ricky_BUTLER brought up a point a few days ago about the inverse relationship between access to movies and PTP movie discussions.

Is it because folks are...

-watching mainly tv
-not watching movies that much
-regularly watching movies and/or tv but don't feel like posting about them in PTP for whatever reason (state why if that's the case)
-something else (state why)

So, why aren't you posting more?

In my case, it's a combo of things. I'm not watching much. If I do, it's stuff that has been discussed a lot already. The biggest reason is the lack of participation in the What Did You Watch Last Week type posts for, like, what, 2 or 3 years.

You're probably thinking why I care so much. Well, it's because I like the demographics and general interests of OKPs, and it's a mix I haven't found anywhere else. For example, I lurk at other movie message boards but, like, 1% of the members of those boards combined listen to hip hop and their respective General Discussion forums are ridiculously insulated and dorky compared to OKP's. Sports? Shit, OKSports is the best I've come across so far. Music? Other places are more specific and less diverse than what I see in The Lesson.

What do you guys want to see more of? More analytic posts on flicks? LOL movie of the month club LOL? I just wanna see more activity. Outside of Top Chef, AMC series, blockbuster flicks, movie and tv awards, The Wire, David Simon, Tarantino, and Nolan posts, nothing really catches fire anymore over here.

Uh...yeah.

1. Polls as a springboard for discussion. Just as a format to get people to click and make an initial response. I think this has to be the next thing tried.

2. A monthly "recommend something from the TCM monthly schedule" post. List director and a couple cast members and then a few words (stress on few) to entice people to watch. With enough people recommending, maybe some watch and comment, and some discussion that would have been impossible in a stand-alone post suddenly exists.

3. I hope that the film directory works going forward. The lack of interest for the 2010 directory doesn't really surprise me, but if Frank and Zoo can use it as an anchored on-going guide, then it could alleviate some of the uneasiness people seem to have with the search function as far as responding to posts out there already (though forum-wise, PTP isn't as bad as The Lesson, as an example, because we don't post repeat threads, we just don't post anything at all . . . lol).

I've made posts recently for two films (Cedar Rapids and Win Win), just in the hopes that when those films come out those posts will get pushed up and encourage discussion in reply-form more than would any discussion have existed in post-form. (This is why even though I probably won't see No Strings Attached and the post hasn't done much thus far, I like that handle made the post he did yesterday. It's not like this forum is overrun with new posts now, so as many different outlets for film discussion as can exist the better.)

>What do you guys want to see more of? More analytic posts on
>flicks? LOL movie of the month club LOL? I just wanna see more
>activity.

There's a website I check a couple times day (with a decent amount of shame). This website has about 100 or so new posts daily. 80% of them don't interest me in the slightest. 15% are worthwhile but wouldn't fit in this forum. 5% could be of interest to the PTP faction. Some part of me feels like swiping them, while the other part wonders why those 5 represent a great number of interesting posts than are created in PTP daily.

FYI, there's 8 other cities besides Seattle (& of course Park City) screening Sundance films if you or anyone else is interested & lucky enough to be in the vicinity.

>I've made posts recently for two films (Cedar Rapids and Win
>Win), just in the hopes that when those films come out those
>posts will get pushed up and encourage discussion in
>reply-form more than would any discussion have existed in
>post-form.

Missed the CR post but I'll search for it if I end up goin. Looks pretty good.

>2. A monthly "recommend something from the TCM monthly
>schedule" post. List director and a couple cast members and
>then a few words (stress on few) to entice people to watch.
>With enough people recommending, maybe some watch and comment,
>and some discussion that would have been impossible in a
>stand-alone post suddenly exists.

This is a good idea. Would a movies on tv post be too inclusive; thus, moving away from a discovery vibe?

>3. I hope that the film directory works going forward.

Same here.


>>What do you guys want to see more of? More analytic posts on
>>flicks? LOL movie of the month club LOL? I just wanna see
>more
>>activity.
>
>There's a website I check a couple times day (with a decent
>amount of shame). This website has about 100 or so new posts
>daily. 80% of them don't interest me in the slightest. 15%
>are worthwhile but wouldn't fit in this forum. 5% could be of
>interest to the PTP faction. Some part of me feels like
>swiping them, while the other part wonders why those 5
>represent a great number of interesting posts than are created
>in PTP daily.

