CP Movie Draft! - FIN

[Displaced Flames fan]

With our 3rd round pick, 55th overall, The Team With No Name is proud to select in the category of Best Picture (reserve the right to change this!) Dr. Zhivago.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059113/

One of the great David Lean's last directorial projects, this epic tale of forbidden love during the Russian revolution has stuck with me since the first time I saw it as a fairly young kid. Beautifully shot and scored, Dr. Zhivago is probably my favorite pre 1970's movie not directed by Sergio Leone. Omar Sharif is magnificent and Julie Christie is, well, stunning! I think the movie has several draws for me besides its content. One is the history involved in the plot. I'm always a sucker for good historical content in a work of fiction. The Russian Revolution is certainly intriguing to me (as we might see later again, hmmmmmm) and it just adds to the appeal of the movie. Also, my late grandmother adored the film and especially the love theme from the score, Lara's theme. I remember she had a jewelry box which played that theme when she opened it. It was beautiful back then and it stuck with me. I love hearing it.

If you haven't seen this movie, do yourself a favor and watch it. It's over 3 hours long though....so buckle in! Hope you enjoy it!



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[sadora]

With our 3rd round pick, 55th overall, The Team With No Name is proud to select in the category of Best Picture (reserve the right to change this!) Dr. Zhivago.

great pick...that was one of my top 3 in that category.

[Itse]

With the 53rd pick in the CP Movie Draft, StrayBullet proudly selects, Zoolander, starring Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson. Zoolander will be represented in Comedy.

I only watched this quite recently, and had the best laughs I've had in a good while. Mindblowing in more than one sense. An instant cult classic if I ever saw one. Not sure I'd join that cult though, for starters I think you'd have to be more guud looking.

[REDVAN]

Faster, i want to make my next pick!

[octothorp]

One of the great David Lean's last directorial projects, this epic tale of forbidden love during the Russian revolution has stuck with me since the first time I saw it as a fairly young kid. Beautifully shot and scored, Dr. Zhivago is probably my favorite pre 1970's movie not directed by Sergio Leone. Omar Sharif is magnificent and Julie Christie is, well, stunning! I think the movie has several draws for me besides its content. One is the history involved in the plot. I'm always a sucker for good historical content in a work of fiction. The Russian Revolution is certainly intriguing to me (as we might see later again, hmmmmmm) and it just adds to the appeal of the movie. Also, my late grandmother adored the film and especially the love theme from the score, Lara's theme. I remember she had a jewelry box which played that theme when she opened it. It was beautiful back then and it stuck with me. I love hearing it.

Oh man, now I'm going to be stuck trying to figure out what film you're hinting at here.

Great film though. My parents had this on VHS when I was young, but just a couple months ago it was on TCM and I watched it for the first time in about fifteen years.

[StrayBullet]

Sorry kids... I realize that I'm holding up the train so I will make a selection and fill in the details later.

With the 56th Overall pick, in the CP Movie Draft, StrayBullet selects Purple Rain starring Prince... "No - The Artist... No... The Artist Formerly Known... Not anymore? DAMN IT!! ...Symbol?... Now he's saying we can call him 'Prince' again??" Purple Rain will fulfill the Musical criteria.

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x34/erwinaviray/pr.jpg

[Jagger]

With our 3rd round pick (57th overall) "It's Just A Flesh Wound" (last name change, honest guv!) [formally Team Ekki] is extremely proud and delighted to select the most epic motion picture of all time and the inspiration for all our team names;

"Monty Python and the Holy Grail"! This will fill our comedy selection for now.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/49/Monty_python_and_the_holy_grail_2001_release_movie _poster.jpg/200px-Monty_python_and_the_holy_grail_2001_release_movie _poster.jpg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Monty_python_and_the_holy_grail_2001_release _movie_poster.jpg)


This movie has to be my favourite comedy of all time and also one of the most quotable out there. The Black Knight scene alone was worth the price of admission. This movie really does make Ben Hur look like an epic as their tagline proclaimed!

Some epic clips for your enjoyment. It doesn't matter how many times I watch these I still find them hysterical:

Black Knight:
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"She's a witch!"
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Best line: "She turned me into a newt" "A newt?" "I got better!!"

Killer Bunny:
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Peasant "Help Help, I'm being repressed!":
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The Bridge Of Death:
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And finally, The Knights who say Ni:
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I could go on but then I'd just be showing the entire movie.

[czure32]

With our 3rd round pick (57th overall) "It's Just A Flesh Wound" (last name change, honest guv!) [formally Team Ekki] is extremely proud and delighted to select the most epic motion picture of all time and the inspiration for all our team names;

"Monty Python and the Holy Grail"!

what a great movie, so many memorable parts to it I dont think one could post them all without posting the whole movie

and there was much rejoicing............yay

[troutman]

^^^^^

Go see Spamalot this week in Calgary. Saw it in NY last Fall, and it was awesome (and I hate musicals).

[GirlySports]

Adding:

BAFTA Awards
British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards

to the Best Picture list... any objections?

[Itse]

Adding:

BAFTA Awards
British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards

to the Best Picture list... any objections?

Well, it's not an International Federation of Film Producers Association (FIAPF) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIAPF) accredited festival. Then again neither are the Oscars or Sundance (which are not international festivals).

But the point is, BAFTA is a national film festival, and there's one in every country. It does get more than it's share of publicity, mostly due to the language of course, so I'm not objecting, just analyzing.

I don't mind broadening the field, but if we include BAFTA, I think we should also include Venice, San Sebastian and Moscow... And Shanghai and Tokyo and actually we might just add that whole list I linked. Then it would be

a) Major English-language festivals
b) FIAPF-accredited international film festivals

That would make it pretty clear.

Not that adding those will propably matter much in this draft, since Hollywood films usually don't do so hot in those festivals. But I'm for it in any case.

[WindomURL]

Adding:

BAFTA Awards
British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards

to the Best Picture list... any objections?

I agree with this addition. I'm sure doozwimp will too, as this now qualifies "Goodfellas (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099685/awards)" for inclusion in the Best Picture category.

[Jagger]

Adding:

BAFTA Awards
British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards

to the Best Picture list... any objections?

Nope. I was going to ask about that in any case. Good move. Thanks.

[GirlySports]

ok then BAFTA awards added.
for the other awards listed by Itse you'll have to run it by me (ie. select a movie that fits it)

[Ro]

Nice pick Jagger. I should have predicted that one too, given your team name. MPATSFTHG (whoa, long acronym) was on my short list for comedies, and is essentially one hilariously brilliant scene after another. One of those DVDs I watch a couple times a year just to have a good laugh. And annoy my friends, family, and co-workers for about two weeks afterward saying things like:

"Go and boil your bottoms, you sons of a silly person!"

and

"I am French! Why do you think I have this outrrrrrrrrageous accent, you silly King!"

[doozwimp]

I agree with this addition. I'm sure doozwimp will too, as this now qualifies "Goodfellas (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099685/awards)" for inclusion in the Best Picture category.

Indeed. Please move goodfellas back into the award winner slot. Thank you.

[REDVAN]

Commish, do you mind to update the draft board? I'd like to see what's up. Oh and I will try to click refresh, so if you have been and I am an idiot, then please ignore.

[WindomURL]

Faster, REDVAN wants to make his next pick! ;)

P.S. 19 and a half hours and counting, Got Miikka...

[GirlySports]

Faster, REDVAN wants to make his next pick! ;)

P.S. 19 and a half hours and counting, Got Miikka...


Yup more than 20 hours now so Miikka's been asskicked :)

With the 59th pick, MissTeeks sent me this:

http://www.impawards.com/1993/posters/nightmare_before_christmas_ver1.jpg

Animation: The Nightmare Before Christmas


I love this movie because I'm a sucker for stop-motion animation. It's got an excellent soundtrack, my favorite of any animation movie, and anything involving Tim Burton is excellent. I'm not one of those emo kids that have latched onto this movie, I watched it in the theatres when it first came out in 1993. My sister and I watch it every Halloween and Christmas.


Trailer:

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Jack's Lament (Favorite Song)

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[Got Miikka?]

Hey-yooo, sorry for holding up the show !

With the 58th overall selection Team Clint Eastwood selects Disney's Aladdin (1992) in the Musical category.

Edit number 4:

Got pretty pissy this morning when I couldn't get this damn thing posted due to technical constraints. Gonna try again now that I've got a glass of wine and am (therefore) more relaxed. After all, I am trying to compile a compelling list of films and don't want to appear pressed to make a decision that would lead to my 'team' having any weak spots.

Do I hate musicals? No. They generally drive me up the wall because in terms of storytelling disrupting the pace of a good film with a song and dance routine is to me a nuissance. Because of this I find only a certain style of storytelling fits the musical apparatus: it has to be zany or otherwise possess enough freemoving energy that there isn't a total sense of disconnect between the story and the musical numbers (this dichotomy was parodied effectively in Mel Brooks' version of "The Producers" - I can't speak for the remake). I called the genre illegitimate but this was terse and shortsighted; movie musicals are just an insular genre with less room for cross-genre manipulation due to their strict principles. Unique and often grating, yes; illegitimate certainly not.

I find animated films possess enough of the zany quality that might befit the odd unprovoked musical number; they can appear almost natural (I do applaud animated features for recently moving away from this formula, however). This leads me to my selection: Disney's take on Aladdin. Who better to personify the zany/musical crossover than the one and only Robin Williams? Say what you will about a performer who has often seemed out of place or confused for his part in some of his roles ("What Dreams May Come" anyone?) - Aladdin was the perfect venue for Williams and he effortlessly steals the show - and performs the most memorable numbers - as the manic Genie. The movie overall has a playful tone which once again seems to mesh well with the concept of the musical format; this is the main reason I chose this over the more dramatically complete Beauty and the Beast, which itself has one or two entertaining productions and as I originally mentioned wins the Battle of the Disney Hotties hands down.

There are many other things about Aladdin I enjoyed thoroughly as a youngster seeing the movie for the first time: the delightfully campy but nonetheless sinister villain Jafar, the edgy humor of Gilbert Gottfried as Jafar's parrot sidekick, and of course some spectacular visuals - the main setpiece being Aladdin's escape from the Cave of Wonders. This is by no means a deep, meaningful film, but it achieves what it sets out to and for me is one of the few movie musicals I am not compelled to turn off moments in.

And, for fun - make of it what you will (ignore the spelling errors too!):
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[octothorp]

Animation: The Nightmare Before Christmas



Great pick, it was #2 on both my list of animated movies and musicals. The quality of the animation is wonderful, the music is great (especially the ridiculously catchy 'What's This', which I would list as my favorite Christmas carol), and the concept is brilliant and well executed.

[REDVAN]

Ok, I think we are at pick #60. I think this movie is still available...

With this pick, I choose Gladiator (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0172495/). For now I will stick it in Best Picture (2000, Oscars).

If someone wants to post some clips, I am at work. Thanks.

[czure32]

Yup more than 20 hours now so Miikka's been asskicked :)

With the 59th pick, MissTeeks sent me this:


Animation: The Nightmare Before Christmas



D'oh
Nightmare was my top "musical" pick, what a fantastic film and soundtrack
I must say as well that the Fiona Apple version of "Sally's Song" is wonderful

Great pick, it was #2 on both my list of animated movies and musicals. The quality of the animation is wonderful, the music is great (especially the ridiculously catchy 'What's This', which I would list as my favorite Christmas carol), and the concept is brilliant and well executed.

ha ha, as I was thinking about trying to get nightmare with my 4th round pick, I would constantly get "Whats This" stuck in my head...

whats this? whats this? theres colour everywhere
whats this? theres white stuff in the air
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not so fond of the fall out boy version though

[czure32]

with teh recent addition of the BAFTA's, having won Best picture not in the english language, in the Best Picture category DVD-eh? selects:

El laberinto del fauno (better known as Pan's Labyrinth)
http://uk.gizmodo.com/pans%20labyrinth.jpg

a wonderful and visually stunning fairy tale. Pans Labyrinth is one of my favorite foreign language films. The recipient of 64 different awards and regarded by many critics as one of the best films of 2006

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[octothorp]

In the Sci-Fi Category, SDoTM selects Alien. Such a landmark film, not one that was really big at the time, but has become incredibly important and respected over the years.

I love the way that it captures the size and emptiness of space, and Ripley is such a great, solitary character. And Giger's alien concept is so iconic. So many of the aliens depicted in film previously had been done with the idea that they would be so reliant on technology that their physical bodies would be somewhat underwhelming. This Alien was the opposite of that, a creature that was so sophisticated that it needed no technology to be a near unstoppable killing machine.

I was considering this one instead of Apocolypse Now, and thinking about the two films together, I was struck by the similar elements of Ripley and Willard, as these reluctant but inevitable heroes, emotionally isolated from their companions, and pitted against an inhumanly evil force. So I wasn't at all surprised when, in doing research about this pick, it turned out that Alien, like Apocolypse Now, was influenced by Joseph Conrad's writing.

And in regards to Aliens already being picked, I'm not going to trash talk someone else's pick too much, but I strongly prefer Scott's tense sci-fi horror tone over Cameron's slightly goofy action adventure.

Anyway, I too am at work, so no clips for now.

[GirlySports]

Czure: Best picture not in the english language.. does that count?

Octo: Aliens was taken in the 2nd round by Flame of Liberty.

[czure32]

Czure: Best picture not in the english language.. does that count?

Octo: Aliens was taken in the 2nd round by Flame of Liberty.
it literally won an award that has "Best Picture" in the title of the award, I dont see how it couldnt qualify as a best picture

but maybe its just me;)

[Jagger]

Czure: Best picture not in the english language.. does that count?

Octo: Aliens was taken in the 2nd round by Flame of Liberty.

I believe he chose the original Alien, not the sequel.

[octothorp]

Czure: Best picture not in the english language.. does that count?

Octo: Aliens was taken in the 2nd round by Flame of Liberty.

Yeah, as Jagger pointed out, my pick is the original (Alien), not the sequel which was already taken(Aliens).

[GirlySports]

Czure: ok

Octo: ok


:D

[Flamesguy_SJ]

c'mon Habby, I wanna make my next pick!!

[Eastern Girl]

^^ I saw your name and thought Habby and you had posted your picks and it was my turn.

Bullocks!

Man, I have no patience...

[habernac]

keep yer pants on people, I'm on here more than most of you combined.

The Roger Ebert Experience is pleased to select, in the foreign category, Diarios de motocicleta (the Motorcycle Diaries)

http://www.motorcyclediariesmovie.com/motorcycle_diaries.jpg

Enjoyed this one very much. Always wanted to know more about Che Guevara, this was a nice start.

The Motorcycle Diaries (2004 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_in_film)) is a biographical film (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biographical_film) about the journey and written memoir (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memoir) of the 23-year-old Ernesto Guevara, who would years later become internationally known as the iconic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iconic) Marxist (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marxist) revolutionary "Che" Guevara (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Che_Guevara). The film recounts the 1952 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1952) journey, initially by motorcycle, across South America (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_America) by Guevara and his friend Alberto Granado (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto_Granado). As the adventure centered around youthful hedonism unfolds, Guevara discovers himself transformed by his observations of the life of the impoverished (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impoverished) indigenous (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_peoples) peasantry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peasantry). The road presents Ernesto Guevara and Alberto Granado a genuine picture of the Latin American identity. Through the characters they encounter on the road, Guevara and Granado learn the injustices the impoverished face and are exposed to people they would have never encountered in their hometown. The trip serves to expose a Latin American identity as well as explore the identity of one of its most memorable revolutionaries.
The screenplay is based primarily on Guevara's travelogue (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travelogue) The Motorcycle Diaries (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Motorcycle_Diaries) by Ernesto "Che" Guevara (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernesto_%22Che%22_Guevara), with additional context supplied by Back on the Road: A Journey Through Latin America by Alberto Granado (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto_Granado). Guevara is played by Mexican (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico) actor Gael García Bernal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gael_Garc%C3%ADa_Bernal), and Granado by the Argentine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina) actor Rodrigo de la Serna (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodrigo_de_la_Serna), who is a second cousin to Che Guevara on his maternal side.[1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Motorcycle_Diaries_(film)#cite_note-0) Directed by Brazilian (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil) director Walter Salles (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Salles) and written by Puerto Rican (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Rico) playwright José Rivera (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Rivera_%28playwright%29), the film was an international co-production (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_co-production) between production companies (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Production_companies) from Argentina (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina), the United States (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States), Germany (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany), the United Kingdom (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom), Chile (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile), Peru (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peru) and France (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France). The film's executive producers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_producer) were Robert Redford (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Redford), Paul Webstera, and Rebecca Yeldham; the producers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_producer) were Edgard Tenenbaum, Michael Nozik, and Karen Tenkoff; and the co-producers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_producer) were Daniel Burman (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Burman) and Diego Dubcovsky (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Dubcovsky).

