CP Movie Draft! - FIN

[Tilley]

With the 253rd selection in the Movie Draft, The Ghost of Siskel selects:

in the Musical category: Duck Soup (1933).

[Flame Of Liberty]

With the 354th Overall pick The All Or Nuttin team is proud to select in the "Foreign" category, a French movie written and directed by Luc Besson, starring Anne Parillaud, stylish, moody, gripping psychological thriller, La Femme Nikita.

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Roger Ebert:

"Here is a version of the "Pygmalion" legend for our own violent times - the story of a young woman who is transformed from a killer in the streets to a government assassin.

"La Femme Nikita (http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/classifieds?category=REVIEWS01&TITLESearch=La%20Femme%20Nikita&ToDate=20081231)" is a smart, hard-edged, psycho-romantic thriller by the young French director Luc Besson (http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/classifieds?category=search1&SearchType=1&q=Luc%20Besson&Class=%25&FromDate=19150101&ToDate=20081231) ("Subway"), who follows a condemned woman as she exchanges one doom for another.

The woman is played by Anne Parillaud (http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/classifieds?category=search1&SearchType=1&q=Anne%20Parillaud&Class=%25&FromDate=19150101&ToDate=20081231), who projects a feral hostility in the opening scenes, as she joins a crowd of drug-addled friends in holding up a drugstore. Cornered by the police, she takes advantage of a cop's momentary lapse of attention to grab his gun and shoot him point-blank in the face."

[MattyC]

In the category of Comedy team Theatre Head is proud to select Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

Trailer:
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[VANFLAMESFAN]

TEAM Wishwedidaporndraft is happy to select into the SPORT category, Denzel Washington, in THE HURRICANE!!!

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TRailer.....HERE COMES THE STORY OF THE HURRICANE!!!

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Refusing to wear the prison outfit, Denzel at his best.

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[Ro]

*This is my (in progress) writeup for a previous pick I PM'ed in to the commish, and didn't do a writeup for.

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The MacGuffins are excited to select, with their 8th team selection and 192nd overall pick, for entry in the Comedy category:

Annie Hall

A relationship is like a shark; it has to keep constantly moving forward or it dies.

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

Annie Hallis known by many people as the movie that beat out Star Wars for the Best Picture Oscar in 1977. While I won't debate which film should have won, I will say that both are outstanding films, and Annie Hall is deserving of its lofty place in cinema history.

I think Annie Hall could be the most ambitious romantic comedy of all time, at least from a filmmaking perspective. What I mean by that is that director Woody Allen employed A TON of tricky, quirky moviemaking techniques in this one, most of which you expect from independent projects or foreign oddities, and not a film of this genre. Here's a brief rundown:
An animated sequence
Allen's character talking directly to the camera
Characters leaving their bodies and viewing themselves as "spirits"
Characters interacting with "extras" in scenes who answer questions posed rhetorically by one of the actors
Actors in different frames (split-screen) talking to one another
Scenes in which the dialogue spoken by the characters does not match the "speech-bubble" subtitles
The non-linear structure of the storytelling
Scenes in which characters from the present revisit the past
Many waaaaay above average "long takes" of dialogue between characters
Scenes in black and whiteI'm sure I'm missing some others, but you get the idea. The style of this movie blew me away the first time I saw it- rarely does a director employ even one of these techniques as well as Allen does here, let alone meshing them all together in one film without seeming pretentious or unnecessary.

But what draws me back to this film over time is the razor-sharp dialogue, and the sad, sweet relationship between Alvy and Annie that we as viewers know right from the opening scenes is a failed one, but one that is worth revisiting. The neurotic nature of their interactions, the growth of Annie's character over the course of the relationship and how Alvy responds to that change, the tender, intimate scenes between the two lovers, the fragility of the bond between Alvy and Annie and the way in which it begins to decompose, the endless string of jokes by Alvy to inject humour in the relationship but also distance himself from the intimacy- it's all so well-done and easy to identify with.

The chemistry between Keaton's Annie and Allen's Alvy is also worth pointing out. It's superb. Keaton became a huge star upon Annie Hall's release, and she is truly fantastic in her role. Charming, innocent, and aloof at first, her personal growth becomes evident over the course of the film. And Allen doesn't get enough credit for his acting in this one either- it's easily his most universal role, and he creates some very poignant moments in front of the camera, possibly because you can believe him in the role moreso than in some of this other films. Behind the lens he is no slouch either, when not wowing the audience with his innovative style, his camera finds solace in the delicate connection between Alvy and Annie in everyday situations (movie dates, late-night talks, bookstores), and is not afraid to seek out the problems a couple can experience even when they are madly in love.

I urge you to see this movie if you haven't. It's a great way to get into Allen's films, and makes for a perfect date movie for even average moviebuffs and/or intellectuals. It's at once brilliantly smart, hilariously funny, and heartbreakingly emotional, and it holds a special place in my list of favorite films. And now, a special place on The MacGuffins!

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y28/djroach/anniehall-1.jpg

[Ro]

The MacGuffins proudly select, with their 14th team selection and 357th overall pick, for entry in the War category:

Downfall (Der Untergang)

The war is lost. But if you think that I'll leave Berlin for that, you are sadly mistaken. I'd prefer to put a bullet in my head.

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

I'm thrilled to able to take this one so late in the draft. I had it pencilled in as one of the top 3 or 4 choices in the War category, and after the others went kinda early, I took a chance that this foreign language selection would slide down a little, perhaps because it's in German or that it's just been overlooked or not seen by many people.

It's a shame, if that's the case, because it's easily one of the best WWII films ever made, and contains what has to be the most accurate (and simply astonishing) portrayal of Hitler ever recorded on film. The film uses the also excellent book Inside Hitler's Bunker as its primary source material, and as such takes place almost entirely underground in the Nazi bunkers in Berlin during the last few days of The Fuhrer's life.

Part of the reason this film has been been so critically acclaimed (and also criticized) since its release is that it depicts the Nazis not as monsters like so many films in the past, but as complex human beings with three dimensional qualities and emotions. Bruno Ganz's Hitler is portrayed as a ruthless and frothing dictator, yes, but also a tortured, quiet black soul, whose irrational idiosyncracies and soft demeanor while espousing the tenets of the Nazi Party are given equal screen time. It is one of many virtuoso performances in the film.

There is a special "never seen before" quality about Downfall that makes it an especially important piece of work. Many scenes are unforgettable, particularily a chilling one in which Magda Goebbels carries out an unthinkable act in the name of The Fuhrer and his party. This is historical fiction at its best- highly accurate and detailed, psychologically complex, and a fully mesmerizing cinematic experience.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y28/djroach/downfallpic.jpg?t=1223936742

[getbak]

Dammit. That was my Foreign pick. Good pick.


I'll get my pick up soon.

[octothorp]

Excellent pick, Ro. If I hadn't gotten Lives of Others last round, Downfall would have been my Foreign pick. Glad to see it get picked up.

[Displaced Flames fan]

Have never heard of it until now Ro. I will definitely be seeing it. Thanks!

[doozwimp]

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[Eastern Girl]

Have never heard of it until now Ro. I will definitely be seeing it. Thanks!

Same here, hadn't heard of it, so it'll be added to my list of flicks to find.



Also, I am surprised Life is Beautiful wasn't picked sooner. I toyed with picking it up as my foreign pick, but Run Lola Run was just too captivating for me.

[getbak]

Okay, before I make my next pick, I need to make some moves...

First, since it's one of the funniest movies ever made, I'm moving This is Spinal Tap from Musical to Comedy.

Also, because it has a great soundtrack, won Oscars for both Original Score and Original Song (with two other nominations in the same category), as well as the Golden Globe for Best Comedy or Musical, I'm moving Beauty and the Beast from Animation to Musical.

Now, the door is open for my next pick...

"Magic Mirror, on the wall, who is the fairest one of all?"

In the 14th Round, Hot Buttery Topping is proud to select the film that created the genre of feature-length animated films...In the Animation category, Walt Disney's original Masterpiece, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0b/Snowwhiteposter.jpg

After many years of producing successful and popular animated shorts (which often were bigger draws than the feature films they played before), Walt Disney decided that he needed to stop creating the opening act and make his own main attraction. One of the earliest movies Walt had ever seen was a silent version of Snow White when he was a young boy living in Kansas City and it was a story he felt could be successfully made into the first full-length animated feature.

Initially, Walt was told that he was crazy by pretty much everyone, including his brother and business partner Roy and his wife. People told him that no one would pay to watch an hour-long cartoon, but he stood by his belief that it would be a success, and was proven correct when Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was the highest-grossing film of 1938 (and of all-time until Gone With The Wind was released in 1939). After numerous and frequent re-releases, Snow White is still one of the top ten highest grossing films, when adjusted for inflation.

Snow White and Seven Dwarfs set the standard for what a Disney animated film would be...a musical, a comedy, a strong central character (often a young girl/woman) with parental issues, and quirky sidekicks. Disney also pioneered many animation techniques during the production that quickly became industry standards (such as the use of live models for character design and the multiplane camera for creating a sense of depth in the 2 dimensional drawings).

Prior to Disney, no one had ever given the dwarfs names or personalities of their own. This embellishment of classic fairy tales also became a Disney standard.

Songs from the film have become classics that transcend the animated world. In fact, just recently, Ford has started using "Heigh Ho" in its latest truck commercial.

In 1939, Disney was presented with a special honorary Oscar, featuring one regular-sized statuette and seven smaller "Oscars"...

http://neatorama.cachefly.net/images/2007-02/walt-disney-oscar-snow-white.jpg

Grumpy: "Angel, ha! She's a female! And all females is poison! They're full of wicked wiles!"
Bashful: "What are wicked wiles?"
Grumpy: "I don't know, but I'm agin' 'em."

[Ro]

Nice pick getbak. Had I gone with an animation selection, that would've been my pick! Guess we're making it a little easier (if not frustrating) for one another. ;)

Also, for those interested, I've added writeups for Adaptation and Kill Bill Vol. 2 today. If you wanna read them, click on my sig and follow from there. I'll post another update when I complete my remaining unfinished writeups.

And finally, that Brett Favre/Downfall vid was awesome. Thanks for putting that up doozwimp!

[Prototype]

Looking to trade my Comedy choice: Super Troopers, if someone wants to move thier next pick.

[GirlySports]

Did we skip ResAlien?

[getbak]

Did we skip ResAlien?
15 hour asskicking after MattyC's pick.

[ResAlien]

15 hour asskicking after MattyC's pick.

Not to split hairs but 15 hours would have been midnight, not 5. No worries, I'll get my pick up at some point tomorrow, no reason to now :D

[getbak]

Not to split hairs but 15 hours would have been midnight, not 5. No worries, I'll get my pick up at some point tomorrow, no reason to now :D
MattyC made his pick at 1:49am, Ro picked at 4:50pm...15 hours, 1 minute later.

VANFLAMESFAN's pick was a make-up for an asskicking, so it shouldn't reset the clock.

[ResAlien]

MattyC made his pick at 1:49am, Ro picked at 4:50pm...15 hours, 1 minute later.

VANFLAMESFAN's pick was a make-up for an asskicking, so it shouldn't reset the clock.

Aha! I was foolishly mistaken by the 9 something AM timestamp on Van's post. I fail at the interwebs :bag:. Either way, still lazy and will find a movie tomorrow.

[sadora]

I'm really psyched about my next pick...come on VFF!

[flamey_mcflame]

wrong thread.sorry.

[VANFLAMESFAN]

sadora, make your pick....im kinda busy this morning, so I'll pick a little bit later.

Sorry for the delay guys

[sadora]

Team Snoogans is happy to select in the Sci-Fi category...X-MEN

http://www.impawards.com/2000/posters/xmen_ver1.jpg

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sorry for the lack of clips but there aren't that many good ones available.

