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BaftaBaby
"Always entranced by cinema."

Posted - 01/22/2008 : 08:59:52

SA:MOU = Self-Assessment: Moving On Up
DA LATEST ROOLZ

1. Look at the top-rank reviews of ANY OF YOUR PAGES. Pick ONE film you think deserves to move up to the next page - as sorted by votes received. This means that even one vote will "move it up." You are urged to say which page from the top you've chosen.

2. Isolate that film* and present the link in this thread.

3. You now have the choice to share with us AN EXPLANATION OF WHY YOU LIKE IT. Not an explanation of the review ... but of WHY YOU LIKE IT.

Who knows, your wish may come true

4. Da Roolz have been altered because far be it from me to insist on tyranny. Clearly some people just don't want to share their explanations of why they like one review in a page of 100, but they still can't resist upping their vote count.

So go on, do whatever you want to.

Honestly, I don't want to be the SA:MOU police and neither do I want to have to read yet another pseudo-explanation that someone likes a pun because it's a pun. I hope some people will play within the spirit of SA:MOU if only because I really like to compare my own assessment of why I like someone's review with its author's.

* It's been covered before how to do this, but here's a step-by-step recap:
1. Go to the page featuring everyone's reviews of your chosen film.
EITHER
2. From the drop-down display options choose My Reviews Only. [this method is ONLY if you have one review for your chosen film]

OR
2. Select Reviewer Name for the page display.
3. Find your own review and count which number it is on the page.
4. Up at the top url display you'll see something like this:
http://www.fwfr.com/display.asp?sort=2&dir=2&id=1698&Mode=&Rows=1&Start=11
5. See where it says Start=11 ... change that numeral to whatever you counted in step 3, and press go.
6. Your new page should now start with your chosen review.
7. NOW, to eliminate all the other reviews still showing, go up to the url display again and see where it says Rows=100.
8. Change that to Rows=1

Your new page should now have only your chosen review displayed. Copy that url and use it as your link for this thread.

ChocolateLady
"500 Chocolate Delights"

Posted - 01/22/2008 : 09:10:01

From my 16th page, this newly accepted review got two votes before I even noticed it had any!

Whippersnapper.
"A fourword thinking guy."

Posted - 01/22/2008 : 10:54:07

My latest review. If you have never heard of Hugh O'Flaherty, he was a priest at the Vatican in WW2 who was responsible for aiding the escape of thousands of people, including many Jews, from the Nazis in Italy. Read about him here.

OK, now brace yourselves for an outrageous pun. You have been warned!

The Scarlet And The Red

Ali
"Those aren't pillows."

Posted - 01/22/2008 : 11:17:17

Top of my second page, this review is such a good pun, it makes yer head wanna blow-off.

BaftaBaby
"Always entranced by cinema."

Posted - 01/22/2008 : 11:59:38

From my 24th page comes an excellent example of alliteration combined with a homophone. - That's two for the price of one!

lemmycaution
"Long mired in film"

Posted - 01/22/2008 : 14:09:29

The Best Supporting Actor award has always been a crap shoot. In 1946, The Best Years of Our Lives copped seven statuettes, including the best supporting actor nod for Harold Russell, a recently returned WWII vet. He won despite being a Hollywood unknown and against stiff competition from Charles Coburn, William Demarest, Claude Rains and Clifton Webb.

When he accepted the Oscar, he grabbed it with one of his two prosthetic hooks.

It is hard to play craps with hooks.

It should be noted that the Academy, no doubt believing that Harold had no chance in the competition, had already recognized him with a special honourary statuette for his inspiration to returning war vets. So he left the ceremony with an Oscar in both hooks.

From page 29.

EDIT: Thanks, Whippa. I retuned my post.

Edited by - lemmycaution on 01/22/2008 15:08:34

Whippersnapper.
"A fourword thinking guy."

Posted - 01/22/2008 : 14:48:37

I'm pleased Harold could still retune without hands. Nothing worse than listening to a bad radio show.

It was a bit of a surprise that he won the Oscar, but it would have been a real shock if he had been given the Palm D'Or, dontcha think?

Edited by - Whippersnapper. on 01/22/2008 14:54:28

aahaa, muahaha
"Optimistic altruist, incurable romantic"

Posted - 01/22/2008 : 17:32:53

Would this move to my first page?

The reason I like it is that it uses two words, each of three alphabets, and five of them being the same alphabet. And, it makes me smile at the simplicity of the review without bringing sluttiness in.

lemmycaution
"Long mired in film"

Posted - 01/23/2008 : 23:05:22

quote:
Originally posted by Whippersnapper

I'm pleased Harold could still retune without hands. Nothing worse than listening to a bad radio show.

It was a bit of a surprise that he won the Oscar, but it would have been a real shock if he had been given the Palm D'Or, dontcha think?

Can I show you the d'Or?

aahaa, muahaha
"Optimistic altruist, incurable romantic"

Posted - 01/24/2008 : 18:43:03

vv.

Canklefish
"Let's Get OUTTA Here!"

Posted - 01/25/2008 : 01:44:19

I like this review 'cuz... Why the hell was Harrison Ford attempting a Russian accent?! This particular review takes a previous role and evolves it(lamely) into one for this weak-ass flick...

Widowmaker..

Canklefish
"Let's Get OUTTA Here!"

Posted - 01/25/2008 : 01:45:31