Archive for December, 2008
Dec
31
Posted by Justin
Today’s another construction day with the new site here — some things too little to mention, but we do have a new spiffy Viewings page for you to check out — and I didn’t want the year to end without a couple of things said.
The first is that, as always, I am extremely proud and grateful to be working alongside of terrific writers and friends that comprise the Mutant Reviewers staff. I constantly find myself shaking my head — how could we still be doing this after 11 years? — but then I realize that the answer really is relationships. Some of us come (it’s been terrific to have Heather and Courtney join us this year), some of us depart, but this site becomes a photo album for our lives and experiences that we share with each other.
The second is that I want to thank all of our readers — you! — from the bottom of my heart for continuing to read and support MRFH over the years. You guys keep us honest with error corrections, keep us busy with suggested movies to review, and keep us company in the forums with interesting and often bizarre discussions.
The question that gets asked, from time to time, is “How long will you guys be doing this?”
The answer: “As long as we can.”
Happy New Year from Mutant Reviewers From Hell!
Dec
30
Posted by Justin
“That’s no wolf, it’s a dog! I betcha somebody’s croaked!”
The Scoop: 1938 NR, directed by Harry Revier and starring Shirley Mills, Bob Bollinger and Dorothy Carrol.
Tagline: A THROBBING DRAMA OF SHACKLED YOUTH!
Summary Capsule: Altruistic school marm tells detestable rednecks they shouldn’t marry little girls; hillbilly intrigue ensues.
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Dec
29
Posted by Justin
“My nipples are very sensitive.”
The Scoop: 1994 PG-13, directed by Ivan Reitman and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny DeVito and Emma Thompson.
Tagline: Nothing is inconceivable
Summary Capsule: Arnold, due to circumstances that must end the world irrevocably, gets pregnant.
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Dec
28
Posted by Justin
Keeping you informed about our site transition since 2008!
- Finally added and updated the entire Reviews page!
- Added the entirety of the Features page, with updated links.
- Enabled all Mutants to create posts.
- Added the repeating watermark graphic from the old site.
- Updated the e-mail addresses at the bottom.
- Changed the font colors to match the colors from the old site.
- Added a RSS feed box to the left-hand side.
- Added the “Content” box to the left-hand side, with current counts.
Dec
23
Posted by Justin
It’s a simple concept. A beloved Christmas story written in 1843. A film version created in 1938, available for free on On Demand. Friday night, beer, wine and a sausage pizza. A joint collaboration by Drew, Lady Luck, and Baby Luck (whose creative contributions were minimal but whose inspiration proved invaluable).
Let’s get our Christmas on, kids.
[0:03] Drew: Sweet, the old-school MGM lion. The one that looked like it would rip your face off if you didn’t sit through the entire movie.
[0:05] Tiny Tim: Oh, no thank you, guv’nor. I’m not very good at running. See, my father took an extra lump of coal last Christmas and Mr. Scrooge broke my leg in three places. He… he was right to do it, sir.
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Dec
22
Posted by Justin
“Who’s your daddy? Father Christmas!”
The Scoop: 2005 R, directed by David Steiman and starring Bill Goldberg, Douglas Smith and Emilie de Ravin.
Tagline: He’s making a list… pray you’re not on it.
Summary Capsule: Santa unleashes a thousand years of pent up frustrations (and probably some Mommy Issues)
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Dec
20
Posted by Justin
Hey all! I know, it’s pretty filthy around here, what with all the dust and dirt of our new construction. We appreciate your patience as we integrate the blog software into Mutant Reviewers — a lot of stuff is going on “under the hood” to lay a firm foundation for the plethora of updates to follow, but it may not look like much is happening from a cursory inspection of the site.
One of the reasons we’re doing this now is because the winter/Christmas break has freed up some time to make this transition — and also because many of our loyal readers will most likely be traveling or busy making cookies and saving Santa’s butt yet again. The plan is to get a *functional*, if not polished and finished, version of the site up and running by December 24, so that we can resume daily updates. That doesn’t mean we’ll be done by then — we have a LOT to do (MRFH contains 11 years of content that has to be sorted and indexed).
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Dec
18
Posted by Justin
The Scoop: 2006 PG-13, directed by Marc Forster and starring Will Ferrell, Dustin Hoffman & Emma Thompson.
Tagline: Harold Crick isn’t ready to go. Period.
Summary: Boring, dull, dreary guy starts to hear his life’s narrator… telling him he’s about to die.
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Dec
18
Posted by Justin
I know what you’re thinking: “What the shazbot happened to Mutant Reviewers? Did it crash?”
Nay, good citizen, all is well — we’re just making a transition to Mutant Reviewers 3.0.
Click here to go to our forums, read up on what’s happening, and ride out this crazy time!
