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Old January 17th, 2008
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I've seen lots of people say this and I still think it's a load of crap.
Soldiers come home all the time mentally unhinged because of what they've experienced at war. They see things that are completely outside of normal experience and I really doubt watching several hours of war movies before setting out would have spared them.
Seeing a rubber/cgi monster on some SciFi Channel crapfest is NOT going to put your mind at ease when you come across a deep one rooting through your garbage at 3am. Maybe you won't go insane... but it will sure as hell shake you up.

Hang on a minute.

You specifically asked me to justify my stated opinion, which I did.

You haven't asked anyone else to justify their opinion.

I smell a little bit of bias here.

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Lovecraft's style isn't to everyone's taste, no... but then neither is Henry James or Stephen King or JK Rowling or James Joyce. I was talking to a high school kid the other day who was complaining how 'To Kill A Mockingbird' is complete garbage...
Style and taste are both highly subjective.

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So by those loose guidelines it's ALL bad in somebody's opinion.
That's the most sensible comment in this entire thread.

Last edited by soltakss; January 19th, 2008 at 20:36.
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