Posted by M.B. on 12/06/05 16:36

Justin wrote:
> Goro wrote on [6 Dec 2005 06:42:40 -0800]:
>
>>Justin wrote:
>>
>>>M.B. wrote on [Mon, 05 Dec 2005 23:19:44 -0800]:
>>>
>>>>Black Locust wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>I suspect these movies were written by 13 year olds or adults who think
>>>>>like 13 year olds. But until Joe Public stops eating this crap up, the
>>>>>studios will continue to produce it. Sad, but true.
>>>>
>>>>I think the public has. None of those movies, including F4, did either
>>>>poorly or so-so at the box office.
>>>
>>>Worldwide: $329,471,472
>>>
>>>Hmmm, is that poor or so-so?
>>
>>He said, "none of them did poor or so-so" which translates to "They all
>>did eihter good to great"... ? ALthough the preluded "I think the
>>public has." seems to be at odds with the statement. I'm not sure
>>exactly what he was trying to say...
>
>
> Right, "I think the public has" implies that they didn't do as well as
> poor or so-so, or that maybe they were complete and utter flops.
>
> That's my interpretation anyway

Your interpretation is correct. My syntax was bad.

So for the record, I meant to say that the previously mentioned movies
did either poorly or so-so at the box office. Which means that I
believe the public has finally caught on and they're not as susceptible
to slick marketing for bad movies.

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