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drosodoc t1_j2eke2h wrote

Reply to comment by Purple-Age-233 in Why people act like james cameron is a great filmmaker because his movie gross well at Box-office while also hating directors like Michael bay who do the exact same thing ? by HumbleCamel9022

Aliens and T2 absolutely belong in the conversation with Raiders, Jurassic Park, Jaws, The Dark Knight, or Inception. Cameron is in the same league as Nolan or Spielberg. All three are vastly superior to Michael Bay.

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drosodoc t1_j1rbpiv wrote

Reply to comment by Simppu12 in The simple greatness of Agatha Christie by -something_something

I disagree. I think Christie is one mystery author who rarely cheats by withholding clues. It’s all there on the page. It may be subtle and require great deductions, but you can do it. I estimate my own success rate at around 50/50 or slightly higher. The ones I miss I can almost always remember back and kick myself for missing it.

Arthur Conan Doyle, on the other hand, withheld information from basically all of his Sherlock Holmes stories. There’s a reason he titled so many of them “The Adventure of…” You’re supposed to marvel at Holmes, not solve a mystery.

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