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ragingfluff 
"Currently lost in Canada"
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 Posted - 01/28/2007 : 15:16:45
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Originally posted by stroll
[quote]Originally posted by ragingfluff
I am sure I am not the only one who has had reviews declined for reasons that boggle the mind. Can we have a fourum (for fun only) of submissions of declined reviews, or does that break the rules.
Here are three of mine that were declined (no reason given)
(Stroll removed the two he was not commenting on)
All The President's Men - Spoiler Alert! Nixon Resigns
It is interesting you had a spoiler alert one declined.
I just submitted Wizard of Oz - Spoiler Alert: Dorothy's dreaming. That was also declined but I have resubmitted and is now pending for a 2nd chance.
I so much like the Spoiler alert concept that I have 2 other ones pending:
Armageddon: Spoiler alert: Asteroids miss.
Miracle: Spoiler Alert: U.S. wins.
If and when yours or any of mine are accepted we should start a spoiler alert accolade for all films with a spoiler alert review in it.
 I think that's a great idea... Maybe the Spolier Alert Accolade is the perfect fwfr: Four Words (or just two words) that totally give away the ending of the film/reveal the killer/give away the big twist, particluarly for films where everyone knows the facts behind it, or films with a supposedly shocking twist, for example
THE USUAL SUSPECTS (Spacey IS Kaiser Sose)
THE CRYING GAME (She's a bloke)
...but perhaps wittier
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ragingfluff
"Currently lost in Canada"
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Posted - 01/28/2007 : 15:17:45
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Originally posted by ragingfluff
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Originally posted by stroll
[quote]Originally posted by ragingfluff
I am sure I am not the only one who has had reviews declined for reasons that boggle the mind. Can we have a fourum (for fun only) of submissions of declined reviews, or does that break the rules.
Here are three of mine that were declined (no reason given)
(Stroll removed the two he was not commenting on)
All The President's Men - Spoiler Alert! Nixon Resigns
It is interesting you had a spoiler alert one declined.
I just submitted Wizard of Oz - Spoiler Alert: Dorothy's dreaming. That was also declined but I have resubmitted and is now pending for a 2nd chance.
I so much like the Spoiler alert concept that I have 2 other ones pending:
Armageddon: Spoiler alert: Asteroids miss.
Miracle: Spoiler Alert: U.S. wins.
If and when yours or any of mine are accepted we should start a spoiler alert accolade for all films with a spoiler alert review in it.
I think that's a great idea... Maybe the Spolier Alert Accolade is the perfect fwfr: Four Words (or just two words) that totally give away the ending of the film/reveal the killer/give away the big twist, particluarly for films where everyone knows the facts behind it, or films with a supposedly shocking twist, for example
THE USUAL SUSPECTS (Spacey IS Kaiser Sose)
THE CRYING GAME (She's a bloke)
...but perhaps wittier
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Whippersnapper. 
"A fourword thinking guy."
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Posted - 01/28/2007 : 15:19:08
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Originally posted by ragingfluff
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Originally posted by stroll
[quote]Originally posted by ragingfluff
I am sure I am not the only one who has had reviews declined for reasons that boggle the mind. Can we have a fourum (for fun only) of submissions of declined reviews, or does that break the rules.
Here are three of mine that were declined (no reason given)
(Stroll removed the two he was not commenting on)
All The President's Men - Spoiler Alert! Nixon Resigns
It is interesting you had a spoiler alert one declined.
I just submitted Wizard of Oz - Spoiler Alert: Dorothy's dreaming. That was also declined but I have resubmitted and is now pending for a 2nd chance.
I so much like the Spoiler alert concept that I have 2 other ones pending:
Armageddon: Spoiler alert: Asteroids miss.
Miracle: Spoiler Alert: U.S. wins.
If and when yours or any of mine are accepted we should start a spoiler alert accolade for all films with a spoiler alert review in it.
I think that's a great idea... Maybe the Spolier Alert Accolade is the perfect fwfr: Four Words (or just two words) that totally give away the ending of the film/reveal the killer/give away the big twist, particluarly for films where everyone knows the facts behind it, or films with a supposedly shocking twist, for example
THE USUAL SUSPECTS (Spacey IS Kaiser Sose)
THE CRYING GAME (She's a bloke)
...but perhaps wittier
Yeah, wittier would be better. 
