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turrell 
"Ohhhh Ohhhh Ohhhh Ohhhh "
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 Posted - 11/01/2006 : 22:35:05
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| You can always tell a MERP by those who bash the MERPs (the rest of us are too afraid of getting on their bad side). That and that unfortunate (but interesting) breach the other day. |
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Demisemicenturian 
"Four ever European"
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Posted - 11/02/2006 : 08:51:11
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Originally posted by 7urrell
that unfortunate (but interesting) breach the other day.
What was that. Intrigued.   |
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ragingfluff 
"Currently lost in Canada"
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Posted - 11/04/2006 : 20:12:26
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Here's one of mine for March of the Penguins that just got declined (with no explanation):
P-p-p-pick up a penguin.
I'm not so old as to be the only one who remembers that ad, am I???
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benj clews 
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Posted - 11/04/2006 : 20:31:41
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Originally posted by ragingfluff
Here's one of mine for March of the Penguins that just got declined (with no explanation):
P-p-p-pick up a penguin.
I'm not so old as to be the only one who remembers that ad, am I???
Not at all. However, I'm a little confused as to it's relevance to the film in question  |
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turrell
"Ohhhh Ohhhh Ohhhh Ohhhh "
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Posted - 11/05/2006 : 00:49:47
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| It's generic enough to apply to all manner of penguin films such as the upcoming Happy Feet - of course Sean is the resident expert. |
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bife
"Winners never quit ... fwfr ... "
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Posted - 11/05/2006 : 01:12:37
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Originally posted by 7urrell
It's generic enough to apply to all manner of penguin films such as the upcoming Happy Feet - of course Sean is the resident expert.
It is generic, but I think more importantly, unless I am missing something, it doesn't mean anything. It has the word 'penguin' in it, but beyond that I'm stumped as to how it relates to the film |
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Sean
"Necrosphenisciform anthropophagist."
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Posted - 11/05/2006 : 04:13:46
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It could be argued that it applies to that damned petrel picking up the baby penguin that he was going to eat  but I'm not sure he exactly 'picks it up'. Also, another petrel (or was it a skua?) munches a King Penguin baby (if I remember correctly) in Winged Migration. And I bet someone/something picks up a penguin in Happy Feet at some stage.
So yeah, it's either generic or incorrect, I'd say. |
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Whippersnapper. 
"A fourword thinking guy."
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Posted - 11/05/2006 : 13:23:28
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Found on Penguin postcard:
"Weather freezing. Having lovely time. Wish skua here." |
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Catuli 
"Loves Film and Fun"
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Posted - 11/07/2006 : 03:10:31
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OK, here's what I think is a solid example of my confused irritation, or is it my irritated confusion? I wrote a review for "Duel" that was "Chasing the McClouds away," which 1. alludes to the Dennis Weaver character McCloud, 2. accurately cites his peril in the movie as being relentlessly pursued, and 3. is a play on an old song "Chasing the clouds away." There are any number of McCloud references contained among the reviews (check and see). Why mine was rejected, er declined, while others were accepted befuddles me. So call me an uptight whine, or hypersensitive nebbish, I can take it.
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Sean
"Necrosphenisciform anthropophagist."
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Posted - 11/07/2006 : 03:38:56
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Originally posted by Catuli
OK, here's what I think is a solid example of my confused irritation, or is it my irritated confusion? I wrote a review for "Duel" that was "Chasing the McClouds away," which 1. alludes to the Dennis Weaver character McCloud, 2. accurately cites his peril in the movie as being relentlessly pursued, and 3. is a play on an old song "Chasing the clouds away." There are any number of McCloud references contained among the reviews (check and see). Why mine was rejected, er declined, while others were accepted befuddles me. So call me an uptight whine, or hypersensitive nebbish, I can take it.
I haven't seen the movie, but for a start I think you'll have to drop the 's' from McCloud. There's only one 'McCloud' isn't there? Why the 's'?
The next thing is the correctness. Does he get chased away? The plot summary suggests he's being hunted, i.e., the opposite of being chased away.
Repeat: I haven't seen the movie, just trying to help by giving possible reasons for it's execution rejection declination.
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Edited by - Sean on 11/07/2006 03:40:04 |
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ChocolateLady
"500 Chocolate Delights"
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Posted - 11/07/2006 : 06:34:13
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Originally posted by Se�n
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Originally posted by Catuli
OK, here's what I think is a solid example of my confused irritation, or is it my irritated confusion? I wrote a review for "Duel" that was "Chasing the McClouds away," which 1. alludes to the Dennis Weaver character McCloud, 2. accurately cites his peril in the movie as being relentlessly pursued, and 3. is a play on an old song "Chasing the clouds away." There are any number of McCloud references contained among the reviews (check and see). Why mine was rejected, er declined, while others were accepted befuddles me. So call me an uptight whine, or hypersensitive nebbish, I can take it.
