Jack said...
I would have to say that Shrek 4 was not a dissapointment. They continued to fire intelligent humor, with impeccable references to the fairytales we all grew up with. Its kind of sad to see that they are finally doing away with this series.
Talking about doing away with this series, what is your take on Pierce's comment about a possible sweep after Game 2? As a Celtic fan, I felt that he was just reassuring the Boston fans that they will not blow this, considering the Celtics had a pretty bad season defending home games.
BYPREMIER, do you think that one should hate a team just because of the city they are located in. i.e.: Boston Celtics. As a met fan, or a yankee fan, do you despise the Celtics because they are located in Boston? Isn't that a bit ignorant?
BYPREMIER: Jack, thank you for being one of my most frequent commenters.
Friday estimates are in for Shrek 4 and it looks like it only made $20.8mm. That should lead to roughly $65mm for the weekend, which would be a disappointment by any industry experts account. That means people were not excited to see another Shrek and the third entry in the franchise definitely left a bad taste in people's mouth. However, the movie did score an A grade on Cinemascore, which could lead to good word of mouth and strong legs throughout the summer. So it remains to be seen whether the movie does well or not. And never say never...no movie franchise is ever officially over.
I didn't think Pierce's comments were that bad. For those who aren't familiar, Pierce's twitter account tweeted, "Anybody got a BROOM". Pierce has denied writing this and said his account was hacked. In addition, after game 2...Pierce looked into the camera and said we're coming home to close it out. People were upset - Doc Rivers wanted them to stay hubmle. I think Pierce spoke the truth. They were going home for 2 games. You want to win and close out the series at home and not give Orlando any glimmer of hope. Should he have kept his mouth shut? Debatable...you never want to give the other team bulletin board material. But it's not like he said, "Orlando is finished." or planning for the NBA finals already. Nowadays, people are told to say the cliche responses to questions. Pierce didn't give one of those responses, which is why he got in hot water. But I'm fine with what Pierce said.
On your last question, it depends on what kind of fan you are. If you are a die hard fan, then you are taught and brought up to believe that you have to hate the enemies (i.e. any rivals of your home team). You can't like the Celtics if you are a Lakers fan. Is it ignorant? Absolutely! But sports is filled with ignorance and rash thinking and comments. It comes with the nature of being a true sports fan. You love them one day, then hate them the next. But me personally, I don't hate any team. I like the Mets, Knicks, and Giants. I can appreciate greatness like the Yankees, Celtics, Colts. But when they play against my home team, then I have to root for my team.
8 years ago
Thank you for your insightful response. The truth is, many fans can't stand from an objective point of view. i.e. I hate Kobe, but I would never claim that he sucks simply because he doesn't. I can appreciate his talent, but I don't like his character.
ReplyDeleteA friend of mine was appalled and disgusted by Paul Pierce's comment and made it known on facebook. His facebook status now tallied over 60 comments and counting.
Within those comments, we touched on a subject that falls under a grayscale and I would be interested to see you point of view on this one.
Do you think an athlete should be judged by their athleticism alone, or does their moral character play a role? i.e. the Tiger Woods scandal.