[Superflyer]

For the next choice for the B-List Celebs we are proud to select in the category of Drama, Lost in Translation.

http://www.filmcatcher.com/uploads/img/product/Lost_in_Translation_.jpg

This review from IMDB sums this movie up very well. It is not your usual over done dramatic movie, it was done very well. The chemistry between an old Bill Murray and young Scarlett Johansson was so great.

He's doing a commercial, parlaying his fifteen minutes of movie stardom. She's just graduated from college, recently married, and tagged along with her husband, a photographer on assignment. He's married with children, but he's never home. She's supporting her husband, but has no idea what she wants to do with her own life. Both are searching for the meaning of their lives, looking at the situation from different points of view. A person's lifetime is filled with self examination. Why am I here? What am I doing? Is this as good as it gets? The plot of this movie is the plot of life. You have a beginning. You're in the middle, and your story hasn't ended yet (in some cases, it won't end even after your death). Bob and Charlotte find each other fulfilling certain needs. Charlotte needs Bob's attention and humor, and Bob needs someone he can talk to (Bob "talks" with his wife, but they are not really talking). Bob helps Charlotte by answering her questions regarding life and direction, while Charlotte helps Bob by reminding him how much he loves his children and his wife. The love between the two characters is not one of lust but rather one of emotional and psychological need. Plotless, pointless, and boring? Only if you want all your stories packaged nicely with pretty paper and pretty ribbons. To me, the movie is like the shabu shabu sushi restaurant. What you get out of it depends on how much you put into it. The meaning of our lives, the purpose, the dreams (both dashed and realized), and the expectations forced upon us by others. "Translation" means to explain in simple terms. How do you "translate" what life is? What is it supposed to be about? Different answers for different people at different times in their lives. "Lost In Translation" indeed and it has nothing to do with pronouncing hard R's.

Cannot post videos yet as I am at work.

[Prototype]

Phenominal movie Superflyer. Absolutely phenominal.

[Ro]

Phenominal movie Superflyer. Absolutely phenominal.

Agreed!

I LOVE Lost In Translation but had no room left for it on my team after taking The Life Aquatic and Adaptation as my wildcards. It was tough trying to pick just two of those (I had a few others I was considering also).

But yeah, what a beautiful movie. Bill Murray is simply amazing in it. Great pick, glad to see it was chosen!

[habernac]

loved Bill Murray's performance, the movie was a bit slow for me, tho.

[Prototype]

loved Bill Murray's performance, the movie was a bit slow for me, tho.

How he didn't walk away with the Oscar, I'll never know. He may have been playing himself in that movie, but Sofia Coppola wrote that screenplay specifically for him. If Bill Murray wasn't in the movie, there was no movie.

as per imdb.com:

- Sofia Coppola (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001068/) wrote the lead role specifically for Bill Murray (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000195/), and later said that if Murray turned it down, she wouldn't have done the movie.
- In 1999, Bill Murray (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000195/) replaced his talent agency with an automated voice mailbox that can be reached with an 800 number he gives out sparingly. Sofia Coppola (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001068/) reportedly left hundreds of messages on Murray's mailbox before he finally called back to discuss her offer to cast him as the star.
- Sofia Coppola (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001068/) wasn't sure if Bill Murray (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000195/) was actually going to show up for the film, going by only, according to Coppola, a verbal confirmation. It was on the first day of filming, that Murray showed up.

Absolutely amazing setting, story, and characters. Sure, a little on the slow side, and really didn't resolve anything in the end, but a great escape from my little world, into something that could be slightly relatable.

EDIT: Sean Penn won in 2004 for Mystic River, a movie I have not seen. Also nominated, Jude Law for Cold Mountain, Ben Kingsley for House Of Sand and Fog, and Johnny Depp for Pirates: Curse of the Black Pearl.

Can you tell I love this movie?

[Superflyer]

Phenominal movie Superflyer. Absolutely phenominal.

I remember watching this movie for the first time and at the end just going wow......
It was not one of those movies that just blow you away but it is one that at the end you just sit there and go "Wow that was a good movie"

[JerzeeGirl]

Hey guys,
Am driving back from out of town this aft so feel free to skip me in the pursuit of keeping the picks going, I can always make my selection later on when home (and the game is over of course....LOL!).
Cheers,
JG

[octothorp]

Hey guys,
Am driving back from out of town this aft so feel free to skip me in the pursuit of keeping the picks going, I can always make my selection later on when home (and the game is over of course....LOL!).
Cheers,
JG

Thanks for letting us know! In that case, Itse, Doozwimp, and HalifaxDrunk are up.

And yeah, Lost in Translation was very good. I'm not yet sold on Sophia Coppela as a writer and director, but this was wonderful storytelling.

[WindomURL]

Let me join the chorus of affection for LiT. It's one of my favorite movies too. If I hadn't been following the strategy that I am, I would have chosen this a long, long time ago.

It's funny how so many people just don't care for this movie though. To address this, I find the quote from Roger Ebert's review to be a better response than anything I could think of---
"a film is not about what it's about, it's about how it's about it."

Fantastic choice Superflyer! Damn you ;)

[Eastern Girl]

I've not seen Lost in Translation. I own it, but haven't watched it. Everytime I put it in to watch, I am just not in the mood and I lose interest immediately. Not sure why I haven't managed to stick with watching it. Odd.

[Itse]

In the 14th round Selfmade Heroes picks George Romero's Dawn of the Dead (1978).

I might want to shuffle some categories later, but for now this will be our Wildcard #1.

More hype on this zombie masterpiece later. (I'll also try to get around to proving why Reign of Fire rocks.)

[JerzeeGirl]

A bit later than planned, but That's What She Said would like to select with our 2nd Wildcard slot the John Cusack comedy, Grosse Pointe Blank.

What can I say about this movie? It speaks to people on so many levels:
- superficially, it's just a great comedy with good writing, an excellent cast and a fab soundtrack
- then there's the deeper level that speaks of not being able to go home again/turn back time to the innocence of our youth that is worn away as we get older
- plus there's the added question of good vs evil and whether what you do defines who you are or is it just something you do with no implication to character

I can't really say alot more about GPB aside from it's one of my fave Cusack movies (and actually involves most of the acting Cusack clan) and has been since it was released back in 1997.

Cusack plays Martin Blank - a professional hitman - who has a job to do in Detroit at the same time as his 10yr high school reunion is taking place. He goes home but realizes things have changed and so has he.

The Trailer
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Martin sees his shrink....
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Martin & Grocer have breakfast
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Getting ready for the reunion
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Some fun quotes from IMDB:
Marcella (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000349/): You know, when you started getting invited to your ten year high school reunion, time is catching up.
Martin Q. Blank (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000131/): Are you talking about a sense of my own mortality or a fear of death?
Marcella (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000349/): Well, I never really thought about it quite like that.
Martin Q. Blank (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000131/): Did you go to yours?
Marcella (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000349/): Yes, I did. It was just as if everyone had swelled.
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Debi (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000378/): Everybody's coming back to take stock of their lives. You know what I say? Leave your livestock alone.
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Marty (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000131/): I'm a professional killer.
Paul (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005315/): Do you have to do postgraduate work for that?

[habernac]

Mr. Newberry (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0752751/): What have you been doing with your life?
Marty (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000131/): Uh... professional killer.
Mr. Newberry (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0752751/): Oh! Good for you, it's a... growth industry.

Martin Q. Blank (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000131/): Do you *really* believe that there's some stored up conflict that exists between us? There *is* no us. *We* don't exist. So who do you wanna hit, man? It's not me. Now whaddya wanna do here, man?
Bob (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0191044/): [Pulls out a folded up piece of paper]
Martin Q. Blank (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000131/): I don't know what that is.
Bob (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0191044/): These are my words.
Martin Q. Blank (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000131/): It's a poem? See, that's the problem... express yourself, Bob! Go for it.
Bob (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0191044/): "When I feel... quiet... when... I feel... blue..."
Martin Q. Blank (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000131/): You know, I think that is *terrific*, what you have right there. Really, I liked it, a lot. I wouldn't sell the dealership or anything but, I'm tellin' ya... it's intense!
Bob (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0191044/): There's... more.
Martin Q. Blank (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000131/): Okay, would ya mind, just skip to the end.
Bob (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0191044/): To... the very end? "For a while."
Martin Q. Blank (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000131/): Whew. That's good man.
Bob (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0191044/): "For a while."
Martin Q. Blank (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000131/): That's excellent!
Bob (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0191044/): You wanna do some blow?
Martin Q. Blank (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000131/): No I don't.
Bob (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0191044/): [Hugs Martin]


LOL! Great, great movie.

[Prototype]

I'm a fan of Cusack... Did not enjoy GPB... I don't know why... just didn't like it.

[JerzeeGirl]

I'm a fan of Cusack... Did not enjoy GPB... I don't know why... just didn't like it.

Maybe you just caught it in the wrong moment - I know that there are lots of films I should enjoy but just don't and don't have any reason for it. I hope you find the love for it someday tho Proto! ;)

[Displaced Flames fan]

LOL! Great, great movie.

Thirded. One of my very favorite Cusack movies. Aykroyd was gold in it and Jeremy Piven was the perfect 'sidekick'.

[Prototype]

To tell you the truth, I think it was Akroid in the cocky villian role. He's either the lovable dad, rolly polly guy, or he's crap. See 'Nothing But Trouble'...

[JerzeeGirl]

*bump*

[WindomURL]

So dooz's pick was due at 9:04pm last night. I think that means that HD's AK time is 12:04pm today,
but I was never good at math. :bag:

[Jagger]

We're faltering again people. Come on it really doesn't take much time to make a pick. About as long as it took me to type this.

[Prototype]

I'm ready to go with a pick that's going to blow people's minds... better than the Transformers picks...

[JerzeeGirl]

I'm ready to go with a pick that's going to blow people's minds... better than the Transformers picks...

Not possible - that pick altered my view of the world.....;)

[WindomURL]

"Death Blow. When someone wants to kill you not because of who you are, but for entirely different reasons altogether." -
Kramer

Cool Proto. And you won't have to wait longer than 3 hours to do it either :)

[HalifaxDrunk]

With my next pick in the category of Black & White I am happy to select
All Quiet on the Western Front

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p15/alice45_photo/all-quiet4-copy.jpg

The film follows a group of German schoolboys, talked into enlisting at the beginning of World War 1 by their teacher. The story is told entirely through the experiences of the young German recruits and highlights the tragedy of war through the eyes of individuals. As the boys witness death and mutilation all around them, any preconceptions about "the enemy" and the "rights and wrongs" of the conflict disappear, leaving them angry and bewildered. This is highlighted in the scene where Paul mortally wounds a French soldier and then weeps bitterly as he fights to save his life while trapped in a shell crater with the body. The film is not about heroism but about drudgery and futility and the gulf between the concept of war and the actuality.

[WindomURL]

Thanks HD! I'm ready to have my mind blown.
:p

[Prototype]

Team NC-17 thought long and hard about the options available this late in the draft, and what would be available in the catagories left to choose from.

And flipping through the TV over the last week... there it was, the one movie that needed to be picked...

So, without further delay...

In the FANTASY catagory, Team NC-17 has wet their pants in elation, to be able to select...

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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078346/

- Steven Spielberg (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000229/) was offered the chance to direct this film, but the producers balked at the salary he asked for. They decided to wait until they saw how "this fish movie" (Jaws (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073195/) (1975)) that he had just completed did at the box office. The movie was a huge success, and Spielberg went on to other projects.

- As a nod to the original comics, Clark Kent is seen briefly considering a phone booth as a place to convert into his alter-ego for the first time, before deciding on another solution.

- Christopher Reeve (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001659/) worked out so much during the making of the film that the traveling matte shots taken of him at the beginning of the shoot did not match the later shots, and had to be re-taken.

