BAD MOVIES . ORG

[Allhallowsday]

I love talking movies, good or bad.  I jump up and down and shriek in laughter (forgive my hyperbole) watching a terrifically bad movie.  That's how I found this place.  I think I was looking for people like me.  People who like bad movies. 

Are internet forums dying?  Is this forum dying? 
I was a dinosaur when I came here.  I still do not carry a phone or any kind of device.  I was given some kind of thingee for Xmas that I have not touched since.  I was whipped for about an hour to use it learn it integrate it...  not my kinda toy.   I took a Xanax.   
 
I like to read and write and talk, but I sure as hell don't want to text.  And long before the internet I had grown weary of talking on the phone.  Then, I did it for a living.  I want to look something up?  I can't go to my desktop? 

I know, I've said it before. 
I am... a dinosaur. 

[claws]

I got my first cell phone in 2001. It was one of those clumsy things with a short fat antenna. It had a game on it called "Snakes" I think, which was a good time waster while waiting on the bus to bring me back home from work. I had it for about 2 or 3 years but then sort of lost interest in the phone.
Bought a Samsung Galaxy S III in 2012 but I'm not like spending all day playing around with it. I use it mostly for texting or calling my sisters. Also, I'm not app crazy and have never played any kind of games on my cell. All the apps that came with the phone (can't be deleted) are useless to me, plus I would never ever actually pay money to buy an app no matter how cheap. I do use two free apps sometimes (flashlight and local bus schedule).
I love to take pictures with my cell, though, or to check on Facebook during my lunch break at work. It is also very convenient when stuck in the middle of nowhere and I need to call a cab, which happened a few times. Other than that I got some helpful use out of the included GPS. I also have a few songs on my phone, but nowhere near as many as most people I know have (thousands).

If anything, I "under-use" my cell compared to others but I think it is good to have one in these days and ages.

[RCMerchant]

Were two of a kind,my freind.
Hell-I dont even own a home phone anymore.
I'm at my job-at the factory-we go on break at ten oclock-I go outside to the f**king designated smoking area-(that alone p**ses me off-back in the day you could smoke any f**king place you wanted) and all this people are on f**king phones-they will poke at it and laugh-your surronded by morons who are so out of touch with the real world-they live on their f**king phones. Me and old boy Tom-we look at each other and shrug-what the f**k?
I will NEVER own a cell phone-s**t-whenever I hear a house phone ring I pick it up and throw it on the floor-I dont wanna talk to most f**kers who call me onna phone-If I did-Ill write you a f**king letter.
Sorry about the use of the "F" word-but-eh-I just dont give a f**k.

By the way ,John-ya need to give me a call-I promise-I wont throw the phone on the floor.

[RCMerchant]

OK-ya got me on a roll-
I'm on this thing called TUMBLR-where ya post pictures-Its a photo blog-I post pics of old horror films-trying to educate the mindless masses about when films were good-and BAD!
And all I see is teenage punks posting porn-like I dont know what a naked girl looks like-like I wanna see a big dick in my face-or a wide open p***y.
I know what sex is-If I want to jerk off-I will-but not when Im on the computer and I sure dont wanna advertise it to the world.
Morons who post porn on their sites are likely not getting laid-and they wont if they act so desperate.
On another note-
I get questioned about why I post on Tumblr-"yer an old man!"
Oh-LMFAO,hash tag suck my dick,OMG,nah nah nah-
f**k YOU! Punk!
Oh by the way-what the f**k does "hash tag" mean?-is it related to pot-like hash? or corn beef?If its pot-or corn beef-Im all for it!

[Jack]

I let my cell phone expire a couple weeks ago.  Had one of those Trac Phones where you buy three months worth of minutes or whatever at a time.  Know how many minutes I used?  Zero. I just had it in case my car broke down or something, but since I never took it with me it seemed rather pointless.  Besides I live in Minnesota - pull over and open your hood and every third person driving by will stop and ask if you need help.  That's the way people have done it ever since the Model A came out in 1927 and it works just fine.