Not looking for you to name the site but I would like to know if it's a movie forum on a non-movie message board.

>This is a good idea. Would a movies on tv post be too
>inclusive; thus, moving away from a discovery vibe?

I was just thinking TCM, because as far as channels that show movies start to finish, no edits, TCM is probably going to be the one in most of our channel line-ups. For instance, I had to dial the cable bill back down some time ago and lost a few channels (Sundance, IFC, Encore, etc.).

I'm going to try and put that post out this weekend for Feb. I also have a couple other posts in mind that I just have to think of a way to formulate.

>Not looking for you to name the site but I would like to know
>if it's a movie forum on a non-movie message board.

Not a movie forum: http://community.livejournal.com/ohnotheydidnt/

it was a real chore trying to find even *one* new release per month that was worth seeing in theaters. subsequently, that led to less rentals, which led me to cancel my Netflix subscription (which I do periodically). although I'll probably renew it next month. I also watch a lot of football during the fall / winter and there's not much time left for catching up on foreigns or limited releases.

that's about it. you can't talk about something that hasn't been too exciting lately. most of the movie threads this year have been: "yeah, I watched it, it was mediocre / decent / better than average. cosign."

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Those are my 2010 picks for films that flew under-the-radar but I believe can and deserve to muster a reasonable DVD resurrection (Animal Kingdom is out now, while Four Lions comes out in March).

But of course if you're not renting and don't do blind purchases, that sort of negates that point. However, and I feel like I'm late to this party, depending on your internet connection and sense of ethics, the free streaming / downloading of movies can really help fill in the gaps left after you've seen everything you wanted to / were able to in theaters .

>it was a real chore trying to find even *one* new release per
>month that was worth seeing in theaters. subsequently, that
>led to less rentals, which led me to cancel my Netflix
>subscription (which I do periodically). although I'll probably
>renew it next month. I also watch a lot of football during the
>fall / winter and there's not much time left for catching up
>on foreigns or limited releases.
>
>that's about it. you can't talk about something that hasn't
>been too exciting lately. most of the movie threads this year
>have been: "yeah, I watched it, it was mediocre / decent /
>better than average. cosign."
>

Four Lions will probably happen in a year or two on Encore or something. that's why I never do year-end lists, as I barely catch everything the first time through. same for music (I listened to a lot of 2009 albums last summer).

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For the past couple of years even during the NFL season, I'd catch Sunday matinees as I'd record games and watch 'em later. This season I stayed in and watched footbaaawwwll which helped with saving $.

You're a good writer with a great memory. You can recall lots of details about past Top Chef seasons. Would be cool to see you write more about flicks.

>ricky_BUTLER brought up a point a few days ago about the
>inverse relationship between access to movies and PTP movie
>discussions.
>
>Is it because folks are...
>
>-watching mainly tv

This is definitely something I do. I watch mainly watch TV, however, there are not too many discussion worthy shows on TV right now. Since Lost left there is nothing interesting TV-wise anyone wants to discuss.

>-not watching movies that much
>-regularly watching movies and/or tv but don't feel like
>posting about them in PTP for whatever reason (state why if
>that's the case)

Since being on the PTP podcast, my movie watching has increased seeing more movies per week. I don't really feel the need to post about them, because in the big movie posts it people's voices get really loud. It's hard to get any real understanding going on there.

In the smaller indie posts, it can be hard for me, someone who is not educated in film,theater, media to really discuss them well and not come off as a fool. That is why I prefer to have the pros like You, FrankLongo, Ryan_M, Zootown, ricky_butler, etc talk about this stuff.

>-something else (state why)
>
>So, why aren't you posting more?
>
>In my case, it's a combo of things. I'm not watching much. If
>I do, it's stuff that has been discussed a lot already. The
>biggest reason is the lack of participation in the What Did
>You Watch Last Week type posts for, like, what, 2 or 3 years.
>
>You're probably thinking why I care so much. Well, it's
>because I like the demographics and general interests of OKPs,
>and it's a mix I haven't found anywhere else. For example, I
>lurk at other movie message boards but, like, 1% of the
>members of those boards combined listen to hip hop and their
>respective General Discussion forums are ridiculously
>insulated and dorky compared to OKP's. Sports? Shit, OKSports
>is the best I've come across so far. Music? Other places are
>more specific and less diverse than what I see in The Lesson.
>
>What do you guys want to see more of? More analytic posts on
>flicks? LOL movie of the month club LOL? I just wanna see more
>activity. Outside of Top Chef, AMC series, blockbuster flicks,
>movie and tv awards, The Wire, David Simon, Tarantino, and
>Nolan posts, nothing really catches fire anymore over here.
>
>Uh...yeah.

