Post by steven18 on Mar 3, 2017 10:21:47 GMT
I agree, you can get more from casual board discussions/comments than you can from any film critic or journalist. It's more personal, and the information, names attached etc. isn't of huge relevance unless a director or actor has a particular style you like, that's all on the side. You get more of a feeling from it. Sometimes I just needed to read one line of someone's reply to feel their enthusiasm. I sometimes enjoy the long, grand reviews too, as long as they're not full of crap.
Basically the message boards were better than any film guide, youtube review thing, information site (which is what IMDb now is). They've splintered and there's still great stuff to be found (especially here, more so than Fedrev's site), but nothing compared to the old message boards. Just the layout itself was so light and accessible and easy, and the boards were fast. This one slower than a freight train.
However, it was not me that got the boards closed, it was Bill Williamson.
Basically the message boards were better than any film guide, youtube review thing, information site (which is what IMDb now is). They've splintered and there's still great stuff to be found (especially here, more so than Fedrev's site), but nothing compared to the old message boards. Just the layout itself was so light and accessible and easy, and the boards were fast. This one slower than a freight train.
However, it was not me that got the boards closed, it was Bill Williamson.