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August 13, 2007
Anecdotal Evidence Suggests Review Inflation Starts Young
So, yesterday I took the boys to see Underdog in the theater¹.
Afterwards, over dinner², we had a brief conversation about how the movies we've seen were. I asked them, on a scale of ten, what they thought of the movies we've seen this summer.
| Movie | Luc | Jordan |
| Simpsons | 10 | 10 |
| Underdog | 9.5 | 9.75 |
| Ratatouille | 9.5 | 9.5 |
Wow. So, our three movies (that we've seen in the last few weeks) are averaging a staggering 9.71 on a ten point scale! Amazing! The quality of the Hollywood movie is apparently reaching new heights!
¹Underdog was obviously not my first choice for myself, it was for them, and appeared vastly superior to Daddy Day Camp, which I've refused. I didn't have any Bergman at home when I came back, so instead I watched a German movie with Franka Potente, reteamed with the director of Run Lola Run. (It's not as good as RLR, but better than Underdog, anyway.) (back)
²Sundays have sort of turned into our dinner and a movie day -- often we'll grab a bite to eat afterwards. This time, we went to the "Café Rio Grande" nearby and I had frog's legs for the first time. A little chewy, but not bad tasting! (back)
Posted by Brett Douville at 02:59 PM | Comments (7)