I haven't seen the movie, but for a start I think you'll have to drop the 's' from McCloud. There's only one 'McCloud' isn't there? Why the 's'?
The next thing is the correctness. Does he get chased away? The plot summary suggests he's being hunted, i.e., the opposite of being chased away.
Repeat: I haven't seen the movie, just trying to help by giving possible reasons for it's execution rejection declination.
Duel
After reading the IMDb plot summary, perhaps you'd like to try:
Chasing McCloud: no face.
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BaftaBaby 
"Always entranced by cinema."
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Posted - 11/07/2006 : 08:42:07
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Originally posted by ChocolateLady
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Originally posted by Se�n
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Originally posted by Catuli
OK, here's what I think is a solid example of my confused irritation, or is it my irritated confusion? I wrote a review for "Duel" that was "Chasing the McClouds away," which 1. alludes to the Dennis Weaver character McCloud, 2. accurately cites his peril in the movie as being relentlessly pursued, and 3. is a play on an old song "Chasing the clouds away." There are any number of McCloud references contained among the reviews (check and see). Why mine was rejected, er declined, while others were accepted befuddles me. So call me an uptight whine, or hypersensitive nebbish, I can take it.
I haven't seen the movie, but for a start I think you'll have to drop the 's' from McCloud. There's only one 'McCloud' isn't there? Why the 's'?
The next thing is the correctness. Does he get chased away? The plot summary suggests he's being hunted, i.e., the opposite of being chased away.
Repeat: I haven't seen the movie, just trying to help by giving possible reasons for it's execution rejection declination.
Duel
After reading the IMDb plot summary, perhaps you'd like to try:
Chasing McCloud: no face.
I have seen the movie [really good, btw!] and, apart from making Weaver plural, I agree that 'chased away' is borderline inaccurate. He's increasingly in danger, and - CL is absolutely right - by an anonymous truck-driver.
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Demisemicenturian
"Four ever European"
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Posted - 11/07/2006 : 09:02:11
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Originally posted by 7Babe
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Originally posted by ChocolateLady
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Originally posted by Se�n
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Originally posted by Catuli
OK, here's what I think is a solid example of my confused irritation, or is it my irritated confusion? I wrote a review for "Duel" that was "Chasing the McClouds away," which 1. alludes to the Dennis Weaver character McCloud, 2. accurately cites his peril in the movie as being relentlessly pursued, and 3. is a play on an old song "Chasing the clouds away." There are any number of McCloud references contained among the reviews (check and see). Why mine was rejected, er declined, while others were accepted befuddles me. So call me an uptight whine, or hypersensitive nebbish, I can take it.
I haven't seen the movie, but for a start I think you'll have to drop the 's' from McCloud. There's only one 'McCloud' isn't there? Why the 's'?
The next thing is the correctness. Does he get chased away? The plot summary suggests he's being hunted, i.e., the opposite of being chased away.
Repeat: I haven't seen the movie, just trying to help by giving possible reasons for it's execution rejection declination.
Duel
After reading the IMDb plot summary, perhaps you'd like to try:
Chasing McCloud: no face.
I have seen the movie [really good, btw!] and, apart from making Weaver plural, I agree that 'chased away' is borderline inaccurate. He's increasingly in danger, and - CL is absolutely right - by an anonymous truck-driver.
You could have "Chasing McCloud all day". Even "Chasing McCloud a way" might be all right, as in "Chasing McCloud a certain distance". |
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Catuli
"Loves Film and Fun"
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Posted - 11/07/2006 : 15:26:24
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Hmmm, I never knew that there was so much nuance between being "hunted" and being "chased." Since the truckdriver had no speaking role--indeed, all we saw of him was a beefy arm--there was no way to discern his motives. Let's just say, that when good old Dennis Weaver looks in the rearview mirror and sees an 18-wheeler bearing down on him, he probably wouldn't argue that he's being chased. As to modifying "McClouds" to "McCloud", come on guys, it's a pun. A certain amount of license, or leeway, is allowed to let a title scale. The cornucopia of forced "groaners" in review titles of this site attest to that.
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BaftaBaby
"Always entranced by cinema."
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Posted - 11/07/2006 : 15:47:19
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Originally posted by Catuli
Hmmm, I never knew that there was so much nuance between being "hunted" and being "chased."
Just a thought, but --- someone could be chased by a lover, chased by another who wants to return something, or give a present or impart some news, or someone in competition as in a race. But hunted -- hmmm, that's getting into scary-land. Wotcha reckon? 
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