Fun site where you get free money to invest in movie stocks, start bonds, derivatives etc.
I've built up my portfolio to $87M through the years. Right now I'm making lots of hay on stars in the summer blockbusters. For instance, I bought Joseph Gordon Levitt a long time ago. I think he was at $25/share at the time and now he's up around $55.
I've been doing it for a long time, though. Put it this way- my first purchases on HSX was "Untitled Quentin Tarantino World War 2 Project" (Inglorious Basterds) and some crazy animated Wes Anderson project called "Fantastic Mr. Fox".
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - I had no idea what this was about but thought it was an interesting concept and Carrey/Winslet were quite good.
Requiem for a Dream - Good but disturbing.
The Usual Suspects - Wow. Why did it take me 15 years to see this?
I certainly understand why all three are highly rated.
Fun site where you get free money to invest in movie stocks, start bonds, derivatives etc.
I've built up my portfolio to $87M through the years. Right now I'm making lots of hay on stars in the summer blockbusters. For instance, I bought Joseph Gordon Levitt a long time ago. I think he was at $25/share at the time and now he's up around $55.
I've been doing it for a long time, though. Put it this way- my first purchases on HSX was "Untitled Quentin Tarantino World War 2 Project" (Inglorious Basterds) and some crazy animated Wes Anderson project called "Fantastic Mr. Fox".
You turned $2 mil into $87 mil? That's incredible.
I just got into it. Here's my current portfolio:
The Town is making me nervous, but as you can see, I have most of my eggs in the World War Z basket. Probably because when I signed up for this, I had just finished reading the book which I loved.
If you know how to play the system, it's not that hard.
1. Blockbusters are gold but be sure to get 'em early. I bought the third Batman movie more or less the day Dark Knight came out. It was pricey- $175/share- but it's already up to like $230/share.
2. You're better off not buying with your heart, if you know what I mean. I bought "I'm Not There" simply because it was a Dylan movie. I think it maxed out at $11/share (I bought it at $6). Not much ROI there.
3. Star bonds are easy and cheap ways to make a ton of money. Their value is based on the average box office $$$ of their last five movies. I bought Daniel Craig when he was making God knows what, and he was selling for $19/share. Now he's at $42. I got Shia LaDickwadcrappyactor before he did any blockbusters for $35/share. Now he's at $142. I got Simon Pegg at $35, then he was in Star Trek... now at $105. You get the idea. Find actors who have done indie movies that are gonna be in blockbusters next summer. They're easy money.
4. Horrors are tricky but good ways to make money. Get 'em early on, 3 or 4 months before they come out. Then... dump 'em on Opening Weekend. They always burst on you because the buzz around them is usually great, regardless of what they are, and then over opening weekend people realize it's just another awful horror and it collapses. But they rise quickly in the week or two leading up to their opening weekend.
Vidor wrote:Finally watched "Shane" after letting it sit on my DVR for months.
"Come back, Shane!"
Just watched this last week for the first time ever. Enjoyed it. I think we were supposed to feel that Jean Arthur wished she was with Ladd instead of Heflin but I actually thought Van was cooler. The kid, although pretty good, kind of got on my nerves by the end. I'd probably say around 3-1/2 to 4 stars.
Watched American History X for the first time in forever last night (I'm seeing a girl that was in it, but that should be another topic) and it was completely meh. Norton is boring and I still can't watch the curb stomp scene.
InvincibleCakeEater wrote:Watched American History X for the first time in forever last night (I'm seeing a girl that was in it)
Racist.
(I agree with your opinion of AHX.)
Ha!
She's been in a couple other completely B movies that I refuse to watch and a Pacino movie that's in post production right now. Sounded promising until I saw that Pacino wrote it. Some Oscar Wilde flick.
I was surprised how little I cared for AHX watching it again. It's one of those movies I last saw like 6 years ago or something and remember liking it, but did not care for it at all this time around.
InvincibleCakeEater wrote:Watched American History X for the first time in forever last night (I'm seeing a girl that was in it, but that should be another topic)...