- Clark Kent's and Superman's hair part on opposite sides.

- The end titles sequence is more than seven minutes long, a record at the time of the film's release in 1978.

- The first baby Kal-El in the flight sequence of the escape capsule was played by Elizabeth Sweetman. The filming took place at Pinewood in October 1978 when Elizabeth was 6 months old. She earned £40 per day for four days work, netting a grand total of £120 after agency fee deductions.

- Marlon Brando (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000008/) refused to memorize most of his lines in advance. In the scene where he puts infant Kal-El into the escape pod, he was actually reading his lines from the diaper of the baby.

- Robert Redford (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000602/), Clint Eastwood (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000142/) and James Caan (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001001/) were all offered the movie's title role. All three turned it down: Redford wanted too much money; Eastwood said he was too busy; Caan said, "There's no way I'm getting into that silly suit."

- To obtain the musculature to convincingly play Superman, Christopher Reeve (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001659/) underwent a bodybuilding regime supervised by David Prowse (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001190/), the man who played Darth Vader in the original "Star Wars" trilogy.

- The credits sequence cost more than most films made up to that point.

[JerzeeGirl]

:boom:<---my mind after reading Proto's pick :p

[WindomURL]

Wow, how did that get left til now? Nice pickup, Proto!

Liamenator is up next and for some reason, he PMed me his selection and write-up. I'll take that as a compliment and put that in the next post.

[WindomURL]

From liamenator,

In the category of Docu/Non-Fiction, we are proud to select one of the quirkiest, funniest, more bizarre biopics around... Featuring Martin Landau's unforgettable and oscar-winning turn as Bela Lugosi; and one of, if not the best Johnny Depp performance to date (sorry, the Keith Richards impersonation doesn't cut it for me)... Tim Burton's homage to the B-movie master... Ed Wood (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109707/)!

http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/MG/191959%7EEd-Wood-Posters.jpg

For me, Ed Wood marks the high point of both Depp and Burton's careers. It is the last really good film Burton made (here's hoping he can still change that) and as I said already, my favorite Depp performance. The film continues to hold up, as well, and gets funnier with age.

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[WindomURL]

Up next, EASTERN, FLAMESGUY_SJ, HABERNAC - (RESALIEN) (VAN) (DOOZ)

[Prototype]

I make a mind blowing pick, and we let this drop to second page? SHAME!!!

[sadora]

Hats off Protto, that was an awesome pick.:beer:

[Superflyer]

I was a bit impressed by Transformers but I have to admit that Superman takes the cake, I am shocked that it fell this far and even more shocked that I let it go this far.

Nice pick Proto

[Displaced Flames fan]

Not a fan of the Superman movies at all.

My mind is NOT blown. ;)

BUMP!

[Jagger]

Slooooowwwwwww going right now.

I'm with Dis in that I'm not really a fan of Superman. With that said I'm very surprised it slipped so far and, regardless, it is a really good pick this low in the draft.

[Eastern Girl]

I will have my pick up in a bit. I was having computer issues and couldn't connect.

[octothorp]

I think we're getting to the point in the draft where there are pretty much no picks out there that everyone will like. Most of the movies left will fit into one of three categories: great films that few people have seen (such as Downfall), solid and generally liked films that some people are very 'meh' about (Grosse Point Blank or Superman), or love-em-or-hate-em films (Lost in Translation).

[Eastern Girl]

Team Pineapple Express is proud to select what she believes is the yet unpicked, Iron Man (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0371746/) in the action category.

Is that one still available or no? I can't seem to connect to the official roster list, and have no desire to run through 66 pages of thread.

[Flamesguy_SJ]

Before making our next selection, Direct2Video would like to move The Manchurian Candidate (2004) from the War category to the Sci-fi category.


And now, with the 369th pick, Direct2Video selects Patton in the War category.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y250/PhotozOnline/PattonMoviePosterLarge.jpg

Some words from film critic James Berardinelli:

The film opens in 1943 North Africa, with a brutal look at American casualties at the battle of Kasserine. General George S. Patton (George C. Scott) arrives from Morocco to take command the U.S. army in Tunisia in preparation for fighting Rommel (Karl Michael Vogler) at el Gitar. From North Africa, Patton's forces move to Sicily, where they sweep north across the island, taking Palermo, then racing Montgomery (Michael Bates) to Messina. Along the way, Patton's verbal and physical abuse of a soldier suffering from "battle fatigue" - which the general brands as cowardice - becomes ammunition for his critics. He later offers a public apology, but this incident keeps him from the action for a while, and he must stand by as a decoy during the Normandy invasion. Later in the year, however, General Omar Bradley (Karl Malden) gives Patton command of the Allied Third Army, with which he pushes across Western Europe to stop the Germans at the Battle of the Bulge, the last major Nazi offensive of the war.

In early 1971, the Academy Awards saluted Patton. Capturing eight Oscars - including best picture, best director, best actor, best screenplay, best editing, and best production design - the movie won every major battle of the evening. Such acclaim was richly deserved, for Patton remains to this day one of Hollywood's most compelling biographical war pictures. With its larger-than-life, yet at the same time singularly human, portrayal of Gen. George S. Patton, Jr., Franklin Schaffner's picture is an example of filmmaking at its finest. From production design and battle choreography to simple one-on-one dramatic acting, Patton has it all. There is no scene in all one-hundred seventy minutes that doesn't work on some level.

[Prototype]

Not a fan of the Superman movies at all.

My mind is NOT blown. ;)

Just wait until my next pick... I will focus on blowing your mind only Dis ;)

[JerzeeGirl]

Just wait until my next pick... I will focus on blowing your mind only Dis ;)

This comment has a distinctly unsettling tone to it.....I almost feel like it ought to be relayed to Mike Richards for one of their morning segments.....:bag:


J/K......LOL ;)

[Prototype]

This comment has a distinctly unsettling tone to it.....I almost feel like it ought to be relayed to Mike Richards for one of their morning segments.....:bag:


J/K......LOL ;)

I almost left my post at "I'll focus on blowing you only Dis" but extended it for obvious reasons.

[habernac]

for wildcard, I'll take one of my favourite westerns, Lawrence Kasdan's Silverado

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0007MAO0M.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg


Trivia:


Earl Hindman (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0385561/) plays Wilson on "Home Improvement" (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101120/) (1991) where the lower half of his face is always obscured. In the scene where the house is on fire, he appears gagged, with the lower half of his face obscured.
Kevin Costner (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000126/) was offered the role of Jake by Lawrence Kasdan (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001410/), in part to make up for his role in The Big Chill (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085244/) (1983) being cut out of that film.
The set for Silverado was built for this movie and has since been used in such movies as Young Guns (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096487/) (1988), Wyatt Earp (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111756/) (1994), Last Man Standing (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116830/) (1996/I), "Lonesome Dove" (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096639/) (1989), All the Pretty Horses (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0149624/) (2000) and Wild Wild West (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120891/) (1999). In Wild Wild West "Kasdan Ironworks" can be seen on the side of one of the buildings as a reference to Lawrence Kasdan (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001410/).
Shooting lasted 96 days, between November 1984 and March 1985.
In the scene where Augie tries to jump on Kevin Costner (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000126/)'s character Jake's horse and falls to the ground, the horse is wearing Jake's hat. This was Costner's idea just before the cameras rolled to keep with his character's goofy nature. Kasdan loved the idea and it stayed in the film.
This was Richard Jenkins (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0420955/)'s film debut.
Director and producer Lawrence Kasdan (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001410/) cast two of his children and his wife in small roles in the film. His brother and co-writer Mark Kasdan (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0440461/) also had a small role as a doctor that was filmed but ended up on the cutting room floor.Just an amazing cast in this one. Kline, Glenn, Costner, Glover, John Cleese, Jeff Goldblum, Brian Dennehy.

[octothorp]

I'll have my pick up by noon.

[VANFLAMESFAN]

Ok, so I missed my pick earlier this week and have put it off and now I really regret it as I wanted IronMan. Oh well.

TEAM Wishwedidaporndraft selects into the Animation category, the 1955 Walt Disney Classic.....LADY AND THE TRAMP




http://www.methodshop.com/video/reviews/ladytramp/kiss.jpg

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[octothorp]

I think this one falls into the love-it-or-hate-it category. In the Award Winner category, Six Degrees of Troy McClure selects Sidways, based on its win Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy in 2004.*

Don't have a lot of time to go into it now, however, this film has career performances from three actors (Giamatti, Madsen, and Haden Church), all of whom won a host of critic awards. And Sandra Oh, as the fourth character, was decent as well. A great story, and excellent direction by Alexander Payne, who's always able to get the most nuanced performances of his actors. It's score of 94% on Metacritic is one of the top ten all-time scores on that site; I think there's an inherent bias in that a lot of critics out there have had novels or screenplays get rejected, like Giamatti's character, so he has extra relatibility to them.

I'll post links, artwork, etc. later.

*I assume this is allowable. It was never specified whether both of the Golden Globe's two Best Picture categories (drama and comedy/musical) were eligible.

[WindomURL]

Very nice pick, octo! I agree that it's a love-it-or-hate-it movie, as the person I went with hated it and found it boring. This was someone I think has great taste in films as well. On the other hand, I loved it and could definitely relate to its themes.

I see no reason why the GG Best Picture-Musical or Comedy wouldn't be eligible. If you accept the award for Drama, you have to accept the one for Musical/Comedy.

Who's next? czure, REDVAN, MissTeeks I believe... and has anyone seen ResAlien or doozwimp? I'd hate to see them miss out like Van did.

[MattyC]

Sideways is from 2004. Can't see how it won the GG in 1995....lol but I agree it should eb allowed

[WindomURL]

The poster above me....
Has a sharp eye.

[MattyC]

Lol thanks Windom

[octothorp]

Sideways is from 2004. Can't see how it won the GG in 1995....lol but I agree it should eb allowed

Ah, you're right. I was looking at Wikipedia which lists the Golden Globes by the year in which the awards were held, not the year in which the films were being awarded for.

edit: whoops, now I see I was off by a whole decade. Man, I'm out of it today.

[JerzeeGirl]

Ah, you're right. I was looking at Wikipedia which lists the Golden Globes by the year in which the awards were held, not the year in which the films were being awarded for.

edit: whoops, now I see I was off by a whole decade. Man, I'm out of it today.

Just a Friday Mulligan octo - no harm, no foul & we all do it! :->

[Got Miikka?]

Sideways is great! I really thought Hayden-Church's career was going to explode after this because he was so fantastic (I think his highlights beforehand included, what, Wings on TV?)... but pretty much all I can remember since is Spider-man 3, which, IIRC, some people weren't too happy with? ;)

[WindomURL]

Sad news involving one of the movies picked recently by Ro.
Four Tops Frontman Levi Stubbs Dies (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/17/four-tops-frontman-levi-s_n_135647.html)

In 1986, Stubbs provided the voice for Audrey II the man-eating plant in the film "Little Shop of Horrors."Great singer whom I would call Motown's best. He was fantastic as Audrey II.
RIP.

[czure32]

with the next pick in the Action category, DVD-eh? selects;

The Rock

Outraged by the US governments refusal to pay death benefits to soldiers killed during covert operations, disgruntled general Francis Hummel steals VX gas warheads, and takes over the island of Alcatraz.
Stanley Goodspeed, a biochemist with the FBI is brought in to disarm the warheads, with the help of British spy John Mason, the only man to have successfully escaped from Alcatraz

an action picture that rises to the top of the genre because of a literate, witty screenplay and skilled craftsmanship in the direction and special effects

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[doozwimp]

Sorry for the hold up men. Battle of Britain under War if you please.

[ResAlien]

Sorry for the extended delay. Things came up. Anyways, my next pick may be argued, so I'll leave it up to the rest of you whether I can put it in the Documentary / Non-fiction category or have to make it a wildcard.

