SlamShut
03-01-2008, 09:06 AM
Why hello there, folks.
As some of you long-time ex-Corona people may remember, I've got a long and checkered history of trolling on the IMDb messageboards. Remember back in the day, the fun we had? Some of you do. For those that don't, a brief explanation:
The IMDb is a useful site, to be sure. But the messageboards are a swamp of stupidity. I've had a messageboard account there for a few years, but rather than try to be part of the solution, I decided long ago to be part of the problem. Which brings us to my latest "project."
I've chosen a list of approximately 25 movies (actually a few more), gone to the board for each movie, and asked the same question on each board. The question is as follows:
Title of thread: Is this based on a true story?
First post: My friend says this movie is actually based on a true story, but it actually happened back in the 1970s. Is he right?
I've used some variation of words in some posts, but the question always contains the same core elements: My friend, true story, happened in the 1970s. I've chosen a list of movies with 2 main criteria: each movie has a comparatively high traffic board, and the movie is one in which the question is completely ridiculous.
The movies chosen are these:
The Wedding Crashers (2005)
Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins (2008)
Drillbit Taylor (2008)
Meet the Spartans (2008)
Meet the Browns (2008)
Horton Hears a Who! (2008)
Vantage Point (2008)
The Darjeeling Limited (2007)
30 Days of Night (2007)
Who's Your Caddy? (2007)
Schindler's List (1993)
Fight Club (1999)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Step Up 2 the Streets (2008)
The Matrix (1999)
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (2007)
Penelope (2006)
Beowulf (2007)
Doomsday (2008)
10,000 B.C. (2008)
College Road Trip (2008)
"Doctor Who" (2005) (yeah, I know-- it's a TV show. So sue me)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Hancock (2008)
Jumper (2008)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
You'll need an IMDb messageboard account to read these topics, but if you ask me, it's worth the trouble of signing up for one. Some of these topics are fucking hilarious, if I do say so myself.
This is a link to my profile, which contains links to each topic:
http://www.imdb.com/user/ur6071250/boards/profile/
Got a few minutes to kill this afternoon? Check it out. Or don't. I don't care. I'm so stupid that I think Schindler's List happened in the 1970s. So I'm easily entertained.
As some of you long-time ex-Corona people may remember, I've got a long and checkered history of trolling on the IMDb messageboards. Remember back in the day, the fun we had? Some of you do. For those that don't, a brief explanation:
The IMDb is a useful site, to be sure. But the messageboards are a swamp of stupidity. I've had a messageboard account there for a few years, but rather than try to be part of the solution, I decided long ago to be part of the problem. Which brings us to my latest "project."
I've chosen a list of approximately 25 movies (actually a few more), gone to the board for each movie, and asked the same question on each board. The question is as follows:
Title of thread: Is this based on a true story?
First post: My friend says this movie is actually based on a true story, but it actually happened back in the 1970s. Is he right?
I've used some variation of words in some posts, but the question always contains the same core elements: My friend, true story, happened in the 1970s. I've chosen a list of movies with 2 main criteria: each movie has a comparatively high traffic board, and the movie is one in which the question is completely ridiculous.
The movies chosen are these:
The Wedding Crashers (2005)
Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins (2008)
Drillbit Taylor (2008)
Meet the Spartans (2008)
Meet the Browns (2008)
Horton Hears a Who! (2008)
Vantage Point (2008)
The Darjeeling Limited (2007)
30 Days of Night (2007)
Who's Your Caddy? (2007)
Schindler's List (1993)
Fight Club (1999)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Step Up 2 the Streets (2008)
The Matrix (1999)
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (2007)
Penelope (2006)
Beowulf (2007)
Doomsday (2008)
10,000 B.C. (2008)
College Road Trip (2008)
"Doctor Who" (2005) (yeah, I know-- it's a TV show. So sue me)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Hancock (2008)
Jumper (2008)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
You'll need an IMDb messageboard account to read these topics, but if you ask me, it's worth the trouble of signing up for one. Some of these topics are fucking hilarious, if I do say so myself.
This is a link to my profile, which contains links to each topic:
http://www.imdb.com/user/ur6071250/boards/profile/
Got a few minutes to kill this afternoon? Check it out. Or don't. I don't care. I'm so stupid that I think Schindler's List happened in the 1970s. So I'm easily entertained.