I found Kingdom of the Crystal Skull to be very entertaining, though flawed. I found it much better than Temple of Doom, at least.
Jar Jar Binks does not inspire vast amounts of rage in me. I don't thing he's a good character, but I don't hate him. This, as well as I enjoy all 6 main Star Wars movies. I also especially think that Empire Strikes Back is seriously overrated. The impact and legacy of the original trilogy is tremendous and unavoidable, yes, but it has some of the same problems as all the others.
CG never really bothered me. Not even copious amounts of it. It never detracts from my enjoyment of a movie. So much so that the only things in the Special Editions of Star Wars that irk me are Han not shooting first(because it's a very poor special effect, and its considerably less awesome than shooting first), and Hayden Christensen inserted into Return of the Jedi(because I don't believe he deserves to be in my favorite Star Wars movie). The only movie where I thought it was poorly utilized was E.T., when the ball was dropped with the CG alien watching his ship fly off. The redone scene of him running away from the squad in the dark was done well, though.
G1 Transformers had only three interesting characters(Optimus, Megatron, and Soundwave), as well as admittedly decent pacing, IMO. Otherwise, it had poor animation flow, not just in movement, but in consistency, cheesy dialog that was laden with bad puns, and too many side characters. A few of the storylines were decent, but I don't thinks its anywhere good enough to deserve all the unrelenting fans.
I quite enjoyed Michael Bay's first Transformers movie. I also thought the character designs in it were quite appropriate for a live-action version. Also, Shia LaBeouf is just average, not a "LaBitch" as so many enjoy saying. I haven't seen RotF, and while I've heard enough things that do detract my interest, if I saw it, I don't think I would mind all that much.
I think Blade Runner is a very mediocre movie, loaded with too much symbolism and panning crane shots and not enough plot. Harrison Ford and Rutger Hauer do well enough on their own, but just about everyone else is a chore to watch. Ford and Sean Young had virtually no chemistry, a recurring problem with Ford and his leading ladies until Raiders, the "villains" are hardly threatening, especially with the police TELLING us that they destroyed a transport rather than SHOWING us so that we can develop a fear for them and watch them develop as we see their quest for humanity, and it moves at such a snail's pace, its hard to be interested in anything they do. Art design is fantastic, though.(I have the 5-disc collector's set, so I have seen the Final Cut, FYI)
I don't let pop stars like the Jonas Bros., Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, etc. get on my nerves. As far as I'm concerned, they're just as easy to ignore as anything else I'm not interested in. I understand others may unwillingly be subject to their work and fans by means of job/siblings/significant other, whatever, but they're just too fleeting for me to take to heart. Unless they put out pretentious statements like "I'm my generation's Kirk Cobain." and write memoirs at age 16. Don't mind the kid that much, but I find that very stupid. I do like that he's (trying to, maybe) active in speaking out against gay bullying, though.
I have no love for online gaming, and multiplayer modes start to bore me quicker than they used to.
I still enjoy Simpson's and Family Guy, on occasion. I think they still put out a decent episode once in a while.
I adore the LOTR movies, but I found the books to be in dire, DIRE need of an editor, and I could only get halfway into Fellowship.
Hype over anything is the epitome of stupid, and I believe a large amount of hate for things like Avatar and The Expendables comes from people giving into it, and being astonished when it becomes popular despite sub-par qualities, or they try to completely reject any and all idea of something possibly being good that's hyped so much, that they go in seeing it looking for all the faults they can; a sure-fire way to make sure you hate something.
I do not think that subs are always better than dubs in any media. I, in fact, enjoy listening to the dubs of several films, cartoons, and anime in almost any language, whether or not I understand the language, and whether or not the dub script is any good. I also enjoyed the English dub of Evangelion. I thought they all got better after the fifth episode. Not all the actors were that good, but it certainly wasn't horrible.
I have a slight OCD when it comes to viewing media in terms of in-universe chronological order, which is why I started Star Trek with Enterprise. I also enjoyed it, despite some faults, and I think it is underrated.
I have no tolerance for people who say,"They ruined/raped my childhood!!!" Trying to preserve the golden memory of your childhood favorites is like trying to actively keep your 30 year old daughter's virginity intact. It isn't worth it, and people who see you do it are just going to think you're a narrow-minded fool to mentally unstable to accept change.
I am a poor reader, and although I'd like to get into more sci-fi novels, I find it hard to pick up books.
I don't pay attention to bad press about gaming companies like Activsion or EA, so I often don't get why people get so pissed at them. Sure, I've heard of a few cock-ups, but I'll try just about any game once. Like I said: Hype is dumb.
