well at least its a chance to see the gorgeous Katharine Isabelle

Funny...because she and I have gotten along rather well the four times we've spoken to one another.

Which happened at a number of conventions, right? I must admit to finding great amusement when people ramble on about how well they got along with an actor based on those incredibly brief interactions that occur when they're shelling over money for an autograph.

I know that she has the grace and class to not simply tell someone that they are being an ass, so it is possible that she was just being polite.

Replace “it is possible” with “in all likelihood.”

You launched a personal attack at me, and for what reason?

I thought I made that abundantly clear – because you happily admitted to acting like a douchebag while meeting an actress whose work you profess to like. Because you behaved like a fool and are now attempting to obfuscate the fact that you ignored politeness and common decency. Strangely though, you seem to be of two minds about this.

In fact, let’s look at one of your past postings on Katharine's board:

“So, yeah, I was an a**hole and mocked her taking Hard Ride to Hell to her face at the Cherry Hill, NJ convention. Didn't bring it up again at the Rosemont, IL convention (too busy demanding an apology for Ogre).”

By your own admission, you acted like an a**hole, yet you now take offense at being labeled one by someone else? Might want to get your facts straight – it’ll help you in future debates.

Ogre is a bad movie that I thoroughly did not enjoy. She did it so she could work with Brendan Fletcher again (they are apparently very close friends), which is why she didn't apologize for it.

No, she didn't apologize for it because she doesn't owe you an apology for anything whatsoever.

What you’re so obviously missing in your attempt to rationalize your pathetic behavior is the simple fact that you’re not owed any sort of apology for not liking a film. One of the most unfortunate aspects of the internet is the ridiculous sense of fanboy entitlement that it fosters. Newsflash: no one forced you to watch the film, and it wasn’t made with you in mind specifically. You watched it of your own free will; your viewing choices are your own.

Nobody responsible for a film you didn’t like owes you a thing. You’re entitled to nothing. You have no right to ask for an apology, no matter how much you argue to the contrary, no matter if an actor has admitted that they didn’t love a particular project. Doing so in a public forum marks you as someone lacking the most basic understanding of courtesy and manners. The fact that you so bafflingly don’t understand what you did wrong doesn’t serve to damn you any less. You were a jerk. Accept it. YOU owe HER an apology for your lack of comportment, end of story.

Your brief message board history is one of attacking others because their opinion is different that yours.

Incorrect. I’ve attacked people who lack the wherewithal to form a coherent opinion beyond the typically hyperbolic internet exclamations of “this actor sucks” or “worst movie ever.” Unfortunately, this is part of parcel of posting on the IMDB, as it’s mostly filled with foolish shouters. I’ve posted on and off here for quite a bit longer than you suggest and finally gave up on it a few years ago due to the lack of genuine discussion. This latest return sadly proves that things haven’t changed.

To be fair, that is where many start, so I would prefer to not hold that against you.

Gasp! I just don’t know what I’d do if an anonymous internet poster whose awful behavior I rightfully called out as such held that against me! Perish the thought! And thanks for the “this is where many start” shtick, but I’ve got a long history of dealing with tactless boors like yourself both on the IMDB and elsewhere. I don't suffer fools gladly, but I do take some pleasure in steamrolling their half-baked arguments. Really, people like you make it so easy.

And I think that you misunderstand the word ask to mean demand. It most assuredly doesn't.

You fail to comprehend that it doesn’t make any difference. You’re playing a game of semantics to justify the fact that, by your own admission, you don’t know how to comduct yourself in public. Mocking someone for taking a role in a film you haven’t even seen and then asking them to apologize for a film you didn’t like is without a doubt the behavior of an arrogant ass.

But here's the funniest part... please note that in the above quote of yours I pulled from her other board, you most certainly used the word “demand.” I even bolded it to jog your woefully unreliable memory. For God’s sake, if you’re going to continue with this laughably defensive justification, the least you can do is pay attention to your own original wording.

But then again, I suppose this sort of ignorance is to be expected here. As always, the internet provides a perpetual podium for people to expound on subjects of which they have little knowledge. Again, you should be ashamed of yourself. And you should certainly learn some basic social graces so you don't end up embarrassing yourself in front of a celebrity again.

No need to reply, as while you're certainly defensive, you have no genuine defense to offer. And the ignorance you display of your own posts negates your attempt at an argument.

Thanks for doing my job for me.

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