more rules: now with a giveaway!

This may seem like a gimmick in order to get more followers. It absolutely is. It is also a way to reward readers for reading and commenting because as blog owners, as most of you know, our self-esteem is based purely on people contributing their thoughts and feelings. It’s not hard. Just most people don’t do it.

So Steve and I will now be periodically selecting a random DVD to award to one random commenter. The more comments you make, the more entries you receive. So you may be asking, “What do I need to do to receive such a fabulous prize, Steve and Brittany? WHAT DO I NEED TO DO?” Well, the answer seems obvious:

Make a comment. The more comments the better, for reasons already mentioned. We will pick someone at random. And we already have our first movie giveaway picked out, so we just have to select one of all y’all who have commented (or who will comment on this blog) and the deed is done. And let the games begin. And the end.

And so it begins.

Steve and I hereby initiate our movie collection collision experiment. So today, Steve turned to me in church and suggested that we watch all of our collective movies in alphabetical order and blog the experience, so here we go. He tells me now that he had been thinking about doing this for a couple of days but did not want to have to watch the prize jewel of my movie collections: the Mannequin movies.

There’s really no telling how often these film watchings/reviews are going to occur, so please check back often. As kind of a gauge to give you an idea of how often you can expect to read a new blog from us (and inevitably laugh your face off), we are together every day and pretty much watch movies nonstop. Yes. We love movies. Love.

Rules

1. Brittany will absolutely not edit Steve’s blog entries. Sorry Steve. But I just won’t.
2. There will be no skipping ahead. Movies must be done in order.
3. If a new movie is acquired mid-experiment and it has been surpassed in alphabetical sequence, that movie will be watched, not reviewed, and then bumped to the end. Then watched again. And reviewed.
4. ALL movies must be watched with no exceptions. This means that when we get to the “M” movies, Steve will be watching Mannequin and Mannequin On the Move (courtesy laughing optional). This also means that when we get to Ong-bak the Thai Warrior, Brittany will sit through it (and maybe want to die, but won’t).
5. A before and after picture of all movie viewers must be taken. A scene reenactment picture is optional. Other outside friends may view a particular film with us. A before and after picture will also be required of them.
6. If a period of sleep ever interrupts a movie we are watching, that movie cannot be restarted where we left off. We must watch it fresh from the beginning. For example, if we are watching a particular boring movie (Anna and the King is coming up…) and fall asleep, too bad. We have to start it over again. If we start it one day and decide not to finish it, we cannot start where we left off the day before. Beginning. Yup.

Enjoy it. We will. If you have a particular movie that you feel absolutely must be watched and reviewed, please send it to us. We will watch any movies. But we will not review loaners. So if you have a movie you think we must include on this here blog, be prepared to not get it back. In essence, we want you to send us movie presents. And according to Rule #4, no matter what movie you provide, we will watch it. Our mamas didn’t raise no foos.