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RM Movie Club: it ended
Posted: Thu September 29, 2016 11:24 pm
by Jorge
The idea is to watch and discuss a different movie every two weeks, picked by a different RMer. This should lead to some cool discoveries and interesting discussions.
If you express interest, I'll put your name into a randomizer and we'll figure out some kind of schedule. When your turn comes, you pick the movie you want the club to watch and discuss. It should be a movie that's available to buy/rent/stream from an online platform. Hopefully something that's not super-duper-obscure so that RMers don't have such a hard time finding it.
I know we're all busy people so not everyone will be able to watch every movie. If we get at least 10 people involved, and at least half of those people watch the movie every time, this should lead to good discussion.
PICKING ORDER
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Kaius
@SkitchP
Simple Torture
durdencommatyler
Rangi Guy
E.H. Ruddock
Dev
VinylGuy
The Argonaut
BurtReynolds
ABNorman
Mecca
bada
theplatypus
lennytheweedwhacker
tragabigzanda
wease
Re: RM Movie Club: Signups Open
Posted: Thu September 29, 2016 11:41 pm
by lennytheweedwhacker
i like this idea, but my concern is access to the selected movie
Re: RM Movie Club: Signups Open
Posted: Thu September 29, 2016 11:46 pm
by Jorge
I think that should be one of the things to be taken into consideration when picking each movie. We'll have a better chance of generating some discussion if it's a movie that can be accessed with relative ease. International posters might have a harder time with that but thankfully most everything can be found online, and non-American ISPs tend to be a lot more lax when it comes to torrenting and stuff. Unless you're Australian.
Re: RM Movie Club: Signups Open
Posted: Thu September 29, 2016 11:51 pm
by lennytheweedwhacker
theplatypus wrote:I think that should be one of the things to be taken into consideration when picking each movie. We'll have a better chance of generating some discussion if it's a movie that can be accessed with relative ease. International posters might have a harder time with that but thankfully most everything can be found online, and non-American ISPs tend to be a lot more lax when it comes to torrenting and stuff. Unless you're Australian.
my computer is slow

Re: RM Movie Club: Signups Open
Posted: Fri September 30, 2016 12:04 am
by Simple Torture
I'd be into it, except don't make me pick a movie first. Also, I think 2 weeks is a good time frame--if we can all agree to watch it in the first 5 days, that leaves a good amount of time for discussion. And the person "up next" shouldn't be allowed to announce their pick early since it might undercut discussion of the current movie (if they do, they'll be exiled from movie club).
Re: RM Movie Club: Signups Open
Posted: Fri September 30, 2016 12:11 am
by Mecca
my participation depends on whether jorge will be selecting Divorcing Jack or not
Re: RM Movie Club: Signups Open
Posted: Fri September 30, 2016 12:23 am
by BurtReynolds
I'll do it, but every 2 weeks might be better.
Re: RM Movie Club: Signups Open
Posted: Fri September 30, 2016 12:29 am
by Jorge
Two weeks sounds good. Yeah every week seems like too much.
Re: RM Movie Club: Signups Open
Posted: Fri September 30, 2016 12:30 am
by lennytheweedwhacker
my first pick is the forbidden zone
Re: RM Movie Club: Signups Open
Posted: Fri September 30, 2016 12:31 am
by Jorge
Wait, so Len, are you in? Mecca, are you in?
Re: RM Movie Club: Signups Open
Posted: Fri September 30, 2016 12:35 am
by lennytheweedwhacker
theplatypus wrote:Wait, so Len, are you in? Mecca, are you in?
let me think about it, i'm definitely interested in theory
Re: RM Movie Club: Signups Open
Posted: Fri September 30, 2016 12:47 am
by Simple Torture
If you select me to pick first, so help me God.
Re: RM Movie Club: Signups Open
Posted: Fri September 30, 2016 12:49 am
by lennytheweedwhacker
Simple Torture wrote:If you select me to pick first, so help me God.
why are you so adamant about this?
Re: RM Movie Club: Signups Open
Posted: Fri September 30, 2016 12:50 am
by Simple Torture
Picking first is going to be the worst. If you pick a bad movie, people are going to lose interest in the club right away. I can't take that pressure.
Re: RM Movie Club: Signups Open
Posted: Fri September 30, 2016 12:53 am
by lennytheweedwhacker
Simple Torture wrote:Picking first is going to be the worst. If you pick a bad movie, people are going to lose interest in the club right away. I can't take that pressure.
you're a well respected member of this community, so were that to occur i don't think anybody would hold that against you
Re: RM Movie Club: Signups Open
Posted: Fri September 30, 2016 12:57 am
by tragabigzanda
Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
Re: RM Movie Club: Signups Open
Posted: Fri September 30, 2016 12:58 am
by lennytheweedwhacker
i'm out
Re: RM Movie Club: Signups Open
Posted: Fri September 30, 2016 12:59 am
by Simple Torture
I'm trying to decide if I'll pick a movie I've seen or if I'll pick a movie I've never seen but want to.
Re: RM Movie Club: Signups Open
Posted: Fri September 30, 2016 1:00 am
by Jorge
Trag, shut up. I'm accepting your application to join movie club but the other members of movie club are advised to disregard your movie club pick until your turn comes up.
Re: RM Movie Club: Signups Open
Posted: Fri September 30, 2016 1:01 am
by @SkitchP
I would like to be a part of this.