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RockGolf 
"1500+ reviews. 1 joke."
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 Posted - 08/14/2007 : 20:26:01
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I thought my line for "Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel" was entirely original. Turns out it's not, as a Google search indicated.
Anyone else been disappointed to find their wildly clever review already existed elsewhere? |
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w22dheartlivie 
"Kitty Lover"
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Posted - 08/14/2007 : 20:50:19
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Originally posted by R o � k G o 7 f
I thought my line for "Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel" was entirely original. Turns out it's not, as a Google search indicated.
Anyone else been disappointed to find their wildly clever review already existed elsewhere?
Oh yeah. But it doesn't mean it wasn't an original thought to you. These things always reminds me of the old "million monkeys typing for a million years and producing Shakespeare" thing. There comes a point when nothing is new - music, literature - because the notes or the words are finite.  |
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zulu 
"Resisting the Bay lobotomy"
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Posted - 08/14/2007 : 20:59:35
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All too frequently! 
For example, for 'What would Jesus drive?'(2005) I immediately thought of "A covertible", but it was promptly rejected as too similar to another review. For the record, Baftababe's top slot review for that film is superbly original and I love it!    |
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BaftaBaby 
"Always entranced by cinema."
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Posted - 08/14/2007 : 21:29:43
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Originally posted by zulu
All too frequently!
For example, for 'What would Jesus drive?'(2005) I immediately thought of "A covertible", but it was promptly rejected as too similar to another review. For the record, Baftababe's top slot review for that film is superbly original and I love it!
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chazbo 
"Outta This Fuckin' Place"
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Posted - 08/14/2007 : 22:07:04
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Originally posted by zulu
For example, for 'What would Jesus drive?'(2005) I immediately thought of "A covertible", but it was promptly rejected as too similar to another review.
Funny. I also submitted "A convert-ible" for that film and had it rejected without explanation. And I couldn't find another review similar to it, so I thought it might have been too generic.
I also had "Salvation wagon" pending, but I finally gave up and deleted it.
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TitanPa
"Here four more"
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Posted - 08/14/2007 : 22:13:48
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Originally posted by R o � k G o 7 f
I thought my line for "Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel" was entirely original. Turns out it's not, as a Google search indicated.
Anyone else been disappointed to find their wildly clever review already existed elsewhere?
At least your the first Fwiffer with the review.
I am eagerly anticipating this movie. |
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Yukon
"Co-editor of FWFR book"
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Downtown 
"Welcome back, Billy Buck"
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Posted - 08/15/2007 : 04:25:34
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Originally posted by R o � k G o 7 f
Anyone else been disappointed to find their wildly clever review already existed elsewhere?
Nope.
That doesn't mean it hasn't happened, I just don't let myself be disappointed about it. |
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Ali
"Those aren't pillows."
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Posted - 08/15/2007 : 07:14:47
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It happens to me sometimes. If I am particularly proud of a duplicate review (on a different film), I usually let it stay, while not calling any attention to it by entering it into FYCTH or other similar vote-hawking topics. Otherwise, I just delete them.
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ChocolateLady
"500 Chocolate Delights"
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Posted - 08/15/2007 : 08:06:41
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I only recently found out that my review Boleyn for Concubine for the movie Anne of a Thousand Days was previously used by Tequila Mockingbird for the movie Henry VIII And His Six Wives.
(I haven't heard back yet from Tequila if he (she) thinks I should remove my review or not.)
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Downtown
"Welcome back, Billy Buck"
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Posted - 08/15/2007 : 14:07:45
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Originally posted by ChocolateLady
I only recently found out that my review Boleyn for Concubine for the movie Anne of a Thousand Days was previously used by Tequila Mockingbird for the movie Henry VIII And His Six Wives.
I got the impression that Rock was drawing a distinction between finding your review elsewhere on this website, and finding it outside the context of the FWFR entirely. Your experience - and the decision whether or not to keep your review - is more of a dilemma than what he's describing.