I wouldn't mind if movie release posts where actual polls and people vote 1 to 4 stars so that in a quick view we can see how the general PTP concensus is.

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>I wouldn't mind if movie release posts where actual polls and
>people vote 1 to 4 stars so that in a quick view we can see
>how the general PTP concensus is.

^^^ I'm doing this this weekend.

Furthermore, I'd like to say that no amount of film education can help you consistently perfectly articulate if a movie is good or bad. What's important is that you're seeing unique and interesting films which are expanding your mind as to what film can accomplish. Plus, the more you talk about them and post about them, the better you'll get at it.

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>
>>I wouldn't mind if movie release posts where actual polls
>and
>>people vote 1 to 4 stars so that in a quick view we can see
>>how the general PTP concensus is.
>
>^^^ I'm doing this this weekend.

I'm anti-this. You may get votes but won't get much discussion out of it outside of people posting a number, maybe. I think polls should and can be used more often, but more as a response to a general subject (actor, director, news story, trend, genre, etc.) than a particular film.

And if polls do become the substitute for posts on newly released movies, then I think they should be used sparingly and perhaps more creatively than 1/2/3/ or 4 stars. No diss, obviously.

I'll try it this week with The Mechanic, cuz there's not much critical breakdown to be done. Maybe instead of grades, I'll try a different poll style: a see-it, rent-it, dont-bother kind of deal. But I see your point.

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I was really suggesting there might need to be a revamp of the general movie release posts.

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>In the smaller indie posts, it can be hard for me, someone who
>is not educated in film,theater, media to really discuss them
>well and not come off as a fool.

Your opinion is just as valid and potentially insightful as buffs. Partake, partake.

it's been mostly classics and foreign films, and making posts on those flicks usually flop unless you're shitting on them...

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If life is stupendous one cannot also demand that it should be easy. - Robert Musil

>unless you're shitting on
>them...

Sadly this is true. Start posting again. I'll make an effort to join in.

So I do mostly lurking nowadays (not that I've ever been a very prolific contributor here or anything). I do enjoy most of the film discussions on PTP, especially for artier or foreign fare since I've been kinda cut off from that since moving from London. I just dropped cable though so it should help me get my movie-watching back to the level of prior years, and hopefully the always informative "what did u watch posts" get resurrected at some point.
Although the frequency of movie discourse seems To have tapered off recently, IMO the Netflix streaming post is a great post that I come back to very regularly. Maybe it could be stickied?

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>and hopefully the always informative "what did u watch
>posts" get resurrected at some point.

What's better: monthly or bi-monthly?

At first I thought about just keep one going until it hits 100 posts (yeah, right), but then folks might be turned off by 100 posts made by 5-7 people. I remember I made a Kieslowski post with about 10 different posts by me with each one talking about a certain aspect of or approach to his films and someone came in and dissed my post saying it was just me talking. Ha!

It's nice to have a place to throw in a word or two about the bigger movies that you're late on.

If you miss a movie's original run I still think you get a better shot of sparking a conversation in a "What have you..." post than if you tacked on the 151st reply to a year old 'official' post.