[Flamesguy_SJ]

With our third round pick, Direct2Video selects, in the category of Best Picture Winner, Martin Scorsese's The Departed (2006).

http://filmjournal.net/clydefro/files/2006/10/the-departed.jpg


The Departed is a 2006 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_in_film) crime (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_film) thriller (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thriller_%28genre%29) film (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film) directed by Martin Scorsese (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Scorsese) and starring Leonardo DiCaprio (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo_DiCaprio), Matt Damon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Damon) and Jack Nicholson (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Nicholson). It is an American (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema_of_the_United_States) remake (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remake) of the 2002 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_films_of_2002) Hong Kong (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema_of_Hong_Kong) crime thriller Infernal Affairs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infernal_Affairs). The film won four Academy Awards (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Awards) at the 79th Academy Awards (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/79th_Academy_Awards), including the Best Picture (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_Picture).
This film takes place in Boston, Massachusetts (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston%2C_Massachusetts), where notorious Irish Mob (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Mob) boss Francis "Frank" Costello (Nicholson) plants his protégé (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mentorship) Colin Sullivan (Damon) as an informant (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mole_%28espionage%29) within the Massachusetts State Police (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts_State_Police). Simultaneously, the police assign undercover cop William Costigan, Jr. (DiCaprio) to infiltrate Costello's crew. When both sides of the law realize the situation, each man attempts to discover the other's true identity before being found out.

[Eastern Girl]

With its third round pick, the newly named Team Pinapple Express (in honour of my undying love for Seth Rogen), is proud to select, in the category of Musical, Singing in the Rain (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045152/). I have loved this one since I was a little kid. I even injured myself several times attempting the move in the first clip I posted below, the stepping on the couch and having it flip over. As a young kiddie, I just wasn't quite coordinated enough to make it work. Maybe I will try it now that I am a bit older...

Anyways, the film, released in 1952, stars Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, and Donald O'Connor. Kelly also helped choreograph and direct the film. It received several nominations and awards, and has been hailed as one of the best musicals of all time.

A few clips to snack on...

Here is the song, "Good Morning," a song almost guaranteed to remain stuck in your head for hours:

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Here is the most famous scene from the film, sure to make you feel warm and fuzzy, courtesy of Youtube:

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From Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singin%27_in_the_Rain_%28film%29), a little tidbit about the most famous scene from the film, seen above:


In the famous dance routine in which Gene Kelly sings the title song while twirling an umbrella, splashing through puddles and getting soaked to the skin, he was actually dancing in water with a little bit of milk added, so that the water puddles and raindrops would show up in the filming. Kelly was sick with a 103-degree fever at the time


Again from Wikipedia, about the turmoil on set between the lead actors:


Debbie Reynolds was not a dancer at the time she made the film. Kelly apparently insulted her for her lack of dance experience, upsetting her. Fred Astaire was hanging around the studio and found Reynolds crying under a piano. Hearing what had happened, Astaire volunteered to help her with her dancing. Kelly later admitted that he had not been kind to Reynolds and was surprised that she was still willing to talk to him afterwards.



Donald O'Connor also apparently did not enjoy working with Kelly, finding him to be somewhat of a tyrant on the set, despite being quoted as saying that Kelly was "patient" with him

[ResAlien]

With our third round pick, Direct2Video selects, in the category of Best Picture Winner, Martin Scorsese's The Departed (2006).




Damn. Just watched that again the other night and was holding on to the pipe dream that it would still be available when my pick came up again. One of my favourite flicks of all time, even with Nicholson chewing the scenery throughout the entire thing. Great pick.

[Iowa_Flames_Fan]

And in regards to Aliens already being picked, I'm not going to trash talk someone else's pick too much, but I strongly prefer Scott's tense sci-fi horror tone over Cameron's slightly goofy action adventure.



I'm so glad I'm not the only one who feels that way. My wife and I often talk about the relative merits of Aliens and Alien--and the prior film's bleak, nearly soundless spaceship, with its class-specific hierarchy (the dank and noisy engine-room vs. the genteel authority figures above) plus Ian Holm's (this was unless I'm mistaken his first American film, though he already had a very impressive resume in the UK) subtle and nuanced performance as Ash, the android who stands in for the inhuman corporate agenda that lingers as the movie's true, unspoken "monster."

Just a great film--and is a great example of how sound editing really makes a horror movie far more effective.

[Itse]

I love both Alien and Aliens. The first is a great horror movie, the second is a great action movie. Totally different genres, but both are prime examples of their own genre. Both are also quite innovative in their own genre, although especially in the case of Aliens it's kind of hard to see anymore, as so many of the ideas have since been copied endlessly.

And of course Sigourney Weaver as Ripley is one of the hottest female characters in film history. Strong personality, intelligent and businesslike yet completely feminine. Although Alien 3 is the best in that sense. Cutting that hair just really did it for me.

They just don't write characters like that anymore. These days they've replaced "strong" with "gun-fu", "personality" with "mushy over some cute airhead", "businesslike" with "bitchy" and intelligent with "tight black outfits".

[Flame Of Liberty]

I love both Alien and Aliens. The first is a great horror movie, the second is a great action movie. Totally different genres, but both are prime examples of their own genre. Both are also quite innovative in their own genre, although especially in the case of Aliens it's kind of hard to see anymore, as so many of the ideas have since been copied endlessly.

And of course Sigourney Weaver as Ripley is one of the hottest female characters in film history. Strong personality, intelligent and businesslike yet completely feminine. Although Alien 3 is the best in that sense. Cutting that hair just really did it for me.

They just don't write characters like that anymore. These days they've replaced "strong" with "gun-fu", "personality" with "mushy over some cute airhead", "businesslike" with "bitchy" and intelligent with "tight black outfits".

Quoted for truth.

To me, Aliens is the best action movie of all times. It was difficult to choose between Alien and Aliens (and I love Alien 3 too, and I enjoyed Resurrection eventhough of course it did not reach the pinnacle of previous movies, considering they were just milking the franchise, it could have been a lot worse) but to say one is superior to other is nonsense IMO as they are different genres, as you said.

[Iowa_Flames_Fan]

Quoted for truth.

To me, Aliens is the best action movie of all times. It was difficult to choose between Alien and Aliens (and I love Alien 3 too, and I enjoyed Resurrection eventhough of course it did not reach the pinnacle of previous movies, considering they were just milking the franchise, it could have been a lot worse) but to say one is superior to other is nonsense IMO as they are different genres, as you said.


I should probably clarify that I enjoyed both--but Aliens has its goofy moments that for me were a little jarring (like anything involving Bill Paxton) and doesn't achieve the same mood that Alien does. My wife completely disagrees with me, so I do recognize that it's possible and quite reasonable to like Aliens more than Alien--but for me the first movie stands up to repeated viewings a little better. I agree that they're different genres--though I might argue that this is another reason Alien is more innovative, starting out as a sci-fi movie and then becoming a monster movie part way through.

[VANFLAMESFAN]

I should probably clarify that I enjoyed both--but Aliens has its goofy moments that for me were a little jarring (like anything involving Bill Paxton) and doesn't achieve the same mood that Alien does. My wife completely disagrees with me, so I do recognize that it's possible and quite reasonable to like Aliens more than Alien--but for me the first movie stands up to repeated viewings a little better. I agree that they're different genres--though I might argue that this is another reason Alien is more innovative, starting out as a sci-fi movie and then becoming a monster movie part way through.

GAME OVER MAN.....GAME OVER!!!

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[Prototype]

I don't mean to be rude, but how much more time?

[Jagger]

With its third round pick, the newly named Team Pinapple Express (in honour of my undying love for Seth Rogen), is proud to select, in the category of Musical, Singing in the Rain (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045152/).

I'm not a huge fan of musicals at all. However, this is the one musical I actually quite like. Lot's of good routines and does leave you with a smile on your face. Of course, I knew that this one would go before I EVENTUALLY have to choose a musical category! Good pick, EG.

[doozwimp]

we must be at the time limit by now. I say carry on.

[liamenator]

Woah, sorry people, haven't been able to get on since yesterday aft.

Anyway... With our 3rd selection, BF & the BFFs are proud to select, in the Drama category, our GMs all-time favorite movie... Stanley Kubrick's epic period piece, Barry Lyndon.

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This is perhaps the most technically perfect film ever made. Nobody can shoot a movie like Kubrick (and probably nobody ever will be able to), and this is the finest example of his technical brilliance. Every single frame of Barry Lyndon looks like a painting that belongs in a museum. His use of lighting, his movement of the camera (or lack thereof) and the picturesque locations will leave you with your jaw hanging open for the duration of its run time. Add to that fantastic performances from Ryan O'Neil and the rest of the ensemble cast, and you will not be sorry to take in this, Kubricks finest (and far and away his most underrated) work of art.

Awards:
The film received Academy Awards (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Awards) for Best Art Direction (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Art_Direction), Best Cinematography (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Cinematography), Best Costume Design (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Costume_Design) and Best Musical Score (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Original_Music_Score). Kubrick was nominated three times, for Best Director (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Director), Best Picture (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Picture), and Best Adapted Screenplay (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Writing_Adapted_Screenplay). Kubrick won the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Academy_of_Film_and_Television_Arts) Award for Best Direction (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAFTA_Award_for_Best_Direction). John Alcott won for Best Cinematography (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAFTA_Award_for_Best_Cinematography). Barry Lyndon was also nominated for Best Film (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAFTA_Award_for_Best_Film), Art Direction, and Costume Design (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAFTA_Award_for_Best_Costume_Design).

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[doozwimp]

Fantastic pick. One of my favorites.

[Prototype]

TEAM NC-17 selects THE FIFTH ELEMENT in the SCI-FI catagory.

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- The hero (Bruce Willis (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000246/)) and the villain (Gary Oldman (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000198/)) never meet, nor do they communicate in any way.

- The parasites being disinfected from the landing gear of the airplane (bound for Fhloston Paradise) by a team in sealed suits are actually Boglins, the 1980s puppet toys.

- Selected as the opening film for the 1997 Cannes Film Festival.

- When filming began, the production decided to dye Milla Jovovich's hair from it's natural brown color to her character's signature orange color. However, due to the fact that her hair had to be re-dyed regularly to maintain the bright color, Milla's hair quickly became too damaged and broken to withstand the dye. Eventually a wig was created to match the color and style of Leelou's hair, and was used for the remainder of the production.

[habernac]

bump

[doozwimp]

seriously

[Ro]

seriously

Yeah, quite a slow pace all of a sudden over the past 3-4 days. It could the 40+ picks in between my 2nd and 3rd round choices, but an average of only 2 or 3 picks per day some of the time and we'll have this done around Christmas.:D

This coming from a guy who took 12+ hours to make his first pick, so don't listen to me anyways.

[sadora]

just a question. are we on round 3 or two?

[doozwimp]

third round at the moment

[Ro]

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[WindomURL]

I notice the thread title reads liamenator, Prototype, then Drunk.
I don't mean to sound critical (even though I must seem that way, eh
Matty? ;)) but maybe HalifaxDrunk doesn't even realize it's his turn?

I've PMed him. Maybe some of you who know him better could do the same?

[HalifaxDrunk]

With our 3rd pick team Yippie-Kay-Yay is happy to select perhaps the greatest Action movie of all time:

Die Hard

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[Superflyer]

Nice pick, one of my fav's. This is the movie that made me like Bruce Willis.
Guess the next three up are doozwimp, Itze and JerzeeGirl.

[doozwimp]

Assuming its actually my turn I will select The Graduate in Drama. Extremely pleased to be able to select this one this late. Very different for its time, has a breakout role with Dustin Hoffman and boasts probably the greatest soundtrack of all time done by Simon and Garfunkel.

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Wont be around for a few days so I've sent my next picks to Girly Sport.

[GirlySports]

I notice the thread title reads liamenator, Prototype, then Drunk.
I don't mean to sound critical (even though I must seem that way, eh
Matty? ;)) but maybe HalifaxDrunk doesn't even realize it's his turn?

I've PMed him. Maybe some of you who know him better could do the same?

You guys dont need to go by the draft thread since I'm always around.
Just keep picking.

HalifaxDrunk is a draft veteran, he always knows when it's his turn :)

[Itse]

Oh it's my turn? The 3rd pick for team Selfmade Heroes and I believe 70th overall shall be one of Stanley Kubrick's several masterpieces, The Shining, I guess it'll have to be in the Thriller / Horror category. Links and love letters later.

[sadora]

I know this is bad coming from someone who took too long to make his last pick but come on peeps. sorry, I just can't wait for my next pick.

[WindomURL]

If Jerzee doesn't get back by 5 hours, at 6:29am the next person should go ahead and pick. Superflyer are you out there? I don't see why people shouldn't just go ahead when time's up as per the rules.

[JerzeeGirl]

With our 3rd pick, Team That's What She Said would like to call The Rocky Horror Picture Show up to the podium in the Wildcard category (for now,altho this does seem the most appropriate place for it). We were delighted that this film, that has been selected by the Library of Congress to be preserved in the National Film Registry as it has been deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" was still available at this time.

This is a film that was made with a modest $1.2 million dollar budget but has gone on to become the longest running release in film history - even today it can be found at midnight shows all over the world with audiences dressing up, yelling at the screen and doing the Time Warp (again).

In fact, the only actual horrible thing about this film is that MTV has apparently announced plans to remake it...:bag:

Some clips.....
The original trailer - can't even imagine what this looked like on tv back in the '70s!
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Get ready - it's time to do the Time Warp!
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The entrance of the spectacular Tim Curry as Dr. Frank N Furter...
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And the infamous Lips!
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For those interested in experiencing the show as it should be (live, that is) - the next screenings in Calgary will be Aug. 29 - 31st at the Plaza Theatre in Kensington. For more info, their website is here (http://http://www.theplaza.ca/midnight_film_festival.php#the_rocky_horror_pictur e_show).





And for tips on props and when to use them, here's a quick refresher on some:
Rice (to be thrown at Ralph and Betty's wedding)
Water pistols (back row squirts them during rain scene)
Newspapers (for front and middle rows to shield themselves from rain)
Flashlights or cigarette lighters ("There's a Light" verse of "Over at Frankenstein Place")
Rubber gloves (during and after the creation speech, Frank snaps his gloves three times)
Noisemakers (the Transylvanians applaud Frank's creation - so should you)
Toilet paper (when Brad yells "Great scott!", throw a roll)
Confetti (at the end of the "Charles Atlas" reprise, the Transylvanians throw confetti)
Toast (when Frank proposes a toast at dinner)
Party hat (when Frank puts on his hat to wish Rocky happy birthday, so does the audience)
Bell ("When we made it/did you hear a bell ring?")
Cards ("Cards for sorrow/cards for pain")For more RHPS related tips and trivia - check out the website here (http://www.rockyhorror.com/participation/).

[Superflyer]

With the 3rd round selection for the B list team we are proud to select in the Musical category, Phantom of the Opera.

The story of a young chorus girl, Christine - a young talented singer who, with the right training, could become world famous. While rehearsing at the Opera Populaire, where weird and unexplainable things happen, she captures the attention and the heart of The Phantom, or as the Opera Populaire call him...The Opera Ghost. But he is no ghost - he is a disfigured musical genius who has hidden away for years to avoid the cruel stares of strangers. With the Phantoms help, Christine becomes the venue's leading lady, but tragedy awaits as the young soprano has fallen for the charms of handsome noble Viscount Raoul De Chagny, not realizing her Angel of Music is deeply in love with her. Insane with jealousy and unable to see the object of his affection, and ultimately is obsession, in the arms of another man, The Phantom kidnaps Christine - unaware of the lengths Raoul is prepared to go to get her back.

