{"id":9002,"date":"2010-12-03T06:00:40","date_gmt":"2010-12-03T14:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/?p=9002"},"modified":"2011-10-16T09:23:50","modified_gmt":"2011-10-16T16:23:50","slug":"avatar-love-mail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/avatar-love-mail\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s the Opposite of Hate Mail?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Just like any film critic, I get my fair share of hate mail<\/a>. It’s an occupational hazard. People don’t like it when you have a different opinion about a movie \u2013 especially a popular movie \u2013 than they do. Occasionally, this leads to some irrational lashing out. There’s a flip side to that too, however. I guess you’d call it “love mail,” and it can be just as\u2026 interesting. <\/p>\n

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I’ve taken some heat for disliking ‘Avatar’ ever since I reviewed the first Blu-ray release<\/a>. How dare I not fall over and prostrate myself to James Cameron for making the highest-grossing movie of all time, right? Anyway, that’s been stirred up a bit again recently with my review of the Extended Collector’s Edition<\/a>. This time, most of the complaints have been confined to our site forums, and haven’t been quite as vitriolic. I guess most people got it out of their systems the first time around. <\/p>\n

Still, I received the following email \u2013 actually in support of my review \u2013 the other day.<\/p>\n

Would I be getting across to you just how grateful I am by telling you that I will have your babies? And the fact that I am a guy being proof enough because it would be rather impossible and\/or painful? I will say it: I love you I love you I love you!! <\/p>\n

This is all because of your review of Avatar. I agree with you one hundred percent: this movie was crap and I can’t believe how many people loved it and how much money it made. Not only was it completely contrived but it lacked heart and decent acting – Sigourney Weaver should be thoroughly embarassed. I am embarrassed for her.<\/p>\n

I would love to shout all of this out to the world so that you don’t feel so alone in this, but I don’t do the facebook and twitter thing. <\/p>\n

So again, thank you so much for having some good taste (and I don’t care if they try to tell me that it’s all subjective).<\/p>\n

You’re awesome, I love you, I will suffer through a pregnancy for you (as long as it’s a good chest-burster alien baby thingy, just to emphasize).<\/p>\n

Keep on keepin’ on!\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Sometimes, the little things make this job worthwhile. That’s all I’m saying.<\/p>\n

Oh, and I respectfully decline the offer, as gracious as it may be. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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