Movies.com Bashs the BDM

POSTED BY: serenityrising
UPDATED: Friday, September 30, 2005 13:01
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SERENITYRISING

Thursday, August 4, 2005 1:08 AM

I was browsing for any updates about X-Men 3 when I ran into this "informative" tidbit on Movies.com, concerning the new Serenity trailer:

http://movies.go.com/buzz

Quote:
10. Serenity
Geeks in Space. It's kind of cute the way all the little nerdlings get excited when a new Serenity trailer appears. It's gonna break my heart when they're the only ones in the theater on opening night.

This all courtesy of some guy named Mike Standish. I feel like we should return the love, don't you?

Errr... me angry. But seriously, where did this gorram fool come from, and why all this anger? If he wants to give a negative review of the movie (presuming he's actually seen it), that's fine. But he's just taking a cheap shot here. Perhaps he never got laid in high school, and just likes to throw the term nerd around to deal with his own insecurities.

Or... maybe he's just another Whedon-hater. There certainly are some out there. Either way, he'll have to eat his own words when the BDM takes over.

But, until then, we've got to fight back in this war of words. Any one have any unique ideas about how to let our displeasure with Movies.com's coverage of the BDM be known?

GUNRUNNER

Thursday, August 4, 2005 1:14 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by serenityrising:
This all courtesy of some guy named Mike Standish. I feel like we should return the love, don't you?

I’ll hold him for you Serenityrising!

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KNIBBLET

Thursday, August 4, 2005 1:22 AM

Better idea:

Ignore him. Let him disappear behind the counter with the other roaches.

Won't it be fun just to archive his little bit of spleen and then break it out again when the BDM is hugely successful. Guys like this change their tune to appear to be cool and all knowing. When he gushes all over himself to praise "Serenity", bust this out and make him sniffle all the way to the virginity section of Spencer's Gifts.

*wondering if that made sense at all*

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NYWOE

Thursday, August 4, 2005 1:40 AM

There's a virginity section of Spencers's Gifts?

BTW, I agree with your post. Patience, for our time will come. I'd rather back up our response with hard numbers than fanatical assumptions. (You and I know that Serenity will blow folks away, but we can't prove it... yet.) ;)

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3HEADEDMONKEY

Thursday, August 4, 2005 1:58 AM

well it doesnt look like Serenity was the only movie on that list that he was bashing.

ah well, what does he know. we'll show em.

SERENITYRISING

Thursday, August 4, 2005 2:20 AM

Yeah, I think there is virtue in letting the movie speak for itself. I just found it kinda a low blow to attack a movie like that. If nothing else, I'll let them know about it in my reader review.

And I encourage others to do likewise.

R1Z

Thursday, August 4, 2005 2:22 AM

I went to www.movies.com, did a search for "serenity" and did not find the above quote.

What I did find is the "Pre-Release Buzz" frame where you get to vote. Currently, it's got 4.84 out of 5, and we can all vote for our BDM here: http://movies.go.com/movies/movie?name=serenity_2005&genre=scifi&studi
o=Universal

You can give it from 0 to 5 stars. (93% gave it 5 stars--"I'll be there to see it opening night")

A perfectly civil way to express our feelings, right, fellow nerdlings?

To enjoy the flavor of life, take big bites. Moderation is for monks. --Robt. Heinlein

PIZMOBEACH

Thursday, August 4, 2005 2:40 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by serenityrising:
I was browsing for any updates about X-Men 3 when I ran into this "informative" tidbit on Movies.com, concerning the new Serenity trailer:

http://movies.go.com/buzz

Quote:
10. Serenity
Geeks in Space. It's kind of cute the way all the little nerdlings get excited when a new Serenity trailer appears. It's gonna break my heart when they're the only ones in the theater on opening night.

Hard to believe anyone who rights so poorly could get a job for a web site with such a short domain name.

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SNEAKER98

Thursday, August 4, 2005 3:50 AM

Simply an idiot with a very poor sense of humour.

Mike Standish, I'll tell you this: no one cares what you think. Especially when you write as poorly as you have.

Congratulations, you're mediocre.

*Sarcastic Clap*

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AURAPTOR

Thursday, August 4, 2005 4:03 AM

Gee..a movie reviewer gave a movie a poor rating. Stop the presses. Fine, this clown wants to try to make a name for himself by trashing something because it's different? The standard ' If there are folks who love this movie, I must destroy it, for that is how I'll become noticed!" tact. But 'little nerdlings'? Sounds like he's writing for his H.S. paper.

The fact that we got one at all is miracle enough.

We shall see what becomes of it, very soon.
And btw..the fact that it's rated 4.84 stars out of 5 from his own site must have been completely lost on that bozo.

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