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NCAA BB: Arizona / NCAA FB: Michigan
NBA: Spurs / NFL: Jets

i can't speak for anyone else, but i'm pretty much on auto-ignore with anchors

>i can't speak for anyone else, but i'm pretty much on
>auto-ignore with anchors

...while I feel like discussing a movie with 8 or so PTPers, I don't feel like discussing it with the others.
*Most of the movies are fairly rare, obscure, or not necessarily new. I mean, have you seen BLUE BEARD, NIGHT TRAIN TO PARIS, THE BLUE LIGHT, MYSTERY OF THE 13TH GUEST, or DARK DAYS? So the post either gets ignored, or even worse - people comment about the movie EVEN THOUGH THEY'VE NEVER SEEN IT.
*What happens more often than not is that I see the movie months, seasons, and some cases years before others. That movie IP MAN is a great example. By the time there was enough people who had seen it to talk about it, I had gone through my third copy of it ("Where you at I was..." the mighty mos). I can think of over ten examples of this. And in another year/18 months, when there's enough people who've seen MOTHER or UNCLE BOONME WHO CAN RECALL HIS PAST LIVES to discuss it, I'll be like "That movie I saw in '09, or was it '10?"
*The level of "discussion" here can be bothersome. Don't get me wrong, I'm interested in hearing why someone finds BLADE RUNNER boring if it means talking about the movie. But when it just turns into a bitchfest about the movie or why that person has no clue, I lose interest.

I should end this by saying I've been hanging out in PTP since its inception (no, not since INCEPTION, but - sigh, never mind...) and would like for this forum to be better for film discussion....and you know, the Adam Sandler hate.


"Your current frequencies of understanding outweigh that which has been given for you to understand." Saul Williams

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@kennykeil

>*What happens more often than not is that I see the movie
>months, seasons, and some cases years before others. That
>movie IP MAN is a great example. By the time there was enough
>people who had seen it to talk about it, I had gone through my
>third copy of it ("Where you at I was..." the mighty mos). I
>can think of over ten examples of this. And in another year/18
>months, when there's enough people who've seen MOTHER or UNCLE
>BOONME WHO CAN RECALL HIS PAST LIVES to discuss it, I'll be
>like "That movie I saw in '09, or was it '10?"

It's about not being able to recall some details about the flick which discourages you from posting about them?

>It's about not being able to recall some details about the
>flick which discourages you from posting about them?

It's partly that.
It's also the "Man, I BEEN watched that!" feeling. You know, like when your little brother discovers your Wu-Tang albums.


"Your current frequencies of understanding outweigh that which has been given for you to understand." Saul Williams

How do you know?

I would not have guessed the Exit In The Gift Shop post would have gotten the response it did... or the Mother post, for that matter.

It's not about platinum posting, it's about giving others the opportunity to read what movies have excited you recently and hopefully inspiring them to see them. I often read Sponge's posts and add the films he digs to my queue-- I don't always like them as much as he did, but they're always at least interesting. If someone like Sponge stopped posting about films he'd seen because of a lack of replies, it would really fuck up my ability to hear about lesser-known flicks that just never reach my radar.

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE post. Even if it goes wood every single time. I'd rather have a bunch of interesting posts with zero replies than a bunch of people with interesting posts to make who hold them in.

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>How do you know?

I'm in a position where I get to see many movies before they have much distribution. So I know only a few hundred people have seen it when I have.

>I would not have guessed the Exit In The Gift Shop post would
>have gotten the response it did... or the Mother post, for
>that matter.

Yeah, but you gotta see why a cat ain't trying to post about a flick on the off chance more than 2 people have seen it. And I'm sure folks ain't gonna search the boards to see if I or someone else brought the movie up 9 months ago when we saw it and no one talked aobut it.

>It's not about platinum posting, it's about giving others the
>opportunity to read what movies have excited you recently and
>hopefully inspiring them to see them. I often read Sponge's
>posts and add the films he digs to my queue-- I don't always
>like them as much as he did, but they're always at least
>interesting. If someone like Sponge stopped posting about
>films he'd seen because of a lack of replies, it would really
>fuck up my ability to hear about lesser-known flicks that just
>never reach my radar.

I suppose a "I saw this movie, put it on your list" post would be a good idea.

>PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE post. Even if it goes wood every single
>time. I'd rather have a bunch of interesting posts with zero
>replies than a bunch of people with interesting posts to make
>who hold them in.

Alright, you convinced me, look for my new post later today/tomorrow.

PEACE



"Your current frequencies of understanding outweigh that which has been given for you to understand." Saul Williams

I think the number of "Experts" has diminished and by extension so has the discussion.

I mean during my college years I learned more about movies in "Reviews" from you, DrNO, KingFriday and ricky than I learned about anything else during those years. In those days there were enough people with a ridiculously extensive knowledge that they could fuel their own conversations and by extension teach others. I honestly just don't think there are enough people here anymore to bring those types of threads back.

