Hate mail

Well, let's not say hate, let's just say angry.

The mail about my review of "Knocked Up,'' was not good: most respondents either thought I had missed the movie's point entirely or that I was wrong in saying it was made for a niche market of 30s and under, or that I was hopelessly out of touch.

Another dissatisfied emailer said she had glanced at my review of "Bug,'' which emphatically stated that the movie was profane, violent and brutal, but, seeing that I gave the movie three stars, went to see it.

She hated it and got her money back.

Best to read the whole review.

As to my strong-minded pan of "Knocked Up,'' think about it: an audience member would loathe having someone tell them they had to love a movie, so why should a reviewer be under those strictures?

And if the angry writers remember, my review did say: "For some, it will be a hoot, for others a horror.''

Pace en terra.