even the very topic of this thread, operating under presumption that the film was a "disaster" that might have "ruined" permanently the "franchise", oozes with the sort of open hostility that has surrounded it from some camps from the get go.
Well, yeah, the title of the topic would presume that all of DS fandom feels the same with regard to the film. Though, of course, that isn't actually the case, as dozens of posts and at least one poll on the forum shows. And there are even positive groups on facebook nowadays, which is something that might have seemed impossible at one point. So, as you say, many people, including DS fans, who initially had a negative reaction to the film have warmed to it over the last year. And Midnite and I are certainly happy about that development because, well, it's no secret that we've been advocates for the film, particularly after seeing it and enjoying much of it as we do.