Plus, now that Netflix has become so widespread I think more people fancy themselves experts than in the past and there becomes a lot more telling and a lot less asking and learning.

Also with DVR, Netflix Instant, Hulu and the exponential increase in quality TV there are many more outlets available to distract people from digging deep into films. Waiting for that Netflix disc used to be the highlight of my week, hell I was abusing the 3 at a time system to the fullest. Now? I'm on the one disc plan and more often than not that disc sits on the coffee table for 2 months...I blame TV for that.

I think the poll/rating system is a great idea.

It seems that using Netflix instant movies would be the best way to foster conversation. But any type of organized event seems to fail around here. It becomes infinitely harder to press play on that movie when you build in some sort of obligation to do so.

So, in short, I'm no help.

I'm working from home now, and if it's not iTunes that's fired up, it's Netflix Instant. Movie watching (okay, confession: Movie Listening, a lot of the time) and working are a kind of multitasking I can handle. Working and posting, not so much. Plus I'm not really watching these with the most critical/film head frame of mind, so that's a factor.

Plus, I've never been much of a post starter. Contributor, jacker, sure. But I think the last post I started was a critical analysis of The Fresh Prince theme song, and frankly I'm surprised OKP didn't just disable my 'Post' button right then and there.

Anyway, yeah. I've been binging on documentaries, mostly about art and artists. The Larry Sanders show, which I never really got into the first time around. And right now I'm finishing up Lenny, the 1974 Lenny Bruce biopic starring Dustin Hoffman. Great shit, but I'm not sure how to get the discussion ball rolling on those. I'm guessing they rolled off quite some time ago without me.

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>Plus, I've never been much of a post starter. Contributor,
>jacker, sure. But I think the last post I started was a
>critical analysis of The Fresh Prince theme song,

That's a classic post. Not just in the context of PTP but for all of OKP. You got more gold. Quit holding out on us.


>Anyway, yeah. I've been binging on documentaries, mostly about
>art and artists.

What are your thoughts on Objectified and Milton Glaser: To Inform and Delight? I was underwhelmed by the former; I had high hopes for it since I loved Helvetica. The latter I assume won't be anything special for anyone well-read on Glaser interviews/lectures but for me, one unexposed to his thoughts, I found it inspiring and him utterly articulate and wise about the process of art.

As a lover of design in general it was fascinating to see how much thought and work went into creating everyday items like potato peelers. And I liked that one guy who was very candid about our consumption, and how things aren't built to last anymore.

Oh and the guy with the cell phone that was inspired by a... peeled potato. Hey wait a minute, maybe the key to becoming a great designer is just an intimate relationship with potatoes.

The Glaser one I will have to check out, thanks for the rec!

Let's see, some of the others I've seen:

Art & Copy - Fun, but when you get a bunch of ad people to talk about advertising, they'll have a tendency to be more 'salesy' than informative. Imagine Helvetica if ALL the dudes were like David Carson.

Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child - This is from the same series that did the Glaser doc. I wasn't really familiar with Basquiat, and my knowledge of him existed mostly in a graffiti/hip hop history context. So this was a real education for me. Really, really liked this one.

I Am Comic - I am so fascinated with stand up comedians that I can't possibly be objective about it. Most likely it's only okay as a film, but it didn't need to be anything more than that to keep my interest.

Exit at the Gift Shop - We've covered this one. I loved it.

Tales from the Script - This one felt kind of light, but I knew so little about screenwriting that anything would have been illuminating. Similar to Art & Copy, there's more hot air than I'd have liked. But this was aight.

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>As a lover of design in general it was fascinating to see how
>much thought and work went into creating everyday items like
>potato peelers. And I liked that one guy who was very candid
>about our consumption, and how things aren't built to last
>anymore.

The opening garden shears sequence really got my psyched for the rest of the flick. But then the furniture guys came on. Then I found it interesting in the last 5 or so minutes. Can't recall anything else. And I can't find my Objectified and Glaser: TIaD posts so unfortunately I can't say anything else.

Oh, and I'm gonna make a post about the Helvetica/Objectified dude's next doc.