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[sadora]

With our 3rd round, 73rd overall, team snoogans is proud to select in the action category, Luc Besson's classic: Leon: The Professional.

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Léon (aka The Professional) is a story of a lone hitman in New York who saves the life of a 12-year-old girl after her family is murdered. He insists that she leave the next morning but the girl, Mathilda, wants to learn to be a "cleaner" so she can avenge the death of her family.
Léon finds himself oddly drawn to Mathilda who gives him a taste of life, but with this young girl comes trouble.

http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/%7Emac/leon/images/us.jpg

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[liamenator]

Some great choices recently. I had hoped to see The Shining fall to me but didn't think realistically it would. Leon is one of my favorite action movies.

[VANFLAMESFAN]

With their third pick, TEAM Wishwedidaprondraft is very happy to select a personal favorite, a movie that our commis has seen more than any other movie, a whopping 136 times and counting. The James Cameron epic, TERMINATOR 2:JUDGEMENT DAY. This will be our science fiction choice.

Cameron revolutionized visual effecs with the T-1000 in T2, winning Oscars in sound and visual effects. The story is simple, but at the same time very interesting. A post-nuclear war machine is set back thru time disguised as a police officer to kill the leader of the human resistance while he was still a child. The humans(namely John Connor himself) was able to send a re-programmed Terminator to protext John. What happens is maybe the best 2.5 hours of cat and mouse every seen in a movie. with solid performances by Arnold, Linda Hamilton, Robert Patrick and a surprsing debut for Edward Furlong, Terminator 2 set the bar for science fiction action movies and has been duplicated, but never matched.

Here's a couple of the many visually stunnig chase sequences:

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Sarah's escape from the mental hospital, GREAT VISUAL EFFECTS

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The T-100 malfunctions is the final battle

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God, there are so many more parts that I want to put on this, but there really isn't enough room, but TERMINATOR 2: Judgement Day will forever be known as on the best sci-fi action movies ever made.

http://www.filminamerica.com/Movies/Terminator2JudgmentDay/t2-poster.jpg

[sadora]

Some great choices recently. I had hoped to see The Shining fall to me but didn't think realistically it would. Leon is one of my favorite action movies.

I'm just glad Leon was still available. I love that movie. Gary Oldman plays such a good crooked cop.

[Jagger]

Just an idea but why don't we change the deadline for picks to 6 hours or so? (I do understand that this will be tough on overseas posters).

However this would speed up the draft substantially and the people missed can just pick when they get online. There are a ton of good movies out there to be picked so it really shouldn't be a problem. The draft definitely crawls to a halt at times. We need to move it along. Anyway, just an idea. Girlysports?

[GirlySports]

Just an idea but why don't we change the deadline for picks to 6 hours or so? (I do understand that this will be tough on overseas posters).

However this would speed up the draft substantially and the people missed can just pick when they get online. There are a ton of good movies out there to be picked so it really shouldn't be a problem. The draft definitely crawls to a halt at times. We need to move it along. Anyway, just an idea. Girlysports?


What if those 6 hours are like from midnight to 6am? Are you guys going to enforce it. This types of drafts always slow down a bit on weekends. Everyone has a life :)

I'm sure it'll pick up tomorrow morning.

[Jagger]

What if those 6 hours are like from midnight to 6am? Are you guys going to enforce it. This types of drafts always slow down a bit on weekends. Everyone has a life :)

I'm sure it'll pick up tomorrow morning.

Yeah, fair enough. Funnily enough though, given my baby doesn't sleep much, I probably would be up sometime between those hours! I get your point. Like I said, just an idea.

[getbak]

This is a weird choice, one I didn't plan on making...not because I don't like the movie, but because I never thought it would still be available this late in the draft.

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With our third round pick, team Hot Buttery Topping is proud to add another Oscar winner to the team...not a Best Picture winner, but it did snag the Best Director trophy for Steven Spielberg...in the War Category, Saving Private Ryan.

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Opening with one of the most ambitious recreations of a real-life battle ever put on film, the storming of Omaha Beach by US Forces on D-Day is presented in brutal detail using a first-person perspective camera which puts the audience into the heart of the battle.

After the Allies have taken the beach, Captain John Miller (Tom Hanks, in another Oscar nominated performance) is given a strange new mission, to bring a squad of Army Rangers into the heart of Nazi controlled France to find and rescue an American Private named James Ryan (Matt Damon). Ryan (if he's still alive) is the last survivor of four brothers serving the United States in the war. In an effort to comfort Ryan's mother, who is scheduled to receive notification of the death of three of her sons on the same day, the decision has been made to release Private Ryan from his service, to return him to his grieving mother.

After many struggles, Miller's squad eventually tracks down Ryan, who (as you would expect) refuses to leave behind his comrades despite being given a free ticket home. Miller's group joins Ryan's in defending a village against German forces.

I won't spoil the ending, but the Allies win the war, in case you were wondering. Here's the trailer that came out during a re-release of the film...

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Saving Private Ryan has become the standard against which all other war movies will be judged. This is the fourth Spielberg film chosen in this draft which takes place during the Second World War (Schindler's List, Empire of the Sun, and Raiders of the Lost Ark being the others), and it is a testament to his genius that this film, which on most Director's resumés would be their undeniable crowning achievement, was the fourth of his WWII era films chosen.

Private Jackson: Sir... I have an opinion on this matter.
Captain Miller: Well, by all means, share it with the squad.
Private Jackson: Well, from my way of thinking, sir, this entire mission is a serious misallocation of valuable military resources.
Captain Miller: Yeah. Go on.
Private Jackson: Well, it seems to me, sir, that God gave me a special gift, made me a fine instrument of warfare.
Captain Miller: Reiben, pay attention. Now, this is the way to gripe. Continue, Jackson.
Private Jackson: Well, what I mean by that, sir, is... if you was to put me and this here sniper rifle anywhere up to and including one mile of Adolf Hitler with a clear line of sight, sir... pack your bags, fellas, war's over. Amen.
Private Reiben: Oh, that's brilliant, bumpkin. Hey, so, Captain, what about you? I mean, you don't gripe at all?
Captain Miller: I don't gripe to *you*, Reiben. I'm a captain. There's a chain of command. Gripes go up, not down. Always up. You gripe to me, I gripe to my superior officer, so on, so on, and so on. I don't gripe to you. I don't gripe in front of you. You should know that as a Ranger.
Private Reiben: I'm sorry, sir, but uh... let's say you weren't a captain, or maybe I was a major. What would you say then?
Captain Miller: Well, in that case... I'd say, "This is an excellent mission, sir, with an extremely valuable objective, sir, worthy of my best efforts, sir. Moreover... I feel heartfelt sorrow for the mother of Private James Ryan and am willing to lay down my life and the lives of my men - especially you, Reiben - to ease her suffering."
Mellish: [chuckles] He's good.
Private Caparzo: I love him.
[they make mocking kissy-faces at each other]
Captain Miller: James Francis Ryan of Iowa?
Private Ryan: Yes, sir. Payton, Iowa, that's correct. What is this about?
Captain Miller: Your brothers were killed in combat.
Private Ryan: Which - Which ones?
Captain Miller: All of them.
Captain Miller: It's like finding a needle in a stack of needles.
Captain Miller: I'm a schoolteacher. I teach English composition... in this little town called Adley, Pennsylvania. The last eleven years, I've been at Thomas Alva Edison High School. I was a coach of the baseball team in the springtime. Back home, I tell people what I do for a living and they think well, now that figures. But over here, it's a big, a big mystery. So, I guess I've changed some. Sometimes I wonder if I've changed so much my wife is even going to recognize me, whenever it is that I get back to her. And how I'll ever be able to tell her about days like today. Ah, Ryan. I don't know anything about Ryan. I don't care. The man means nothing to me. It's just a name. But if... You know if going to Rumelle and finding him so that he can go home. If that earns me the right to get back to my wife, then that's my mission.

[Itse]

I always thought Ryan was a pretty typical war film. Better than many other due to simple production value, sure, but not much more than that. A cheesier ending than most war movies.

[Ro]

The MacGuffins are extremely happy to select, with their third team selection and 75th overall pick, for entry in the Best Picture category:

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest

I can't take it no more. I gotta get outta here.
I can't. I just can't.
It's easier than you think, Chief.
For you, maybe. You're a lot bigger than me.

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Like Getbak mentioned about his pick, this is one I considered taking in the second round almost 50 selections ago, and am absolutely ecstatic about adding to my team. For those of you making note of some classic films that need to go on your "must-see" queue, I humbly suggest bumping OFOTCN to the top of your list. It's at once a triumphant expression of the human condition, a heartwarming comedy, a scathing indictment of the institutionalization of societal outcasts, and a moving tragedy. In 1975 it became only the second (and currently, only the third) film to sweep the 5 major Academy Awards, and to this day has maintained its reputation as both a fantastic technical work and a genuine crowd-pleaser that doesn't seem to grow tired as the years go by.

Based on a novel by Ken Kesey, OFOTCN draws much of its strength from one of the best adapted screenplays to ever hit the screen. With profound statements about rehabilitation, institutionalization, mental illness, the justice system, and authority, it conveys a social significance that almost never fails to engage. Director Milos Forman's work is impressive also. Never drawing attention to the editing, his camera work allows for maximum character development and adds significantly to some of the more powerful scenes with its subtle precision. He drew attention during the film shoot for using some unconventional techniques- shooting (almost) the enitre film in sequence, filming scenes without using the traditional "action!" and "cut!" queues for the actors, and by encouraging the actors to get in character by shooting on location and involving real patients.

The result is some of the finest acting I've ever seen by a tremendous ensemble cast. Much has been said about the performances of Jack Nicholson and Louise Fletcher in this film, so I won't get into that too much, other than to say they are both excellent in the highest order. Fletcher's Nurse Ratched has become a symbol of militaristic and oppressive authority, but there is much more to her character than a simple blanketing sterotype. And Jack is perfectly cast and hits the ball outta the park in this one with his delicate balancing act between rebel and prisoner, inspirational leader and fragile, broken man. But the rest of the cast shines as well- it is a real testament to the film as a whole that even the minor characters seem well-developed and integral to the story.

By the time then ending arrives, which is simply unforgettable and one of the most famous in the history of cinema, it's difficult not to be overwhelmed by this one. Like I said above, if you've glossed over this one at the movie store only to rent the current flavor of the week, do yourself a favor and watch this landmark film.

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[Itse]

And for tips on props and when to use them, here's a quick refresher on some:
Water pistols (back row squirts them during rain scene)

Also to be noted:

It doesn't rain in the car.

Although personally I frown upon lists like this. There's only one first time, so it's best to know as little as possible. Jokes are not as funny when explained and expected. There's plenty of time to learn to "be it" after the first time.

[kermitology]

Oh it's my turn? The 3rd pick for team Selfmade Heroes and I believe 70th overall shall be one of Stanley Kubrick's several masterpieces, The Shining, I guess it'll have to be in the Thriller / Horror category. Links and love letters later.

It's a great movie.. but I never found it all that scary. The book on the other hand.. that was terrifying.

[Itse]

It's a great movie.. but I never found it all that scary. The book on the other hand.. that was terrifying.

I sort of liked the book, but the parts that very sort of scary were very different. Actually the whole movie is quite different from the book. In any case, I don't really get scared in movies or reading books, so what can I say. I love the movie and this is the most appropriate category.

It's also a movie which seriously should be seen in a theatre. It has such an intense atmosphere, a gripping soundtrack and amazingly clever visual details that it just don't work the same in a TV. For example the classic hallway scene... (out of the many classic scenes)

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... (which look sort of silly when cut out from the movie) has this very clever little detail of an essentially blood red fire alarm on the lefthand wall. In a TV it doesn't really affect the scene much, but when in a theatre, it's actually kind of a sizable blood colored object in the "real" world, which is really freaky. You look and try to see blood, there's no blood... but you still see the color of blood. It's all in your head, and it isn't... Nicely done, mr. Kubrick.

I don't really know what to say about this movie. I just love it. So I guess I'll just post this BRILLIANT spoof trailer, for those who have seen the movie.

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[GirlySports]

MattyC is up.

[JerzeeGirl]

Although personally I frown upon lists like this. There's only one first time, so it's best to know as little as possible. Jokes are not as funny when explained and expected. There's plenty of time to learn to "be it" after the first time.

True - but some people don't like to be seen as virgins and like to get in the act right away.....either way, as long as they have fun and noone gets hurt that's all that matters. :cool:

[Displaced Flames fan]

I just want to say...Ro rocks.

Great picks so far man.

[MattyC]

Hey Girlysports I PMed you my pick....but w/e I'm here no so no worries. Team Theatre Head's 3rd round pick will be in the action category. It took me a while to decide between the 1st and the 3rd movie but ultimately decided on the original. One of my personal favorites and I would say one of the best spy movies ever. I select The Bourne Identity.

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Also featuring one of the best car chase scenes ever but unable to find it on youtube. If you havent seen these three movies I strongly recommend. Especially the 1st and 3rd. This has a rare sequel that lives up to the original in the 3rd movie

[octothorp]

Hey Girlysports I PMed you my pick....but w/e I'm here no so no worries. Team Theatre Head's 3rd round pick will be in the action category. It took me a while to decide between the 1st and the 3rd movie but ultimately decided on the original. One of my personal favorites and I would say one of the best spy movies ever. I select The Bourne Identity.



I was curious to see which of this trilogy went first. I had all three on my longlist, and had a very hard time ranking between them. One of the most consistently good trilogies out there.

[MattyC]

I was curious to see which of this trilogy went first. I had all three on my longlist, and had a very hard time ranking between them. One of the most consistently good trilogies out there.

Ya I was very between the first and third as you can see. I like the second but not as much. The first one was just such a breath of fresh air from cheesy spy movies (the Bonds of late 90's early 00's) and the third is such a great ending to the story with room left for more. The second I view as the middle child. You love it just as much as the other two...but its just kinda ...there

[getbak]

Nice sig octothorp. I was thinking of doing something similar.

[Superflyer]

While everyone is waiting try this game. http://www.empireonline.com/features/posterletters/
You have to guess the movie by one letter from the movie picture and type it on the right side. I got about half.

[Ro]

I just want to say...Ro rocks.

Great picks so far man.

Thank you! Still, it's early. I'm bound to blow this thing on artsy fanboy movies and weird foreign oddities before it's all said and done.:D

Kudos to you also for making me revisit "The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly," which I had only seen once previously as a little kid with my uncle in Oregon. Watched it the other night and loved every minute of it.

[Displaced Flames fan]

Half? Really?

I got 8....with help.

[Displaced Flames fan]

Thank you! Still, it's early. I'm bound to blow this thing on artsy fanboy movies and weird foreign oddities before it's all said and done.:D

Kudos to you also for making me revisit "The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly," which I had only seen once previously as a little kid with my uncle in Oregon. Watched it the other night and loved every minute of it.

To me, that's what this is all about! For instance, I have never seen Leon...actually never even heard of it. I'll be picking that one up soon.

I'm glad you enjoyed it. I love it as a story, a bit of vintage Eastwood and as a work of art.

[MissTeeks]

While everyone is waiting try this game. http://www.empireonline.com/features/posterletters/
You have to guess the movie by one letter from the movie picture and type it on the right side. I got about half.

I managed 28. Some were really bugging me that I couldn't think of what they were.

[octothorp]

Nice sig octothorp. I was thinking of doing something similar.

Thanks, lots of time to kill between making picks...

[Flame Of Liberty]

With the 79th Overall pick The All Or Nuttin team is proud to select in the "Thriller/Horror" category, an American 1995 Academy Award nominated crime film directed by David Fincher starring Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, and Gwyneth Paltrow, a story that follows two detectives, jointly investigating a series of ritualistic murders inspired by the seven deadly sins, Se7en.

http://www.movieposter.com/posters/archive/main/12/A70-6384

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[Tilley]

Nice choice with se7en. That was going to be my selection.

