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GirlySports

07-27-2008, 11:40 PM

Welcome to the CP Movie Draft!

Draft Board (http://members.shaw.ca/windomurl/cp_movie_draft.htm)

Notes: Thread title will display the next 3 picks so if you see your name it's either your turn or pretty close
Time limit is 15 hours for this draft.

Draft order was determined by this. (http://www.random.org/lists/)

We are currently in Round 20

514. WindomURL
515. Tilley
516. Flame of Liberty
517. MattyC
518. ResAlien
519. Ro
520. getbak
521. VANFLAMESFAN
522. sadora
523. Superflyer
524. JerzeeGirl
525. Itse
526. doozwimp
527. HalifaxDrunk
528. Prottotype
529. liamenator
530. EasternGirl
531. Flamesguy_SJ
532. habernac
533. octothorp
534. czure32
535. REDVAN
536. MissTeeks
537. GotMiikka?
538. Jagger
539. StrayBullet
540. Displaced Flames fan

Here are the RULES:

Objective: to draft the team consisting of the best movies

Draft in snake-style to fill the following 18 categories:
Pre-60s
Best Picture (Oscar, Golden Globes, Cannes, Berlin, Sundance, BAFTA)
Documentary / non-fiction
Foreign (any non-US movie)
Action
Animation
Black & White
Comedy
Drama
Fantasy
Musical
Sci-Fi
Sports
Thiller/Horror
War
Western
Wildcard #1
Wildcard #2
Trades! you can make trades but the it has to be zero-sum since every team needs 18 movies. For example Team A can trade the 1st and 40th pick to Team B for the 5th and 6th pick. Even after you have selected a movie you can trade. There is no trade deadline however there will be no trades allowed after the very last pick.
Both parties must send the trade details to me.

Make use of PMs and the chatroom to negotiate.

Switching!
At any time you can switch a movie from one category to another if it qualifies for it.

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When you are selecting please state in BOLD letters who you are selecting and in what category.

example: With the 1st overall pick of the draft, GirlySport's In-Box selects ......... in the Best Picture category.

And you can use a paragraph to state your case of why you made this selection and convince everyone why this movie was great. You've seen how it's been done in the other drafts. We're all here to learn!

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15-hours: When it's your turn you have 15 hours to select. After 15 hours the draft will continue on until you come back and pick. Your name will have brackets around it in the thread title. If your turn is coming up and you are away, please send 3 choices to me and I will select for you.

- If you see a name in the thread title with a * beside it, that means they have submitted their pick to the commish.

That's pretty much it. Any questions you can ask in here or PM me...

Flame Of Liberty

07-28-2008, 01:12 AM

I am ready to pick but I have to wait till pick no.26? I feel like Lowe here. Doh :bag:

Jagger

07-28-2008, 01:29 AM

There is a major argument brewing amongst the scouting staff regarding the first pick of "Team Ekki-Ekki-Ekki-Ekki-PTANG. Zoom-Boing. Z'nourrwringmm." (Team Ekki for short). It's come down to two possibilities, both with equally impressive credentials. Guess we'll have to see if Dis and Stray make it easy for the Ekki's.

Displaced Flames fan

07-28-2008, 05:58 AM

With the first overall pick in the Calgarypuck movie draft, team to be named later is proud to select, in the category of Western...Sergio Leone's masterpiece, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060196/

Simply put, my favorite movie of all time. The final two scenes are two of the best shot scenes in cinema history IMO. Great characters played expertly by Clint Eastwood, the great Eli Wallach and the late Lee Van Cleef. Couple that with outstanding cinematography and one of the greatest movie scores ever and you have a film worthy of this slot in our draft!!

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Itse

07-28-2008, 06:29 AM

Western? Couldn't we just have kept the historical... Well, it is what it is ;)
At least I know what I'll pick.

GirlySports

07-28-2008, 07:30 AM

I am ready to pick but I have to wait till pick no.26? I feel like Lowe here. Doh :bag:

Yes but unlike the NHL draft you get a quick turnaround in the 2nd round.
Or you could trade up :)

Jagger

07-28-2008, 07:32 AM

Nice pick Dis. Of course the movie was on my radar as my favourite Western of all time. One of the best movie scores ever, certainly one of the most memorable.

I'm still torn as to my first choice. Too many personal favourites out there. Have to see what StrayBullet will do.

Superflyer

07-28-2008, 07:50 AM

I like this draft cause I can tell my wife that I am in this one and she can help me. :)

czure32

07-28-2008, 09:07 AM

ooof a western category eh?
As some one who cant think of a western of the top of my head that Ive seen, or seen half of it before losing interest/falling asleep this will be interesting

and we are using the IMDB listed categories for each movie?

also Ill try to think of a team name at some point today, because its going to be a very productive day for me at work today...I can tell already

getbak

07-28-2008, 09:14 AM

GirlySports

07-28-2008, 09:19 AM

Can I get clarification as to what qualifies something as "non-fiction"?

If I read a biography of an historical person, I would consider the book to be non-fiction. If I saw a movie that had actors re-creating the events of that person's life, I don't know if I would still consider it non-fiction. The same could be said for a book about an historical event, compared to a movie that re-creates that event.

hmm not sure. Should we throw it out and just stick to documentary? or could some of you PM me an example of non-fiction? now that I think about it it may be too vague.

StrayBullet

07-28-2008, 10:56 AM

With the 2nd Overall pick of The CP Movie Draft, StrayBullet proudly selects, Star Wars in the Sci-Fi category.

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

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away..... Need I say more?

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...I guess I do.
George Lucas' Star Wars was the starting point of the greatest epic in the history of film. It took viewers to new heights and captured imagination by combining fantasy, action, drama and romance; all while innovating the world of Hollywood's special effects. As complex and broad as the galaxy, the simple story-line was still about Good v. Evil, the modern-day (for its time), David v. Goliath. Star Wars is the quintessential, science-fiction film.

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

GirlySports

07-28-2008, 11:13 AM

With the 2nd Overall pick of The CP Movie Draft, StrayBullet proudly selects, Star Wars in the Sci-Fi category.

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

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away..... Need I say more?

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

Yup say more.. why do YOU like it? :)

GirlySports

07-28-2008, 11:25 AM

Can I get clarification as to what qualifies something as "non-fiction"?

If I read a biography of an historical person, I would consider the book to be non-fiction. If I saw a movie that had actors re-creating the events of that person's life, I don't know if I would still consider it non-fiction. The same could be said for a book about an historical event, compared to a movie that re-creates that event.

How about this for non-fiction?

An account or representation of a person's life (politician), historical events (war) or a subject that is rooted in fact and presented as such (news/tragedy).

JerzeeGirl

07-28-2008, 11:26 AM

With the 2nd Overall pick of The CP Movie Draft, StrayBullet proudly selects, Star Wars in the Sci-Fi category.

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

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away..... Need I say more?

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

And no pix? Or YouTube clips? Come on Stray - you're better than that...;)

StrayBullet

07-28-2008, 11:40 AM

Are the pics not showing up?

JerzeeGirl

07-28-2008, 11:52 AM

Are the pics not showing up?

Ooops sorry maybe they are there and the work filter is in the "ON" position today.....my bad! :bag:

Jagger

07-28-2008, 12:02 PM

With the 3rd overall pick in the CP Movie draft, Team Ekki, is proud to select in the drama category "The Shawshank Redemption."

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/81/ShawshankRedemptionMoviePoster.jpg/200px-ShawshankRedemptionMoviePoster.jpg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:ShawshankRedemptionMoviePoster.jpg)

This was a really difficult decision to make as there are so many excellent movies out there. I was going to go with a pure 'Classic' type at #3 but felt that there was much more of a chance that they will fall to #54, my next pick, than this newer classic. It was difficult though because there were two other movies that will be surely gone by the 2nd round which I was close to taking.

Shawshank, however, is a superb movie full of genuine human emotion. It never fails to move me no matter how many times I see it. I really enjoyed the novella by Stephen King, "Rita Heyworth and Shawshank Redemption" but was concerned about how they would translate this to the screen. I shouldn't have worried. Frank Darabont's screenplay, although differing from the book in places, and direction do the story justice.

Morgan Freeman, one of my favourite actors, does a fantastic job of the narration. He really is a joy to listen to. There are just so many superb characters, besides Andy Dufresne, that have interesting stories to tell. On so many levels this movie is a huge success. It deserved to do better at the box office and it deserved to win at least one of the seven oscars it was nominated for. However, it has been an incredible success story since then in the home video market. It actually has been quite a phenomenon.

Roger Ebert wrote an excellent essay on this very subject when he chose Shawshank as one of his great movies:

http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19991017/REVIEWS08/910170301/1023

Warning: Do not watch these clips if you haven't seen the movie as they will give away the ending

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czure32

07-28-2008, 12:54 PM

With the 3rd overall pick in the CP Movie draft, Team Ekki, is proud to select "The Shawshank Redemption."

with your team name, this is totally not what i expected for a first choice ;)
fantastic pick though, one of my all time favorites, and without a doubt, one of, if not the best adaptations of a stephen king story

Got Miikka?

07-28-2008, 12:58 PM

With the fourth overall pick, team Clint Eastwood (no allusion to the No. 1 overall selection, this team name was decided long beforehand!) is pleased to select, in the category of Comedy, The Big Lebowski.

(clips to come)

This movie opened at number 6 in 1998 (while Titanic was still enjoying its obscene Number One streak) and grossed less than $50 million worldwide during its theatrical run (box office information here (http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1998/BGLEB.php)). The film has since become a cult phenomenon, spawning legions of fans and imitators and Rocky Horror-esque midnight screenings where people dressed up as the Dude congregate to get high and drink White Russians.

As a comedy, this movie for me seems to get funnier every time I see it. The laughs don't get old so much as they renew themselves; I've seen this movie so many times with so many people it's almost like a reunion with old friends.

If time permitted I could try to get into a discussion on how this movie subverts the detective genre or its function as a commentary on the Gulf War, but at this point suffice it to say that these deeper contexts make this movie more than just a stoner comedy (which this movie does better than most stoner comedies to begin with); the latter of which being pervasive enough given current the current state of affairs that this movie still has, and will likely continue to have, great meaning as far as a humorous perspective on our Western culture.

