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Commenting on Movies 谈论电影

KEVIN: I just saw “ Something About Mary” last night. It was hilarious.

LILY: David took me to it last week. I thought it was a little sick.

KEVIN: What do you mean by “sick”? It was really funny, don't you think?

LILY: It was entertaining in some ways. But in general I didn't like it.

KEVIN: Why not?

LILY: I just think the humor was too gross. There were too many disgusting things in it. I don't think a comedy has to have so much smut to be funny.

KEVIN: It wasn't a dirty movie. There wasn't even any nudity.

LILY: No, you're right. But nudity doesn't bother me. What bothered me were all the jokes about masturbation, stuff like that. It was too sick.

KEVIN: Oh, you are too conservative. It's just realistic.

LILY: I don't think it's realistic. I thought it was sick. Why does a movie have to use that kind of humor?

KEVIN: People think it's funny.

LILY: But it was the most disgusting comedy I've ever seen. And it was a big budget movie too. It wasn't just a low-budget film you can see on cable TV.

KEVIN: I told you, you are conservative.

LILY: I'm not really conservative. But some new movies are just vulgar. If they become popular, it proves that people are vulgar.

KEVIN: I'm really surprised at this. I didn't think you were like this.

LILY: I'm not what you think, Kevin. Did you see the movie “Everyone's Nightlife”?

KEVIN: Yes. I think it's good.

LILY: That was a movie about sex too.

KEVIN: I agree. But what do you think of that one?

LILY: I thought it was excellent.

KEVIN: Yes, I suppose.

LILY: So maybe you can see now that I'm not conservative. But I have a sense of value. “Something About Mary” depends on gross humor. But “Everyone's Nightlife” depends on drama. They are both about sex, but they are different.

KEVIN: Hmm. I will have to think about it.