Team Lucky the Donkey will select Hoffa in the Documentary / non fiction category.

This movie follows the rise and inevitable fall of Teamster legend Jimmy Hoffa. Originally meant for Oliver Stone to direct, I'm glad it went to Devito instead. The way this is shot, with the changes from flashback to present time makes it seamless imo. Devito's character, which is an amalgam of several of Hoffa's acquiantances over the years, is great as his ever loyal sidekick. No one really knows how Hoffa died, but I like the way it is portrated here.

The scenes with Robert Kennedy and Hoffa are taken almost verbatim from the actual hearings, and I wish I could have been around to see it. This movie mostly all "based on real life" except for the ending. If "Ali" can be in this category, I think I should be alright with Hoffa in this position.


Didn't know until I researched it a bit, but this movie apparently was a bit polarizing. Nicholson got a nomination for both a Golden Globe and a Razzie at the same time. I get sucked in every time to this movie. Nicholson as Hoffa makes me completely suspend my disbelief for the entire movie. Hoffa has me convinced by the end of the movie that I have to join the Teamsters, and I don't even drive a truck. Great performances all around. Heavily underrated movie.

http://www.impawards.com/1992/posters/hoffa_ver1.jpg

[WindomURL]

BUMP!
I figure things have gotten confusing this week with so many make-up picks, etc.
REDVAN, sorry buddy but your 15 hours expired at 5:26am

MissTeeks, Got Miikka?, Jagger, StrayBullet, Displaced Flames fan (x2) are next on the list.

The draft board (http://members.shaw.ca/windomurl/cp_movie_draft.htm)is updated. See ya tomorrow.

[REDVAN]

Thanks for the PM Windom, had no idea at all!

I would like to move my pick (7-168) School of Rock to Wildcard #1.

In the musical category, 373rd overall, I can't believe this hasn't been picked yet... (at least, according to Windom's updated board (http://members.shaw.ca/windomurl/cp_movie_draft.htm) it's not):

Mary Poppins (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058331/)

I hope this strengthens my team a little bit, as it spawned a ridiculous word. Neat enough movie on it's own, let alone being a musical.

[StrayBullet]

GotMiikka... How would you like one of my picks this round for one of your flicks?

On that note.... Is anyone looking to trade a movie? I'm interested to see what is available.

[MattyC]

Sphere and Rudy are currently on the trading block

[WindomURL]

Jagger is up now, as of 11:26am, followed by StrayBullet, and Displaced Flames fan (x2)

[Jagger]

Wow. Holy AKing! Wasn't expecting to be up so soon. Give me a while to think about it!

BTW Thanks Windom for keeping your draft board up to date. It really helps!!!

[GirlySports]

Yes thanks Windom!

Although I'm not sure Got Miikka knew it was his turn.

[WindomURL]

Got Miikka was last online 10-18-2008 05:47 PM. My post yesterday afternoon was made at 3:25 before I went to the Bombers-Stamps game.

JMO, but he easily could have known.

[Jagger]

In the 14th round IJAFW are proud to select, as our Animation selection, the Walt Disney classic,

The Jungle Book (1967)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/Thejunglebook_movieposter.jpg/200px-Thejunglebook_movieposter.jpg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Thejunglebook_movieposter.jpg)

A personal favourite of mine when I was growing up. This was the last movie that Walt was actually involved with. Great songs and memorable characters here.

Wiki:

The Jungle Book is a 1967 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967_in_film) animated (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animation) feature (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feature) film (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film), released on October 18 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_18), 1967 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967). The 19th animated feature in the Disney animated features canon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney_animated_features_canon), it was the last to be produced by Walt Disney (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Disney), who died during its production. It was inspired by the stories about the feral child (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feral_child) Mowgli (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mowgli) from the book of the same name (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jungle_Book) by Rudyard Kipling (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudyard_Kipling). The movie remains one of Disney's most popular, and contained a number of classic songs, including "The Bare Necessities (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bare_Necessities)" and "I Wan'na Be Like You (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Wan%27na_Be_Like_You_%28The_Monkey_Song%29)". Most of the songs are by Richard M. Sherman (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_M._Sherman) and Robert B. Sherman (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_B._Sherman). The film was directed by Wolfgang Reitherman (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Reitherman) and his son, Bruce Reitherman (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Reitherman), provided Mowgli's voice.

Youtube:

"Bare Necessities"


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Vultures:


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Elephant march:


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Kaa:

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More later

[Got Miikka?]

Crap! I knew my pick was coming up fast but I have to plead negligence on this one guys and gals - had some company over for the game last night and didn't get around to making it later, even though with some responsibility could easily have done it earlier. My bad, sorry! :bag:

Anyway, here we go.

Team Clint Eastwood is overwhelmingly happy to announce as their selection for the Action category, Point Break (1992).

I have a lot I can say about this film but in keeping with the haphazard theme of this weekend I'll have to get to it later - this and about 5 other movies I still haven't written up. For now I will just say that I make no secrets that Point Break is my favorite movie. This is a sentimental choice that I can objectively back up - I think it is a spot-on action masterpiece that in many ways I am bewildered hasn't been taken yet, although I did feel comfortable letting it fall, despite wanting to ensure I got it. If that makes any sense.

Again, apologies for not doing my part to keep this thing moving!

http://www.vsi.pl/foto/pointbreak.jpg

PS - StrayBullet, not sure I understand what you are proposing?

[StrayBullet]

With the 377th pick in the CP Movie Draft, StrayBullet selects The Ten Commandments starring, Charlton Heston and Yul Brenner. The Ten Commandments will fulfill the Pre- 60s criteria.

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

Yes.. That's right, 'The Ten Commandments'. Now, I guess I've chosen this because every Easter this movie is on TV, I find myself watching it in it's entirety. Not only did I see this movie over and over again as a youth, but I found this film quite compelling and captivating. Yul Brenner's performance as Pharaoh Ramesses is outstanding and Charlton Heston's as Moses is equally as great.

Cecil B. DeMille's, The Ten Commandments... In TECHNICOLOUR!!
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[Displaced Flames fan]

With my 14th round pick, 378th overall, The Team With No Name is proud to select in the category of Documentary, Hype!

http://cover6.cduniverse.com/MuzeVideoArt/43/239443.jpg

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116589/

This film provides a tremendous amount of insight into what created and ended the vibrant Seattle music scene of the late 80's and early 90's. Anyone interested in rock history should watch this film and if you are a fan of some of the bands that came out of that scene, it's a must see. There is so much to be learned and you may never look at 'grunge' in the same way again. That's not a bad thing mind you.

What really makes this film stand out beyond the meat of the above is the enormous amount of live footage of bands that, for the most part, never made it big and...again for the most part....were well thought of on the scene at the time. Bands included in this group are The Gits, Melvins, 7 Year Bitch, Gas Huffer, U-Men, Tad, Bad Moon among others. Fascinating stuff, for me anyway!

Various clips of the movie in this video.

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[Dion]

Thanks DFF! Never heard of that fim but i wil be adding it to my must see list.

[Displaced Flames fan]

With my 15th round selection, 379th overall, The Team With No Name is proud to select, in the Pre-60's category, Sabrina!

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1e/Sabrina_1954_film_poster.jpg/385px-Sabrina_1954_film_poster.jpg

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047437/

Classic rich brothers with polar personalities courting the family chauffer's daughter story! Wonderful story with the great Audrey Hepburn as the title character. Humphrey Bogart and William Holden star as brothers competing for her affection. One of the first romantic comedies? Spawned a successful remake starring Harrison Ford, Greg Kinnear and Julia Ormond several years ago.

This is just a fun movie to watch, as most anything with Audrey Hepburn is. It's a movie that despite it's time still resonates today I think.

David Larrabee is reintroduced to Sabrina

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Sabrina and Linus Larrabee

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[Got Miikka?]

Stray, I PM'd you.

[JerzeeGirl]

With my 15th round selection, 379th overall, The Team With No Name is proud to select, in the Pre-60's category, Sabrina!

Awesome choice Dis - the classic was way better than the remake but both were pretty great flicks...loved Audrey Hepburn in this and the whole society issue of upper vs lower class made more sense back then than in the 90's(?) when it was re-made.

[Displaced Flames fan]

Bump...hope people aren't reading the thread title only and not checking the actual picks.

[getbak]

With the 377th pick in the CP Movie Draft, StrayBullet selects The Ten Commandments
Category?

[MissTeeks]

I'm so sorry I took so long guys, it was my Grandpa's 80th birthday this weekend and I was out most of it. So in honour of my Grandpa's 80th birthday, in the Western category, Team MissTeeks selects Cat Ballou.

This is one of the few westerns I have seen but it's also a family favorite in our house. It stars a young Jane Fonda as a woman named Cat Ballou who becomes an outlaw when her father is killed because he won't sell his land to the railroad company. The best part of this movie is Lee Marvin as the drunkard Kid Shelleen. The best scene is when he pulls into town on his drunk horse. It also included the Ballad of Cat Ballou sung by Nat King Cole and Stubby Cay.

IMBD page:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059017/

The Ballad of Cat Ballou

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Square Dance scene:

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One of the great Lee Marvin scenes

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Quotes:

Jackson Two-Bears (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0621365/): Kid, Kid, what a time to fall off the wagon. Look at your eyes.
Kid Sheleen (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001511/): What's wrong with my eyes?
Jackson Two-Bears (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0621365/): Well they're red, bloodshot.
Kid Sheleen (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001511/): You ought to see 'em from my side.
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Jed (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0382722/): [to Cat, on the train] Ma'am, I apologize for my disgusting condition and I assure you I will not inflict myself on you any further.
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Cat (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000404/): You won't make me cry. You'll never make me cry!

[Eastern Girl]

Second page bump

And just so this isn't a totally useless post, has there been any trades at all in this draft? Anything?

[GirlySports]

Second page bump

And just so this isn't a totally useless post, has there been any trades at all in this draft? Anything?


There hasn't been a trade since the 13th-ish round of the hottie draft :)

Straybullet is AK'd. Jagger is up.

[Prototype]

I wanted to trade Super Troopers, but it looks like all but one team has their comedy pick lined up...

Hoping that the league will let me drop it at the end if my other pick hasn't been taken yet... :P

[Got Miikka?]

^ To that end I will make it known that the only offers I think I am going to entertain are going to have to be pretty compelling, because overall I am pretty happy with what I've got - most of my selections have worked out perfectly. I think the only trade I might look to make would be to fortify my Musical category...

[VANFLAMESFAN]

If anyone wants to deal a War or Western my way, Im open to all offers including Pulp Fiction and Psycho.

[MattyC]

Hoping that the league will let me drop it at the end if my other pick hasn't been taken yet... :P

I am in the same boat with my sci-fi pick

[GirlySports]

Sorry you can't drop a pick.
The Flames weren't allowed to drop Fata at the end of the draft. :)

[Prototype]

Sorry you can't drop a pick.
The Flames weren't allowed to drop Fata at the end of the draft. :)

Sure they did... it's the reason Calgary Puck has a "Fata" post.

[MattyC]

Sorry you can't drop a pick.
The Flames weren't allowed to drop Fata at the end of the draft. :)
true but they could chose not to sign him and sign an undrafted guy instead.....?


also is it possible to link to Windoms draft board in the first post so we dont have to sift through all these pages for it?

[Jagger]

Oh oh I'm up. Decisions decisions. Only two main categories left for me and both are tough ones to select. Give me a sec or so!

[Jagger]

It's Just a Flesh Wound are proud to select with our 15th selection a movie I'm really surprised has lasted this long. Movie buffs here will recognize the classic FANTASY,

"Harvey" (1950)

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Difficult decision this one as there are more recent fantasy movies, much more recognisable to the average person, that I considered for this category but, ultimately, I went with the best player available.