I thought about going with a heavyweight selection for the 4th overall pick but I wanted to ensure this film was part of my roster and I think it is a great example of how comedies can be just as effective as, if not moreso than, other genres and styles of film in communicating a provocative and enduring text.

http://www.drugs-plaza.com/movies/pictures/Big_Lebowski.jpg
http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/6059/big115xo1.jpg
http://www.fanboy.com/images/Big-Lebowski-action-figures.jpg

Jagger

07-28-2008, 01:11 PM

with your team name, this is totally not what i expected for a first choice ;)
fantastic pick though, one of my all time favorites, and without a doubt, one of, if not the best adaptations of a stephen king story

Yeah, I contemplated that movie, one of my all time favourites, but Shawshank was just too good to ignore.

MissTeeks

07-28-2008, 01:23 PM

With the fifth over all pick, MissTeeks is proud to select in the Fantasy category, my favorite (although probably not the most original selection) movie of all time, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. I'd pick the whole trilogy if I could but the third and final installment seems the most fitting since it was the end.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0167260/

These are my favorite movies, along with my favorite books. I watch them at least once a year and I've also been know to have 13 and half hour marathons watching all three extended editions. I also read the books every year. I'm eagerly awaiting the Hobbit movie which is supposed to come out in 2011.

A great clip, I love when Theoden goes by and clashes spears with the entire line:

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Sorry there aren't more clips, YouTube keeps saying all the videos I want are no longer available. I'll try adding more while I'm not at work.

Best Lines:

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Witch King (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0538692/): [taking Eowyn by the throat] You fool. No man can kill me. Die now.
[Merry stabs the Witch King from behind; the Witch King shrieks and falls to his knees. Eowyn rises and pulls off her helm, her hair falls down over her shoulder]
Eowyn (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001584/): I am no man.
[she thrusts her sword into the Witch King's helm and twists; he shrieks and implodes]

troutman

07-28-2008, 01:25 PM

^^^^

Scripts, pictures from all 3 movies here:

http://www.tk421.net/lotr/film/

kermitology

07-28-2008, 01:36 PM

The Big Lebowski.

The Dude Abides..

JerzeeGirl

07-28-2008, 02:12 PM

An eloquent response for all the LoTR fans out there.....while I don't totally agree, it's too funny not to throw out there!

(Btw, this is fairly NSFW....primarily due to language.)

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REDVAN

07-28-2008, 02:25 PM

czure32

07-28-2008, 02:29 PM

Before I make my pick, are we doing trades in this league? So for example, the movie I am thinking of is one that I hate and don't want on my team, but I'll bet many people will want it so I can trade it later or no?

Also, if someone wants to trade let me know, I am pretty sure my movies will still be available later...

Trades! you can make trades but the it has to be zero-sum since every team needs 18 movies. For example Team A can trade the 1st and 40th pick to Team B for the 5th and 6th pick. Even after you have selected a movie you can trade. There is no trade deadline however there will be no trades allowed after the very last pick.

Both parties must send the trade details to me.

Make use of PMs and the chatroom to negotiate.

ya theres trading allowed ;)

habernac

07-28-2008, 02:36 PM

on vacation, but I'll log in later to pick

REDVAN

07-28-2008, 02:37 PM

Ok forget trades. I have watched this movie at least 20 times in my life. Somewhat brutal acting, but I really enjoy the story and the general idea of it. Plus it's a classic, in certain terms.

I, REDVAN, general manager of "TEAM REDVAN" will draft THE MATRIX in (likely) SCI-FI but maybe I will change that later... can't post any pics/vids due to being at work.

(NOTE: I don't like the second or third, just the first Matrix)

doozwimp

07-28-2008, 03:04 PM

Very good sir. Was on my list, and probably my favorite sci-fi-ish movie. I agree, the other matrix movies just didnt cut it next to the original. Have you ever noticed that it mirrors (or at least alludes to) Alice in Wonderland?

Going down the rabbit hole.
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czure32

07-28-2008, 03:31 PM

figures...
just as it gets to my turn to pick, I end up getting stuck having to do some work

anywho, with a pick that Ive tried to weigh the pro's and con's to taking this early, because theres a couple categories I should probably take what I know, before I get stuck choosing a critically acclaimed film that Ive never seen...Ive decided to throw conventional strategy out the window...

we would like to first off thank GirlySports for taking the time to put this draft together, as well as making sure everyone stays in line and knows when its their turn.
Also we would like to announce our team name as W.W.B.B.D? (for short)

with the 7th overall pick, and most likely waaaaaay off the board being taken this early

the greatest Animated Satire ever, in the animated Category:
South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut

http://www.danharlow.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/south-park.jpg

I have seen this movie more times than I could care to count, and most likely could recite the whole thing from beginning to end
The subtelty to some of its jokes is genius, proving that it doesnt always have to be "fart jokes"
Also this movie poses one of the most inane questions ever:What Would Brian Boitano Do?

unfortunately i cant post clips from work, but will try to find some stuff when I get home later tonight

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seems like finding south park, bigger longer and uncut clips is harder than it seems, but heres a collection of clips (NSFW - language)
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octothorp

07-28-2008, 03:53 PM

Some great picks so far. As soon as I saw the draft order, I knew The Good, The Bad and The Ugly was going first overall; a well-deserved honour.

With the eighth overall pick, team Six Degrees of Troy McClure is proud to select Apocalypse Now, in the War category.

Heart of Darkness has been one of my favorite books since I was about 15, and Kurtz one of my favorite characters. But I didn't see this film until about ten years later, and it instantly became one of my favorites. Brando's Kurtz has become the Kurtz that I see when I read the book.
Fantastic acting by Sheen, Brando, Duvall, and even Fishburne in one of his earliest roles, and excellent smaller roles by Ford and Hopper, among others. Awesome music, and memorable dialog, from 'I love the smell of napalm in the morning; smells like... victory,' to 'you're neither. you're an errand boy. sent by grocery clerks... to collect a bill.'
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doozwimp

07-28-2008, 04:25 PM

Crap. That was the only war film I had on my shortlist and would have been one of my first picks. Nice going. Love Martin Sheen and Brando in that movie. That said you just made my next pick a little easier for me.

Displaced Flames fan

07-28-2008, 05:27 PM

The Dude Abides..

I don't know about you, but I take comfort in that.

habernac

07-28-2008, 06:16 PM

for my first pick, gotta go back to a childhood favourite. I'll take Star Wars: the Empire Strikes Back in the sci fi category.

Jagger

07-28-2008, 06:31 PM

^^^ One of my favourites too. Great choice, Habby, even better than the original imo. Here's some artwork and links, since you're on vacation. Hope you're having a great time!

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3c/SW_-_Empire_Strikes_Back.jpg (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3c/SW_-_Empire_Strikes_Back.jpg)

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Superflyer

07-28-2008, 09:53 PM

I get to be the first person to bump this thread from the 2nd page!

Flamesguy_SJ

07-28-2008, 10:11 PM

With the 10th overall pick, Team TBD is elated to select The Lion King in the category of Animation.

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh320/joemarie_loren143/lion-king-movie-poster.jpg

http://www.lionking.org/imgarchive/Act_1/Presentation6.jpg

Eastern Girl

07-28-2008, 10:41 PM

With the 11th overall pick, Team EG (how creative is that?!) is proud to select in the category of Western, 3:10 to Yuma (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0381849/).

Released in 2007, this remake stars Christian Bale, Russell Crowe, Peter Fonda and Ben Foster. I had to get this category out of the way, as it's probably the genre I watch/like the least.

Some Youtube dealies for you to savour:

Official trailer for the film:

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A fan tribute video set to Linkin Park:

***SPOILER ALERT***
DO NOT WATCH THIS VIDEO IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE MOVIE. IT'S PRETTY DETAILED AND IT INCLUDES THE ENDING OF THE FILM

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Prototype

07-28-2008, 10:57 PM

I can't wait for my pick any longer. Will come tomorrow.

liamenator

07-28-2008, 11:20 PM

With the 12th selection, BF & the BFFs are shocked, amazed, ecstatic and proud to be able to select, in the category of pre-1960s, the film that started it all, that ushered in a new age of cinema, that showed the world what the media of film could be, the greatest of the great American masterpieces... Orson Welles' magnum opus, Citizen Kane.

http://blogs.phillynews.com/inquirer/flickgrrl/Citizen%20Kane.bmp

For me, every serious conversation about film beings and ends with CK. It is epic in every sense of the word, and nobody has yet been able to match its astounding achievements in every aspect of filmmaking. Welles' ability to forge a story, combining the sonic elements of radio that had made him so successful with groundbreaking new filmmaking techniques allowed him to capture imagery of such uniqueness and beauty - never before thought possible, let alone actually captured on film - and these, along with the technical brilliance of everything from the script, to the editing, to the actors, make Citizen Kane truly one of a kind, and the peak of what filmmaking can and should be.

When situating the film in its historical context of 1941, these achievements become even more stellar. The film holds up with the best that Scorsese, Tarantino, Spielberg et al. have to offer today, 67 years after its release.

It was so far ahead of its time, its scary to think about. And not surprising it took people a while to "get it".

All of this, and I haven't even mentioned the whole mystique of art-imitates-life-imitates-art CK possesses. The rise and fall of Randalf Hurst was immortalized by a young prodigious filmmaker, who then proceeded to squander it all away, ending up a shadow of his former self.

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Iowa_Flames_Fan

07-28-2008, 11:31 PM

Hard to believe Citizen Kane fell to 12th overall. Must have been that jumper's knee? ;)

GirlySports

07-28-2008, 11:33 PM

I've actually never seen Citizen Kane but am aware that's it's ranked #1 on many many lists. Liamemator's description has me very intrigued.
I really should find time to see it.

Iowa_Flames_Fan

07-28-2008, 11:34 PM

I've actually never seen Citizen Kane but am aware that's it's ranked #1 on many many lists. Liamemator's description has me very intrigued.
I really should find time to see it.

It's a fantastic movie. Right up there with many others I won't name so as not to influence the draft--but it would probably have been my first choice if I were playing.

doozwimp

07-28-2008, 11:44 PM

Was a possibility for my first pick. Cant go wrong with that one.