With the 80th pick in the Movie Draft, the still un-named team selects in the sports category Caddeyshack (1980).

[GirlySports]

From Windom:

With the #81 pick, Wrapped in Plastic selects "Fantasia" (1940) in the ANIMATION category. Links and goodies to follow.

With the first pick of the 4th round, #82 overall, Wrapped in Plastic selects "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" (2004) in the FANTASY category (per IMDB). Links and goodies to follow.

[Superflyer]

Lunchtime bump

[Flame Of Liberty]

Nice choice with se7en. That was going to be my selection.


I was thinking that I should wait with this movie one more round, glad I didn't. Pretty sure Windom would have liked to pick Seven too. ;)

[ResAlien]

Team Lucky the Donkey is proud to select, with their very late 3rd round pick, Barton Fink in the in the category Award Winner (Palm d'or 1991)

The first movie to sweep all major awards at the Cannes Film Festival, the tale of a movie writer with writers block and a psychotic neighbour.

John Turturro is amazing in anything he does, and I am actually not a big fan of the Coen Brothers at all. I do love this movie though. Goodman is an underrated actor, and is great as a seemingly normal guy (to begin with) that just wants to talk. Fink is arrogant, feels that he is better than Goodman and just wont take the time to have a normal conversation imo. I don't get too much into the was Goodman Satan argument, if he is or not it doesn't make the movie any more or less enjoyable to me. The wallpaper peeling every time Karl Mundt comes into the room, BECAUSE YOU DON'T LISTEN!, and waking up next to a dead chick are all parts that stick in my mind. I'm too lazy to go more into it, but a great flick.

Trailer:
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"I could tell you stories to curl your hair but I guess you've already heard them"
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"Charlie's back. It's hot, he's back"
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[Ro]

Some awesome picks here in the last 10 or so. This is gonna get tough as the rounds go on.

With the first pick of the 4th round, #82 overall, Wrapped in Plastic selects "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" (2004) in the FANTASY category (per IMDB). Links and goodies to follow.

:yay: Great pick. Was on my short list for my 4th round pick. Imaginative, visually innovative, and an amazing screenplay. The most well-rounded and complete of all the Kaufman films.

With the 80th pick in the Movie Draft, the still un-named team selects in the sports category Caddyshack (1980).

Had that as my #1 pick in the "Sports" category. Classic movie, one of my absolute favorite comedies as a kid.

With the 79th Overall pick The All Or Nuttin team is proud to select in the "Thriller/Horror" category, Se7en.

A top #3 pick on my list in the "Thriller/Horror" category. To this day, I don't think there's a movie with better sound design/editing than this one. Maybe another Fincher movie. Watch it is surround sound with the lights off, and it's an even more intense experience. "What's in the box?!"

Keep it up people!

[Ro]

So who's up? Tilley, I think?

[Tilley]

Sorry for the delay. A lot of internal debate about this choice. A tough choice regarding selecting for strategy or choosing a personal favorite.

With the 83rd selection in the movie draft, the still un-named team selects, The Usual Suspects (1995) in the Thriller category.

One of the best surprise endings of all time. A movie I had not seen until meeting my wife and has quickly become a favorite.

[Flame Of Liberty]

Sorry for the delay. A lot of internal debate about this choice. A tough choice regarding selecting for strategy or choosing a personal favorite.

With the 83rd selection in the movie draft, the still un-named team selects, The Usual Suspects (1995) in the Thriller category.

One of the best surprise endings of all time. A movie I had not seen until meeting my wife and has quickly become a favorite.

Great movie, it was on my short list (but it was dropping down).

Pick up shortly.

[Flame Of Liberty]

With the 84th Overall pick The All Or Nuttin team is proud to select in the "War" category, winner of 4 Oscars (Best picture, best director, best editing and best sound) starring Willem Dafoe, Charlie Sheen and Tom Berenger, a 1986 Vietnam war film written and directed by Oliver Stone who himself fought in the war, Platoon.

http://www.movieposter.com/posters/archive/main/10/A70-5351

One of the top war movies of all time, a chilling, very realistic story of evil and good in the Vietnam jungle. Superb performances all around, pretty much a must see.

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[Ro]

Sorry for the delay.

Didn't mean to imply that at all- I was just thinking out loud in case there was any confusion with the out of turn late pick in there.

I have some thoughts about The Usual Suspects but am at work and will have to put them up tomorrow (poker game tonight).

[Tilley]

Didn't mean to imply that at all- I was just thinking out loud in case there was any confusion with the out of turn late pick in there.


No problems Ro. With such a long time between picks I try to have my selections ready to go but I was away last week. I didn't think you intended any hostility. But just in case - get off my back you jerk!

[octothorp]

Sorry for the delay. A lot of internal debate about this choice. A tough choice regarding selecting for strategy or choosing a personal favorite.

With the 83rd selection in the movie draft, the still un-named team selects, The Usual Suspects (1995) in the Thriller category.

One of the best surprise endings of all time. A movie I had not seen until meeting my wife and has quickly become a favorite.

A great film, and one that I seriously thought about. If we had a 'crime' category, I think this film would have gone a lot higher. Still should hold its own in the thriller category.

[MattyC]

Damn you Liberty that was my pick! ahh lol. Ill pick in a few

[MattyC]

With my 4th round pick, Team Theatre Head selects in the Best Picture category Forrest Gump.

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This is one of my personal favorites which I could watch over and over. Winner of multiple Academy Awards including best Actor for Tom Hanks. The scene at the end when he is talking to Jenny's grave gets me every time.

[Displaced Flames fan]

A top #3 pick on my list in the "Thriller/Horror" category. To this day, I don't think there's a movie with better sound design/editing than this one. Maybe another Fincher movie. Watch it is surround sound with the lights off, and it's an even more intense experience. "What's in the box?!"

Keep it up people!

I've whined about it before, but I think Brad Pitt is underated as an actor, largely because of his looks and his box office draw. I think Seven is a great example of how great an actor he really is. There are others as well. The delivery of that line, though, gives me chills every time I watch the movie. Another great Freeman performance too.

[Displaced Flames fan]

Platoon, I watched as a 15 year old with my alcoholic Vietnam vet stepfather. Probably shouldn't have. It left a big impression on me and made me realize that this guy had endured horrors I couldn't even begin to imagine. Needless to say, his relationship with my Mom didn't end well and I was afraid of the man until I was 25 probably.

Forrest Gump I almost took over Dr. Zhivago. I love the movie. The part that gets me every time is when he asks Jenny, without really asking, if little Forrest is 'dumb' like him. It kills me.

Great stuff guys.

[ResAlien]

With their fourth round pick, team Lucky the Donkey is proud to select, in the Action category: Army of Darkness.

Alright you Primitive Screwheads, listen up! You see this? This... is my boomstick! The twelve-gauge double-barreled Remington. S-Mart's top of the line. You can find this in the sporting goods department. That's right, this sweet baby was made in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Retails for about a hundred and nine, ninety five. It's got a walnut stock, cobalt blue steel, and a hair trigger. That's right. Shop smart. Shop S-Mart. You got that?


Oh yeah. Pure Sam Raimi goodness. I can watch this daily and never get tired of it. I prefer this to the Evil Deads, as this one just doesn't take anything seriously, is gut bustingly hilarious, and the special effects at the end make Clash of the Titans look high budget. Bruce Campbell is just plain awesome.

Some NSFW language in the clips

Trailer
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Well hello Mr Fancypants!
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Ash in the pit
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Ash vs. Mini Ashes
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Not a ton of clips out there, just see it already.

[czure32]

With their fourth round pick, team Lucky the Donkey is proud to select, in the Action category: Army of Darkness.



The least you could do is get the title correct, its "Bruce Campbell vs Army of Darkness"....sheesh;)
Im just kidding, I love this movie, and remember; shop smart, shop s-mart

[sadora]

Sorry for the delay. A lot of internal debate about this choice. A tough choice regarding selecting for strategy or choosing a personal favorite.

With the 83rd selection in the movie draft, the still un-named team selects, The Usual Suspects (1995) in the Thriller category.

One of the best surprise endings of all time. A movie I had not seen until meeting my wife and has quickly become a favorite.

oh snap, I was hoping to make that same pick. Gret Pick un-named, so many great moments in that movie...

I love this line up scene, definitely NSFW

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[Ro]

The MacGuffins are extremely happy to select, with their fourth team selection and 87th overall pick, for entry in the Foreign category:

City Of God (Cidade De Deus)

Where do you want to take the shot? In the hand or in the foot?

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y28/djroach/city_of_god_verdvd.jpg

This is not a bad place to start if you're someone with an aversion to foreign films, or subtitles. A dazzling film that bursts with a kinetic energy right from the opening scene, City Of God currently stands as the second highest rated foreign language film on IMDB's top 250, and with good reason. Foreign or not, I think it's one of the best contemporary films of the last 20 years, and stands right alongside such crime epics as Goodfellas, The Departed, and Pulp Fiction.

The first thing that caught my attention was the skill and fervor of the filmmaking. Many feel that flashy editing and jazzy camera tricks are played out and artificial, but when used effectively, they can be a pure rush of adrenaline. It's incredible that director Fernando Meireilles was a rookie when he made this, because the filmmaking prowess is anything but artificial and gimmicky- it serves to heighten the frenetic and electric pace of the movie, which runs parallel to the energy in everday life for the youth gangs of Rio depicted in it. The movie's running time is 130 minutes, but it feels like 90- each exhilirating scene moves fluidly into the next, and at no point does the movie begin to feel tired.

Also of note is the cast of mainly child actors, who were cast from real life favelas, and had no formal acting training before being picked for their roles. Improvisation was encouarged, which created an incredible sense of realism within the dialogue and especially the gritty and ultra-violent shootout scenes. It's refreshing to see a film with no star power, and in this case all of the viewer's focus is wrapped up in the energy of the filmmaking and acting performances which are top notch.

Some have argued the film is all sizzle and with the onslaught of graphic onscreen violence the cautionary message doesn't really resonate, but I vehemently disagree. Presented in contrast to the ruthless bravado of the youth gangs is a poetic beauty, created in large part by the narration of Rocket and his struggle to emerge from the life in the slums. He sees splendor through the lens of his camera, and throughout the film they are juxtaposed with the urban chaos of the living and breathing (and almost a character in itself) "City Of God." Rocket is the perfect foil for the film, as he lends an important balance between the madness of the streets and the joy of coming of age in Brazil. I found his journey to be especially involving, and seeing him struggle in the midst of it all was fascinating.

City Of God is a visceral onslaught of a film, and a brilliant one at that. I highly suggest you see it if you enjoy gangster/crime movies because it's one of the best of its kind. In the absence of that category in this draft, I'm happy to have it stand as my foreign choice, because it's a worthy selection in that sense as well.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y28/djroach/city-of-god.jpg

[sadora]

I will take City Of God in the action category. Writeup coming later.

nice pick, though wouldn't it be better in the foreign or crime/drama, or award winner category. I never really saw this as an action flick.

[doozwimp]

I'm back and ready to run my own show. Thanks GirlySports for the diligence required to run these drafts. Its definently appreciated.

[getbak]

"Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father prepare to die."

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With its fourth round pick, team Hot Buttery Topping selects, in the Fantasy category, Rob Reiner's Action/Comedy/Romance/Swashbuckling/Adventure tale, The Princess Bride.

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Framed by scenes in the "real world" featuring Fred Savage as a boy who is home sick in bed, and Peter Falk as his grandfather, who has decided to help make the boy feel better by telling him a fairy tale.

The fairy tale, called The Princess Bride, is the story of Buttercup (Robin Wright - not yet Penn) and Westley (Cary Elwes) and their never-ending love for each other...but don't worry, it's not one of those "kissing books".

Meathead finds the right mix of comedy, adventure, and romance in this story, with a great cast, including Billy Crystal, Christopher Guest, Mandy Patinkin, and Andre the Giant (typecast, as always, as the Giant), and a soundtrack by Mark Knopfler.

The Princess Bride is a sweet, funny, family tale, with some memorable scenes and quotable lines. How can you not like a family movie that features the line, "There's a shortage of perfect breasts in this world. It would be a pity to damage yours"?

Here's the best trailer I could find...
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The battle of wits...
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INCONCEIVABLE!
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

[doozwimp]

The Princess Bride is one of a very few "kids" movies I enjoy. I read the book by William Goldman too and its hilarious. Would definently recommend giving it a read.

http://www.amazon.com/Princess-Bride-Morgensterns-Classic-Adventure/dp/034543014X

[VANFLAMESFAN]

With the pick in Round 4, TEAM Wishwedidaporndraft is happy to select into the foreign category, Alejandro Gonzalez Innarritu's soon to be classic, Amorres Perros!!

http://www.alligatorpapiere.de/images/amores-perros.jpg

Nobody can do the multi layered story like Alejandro and proof of this is in Amores Perros in which three different stories are told all connecting to one horrific car crash. Each story has it's own feel, its own theme, but it all comes back to one thing, Amores Perros or as it is translated(loosely), LOVE"S A BITCH!!!

TRAILER

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Very intense opening couple minutes, sorry, couldn't find a clip with the subtitles.

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Octavio trying to get his brother's wife to go away with him and also negotiating to let his dog into the underground dog fighting circuit.

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[Flame Of Liberty]

Damn you Van, there goes my foreign category selection...

I loved this movie by Alejandro Inarritu and then I absolutely hated his next movie Babel, I tried to watch it twice and i turned it off twice.

[VANFLAMESFAN]

Damn you Van, there goes my foreign category selection...

I loved this movie by Alejandro Inarritu and then I absolutely hated his next movie Babel, I tried to watch it twice and i turned it off twice.

I saw Babel first and absolutely loved it, thought it was robbed of Best Picture byt The Departed, although after a second viewing of The Departed, I agreed with the award. I then watched Amores Perros and thought it was miles beyond Babel. It's one of my favorite movies of all time, easily. I love Inarittu's vision, I think it's fantastic.

[sadora]

With it's 4th round, 90th overall pick, Team Snoogans is happy to select in the sports category, a Bruce Lee classic...Enter the Dragon.

http://www.dimsum.co.uk/images/culture/enter_the_dragon_wide.jpg

Synopsis: Bruce Lee was immortalized in his films as a martial arts master and first-class entertainer. ENTER THE DRAGON was the first martial arts film that American audiences had witnessed, and was actually produced in both Hong Kong and Hollywood. Interestingly, ENTER THE DRAGON also set the stage... Bruce Lee was immortalized in his films as a martial arts master and first-class entertainer. ENTER THE DRAGON was the first martial arts film that American audiences had witnessed, and was actually produced in both Hong Kong and Hollywood. Interestingly, ENTER THE DRAGON also set the stage for non-traditional, culturally specific narratives to make their way into Hollywood. Bruce Lee plays a kung fu master recruited by a foreign government to infiltrate the island of a megalomaniac martial artist named Han. Han's bodyguard is also found to have killed Lee's sister, giving Lee a personal vendetta to fight for. The Hall of Mirrors sequence towards the end of the film is now famous, as are Lee's incredibly gymnastic martial arts abilities. This trend-setting film holds up as an entertaining, engaging action movie, more than 30 years later
(synopsis from rottentomatoes.com)

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[GirlySports]

Enter the Dragon doesn't qualify as sport.

Fighting movies can't be sports movies I don't think.

[WindomURL]

From Windom:

With the #81 pick, Wrapped in Plastic selects "Fantasia" (1940) in the ANIMATION category. Links and goodies to follow.


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I'm late with my late sales pitch for this pick, but here it is.

-from Wikipedia
"Fantasia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantasia_%28film%29) is a 1940 animated film produced by Walt Disney, and is the third film in the Walt Disney Animated Classics. Fantasia is an experiment in animation and music, consisting of classical music presented against the backdrop of animation and does not feature any dialogue. The music is recorded under the direction of Leopold Stokowski; seven of the eight pieces were performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra. Animated artwork of varying degrees of abstraction or literalism is used to illustrate or accompany the concert in various ways. The film also includes live-action segments featuring Stokowski, the orchestra, and American composer and music critic Deems Taylor, who serves as the host for the film. Besides its avant-garde qualities, Fantasia was notable for being the first major film released in stereophonic sound, using a process dubbed "Fantasound".