>Art & Copy - Fun

I stopped reading there. *Bumps flick up queue*


>I Am Comic - I am so fascinated with stand up comedians that I
>can't possibly be objective about it. Most likely it's only
>okay as a film, but it didn't need to be anything more than
>that to keep my interest.

*Queues*

You've seen Visions of Light? If not, it's impossible to imagine that some of the footage and cinematographers' comments won't inspire you in some way.

Both informative AND delightful.

What an amazing communicator. Visually and verbally.

However I am now both inspired to create, and to take long lunches, and it's creating quite the inner conflict.

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The fuck is with the Terminator eye-zoom thing?

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Unless I watch something in the theater or on dvd, chances are I start tuning out eventually. I don't rent or blind buy dvds anymore either. If I don't see a flick on the big screen I wont catch it till cable nowadays. I'll be on the lookout for both Animal Kingdom & Winter's Bone tho.

I gotta unfuck myself from tv rhythms. If I have 2-3 hours to spare, I've been opting for 3-4 tv eps rather than a flick.

>I gotta unfuck myself from tv rhythms. If I have 2-3 hours to
>spare, I've been opting for 3-4 tv eps rather than a flick.

I had been stuck on that movies>>>>>>>>>tv shows tip for so long that I missed out on a lot of shows I'm just not starting to catch up on now. Specifically Arrested Development & It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

That might be too deep for this post, and probably not the main factor for PTP's inactivity... But I kind of wonder. Years ago we were all watching the same shows on the same nights, and the same movies in the same weeks. Basically. It's a lot easier to dig yourself into a niche these days.

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I think it's good that tv, and for what it's worth movies, are no longer appointment-based.
It will hopefully bring about less drone-think.


"Your current frequencies of understanding outweigh that which has been given for you to understand." Saul Williams

>That might be too deep for this post, and probably not the
>main factor for PTP's inactivity... But I kind of wonder.
>Years ago we were all watching the same shows on the same
>nights, and the same movies in the same weeks. Basically. It's
>a lot easier to dig yourself into a niche these days.

It seems the only shows that get upped on a weekly basis now are Modern family & Community. I see the posts & then it reminds me I need to check em out on hulu whenever I get a chance too.

I just recently got DVR after swearing for the longest time I would never since I already felt like I watched too much tv. I'm enjoying it so far since I don't feel like I have to be tied down to the tube to watch things at a specific time anymore.

But this board is a lot better when guys like you, Sponge, Frank, Zoo, RB, OE, etc are more active.

"Your current frequencies of understanding outweigh that which has been given for you to understand." Saul Williams

sometimes i go months without watching anything, then i'll watch 10-15 in a week, and i'll be kinda hyped about being into movies again, but then back to not watching. there's no real rhyme or reason to it

half the time i'm catching up on dvr stuff, or on an old show. right now i'm on The Shield for the first time, and so into it, i'm not much interested in anything else

since i watch most movies late, the posts are always over a year or so old (for example i just saw District 9). sometimes i'll read it, and up it with a generic "i loved it" reply, then wonder why i even bothered. i don't really want to spend time jumping in a year old discussion since A)whatever i had to say has probably already been said, or B)if i reply to someone, the chance of it re-igniting the discussion are too slim to waste the energy on it.

i'd love to see this board get its mojo back, but i don't really have any suggestions. i feel you on the other movie boards thing. like you can be chopping it up about movies, someone will bring up something hip-hop related and replies will be something like "oh god, you like rap music?" "i mean, i liked hearing rhymes about 'bitches and shooting' when i was 14 but i'm an adult now!" not to mention when a movie discussion somehow veers any type of social issue, politics, race, etc.. it's all bad lol. i don't really bother with other boards.

>since i watch most movies late, the posts are always over a
>year or so old (for example i just saw District 9). sometimes
>i'll read it, and up it with a generic "i loved it" reply,
>then wonder why i even bothered. i don't really want to spend
>time jumping in a year old discussion since A)whatever i had
>to say has probably already been said, or B)if i reply to
>someone, the chance of it re-igniting the discussion are too
>slim to waste the energy on it.

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and then i'll usually watch 1-2 movies on tv or through netflix streaming, etc on the weekend

so i'd say anywhere from 2-4 movies a week (during the winter, summer is nowhere near this much) plus a few shows