07-29-2008, 12:18 AM

Jagger

07-29-2008, 01:34 AM

Awesome draft so far guys, some real surprises but all interesting picks. I have this feeling that if I want to select a movie I love, I'm going to have to take it a little earlier than I want to, maybe leaving some real classics to slide down the list a little. Complicating things even further.

Woo hoo! Good times.

That's exactly what I did. I love Shawshank but fully realize that there are some older classics that probably 'should' be placed higher. CK was obviously on my list and I was tempted. With that said, Shawshank just hits all the right notes with me and no way was it sliding way down to #54. I had to take it then and hope some of my favourite classics are available later. Lot's of fun this.....

Itse

07-29-2008, 02:52 AM

Non-fiction -category has two uses. Firstly, some documentary makers argue that you can't make a documentary after the fact, you have to be there when things happen or talk to people who were there at least, or something close to that. So you can't for example make a documentary about the Roman empire, because it's just not there to document anymore. (You could make a documentary about someone studying the Roman empire.) But you could make a non-fictional film about it. That's mostly uninteresting nipicking IMO.

There's other uses for that category, mostly in the sense that not everything that's non-fictional is a documentary.

The TV-series Mythbusters would be one easy example of non-fiction. Definitely not fictional, but no-one would call it a documentary either.

(As examples of what isn't non-fiction, The HBO's "Rome" doesn't qualify, because most of what we see is fictional. There's no record of most of what's seen or many of the characters. "Citizen Kane" is very much fictional, as it isn't even close to being an accurate description of the life of Randolph Hearst.)

There's tons of non-fiction non-documentaries in the TV, it's just that a lot of that stuff isn't what people think when they think of movies.

But if it isn't fiction, it isn't a documentary exactly and it isn't a TV-series, it's propably non-fiction.

If the filmmakers are creating what you see instead of just documenting it, it's non-fiction (unless it's fiction of course :)

EDIT: I thought of more subcategories that should help: educational films, propaganda films, partisan filmmaking (that's one of the reasons I like to call it "Documentary / non-fiction", no need to debate politics really) and so one. Some quality news specials are essentially documentaries anyway, even if they're not called that.

Prototype

07-29-2008, 08:47 AM

In the Drama catagory, Team NC-17 selects:
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- Ernest Borgnine (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000308/), Edward G. Robinson (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000064/), Orson Welles (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000080/), and George C. Scott (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001715/) were considered by Paramount Pictures for the role of Vito Corleone. Burt Lancaster (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000044/) wanted the role but was never considered. When Paramount considered casting Italian producer Carlo Ponti (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0690638/), director Francis Ford Coppola (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000338/) objected, as Vito was Italian-American and more a New Yorker than Italian, and thus wouldn't speak with Ponti's Italian accent. When asked his opinion by the Paramount brass, Coppola said he wanted to cast either Laurence Olivier (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000059/) or Marlon Brando (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000008/) as the Don. In a September/October 2003 "Cigar Aficionado" magazine cover story, Coppola said, "I wanted either an Italian-American or an actor who's so great that he can portray an Italian-American. So, they said, 'Who do you suggest?' I said, 'Lookit, I don't know, but who are the two greatest actors in the world? Laurence Olivier (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000059/) and Marlon Brando (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000008/). Well, Laurence Olivier (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000059/) is English. He looked just like Vito Genovese. His face is great.' I said, 'I could see Olivier playing the guy, and putting it on.' [And] Brando is my hero of heroes. I'd do anything to just meet him. But he's 47, he's a young, good-looking guy. So, we first inquired about Olivier and they said, 'Olivier is not taking any jobs. He's very sick. He's gonna die soon and he's not interested.' So, I said, 'Why don't we reach out for Brando?'" Frank Sinatra (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000069/), despite his reported distaste for the novel and opposition to the film, had discussions with Coppola about playing the role himself and at one point actually offered his services. Coppola, however, was adamant in his conviction that Brando take the role instead. This would be the third time Brando performed in a part sought by Sinatra, after playing Terry Malloy in On the Waterfront (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047296/) (1954) and Sky Masterson in Guys and Dolls (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048140/) (1955/I). Brando's previous film, Queimada (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064866/) (1969), had been a terrible flop and he could not get work in American pictures, being considered by many producers as "washed up". Paramount executives initially would offer Marlon Brando (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000008/) only union scale for the role of Don Corleone. Finally, the studio relented and paid Brando $300,000, according to Coppola's account. In his autobiography The Kid Stays in the Picture (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0303353/) (2002), former Paramount production chief Robert Evans (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0263172/) claims that Brando was paid $50,000, plus points, and sold back his points to Paramount before the release of the picture for an additional $100,000 because he had female-related money troubles. Realizing the film was going to be a huge hit, Paramount was happy to oblige. This financial fleecing of Brando, according to Evans, is the reason he refused to do publicity for the picture or appear in the sequel two years later.

- Paramount senior management, dissatisfied with the early rushes, considered replacing Francis Ford Coppola (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000338/) with Elia Kazan (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001415/) with the hope that Kazan would be able to work with the notoriously difficult Marlon Brando (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000008/). Brando announced that he would quit the film if Coppola was fired and the studio backed down. Paramount brass apparently did not know of Brando's dismay with Kazan over his testimony before the House Un-American Activities Committee in the 1950s.

- During rehearsals, a false horse's head was used for the bedroom scene. For the actual shot, a real horse's head was used. The head was acquired from a dog-food factory.

- Marlon Brando (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000008/) did not memorize most of his lines and read from cue cards during most of the film.

- Body count: 18 (including the horse).

GirlySports

07-29-2008, 09:03 AM

With the 14th overall pick, HalifaxDrunk selects Tombstone in the Western category.

http://clantongang.com/oldwest/t-poster.gif

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tombstone_(film)

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VANFLAMESFAN

07-29-2008, 09:21 AM

JerzeeGirl

07-29-2008, 09:24 AM

Wow....the picks so far have been amazing - can't believe The Godfather fell to 13th, was pegging that to go higher for sure, good pickup there Prottotype!
The pressure is really on now......the standard has been set high! ;)

PS - I think VanFlamesFan's suggestion is a good one....as the draft goes on it will definitely help to see what has been taken.

GirlySports

07-29-2008, 09:26 AM

Commish, I was wondering if there any chance of you or someone else putting together a list of the flicks taken, but have it in alphabetical order. I know in the hottie draft, it takes awhile to sift thru hundreds of picks to see if yours has been taken. Just a suggestion.

Isn't the draft board searchable for the hottie or music draft?

Wow....the picks so far have been amazing - can't believe The Godfather fell to 13th, was pegging that to go higher for sure, good pickup there Prottotype!
The pressure is really on now......the standard has been set high! ;)

No pressure :) There's strategy involved because of the categories. Not all of the best movies go right away.

MissTeeks

07-29-2008, 09:28 AM

GirlySports

07-29-2008, 09:31 AM

I'm such a nerd that yesterday at work I made a spread sheet with the categories and everyone's names and I'm writting them in with pencil. I don't know how well it would transfer onto the board and I'm away next week so I couldn't keep it updated very well. Plus, I think I forgot to save it.

Hehehe I hope to get the draft board up today.

A question to all. Is anyone NOT able to view the hottie or music draft boards? And are they searchable?

Superflyer

07-29-2008, 09:34 AM

I'm such a nerd that yesterday at work I made a spread sheet with the categories and everyone's names and I'm writting them in with pencil. I don't know how well it would transfer onto the board and I'm away next week so I couldn't keep it updated very well. Plus, I think I forgot to save it.
Thats funny cause I have a spreadsheet in excel and I am highlighting the picks by others in blue and then mine will be in yellow.
Now if people would stop picking my movies that would make me happy.

Superflyer

07-29-2008, 09:35 AM

Hehehe I hope to get the draft board up today.

A question to all. Is anyone NOT able to view the hottie or music draft boards? And are they searchable?
Yea I just use the ctrl+F and that works for me.

VANFLAMESFAN

07-29-2008, 09:36 AM

Hehehe I hope to get the draft board up today.

A question to all. Is anyone NOT able to view the hottie or music draft boards? And are they searchable?

I can view the draft boards, but rather than go thru everyone's team with 15 picks, an alphabetical list would make it easier as you would already know where to go to see if that person had been taken.

GirlySports

07-29-2008, 09:38 AM

I can view the draft boards, but rather than go thru everyone's team with 15 picks, an alphabetical list would make it easier as you would already know where to go to see if that person had been taken.

True. I noticed it does get a bit messy near the end when I was updating last night. An alphabetical list will be included at the top of the draft board for this and any future drafts.

VANFLAMESFAN

07-29-2008, 09:38 AM

Yea I just use the ctrl+F and that works for me.

Ah, nice call, I had no idea you could do that, but I like it.

It's all good now.

VANFLAMESFAN

07-29-2008, 09:39 AM

Yea I just use the ctrl+F and that works for me.

Ah, nice call, I had no idea you could do that, but I like it.

It's all good now.

GirlySports

07-29-2008, 09:43 AM

Ah, nice call, I had no idea you could do that, but I like it.

It's all good now.

Do you still want the list? :p

VANFLAMESFAN

07-29-2008, 09:44 AM

Do you still want the list? :p

No, Im good myself, now that I know how to use that function.

octothorp

07-29-2008, 09:54 AM

Question about the animated category: are films that are partially live action, partially animated allowed? (And no, I'm not thinking of the film that you think I'm thinking of.)

GirlySports

07-29-2008, 09:59 AM

Question about the animated category: are films that are partially live action, partially animated allowed? (And no, I'm not thinking of the film that you think I'm thinking of.)

Yup. We're going by the imdb definition so if it says "animation" under Genre then it qualifies.

Jagger

07-29-2008, 11:15 AM

There's a ton of strategy involved here, hence some of the surprising picks. In a perfect world I would have taken 'The Godfather' with my first pick. However, I still have a good chance at some great classics further down the draft but I'm certain Shawshank, given it's reputation as a more recent classic, would have gone way before my 2nd pick. It was a chance I couldn't take. I'm counting on being able to pick up some of my older favourites later on. The categories certainly make this a tactical exercise too.

Thanks GirlySports for all your hard work on these drafts. They have been a great idea. Kudos to you.