... The film opened to mixed critical reaction and failed to generate a large commercial audience, which left Walt Disney in financial straits. Fantasia was eventually picked up by RKO for release in 1941 and edited drastically to a running time of 81 minutes in 1942. Five subsequent rereleases of Fantasia between 1946 and 1977 restored various amounts of the deleted footage, with the most common version being the 1946 rerelease edit, which ran nine minutes shorter than the original 124 minute roadshow version. A 1982 reissue featured a newly recorded digital soundtrack conducted by composer Irwin Kostal, but was taken out of circulation in 1990 after a restored version of the original Stokowski-conducted soundtrack was prepared. The original version of Fantasia was never released again after 1941, and although some of the original audio elements no longer exist, a 2000 DVD release version attempted to restore as much of the original version of the film as possible. Fantasia, despite its initial commercial failure, is today considered a classic film."

As enjoyable as the state-of-the-art animated films by the likes of Pixar and DreamWorks are, there is something to be respected about the old-style hand-drawn animation techniques utilized by the Disney animators. Here we have the pinnacle of those efforts.

This masterpiece of a film remains a popular tool in music education to this day.

The Sorcerer's Apprentice with Mickey Mouse
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Night on Bald Mountain
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"La Gioconda: Dance of the Hours" from Ponchielli's opera (ballet-dancing hippos)
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Centaur suite
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[WindomURL]

With the first pick of the 4th round, #82 overall, Wrapped in Plastic selects "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" (2004) in the FANTASY category (per IMDB (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338013/)). Links and goodies to follow.

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How happy is the blameless vestal's lot! The world forgetting, by the world forgot.
Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind! Each pray'r accepted, and each wish resign'd.
-- Alexander Pope

"Today is a holiday invented by greeting card companies to make people feel like crap."

One of my favourite movies of all time, and IMHO the best screenplay ever written. I'm ecstatic to be able to add this to my lineup, especially in the 4th round.
(More to follow as time permits)

Trailer
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Montage with Jon Brion's theme song
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"You had the whole human race pegged." (one of my favourite scenes)
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"Am I ugly?" (favourite scene of many others)
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Ending (SPOILERS of course!) including Beck's cover of the almost forgotten 1980 hit by The Korgis "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime" (at the 6:30 mark)
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[Superflyer]

The B-List Celebs are proud to select in the 4th round in the category of Fantasy, The Crow. This movie really introduced Brandon Lee to North America, and showed that he could become a huge star like his dad Bruce Lee. But tragically he was shot and killed during the filming The Crow.

A poetic guitarist Eric Draven is brought back to life by a crow a year after he and his fiancée are murdered. The crow guides him through the land of the living, and leads him to his killers: knife thrower Tin-tin, drugetic Funboy, car buff T-Bird, and the unsophisticated Skank. One by one, Eric gives these thugs a taste of their own medicine. However their leader Top-Dollar, a world-class crime lord who will dispatch his enemies with a Japanese sword and joke about it later, will soon learn the legend of the crow and the secret to the vigilante's invincibility.

http://ca.movieposter.com/posters/archive/main/20/MPW-10105

Can't post youtube stuff since I am at work but I will tonight cause there are just to many great scenes to not post them.

[sadora]

Enter the Dragon doesn't qualify as sport.

Fighting movies can't be sports movies I don't think.

I was going with the idea that Martial Arts are a sport therefore a movie could qualify in that category. If most feel that it doesn't fit then I can definitely change it.

[octothorp]

With it's 4th round, 90th overall pick, Team Snoogans is happy to select in the sports category, a Bruce Lee classic...Enter the Dragon.

Damn, first time in the draft that I've missed out on a movie I was planning to pick. Great film, I love the showdown in the hall of mirrors, probably my favorite old-school martial arts scene.

As far as the sports classification, I think it sorta fits, but I also thought it was fairly clear that we would be using the IMDB categorical listings. If we're allowed to challenge the IMDB categorizations, that would change my strategy a bit, as there are a few films I'd like to use in categories that they aren't listed under.

[czure32]

I was going with the idea that Martial Arts are a sport therefore a movie could qualify in that category. If most feel that it doesn't fit then I can definitely change it.

While I wont argue that martial arts and martial arts training are certainly athletic activites, but for the purpose of the draft we are using the IMDB genre listings, and unfortunately "enter the dragon" isnt listed as a "sports" movie

just remember though if you get caught cheating; and if south park and Bill Belichick have taught us anything, just say "I misinterprrrreted the rrrrules"
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[GirlySports]

Yes we are going by IMDB classifications so Enter The Dragon is not a sports movie.

Also a movie has to be about the sport (like Slapshot).
Bruce Lee movies are just action/fighting movies.

[Ro]

Yes we are going by IMDB classifications so Enter The Dragon is not a sports movie.

I have a question regarding this one and my City Of God pick- where are you finding these IMDB classifications?

When I go to the Enter The Dragon main page and click genre, it brings up a list containing such classic genres as:

Chop Socky
Psychotronic
Prosthetic Limb
Racial Slur

Are you just using the genres shown on the main page (in this case, action/crime/drama/thriller) or is there another page you are using to help classify what genres this one qualifies under?

I kind of wanted to leave my foreign slot open and I swear I saw City Of God listed as an action movie somewhere on IMDB, but I will change it if need be once we figure this out. Thanks!

[Jagger]

I kind of wanted to leave my foreign slot open and I swear I saw City Of God listed as an action movie somewhere on IMDB, but I will change it if need be once we figure this out. Thanks!

The only genre listed for City of God on IMDB is crime. Obviously this would be a foreign genre though too.

[GirlySports]

I have a question regarding this one and my City Of God pick- where are you finding these IMDB classifications?

When I go to the Enter The Dragon main page and click genre, it brings up a list containing such classic genres as:

Chop Socky
Psychotronic
Prosthetic Limb
Racial Slur

Are you just using the genres shown on the main page (in this case, action/crime/drama/thriller) or is there another page you are using to help classify what genres this one qualifies under?

I kind of wanted to leave my foreign slot open and I swear I saw City Of God listed as an action movie somewhere on IMDB, but I will change it if need be once we figure this out. Thanks!


just those on the main page
Chop Socky is a 'plot keyword'

[sadora]

Yes we are going by IMDB classifications so Enter The Dragon is not a sports movie.

Also a movie has to be about the sport (like Slapshot).
Bruce Lee movies are just action/fighting movies.


Fair enough. So after double checking the genre listing on IMDB, team snoogans is happy to re-select the 90th overall pick in the sports category...When We Were Kings. (it's listed as documentary, history, sport)

http://blog.dvdideas.com/images/when_we_were_kings.jpg

When We Were Kings is a 1996 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996) documentary film directed by Leon Gast (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Leon_Gast&action=edit&redlink=1) about the famous Rumble in the Jungle (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rumble_in_the_Jungle) heavyweight (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavyweight) championship match between Muhammad Ali (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Ali) and George Foreman (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Foreman) held in (what was then called) Zaïre (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Za%C3%AFre) (now called the DR Congo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo), all references are to Zaire) on October 30 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_30), 1974 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974). It highlights the legendary boxer's trademark wit and charisma (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charisma), as well as his superb ring generalship during the fight itself. The title refers to the time when Black people (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_people) were kings and queens in Africa.

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[czure32]

bump

[WindomURL]

Jerzee is MIA again. Itse may as well pick.

[GirlySports]

Jerzee is MIA again. Itse may as well pick.

Yup go ahead Itse.

[Eastern Girl]

So, when you are "asskicked," when do you get to make your pick? Do you just come and make it whenever?

[JerzeeGirl]

Sorry - would have made pick last night save for home computer deciding to freeze and not do anything.....spent the whole evening trying to make it behave - will make my pick around lunchtime!

[GirlySports]

So, when you are "asskicked," when do you get to make your pick? Do you just come and make it whenever?

YUP! and the draft keeps going so the longer you wait the more picks could possible go by.

[Eastern Girl]

This was on the second page.

[Gob impression] COME ON! [/Gob impression]

Let's get moving people!

[MissTeeks]

OK, to keep the thread going, I'm very excited because my Third Round pick is finally coming out with a special edition DVD!

http://www.amazon.com/Nightmare-Before-Christmas-Collectors-Digital/dp/B001AIRUOU/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1218743927&sr=1-11

[octothorp]

OK, to keep the thread going, I'm very excited because my Third Round pick is finally coming out with a special edition DVD!

http://www.amazon.com/Nightmare-Before-Christmas-Collectors-Digital/dp/B001AIRUOU/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1218743927&sr=1-11

Damn, that looks sweet. I have a fairly paltry DVD collection (it consists entirely of LoTR extended editions, and Samurai Jack. And the first futurama movie). I think I may use this draft as an excuse to start building a collection... go out and get all the DVDs that end up on my team.

[WindomURL]

By my calculations, it's been 30 hours since the last pick. Double asskick?
Does that mean Dooz should be able to pick before Itse?

What do you say, Girly?

This is pretty frustrating after the great Monday 6pm through Wed 8am run we had where 15 people drafted in 37 hours. Now we've come to a screeching halt.
COME ON!
/Gob

[GirlySports]

By my calculations, it's been 30 hours since the last pick. Double asskick?
Does that mean Dooz should be able to pick before Itse?

What do you say, Girly?

This is pretty frustrating after the great Monday 6pm through Wed 8am run we had where 15 people drafted in 37 hours. Now we've come to a screeching halt.
COME ON!
/Gob

Yup 30 hours... 2 asskicks.
You don't need my approval :)

[czure32]

OK, to keep the thread going, I'm very excited because my Third Round pick is finally coming out with a special edition DVD!

http://www.amazon.com/Nightmare-Before-Christmas-Collectors-Digital/dp/B001AIRUOU/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1218743927&sr=1-11

not sure exactly what makes that one a special edition other than different cover art. If the digital copy is anything like other DVD's advertising digital copy, thats all the second disc is. Now its been a while since ive watched the special features on the copy I have, but I know for certain it has "frankenweenie" and 99% sure it has "Vincent" as well, maybe its the storyboards and making of feature...not enough to convince me to purchase another copy

now this one (http://www.amazon.com/Tim-Burtons-Nightmare-Before-Christmas/dp/B001AIRUPE/ref=cm_cr_pr_mention_t), thats a special edition, I would never spend $100+ on Nightmare, but I will say that does look pretty farking cool

[MissTeeks]

not sure exactly what makes that one a special edition other than different cover art. If the digital copy is anything like other DVD's advertising digital copy, thats all the second disc is. Now its been a while since ive watched the special features on the copy I have, but I know for certain it has "frankenweenie" and 99% sure it has "Vincent" as well, maybe its the storyboards and making of feature...not enough to convince me to purchase another copy

now this one (http://www.amazon.com/Tim-Burtons-Nightmare-Before-Christmas/dp/B001AIRUPE/ref=cm_cr_pr_mention_t), thats a special edition, I would never spend $100+ on Nightmare, but I will say that does look pretty farking cool

Well, it's new to me since I've got the original VHS version of the movie and you can't find any of the other DVD versions here in Canada, at least that I've been able to find. If I had a large amount of disposable income, I totally would be buying that $100 one. How sweet is that packaging!

[MissTeeks]

On further review, I may have to buy that Gift set anyways, $140 CDN be damned!

[JerzeeGirl]

Team That's What She Said is proud to select, in the Foreign category, Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain or as it was known here - simply Amélie.

This charming and whimsical 2001 movie, directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, examined the life of a naive & sheltered young woman living in Paris who had very little interaction with others until the night Princess Diana died and she discovered the hidden treasure of a little boy who had once lived in her apartment.

Deciding on a whim to observe the now, much older version of the boy who hid the treasure, she returns his loot to him and is so affected by his joy that she vows to continue to make others happy as well which in turn leads to her own joy as the story continues.

This movie shows that attention to details is never a bad thing and that even subtle changes can have a major impact - on both the instigator of the change & the person undergoing the change. A classic proof of the cliche that no one is an island, unaffected by the environment around them - every action taken impacts the not only world around us but also the world within us. The use of colour and motion in the film re-inforces the naive and childlike view that the story is told from while Audrey Tautou is perfect in the lead - a modern day Audrey Hepburn that takes the screen by force.

Some clips:

The North-American Trailer:
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Amelie, the start:
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Amelie's epiphany:
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[sadora]

Team That's What She Said is proud to select, in the Foreign category, Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain or as it was known here - simply Amélie.

Such a beautifully crafted movie. Great pick.

[Itse]

Sorry it took so long, but so many of my shortlist choices are gone (Fight Club, Seven Samurai, Vertigo, Alien, Aliens, Full Metal Jacket, Zoolander, Holy Grail, Rocky Horror...) and on the other hand outside my shortlist there's still tons of choices... Just too much to choose from. But here goes. A classic of black comedy and political satire.

For our 4th pick and something overall, team Selfmade Heroes is happy to choose Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) in the best picture category (BAFTA).

"You can't fight in here, this is the War Room."

Originally designed to become a serious political thriller, before Stanley Kubrick came to see the movie in a new light:

"My idea of doing it as a nightmare comedy came in the early weeks of working on the screenplay. I found that in trying to put meat on the bones and to imagine the scenes fully, one had to keep leaving out of it things which were either absurd or paradoxical, in order to keep it from being funny; and these things seemed to be close to the heart of the scenes in question."

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/18/Drstrangelove1sheet-.jpg/215px-Drstrangelove1sheet-.jpg

If you've ever wanted to see a movie that's at the same time dark and intelligent and yet funny to the point of downright silliness, beautifully shot, magnificently acted and directed by one the greatest in movie history, this is the one.

Peter Sellers in his triple-role is of course the most memorable actor, but Sterling Haydens as the mad general Jack D. Ripper, Georce C. Scott as almost equally bonkers general "Buck" Turgidson and Slim Pickens (who by the way wasn't told this was a comedy before shooting was finished) as major "King" Kong create such a delightfully cracked image of military might that it's impossible to imagine the movie without them.

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This is a combination of two scenes, where a mad general outlines his idea for starting a nuclear war against Soviet Union and the basic reason for it.

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A scene from the very end of the movie, outlining Dr. Strangelove's plan for the survival of the "human race", or at least the American side of it during a nuclear war; evacuation into mine shafts.

(EDIT: changed the last scene into a longer version)

[WindomURL]

Nice pick Itse. I'm sure you'll enjoy knowing this was one of 4 choices I narrowed down to for my #81 & #82 picks. I ended up with Fantasia and Eternal Sunshine, but what if I had gone with Strangelove? Huh? Huh? ;)

[Jagger]

Strangelove is a fantastic movie. Excellent pick. That *might* have been my next pick. It was between that and one other movie (still available right now!)

[Eastern Girl]

Yeah, I had that one on my list as well. Good pick.

[Displaced Flames fan]

And to think I almost pm'd a couple of picks to girly yesterday morning before I left for my Grandpa's funeral! Glad I didn't waste that time now!!

[doozwimp]

Wow. The last two picks are particular favorites of mine, I was even considering taking Dr.Strangelove with this pick. Moving forward then, I'll finally take what was intended to be my second pick. Trainspotting in Foreign. Alot of indecision with this choice because I fear my next choice wont last that much longer but I also wanted to ensure that this one would be mine.
http://movies.popcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/trainspotting-movie-poster-500w.jpg

Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a starter home. Choose dental insurance, leisure wear and matching luggage. Choose your future. But why would anyone want to do a thing like that?

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[liamenator]

Trainspotting... foreign? I mean, I know those accents are pretty thick, but I'm thinking you'll have to find another category to slot it in.

[getbak]

Trainspotting... foreign? I mean, I know those accents are pretty thick, but I'm thinking you'll have to find another category to slot it in.
The definition of "Foreign" is "(any non-US movie)". There is no language requirement listed.