Harvey stars one of my favourite actors, Jimmy Stewart, and is the story of a man whose best friend is a 6'3" rabbit called...Harvey, that only he can see!

The movie was ranked #35 on AFI's 100 years 100 Laughs and was #7 on their Top Fantasy movies. As this one was produced in 1950 I'm willing to bet that there are plenty of you who haven't seen it before. I would recommend you give it a try but stay with it, don't give up after the first 15 minutes or so. The movie grows on you and you will 'get it' by the end.

Youtube:


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[Got Miikka?]

^ I will be the first to admit I have not seen that one Jagger, but it sounds like a film I should definitely check out! This draft is providing me with a solid list of must-sees. :)

OK. So only 2 non-wildcard picks to go here for me. For their next selection Team Clint Eastwood is pleased to announce Frederico Fellini's Nights of Cabiria (Le Notti di Cabiria) (1957) in the Pre-1960's category.

http://www.varley.net/Pages/images/Favorite%20Movies/Nights%20of%20Cabiria.gif

Frederico Fellini is a director whose work I wish I could say I stumbled on accidentally, because his films (the ones I have seen, anyway) are so often a wondrous joy, Cabiria being the most successful in this regard.

This movie is a beautiful experience, and I would like to spend some time trying to do it justice with my write-up... so as has been the trend as of late I will have to put this off for the time being. For now, I will share an excerpt of someone else's take on the film, to give you an idea:

I am not much in favor of "best" lists--I wouldn't make it in Cusack's "High Fidelity" world--but I can usually offer a range of titles of films that I consider the most powerful experiences I have had in front of a screen--Bicycle Thief, Ran, Ordet, Seventh Seal, Citizen Kane, L'Avventura, Rear Window, Blade Runner, quite a few others. But if I had to pick just one title, it would be Nights of Cabiria. I saw it when it first came out in this country--I was a junior in high school and fortunate enough to live near a theater that showed foreign films. It ran for several weeks and I kept going back to see it over and over, giving myself permission by dragging friends to see it. No one was ever disappointed...


-- from imdb.com - Author: Tom Dillingham (tfdill) (http://www.imdb.com/user/ur0630986/comments) from Columbia, MO


Stay tuned!


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[Eastern Girl]

^^ I thought Harvey was already taken, bugger!!

Good pick.

[Jagger]

^^ I thought Harvey was already taken, bugger!!
Good pick.

Funnily enough so did I. After checking Windom's updated Draft Board I couldn't find it. I'm pretty happy to get that movie in the 15th round, seems like a bit of a steal.

[MattyC]

Bumpity Bump Bump. Cmon folks only a few rounds left

[Flamesguy_SJ]

For their next selection Team Clint Eastwood is pleased to announce Frederico Fellini's Nights of Cabiria (Le Notti di Cabiria) (1957) in the Pre-1960's category.

I thought this was an okay film, except for the ending. Hate, hate, hate the ending.

[octothorp]

I thought this was an okay film, except for the ending. Hate, hate, hate the ending.

I find that with a lot of old films; it's like the art of creating a film ending evolved a lot later than creating a film. There are a lot of pre-1970 films that I would call great films, but only a handful of pre-1970 films that have great endings. (Unfortunately, the first few examples that spring to mind haven't been picked yet, so I don't want to mention them in this thread).

[MissTeeks]

I'm coming! Give me two minutes

[MissTeeks]

In the Non-fiction/Docu category, Team MissTeeks selects A Man for All Seasons.

I basically love any movie that is set in Tudor England, and my favorite tv show is The Tudors and I'm currently reading Six Wives: The Queens of Henry VIII. This movie is about Sir Thomas More, who becomes Lord Chancellor in England when King Henry VIII breaks from Rome in order to marry Anne Boleyn. When Sir Thomas More refuses to sign the Act of Supremecy, which made King Henry VIII head of the Church of England, More is put on trial and executed. This movie won 6 Oscars, including for Best Picture and Best Actor for Paul Scofield.

IMDB page:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060665/

Trailer:

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More's Trail (only the first part)

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[Prototype]

REDVAN
czure32
octothorp
habernac
Flamesguy_SJ
EasternGirl
liamenator
Prottotype
Cause the title isn't updated...

[REDVAN]

Hey guys, after seeing it on the weekend, even though it didn't get amazing reviews, I am going to take Passchendaele and stick it in the drama category for now...

My rationale is that it was an excellent war movie, filmed and based in and around Calgary, has a friend of mine in the first 5 minutes of the film, and was one of the best Canadian movies in a while.

I suggest everyone go see it, it was quite good.

(I didn't check to see if it was taken already but I don't think it was...)

[Prototype]

I was thinking of risking my War pic on it... so I can't blame you for taking it.

[WindomURL]

Way to go, everyone. Lots of picks in the last couple of days. And I didn't have to "nag" anyone either ;)

I'm working on adding all of them to the draft board now. I've finally gotten around to making a signature for my posts. The URL to the backup board is there, as well as my picks (thanks Liberty and Ro, etc. for the idea!)

[Got Miikka?]

I thought this was an okay film, except for the ending. Hate, hate, hate the ending.

That is a pretty strong opinion! I'd be interested to hear your rationale. (Unless of course you mean that you thought the ending sucked)

Regarding movie endings, IMO they are the most personal part of the film - for you as a viewer. It is at this point where you get to decide what you are going to take away from the experience. To me, some of the best endings are the ones left ambiguous, allowing you that much more control over what you want to make of the film. I have seen several compelling readings of the ending to NOC, some of them quite disparate. Personally, I think having different reactions and being able to find different meaning is great - it truly indicates that you are putting part of who you are into the movie.

[czure32]

in the Thriller/Horror category DVD-eh? selects:

Gwoemul (aka The Host)


On 09 February 2000, the American military base of Yongson releases toxic chemicals into the Han River. Six years later, a mutant squid monster leaves the water and attacks people on the side of the river. Park Hyun-seo is carried off by the creature and vanishes into the river. While grieving her loss, her slow father Park Gang-du; her grandfather and owner of a bar-kiosk nearby the river Park Hie-bong; her aunt and archery medalist Park Nam-Joo; and her graduated unemployed uncle Park Nam-il are sent by the army with all the people that had some sort of contact with the monster to quarantine. During the night, Gang-du receives a phone call from Hyun-seo telling him that she is alive in a big sewer nearby the river. Gang-du tells the military but nobody believes him, saying that he is delusional due to the shock of his loss. The Park family joins forces trying to find Hyun-seo and rescue her

By the end of its run on November 8th (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_8), the film had been seen over 13 million times, making it the highest grossing South Korean film of all time

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[octothorp]

I guess OTTO means me?

Six Degrees of Troy McClure is proud to select, in the Black & White category, La Ciociara (Two Women).

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b2/TwoWomenPoster.jpg

Sometimes Sophia Loren comes across as glamourous eye-candy, but here, wow, this is a stunning acting performance. She became the first person to receive an acting Academy Award for a non-English-speaking role, and she won similar awards at Cannes, Berlin, and Venice. The story follows the refugee travels of a mother and daughter, Cesira (Loren) and Rosetta, who flee Rome into rural Italy, become friends with the locals including a handsome intellectual communist sympathizer who's captured by the Germans. Eventually, Rome is liberated by the allied forces and Cesira and Rosetta return, but the journey home turns tragic. You want a heart-wrenching, difficult-to-watch ending, this movie is among the most brutal and powerful I've seen. Clips to come later.
http://www.essex.ac.uk/lang/italian/SofiaLoren1.jpg

[JerzeeGirl]

I'm coming! Give me two minutes

ROFLMAO.....................:hehehe:.............
(Yes, I admit to being completely juvenile.......)

[octothorp]

ROFLMAO.....................:hehehe:.............
(Yes, I admit to being completely juvenile.......)

Hey, we all need our pre-draft-pick rituals.

[WindomURL]

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[Ro]

in the Thriller/Horror category DVD-eh? selects:

Gwoemul (aka The Host)

Awesome pick! I really liked this movie. Campy yet still genuinely thrilling, awesome effects, somewhat original for the "monster" genre. Thought it was fresh and really entertaining.

[habernac]

always liked prison movies, under drama, I'll take Escape From Alcatraz

http://www.moviemart.in/upload/Escape%20From%20Alcatraz%20(1979)2aa4d.jpg


Other than Shawshank, this is my favourite prison movie. Great cast, good story.

Escape from Alcatraz is a 1979 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979) thriller (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thriller_(genre)) film (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film), directed by Don Siegel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Siegel) and starring Clint Eastwood (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clint_Eastwood). The film co-stars Fred Ward (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Ward), and also features Patrick McGoohan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_McGoohan) as the suspicious, vindictive warden.

The film is based on the non-fiction book Escape from Alcatraz (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escape_from_Alcatraz) by J. Campbell Bruce. It chronicles the story of Frank Morris (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Morris) (Eastwood) and brothers John (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Anglin) (Ward) and Clarence Anglin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarence_Anglin) (Jack Thibeau (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jack_Thibeau&action=edit&redlink=1)), who have the distinction of being possibly the only people to ever escape from the Alcatraz (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcatraz) prison (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prison). It also features the film debut of Danny Glover (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Glover).
A cold, atmospheric thriller, the film captures many of the difficulties of prison life and the conditions of Alcatraz prison before it was closed down permanently, shortly after the escape.
There is some hint at the end of the film that the escape was successful, but in fact it remains a mystery as to whether the escapers succeeded or not.

[Flamesguy_SJ]

In the 15th Round, Direct2Video is very excited to select, in the Wildcard category, Kenneth Branagh's version of William Shakespeare's Hamlet (1996).

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e9/Hamlet_1996_poster.jpg

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Nobody does Shakespeare like Branagh...nobody! I absolutely LOVE this movie...so excited to get it on DVD.

[WindomURL]

Great pick SJ. My favourite Shakespeare film ever.

[Eastern Girl]

Team Pineapple Express is happy to select Tora! Tora! Tora! (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066473/) in the War category.

This film tells of the events leading up to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. The title of this film comes from the code word used by the Japanese to tell they had achieved surprise on the Americans. It was nominated for five Oscars, and took home one in the category of Visual Effects, as the attack sequences are fantastic.

The actors cast in this film were chosen because they were not blockbuster names. The filmmakers wanted the attention to be on the story and events, not the actors themselves.

Although not initially a box office success, the film has gained an audience in the time since its release on DVD. It is praised for its action sequences and its historical accuracy at the time (some inaccuracies have since been 'discovered' through further investigation of records, etc)

Here's the trailer:
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[Prototype]

BUMP for the Lime...

[liamenator]

We are happy to fill out the animation category with our all-time favourite cartoon movie... Walt Disney's 1963 "historical" fantasy... Higitus Figitus migitus mum, pres-ti-dig-i-ton-i-um!... The Sword in The Stone!


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Not a whole lot to say about this one, other than it will forever be a favourite since I watched it about 47000 times as a kid. I can honestly say it sparked an interest in English history (even though, technically, there is no history in it) that lives on to this day. I became hell-bent on reading and discovering as much as I could about the English monarchy and UK history in general. Not surprisingly, History wound up being one of my majors in undergrad... I honestly think a lot of that can be attributed to this little, mostly forgotten Disney film.

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[Prototype]

Team NC-17 is happy to select, in the WAR catagory - STRIPES

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If it wasn't for Ghostbusters, Groundhog Day, Lost In Translation, What About Bob, and a plethora of other great Bill Murray movies, this would be his iconic piece.

- Originally a vehicle for Cheech Marin (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001507/) and Tommy Chong (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001045/).
- As a result of this movie, the song "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" has become a popular cadence in the US military.
- According to Ivan Reitman (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0718645/) in the DVD Commentary, the scene where Bill Murray (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000195/) is loading the rich woman's suitcases into the trunk and he hits himself in the crotch was accident. Murray really did hit himself in the crotch with the case, thus his very real line "Oh, my balls."

