash my assessment here. If you truly want to read my critique, I'll try to retrieve it from that publication's archives. ;) Refriedgringo, you're spot-on about the majority of novelists and big-paper columnists blogging and such for free. More power to 'em. I've been too lazy, or too uncreative, to crank out a novel or screenplay -- so I needn't blog. Would I if the circumstances dictated doing so? Of course.— February 11, 2010 4:22 p.m.
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Refriedgringo, you sound disgruntled. Please tell us you're not just another frustrated screenwriter. I "slipped in" my profession because it was pertient to this point: I haven't the time nor inclination to write essays and blogs on this Website or any other. And since you brought it up, I don't write "more for free" than I get paid. Why should I? (Why would anybody, for that matter?) SDaniels, that pretty much answers your question as well. OK, so I called out shizzy for inexplicably claiming Mystic River "sucked." That doesn't mean I'm going to write a review here about the movie, especially considering shizzy didn't care for it and you didn't even see it! Hell, you can ask anybody who has seen Mystic River why it's worthwhile. Funny, I began posting here by attacking shizzy, but he's ultimately been the most sensible since his initial post. P.S. I hate the words snark and snarky. ;)— February 11, 2010 9:54 a.m.
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Lady and gentleman, Funny I'm considered a "newcomer" despite reading Shepherd's work for about 20 years now. The "attitude" is a sense of humor -- surely you recognize one? ;) Sorry, but I don't feel any need to cave into the peer pressure by writing a review here (for all intents and purposes) for a movie that's several years old. You and shizzy already have formed opinions about Mystic River. You already know I loved it, despite the aforementioned coincidence. Nothing to be gained from my praising its acting, the dialogue, cinematography, and so forth. And before you amp-up the encouragement, I'll point out as a professional writer/editor that I no longer write for free anyway. Except when I'm debating under Shepherd's reviews. ;) I think this is the beginning of a beautiful online friendship.— February 10, 2010 3:03 p.m.
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Well, aren't you Clever Clogs. Here's your banana. ;) I realize Shepherd pointed out the coincidence. But that didn't prompt him to say the entire film "sucked" did it. As for your latest beef about spoilers, why do you read RE-views at all? Their point is to review, to reassess, what was seen on screen. Critiques would be moot without glimpses into fascinating details and particulars. Thank me for my time.— February 8, 2010 4:14 p.m.
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There's not enough space here to expound on why Mystic River is a masterpiece. Besides, you could always look up Shepherd's stellar assessment. ;) Didn't mind your detailed explanation. I just take exception to your initial post's sarcasm, then your ultimate summary that the movie "sucked" -- an outlandish summary that I don't think even YOU believe. At least we agree about Penn and Harden, though I'd say performances were excellent across the board. Laurence Fishburne's was the most overlooked of all.— February 5, 2010 3:28 p.m.
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One of the finest American films of the past decade "sucked"? Is that really the best you can do? Sigh. You're entitled to your opinion, no matter how wrong. ;)— February 5, 2010 9:26 a.m.
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Good grief, another reader bitching about critics "revealing" too many details about a movie. Put it to music, shizzyfinn. I appreciate Duncan or any critic who gives specifics about what exactly they liked and why they did so. Besides, that's why critiques are called RE-views. As for your beef about the brilliant Mystic River, you'd know all about "weak." Get a clue before posting here again with your irrelevant observations.— February 4, 2010 1:59 p.m.