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March Movie Event!! - Starship Troopers - March 18th at 11pm GMT (7pm EDT)

Movie Night seems to have been a bit quiet recently, so to get things going again I'm nominating the single finest science fiction film ever made as our March Movie night film. That's right people, we're watching Starship Troopers! All are welcome to join in on March 18th at 11pm GMT (7pm EDT)
The more people that come to the chatroom, the merrier it'll be and remember, 

"Service guarantees citizenship!"

FAQ

What is a movie night? 
Which version will we be watching? The theatrical cut is currently available on Youtube here and here. There are also copies available on DailyMotion, Amazon Prime and Hulu.  Amazon Prime members with the STARZ channel can watch it free, or use the STARZ channel 2-week free trial to watch it free.   
What if I want to complain loudly about the film being worse than the book? Then prepare to be pelted with popcorn!

I'm doing my part!

A:

Movie night was a great success
We had six active participants (The Dark Lord - First time contributor, MissMonicaE - First time contributor, Kyle Jones, Edlothiad - First time contributor and Himarm). That number goes up to seven if you include CreationEdge who joined us a few minutes after the film ended to say

Oh I missed the movie?

We also had no less than 9 lurkers which brings the grand total to nearly 15 viewers!

Funniest comment goes to MissMonicaE for

Is there really this much public kissing in high school? I'm so glad I
was homeschooled

and The Dark Lord for

Time since last incident: 0 days.

The winner of the 'Captain Obvious' prize goes to Himarm for

shower scene is always fun

and MissMonicaE for

Ladies love a man in uniform

Honourable mention goes to Edlothiad for

Lieutenant Dan?! oh wrong film

What did we learn?

This film was chosen by diktat rather than a democratic vote on Meta.

Historically there seems to be little benefit in allowing the community to choose over simply announcing what film is being shown.

The post was "featured" early (with the date, time and movie name in the title).

Placing it on the main board seems to have attracted no less than six users who've never come into chat before, one of whom then contributed to the event. The vote-count seem to have largely reflected the number of participants.

Making it a featured event in chat seems to have had little impact.

Only two people "registered" for the event.

Picking a film that was accessible online seems to have been a benefit.

At least three of the contributors were watching a version that was streaming from youtube rather than having to download their own copy.

The date and time seem amenable (to most)

Placing it on a weekend evening appears to have been more effective than making it mid-week, something we tried last year with very limited success.