Classic none the less. I highly reccomend for the John Candy mud wrestling scene. It's worth it.

[Displaced Flames fan]

Outstanding selection Prot. Classic!

I love the scene where all the recruits are introducing themselves to each other in the barracks.

Candy was great in this movie for sure.

[HalifaxDrunk]

With our latest selection in the Fantasy category team Yippie-Kay-Yay is happy to select one of my childhood favorite movies.

Unendliche Geschichte, Die (The NeverEnding Story)

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Bastian is a young boy who lives a dreary life being tormented by school bullies. On one such occasion he escapes into a book shop where the old proprieter reveals an ancient story-book to him, which he is warned can be dangerous. Shortly after, he "borrows" the book and begins to read it in the school attic where he is drawn into the mythical land of Fantasia, which desperately needs a hero to save it from destruction.

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[sadora]

bump.

[StrayBullet]

I apologize to everyone in the Movie Draft for dropping the ball this round. So let me just get my 15th Round pick out of the way here...

In the 15th Round, StrayBullet proudly selects Pi written and directed by Darren Aronofsky. Pi will fulfill the Black & White category

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This raw, black & white film by Brooklyn born director, Darren Aronofsky is a story of a mathematical genius who tries to comprise a program that will dictate the behaviors of the stock market. The story is narrated by the main character Max, who soon realizes that there are forces at large who will stop at nothing to steal his code. Gritty, low-budget and informal, Pi is an excellent thriller that binds genius, skepticism and religious values into this late 90's masterpiece.

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[liamenator]

NICE! Pi rules.

[Ro]

Good pick Stray! And talk about REALLY fulfilling the B&W element- that has to the grainiest, darkest, least filtered film print ever, and the film is all the more awesome because of it.

[Itse]

With our latest selection in the Fantasy category team Yippie-Kay-Yay is happy to select one of my childhood favorite movies.

The NeverEnding Story

I really loved this movie as a kid, and I almost made it my fantasy pick (but went with Willow instead). A great pick.

[doozwimp]

Due to its impact on pop culture my selection is Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure under Fantasy.
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[octothorp]

whoa. nice pick.

[Dion]

Great pick Doozwimp!

Love that movie!

[doozwimp]

Is it possible to change my war pick of Battle of Britain to Das Boot. Didnt have time to put much thought into that one...
Sorry for being a delay recently.

[WindomURL]

I would vote no mainly because of the precedent it would set.
And also, because you took 62 hours to make that pick. Wasn't that enough time???

[Prototype]

if you get to change that one, I'm changine Super Troopers, which is an awesome movie, but I thought of a better one.

[octothorp]

I would vote no mainly because of the precedent it would set.
And also, because you took 62 hours to make that pick. Wasn't that enough time???

I agree with that for the precedent reason. I'm sure a lot of people would have movies that they would switch due to ones that hadn't occurred to them earlier, and people have gotten around that problem by moving a previously selected movie into their wildcard to open up a slot in one of the other categories.

[Eastern Girl]

^^ Agreed. There's a couple I'd like to switch around or drop as well. Most would be changing it up if they could.

[MattyC]

I think once the draft has ended i have no problem for some switcheroos, but not while its still going

[habernac]

I would vote no mainly because of the precedent it would set.
And also, because you took 62 hours to make that pick. Wasn't that enough time???

another no here. If you don't like your picks, trade them.

[GirlySports]

No to dropping movies.

Do you guys want more wildcard slots? This draft is going very well and I wouldn't mind a couple extra rounds.

[Jagger]

^^^I'm up for that for sure. Lots of fun this draft. I'm also in with your upcoming TV draft Girly! (Hint hint nudge nudge say no more....) :whistle:

[doozwimp]

Fair enough. Anyone interested in Battle of Britain?
No? Figures...

[czure32]

No to dropping movies.

Do you guys want more wildcard slots? This draft is going very well and I wouldn't mind a couple extra rounds.

I for one, would not object to a couple more wildcards

[MattyC]

Extra wildcards sound good to me

[Flamesguy_SJ]

another "yes" for extra wildcards...

[Prototype]

I think once the draft has ended i have no problem for some switcheroos, but not while its still going

I was thinking about this last night. What if rather than an extra wildcard (or in addition to), at the end, we do a round, in the same order, or drops and pickups.

Much like the waiver draft in the NHL. If you don't want anyone, you don't need to make a change, but it would be in the same order as the draft.

Ex-
1. pass
2. pass
3. drops Movie A and picks up Movie B
4. pass

etc...

Would the 'league' consider this idea? This way, it's still in the draft order we've determined, and no random pickups or drops are done.

[MissTeeks]

I'm alright with extra Wildcare rounds as well.

[GirlySports]

OK! 2 extra wildcard rounds added to make the total an even 20 round.

Windom, please expand the draft board :)

[octothorp]

That's great that we're adding more rounds, although I'm going to have to completely re-evaluate my strategy for the rest of the draft. But definitely a better option than allowing drops.

[WindomURL]

OK! 2 extra wildcard rounds added to make the total an even 20 round.

Windom, please expand the draft board :)

No!! Make me! :ph34r:

Just to state my opinion, I'm with octothorp regarding having to rethink my strategy for the rest of the draft. I'm not crazy about changing rules in the middle of the game, but I'll live with whatever the majority decides. But ABSOLUTELY NO DROPS; you pick a movie, you live with it or trade it if you can find any takers. I'm glad you didn't go there.

BTW, Itse's time is up as of 11:24. Jerzee is up :)

[Got Miikka?]

More rounds - Yay (although it has already been decided)

[GirlySports]

No!! Make me! :ph34r:



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[WindomURL]

^ Is there a fainting smiley on this site? :o

[JerzeeGirl]

That's What She Said is proud to select (and astonished it's still available at this round) in the Sci-Fi category, Independence Day.

Arguably, the movie that launched Will Smith into super-stardom and made him choice blockbuster material, this 1996 film featured the erstwhile Fresh Prince of Bel Air teaching some nasty aliens that it wasn't a good idea to interrupt his July 4 long weekend.

This movie is an enjoyable romp through out with varying storylines that include the hilarious Randy Quaid, the serious Bill Paxton & the quirky Jeff Goldblum to mention just a few.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v710/Tavie/Independence_day_movieposter.jpg

Now for the best stuff - YouTube goodies!!!

One of the trailers
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First Strike
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Whitmore's Speech
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[octothorp]

Good pick; I'm a huge Jeff Goldblum fan and I love him in this role. He and Will Smith are one of the better action movie odd-couple pairings.

[Eastern Girl]

I like the scene where the alien uses the scientist to speak to the president. That was creepy, I gotta say.

Will Smith, good in that movie, definitely.

"You're not as charming as you think you are"
"Yes, I am"

Simply, hot.

[Prototype]

I used a pariody of the president's speech to get elected Students Council President of my high school... So that's 2 nerd strikes against me.

[Jagger]

Independence Day was a guilty pleasure type of movie for me. Given that others appear to like it then maybe I shouldn't feel so guilty after all!

[JerzeeGirl]

Aren't most action movies at the heart of things guilty pleasures? I know that the ones I enjoy most tend to be (yes I will even own up to loving Judge Dredd....:bag:)

This wasn't my 1st choice for Sci-Fi but there were too many out there who beat me to the bunch on at least 8 or 9 others so ID seemed like a good pick as we near the end of the draft....at least it's not one that I feel weakens my roster. ;)

And GirlySports, if you do run a TV draft - I'm sooooo in! That one would be even more cut-throat than the movie one has been when it came to some categories/picks! >:)

[MissTeeks]

I like the scene where the alien uses the scientist to speak to the president. That was creepy, I gotta say.

Will Smith, good in that movie, definitely.

"You're not as charming as you think you are"
"Yes, I am"

Simply, hot.

My sister and I used to always jump when the scientist is first thrown up against the glass. We would rewind it like three times and we would jump every time.

[JerzeeGirl]

I like the scene where the alien uses the scientist to speak to the president. That was creepy, I gotta say.


Brent Spiner (played Data on STNG) was perfect casting in that role too - that was one of the best parts of the movie...specially cuz everytime we would watch it with a newbie we always told them to watch the glass so they didn't miss something....:D

[Superflyer]

For the next pick, with the addition of two new wildcard spots we figure we should fill one in. So in our first Wildcard spot we are proud to select a guilty pleasure of ours, Pirates of the Caribbean - Curse of the Black Pearl.

This movie brought Johnny Depp back from obsecurity and shot him to the top as one of the most sought after actors of today. This movie is great as it has great acting by Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom and the beautiful Keira Knightley.

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Pirates of the Caribbean is a sweeping action-adventure story set in an era when villainous pirates scavenged the Caribbean seas. This roller coaster tale teams a young man, Will Turner, with an unlikely ally in rogue pirate Jack Sparrow. Together, they must battle a band of the world's most treacherous pirates, led by the cursed Captain Barbossa, in order to save Elizabeth, the love of Will's life, as well as recover the lost treasure that Jack seeks. Against improbable odds, they race towards a climactic confrontation on the mysterious Isla de Muerta. Clashing their swords in fierce mortal combat, Will and Jack attempt to recapture The Black Pearl ship, save the British navy, and relinquish a fortune in forbidden treasure thereby lifting the curse of the Pirates of the Caribbean.

[MissTeeks]

^That is also a guilty pleasure of mine. The two sequels though, not so much.

[sadora]

Team Snoogans is happy to select as one of my Wildcards...Hot Fuzz

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[Eastern Girl]

I love Simon Pegg. He's fantastic. He and Nick Frost are a great team.

[sadora]

I love Simon Pegg. He's fantastic. He and Nick Frost are a great team.

I agree, I wanted to pick Shaun of the Dead earlier but wasn't able to so I thought I better pick this up before someone else took it.

[Jagger]

I love Simon Pegg. He's fantastic. He and Nick Frost are a great team.

Have you seen the British TV show, "Spaced" then? You will likely love it since you like Pegg. It's available over here on a complete 2 season DVD.

[Displaced Flames fan]

Have you seen the British TV show, "Spaced" then? You will likely love it since you like Pegg. It's available over here on a complete 2 season DVD.

That's been in my Netfilx cue for 3 months and I can never get it because it is so popular.

Hot Fuzz exceeded my expectations. I thought it was just going to be a bumbling cop movie. So much more!

I'm not sure they can ever top Shaun of the Dead, but Hot Fuzz was a hell of an attempt!

and....oh...thanks for the extra 2 rounds! Was thinking today at work and wondering how in the heck I was going to pick just 3 more movies.

TV draft? Hmmmm...who came up with that one? ;)

[Itse]

Sorry for being late.

I've got an absolute steal here. A fairly recent box office hit that won over two dozen film awards all over the world, including an Oscar (although it's the one category it didn't deserve anything in, music). Then again I've understood this movie was never really well received or understood on your side of the pond, so propably this is yet another suicide pick ;)

For our 15th round pick, team Selfmade Heroes picks Full Monty (1997) as our Wildcard #2 (at least for now).

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jemmytee (http://www.imdb.com/user/ur2466469/comments) from Los Angeles, Ca, in IMDB puts it very nicely:
"I want to start off by saying, if you're looking for slap-shtick comedy and low- rent toilet humor, this is NOT the movie for you. It has its moments of "belt-in- the-face" fun, but they are consistently grounded in the real problems the lead characters face -- unemployment, loss of family, lack of self-respect, fear of ridicule and a bleak future that promises even greater failure. This is not a Farrelly Brothers kind of story...and that is what makes it so special.

