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Demisemicenturian 
"Four ever European"
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 Posted - 12/18/2006 : 19:28:21
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Occasionally a review that seems good to oneself just does not fly in the F.Y.C. Treasure Hunt. A review can be too obscure (in the film it's for, its subject matter or its vocabulary), and lengthy explanations are often frowned upon there, as being either boring or meaning that the review is not voteworthy. Sometimes one fits a lot of material into a review, but because it does not hang together as well as others, it doesn't get the instantaneous vote.
In this thread, you can give explanations that are as laborious as you like, and I will consider each review extremely carefully, and vote for it if I possibly can.
Conditions:
(1) You may post up to five reviews in total; you do not have to post them all at once.
(2) You have to have previously tried the reviews in the F.Y.C.T.H.
(3) You should explain whatever aspects of the reviews people may have missed, including film plot points, specialist content (e.g. specific culture or academic subject) of the film or of the review, and difficult vocabulary. Please provide Internet links whenever this would be useful, especially in the latter case.
(4) You must look into the reviews posted by everyone else here.
(5) You must on no account include spoilers (in your reviews, explanations or links). A spoiler is not mentioning any old plot info, but giving away twists or plot developments that many people would not have guessed.
(6) You should not be annoyed if a review does not get many more votes; perhaps it was not obscure after all.  |
Edited by - Demisemicenturian on 12/19/2006 16:43:55 |
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lemmycaution 
"Long mired in film"
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Posted - 12/19/2006 : 01:19:26
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I'll take the first slice off this loaf.
A very early review of mine for 'Vertigo'-- Madeleine triggers Scotty's fantasies--is one of those seemingly simple things--a woman named Madeleine reminds Scotty of another woman and he tries to form her into that other woman.
However, not to get too highbrow about it, I was also referencing another Madeleine--the pastry that triggers the memories of the narrator of Marcel Proust's monumental A la recherche de temps perdu.
Well, This went through FYCTH without a vote. It has since captured one vote but I had hopes for more, perhaps as many as there are volumes of Proust's novel.  |
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Ali 
"Those aren't pillows."
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Posted - 12/19/2006 : 08:11:11
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I'll vote for that lemmycaution; very nice work.
I like my review "Ectoplasmic Ridiculum" for Ghostbusters, purely because it sounds like endoplasmic reticulum. I like the small things, y'see.
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Sean
"Necrosphenisciform anthropophagist."
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Posted - 12/19/2006 : 08:34:24
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| You guys want votes? Where are the links? First time I've seen lemmy begging for votes with no link.... |
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Ali
"Those aren't pillows."
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Posted - 12/19/2006 : 09:02:37
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The day I figure out how to isolate one single review of mine will also coincide with the day I marry Jessica Alba.
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Josh the cat
"ice wouldn't melt, you'd think ....."
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Posted - 12/19/2006 : 11:32:36
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quote:
Originally posted by Salopian
(5) You must on no account include spoilers in your reviews, explanations or links. (A spoiler is not mentioning any old plot info, but giving away twists or plot developments that many people would not have guessed.)
That's why there are no links.
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tortoise 
"Still reviewing, but slowly."
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Posted - 12/19/2006 : 11:43:39
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quote:
Originally posted by Josh_the_cat
quote:
Originally posted by Salopian
(5) You must on no account include spoilers in your reviews, explanations or links. (A spoiler is not mentioning any old plot info, but giving away twists or plot developments that many people would not have guessed.)
That's why there are no links.
Josh the cat
Pssst...
He said 'no spoilers in your reviews, explanations or links'... not 'no spoilers, explanations or links in your reviews'... |
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ChocolateLady
"500 Chocolate Delights"
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Posted - 12/19/2006 : 12:00:45
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The only review I would have liked to have added here is one that got no votes on FYCTH. However, because I had another review up for that film (and I only reviewed it to get an accolade), I deleted that zero voted review.
While I appreciate this effort, I'm happy to get even one vote for any FYC film review. So thanks, but I'll pass on this one.
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lemmycaution
"Long mired in film"
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Posted - 12/19/2006 : 16:09:04
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Originally posted by Ali
I'll vote for that lemmycaution; very nice work.
I like my review "Ectoplasmic Ridiculum" for Ghostbusters, purely because it sounds like endoplasmic reticulum. I like the small things, y'see.
Thanks, Ali.
I had already hit your 'Ghostbusters' review but I found another gem to vote on. |
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Demisemicenturian
"Four ever European"
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Posted - 12/19/2006 : 16:42:41
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Originally posted by lemmycaution
A very early review of mine for 'Vertigo'-- Madeleine triggers Scotty's fantasies--is one of those seemingly simple things--a woman named Madeleine reminds Scotty of another woman and he tries to form her into that other woman.
However, not to get too highbrow about it, I was also referencing another Madeleine--the pastry that triggers the memories of the narrator of Marcel Proust's monumental A la recherche de temps perdu.
Voted. This is just the sort of thing I meant. |
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Demisemicenturian
"Four ever European"
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Posted - 12/19/2006 : 16:46:21
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Originally posted by Ali
I like my review "Ectoplasmic Ridiculum" for Ghostbusters, purely because it sounds like endoplasmic reticulum. I like the small things, y'see.
Voted. Very nice, but you could have saved me looking up w.t.f. that were! |
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Demisemicenturian
"Four ever European"
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Posted - 12/19/2006 : 16:48:29
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Originally posted by Ali
The day I figure out how to isolate one single review of mine
It's honestly very easy. (See other threads for instructions.) But Ghostbusters is definitely not the sort of film that could have spoilers as intended above. |
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demonic
"Cinemaniac"
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Posted - 12/19/2006 : 17:56:42
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Let's see - well, I'm proud of this one...
The villain of "Flash Gordon" is Emperor Ming, and he choses the unwilling heroine Dale Arden to be his Queen. Dale is played by Melody Anderson, so you could say she'd be Queen Melody.
That's a very long way around it, but it's worth mentioning now that the music, hence the "melodies" in the film, are written by the rock band Queen.
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Demisemicenturian
"Four ever European"
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Posted - 12/19/2006 : 18:23:27
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Originally posted by demonic
Let's see - well, I'm proud of this one...
The villain of "Flash Gordon" is Emperor Ming, and he choses the unwilling heroine Dale Arden to be his Queen. Dale is played by Melody Anderson, so you could say she'd be Queen Melody.
That's a very long way around it, but it's worth mentioning now that the music, hence the "melodies" in the film, are written by the rock band Queen.
Very nice; you could even dispense with the first half. |
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demonic
"Cinemaniac"
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Posted - 12/19/2006 : 19:16:32
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| I wondered about that, but wasn't sure if people would get the "Melody as actress" link that quickly considering how famous the Queen score is. |
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Demisemicenturian
"Four ever European"
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Posted - 12/19/2006 : 19:43:14
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Originally posted by demonic
I wondered about that, but wasn't sure if people would get the "Melody as actress" link that quickly considering how famous the Queen score is.
They would now. Or you could have "Queen melodies. Queen Melody?" or something like that. |
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Labours of Love
