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Post by Pulpmariachi on Nov 4, 2005 12:10:06 GMT -5
HEY, everyone.
I totally call dibs on reviewing the new Harry Potter film.
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Post by Quorthon on Nov 4, 2005 12:34:45 GMT -5
HEY, everyone. I totally call dibs on reviewing the new Harry Potter film. The reservation is all yours. Make sure Smitty knows--seems no one sees a movie on here before he does! |
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Post by Quorthon on Dec 18, 2005 0:39:39 GMT -5
Everyone, I have modified the purpose of this sticky thread! I should've done it when Pulp reserved that last Harry Balls, er, Potter film... Better late than never, right?
IF ONE WISHES TO CALL "DIBS" ON A FILM REVIEW, DO IT IN HERE.
Now, that doesn't stop anyone from sticking their own review in the thread. But calling "dibs" means you may have the only review, but certainly, you will have the first. And if you stick in a poll, it will be of your design.
So, when "Harry Potter XVI: Revenge of Dingledorf on the Mountain of Eternal Pestilence" is coming out and Pulpmariachi wants to call dibs on first reviewsies, he may call dibs here. If Smitty wants to put to shame the next Cronenberg film bashing teenagers before anyone else praises it--he may do so here!! If Slayrrr wants to give blatantly high marks to cheesefest, "Friday the 13th Part 76: Nightmare on Halloween at Camp Crystal Lake--with Chucky!"--he calls dibs here!! If 42nd wants to be the first to review the latest Hong Kong sexploitation cinema psuedo-porn film with rabies-infested orgy--while he may have little trouble in being first--he may genuinely secure his status of "first to review" right fucking here!!
I will not grant dibs to ass-kissers, only first-time posters. And, of course, no one has to do this for every film released because a lot of them will be obviously reviewed by obvious people first. Obviously, I'll be the first to review the next slap-happy Neo-Nazi romp. Slayrrr will be the first to review that repulsive indie horror flick with a cover so bad you dare not look directly at it when you're in Blockbuster. And I think we all know better than to try to review a DePalma film before Bart has his say! Play nice, kids!!
[The bulk of this post has been repeated in the new opening post of this sticky thread]
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Post by Pulpmariachi on Dec 18, 2005 1:16:25 GMT -5
Hahaha. Harry Potter XVI.
Well, I'm going to make use of this and totally call dibs on MUNICH.
Question, how far into the future can you call dibs?
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Post by ZapRowsdower on Dec 18, 2005 3:38:04 GMT -5
I disagree on this whole "calling dibs" thing. Mainly because to me, it doesn't matter who reviews the movie first. Because after all, just because you don't write the first review doesn't mean you're not allowed to review the film. I wasn't the first to review Revenge of the Sith, but you better believe I reviewed that sucker (and may even revise it in due time). I just really don't see the point.
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Post by Quorthon on Dec 18, 2005 14:46:25 GMT -5
Some people may not want their personal opinions influenced accidentially by other people's reviews. And, hey, who doesn't like the attention whore aspect of being first?
I guess, let's keep the "dibs calling" to at least within a month of the film's release. No sense in calling dibs on the (quite likely awful) Creepshow remake until we're damn sure it's coming out.
If you don't agree with the dibs calls, then you don't have to call dibs to make the thread first. I doubt it'll be a problem all that often. Like I said, a lot of movies will be obviously grabbed up by some people while others won't be interested. But some people like to be first to the line for some things. Like those people who wait in line for weeks to watch the latest Star Wars film. To some, probably a lot, of people--being first is one of life's little enjoyments.
It's like those "don't use while sleeping" kind of warnings on hair dryers--it's here if you want to use it to avoid future drama.
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Post by ZapRowsdower on Dec 18, 2005 15:46:32 GMT -5
But really, you just finished watching a great movie. Or a horrible one. Either way, you want to talk about it, right? You want to review it, you want to get your opinion out there. Would you want to wait for someone else to write their review first? That's really why I don't agree with it. I don't mind having my review of King Kong moved, I'm really not losing any sleep over that... and if that really becomes an issue, then we could always do that again in the future. Needless to say, I'm not gonna be using this feature. If I see a movie and want to talk about it, I'll just express my opinion. If someone else called dibs on it, then I don't mind having my review moved again.  |
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Post by Bartwald on Dec 19, 2005 6:32:36 GMT -5
In my opinion calling dibs makes perfect sense. Putting a review in Review Hell is something else than expressing several loose thoughts on a film you have just seen - you can do this in a separate thread in one of the sections of The Board. A review can start a whole new discussion but it also should be examining the subject more deeply. That's why, for instance, I put my three thoughts on King Kong in the old thread in Science Or Fiction and waited for a true review of the film to appear here to compare my thoughts with the reviewer's more closely.
However, to avoid overusing this calling dibs thing, let's say everyone can do that with one film at a time. As I see it, then, Pulp wouldn't be able to call dibs on anything until he sees and reviews Munich. You guys think that's fair enough?
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Post by Quorthon on Dec 19, 2005 9:34:56 GMT -5
That sounds good to me.
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Post by Pulpmariachi on Dec 19, 2005 13:04:26 GMT -5
Excellent.
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Post by Heineken Skywalker on Dec 20, 2005 11:08:27 GMT -5
I wasn't the first to review Revenge of the Sith, but you better believe I reviewed that sucker (and may even revise it in due time). If by revising you mean editing the original review, then you should never go back and "revise" a review. That's what you felt when you first saw it and it should stand. Sure, some movies get better with age and some get worse and you could mention that in future discussions, but the review you first posted should stay unaltered. I got to post the first review of SITH on this board and that's probably the only one I would've called "dibs" on. For any future releases, you guys can probably have at it. |
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Post by Quorthon on Dec 20, 2005 12:34:29 GMT -5
I wasn't the first to review Revenge of the Sith, but you better believe I reviewed that sucker (and may even revise it in due time). If by revising you mean editing the original review, then you should never go back and "revise" a review. That's what you felt when you first saw it and it should stand. Sure, some movies get better with age and some get worse and you could mention that in future discussions, but the review you first posted should stay unaltered. I got to post the first review of SITH on this board and that's probably the only one I would've called "dibs" on. For any future releases, you guys can probably have at it. When Lucas Makes Episodes VII, VIII, and IX--we'll give 'em all to you! |
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Post by Heineken Skywalker on Dec 20, 2005 12:36:45 GMT -5
When Lucas Makes Episodes VII, VIII, and IX--we'll give 'em all to you! I won't hold my breath. |
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Post by Quorthon on Dec 20, 2005 17:41:52 GMT -5
I'm getting the classic 1933 King Kong for Christmas, and since I reviewed the other two, I'd like to yank a dibs on the '33 original and round out the three of them. So, by next monday, I should have the review all ready to go. So I'm using the dibs thread:
DIBS ON '33 KONG
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Post by Phoenix on Jan 1, 2006 23:38:37 GMT -5
Review Request: If any sees HOSTEL (begins Jan 6th) let me know how it is. It's directed/written by Eli Roth (Cabin Fever) and has Quentin Tarantino's name on it (guess they're pals and he probably helped finance it). Heard it is gore-tastic and pretty sick, but that was from a very biased review I read. Also heard you dont have to like Cabin Fever to like this one - but again, this wasn't from reliable sources.
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