As everyone probably already knows, those early posts were gone a loooong time ago. Their disappearance led to the creation of this forum, so I can't say I regret that it happened. There were some priceless discussions on that board, especially in the fall of 2008 and early 2009, and a bunch of great contributors who never made it over here. The traffic was so fast and furious, it was almost like a chat board; your posts would be answered in a matter of seconds. For a film that was in very limited release at the time, the activity was almost insane.jkwilliams wrote:It's sad to think all those discussions through the years are going to be gone forever. I'd love to be able to go back and read the posts that were made when the film first opened.
As for the demise of the IMDB boards in general, I'm surprised it hasn't happened before now. The boards were great around the turn of the century, but they quickly degenerated as more and more people started using them. The relative lack of moderation was always a pain, but in recent years some of the boards essentially became cesspools.