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I too can barely tolerate the new, for want of a better phrase, MTV-style of filmmaking. It's akin to someone who talks to fast, like those disclaimers at the end of pharmaceutical ads ("May cause blindness, diarrhea, gout, demonic possession..."). Tell, or in films' case, show me something in a human scale of understanding.
You wrote, "I love the constant whining against this so-called "MTV school of filmmaking." It seems its detractors are offended by a style, not by the many incompetent directors practicing the style. Let's remember the shower scene in Psycho. The shots are extremely short and the cuts are numerous yet it is still hailed as a masterpiece of film."
Well yes, but the famous shower scene was one scene, not an entire movie. It was shockingly effective, and then the movie reverted to a less frenzied pace.
Remember the end of Brian's Song, when the two football players run in slow motion towards the camera? That scene could make even a stone cry, but imagine if the entire movie had been filmed in slow motion. It's the same thing, IMHO, with all those quick cuts.
