what a load of pretentious crap!!!!!!!!!!

Hmm,
Its does seem that the opener is indeed being pretentious in his own comments.

Like a lot of peanut gallerists here on IMDB, it seems that people often contradict the very thing they are commenting on every time they start one of these things. Its great and all to have a personal opinion for something, but to just blurt out any thing like a child is being pretty pretentious in itself. I know how easy it is to get an account on IMDB, so I figure any five year old with an email address can make a comment. Something along the lines of say " I thought the Land Before Time was bad because I don't like dinosaurs", or probably more along the lines of "The Rescuers was a big poo poo!". Very intelligent and well versed criticisms abound here on IMDB.

However for a few movie lovers or filmmakers, this is an important forum to discuss topics and ideas and educated opinions about film. So really, writing anything will only encourage the children at play here and is probably null and void, perhaps even pretentious in itself. Possibly the smart thing to do here is to directly ignore posts like this. But occasionally one can't resist a little justified pretension.

I still have yet to see this film, but plan on seeing it in the immediate future. I think each film carries with it a bit of pretension, otherwise all films would be made by robots. Coppola, like any filmmaker who writes his own material has a specific vision for the film he is creating, and undoubtedly wishes for the film to be successful. So making the best film to the best of his ability is his goal. If you don't enjoy the story then I would say go write your own screenplays and direct your own films. Film as art is purely subjective, so the person claiming pretense is probably a bit pretentious his or herself. How can anyone comment on something with no explanation, or even the slightest pinch of knowledge about what they are talking about. People commenting on films and filmmaking to the degree of "it sucks balls" and giving no further comment are just asking for attention or the axe. Speaking about anything requires a bit of justified pretension otherwise why have the knowledge. But unjustified pretension is just speaking out of ones ass.

Coppola like any filmmaker, also makes films that interest him. So just because some of his films have not done as well as the others only means that the public is not interested in the stories he wants to tell. These are the trials of any filmmaker, do we sacrifice content for mass appeal or do we stick to our guns? At least he's sticking to his guns.

If you sense a bit of pretentiousness here, it could be that you are.

"A new life awaits you in the Off-world colonies!"

I'm not sure saying 'it sucks' is pretentious. If anything it is reductive. Which is a pretty pretentious thing of me to say. How tiring it is to label every statement we make. Was that pretentious? Oh dear!

Whatever talent was left in Coppola fled him during Apocalypse now on a river of smack, cocaine, groupies, spoiled actors and money grubbing producers.