Tuesdays on Tape

It all started in September of this year. I was hanging out with a few of my like-minded buddies when we conceived a brilliant idea. We decided to start a club to watch movies on VHS. Why VHS? Because we can find them for less than a dollar, not to mention the nostalgia we all hold for the format.

We would pick the most boring day of the week to convene: Tuesday. Thus, the club came to be known as Tuesdays on Tape.

Almost every week, we go out and buy "snacky snacks" before settling down in front of the VCR. The first two tapes were watched just for fun. Thereafter we decided that we would rate the tapes on a number of criteria. This criteria has come to be known as the Tuesdays on Tape Rating Scale™. It is a seven-point system that goes as follows:

Previews (1 point)
Soundtrack (0.5 points)
B&T (1.5 points)
Graphics (1 point)
Sound Effects (0.5 points)
Likable Characters (1 point)
Memorable Moments/Quotables/Emotion: (1.5 points)

Rent or Buy?

The scale really touches on everything that makes a tape great. Notice how I say we rate the tape?

That's because previews count for a whole point in addition to the content of the movie itself. (Half a point for having at least 4 previews, half a point for them being good.) Graphics is a funny way of categorizing all visual effects and mise-en-scène (including sets, costumes, cinematography, etc.). The other categories are self-explanatory. After each tape is viewed, the voting committee discusses and rates the movie.

From now on, I will post all results from past and future Tuesday on Tape meetings, as well as keep you up-to-date on any news. Stay tuned!