Here it is! Please post your gift and confirm or return the gift given to you promptly, so there’s plenty of time for changes/watching.
Optional Theme:
Used to Be My Favorite: Recommending a favorite movie should be de rigueur around here. But what about those movies you used to tout but haven’t for a while either because you’ve moved on or maybe you haven’t revisited it yourself? Did you insist everyone watch Fight Club in 2000 but haven’t seen it in a decade? Has your love for Muppets from Space been kept hidden for too long? Did Super Size Me change your diet and then get cast aside? A chance for rediscovery, or to laugh over a snapshot of your former self.
As always, the theme is optional so use it as far as it helps you come up with a title, or ignore it entirely.
If you would prefer to receive reminders/updates by email rather than disqus, just hit me up at ploughmanplods [at] gmail.
Remember: give to the person below you. Please return promptly if necessary, confirm in a reply if the title will work.
Under the list is clarification on the process for anybody that needs it.
Key dates:
This Friday, June 21 – All gifts finalized
Friday, July 12 – Unwrapping Day
The List
Key: Nx = Netflix / AP = Amazon Prime / D+ = Disney Plus / H = Hulu / CC = Criterion Channel / K = Kanopy / P+ = Paramount+ / Sd = Shudder / M = Max / A+ = Apple / YT = YouTube / lib = library collection / vs = video store / other answers typed out / blank = no stated preference or “anywhere”
Jetpack Giraffe (The Clouds of Sils Maria)
Gillianren (Tiny Toons: How I Spent My Summer Vacation)
Cori Domschot (The Moonspinners)
John Bruni (Breach [2020])
Rosy Fingers (Liquid Sky)
silverwheel (UHF / Yellow Submarine)
pico (In the Line of Fire)
Cliffy73 (The Secret of NIMH)
The Ploughman (The Adventures of Ford Fairlane)
Conor Crockford (You Ruined My Life)
Simon DelMonte (Ex Machina)
Mentok the Mindtaker (O Brother, Where Art Thou?)
Jroberts548 (Thief)
The Summer Johnny Smith (Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead)
Miller (Firewall)
vomas (My Science Project)
ZoeZ (Summer School)
mr_apollo (Patty Hearst)
nikmarov (The Gang’s All Here / Black Lizard)
The Narrator (Gold Diggers of 1933)
Ruck Cohlchez (Mistress America)
essie (Billy Madison)
John Anderson (Gothic)
thesplitsaber (Inherit the Wind)
How to use The List
You will give a movie recommendation to the person below you on the list. You will receive a movie recommendation from the person above you on the list.
Returns: You may “return” your gift if you’ve already seen it or have a visceral content concern around watching it. You do not have to give a reason for the return but please do not return just because you don’t think you’ll like it – this can be an opportunity to explore new horizons or laugh about the salt-filled cake somebody dumped in your lap. If your gift is returned please make a new recommendation in a timely manner so it can be confirmed or returned. Any other details can be worked out between you and your gifter/ee.
What You Must Do Right Now
Make a recommendation in the comments here for the person below you on the list. Please do it now, while you’re here and thinking about it because your person may need another choice of title if they need to return it. Tag them with @[username] if you’re following them, otherwise the format is @[username]:disqus. Disqus makes this a bi-annual pain in the ass, so I’ll jump in with tags where necessary.
Accept or Return the gift given to you. Keep an eye out for your rec and promptly return it so you can get a new title or state that you accept it.
The goal is to have the gifts finalized by THIS FRIDAY (June 21) so everyone will have plenty of time to watch their recommendation.
Then commit to watching the movie rec given to you. Don’t post your thoughts about it until “Unwrapping Day” on the morning of Friday, July 12 (tip: if you watch early, jot down your thoughts or type up your response ahead of time and copy/paste that morning). Please take the time to watch the movie and mark the Unwrapping Day on your calendar – half the fun is knowing somebody enjoyed/was subjected to your gift. If you can’t be around for the Unwrapping Day itself, feel free to have somebody put up your post on your behalf (I’m happy to do it, see my email above).
This is a good resource for seeing what titles are available on the different services and it can be set for any country as needed.
Happy Gifting!
