I just don't like the game. I get bored by the time I get to level 10. Repetitive quests just piss me off. And I do realize pretty much all MMO's do this, which is why I only play betas and free trials from time to time.
The one MMO I actually enjoyed was Dungeons and Dragons online, but after the beta (and even during it) everyone treated the game like the dungeons were raid instances instead of dungeons, so the party aspect lost its appeal. The focus of the game was meant to be playing with a small group of friends and exploring the dungeons, to be as much of a Dungeons and Dragons simulation as possible. Which it was. In fact, almost all the experience you got was from dungeons. Instead, all the WoW people came over and rushed through the dungeons with groups of strangers and then immediately disbanded after getting the boss loot. So a bunch of people were badmouthing it because it didn't play like other MMO's and/or there weren't enough raid instances/raids were too small.
So besides my original point, it's because the one MMO I did like got bad flak from ex-WoW players who were expecting more of the same, and still has a bunch of people who don't treat it like Dungeons and Dragons.
For whatever reason, my computer's performance in the very first room was a little...off. But it cleared up afterwards. Just a heads-up in case anyone thinks something is up. It may be just my strange hardware configuration.
I'm not seeing it because I've seen all of one episode of Speed Racer previously, and a bunch of shows lampooning it. It holds no interest for me, because the source material never did either. I'm not passing it off as bad, I just don't care about it.
I think 90% of you don't know what pretentious means. It does not mean 'the critics loved it but I don't get it', or 'overrated'. It quite simply tries to be more than it actually is. It can be one of the previous two types of movies, but those qualities do not make it pretentious.
Some of the Monty Python stuff just requires slightly more than a high school education to be funny. If you've taken an intro to Philosophy class, the philosopher's soccer game is hilarious. If you haven't, it's a soccer game with some Greeks and Germans and one Chinese dude. They really were very good writers, and the way some of their episodes come together kind of boggles the mind. If you're talking about the movies not being funny, I can kind of agree with that.
Otherwise, in Brits vs. Americans, I think that comparison is unbalanced due to the sheer number of bad comedians who get airtime here as opposed to there. We've both got some hilarious comedians, but when Dane Cook/Carlos Mencia/etc., etc., etc. get all the spotlight, the good ones get a couple of big shows and thats it.
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