Gaz is broke, on welfare, lives in the projects, is behind on his child support and is threatened with losing his son to his ex-wife unless he can pull together 700 pounds (about $1100). But this is Sheffield, England -- once a boomtown but now a deadening city of shopping malls and garment mills, where the factories (and the guys that worked in them) are empty shells of themselves. The women have jobs; the men have job fairs. Into this comes a touring "Chippendale's" dance troupe (aimed at women only; after all, they have the spare money) and an idea is born. Gaz and some mates will strip all the way, give the ladies "the full monty", as a way to earn some quick change.

The idea is preposterous. Only one of the six men in the new dance troupe is good-looking enough to pull it off (pun intended); the rest are either fat, skinny, old and/or ugly. But the movie's gentle suggestion is that not only is beauty in the eye of the beholder, but so is self-respect...and in following through with their plans, they gain a LOT more than just 2000 pounds each.

Robert Carlyle is good as the anchor of the piece, always pushing and planning and cajoling and begging and even stealing, as need be, but it's the rest of the cast that makes this movie work -- from Tom Wilkinson as a manager ashamed to tell his wife he's lost his job to Mark Addy as a man who's so ashamed of how fat and unattractive he is, he's driving his wife away right down to Hugo Speer and his joyful "let's have a blast" attitude.

"The Full Monty" is a gem of human comedy aimed not at the gut but at the sense of hope we all carry. I recommend it for anyone who needs a lift. "

[Displaced Flames fan]

Great choice Itse. Wonderful film that I enjoy everytime I watch it!

[Jagger]

Sorry for being late.

I've got an absolute steal here. A fairly recent box office hit that won over two dozen film awards all over the world, including an Oscar (although it's the one category it didn't deserve anything in, music). Then again I've understood this movie was never really well received or understood on your side of the pond, so propably this is yet another suicide pick ;)

For our 15th round pick, team Selfmade Heroes picks Full Monty (1997) as our Wildcard #2 "

Good one! This moved onto my radar when the couple of extra wildcards entered the competition. Needless to say it was taken soon after!!!

Excellent choice....

[VANFLAMESFAN]

TEAM Wishwedidaporndraft is happy to select into the WAR category, the Wolfgang Peterson classic, DAS BOOT

http://www.student.dfh.dk/aktiviteter/ffk/Plakater/Das%20Boot%20plakat.jpg


I swore I saw this taken earlier, but I couldn't find it on the draft board, so if it is taken, someone call me out on it and I'll pick again, but until that happens, Im extremely happy with my choice.

[WindomURL]

Ohh ohhhhh... you're gonna have to deal with doozwimp now! :p

[getbak]

Okay, a quick pick before I head out. My foreign list has taken a hit over the last few picks, first Downfall goes, then Hot Fuzz and The Full Monty, which were both in my sights as English foreign films.

Just because I like ballet doesn't mean I'm a poof, you know.

For my next pick, team Hot Buttery Topping is proud to select in the Foreign category, from the United Kingdom, Billy Elliot.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/31/Billy_Elliot_movie.jpg/200px-Billy_Elliot_movie.jpg

Set during the UK Coal Miner's Strike of the mid-80s, Billy Elliot tells the story of a young boy who falls in love with ballet, much to the disappointment of his coal miner father and brother.

Billy must struggle not only to become a better dancer, but to earn his family's respect and acceptance of his choice to become a dancer.

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[octothorp]

Yup, great pick. I used my war pick early, but in my mind this is about the third best war film out there, and I was shocked pretty much every time someone picked a war film that wasn't Das Boot. It was getting to the point where I was considering using a Wildcard to pick it up.

[Ro]

The MacGuffins are proud to select, with the 400th pick in the 15th round, for entry in the Black & White category:

Bicycle Thieves (Ladri di Bicyclette)

There's a cure for everything except death.

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

Pics and writeup coming later tonight!

[Prototype]

Yup, great pick. I used my war pick early, but in my mind this is about the third best war film out there, and I was shocked pretty much every time someone picked a war film that wasn't Das Boot. It was getting to the point where I was considering using a Wildcard to pick it up.

While I've never seen the Godfather, and picked it... all my other picks have been movies I've seen and loved. Never seen Das Boot, and figured that Stripes would have been available much deeper in the draft. (Had Spies Like Us as a back up...)

[habernac]

While I've never seen the Godfather, and picked it... all my other picks have been movies I've seen and loved. Never seen Das Boot, and figured that Stripes would have been available much deeper in the draft. (Had Spies Like Us as a back up...)


My wife won't watch it. She hates mob movies and detests the violence. I keep trying to convince her that all that stuff is secodnary, it's just amazing filmmaking.

[Prototype]

I own a copy... and one day I'll sit down and watch it. Just haven't gotten to it yet.

[Eastern Girl]

Second page bump y'all

[MattyC]

when is AK time for Res?

[getbak]

when is AK time for Res?
Just before 4:00am Calgary time.

[MattyC]

O damn....well Im not staying up that late, so Ill make my pick tomorrow if he still hasn't shown up

[MattyC]

OK I'm picking. Team Theatre Head is going to feel like a real moron if this has already been picked but i've checked about 4 times. In the Pre-60's category, Casablanca

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

[Flame Of Liberty]

OK I'm picking. Team Theatre Head is going to feel like a real moron if this has already been picked but i've checked about 4 times. In the Pre-60's category, Casablanca

Casablanca was picked in Round 1.

[MattyC]

Dammit by who? For the life of me i couldnt find it

[Flame Of Liberty]

Getbak

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

[MattyC]

Ok, so here we go again. Team Theatre Head would like to move Rudy to Wildcard#1 to make room in the category of Non/fiction for The Right Stuff

Nominated for 8 Oscars, Including Best Picture and Best Supporting Actor (Sam Shepard)

http://images.barnesandnoble.com/images/7560000/7566569.jpg

[Flame Of Liberty]

With the 403rd Overall pick The All Or Nuttin team is proud to select in the "Action" category, a movie directed by Ridley Scott, starring Eric Bana, Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor and William Fichtner, winner of 2 Oscars, Black Hawk Down.

http://www.moviegoods.com/Assets/product_images/1020/189744.1020.A.jpg

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[WindomURL]

Bump to the top

[Tilley]

With the 404th choice in the movie draft, the Ghost of Siskel selects:

in the Foreign category, Intacto (2001).

I haven't watched a lot of foreign films but I liked this one from Spain.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0220580/

[WindomURL]

With the 405th pick to close the 15th round, team Wrapped In Plastic selects in the Drama category,
Blue Velvet (1986) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090756/)

http://members.shaw.ca/windomurl/blue_velvet_ver3.jpg

You know those password verification questions that you use on websites?
This film is my answer to "What is your favorite movie?"

Errrrrrrrr... it was my answer til now. :eek:

I've been holding on to this pick for the whole draft and finally had to make it.
And now it's obvious where I got my team name...
I'll add more after the Flames game.

[WindomURL]

With the 406th pick of the draft in the 16th round, team Wrapped In Plastic selects in the Horror category,
The Thing (1982) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084787/)

http://members.shaw.ca/windomurl/thing.jpg

This fulfills my Kurt Russell movie requirement for this draft.

To be continued...

[MattyC]

Which categories Windom?

[WindomURL]

(will fill in the details shortly.)
This.

I'll get to it later. For now, it won't affect anyone else choices. :)

[Tilley]

With the 407th choice in the movie draft, the Ghost of Siskel selects:

in the Comedy category: There's Something About Mary (1998).

Movie that realized my greatest fears of zippers.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0129387/

[Displaced Flames fan]

Blue Velvet (1986)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090756/

There goes one of my wildcards!

Grat pick Windom, David Lynch's defining film IMHO.

[MattyC]

In the Pre-60's Category team Theatre Head selects the Disney Classic Peter Pan

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046183/

http://www.moviegoods.com/Assets/product_images/1020/198118.1020.A.jpg

[Flame Of Liberty]

Hey Matty I wasn't AK'ed was I? But don't worry, I wasn't going to pick Peter Pan :D

[Flame Of Liberty]

With the 408th Overall pick The All Or Nuttin team is proud to select in the "Wildcard #1" category, a movie directed by Martin Scorsese, starring Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, James Woods and Sharon Stone, a movie about friendship and betrayal, power, greed and money between mobsters in Las Vegas, nominated for an Oscar, Casino.

http://www.movieposter.com/posters/archive/main/17/A70-8865

Roger Ebert:

Martin Scorsese (http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/classifieds?category=search1&SearchType=1&q=Martin%20Scorsese&Class=%25&FromDate=19150101&ToDate=20081231)'s fascinating new film "Casino (http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/classifieds?category=REVIEWS01&TITLESearch=Casino&ToDate=20081231)" knows a lot about the Mafia's relationship with Las Vegas. It's based on a book by Nicholas Pileggi, who had full access to a man who once ran four casinos for the mob, and whose true story inspires the movie's plot. Like "The Godfather (http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/classifieds?category=REVIEWS01&TITLESearch=The%20Godfather&ToDate=20081231)," it makes us feel like eavesdroppers in a secret place.

Variety.com:

In fascinating detail and with dazzling finesse, "Casino" (javascript:zodInfuser.FillDescriptions('&quot;Casino&quot;' );) lays out how the mob controlled and ultimately lost Las Vegas. Martin Scorsese's intimate epic about money, sex and brute force is a grandly conceived study of what happens to goodfellas from the mean streets when they outstrip their wildest dreams and achieve the pinnacle of wealth and power. An extraordinary piece of filmmaking, the picture is rough and unflinching in ways that won't be to all tastes and, from a commercial point of view, it is certainly open to criticism for its great length and unsavory violence. Film will be a must-see for cinema-savvy audiences , but will make heavy demands on more casual viewers, meaning that a major push by Universal, aided by some strong reviews, will be needed to make this a solid performer outside of upscale urban situations.

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[MattyC]

Hey Matty I wasn't AK'ed was I? But don't worry, I wasn't going to pick Peter Pan :D

haha Oh whoops sorry dude. My bad. I would've let you have it if you wanted it

nice pick PS

[Ro]

Do I have the go-ahead or should we give ResAlien his 15 hours for his 15th round pick? I'm happy to pick and keep things going, but don't want to step on Res' toes here, as one could argue he's entitled to that 15 hour block of time.

[getbak]

Do I have the go-ahead or should we give ResAlien his 15 hours for his 15th round pick? I'm happy to pick and keep things going, but don't want to step on Res' toes here, as one could argue he's entitled to that 15 hour block of time.
I was wondering the same, but based on the edited thread title, it appears the Commish has ruled it's an AK.

For what's it worth, he hasn't posted anything on CP in over a week.

[Superflyer]

With the 407th choice in the movie draft, the Ghost of Siskel selects:

in the Comedy category: There's Something About Mary (1998).

Movie that realized my greatest fears of zippers.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0129387/



And my fear of hair gel

[Ro]

The MacGuffins happily select, with the 411th pick in the 16th round, for entry in the Western category:

Brokeback Mountain

I wish I knew how to quit you.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y28/djroach/imgBrokebackMountain1.jpg

I kind of goofed my way into this pick. I must've watched 5 or 6 yet-unpicked westerns in the past couple months, trying to find something I really enjoyed and would feel good adding to my squad. One in particular really grabbed me, but it was only semi-eligible, and I didn't want to have to defend its eligibility. I absolutely loved another movie I won't name in case it gets picked, and was ready to select it here, until I was browsing my draft notes last night and noticed I had jotted down Brokeback Mountain under the Award Winners category as a possible selection. I thought- "I wonder if that is listed under Western on IMDB," and sure enough, it is! I would've taken it much earlier had I noticed that before (it didn't show up on any of the "best of" westerns lists I researched, and I just never put 2 and 2 together), so I'm thrilled to add it to the MacGuffins in the 16th round.

