@iceloops I agree. Being a writer, it makes me cringe even more when I see not just bad writing but stories that don't even entertain. I can let some things go. But characters should be consistent and it should entertain. Even if some things don't hit right for me in the plot and whatnot.

Like, I can still say that I enjoyed watching the Lord of the Rings films because they were entertaining in their own right. Even if they got some characterisation wrong and changed the plot at points. Things they were rightly criticised for when adapting a novel. I can still enjoy what they did. Quite a lot of it is impressive.