Prototype

07-29-2008, 11:33 AM

Don't discount my amazing movie drafting skills. Best player available, I always say.

Eastern Girl

07-29-2008, 11:38 AM

This draft is harder than I thought because there is just such a vast pool of movies to choose from... I had trouble making that first pick. I wanted to list about 15 movies with that one pick. My strategy, just pick movies that I like. Nuff said.

GirlySports

07-29-2008, 11:49 AM

NEWS: Rhettzky's just PM'd me saying he has to drop out due to being away for an extended period of time.

Since it's the 1st round we'll continue with 27.

doozwimp

07-29-2008, 12:59 PM

pick coming in two shakes. Decisions, decisions

JerzeeGirl

07-29-2008, 01:12 PM

I'm learning just how impatient I am at this point! LOL :D

StrayBullet

07-29-2008, 01:15 PM

I'm learning just how impatient I am at this point! LOL :D

At this rate, I won't get another pick until August!!

doozwimp

07-29-2008, 01:22 PM

Here goes. Impossible to judge the mindset of other drafters and thus it is difficult to pick one movie at this point as there are so many to choose from. I narrowed it down to two choices and in the end picked based on what title may be more likely to fall to me. So...without further adieu I bring you Fight Club. (tentatively placed in the Action category)
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"If you want to make an omelet, you have to break some eggs."

JerzeeGirl

07-29-2008, 01:33 PM

Ohhhh the pain.....was hoping this one would drop to at least the 2nd round!!!!

Dooz!!! You're killing me! ;)

GirlySports

07-29-2008, 01:34 PM

Ohhhh the pain.....was hoping this one would drop to at least the 2nd round!!!!

Dooz!!! You're killing me! ;)

So Dooz's logic was right.. let's see if his 2nd choice actually does drop down to him or not ;)

Itse

07-29-2008, 01:54 PM

How do you do embed those youtube-clips again?

GirlySports

07-29-2008, 01:56 PM

How do you do embed those youtube-clips again?

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doozwimp

07-29-2008, 01:57 PM

Nvm

JerzeeGirl

07-29-2008, 02:04 PM

So Dooz's logic was right.. let's see if his 2nd choice actually does drop down to him or not ;)

I think Dooz should list with the Commish what his 2nd choice was gonna be - let's really test his hypothesis! ;)

Itse

07-29-2008, 02:09 PM

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Thanks. So here we go:

For my first pick and 16th pick overall, I choose in the Musical category (bet you weren't expecting that one), Pink Floyd The Wall (1982) by Alan Parker and Roger Waters.

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"The life of the fictional rock star 'Pink' is the subject of the visually evocative cult film based upon the music and visions of the group Pink Floyd as portrayed in the album of the same title. Relationships, drug abuse, sex, childhood, WWII and fascism combine in a disturbing mix of episodic live action and lyrical animation..." (Keith Loh, IMDB)

One of my absolute favourite movies all time, everytime I watch this I'm just blown away by emotions. Just amazing, and also happens to be about the only musical I could think of that I really really like, hence the first pick :)

GirlySports

07-29-2008, 02:10 PM

I think Dooz should list with the Commish what his 2nd choice was gonna be - let's really test his hypothesis! ;)

I'm sure if someone picks it he'll yell :)

JerzeeGirl

07-29-2008, 02:31 PM

With the 17th selection in the inaugural CP Movie Draft, Team That’s What She Said is proud to select a movie that even today after numerous repeated viewings has yet to go stale (and yes it still makes me cry…). This movie, directed by Steven Spielberg, is also the movie that introduced Christian Bale to the world. With no further ado, in the War category, we select: Empire Of The Sun. It’s a bit off the board perhaps, but the movie was haunting and Bale’s performance so memorable that the National Board of Review created a special citation for him as a result of it, Best Performance by a Juvenile Actor.

The story is semi-biographical and based on the novel by J.G. Ballard and his experiences as a young boy.

The movie was adapted for the screen by Tom Stoppard & Menno Meyjes. It was critically acclaimed and received 6 Oscar nominations, 2 Golden Globe nominations, won 3 BAFTA’s & 3 National Film Board awards.

Other notable actors cast in the movie included John Malkovich as “Basie” – the fast talking American who Jim idolizes but is purely looking out for himself. Miranda Richardson as “Mrs. Victor” – the British woman who acts as a substitute mother to Jim while in the internment camp. Ben Stiller is “Dainty”, an American internee and Basie’s sidekick.

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This is the original trailer for the movie:
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Itse

07-29-2008, 02:37 PM

Oh yeah, Team name... Call us the Selfmade Heroes. I'll try to remember that next round :)

REDVAN

07-29-2008, 02:37 PM

Fight Club is the one I was thinking about taking just to piss off everyone. I really dislike that show, but someone would have traded me for it.

Itse

07-29-2008, 02:43 PM

Fight Club is the one I was thinking about taking just to piss off everyone. I really dislike that show, but someone would have traded me for it.

Wouldn't take those kind of chances. There's TONS of movies to choose from after all.

Eastern Girl

07-29-2008, 02:46 PM

Wouldn't take those kind of chances. There's TONS of movies to choose from after all.

No kidding. It's overwhelming, really, everyone is going to have AMAZING teams. How can you not?

Displaced Flames fan

07-29-2008, 04:12 PM

Hard to believe Citizen Kane fell to 12th overall. Must have been that jumper's knee? ;)

Shameful admission of the Movie Draft #1. I have never seen Citizen Kane.:bag:

sadora

07-29-2008, 04:15 PM

so many great choices still available...but my patience is wearing thin. This is fun.

Itse

07-29-2008, 04:29 PM

Shameful admission of the Movie Draft #1. I have never seen Citizen Kane.:bag:

Don't worry, everyone has a list of classics they've never seen. I haven't seen Shawshank Redemption for example. (Mostly because I somehow don't think I'll like it, but that doesn't mean I shouldn't give it a try.)

Besides, I never thought Citizen Kane was THAT great. Good movie sure, and I understand it was a major breakthrough in it's time, but these are not those times. I propably wouldn't fit it in my top 100. (Although I've seen A LOT of movies.)

Eastern Girl

07-29-2008, 04:40 PM

I fell asleep in the theatre watching Citizen Kane. I can appreciate what it did for film, but I wasn't terribly impressed by it.

getbak

07-29-2008, 04:41 PM

I fell asleep in the theatre watching Citizen Kane. I can appreciate what it did for film, but I wasn't terribly impressed by it.
How old are you? :D I assume this was during a re-release?

Eastern Girl

07-29-2008, 04:44 PM

How old are you? :D I assume this was during a re-release?

Haha, no, not old enough to have seen it when it was originally released into theatres. I saw it for a film class a few years ago, so it was a theatre on campus.

liamenator

07-29-2008, 04:49 PM

Don't worry, everyone has a list of classics they've never seen. I haven't seen Shawshank Redemption for example. (Mostly because I somehow don't think I'll like it, but that doesn't mean I shouldn't give it a try.)

Besides, I never thought Citizen Kane was THAT great. Good movie sure, and I understand it was a major breakthrough in it's time, but these are not those times. I propably wouldn't fit it in my top 100. (Although I've seen A LOT of movies.)

I fell asleep in the theatre watching Citizen Kane. I can appreciate what it did for film, but I wasn't terribly impressed by it.

Blasphemous! That's like saying The Beatles "aren't that great".

habernac

07-29-2008, 04:54 PM

Blasphemous! That's like saying The Beatles "aren't that great".

meh, it was amazing for it's time, certainly, but I don't think it has aged well.

Eastern Girl

07-29-2008, 05:00 PM

Blasphemous! That's like saying The Beatles "aren't that great".

Maybe I was a victim of high expectation given its reputation, but I just didn't think all that much of it. I don't think it was bad, just meh. Perhaps better left in its own time.

GirlySports

07-29-2008, 05:30 PM

Blasphemous! That's like saying The Beatles "aren't that great".

The Beatles weren't that great.
I never want to see that hairstyle again :)

Superflyer

07-29-2008, 05:37 PM

Team (clever name coming later) is proud to select in the first round, under the Best Picture category, Sylvester Stalone's best movie ever, Rocky.
http://www.myspacepranks.com/Myspace-Posters/movie-poster-17.jpg

Rocky Balboa is a small-time boxer who lives in an apartment in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and his career has so far not gotten off the canvas. Rocky earns a living by collecting debts for a loan shark named Gazzo, but Gazzo doesn't think Rocky has the viciousness it takes to beat up deadbeats. Rocky still boxes every once in a while to keep his boxing skills sharp, and his ex-trainer, Mickey, believes he could've made it to the top if he was willing to work for it. Rocky, goes to a pet store that sells pet supplies, and this is where he meets a young woman named Adrian, who is extremely shy, with no ability to talk to men. Rocky befriends her. Adrain later surprised Rocky with a dog from the pet shop that Rocky had befriended. Adrian's brother Paulie, who works for a meat packing company, is thrilled that someone has become interested in Adrian, and Adrian spends Thanksgiving with Rocky. Later, they go to Rocky's apartment, where Adrian explains that she has never been in a man's apartment before. Rocky sets her mind at ease, and they become lovers. Current world heavyweight boxing champion Apollo Creed comes up with the idea of giving an unknown a shot at the title. Apollo checks out the Philadelphia boxing scene, and chooses Rocky. Fight promoter Jergens gets things in gear, and Rocky starts training with Mickey. After a lot of training, Rocky is ready for the match, and he wants to prove that he can go the distance with Apollo.

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sadora

07-29-2008, 07:26 PM

So, with the 19th overall pick, team Snoogans is proud to select in the Foreign Film category, Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai.