[doozwimp]

Definitely not a US made movie.

[Flame Of Liberty]

Definitely not a US made movie.

Definitely an awesome movie, I had it right behind Amores Perros. Now my top 2 picks in the foreign category are gone. Well done! :D

[doozwimp]

Thanks alot. I really need to get around to seeing Amores Perros. Looks awesome!

[Jagger]

Another great pick. Robert Carlyle as Begbie just cracks me up. Well played sir....

[Itse]

Yeah, Amores Perros seems like something I should see. (It's just that for some reason lately I've mostly enjoyed silly fantasy movies, like Underworld. Go figure.) Anyway, once I realized that Dr Strangelove was still available, it was really almost a no-brainer. Didn't believe for a second that it would last yet another round, and most of my others very well might.

[Eastern Girl]

Ok, who's up now? Drunk still?

(Just trying to keep this thread on the main page...)

[WindomURL]

Drunk was replying to this thread a few minutes ago.

BTW, I put a backup Draft Board up on my webspace. It's right up to date, but keep in mind Girly's board (http://www.geocities.com/cp_movie_draft/) is the official one.

http://members.shaw.ca/windomurl/cp_movie_draft.htm

[HalifaxDrunk]

Sorry for the delay, I was busy this morning, my pick will be up in the next couple hours.

[Prototype]

I should asskick you and pick, but I'll let you go first... Thank your efforts with the now defunct DVD Movie threads you were so awesome at creating...

[HalifaxDrunk]

With our next selection Yippie-Kay-Yay is very happy to select in the category of Foreign film the greatest Zombie movie of all time!!!

http://www.shaunofthedead.com/shaunofthedead.jpg

Shaun of the Dead is a 2004 British zombie-themed romantic comedy (or "rom zom com" as it dubs itself), film. It was written by Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright, directed by Edgar Wright, and stars Pegg and Nick Frost. It was a critical and commercial success in both the United Kingdom and the United States.

The plot focuses on Shaun, a young man who is attempting to get some kind of focus in his life as he reconciles with his ex-girlfriend and settles his various issues with his mother and stepfather. At the same time he has to cope with an apocalyptic uprising of zombies that is destroying society - but to whose beginnings he is totally oblivious during the first third of the movie.

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Great quotes:
Shaun: [about Ed] He's not my boyfriend!
Ed: [handing beer to Shaun] It might be a bit warm, the cooler's off.
Shaun: Thanks, babe.

David: We're in a pub! What're we going to do now?
Ed: We could get a round in?

Ed: You gonna thank me then?
Shaun: For what?
Ed: Tidying up!
Shaun: Doesn't look that tidy.
Ed: Well, I had a few beers when I finished.

[HalifaxDrunk]

I should asskick you and pick, but I'll let you go first... Thank your efforts with the now defunct DVD Movie threads you were so awesome at creating...

I was thinking about that yesterday, look for a return to my movie game soon.

[czure32]

I was thinking about that yesterday, look for a return to my movie game soon.

whoever ended up winning the HD movie tourney? did it ever crown a winner, I honestly cant remember if it finished or not...

all i know is it wasnt me, in the later rounds there it was getting to be real hard

[HalifaxDrunk]

I still have 2 rounds to finish...:bag: NHL playoffs derailed me and I never got back going. I'll rectify that soon, I have well over 100 more DVDs since then.

[Displaced Flames fan]

I was thinking about that yesterday, look for a return to my movie game soon.

:w00t:

[liamenator]

Hopefully Proto will be back and able to pick soon as I'm heading outta town in about 30 mins... I'll PM my pick to the commish just in case.

[Prototype]

Hopefully I'm in time for Liamenator...

Team NC-17 selects, under BLACK AND WHITE...

It may not be the most asthetic movie... it actually was funnier the 2nd time I watched it... but it launched a career, and is a cult classic...

http://www.crankycritic.com/archive/posters/clerks.jpg

- Financed largely by credit cards and money borrowed from family and friends.

- Filmed at the same store in which director Kevin Smith (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0003620/) was working at the time. As he was only allowed to film outside of business hours, and because bright enough lights couldn't be afforded, the plot included an explanation for the shutters being always down.

- The cost of obtaining the rights to the soundtrack (approx. US$27,000) outweighed the entire production costs for this film (approx. US$26,800) - a first in motion picture history.

- Randall and the Happy Scrappy Hero Pup lady are not actually in the room at the same time. Jeff Anderson (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0026879/) refused to read the list of porno movies in front of her, and particularly in front of the child (although the reaction shots of the Happy Scrappy Hero Pup lady were obtained by reading the list to her).

- Clerks was filmed using a 16mm Arri SR-2 camera and used Kodak Plus-X film.

- Jason Mewes (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0582939/) was left off the cover and poster because executives believed him to be too odd-looking for advertising.

- Despite having almost no violence in the film (with the exception of the fight between Dante and Randal), it was originally given an NC-17 rating by the MPAA based solely on its graphic dialogue. The film's distributor Miramax hired attorney Alan M. Dershowitz (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0220641/) (of the O.J. Simpson (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001740/) defense team) who successfully petitioned the MPAA to lower its rating to R without any cuts.

- Dante wears a Pittsburgh Penguins jersey during the hockey game, playing against opponents wearing New Jersey Devils jerseys. Randal wears a USSR (CCCP) jersey during the game, but wears a New Jersey Devils hat.

- Kevin Smith (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0003620/) originally cast himself as Randal which is why Randal gets some of the best lines.

- The original cut of the film ended with Dante getting shot in a robbery. This was cut out of the release version, but can be seen on the supplementary section of the Laserdisc and DVD.

- The movie was named as one of "The 20 Most Overrated Movies Of All Time" by Premiere.

- The F word and its derivatives are said 91 times throughout the film, mostly between Dante and Jay.

[GirlySports]

Nope! It wasn't in time!

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BF & the BFFs are proud to select, with our 4th pick, another of Kubrick's masterpieces, his horrifying glimpse into a violence, chaotic, dystopian future... a film that delivers scathing social commentary while at the same time raising questions for the viewer to ponder regarding the nature of good and evil... One of the greatest examples of the use of the film anti-hero... the controversial, extreme, beautiful, bizarre, ultra-violent... A Clockwork Orange!

http://filmjournal.net/danielstephens/files/2006/08/clockwork_orange-poster1.jpg

[sadora]

Hopefully I'm in time for Liamenator...

Team NC-17 selects, under BLACK AND WHITE...

It may not be the most asthetic movie... it actually was funnier the 2nd time I watched it... but it launched a career, and is a cult classic...

http://www.crankycritic.com/archive/posters/clerks.jpg

- Financed largely by credit cards and money borrowed from family and friends.

- Filmed at the same store in which director Kevin Smith (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0003620/) was working at the time. As he was only allowed to film outside of business hours, and because bright enough lights couldn't be afforded, the plot included an explanation for the shutters being always down.

- The cost of obtaining the rights to the soundtrack (approx. US$27,000) outweighed the entire production costs for this film (approx. US$26,800) - a first in motion picture history.

- Randall and the Happy Scrappy Hero Pup lady are not actually in the room at the same time. Jeff Anderson (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0026879/) refused to read the list of porno movies in front of her, and particularly in front of the child (although the reaction shots of the Happy Scrappy Hero Pup lady were obtained by reading the list to her).

- Clerks was filmed using a 16mm Arri SR-2 camera and used Kodak Plus-X film.

- Jason Mewes (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0582939/) was left off the cover and poster because executives believed him to be too odd-looking for advertising.

- Despite having almost no violence in the film (with the exception of the fight between Dante and Randal), it was originally given an NC-17 rating by the MPAA based solely on its graphic dialogue. The film's distributor Miramax hired attorney Alan M. Dershowitz (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0220641/) (of the O.J. Simpson (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001740/) defense team) who successfully petitioned the MPAA to lower its rating to R without any cuts.

- Dante wears a Pittsburgh Penguins jersey during the hockey game, playing against opponents wearing New Jersey Devils jerseys. Randal wears a USSR (CCCP) jersey during the game, but wears a New Jersey Devils hat.

- Kevin Smith (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0003620/) originally cast himself as Randal which is why Randal gets some of the best lines.

- The original cut of the film ended with Dante getting shot in a robbery. This was cut out of the release version, but can be seen on the supplementary section of the Laserdisc and DVD.

- The movie was named as one of "The 20 Most Overrated Movies Of All Time" by Premiere.

- The F word and its derivatives are said 91 times throughout the film, mostly between Dante and Jay.


I have some friends that simply hated this one. To this day they don't understand why I keep buying every single thing that Kevin Smith puts out. I know the guy uses the F-bomb perhaps more than anyone but man does he ever have a wit for funny dialogue.

Silent Bob (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0003620/): [His only line] You know, there's a million fine looking women in the world, dude. But they don't all bring you lasagna at work. Most of 'em just cheat on you

[Eastern Girl]

Team Pineapple Express is more than thrilled to choose, in the category of Pre60s, Rebel Without a Cause (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048545/). The film, released in 1955, was directed by Nicholas Ray and stars the undeniably awesome James Dean, as well as Natalie Wood and Sal Mineo. Basically, this film is about being a misunderstood teen. It solidified Dean as the face and personification of teen angst. I love James Dean, I am terribly fascinated with him, so I had no other choice but to have this film on my roster.



Some trivia for ya...
The film was originally going to be in black and white, they even shot several scenes that way. The studio made the decision to go back and shoot in colour because, among other reasons, they thought it would heighten Dean's attractiveness and popularity.
Natalie Wood was originally considered too wholesome for the role of Judy. She was cast after she got in a car accident and the director overheard a nurse in the hospital call her a juvenile delinquent.
During the famous knife fight scene, the actors used real switchblade knives and wore chainmail under their clothing to protect themselves.
The Griffith Observatory in LA, where the knife fight scene and several others were filmed, put up a bust of James Dean after his death.
Sal Mineo's character, the outsider Plato, was supposed to be gay, though it's never explicitly said in the film. At the time, homosexuality was not allowed to be mentioned, as per Production Codes, so they tried to depict his homosexuality with subtle references throughout the film, ie, a pinup of a male star in his locker, the way he looks at Jim, etc.
The clothing on the character from Futurama, Fry, is based on Dean's clothing in this film.
Paula Abdul's video for her single, Rush Rush, basically ripped off the film.Assuming you read all that, here's your reward: a bunch of Youtube stuff...

Here's a trailer for the film to give you a feel for the movie and to show just how far we've come with regards to trailers:
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This is one of the classic scenes from the film, Jim in the police station, dealing with the cops and his parents:
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About the above scene:
-The line, "You're tearing me apart," is #97 on the "100 Greatest Movie Lines" list put together by Premiere Magazine.
-Dean severely bruised his hand filming the part where he punches the desk. He had to wear a bandage for a week.
-The chief in this scene played "Chief" in the 1965 series, Get Smart.

And lastly, here is the famous knife fight scene that I mentioned earlier:
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A parting quotation...

Jim Stark (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000015/): I woke up this morning, you know... and the sun was shining, and it was nice, and all that type of stuff. And the first thing, I saw you, and, uh, I said, "Boy, this is gonna be one terrific day, so you better live it up, because tomorrow you'll be nothing. You see? And I almost was.


Now go watch it...

[MattyC]

Nope! It wasn't in time!

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BF & the BFFs are proud to select, with our 4th pick, another of Kubrick's masterpieces, his horrifying glimpse into a violence, chaotic, dystopian future... a film that delivers scathing social commentary while at the same time raising questions for the viewer to ponder regarding the nature of good and evil... One of the greatest examples of the use of the film anti-hero... the controversial, extreme, beautiful, bizarre, ultra-violent... A Clockwork Orange!

http://filmjournal.net/danielstephens/files/2006/08/clockwork_orange-poster1.jpg
Didnt someone already pick a clockwork orange?

Edit: or is that what the "nope it wasnt in time" for?

[GirlySports]

Didnt someone already pick a clockwork orange?

Edit: or is that what the "nope it wasnt in time" for?

Nobody picked clockwork orange that i can see.
And the it wasn't in time was for prottotype not picking before liam left for the weekend.

[MattyC]

Hmm thats odd i swear to god someone picked it...oh well my bad continue

[Displaced Flames fan]

Hmm thats odd i swear to god someone picked it...oh well my bad continue

Did you play the movie poster game? That might be where that thought originated.

[MattyC]

Did you play the movie poster game? That might be where that thought originated.
I didnt play it...but i may have wondered into that thread by mistake

[Displaced Flames fan]

I didnt play it...but i may have wondered into that thread by mistake

Hmmm. I think you would've had to play it to have the movie creep into your brain that much. It was a theory!

[sadora]

MattyC might be thinking of another Kubrick flick picked earlier on...Dr Strangelove!

[Flamesguy_SJ]

In the 4th round, Direct2Video selects United 93 in the Documentary/Non-fiction category.

http://www.impawards.com/2006/posters/united_ninety_three.jpg

This was a very, very emotional movie. I watched it for the first time earlier this year, and I was not disappointed by it. The cast is all of relative unknowns and actual United/FAA employees. Seeing the events of that day unfold from the perspective of the people in the air traffic control centres was eerie. This is one movie where you know what's going to happen next, and you hope against all hope that maybe, this time, it'll be different. But it's not. This quote from James Berardinelli really summed the film up for me:

United 93 ends with a view out the cockpit window of the onrushing ground, then blackness. Viewers may be mid-way through the closing credits before they have recovered enough to move from their seats.

[Eastern Girl]

^^ I agree wholeheartedly about that quotation. Perfectly summarizes my reaction to the ending. It really drums up a lot of emotion.

[sadora]

In the 4th round, Direct2Video selects United 93 in the Documentary/Non-fiction category.

http://www.impawards.com/2006/posters/united_ninety_three.jpg

This was a very, very emotional movie. I watched it for the first time earlier this year, and I was not disappointed by it. The cast is all of relative unknowns and actual United/FAA employees. Seeing the events of that day unfold from the perspective of the people in the air traffic control centres was eerie. This is one movie where you know what's going to happen next, and you hope against all hope that maybe, this time, it'll be different. But it's not. This quote from James Berardinelli really summed the film up for me:

even though this is based on true events I don't think it qualifies for documentary.

[Flamesguy_SJ]

even though this is based on true events I don't think it qualifies for documentary.

No, it qualifies for the "non-fiction" part of the category. I have approval from the Commish, worry not:D

[HalifaxDrunk]

MattyC might be thinking of another Kubrick flick picked earlier on...Dr Strangelove!

Nah, he musta been thinking about Kubrick's other earlier pick...Full Metal Jacket. :D

[GirlySports]

With the 100th pick, Habernac selects The Rocket in the sports category.

http://www.onfrozenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/therockettheatreposter.jpg

[Itse]

No, it qualifies for the "non-fiction" part of the category. I have approval from the Commish, worry not:D

Well, of course the Commish can make his own rules, but I think there's some confusement here.

Non-fiction means there's no fiction, of if there is, it's called "re-enactment", which is often distinguisible from the text "RE-ENACTMENT" blinking on some corner of the screen.

I think there should also be a minimun requirement that the moviemakers themselves present their work as non-fictional. "A creative work based on fact", which is what it says in the movie, is a pretty blatant statement that "this is fiction".

If it is (or claims to be) fact, then it's non-fiction/documentary. If it's based on fact, it isn't and doesn't claim to be fact. Which means it's fiction.

[HalifaxDrunk]

Well, of course the Commish can make his own rules

OOPS! :bag:

[octothorp]

Hmmm, I emailed my next pick to the commish, but anyway here it is:

In the western category, 6 Degrees of Troy McClure select Once Upon a Time in the West.

Sergio Leone's next film after The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly, and the only western that rivals it. Similar to Unforgiven, it's about the decline of the west; a war by proxy between a railroad baron and a former prostitute / widow who's holding onto her husband's strategically valuable land, fought by Frank, the railroad's hired gun, played by Henry Fonda, and a strange alliance between a down-and-outgunman named Cheyenne, and a mysterious stranger known as Harmonica, played by Jason Robards and Charles Bronson, respectively.

