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Sun. 10/11/09 08:43 PM

Michigan bombs at the box office

Tom Long's blog seems to be less of movie reviews and more an opportunity to whine about a "chick flick" that'll make the bulk of it's sales via rentals and DVDs. He actually likes Meryl Streep? I can't watch or listen to her without gagging like I've got one of my own hairs stuck in my throat! You don't like the politics surrounding Michael Moore's "Capitalism, A Love Story" so who cares about his reactionary politics, anyway?

CliffClaven, Saginaw, mi

Mon. 10/05/09 11:21 AM

Michigan Bombs at the Box Office

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Hello Tom,

I think your review of the two movies is fair. But I think the title of your article is completely irrelevant to the subject matter. I do not think the average movie goer is making their movie choices based on the state the film was shot in or based on the state the director is from. It seems you are trying extremely hard to link the failures of theses movies to the State of Michigan. The connection does not exist. Movie failures are generally due to bad marketing, bad acting, bad writing, or poor choice of subject matter.

I am not sure if theme of this article is written in sarcasm or pessimism.

Michigan_Auto, Taylor, MI

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