Personally, I have no issues at all with clever reviews that somehow existed elsewhere. I've actually freely taken other material and used it for reviews, including Mad Magazine "department" headings and newspaper headlines (I'll never say which movies I used them for, but maybe someone can spot them). Even if one didn't coin the phrase, they were still the one who realized "wow, that would be a great FWFR," and that counts for something. In Rock's case, it's even simpler...he did make it up himself, he just didn't make it up first. So what's the problem? I don't think there is one. And it's a good review, it makes me laugh and I'd hate for it to disappear. |
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Yukon
"Co-editor of FWFR book"
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Posted - 08/15/2007 : 14:33:55
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Originally posted by Downtown
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Originally posted by ChocolateLady
I only recently found out that my review Boleyn for Concubine for the movie Anne of a Thousand Days was previously used by Tequila Mockingbird for the movie Henry VIII And His Six Wives.
I got the impression that Rock was drawing a distinction between finding your review elsewhere on this website, and finding it outside the context of the FWFR entirely. Your experience - and the decision whether or not to keep your review - is more of a dilemma than what he's describing.
Personally, I have no issues at all with clever reviews that somehow existed elsewhere. I've actually freely taken other material and used it for reviews, including Mad Magazine "department" headings and newspaper headlines (I'll never say which movies I used them for, but maybe someone can spot them). Even if one didn't coin the phrase, they were still the one who realized "wow, that would be a great FWFR," and that counts for something. In Rock's case, it's even simpler...he did make it up himself, he just didn't make it up first. So what's the problem? I don't think there is one. And it's a good review, it makes me laugh and I'd hate for it to disappear.
I remember when I was proud of my You, Me and Dupree review "Dupree's a crowd."
I was even more proud to discover that one of the taglines for the movie. was "Two's company. Dupree's a crowd."
But then I was surprised when it was rejected, and surprised again when it was submitted and approved by Tori.
Oh well. |
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Demisemicenturian
"Four ever European"
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Posted - 08/15/2007 : 14:38:55
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Originally posted by Yukon
I remember when I was proud of my You, Me and Dupree review "Dupree's a crowd."
I was even more proud to discover that one of the taglines for the movie. was "Two's company. Dupree's a crowd."
But then I was surprised when it was rejected, and surprised again when it was submitted and approved by Tori.
Those sort of taglines should never be allowed, with the possible exception of reviews submitted before any such marketing has been created. |
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duh 
"catpurrs"
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Posted - 08/15/2007 : 15:12:53
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Originally posted by R o � k G o 7 f
I thought my line for "Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel" was entirely original. Turns out it's not, as a Google search indicated.
Anyone else been disappointed to find their wildly clever review already existed elsewhere?
No, because if I didn't swipe ideas find inspiration elsewhere, I wouldn't have any reviews at all.  |
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duh
"catpurrs"
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Posted - 08/15/2007 : 15:19:22
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Originally posted by zulu
All too frequently!
For example, for 'What would Jesus drive?'(2005) I immediately thought of "A covertible", but it was promptly rejected as too similar to another review. For the record, Baftababe's top slot review for that film is superbly original and I love it!
I think you should resubmit that one. I don't see any on that page that look the same. Yours is very funny. |
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Downtown
"Welcome back, Billy Buck"
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Posted - 08/15/2007 : 17:01:33
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Originally posted by Salopian
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Originally posted by Yukon
I remember when I was proud of my You, Me and Dupree review "Dupree's a crowd."
I was even more proud to discover that one of the taglines for the movie. was "Two's company. Dupree's a crowd."
But then I was surprised when it was rejected, and surprised again when it was submitted and approved by Tori.
Those sort of taglines should never be allowed, with the possible exception of reviews submitted before any such marketing has been created.
Yeah, that's a little different...a headline written by a newspaper editor for a movie review - something I admit to "stealing" - is a little different than the marketing campaign of the actual movie. Borrowing taglines is dangerously close to quoting the movie itself. But if you can honestly say you thought of it before the studio did, go for it! |
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Originality sorely lacking.