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ragingfluff
"Currently lost in Canada"
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Posted - 01/28/2007 : 15:22:55
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Originally posted by ChocolateLady
Just an aside. One of the pitfalls I keep falling into is getting too attached to a certain pun or play on words for a review. Sometimes it works (like with my All That Jazz review) but sometimes the MERPs just will not get it. I've been trying to get a review for Cold Mountain accepted that I thought was brilliant: "Goodbye? Ruby Thewes, stay!". It plays on the Rolling Stone's song Goodbye Ruby Tuesday, and since Ruby Thewes is a drifter who has to be convinced (albeit halfheartedly) to stay with Kidman on the farm, I thought it worked. But the MERPs weren't having any of it. I'm giving it one more try as "Kidman's Ruby Thewes stays", but if that goes down too, I'll drop it.
Sometimes we have to allow the MERPs to kill our babies.
If that was a way to get people to go check out your review for ll That Jazz, it worked. I think the Cold Mountain review is great
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ragingfluff
"Currently lost in Canada"
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Posted - 01/28/2007 : 16:45:39
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Originally posted by Whippersnapper
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Originally posted by ChocolateLady
Just an aside. One of the pitfalls I keep falling into is getting too attached to a certain pun or play on words for a review. Sometimes it works (like with my All That Jazz review) but sometimes the MERPs just will not get it. I've been trying to get a review for Cold Mountain accepted that I thought was brilliant: "Goodbye? Ruby Thewes, stay!". It plays on the Rolling Stone's song Goodbye Ruby Tuesday, and since Ruby Thewes is a drifter who has to be convinced (albeit halfheartedly) to stay with Kidman on the farm, I thought it worked. But the MERPs weren't having any of it. I'm giving it one more try as "Kidman's Ruby Thewes stays", but if that goes down too, I'll drop it.
Sometimes we have to allow the MERPs to kill our babies.
Yeah, especially clones... 
 See, I just find this bizarre. Chocolate Lady's Review and Whippersnapper's review were similar, but not so similar as to have one discounted
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Whippersnapper.
"A fourword thinking guy."
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Posted - 01/28/2007 : 20:10:17
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Originally posted by ragingfluff
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Originally posted by Whippersnapper
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Originally posted by ChocolateLady
Just an aside. One of the pitfalls I keep falling into is getting too attached to a certain pun or play on words for a review. Sometimes it works (like with my All That Jazz review) but sometimes the MERPs just will not get it. I've been trying to get a review for Cold Mountain accepted that I thought was brilliant: "Goodbye? Ruby Thewes, stay!". It plays on the Rolling Stone's song Goodbye Ruby Tuesday, and since Ruby Thewes is a drifter who has to be convinced (albeit halfheartedly) to stay with Kidman on the farm, I thought it worked. But the MERPs weren't having any of it. I'm giving it one more try as "Kidman's Ruby Thewes stays", but if that goes down too, I'll drop it.
Sometimes we have to allow the MERPs to kill our babies.
Yeah, especially clones...
See, I just find this bizarre. Chocolate Lady's Review and Whippersnapper's review were similar, but not so similar as to have one discounted
This is NOT my review, it's Kolo's, and I suspect Chocky's review was refused as its effectively a dupe. Its exactly the same idea ie to pun on Ruby Tuesday, which, incidentally, would be right up there in my irritating song list. |
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ragingfluff
"Currently lost in Canada"
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Posted - 01/28/2007 : 20:50:43
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Originally posted by Whippersnapper
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Originally posted by ragingfluff
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Originally posted by Whippersnapper
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Originally posted by ChocolateLady
Just an aside. One of the pitfalls I keep falling into is getting too attached to a certain pun or play on words for a review. Sometimes it works (like with my All That Jazz review) but sometimes the MERPs just will not get it. I've been trying to get a review for Cold Mountain accepted that I thought was brilliant: "Goodbye? Ruby Thewes, stay!". It plays on the Rolling Stone's song Goodbye Ruby Tuesday, and since Ruby Thewes is a drifter who has to be convinced (albeit halfheartedly) to stay with Kidman on the farm, I thought it worked. But the MERPs weren't having any of it. I'm giving it one more try as "Kidman's Ruby Thewes stays", but if that goes down too, I'll drop it.
Sometimes we have to allow the MERPs to kill our babies.
Yeah, especially clones...
See, I just find this bizarre. Chocolate Lady's Review and Whippersnapper's review were similar, but not so similar as to have one discounted
This is NOT my review, it's Kolo's, and I suspect Chocky's review was refused as its effectively a dupe. Its exactly the same idea ie to pun on Ruby Tuesday, which, incidentally, would be right up there in my irritating song list.
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Demisemicenturian 
"Four ever European"
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Posted - 01/29/2007 : 10:38:33
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Originally posted by stroll
The reason why the spoiler alert is funny on a fwfr is because it's not really a spoiler!!
