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I do find things being over-hyped to be off putting. snoopcester Send a noteboard - 01/07/2010 11:09:04 AM
Partly from being tired of hearing about it before I actually get around to seeing/ hearing/ reading it.
It also builds up an unrealistic expectation which it is highly unlikely to ever live up to, the knowledge of that is off putting.
Then there is additionally another factor with classics, which is that elements of them (style, interactions, plot twists etc) are likely to have been copied repeatedly since which can detract from the enjoyment of the original.
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Classics. Rebekah - 03/07/2010 12:20:21 AM 536 Views
I do find things being over-hyped to be off putting. snoopcester - 01/07/2010 11:09:04 AM 540 Views
Re: I do find things being over-hyped to be off putting. Zeeb - 02/07/2010 04:58:30 PM 570 Views
Kind of depends. Legolas - 01/07/2010 11:36:01 AM 510 Views
Re: Kind of depends. Zeeb - 02/07/2010 04:59:42 PM 557 Views
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