re: Unsticky Please -Voting Closed

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And please just edit your original post.

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Done, although I may make some changes before you close the voting

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When is the new deadline?

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And what the hell is a "blurb"

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I think blurb is like one paragraph maybe two.

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So a synopsis on the movie?

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So a synopsis on the movie?

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No no. More like a review, or analysis. Free form.

I did a few last time. For my write up on the Godfather I focused on it's history as "the best movie ever," and my general disinterest in the film itself. I used that to say that although I still don't think the film is THAT good, I couldn't disagree with it being number one. Gave a few examples of favorite scenes, a slight sense of a review and done.

For Raiders of the Lost Ark, I talked about the idea of "Adventure" and what it meant for moviegoers. Really, take it anyway you want, but include some synopsis, and some form of a review, but find an interesting frame for that.

Ill hold out on this round but on the next voting list, I may take a shot at it

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Extend your top 10's into Top 20'S

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Done

I ended up completely redoing my sci fi list because I omitted some no-brainers

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It does have laser blasters! and Space Ships!

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So basically, our blurbs will look like shite compared to yours.

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Haha. They were all good last time around. Cough, Baloo (who did a nice one on Vertigo, more historical if I remember correctly), BearTiger (around but not sure he posts here anymore), I think Kafka did one as well etc.

I would avoid a straight up review, or a straight up synopsis. Make it personal and relevant, that's all.

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Blurbing is fun. I treated it like an argument of why you should see this movie if you haven't yet.

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Another good way to look at it.

I'll take a shot:

COMEDIES:
1. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
2. Airplane
3. Caddyshack
4. Dumb and Dumber
5. Office Space
6. Blazing Saddles
7. Old School
8. Animal House
9. National Lampoon's Vacation
10. Stripes
11. Something about Mary
12. Shaun of the Dead
13. 40 year old virgin
14. Smokey and the Bandit (Jackie Gleason was great)
15. Hot Fuzz
16. Porky's
17. Knocked Up
18. Spies like us
19. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
20. The Hangover

SCI FI:

1. Alien
2. Terminator
3. Blade Runner
4. Aliens
5. Star Trek II The wrath of Kahn
6. Terminator 2
7. Eternal Sunshine of the spotless mind
8. The Empire strikes back
9. Star Trek (2009)
10. Star Wars: A new hope
11. Close Encounters.
12. Planet of the apes (original)
13. The Thing
14. Minority Report
15. Sunshine
16. Starship Troopers
17. Event Horizon
18. Serenity
19. Children of men
20. The Matrix

I'm sure I left out a bunch in both categories. This was off the top of my head.