Brilliant Morricone score, wonderful acting by all actors, and my favorite story out of any western.

I knew this one would drop a few rounds, but now it's at the point where it's the highest ranking movie on the IMDB top 250 that isn't picked, so I'm not taking a chance on it dropping further.



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[czure32]

with the 102nd pick DVD-eh? selects in the War category

Hotel Rwanda


Hotel Rwanda has been called an African Schindler's List (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schindler%27s_List).[2] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_Rwanda#cite_note-Burr-1) Ten years before the film was released, some of the worst atrocities in human history took place in the small country of Rwanda — and in an era of high-speed communication and round the clock news, the events went almost unnoticed by the rest of the world. In only three months, almost a million people were slaughtered. Faced with these unspeakable actions, an ordinary hotel manager summons enormous courage to save the lives of his family and more than a thousand other refugees by granting them shelter in the besieged Hôtel des Mille Collines (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%B4tel_des_Mille_Collines).

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[GirlySports]

Well, of course the Commish can make his own rules, but I think there's some confusement here.

Non-fiction means there's no fiction, of if there is, it's called "re-enactment", which is often distinguisible from the text "RE-ENACTMENT" blinking on some corner of the screen.

I think there should also be a minimun requirement that the moviemakers themselves present their work as non-fictional. "A creative work based on fact", which is what it says in the movie, is a pretty blatant statement that "this is fiction".

If it is (or claims to be) fact, then it's non-fiction/documentary. If it's based on fact, it isn't and doesn't claim to be fact. Which means it's fiction.

I'm not going to get THAT technical or else I would need a judging panel.
It's based on a true event so it's close enough. A director/writer could never make-up a story like that.


Hmmm, I emailed my next pick to the commish, but anyway here it is:



Commish was tired after watching an entire night of Olympics until 6:30am and forgot! But you're here anyways :D

[sadora]

I'm not going to get THAT technical or else I would need a judging panel.
It's based on a true event so it's close enough. A director/writer could never make-up a story like that.

My question to that is this then, would biopics be considered documentary/non-fiction because they're based on real people and true events? That would mean then that movies like Ray, Walk the Line and Ali would be entered under that category...oh, and what about Titanic?

[GirlySports]

My question to that is this then, would biopics be considered documentary/non-fiction because they're based on real people and true events? That would mean then that movies like Ray, Walk the Line and Ali would be entered under that category...oh, and what about Titanic?

Those would be fine with me. What does everyone else think?

[Displaced Flames fan]

Great pick Octo...and if I didn't have the first pick and someone had snagged The Good, The Bad and The Ugly before me this would've been my Western pick in the first couple of rounds.

Here's how much I love this movie. One time I was in Vegas with a bunch of friends. We had been up for like 45 hours and were finally back at our flea bag hotel room (The El Cid if anyone has had the displeasure!) after basically 2 days of driving, gambling, drinking and taking in some of Las Vegas' finer gentleman's entertainment. We get to the room, everyone crashes. I turn the tv on and this movie is just starting. I watched the entire thing even though I had seen it several times already.

[Displaced Flames fan]

Those would be fine with me. What does everyone else think?

Except for Titanic, I agree. Titanic is a fictional tale based around a historical event. The other 3 movies can be considered non-fiction for the most part, IMO.

[doozwimp]

I dont agree that "based on a true story" should be considered non-fiction. All of these movies are fictionalised accounts of a true event. Often things are left out to make a character more sympathetic...etc

http://www.cracked.com/article_16478_p2.html

I dont care one way or the other what is done, but these kinds of movies cant actually be considered non-fiction. For the purpose of the draft you can do what you want though.

[Itse]

Well, it would make the category tons easier and propably there wouldn't be that many actual documentaries picked, but I don't really care one way or the other (expect that I'm a terrible semantic nitpicker, but I'll just shut myself up).

[REDVAN]

With the 103rd pick, team REDVAN will choose:

Forest Gump in the DRAMA category.

Surprised it hasn't been taken yet, so if it has (and I missed it) I will do another pick!

EDIT: sorry, see my post a few down for updated pick.

[CMPunk]

With the 103rd pick, team REDVAN will choose:

Forest Gump in the DRAMA category.

Surprised it hasn't been taken yet, so if it has (and I missed it) I will do another pick!


It has been picked...try again;) Post 355...MattyC

[Eastern Girl]

I just picked up One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Looking forward to seeing that one finally. I now have a nice little pile of flicks to watch. I hope to get some time to actually sit and watch them. This thread has really renewed my interest in seeing some of the classics again.

[doozwimp]

harumph

[doozwimp]

I'll be in Vancouver for the next several days so I'll have to ask GirlySport to pick for me.

[REDVAN]

It has been picked...

My bad, sorry about that.

I will use pick 103 to pick:

V For Vendetta in the thriller category. If that is allowed (it is a thriller as per imdb). I'm not too sure if it was meant to be more of a horror category, but I don't really watch horror movies.

Anyway, sorry for the mis-pick last time.

P.S. I am taking a risk that my next movies will drop until my next few picks.

[sadora]

My bad, sorry about that.

I will use pick 103 to pick:

V For Vendetta in the thriller category. If that is allowed (it is a thriller as per imdb). I'm not too sure if it was meant to be more of a horror category, but I don't really watch horror movies.

Anyway, sorry for the mis-pick last time.

P.S. I am taking a risk that my next movies will drop until my next few picks.

I think that most will agree that V For Vanetta qualifies as a thriller. I think it could even be considered under fantasy with it's early futuristic/anarchist tone.

[REDVAN]

I think that most will agree that V For Vanetta qualifies as a thriller. I think it could even be considered under fantasy with it's early futuristic/anarchist tone.

Since I don't like fantasy movies in the traditional sense (see: Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter) then I might have to give this the old switcheroo, but not until later if I come up with a better thriller!

[Itse]

I agree that Vendetta is, among other things, a fantasy movie, like all superhero movies. (But I wouldn't call it a sci-fi movie, although IMDB labels it as such). And the category says "thriller / horror" because they overlap so often (Psycho for example). Doesn't mean you can't put in movies that are clearly one or the other.

[WindomURL]

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[Eastern Girl]

So, is it time to asskick yet?

[sadora]

So, is it time to asskick yet?

yes, I believe it is.

[MissTeeks]

I'm here, I'm here! Sorry if I made anybody wait! With the 104th pick, in the Action category, Team MissTeeks selects Kill Bill Vol. 1. I chose this movie because it's one of my favorite action movies. How can you not like a kick ass protagonist like The Bride! I like this one over Vol. 2 because it has way more action and not as much of the Tarantino talky-talky. It's bloody, it's funny and just darn enjoyable. Unless of course you're not a fan of cursing!

Some of my favorite scenes, definately NSFW:

The Bride vs. Gogo

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This is my fav scene, it's so beatifully shot, out in the snow

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[StrayBullet]

Team MissTeeks selects Kill Bill Vol. 1.

UGH!!! You just had to get that from me... I was 3 away!!!

[WindomURL]

Team MissTeeks selects Kill Bill Vol. 1.

UGH!!! You just had to get that from me... I was 3 away!!!

I hope you have an alternate pick ready.

I am seriously gonna have a Derek Zoolander hissy fit if you take 18 hours or 17 hours like your last two picks :whistle:

[GirlySports]

With the 105th pick, Got Miikka selects Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid in the Western category.

http://timesonline.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/06/27/butch_cassidy_and_the_sundance_kid.jpg

[Jagger]

With the 106th pick, It's just a Flesh Wound, is delighted to be able to pick one of our all time favourite movies; "The Great Escape" (1963). This movie will represent our War selection.


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c7/Great_escape.jpg/225px-Great_escape.jpg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Great_escape.jpg)

The Great Escape, written by James Clavell (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Clavell), W.R. Burnett (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W.R._Burnett), and Walter Newman (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Newman_%28screenwriter%29) (uncredited), and directed by John Sturges (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Sturges) is a popular 1963 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1963_in_film) World War II (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II) film (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film) starring Steve McQueen (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_McQueen), Richard Attenborough (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Attenborough) and James Garner (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Garner), based on a true story about Allied (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allies_of_World_War_II) prisoners of war (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner_of_war) with a record for escaping from German (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany) prisoner-of-war camps (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner-of-war_camp). The Luftwaffe (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luftwaffe) placed them in a new more secure camp, Stalag Luft III (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stalag_Luft_III), from which they promptly formed a plan to break out 250 men.
The film was based upon the factual book of the same name (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Escape_%28book%29) by Paul Brickhill (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Brickhill), who observed the actual events as a prisoner, as did George Harsh (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=George_Harsh&action=edit&redlink=1) who supplied the introduction. Harsh, one of the few Americans in the British section of Stalag Luft III, died in 1980 at age 72[1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Escape_%28film%29#cite_note-0).
Featuring an all-star cast including McQueen (whose motorcycle chase is the film's most remembered action scene; he also did many of his own stunts), James Garner (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Garner), Richard Attenborough (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Attenborough), James Coburn (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Coburn), Gordon Jackson (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Jackson_%28actor%29), Charles Bronson (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Bronson) and Donald Pleasence (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Pleasence), The Great Escape is regarded as a classic and frequently repeated on television (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television). The film marked Attenborough's first appearance in a major Hollywood blockbuster.
The march (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_%28music%29) tune that serves as the film's theme, written by Elmer Bernstein (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmer_Bernstein), has also become a classic, particularly in English football (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_in_England).


Links:


The famous Steve McQueen scene:


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"Good luck"

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Theme music:

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[Eastern Girl]

^^ The Great Escape is probably my favourite McQueen movie, that I have managed to see so far. I haven't seen too many of his movies, but I really like the guy. Good pick. I am having a lot of trouble narrowing down my choices in the war category because that's probably my favourite category. I love war movies and documentaries.

[getbak]

BF & the BFFs are proud to select...A Clockwork Orange!

Which category?

[Ro]

Damn, GotMikka. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid was going to be my western pick if it dropped a little further, and I thought it might. Great movie. And I have no idea what I'm gonna do now for that category.

[StrayBullet]

With the 107th pick in the CP Movie Draft, Stray Bullet proudly selects, Labyrinth , starring David Bowie and Jennifer Connelly. Labyrinth will represent the Fantasy criteria.

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x34/erwinaviray/labyrinthposter.jpg

Easily one of my favorite movies as a kid growing up in the 80's. David Bowie playing the creepy, Goblin King and perhaps the most intimidating man in tights and Jennifer Connelly as a stubborn, yet driven and imaginative teenage girl trying to save her baby brother from the clutches of the Goblin City. The many characters and personalities within the walls of the Labyrinth are some of the best and Jim Henson's magic is clearly apparent thoughout.

For those who remember this movie, this is a memorable scene of Jareth (David Bowie) going into a rendition of "Dance Magic" with his goblin followers while the labyrinth continues to mess with Sarah (Jennifer Connelly).
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[Eastern Girl]

Bumping this before it falls to the second page...

[Displaced Flames fan]

With our 4th pick in the draft The Team With No Name is proud to select in the category of Black and White, To Kill a Mockingbird.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056592/

I read Harper Lee's brilliant book as a kid and it prompted me to watch this movie. They always say the book is better than the movie, but this movie actually lives up to the book. Like Twelve Angry Men, this movie is high on dialogue with a large chunk of it in court. Gregory Peck is wonderful as lawyer Atticus Finch (Best Actor Oscar) and watch for a young Bob Duvall as Boo Radley.

Atticus' closing statement

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[Displaced Flames fan]

With our 5th pick in the draft The Team With No Name is proud to select in the category of COMEDY, Animal House!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077975/

It is hard to believe that this was Harold Ramis' first screenplay. How much brilliance can one man give to the world? Ramis is one of the most underrated comedic personalities in Hollywood. Animal House is non-stop hilarity. Has anyone NOT seen this movie? Do I really need to go on? John Landis, as he usually does, delivers exactly what the script intends....um...non stop hilarity and college fraternity shenanigans!!! Hell, there's even a great musical number!

Trailer

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What do you do when you wreck Dad's car?

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Belushi at his best

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[Itse]

Hey, Animal House! Now there's a real classic. Loved that movie.

[Jagger]

With our 4th pick in the draft The Team With No Name is proud to select in the category of Black and White, To Kill a Mockingbird.



Excellent movie. This one was high on my radar. I had hopes that it could fall, given the youth around here! :whistle: A fellow oldie (relatively speaking Dis; you've still got a few years on me!) was never going to let that happen. Good choice.

[Displaced Flames fan]

Excellent movie. This one was high on my radar. I had hopes that it could fall, given the youth around here! :whistle: A fellow oldie (relatively speaking Dis; you've still got a few years on me!) was never going to let that happen. Good choice.

Thanks! I have a couple of categories that I'm hoping I can fill with fallers myself.

Funny, a girl at work today was complaining about feeling old after turning 31 recently. :rolleyes:

[StrayBullet]

With the 110th selection the CP Movie Draft, StrayBullet ecstatically selects, Memento, starring Guy Pearce. Memento will be placed in the Thriller category.

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x34/erwinaviray/memento.jpg

Guy Pearce stars as a man suffering from short-term memory loss, in this cleverly executed film by Christopher Nolan. It had me tuned in, eagerly anticipating each and every scene unfold, even when we technically already knew what the "End" story is.

Trailer
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[Itse]

Hmm, I just noted that by my count Memento would be the 111th pick? I started collecting my own list when the draft started... I'm not 100% about the order though.

1st: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
2nd: Star Wars
3rd: Shawshank Redemption
4th: Big Lebowski
5th: Return of the King
6th: Matrix
7th: South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut
8th: Apocalypse Now
9th: Empire Strikes Back
10th: Lion King
11th: 3:10 to Yuma
12th: Citizen Kane
13th: The Godfather
14th: Tombstone
15th: Fight Club
16th: PINK FLOYD THE WALL

17th: Empire of the Sun
18th: Rocky
19th: Seven Samurai
20th: Pulp Fiction
21st: Casablanca
22nd: Vertigo
23rd: Hero
24th: Toy Story
25th: Godfather 2
26th: Wizard of Oz (1939)
27th: Slap Shot
28th: Dark Knight
29th: Raging Bull
30th: Aliens
31st: Schindler's List
32nd: Wild Bunch
33rd: 2001 Space Odyssey
34th: Unforgiven
35th: Psycho
36th: Raiders of the Lost Ark
37th: BLADE RUNNER

38th: Goodfellas
39th: Full Metal Jacket
40th: Silence of the Lambs
41st: Blazing Saddles
42rd: Amadeus
43rd: Lola Rennt
44th: Hiroshima, Mon Amour (1959)
45th: Jaws
46th: Spirited Away
47th: Young Frankenstein
48th: Happy Gilmore
49th: Gone with the Wind
50th: Braveheart
51nd: 12 Angry Men
52rd: Bowling for Columbine
53rd: Zoolander
54th: Finding Nemo
55th: Dr. Zhivago
56th: Purple Rain
57th: Monty Python and the Holy Grail
58th: Aladdin
59th: Nightmare Before Christmas
60th: Gladiator
61th: Pan's Labyrinth
62nd: Alien
63rd: Motorcycle Diaries
64th: The Departed
65th: Singing in the Rain
66th: Barry Lyndon
67th: Fifth Element
68th: Die Hard
69th: The Graduate
70th: THE SHINING

71st: Rocky Horror Picture Show
72nd: Phantom of the Opera (2004)
73rd: Leon
74th: Terminator 2
75th: Saving Private Ryan
76th: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
77th: Bourne Identity
78th: Seven
79th: Caddeyshack
80st: Fantasia
81nd: Barton Fink
82nd: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
83rd: Usual Suspects
84th: Platoon
85th: Forrest Gump
86th: Army of Darkness
87th: City of God
88th: Princess Bride
89th: Amores Perros
90th: Enter the Dragon
91st: Crow
92nd: When We Were Kings
93rd: Amelie
94th: DR STRANGELOVE

95th: Trainspotting
96th: Shaun of the Dead
97th: Clerks
98th: Clockwork Orange
99th: Rebel Without a Cause
100th: United 93
101st: The Rocket
102nd: Once Upon a Time in the West
103rd: Hotel Rwanda
104th: V for Vendetta
105th: Kill Bill vol. 1
106th: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
107th: The Great Escape
108th: Labyrinth
109th: To Kill a Mockingbird
110th: Animal House
111th: Memento

[Flame Of Liberty]

With the 110th selection the CP Movie Draft, StrayBullet ecstatically selects, Memento, starring Guy Pearce. Memento will be placed in the Thriller category.