I agree, and have argued this here before. However, while one can be sure people know what Titanic is about, I don't know what All the President's Men is about. |
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ragingfluff
"Currently lost in Canada"
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Posted - 01/29/2007 : 20:33:59
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So, after all this discussion, is anyone keen on posting declined reviews here for fun??/
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Rovark
"Luck-pushing, rule-bending, chance-taking reviewer"
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Posted - 01/29/2007 : 23:22:19
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I'll bite.
These are some that were turned down and I've had sitting in my rejected pile for a couple of years now while I try to decide wether to re-submit, re-work or just let go.
How The West Was Won - Western of great breadth
It could possibly cover a number of films that have broad themes but what makes it specific to this movie is that it covers the period of rapid expansion of the US into the West, trappers, civil war, the Indian wars, gold rush and the coming of the railroad and 'civilisation'. And it's in the widest screen format you will ever see. Throughout much of the film you can actually see, very faintly, the joins of the 3 sections ( think 3 widescreen TV's side by side and you get the idea) that it was filmed in.
Quest For Camelot - Evil knight is 'erased'
simple one this, The baddie knight's name is Sir Ruber and at the end he is magically drawn into a vortex thingy and dissapears. So his name Ruber / rubber - an eraser, and he is bloodlessly wiped out.
oops, forgot to mention - and it's a cartoon.
Twice Around The Daffodils 1962 - T.B. or not T.B.
It's a "Carry On Nurse" type Britsh comedy, set in a sanatorium where the patients are all recovering from T.B. and being quarantined to avoid spreading it. They can't leave until they get the all clear. I remember someone, possibly Donald Sinden at the end, about to 'escape' being dragged back as he may still be infectious.
There you go, that's my 3. Comments?
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Catuli 
"Loves Film and Fun"
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Posted - 01/30/2007 : 18:40:45
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I'm not sure if it's OK to piggyback this declined review kvetching...but heck, that's what I'm doing. I'm bummed out because I thought I had a good one. For "Wilde," I wrote the review "Brogue back mountain." No reason was given for the decline, suggesting that at least the meaning was conveyed. Any thoughts?
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Whippersnapper.
"A fourword thinking guy."
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Posted - 01/30/2007 : 19:31:59
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This thread is convincing me that I'm the only one here who has good reviews declined.
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BaftaBaby 
"Always entranced by cinema."
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Posted - 01/30/2007 : 19:54:24
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Originally posted by Catuli
I'm not sure if it's OK to piggyback this declined review kvetching...but heck, that's what I'm doing. I'm bummed out because I thought I had a good one. For "Wilde," I wrote the review "Brogue back mountain." No reason was given for the decline, suggesting that at least the meaning was conveyed. Any thoughts?
Well, I can certainly see what you're trying to do with this, but strictly speaking the word 'brogue' does not necessarily refer to an Irish brogue [dictionary.com says "or any regional accent"] ... and even so, there might well be other films featuring a gay Irishman e.g. Breakfast on Pluto ... so that wouldn't tie your FWFR into Wilde.
Make sense?
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BaftaBaby
"Always entranced by cinema."
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Posted - 01/30/2007 : 19:56:42
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Originally posted by Rovark
I'll bite.
These are some that were turned down and I've had sitting in my rejected pile for a couple of years now while I try to decide wether to re-submit, re-work or just let go.
How The West Was Won - Western of great breadth
It could possibly cover a number of films that have broad themes but what makes it specific to this movie is that it covers the period of rapid expansion of the US into the West, trappers, civil war, the Indian wars, gold rush and the coming of the railroad and 'civilisation'. And it's in the widest screen format you will ever see. Throughout much of the film you can actually see, very faintly, the joins of the 3 sections ( think 3 widescreen TV's side by side and you get the idea) that it was filmed in.
Quest For Camelot - Evil knight is 'erased'
simple one this, The baddie knight's name is Sir Ruber and at the end he is magically drawn into a vortex thingy and dissapears. So his name Ruber / rubber - an eraser, and he is bloodlessly wiped out.
Twice Around The Daffodils 1962 - T.B. or not T.B.
It's a "Carry On Nurse" type Britsh comedy, set in a sanatorium where the patients are all recovering from T.B. and being quarantined to avoid spreading it. They can't leave until they get the all clear. I remember someone, possibly Donald Sinden at the end, about to 'escape' being dragged back as he may still be infectious.
There you go, that's my 3. Comments?
Wot about: Sir Ruber is erased. Because unless you know the film and know the knight is evil ... how would you know? 
The other two are too generic ... I just KNOW that heffalump can do better!
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BaftaBaby
"Always entranced by cinema."
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Posted - 01/30/2007 : 19:57:41
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Originally posted by Whippersnapper
This thread is convincing me that I'm the only one here who has good reviews declined.
No, Mr Whippy - you're the only one who has good reviews. Honest. You are. Everyone knows it, too!
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