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Akira Kurosawa (http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/classifieds?category=search1&SearchType=1&q=Akira%20Kurosawa&Class=%25&FromDate=19150101&ToDate=20081231)'s "The Seven Samurai (http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/classifieds?category=REVIEWS01&TITLESearch=The%20Seven%20Samurai&ToDate=20081231)" (1954) is not only a great film in its own right, but the source of a genre that would flow through the rest of the century. The critic Michael Jeck suggests that this was the first film in which a team is assembled to carry out a mission--an idea which gave birth to its direct Hollywood remake, "The Magnificent Seven," as well as "The Guns of Navarone," "The Dirty Dozen (http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/classifieds?category=REVIEWS01&TITLESearch=The%20Dirty%20Dozen&ToDate=20081231)" and countless later war, heist and caper movies. Since Kurosawa's samurai adventure "Yojimbo" (1960) was remade as "A Fistful of Dollars" and essentially created the spaghetti Western, and since this movie and Kurosawa's "The Hidden Fortress" inspired George Lucas (http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/classifieds?category=search1&SearchType=1&q=George%20Lucas&Class=%25&FromDate=19150101&ToDate=20081231)' "Star Wars (http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/classifieds?category=REVIEWS01&TITLESearch=Star%20Wars&ToDate=20081231)" series, it could be argued that this greatest of filmmakers gave employment to action heroes for the next 50 years, just as a fallout from his primary purpose.

(for the rest of that article go to http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20010819/REVIEWS08/401010356/1023 )

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07-29-2008, 08:34 PM

So...without further adieu I bring you Fight Club. (tentatively placed in the Action category)
http://www.filmcatcher.com/uploads/img/product/fight-club-dvd.jpg

Awesome pick. One of those movies that is, although still a cult favorite to many, and even a popular choice to include on your favorite movies list on Facebook (who doesn't like Fight Club, right?) still critically underappreciated, worthy of multiple viewings, brilliantly directed, and balances satire with social commentary like so few great films have managed to do.

Here's a neat link from my favorite film critic/writer in which he condenses the movie to 2:30. Also, if you're so inclined, read the essay also- great stuff:

http://blogs.suntimes.com/scanners/2008/07/fight_club_i_am_jacks_manicdep.html

Displaced Flames fan

07-29-2008, 08:41 PM

Awesome pick. One of those movies that is, although still a cult favorite to many, and even a popular choice to include on your favorite movies list on Facebook (who doesn't like Fight Club, right?) still critically underappreciated, worthy of multiple viewings, brilliantly directed, and balances satire with social commentary like so few great films have managed to do.

Here's a neat link from my favorite film critic/writer in which he condenses the movie to 2:30. Also, if you're so inclined, read the essay also- great stuff:

http://blogs.suntimes.com/scanners/2008/07/fight_club_i_am_jacks_manicdep.html

Is it just me, or is Brad Pitt underapreciated as an actor? Sure, he's a big draw at the box office and he's a huge sex symbol, but is he considered one of the best actors in Hollywood right now?

I think he should be. This is one of half a dozen or more performances in his career that were nothing short of brilliant.

StrayBullet

07-29-2008, 09:11 PM

So, with the 19th overall pick, team Snoogans is proud to select in the Foreign Film category, Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai.

You just took my Foreign choice!!! BLAST!!!

REDVAN

07-30-2008, 12:43 AM

Rocky.

You son of a gun I was hoping this one would stick around longer! :(

Itse

07-30-2008, 05:17 AM

You just took my Foreign choice!!! BLAST!!!

Yeah, I was also kind of fantasizing that this might still be around for a couple more rounds. Not that I'm surprised. Propably among my top5 favourites of all time.

VANFLAMESFAN

07-30-2008, 07:07 AM

VANFLAMESFAN would like be known as TEAM WishWeDidAPornDraft

TEAM WishWeDidAPornDraft is very proud to select with their first pick, Quentin Tarantino's modern gangster masterpiece, Pulp Fiction(Best Picture Category). Winner of the Palm D'Or at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival and robbed of the Oscar and many other awards because of Forrest Gump, Pulp Fiction revolutionized the way films were written, shot and also re-established a career. Tarantino is the best in the business at writing dialogue and nothing proves that more than this movie here. Who thought conversations about burgers or foot massages could be so damn entertaining.

With such great performances by John Travolta as the uber cool Vincent Vega, Sam Jackson as Jules Winfield and Bruce Willis as Butch the boxer, Pulp Fiction became an instant classic upon release and is still shown in many film classes as a lesson in how to look outside the box.

Multiple plot lines, fantastic dialogue and a stunning soundtrack all propel Pulp Fiction to #6 on IMDB's Top 250 list.

Some classic scenes: NSFW(language)

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The Restaurant scene....very underrated

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JerzeeGirl

07-30-2008, 07:41 AM

VANFLAMESFAN would like be known as TEAM WishWeDidAPornDraft

LOL - good name......:lol:

(And an even better 1st pick....Kudos!)

getbak

07-30-2008, 08:28 AM

Pulp Fiction(Best Picture Category).
Damn, missed it by one. That was going to be my pick. Oh well, I think this is a pretty good Plan B...

http://getbak.com/images/cp_movielogo.gifWith the 21st Overall pick (I feel like the 88 & 89 Flames), team Hot Buttery Topping is proud to select in the "Black & White" category (while reserving the right to move it to one of the many other categories it could fit into), one of the truly great movies of all time, Casablanca.

http://www.libertyfilmfestival.com/libertas/wp-content/uploads/2006/09/casablanca_poster.jpg

When lists of the best movies ever made are compiled, you can be sure that three names will be at the top: Citizen Kane, The Godfather, and Casablanca. To have this movie still available at #21 is a little like drafting an all-time best hockey team and still having Bobby Orr available this late.

Let's just say that if I made my first round pick and Casablanca wasn't on my team, I'd regret it, maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but soon, and for the rest of my life.

Bogart is brilliant, Bergman is stunning ("I was informed that you were the most beautiful woman ever to visit Casablanca. That was a gross understatement."), and the rest of the cast is perfect.

Earlier in this thread, it was said that while it was revolutionary for its time, Citizen Kane hasn't aged well (which is a debate for another time), but I don't think you can say that about Casablanca. It is a film about the events of WWII that was made during WWII, but it doesn't feel dated watching it today (other than the fact that it takes place during the 40s), which is probably why there are often discussions about remaking it for modern audiences (who apparently get confused by black & white movies). The script is, at times, funny, sad, heartwarming, and heartbreaking - sometimes all in the same scene.

A war movie without any battles; a serious story with some great humour; and a romance where the hero doesn't get the girl. Casablanca - Here's looking at you, kid.

It's an honour to have this masterpiece on my team.

WARNING: If you haven't seen the movie, the clips may give away the ending - but you've probably seen it hundreds of times before...

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Prototype

07-30-2008, 10:24 AM

VANFLAMESFAN

07-30-2008, 10:43 AM

Funny enough, I've never seen any of the Godfather movies.

I didn't know that was even possible.

Thanks for passing on Pulp Fiction though.

GirlySports

07-30-2008, 10:58 AM

I didn't know that was even possible.

Thanks for passing on Pulp Fiction though.

I've only seen the Godfather I and not even in its entirety :bag:

Like the Good, Bad, Ugly I've probably seen every scene but not in a single sitting.

doozwimp

07-30-2008, 02:06 PM

Blast! Pulp Fiction would have been my third pick, not that it'd ever stick around that long...

octothorp

07-30-2008, 02:28 PM

Count me among those who were hoping that Seven Samurai might drop a round or two. Excellent pick.

That said, I'm pretty happy with how few of my top choices have been picked so far. On my spreadsheet of 80 (five movies for each of sixteen categories), I've had to cross off only four movies in total, and only one of those (RotK) was my first choice for a given category.

Superflyer

07-30-2008, 03:06 PM

I was thinking is it possable to get this thread turned into a sticky, that way we do not have to keep bumping it?

StrayBullet

07-30-2008, 04:57 PM

I was thinking is it possable to get this thread turned into a sticky, that way we do not have to keep bumping it?

I'm all for a sticky! ...no homo.

07-30-2008, 06:03 PM

The MacGuffins are proud to select, with the 22nd overall pick in the first round, for entry in the Pre 1960's category:

Vertigo

If I let you change me, will that do it? If I do what you tell me, will you love me?
Yes. Yes.
All right. All right then, I'll do it. I don't care anymore about me.

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

There are a couple movies that I was surprised to still see available, but I had to select the one movie that helped deeply foster my love of reading film. Arguably Hitchcock's most critically acclaimed movie, this complex story of obsession, control, and desire is one of the best films ever made. The dreamy ambiance Vertigo has filled me with since I first saw it nearly ten years ago has drawn me back to it again and again, and every time I watch it I am always fascinated at how fully engrossed I am. The mark of a great film!

Every scene is filled with so much subtle detail that one can only marvel at how Hitchcock had mastered his craft by this point in his life. Shot in a gorgeous looking old San Francisco, the cinematography is still mind-blowing, with every shot framed perfectly. The movie treads carefully for the first hour or so, but the pacing brought about by the skillful direction and punctuated by a marvelous Bernard Herrman score brings about a yearning induced tension that is unflinching. The tremendous work of Jimmy Stewart and Kim Novak in the lead roles should also be noted- much of this movie's power is in its imagery, and there is very little dialogue for a film of this length. Thus, the gestures, intonation, and other non-verbal cues these two actors display are quite crucial to the movie, and they pull it off brilliantly. Add it all up and the sum is quite a memorable masterwork.

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WindomURL

07-30-2008, 06:12 PM

The Macguffins are proud to select, with the 22nd overall pick in the first round:

Vertigo

Brilliant brilliant movie and a great choice Ro! I hate you :cool:
But pray tell, what category are you placing this in?

Eastern Girl

07-30-2008, 06:14 PM

Vertigo is on my list of classic films that I really want to see. Still haven't managed it.

Jagger

07-30-2008, 06:24 PM

Vertigo was certainly going to be one of my first picks. Great great movie. Awesome pick Ro!

07-30-2008, 06:31 PM

Brilliant brilliant movie and a great choice Ro! I hate you :cool:
But pray tell, what category are you placing this in?

Vertigo was certainly going to be one of my first picks. Great great movie. Awesome pick Ro!

Thank you, thank you.:D

Category = not sure yet. I guess temporarily I will place it in "Pre 1960's." That could change though, so many great classic films that I will probably end up picking another one or two from that time period. But I will add that to my OG post.

Eastern Girl- it's definitely a must-see, but it's one of those films that almost demands repeat viewings. I remember the first time I saw it I was frustrated by the ending, struggling to uncover the significance of many scenes, and generally baffled as to the reason this movie was so lauded. But I almost immediately re-watched it, because it was so damn compelling.

