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Thanks Margo. As I said before, I do think that having an active and well implemented review feature is important for a movie site like this. Similar to Imdb where contributing members can have their reviews "liked" as helpful or unhelpful, gaining rep, and with the review section seperate from the general discussion. This would provide some encouragement and competition to dedicated reviewers.
I like to think of myself am a bit of a scf fi/horror buff, and I've already found several related titles onsite that have no contribution/discussion at all. So maybe that would be a good place for me to start !
A man who just got a girlfriend? Oh dear, my worst fears for this site are realised....now I know we're in trouble. lol :D
That's why it would be interesting to see some membership stats to get an idea how well the site is thriving. If its doing well and there are plenty of contributing members, depsite the lack of "tech input", then I don't see why a transfer of ownership is out of the question. I've seen it happen before on dedicated gaming forums where I was a member back in the day.
Indeed, I was still under the impresion that this Jim guy was the owner, after finding a post of his on google with an invitation to this site.
somewhat intruiged...
Well, it is as you say, quality over quantity.... in movies and all things. Also, I tend to think of it from an economic point of view. It's all about $$$'s now, younger audencines are more wealthy now than they used to be back in the day, and so studios cash in; Producing/financing whatever pulls the crowd in, and right now what pulls the crowd in are massive amaze-balls super special effects. So many recent reboots of classic sci fi movie/franchines have also been ruined because of this (e.g. star wars, blade runner, thing, alien)
You're aboslutely right. But unfortunately style over substance seems to the current trend these days for most blockbusters. One can only hope that the old-guard of directors/producers like Cameron and Spielberg stick to their principals and still know how tell a good/original story.
Intersting. I can see the connection between the T-1000 and the Alien water drone tentacle thing from the Abyss. The actual aliens and spacecraft in the Abyss look more like models, though. James Cameron is a true master, I just hope he doesn't go too overboard with the upcoming Avatars.
:) !
I think i'm also going to go with Terminator and Jurassic Park. Not sure how much CGI was really used, but both movies were lauded at the time for the amazing practical efffects/animatronics that were used (which I personally much prefer over CGI).
Thanks DF, very helpful of you. Yes, I do hope the higher-up(s?) are open to suggestions/requests!
Bingo! well done. Yes, it was basically Vietnam all over again.
Hustler 1961... damn that's pretty obscure, and a little before my time! lol
Tough quiz. Ok here's my one...
Soldier on a ship says:
"Check it out. Independently targeting, particle beam phalanx. FFfffwwhaap! Fry half a city with this puppy. We got phased plasma pulse rifles, RPGs, we got sonic-electronic ball-busters! We got nukes, knives, sharp sticks."
Agreed, complete casts and production crew is important... and also trivia, soundtrack, goofs I think
Thanks for kind welcome shogun. whats GD... guard duty? lol. I suppose as the community grows, the individual movie boards (and lesser known titles) will get more contribution over time!
Thanks. Yes, the only reason I kept using IMDb after message boards closed was for the reviews to be honest.
cheers mate! :)
Reviews are not seperated from general discussion...? strange.