I don't know if this movie will ever get the credit it truly deserves amongst average moviegoers because of the context, which is really sad. People will always regard it as a landmark film (the two lead actors in gay roles that are romantically intertwined, in the setting of a traditional western), but the emotional impact of the movie is tremendous, and I believe it's one of the best stories of forbidden love and personal heartache ever made into a movie.

Ang Lee's direction is careful and meticulous- you can really feel the emotional turmoil Ennis and Jack (and their families) suffer through because they've found true love but cannot make it work. And while most will argue that Heath Ledger's performance in The Dark Knight is his best, I will defend his work here as equally as good, but on a completely different level. While his Joker is facial tics and nervy charisma, his Ennis is the entire spectrum of human emotion conveyed ever so subtly beneath a weathered, old-school exterior. Almost as if his pain is so deep, he has succumbed to it and has nothing left to say. A brilliant bit of subdued acting, and as good as the best work of luminaries like Sean Penn, Jack Nicholson, and Robert DeNiro.

I am reading a few reviews from Metacritic about the movie as I write this, and I don't know if I've ever read a better one-sentence summation than this one from Ella Taylor of LA Weekly:

Brokeback Mountain is at once the gayest and the least gay Hollywood film I've seen, which is another way of saying that Lee has a knack for culling universality from the most specific identities.That's exactly how I felt after seeing this. Homosexual or not, love and heartbreak are universal human emotions, and this film portrays the relationship between Ennis and Jack in such an open and honest fashion that I really don't know how somebody could see this film and not feel their pain. I'm not at all ashamed to say I think Brokeback Mountain is a modern classic, and am happy to add it to my roster!

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y28/djroach/brokeback-mountain-9.jpg

[MattyC]

As an open minded person, the homosexuality in the movie didn't bother me at all really. But I did find the movie very boring personally. Great acting and cinematography, but the story just didn't do it for me. And I dont like being called a homophobic when I express this opinion but it often happens.

[Eastern Girl]

^^Another movie I can't seem to sit down and watch. I bought it on DVD when it came out and just am never in the mood to watch it. I hear it's good, so one of these days, I'll just have to force myself to watch.

[getbak]

Oh man, I was just about to run out the door, so I'll make this one quick...

"I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!"

To round out my non-Wildcard selections, in the Drama category, Hot Buttery Topping is very proud to select, from 1976, a scathing satire of the television industry that might actually be more appropriate now than it was 30 years ago, Network.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fc/Networkmovie.jpg/215px-Networkmovie.jpg

I'll write more later. Youtube isn't playing for me right now, but this seems to be a legitimate trailer...

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[Jagger]

Oh man, I was just about to run out the door, so I'll make this one quick...

"I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!"

To round out my non-Wildcard selections, in the Drama category, Hot Buttery Topping is very proud to select, from 1976, a scathing satire of the television industry that might actually be more appropriate now than it was 30 years ago, Network.



^^^^Another good pick by HBT. You know it's funny but your team, getbak, could almost be my 2nd squad as most of your picks are ones I would/could have taken!

[fotze]

I'll go out and say good pick Ro. It wasn't a fag movie per se. The movie shows the effects of profound regret, something most people can relate to.

[kermitology]

Great job getbak.. I love that movie.

[Displaced Flames fan]

Great pick Ro.

I went into my viewing of the movie expecting the homosexuality to define the film and came away moved by the story of which homosexuality was a small, yet admitedly significant, part. It's a truly beautiful film, in every way. Great cinematography, wonderful score and a beautiful story.

Frankly, I think you undersell Ledger's performance. I haven't seen Dark Knight yet, so I can't compare the two but I think his performance as Ennis in this film is one of the two or three best performances I've seen in the last ten years or so. It actually got me excited about what we might see (now it's might have seen) from him in the future.

Another one of my wildcards gone!

The movie also has the added bonus of starring Michelle Williams who shares the same hometown as me, Kalispell, MT.

[JerzeeGirl]

Excellent pick Ro - the understated yet poignant performance by Ledger is what turned that movie into a great one instead of just a good one with pretty cinematography. He played Ennis so deftly that while he seldom gave away how deeply he loved Jack, you felt it and understood in some ways that his love was the deeper of the two. The end of the movie is still able to move me as you watch him come to terms with things and the role he's been dealt in life. IMHO this was a much better performance than the Dark Knight as he had no gimmicks to use or makeup to hide behind (altho his Joker was amazing as well).

[sadora]

Great pick with Brokeback. The only Western where the good guys get it in the end.

[GirlySports]

I was wondering the same, but based on the edited thread title, it appears the Commish has ruled it's an AK.

For what's it worth, he hasn't posted anything on CP in over a week.

Yup. Once you're AK'd you're AK'd.
For example lets say you were at the head or tail of the draft, like Windom is.
We're not waiting 30 hours for 2 picks. :)

[VANFLAMESFAN]

AK me......I have like no time to pick right now, so go ahead.....I'll pick tomorrow.

[MattyC]

Bumpskies

[sadora]

Team Snoogans is happy to select in the Awards category...Shakespeare in Love.

http://www.cinetropic.com/shakespeare/four.JPG

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[Flamesguy_SJ]

^^^ I still can't believe that movie won Best Picture. I really, honestly cannot even fathom how that won.

That being said, I didn't think it was a bad movie, and at this stage in the draft is a pretty solid pickup.

[Eastern Girl]

Shakespeare in Love is another that I thought was chosen already.

Haven't ever watched it.

[ResAlien]

AK'd twice, that's awesome. Sorry, I've been busy. I'll try to get my picks up by tonight, or tomorrow night at the latest.

[Jagger]

^^^ I still can't believe that movie won Best Picture. I really, honestly cannot even fathom how that won.

That being said, I didn't think it was a bad movie, and at this stage in the draft is a pretty solid pickup.

It's a good movie that has been unfairly slated because it won the Best Picture Oscar when EVERYBODY expected Ryan to win. I really enjoyed the movie. It was intelligent and very funny at times. Dame Judi Dench has a fantastic turn as Queen Elizabeth. Good pickup sadora.

[sadora]

It's a good movie that has been unfairly slated because it won the Best Picture Oscar when EVERYBODY expected Ryan to win. I really enjoyed the movie. It was intelligent and very funny at times. Dame Judi Dench has a fantastic turn as Queen Elizabeth. Good pickup sadora.

Thanks. I really enjoyed the comic element this movie had.

[Superflyer]

With the next pick the B-List Celebs are happy to select as Wildcard #2 Beverly Hills Cop.

This is by far my favorite Eddie Murphy movie, and his character of Axel Foley is just amazing. This movie
http://www.publispain.com/posters/beverly_hills_cop.jpg

Detroit cop Axel Foley is delighted when he receives a surprise visit from his best friend Mikey Tandino, who lives in California. Not long after Mikey arrives in Detroit, Mikey is killed, right in front of Axel, by a man named Zack. Axel follows Zack to Beverly Hills, California, where Beverly Hills police department Lieutenant Andrew Bogomil assigns Detective Billy Rosewood and Rosewood's partner, Sergeant John Taggart, to keep an eye on Axel. Axel visits his friend Jenny Summers, who works in an art gallery. With Jenny's help, Axel discovers that Zack works for Jenny's boss, Victor Maitland, the man who owns the art gallery. Maitland is a drug kingpin who is using the gallery as a front, and Maitland had Zack kill Mikey after Maitland accused Mikey of stealing some of Maitland's bonds. With the help of Jenny, Billy, and Taggart, Axel does what he can to make sure Maitland and Zack won't kill any more people.


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Sylvester Stallone was originally intended to play Axel Foley. After his departure due to differences in scope (he wanted more action than the producers would budget for) the role was re-written for Murphy. Stallone went on to use his version of the film as the basis for his movie Cobra. According to Eddie Murphy on Inside the Actor's Studio, Stallone also envisioned a "harder edged" screenplay. The character of Jenny Summers was originally a Stallone love interest, but was rendered only an "old friend" to Murphy's Foley. Mikey was originally supposed to be Stallone's brother.

[Displaced Flames fan]

Great pick Superflyer. Eddie Murphy was 23 years old when this film was released. How many 23 year old comedians can deliver this?

He's done some great stuff since (and before) but I think this will probably go down as his most popular film.

[Prototype]

He's done some great stuff since (and before) but I think this will probably go down as his most popular film.

I believe Bowfinger and Norbit have something to say about that Dis...

[Displaced Flames fan]

I believe Bowfinger and Norbit have something to say about that Dis...

Bowfinger? Bowfinger was outstanding! Pluto Nash...sure. Norbit...sure. Bowfinger? Man.....that's unexpected.

I was thinking of Life too. Hilarious. I'm also one of the 5 people in the world who liked Harlem Nights.

[getbak]

Team Snoogans is happy to select in the Awards category...Shakespeare in Love.
Nice pick. I was hoping it would last one more round because it was my first wild card.

It's a brilliant satire. I may be one of the only people who agreed with the Academy giving it the Best Picture Oscar over Saving Private Ryan (even though it's on my team).

[VANFLAMESFAN]

TEAM Wishwedidaporndraft is happy to select into the Western category, John Wayne and Dean Martin in RIO BRAVO

http://files.blog-city.com/files/aa/38907/p/f/riobravo.jpg

Was on TV last night and first thing I checked this morning and I couldn't find it anywhere,

[habernac]

Bowfinger? Bowfinger was outstanding! Pluto Nash...sure. Norbit...sure. Bowfinger? Man.....that's unexpected.

I was thinking of Life too. Hilarious. I'm also one of the 5 people in the world who liked Harlem Nights.

I'm one of the other 4. Red Foxx kills in that movie.

[Flame Of Liberty]

Bump

[JerzeeGirl]

That's What She Said is proud to call to the podium our 16th selection from the Drama category, Finding Neverland.

This is a movie with a rather simple storyline, based loosely on the real-life story of J.M. Barrie & his inspiration for writing Peter Pan as the result of his relationship with Sylvia Llewelyn-Davies and her sons. As written by Sid Unrau in his review of the film on IMDB.com, "Some movies entertain; some teach; some open up new worlds. This movie opened up new worlds. With each passing scene, carefully woven from the previous ones, it was like crossing yet another threshold into another world....each layer adding not to complexity (the story is rather simple), but to the depth. Depp and the others (esp. the young actor who played Peter) easily lead the audience....into the paths of authenticity, healing, love, friendship and the triumph of inner strength."

The story is emotional without being maudlin & sweet without being saccharine - the young boys, esp Freddy Highmore are fabulous in their roles and Kate Winslet is simply luminous as Sylvia. She is almost treated as a Madonna-type character by Barrie because while there is no doubt of his love for her, there is little if any sexual overtone in the relationship. I would recommend this film to pretty much anyone as it isn't just a chick flick as it may appear. It's a heartwarming film for the family and can be watched by all as there is something in it for everybody.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v710/Tavie/neverland2.jpg

Now for the YouTube goodies.....

The Trailer
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The Kite
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Opening Night and The Real Neverland (SPOILER)
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[sadora]

^^^

Great pick Jerzee. Peter Pan was always my favorite story when I was a kid and it was great to see a story about the man behind it.

[Eastern Girl]

Great pick! I am embarrassed to admit this one didn't even cross my mind. I really liked it.

That Spoiler clip, I thought it was so well done and lovely.

[JerzeeGirl]

Great pick! I am embarrassed to admit this one didn't even cross my mind. I really liked it.

That Spoiler clip, I thought it was so well done and lovely.

That part of the movie was sneaky because while it was sad to that point, when they get to the house etc I bawled because it was so lovely and even her mother could see it then.

Truly Finding Neverland was just a real gem of a movie and I couldn't believe it hadn't been taken earlier but I was certainly happy it hadn't been!

[MissTeeks]

Oh man, did I ever cry like a baby at the end of Finding Neverland. The scene on the bench with Depp and Highmore is just heartbreaking.