I can't remember if it was my first Hitchcock (might've been), and I was just getting into studying film (on an amateur level, of course). But it can interpreted in so many different ways and there are so many layers to it, that it's one of those films that doesn't hit you over the head like "Pulp Fiction" or "Star Wars," but instead lingers in your mind and captivates your interest.

So, what am I trying to say. Don't be surprised if you find it a bit mystifying upon the first viewing or two- I know I did. Just don't let that discourage you.

ResAlien

07-30-2008, 06:39 PM

With the 23rd overall choice, team Lucky the Donkey is proud to select in the Foreign category: Hero

Released in China in 2002, then the US in 2004, it instantly moved into my top 5 movies of all time. Hands down one of the most visually stunning films I've ever seen. The use of colour to show mood and tone in the movie just amazed me. Combined with a phenomenal story, superbly choreographed fighting and amazing acting you have the makings of what is both the highest grossing and most expensive movie in Chinese film history. The Rashomon-like storytelling leading to the epic ending made me watch this movie two times in a row when I first saw it. I can't say enough about this film, just epic and amazing.

Nameless and Sky fight in the rain:

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Broken Sword and Flying Snow storm the Emperor's Palace:

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Finally, Broken Sword really likes calligraphy:

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I've intentionally not included the ending here. If you haven't seen this movie, go. Now. Some may think this is too early for this pick, but I've yet to see a single movie I have in mind selected, and this is one that I have to have on my list.

GirlySports

07-30-2008, 08:09 PM

I really liked Hero.

My favorite parts were the scenes with Nameless and the emperor.
The king peering at Nameless and 'playing detective' trying to piece the story together to see if it's true or not. The dialogue was wonderful.

Canada 02

07-30-2008, 08:51 PM

With the 2nd Overall pick of The CP Movie Draft, StrayBullet proudly selects, Star Wars in the Sci-Fi category.
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Coach

07-30-2008, 09:14 PM

With the 24th pick in the 2008 CalgaryPuck Movie Draft, Team Movie Theatre Head proudly selects in the Animated category, the movie that began a new wave of animation films and had an impact on them for the rest of movie history. The one that started it all. Toy Story

As an adult man I am not ashamed to say was one of my favorite movies and still watch it to this day every once in a while.

B-xKZSRYsXU

07-30-2008, 09:41 PM

I am open to trade offers for my second round pick if anyone would like to trade up. PM me.

Superflyer

07-30-2008, 09:46 PM

habernac

07-30-2008, 10:55 PM

Here's were favouite film vs. best film available kicked me in the nuts. Pulp Fiction is easily my favorite movie of all time, but due to the nature of the draft, I couldn't pass up on the Godfather.

Funny enough, I've never seen any of the Godfather movies.

so you pick a movie you've never seen? that's rather brave of you, what if you thought it sucked after viewing it?

Prototype

07-30-2008, 11:54 PM

When it comes to these lists, it's not what I think is the best list. It's voted on by other people. I can only hope that whomever is voting isn't as big a social degenerate as I am that they have seen my choices.

Flame Of Liberty

07-31-2008, 01:02 AM

With the 25th Overall pick The All Or Nuttin Team is proud to select in the "Best picture" category, a true masterpiece, winner of 6 Academy Awards including the Best Picture award, featuring A class cast Robert de Niro, Al Pacino, Robert Duvall and Diane Keaton, The Godfather Part II.

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"The Godfather Part II is considered by many to be the most critically and artistically successful sequel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sequel) in movie history, and is certainly the most honored. Many critics praise it as equal, or even superior, to the original film. The Internet Movie Database (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Movie_Database) consistently ranks this movie in the top five of its "Top 250 movies of all time", as voted by its users, and holds a "98%" rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The film also regularly ranks independently on many "greatest movies" lists.

The Godfather Part II is ranked as the #1 greatest movie of all time in TV Guide Magazine's "50 Best Movies of all time", and it is ranked at #7 on Entertainment Weekly 's list of the "100 Greatest Movies of All Time". The film is also featured on movie critic Leonard Maltin's list of the "100 Must-See Films of the 20th Century". It was also featured on Sight and Sound (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sight_and_Sound)'s list of the ten greatest films of all time in 1992 and 2002.

As the decades have passed, like the first film, The Godfather Part II remains seen as one of the finest movies of all time. Like the film itself, Al Pacino's performance became legendary. The general public and many movie critics have praised Pacino's performance in Part II as perhaps his best and one of the best performances of all time. In 2006, Premier Magazine issued "The 100 Greatest Performances of all Time", ranking Al Pacino's performance at #20."

Official trailer:

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This team could not believe this epic drama was still available so late in the first round, and of course The All Or Nuttin Team is honored to have the opportunity to welcome it on board.

07-31-2008, 07:44 AM

This team could not believe this epic drama was still available so late in the first round, and of course The All Or Nuttin Team is honored to have the opportunity to welcome it on board.

Yeah, there were one or two other films that merited consideration for my pick, but it really came down to Godfather II and Vertigo. Like part of your summary says, the fact that Godfather II at least equals its predecessor is astounding, and an achievement in its own right, because in many ways, they are much different movies. The Don's backstory is handled so brilliantly it plays out like a movie within a movie, and Al Pacino's transformation from his first appearance in Part I to the ruthless head of the family in Part II is indeed an actor at his finest. I remember loving this movie more than the first one when I first saw them, and although I have developed a recent re-appreciation for the technical aspects of the first movie, this one is also a true classic.

I love this film, great pick!

Tilley

07-31-2008, 08:03 AM

Tilley

07-31-2008, 10:53 AM

With the 26th selection in the inaugural CP Movie Draft, the yet unnamed team is pleased to select:

The Wizard of Oz (1939) in the pre 1960's category. Video and explanation of selection to be added later today.

Thanks for the advice Itse.

Itse

07-31-2008, 12:05 PM

I take it you're referring to the more famous 1939 version and not for example the 1933 version? (Obviously you're not referring to the 1991 version.)

This is why it's good to include the release year when declaring your pick. Many stories have been filmed many times, and sometimes there's even completely different movies with the same name.

WindomURL

07-31-2008, 01:02 PM

Being that this is a hockey board, completing the first round of the CP Movie Draft without this picked would be, well, um, Wrong!

With the 27th and last pick of the 1st round of the draft, "Wrapped in Plastic" selects SLAP SHOT (1977) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076723/) in the SPORTS category.

Every discussion I can think of regarding the best or favourite sports movie of all time has Slap Shot at or near the top of the list. Considering how it's grown in popularity over the last 30 years, I feel lucky to have seen this in the theatre in its opening release.

Original Movie Trailer:
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The hilarious opening interview
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The greatest shift ever in hockey history (sorry Jarome)
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In a statement, the team's GM said "This is the one we had at the top of our list. We can't believe it was still available at the last pick of Round 1! I feel like Lou Lamoriello in 1998 (http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1998e.html)."

WindomURL

07-31-2008, 01:23 PM

With the turnaround 28th pick of the 2nd round of the draft, "Wrapped in Plastic" selects THE DARK KNIGHT (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0468569/) in the ACTION category.

I feel I don't need to say much about this choice. There are two lengthy threads in this forum already. When I entered the FAN960 advance screening a couple of weeks ago, I was excited due to the buildup and anticipation. When I left, I felt it lived up to the hype and more. Easily one of the best movies I've seen in a long time.

The early official trailer
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Damn, any other youtube clip I bookmark gets deleted swiftly by Warner Bros. Oh well.

Coach

07-31-2008, 01:27 PM

^^ ahhh man I was hoping that would drop to my next pick

WindomURL

07-31-2008, 01:33 PM

Matty

I know. :D

Eastern Girl

07-31-2008, 01:34 PM

I figured that would be one of the first movies to go based on all the hype around it. Surprised it went so late.

octothorp

07-31-2008, 01:36 PM

I was wondering where it would go... I'd say early second round is just about right.

Coach

07-31-2008, 01:40 PM

Matty

I know. :D

lol Damn you Windom!!!

Tilley

07-31-2008, 02:27 PM

Coach

07-31-2008, 02:32 PM

is there a way we can view all the picks?

Jagger

07-31-2008, 02:40 PM

My strategy failed. I was hoping Slap Shot would fall to the 2nd round, thanks WindomURL.

With the 29th pick the yet unnamed team selects Raging Bull (1980) in the Black & White category.

Explanation and clips to be added later today.

Another one bites the dust!

Great pick, Tilley. 1st choice for me in the sports category but, obviously, I knew I had no chance at it. Slapshot was the next choice but, again, there was no chance at that one either. I'm not resorting to that Rodney Dangerfield classic, Ladybugs, I can tell you that much!!!!

Flame Of Liberty

07-31-2008, 02:48 PM

With the 30th Overall pick The All Or Nuttin team is proud to select in the "Sci Fi" category, another sequel that has arguably surpassed the original, winner of 2 Academy Awards, nominated in 5 other categories including Best Actress in a Leading Role Sigourney Weaver, a movie that is perfect in every way: storyline, characters, menacing threat, suspense, intensity, tension, action, direction, acting, music, sarcasm and emotion, an epic battle of two formidable females, a James Cameron masterpiece Aliens.

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A sequel to the 1979 film Alien, Aliens is set fifty-seven years after the first film and is regarded by many film critics as a benchmark for the action and science fiction genres.[2][3] In Aliens, Weaver's character Ellen Ripley returns to the planet LV-426 where she first encountered the hostile Alien. This time she is accompanied by a unit of Colonial Marines.

Directed by James Cameron, Aliens' action/adventure tone was in stark contrast to the science fiction/horror motifs of the original Alien. Following the success of The Terminator (1984), which helped establish Cameron as a major action director.

It's a shame Weaver did not win an Oscar.