I dunno, I watch movies on my TV, listen to music on my stereo, play video games on my computer, and the once a week or so when I want to make a call I use the phone in the kitchen.

[RCMerchant]

And no,John-this forum is not dying.
I think of this forum as the old Graveyard Examiner in Famous Monsters magazine-a place where fans of like mind can get together without being called weirdos by the general public.

[Newt]

I have noticed a lot of forums (fora?) of all kinds seem moribund.  NOT this one!

No cell phone here.  My kids have them.  Hubby has one - to contact the kids by text.

We have a landline - and still not touch-tone!
A stereo turntable and vinyl for music.  Do have a growing collection of cd's.
A TV for movies etc.
Use a desktop computer - the kids have laptops for school (university)
No GPS of any kind.  Oh well. (I am a Scout Leader.   )
And it appears it is a lot like Minnesota here still: people stop and make sure you don't need help if you are pulled over on the roads.

Shrug: dinosaur - maybe.  Just don't see the sense in spending hard-earned money on things and services I do not need.  I figure people who deride me for it are being defensive about their spending choices.  Not my problem.

eta: I also have thousands of books.  Real books.  Bookcases in every room.

[Bushma]

And no,John-this forum is not dying.
I think of this forum as the old Graveyard Examiner in Famous Monsters magazine-a place where fans of like mind can get together without being called weirdos by the general public.

Yeah, we just call eacg other weirdos and I don't think it's ever meant as anything other than sarcastic.

I use my phone and my tablet for surfing the net mainly because kids wife and kids are in the computer. So I like my little toys.

As far as the forum dying , I don't think it's happening. I think forums in general may be less popular than myfacebookspace or whatever the new social media is today. But we have a community here and I don't see that going away.

. . . Unless Andrew starts posting thing to social media then I might have to get a new account.

[Allhallowsday]

Thank you all for responding.  I'm on here alone again and it isn't late at all. 

[Trevor]

This forum is my home and the special peeps here are my family.

[lester1/2jr]

The internet of things changes constantly.

I don't have FB but I have twitter. I like it but it's essentially a perpetual contest for making up sentences. It's helped my writing but it's by definition very superficial. You can't say much in 140 characters. It's challenging though I enjoy it.

I still use badmovies.org though. If I didn't I wouldn't come. movies are a serious business. I don't know how they decided that 90 minutes was the ideal length or why I forget the fact that it's all made up and the people are actually acting students but I do. you can't just devote one or two tweets a week to it.

This is especially true after netflix stabbed movie fans in the back. This is something that hasn't gotten nearly enough attention, particularly as Netflix's stock price goes into the stratosphere. Their reviews used to be like Amazon: you could find someone you liked and whose tastes you understood and follow them. For reasons I will never understand they took that away and anonymized all the reviews. it's pretty much useless now. I had almost 1,000 reviews before I haven't written one since because I don't see the point, there's no community I'm not helping anybody why waste my time.

[HappyGilmore]

I have a cell phone but rarely use it.  If I use it at all, it's for texts as I hate talking on the phone in general.  I've a home line, but I have the cell in case the power or some such goes out and I need to call whomever. 

Is this place dying? Not sure.  Looks like I'm the only one on right now. 

I always stop here.  Might not post, but I log-in pretty much every day. 

[Newt]

Is this place dying? Not sure.  Looks like I'm the only one on right now. 

I always stop here.  Might not post, but I log-in pretty much every day. 

I drop by pretty much daily.  There are days and times that are slower.  I find weekends and early mornings to be quieter around here.  Things tend to pick up much later in the evening.   Generally.

[RCMerchant]

My health is not so good-I stop in on the weekends-but Im either at my job or sleeping-its not because I dont want to-Im just so tired as of late....Im getting older than I am.
Im thinking of going on SSI-It really is a struggle day to day just to walk sometimes.

[HappyGilmore]

Sorry to hear that, RC. 

I hope it all works out for you.