I must have done something wrong

With our recent spike in hits here at the site comes international exposure. With exposure you get a larger audience, and in that larger audience you have a better chance of running into someone not so nice. I recently received my first reviews at imdb and most of them were positive. The few who commented felt the film was flawed, but showed a great effort from a first time director with the resources available. One even complemented me by saying it reminded him of Gus Van Sant...a hero of mine...all good...right? Well it really wouldn't be the internet without hearing from the insanely angry jerk and my review page on imdb is no exception.

Here is the review: (I'm posting it because you need a login to see it at imdb...and not everyone has a log in.)

"This was probably done by first year Film College nerds as a vacation project. It is painfull and a complete waste of space. Nothing happens at all in the first 20 minutes but, like an idiot, I kept watching to see if there was any laughs in seeing how low it could go. It didn't disappoint. I checked the so called director's credentials and guess what? Right, he's done nothing. It should have stayed that way. Sadly there's no sign of any hidden talent, he should reconsider his hobby options. For instance, somehow he got the notion being vague was cool. All it does here is confuse an already confusing script. Avoid this at all cost. In fact, all copies of the video should be rounded up and burned for the crime of media pollution."

This reads like I've personally offended him. I feel that this kind of anger is reserved for people who have wronged me personally. Yeah one more thing...HE WATCHED THE WHOLE THING!:-) No one put a gun to his head...I didn't come over and slap his mother in the face...it's just a film bub...relax.
With this review I've gone on to contemplate the internet and it's effectiveness to communicate. On one hand it creates communities across borders and aligns those looking to help a cause, or organize movements. Overall..it's a very useful tool. However, in the hands of those who use it as a soapbox or a way to chastise others behind a veil of anonymity it becomes a cheap joke. The best thing to do is to ignore this type of angry ignorance, and I will. I put this film out there for free so everyone could see it, talk about it, comment on it, and share it; I cannot be offended when someone doesn't like it. My only advise to the person who posted this is that they should just relax and take a break from the internet for a while; come back to the table when he's simmered down a bit...we would all appreciate that.

Cheers
John

PS I've read a few of this persons other reviews and it reads like a rant from Comic Book Guy on the Simpsons...worst episode ever.;-)