This time it's War:

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MissTeeks

07-31-2008, 02:48 PM

Jagger

07-31-2008, 02:55 PM

With the 30th Overall pick The All Or Nuttin team is proud to select in the "Sci Fi" category,

Ah geez, there goes another one. I know it was bound to happen but that's three picks in a row that I had close to top of my list. Thanks guys!!!! :eek:

Flame Of Liberty

07-31-2008, 03:01 PM

Ah geez, there goes another one. I know it was bound to happen but that's three picks in a row that I had close to top of my list. Thanks guys!!!! :eek:

You know you can count on us ;)

Coach

07-31-2008, 03:02 PM

In the 2008 CalgaryPuck Movie Draft, Team Theatre Head is proud and surprised to be able to use the 31st pick to select in the Black and White category 1993's Schindler's List

(wikipedia)Schindler's List is a 1993 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993_in_film) biographical film (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biographical_film) directed by Steven Spielberg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Spielberg) and written by Steven Zaillian (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Zaillian), telling the story of Oskar Schindler (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oskar_Schindler), a German (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany) businessman who saved the lives of more than one thousand Polish (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland) Jews (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jew) during the Holocaust (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Holocaust). It was based on the novel Schindler's Ark (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schindler%27s_Ark) by Thomas Keneally (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Keneally), and starred Liam Neeson (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liam_Neeson) as Schindler, Ralph Fiennes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Fiennes) as Schutzstaffel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schutzstaffel) officer Amon Göth (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amon_G%C3%B6th), and Ben Kingsley (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Kingsley) as Schindler's accountant Itzhak Stern (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itzhak_Stern). The film was both a box office success and recipient of seven Academy Awards (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Awards), including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Score.

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Flame Of Liberty

07-31-2008, 03:07 PM

Yeah, there were one or two other films that merited consideration for my pick, but it really came down to Godfather II and Vertigo. Like part of your summary says, the fact that Godfather II at least equals its predecessor is astounding, and an achievement in its own right, because in many ways, they are much different movies. The Don's backstory is handled so brilliantly it plays out like a movie within a movie, and Al Pacino's transformation from his first appearance in Part I to the ruthless head of the family in Part II is indeed an actor at his finest. I remember loving this movie more than the first one when I first saw them, and although I have developed a recent re-appreciation for the technical aspects of the first movie, this one is also a true classic.

I love this film, great pick!

Yeah I agree 100%. When I was preparing my list, I had this movie in the no.1 slot. Then I saw the draft order and I was like oh #$%! and started looking way down my list to select a movie for the 1st round. To my surprise nobody picked this movie so I couldnt pass the opportunity to draft a gem like this. :)

Eastern Girl

07-31-2008, 05:07 PM

Another one bites the dust!

Great pick, Tilley. 1st choice for me in the sports category but, obviously, I knew I had no chance at it. Slapshot was the next choice but, again, there was no chance at that one either. I'm not resorting to that Rodney Dangerfield classic, Ladybugs, I can tell you that much!!!!

I've seen Ladybugs soooo many times. I own it, I had quite the crush on the guy in it. Brandis, not Dangerfield. Now, it offends me. The only way a girls team can win is if a boy plays on it. COME ON! What are we teaching our young girls?

Displaced Flames fan

07-31-2008, 06:19 PM

doozwimp

07-31-2008, 07:06 PM

Schindler's List is obviously a great movie. I think what makes it great is how horrifying it is. Its more like a "cant look away" deal rather than being entertaining. I'm not sure whether or not i'd be up for a repeat viewing. The idea actually frightens me.

WindomURL

07-31-2008, 07:28 PM

ResAlien

07-31-2008, 08:11 PM

With their second round pick, team Lucky the Donkey is proud to select The Wild Bunch in the Western category.

From Wikipedia:
The Wild Bunch is noted for intricate, multi-angle editing, using normal and slow motion (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slow_motion) images, revolutionary cinema technique in 1969. The Walon Green (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walon_Green)-, Roy N. Sickner-, and Sam Peckinpah-written screenplay was nominated for a best-screenplay Academy Award (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award); Jerry Fielding (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Fielding)'s music was nominated for Best Original Score (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Original_Music_Score); director Peckinpah was nominated for an Outstanding Directorial Achievement award by the Directors Guild of America (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Directors_Guild_of_America); and cinematographer Lucien Ballard (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucien_Ballard) won the National Society of Film Critics Award (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Society_of_Film_Critics) for Best Cinematography.[1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wild_Bunch#cite_note-0)
In 1999, the U.S. National Film Registry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Film_Registry) selected it for preservation in the Library of Congress (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_of_Congress) as culturally, historically, and aesthetically significant.

To put it in my own words, this movie is simply classic and amazing. Yes, the cinematography is stellar. This is also unofficially credited (according to my father) with strongly nudging the creation of the MPAA ratings system due to it's shocking and brutal violence, this movie transcends being a simple shock film.

The acting - extraordinary. The characters - vile and despicable but also sympathetic and impressive. A true "root for the bad guy" movie, Peckinpah's intended attempt to disgust the viewers with awful and graphic violence only made the movie more popular, perhaps saying something about all of us.

The opening credits, with the children torturing the scorpion into killing itself, set the tone and mood for the entire movie.

Attention: Clips are more than likely NSFW.

Opening Credits:

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Trailer:

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The great "They!" dialog (I love the crazy old man)

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The final shootout:

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I can watch this movie over and over. No better western has been made in my opinion.

07-31-2008, 09:17 PM

The MacGuffins are proud to select, with their second team selection and 33rd overall pick, for entry in the Sci-Fi category:

2001: A Space Odyssey

Hello, HAL do you read me, HAL?
Affirmative, Dave, I read you.
Open the pod bay doors, HAL.
I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that.

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Like Jagger, I really wanted Raging Bull in this spot, and was disappointed when it went off the board at #29. So, after debating for a little while, I decided to take my clear cut #1 selection in what I deem a "thinner" category than some of the others- sci-fi. Also, starting my team off with a Hitchcock and a Kubrick is a solid 1-2 punch.

To this day, 2001: A Space Odyssey remains one of the most ambitious films ever made. It opened in 1968 to very mixed reviews, but over time has become recognized as a true masterpiece, and is now firmly entrenched on many "best" lists, including a #6 ranking on BFI's top 10 films of all-time, and a #1 ranking of science-fiction films by the AFI.

2001 lacks any real character development until 4/5 of the way through the film, includes some very long and seemingly dull or pointless scenes even by non-traditional standards, presents space as a silent environment and contains no additional sound effects during those space sequences, offers no dialogue for the opening 20 and last 25 minutes of the film, and is, at times, so abstract it can be difficult to extract meaning from it. And that's only part of the reason why it's an amazing film!

Huh? Simply put, 2001 is really like no other movie out there, and all of these factors only serve to define its status as a one of a kind gem. The long takes and lack of sound effects in many scenes draw attention to the astounding special effects work and are representative of what things would be like if you were actually in space. Combined with the absence of dialogue throughout, Kubrick creates a chilling atmosphere that represents the unknowing void of space, and lets his images do the work. Technically, the film has few peers. So precise in its depiction of the small details, 2001 overflows with ultra-real set designs, art direction, and costumes; Kubrick spared no expense when making this one. The camera work and special effects are dazzling, the inclusion of classical music instead of a more traditional movie score adds to the mood and further separates the viewer from the distant world of space, and although the story is quite simple and deliberately open-ended, it can interpreted in so many different ways that it rewards an intensive movie-watching experience.

2001: A Space Odyssey is a work of art, and I am pleased to add it to my team.

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StrayBullet

07-31-2008, 09:19 PM

The Macguffins are proud to select, with their second team selection and 33rd overall pick, for entry in the Sci-Fi category2001: A Space Odyssey

Ro... you are killing me right now.

WindomURL

07-31-2008, 09:37 PM

Ro... you are killing me right now.

I agree. Both of his picks are all time greats. I may send the Hansons over the boards... :eek:

Jagger

07-31-2008, 09:42 PM

Arthur C. Clarke is one of my favourite sci-fi writers. Rendezvous with Rama remains one of my fav novels in the genre. Ro, that's two for two with you now. Guess we have the same taste in movies eh?

getbak

08-01-2008, 12:20 AM

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With the 34th overall pick, team Hot Buttery Topping is proud to add its second Oscar-winning Best Picture...in the Western category, 1992's Unforgiven.

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It's a hell of a thing, killing a man. Take away all he's got and all he's ever gonna have.

In the early 90s, a western starring 4 actors born in the 1930s was not the type of movie that one would expect to clean up at the Oscars, but that's exactly what it did.

Clint Eastwood returned to the Western genre that made him famous. This time, his character, William Munny, is a retired gunslinger turned farmer who can't pass up the reward being offered by a group of prostitutes who want revenge for one of their own, a young girl who had her face cut up by an angry customer.

Gene Hackman won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as the former gunfighter and current town sheriff, Little Bill Daggett. Richard Harris gives a memorable performance as English Bob, and Morgan Freeman (the youngest of the four stars) plays Munny's former partner Ned Logan.

Unforgiven is brutally violent, but it doesn't glorify the violence. When the Schofield Kid makes his first kill, he is visibly shaken and he realizes that the gunslinger's life is not the glamourous existence he read about in the pulp magazines.

At a time when the Western felt like a dead genre, many considered this to be Eastwood's eulogy.

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Any man don't wanna get killed better clear on out the back.

Any discussion of Unforgiven would be incomplete without mention of the impact its success had on the Calgary movie scene. As long as little boys dream of being cowboys, and those little boys grow up to be filmmakers, the western will have a place in the world of cinema. Thanks to Unforgiven's breathtaking vistas, more often than not, when one of those filmmakers decides to make a western, they'll choose the (virtually) unspoiled countryside of Southern Alberta as their backdrop.

All right, I'm coming out. Any man I see out there, I'm gonna shoot him. Any sumbitch takes a shot at me, I'm not only gonna kill him, but I'm gonna kill his wife, all his friends, and burn his damn house down.

WindomURL

08-01-2008, 12:35 AM

is there a way we can view all the picks?

GirlySports said she would create a Draft Board but here is my quick & dirty list. Scuse the ugly formatting. It doesn't translate well into this edit box.