Another great movie I had on a short list. A must see for all fans of thrillers.

[Jagger]

It's Just A Flesh Wound are absolutely amazed and delighted to be able to pick, with our 5th choice, representing our per-1960's category for now Alfred Hitchcock's classic......

"Rear Window" (1954).

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d6/Rearwindowposter.jpg/200px-Rearwindowposter.jpg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Rearwindowposter.jpg)

To say that I'm amazed that this classic thriller, considered by many to be one of Hitch's best, was still available so late in the draft is a huge understatement. IJAFW feel extremely lucky to be able to add this solid contributor to our lineup.

Rear Window is a 1954 film (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954_in_film) directed by Alfred Hitchcock (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Hitchcock), based on Cornell Woolrich (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornell_Woolrich)'s 1942 short story (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_story) It Had to Be Murder.
The movie stars James Stewart (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Stewart_%28actor%29) as photojournalist L. B. Jeffries, Grace Kelly (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Kelly) as his fashion-model girlfriend, Lisa Carol Fremont, and Raymond Burr (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Burr) as the suspected killer, Lars Thorwald. The film combines its main theme, a murder mystery, with a critical examination of the ethics of marriage (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriage) and voyeurism (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyeurism).
The film is considered by many film-goers, critics, and scholars to be one of Hitchcock's best and most thrilling pictures.[1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rear_Window#cite_note-0) Rear Window is one of several films directed by Hitchcock and originally released by Paramount Pictures that were later acquired by Universal Studios.





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Rear Window Tribute.
Don't watch these next two clips if you've never seen the film. And if you haven't go and rent or buy it today!


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Good Rear Window Documentary

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[GirlySports]

Hmm, I just noted that by my count Memento would be the 111th pick? I started collecting my own list when the draft started... I'm not 100% about the order though.

1st: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
2nd: Star Wars
3rd: Shawshank Redemption
4th: Big Lebowski
5th: Return of the King
6th: Matrix
7th: South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut
8th: Apocalypse Now
9th: Empire Strikes Back
10th: Lion King
11th: 3:10 to Yuma
12th: Citizen Kane
13th: The Godfather
14th: Tombstone
15th: Fight Club
16th: PINK FLOYD THE WALL

17th: Empire of the Sun
18th: Rocky
19th: Seven Samurai
20th: Pulp Fiction
21st: Casablanca
22nd: Vertigo
23rd: Hero
24th: Toy Story
25th: Godfather 2
26th: Wizard of Oz (1939)
27th: Slap Shot
28th: Dark Knight
29th: Raging Bull
30th: Aliens
31st: Schindler's List
32nd: Wild Bunch
33rd: 2001 Space Odyssey
34th: Unforgiven
35th: Psycho
36th: Raiders of the Lost Ark
37th: BLADE RUNNER

38th: Goodfellas
39th: Full Metal Jacket
40th: Silence of the Lambs
41st: Blazing Saddles
42rd: Amadeus
43rd: Lola Rennt
44th: Hiroshima, Mon Amour (1959)
45th: Jaws
46th: Spirited Away
47th: Young Frankenstein
48th: Happy Gilmore
49th: Gone with the Wind
50th: Braveheart
51nd: 12 Angry Men
52rd: Bowling for Columbine
53rd: Zoolander
54th: Finding Nemo
55th: Dr. Zhivago
56th: Purple Rain
57th: Monty Python and the Holy Grail
58th: Aladdin
59th: Nightmare Before Christmas
60th: Gladiator
61th: Pan's Labyrinth
62nd: Alien
63rd: Motorcycle Diaries
64th: The Departed
65th: Singing in the Rain
66th: Barry Lyndon
67th: Fifth Element
68th: Die Hard
69th: The Graduate
70th: THE SHINING

71st: Rocky Horror Picture Show
72nd: Phantom of the Opera (2004)
73rd: Leon
74th: Terminator 2
75th: Saving Private Ryan
76th: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
77th: Bourne Identity
78th: Seven
79th: Caddeyshack
80st: Fantasia
81nd: Barton Fink
82nd: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
83rd: Usual Suspects
84th: Platoon
85th: Forrest Gump
86th: Army of Darkness
87th: City of God
88th: Princess Bride
89th: Amores Perros
90th: Enter the Dragon
91st: Crow
92nd: When We Were Kings
93rd: Amelie
94th: DR STRANGELOVE

95th: Trainspotting
96th: Shaun of the Dead
97th: Clerks
98th: Clockwork Orange
99th: Rebel Without a Cause
100th: United 93
101st: The Rocket
102nd: Once Upon a Time in the West
103rd: Hotel Rwanda
104th: V for Vendetta
105th: Kill Bill vol. 1
106th: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
107th: The Great Escape
108th: Labyrinth
109th: To Kill a Mockingbird
110th: Animal House
111th: Memento


Sadora pulled back Enter The Dragon and selected When We Were Kings. That's where you're off I think.

4 X 27 = 108

[GirlySports]

With the 112th pick, Got Miikka selects A bout de souffle (Breathless) in the black and white category.

http://filmistheword.com/First%20Films/a%20bout%20le%20souffle.jpg

http://www.gonemovies.com/WWW/MyWebFilms/Drama/BoutPatriciaMichel2.jpg

[MissTeeks]

With the 113th pick, in the musical category, Team MissTeeks is proud to select The Sound of Music. This is my favorite musical, I watch it every year and have even attended The Sound of Music Sing-a-long, which was an extremely good time. The opening shots of the landscapes of Austria are extremely beautiful, and the swoop-in shot of Julie Andrews on the mountain to sing the theme is a great shot (I tried to find it on YouTube, but it had been removed). It's one of the less cheesy musicals out there with great songs, I have the soundtrack on my iPod. My sister complains that it gets boring by the end, but I've never noticed!

Here's the orginal trailer:

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My favorite song (sang it in choir in high school)

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[REDVAN]

With the 114th pick, team REDVAN would like to select

300 in the war category. I decided to go with this one rather than a more modern war movie because, although still crazy fiction (Frank Miller), there are some really good truthful bits in this movie. And it is awesome.


http://www.frostfox.com/blogpics/300-1.jpg

[czure32]

hmmmm....
what to do, what to do...
Ive debated taking the full 15 hours just to be a prick ;), that and theres some internal debate as to what to select with the next pick. I know the category, but its come down to a few choices I really didnt expect to be left over still
anyways after much deliberation, DVD-eh? has opted to go with what my initial pick would have been and I guess ultimately its the one that I actually own as well....
with the 115th pick in the Pre-60's category:

Walt Disney's Alice in Wonderland
http://www.dvdclassicscorner.net/images/AliceinWonderland-masterpieceedition.jpg

Based on Lewis Carroll (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Carroll)'s books (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book) Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice%27s_Adventures_in_Wonderland) and Through the Looking-Glass (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Through_the_Looking-Glass); this adaptation solved the problems of the setting by using animation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animation)...Made under the supervision of Walt Disney himself, this film and its animation are often regarded as some of the finest work in Disney studio (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Disney_Feature_Animation) history

no clips as Im at work, will try to remember to add some way later tonight, though I dont think it'll be necessary as almost everybody and their dog should have seen this classic by now
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[octothorp]

Way to keep it going, top of the order! I think that with my pick, we're at something like nine picks in the last 16 hours.

In the Fantasy Category, 6 Degrees of Troy McClure proudly selects The Prestige.

So many things about this film that I love. Story of two magicians who become the most bitter rivals imaginable. So many twists! Great acting by Bale, Jackman, and Caine. I wouldn't rank it as Scarlett Johansson's best performance, but she's at least nice to look at. I love David Bowie's appearance as Nikolai Tesla... such a great casting choice. By my count, this is the third film picked to include David Bowie (and the third to include Christian Bale, and the third directed by Nolan). But the whole Tesla side of things gives the movie a subtle touch of steampunk. Nolan always makes it difficult to like his heroes, and this film is no different; his films are never patronizing. There's a few categories where this film fits according to IMDB - drama, sci-fi, fantasy, thriller. And while I may move it to thriller, I really feel that it best belongs in fantasy.
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[czure32]

Way to keep it going, top of the order! I think that with my pick, we're at something like nine picks in the last 16 hours.

In the Fantasy Category, 6 Degrees of Troy McClure proudly selects The Prestige.


i finally got around to seeing this film this weekend, Christopher Nolan is a wonderful director

[GirlySports]

I believe habernac is back from vacation but to keep it going...

With the 117th pick, habernac selects The African Queen in the black and white category.

http://artfiles.art.com/images/-/The-African-Queen-Poster-Card-C10283452.jpeg

[StrayBullet]

300 and The Prestige both snatched up ... LOVE both of those.

[Flamesguy_SJ]

In the 5th Round, Direct2Video selects Hoosiers in the Sports category.

http://www.teachwithmovies.org/guides/hoosiers-DVDcover.jpg

Thrilled that this movie fell to me. The best sports movie ever, in my opinion.

[Eastern Girl]

Team Pineapple Express is thrilled that it's time to make another pick! With this fifth round pick, Team Pineapple Express is proud to select in the category of Sci Fi, Donnie Darko (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0246578/). (It was difficult to categorize this movie, so IMDB did it for me.) This film, released in 2001, was written and directed by Richard Kelly. It stars the lovely and delicious Jake Gyllenhaal as the title character, a teenage boy who escapes death when he avoids being crushed by a jet engine that falls into his room. After this, he experiences many odd things, including visions of a giant bunny named Frank, who has odd and frightening predictions for the future. Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Drew Barrymore, Patrick Swayze, Noah Wylie and Mary McDonnell round out the cast of Donnie Darko.

It's a very odd movie, difficult to describe, that takes several viewings to appreciate, IMO. I first watched it and I didn't like it, but it stuck with me. When I watched it again, I picked up on a lot more and really started to like it.

So, in summary, good story, good acting, good cast, good 80s soundtrack.

Some trivia...
-The movie was shot in 28 days, the exact timespan of the film.
-The DVD contains several hidden items. Two are visible in the "Philosophy of Time Travel" book in the Special Features. Another can be found after selecting the "Cunning Visions" menu screen.
-Jason Schwartzman was originally supposed to play Darko, but had too many scheduling conflicts, so the part was given to Gyllenhaal.
-This film marks the feature film debut of the awesomely funny Seth Rogen.

Some youtube clippys:

The trailer
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A clip from the movie. Donnie discussing Watership Down and bunnies, possibly NSFW:
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Another clip, Donnie dealing with The Lifeline, again possibly NSFW:
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And finally, the popular Gary Jules Mad World tune that appears in the film. It worked really well in the film, IMO, it fit perfectly with the tone and themes, etc. This is just the video for the song, no clips from the movie or anything, just figured I would add it for those that like it, myself included:
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[GirlySports]

With the 120th pick, liamenator selects Being John Malkovich in the fantasy category.

http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/5/55/Being_John_Malkovich_poster.jpg

[Prototype]

Going with a personal fave here, which probably could have dropped a bit lower, but grabbing it anyways.

Team NC-17 would like to move THE GODFATHER from DRAMA to BEST PICTURE, and select AMERICAN BEAUTY in the DRAMA catagory.

http://www.dailyinfo.co.uk/images/cinema/american-beauty.jpg

- This film has been described as "Death of a Salesman" for the nineties. Early in the film, Carolyn mentions that "the Lomans" just moved out of the house next door.

- Lester Burnham, a middle-aged man who develops an infatuation with an adolescent girl, is an update of Humbert Humbert from the classic novel "Lolita." "Lester Burnham" is an anagram for "Humbert learns."

- Lester gives his work phone number as 555-0199. This was also the phone number Al Pacino (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000199/) leaves on 'Russell Crowe (I)''s answering machine in the beginning of The Insider (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0140352/) (1999), released the same year. This was also Agent Fox Mulder's phone number during the third season of "The X Files" (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106179/) (1993).

- In Lester's cubicle we see a small movie poster for The Usual Suspects (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114814/) (1995).

- The title of the film refers to a breed of roses that while pretty and appealing in appearance, is often prone to rot underneath at the roots and branches of the plant. Thus, the tagline '...look closer' tells the viewer when they look beyond the 'perfect suburban life' they will find something rancid at the root.

- Chris Cooper (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0177933/) was the last actor cast - virtually when rehearsals were beginning. When he first read the script, he found the character infuriating, thinking: "God, do I want to spend so much time in this character's head?" He remembers, "Then I started making excuses... I said, this is such a negative script, I don't like this and that." His wife finally told him he was "frightened of this script and chances are because you're frightened you should do this part"; his response was that he "knew, really immediately, that she was right."

- The hand and stomach on the film's poster do not belong to Mena Suvari (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002546/), but are in fact those of actress/model Chloe Hunter (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0402756/).

- Kevin Spacey (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000228/) improvised everything he does in the car while his character is stoned and singing to "American Woman".

PS - I know both GODFATHER and AMERICAN BEAUTY won Best Picture, but I think both movies fit into their respective spots nicely.

[Flame Of Liberty]

Nice pick Protto, making my choice in the Drama category easier. Down to two movies...but I have a feeling Vanflamesfan will pick one of them. Damn you Van!

[Itse]

Sadora pulled back Enter The Dragon and selected When We Were Kings. That's where you're off I think.

4 X 27 = 108

Missed that. Thanks.

Btw, I was really close to picking American Beauty on my last pick. And I loved "A bout de souffle", even though for some reason I almost never like French movies. Highly recommendable, aged surprisingly well I'd say.

[czure32]

the last three choices are all fantastic movies and would rank very high on the "shermometer", Im sure Hoosiers is good too, its regarded by some as one of the best sports movies ever, but ive never been inclined to watch it

[Displaced Flames fan]

In the 5th Round, Direct2Video selects Hoosiers in the Sports category.



Thrilled that this movie fell to me. The best sports movie ever, in my opinion.

Absoultely. Steal of the draft so far IMHO. Well done.

[HalifaxDrunk]

Team Yippie-Kay-Yay is happy that our musical pick came from "A mission from God!"

The Blues Brothers

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b187/HalifaxDrunk/BBros.jpg

In 1980, The Blues Brothers, directed by John Landis, was released. Featuring epic car chases involving the Bluesmobile and musical performances by Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Cab Calloway, Ray Charles and John Lee Hooker, the story is set in and around Chicago, Illinois. It is a tale of redemption for the paroled convict Jake Blues and his brother Elwood as they decide to take on a "mission from God" and reform their blues band in order to raise funds to save the Catholic orphanage where they grew up. Along the way, the brothers are targeted by a "mystery woman" (Carrie Fisher) and chased by the Illinois State Police, a country and western band called the Good Ol' Boys, and "Illinois Nazis."

Some of the musicians:
John Belushi
Dan Aykroyd
James Brown
Cab Calloway
Ray Charles
Aretha Franklin
Steve Cropper
Donald Dunn
Willie Hall
Chaka Khan
John Lee Hooker
Joe Walsh

Movie Trailer
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James Brown (Chaka Khan is in the Choir)
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Aretha Franklin - Think
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Ray Charles - Shake a Tail Feather
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John Lee Hooker - Boom Boom
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Mall Chase (This is a classic movie moment!)
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[Displaced Flames fan]

Outstanding Hal!

My favorite part is when the real honky tonk band shows up. Jeff Morris as Bob says, "I'm Bob! Lead singer of the band and driver of the Winnebago!"

and of course, this bit of vintage John Candy.

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[habernac]

*#@!

The only good musical ever made. I knew I should have picked it earlier.

[GirlySports]

With the 123rd pick, doozwimp selects Napoleon Dynamite in the comedy category.

http://www.derok.net/images/entertainment/napoleon%20dynamite%20poster.JPG

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