ROUND 1
1. Displaced Flames fan (tbd) WESTERN "The Good, The Bad and TheUgly" M07/28 05:58
2. StrayBullet () SCI-FI "Star Wars" M07/28 11:13
3. Jagger (Team Ekki) DRAMA "The Shawshank Redemption" M07/28 12:02
4. Got Miikka? (Clint Eastwood) COMEDY "The Big Lebowski" M07/28 12:58
5. MissTeeks () FANTASY "LOTR: The Return of the King" (#3) M07/28 13:23
6. REDVAN () SCI-FI "The Matrix" M07/28 14:37
7. czure32 (W.W.B.B.D.) ANIMATED "South Park: Bigger, Longer, Uncut" M07/28 15:31
8. octothorp (6 Degrees of Troy McClure) WAR "Apocalypse Now" M07/28 15:53
9. habernac () SCI-FI "Star Wars: the Empire Strikes Back" M07/28 18:16
10. Flamesguy_SJ (Team TBD) ANIMATED "The Lion King" M07/28 22:11
11. Eastern Girl (Team EG) WESTERN "3:10 to Yuma" M07/28 22:41
12. liamenator (BF & the BFFs) PRE-60s "Citizen Kane" M07/28 23:20
13. Prottotype (NC-17) DRAMA "The Godfather" T07/29 08:47
14. *HalifaxDrunk () WESTERN "Tombstone" T07/29 09:03
15. doozwimp () ACTION "Fight Club" T07/29 13:22
16. Itse (Selfmade Heroes) MUSICAL "Pink Floyd The Wall" T07/29 14:09
17. JerzeeGirl (That’s What She Said) WAR "Empire of the Sun" T07/29 14:31
18. Superflyer (clever team name coming later) BESTPIC "Rocky" T07/29 17:37
19. sadora (Snoogans) FOREIGN "Seven Samurai" T07/29 19:26
20. VANFLAMESFAN (WishWeDidAPornDraft) BESTPIC "Pulp Fiction" W07/30 07:07
21. getbak (Hot Buttery Topping) B&W "Casablanca" W07/30 08:28
22. Ro (The Macguffins) PRE-60s "Vertigo" W07/30 18:03
23. ResAlien (Lucky the Donkey) FOREIGN "Hero" W07/30 18:39
24. MattyC (Movie Theatre) ANIMATED "Toy Story" W07/30 21:14
25. Flame Of Liberty (The All Or Nuttin Team) BESTPIC "The Godfather Part II" R07/31 01:02
26. Tilley (yet unnamed) PRE-60s "The Wizard of Oz (1939)" R07/31 10:53
27. WindomURL (Wrapped in Plastic) SPORTS "Slap Shot" R07/31 13:02ROUND 2
28. WindomURL (Wrapped in Plastic) ACTION "The Dark Knight" R07/31 13:23
29. Tilley (yet unnamed) B&W "Raging Bull (1980)" R07/31 14:27
30. Flame Of Liberty (The All Or Nuttin Team) SCI-FI "Aliens" R07/31 14:48
31. MattyC (Theatre Head) B&W "Schindler's List" R07/31 15:02
32. ResAlien (Lucky the Donkey) WESTERN "The Wild Bunch" R07/31 20:11
33. Ro (The Macguffins) SCI-FI "2001: A Space Odyssey" R07/31 21:17
34. getbak (Hot Buttery Topping) WESTERN "Unforgiven" F08/01 00:20*(all times MDT)

Displaced Flames fan

08-01-2008, 01:15 AM

I am shocked at the number of Westerns that have gone in the first 34 picks. I didn't think it was a very popular genre, especially with this group.

Thing is, there are several great Westerns left!

getbak

08-01-2008, 03:14 AM

I am shocked at the number of Westerns that have gone in the first 34 picks. I didn't think it was a very popular genre, especially with this group.

Thing is, there are several great Westerns left!
I thought about this, and I had to weigh my needs against what I thought other people would do. It seems to me that as more Westerns get picked early, more Westerns will get picked. As you say, it's not as popular a genre as others, so many people may only have a limited number of Westerns that they have actually seen.

At this point, there are going to be 40 more movies chosen before I get to pick again. Prior to my choice, 4 of the first 33 picks were Westerns. If that average continues, there will be 5 more chosen before my 3rd Round pick. I can think of quite a few Westerns that I like, but I don't know how many of those will be left by my next pick. Even though I consider myself a fan of the genre, it is one of the weakest categories on my list, so I can withstand dropping to my 5th or 6th (or 10th) choice in other categories more than I can Westerns.

I guess what I'm really saying is, everyone should focus on filling up their Western choices and ignore the other categories. ;)

Itse

08-01-2008, 06:01 AM

Sounds like my reasoning yeah. I only thought of exactly one musical (at the time, I thought of another one later on) that I really liked, and knowing that there's quite a few other Pink Floyd fans on this site, I didn't want to take chances there.

My goal is to have a what I think is a really good movie (or at least one I like) in every spot. That means a lot of sacrifices in some categories.

My strategy propably means I'll have to watch a lot sports movies to find that hidden gem, but there's plenty of time ;)

VANFLAMESFAN

08-01-2008, 10:42 AM

TEAM WISHWEDIDAPORNDRAFT would like to select into the black and white category, the Hitchcock classic, PSYCHO

Backed by stunning performances by Janey Leigh and Anthony Perkins, when you hear the term classic horror flicks, PSYCHO has to come to mind. In typical Hitchcock fashion, he decided to go outside the box and kill of the main character in the first half in the often imitated, but seldom duplicated shower scene

Shower Scene

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The musical score in Psycho is amazing, truly creepy, maybe the best score i have ever heard. The tension build up in this movie is un-matched. Many directors have tried to re-create the perfect horror movie, many have come close, many have failed miserably, but no one has been able to out-do Hitchcock and his most famous flick, PSYCHO!!

Amazing music score with pics from the movie.
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Not sure how you could look at this house and not be creeped out

http://www.lagcc.cuny.edu/mediastudies/IMAGES/Psycho-house.jpg

Flame Of Liberty

08-01-2008, 11:02 AM

Damn, Psycho was on my short list, great movie with a fantastic atmosphere. Well, I guess there was zero chance it would drop to 3rd round...

GirlySports

08-01-2008, 11:14 AM

Draft board is up :)

http://www.geocities.com/cp_movie_draft/

Linked on the first page as well.

Eastern Girl

08-01-2008, 11:20 AM

Draft board is up :)

http://www.geocities.com/cp_movie_draft/

Linked on the first page as well.

Thanks for putting that up. Looks good... though it's just making me more anxious for my turn, seeing all those empty categories.

doozwimp

08-01-2008, 11:52 AM

Why is it pink?

GirlySports

08-01-2008, 11:57 AM

Why is it pink?

Cause the music draft board was green?

Superflyer

08-01-2008, 12:17 PM

So I started planning my next picks last night and they were Unforgiven, Psycho and another one. Now that 2 of them are gone I guess that it is good that I choose three.

Eastern Girl

08-01-2008, 12:29 PM

I just noticed on the draft board, that 3:10 to Yuma is listed as my war selection, but I chose it for my Western pick.

GirlySports

08-01-2008, 12:37 PM

I just noticed on the draft board, that 3:10 to Yuma is listed as my war selection, but I chose it for my Western pick.

Ooops.

Fixed!

Coach

08-01-2008, 01:14 PM

Ooops.

Fixed!

Sorry looks great, but my team name is Theatre Head. Not Movie theatre Head which looks like you tried but didnt fit

GirlySports

08-01-2008, 02:57 PM

Sorry looks great, but my team name is Theatre Head. Not Movie theatre Head which looks like you tried but didnt fit

Hmm don't know where I got that!

Fixed!

WindomURL

08-01-2008, 03:55 PM

Hmm don't know where I got that!

Fixed!

Could it be here? (http://forum.calgarypuck.com/showpost.php?p=1394209&postcount=122)

Just sayin' :whistle:

MissTeeks

08-01-2008, 04:23 PM

I'm off on vacation for next week, but I've given my choices to GirlySport, so no one steal my picks! Just kidding. Happy Drafting everyone and have a safe long weekend.

czure32

08-01-2008, 06:00 PM

i was actually thinking, and if its not to much of a problem i would like to change my team name to "DVD-eh?"
cant believe i didnt think of that originally...

Coach

08-01-2008, 07:49 PM

Could it be here? (http://forum.calgarypuck.com/showpost.php?p=1394209&postcount=122)

Just sayin' :whistle:
Lol whoops my bad....man Windom your all over me. Making me look like an idiot....taking Dark Knight from my grasp....cmon man lol;)

Eastern Girl

08-01-2008, 09:24 PM

I'll be gone for a couple days too. I got suckered into helping my brother move. I always have the most bestest, funnest long weekends evar...

Anyways, my picks have been forwarded to Girlysports. Should any of you pick them before my turn, well, I will hunt you down. That's not against the rules, is it, violence against fellow drafters? :)

Have a good weekend everyone!

GirlySports

08-01-2008, 11:45 PM

sadora's been asskicked.

To review: when a person is asskicked, the draft continues and this person can make their selection whenever they come back.

Superflyer is up.

sadora

08-02-2008, 02:09 AM

sorry I haven't made my pick yet. I've been helping my friend move for the last day and a half and I'll be at a wedding out of town tomorrow. I will send girlysports my picks as soon as I get back in town. sorry.

Superflyer

08-02-2008, 08:35 AM

With the 2nd round pick for the B-List Celebs we are proud to select in the Action category, Raiders of the Lost Ark.

Action-packed and adventure-filled, RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK is director Steven Spielberg's loving homage to the Saturday matinee cliffhanger serials of his childhood. When the Allies discover the Nazis are planning to use the Lost Ark of the Covenant as a weapon, the U.S. government enlists archaeologist-adventurer Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) to locate the biblical treasure chest where the remains of the broken tablets of the Ten Commandments were placed. En route, Jones and his feisty ex-girlfriend, Marion (Karen Allen), must escape the clutches of evil Nazis, duplicitous "natives," and a nest of venomous snakes--not to mention the wrath of God. The groundbreaking special effects and furious, never-ending pace make for a stylish whirlwind of a movie, topped off with a fabulous sense of humor. This bare-knuckled, barnstorming, pot-boiling, eye-popping bucket of Technicolor popcorn became Paramount Pictures' highest-grossing film, and deservedly so--RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK is quite simple one of the most enjoyable movies ever made.

http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/CUP/G-164-150~Raiders-Of-The-Lost-Ark-Posters.jpg

Trailer
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One of the most famous movie scenes ever
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doozwimp

08-02-2008, 12:04 PM

I like Raiders but I think the Indiana Jones franchise fell on its face after that. The other sequals could hardly be worse in my opinion. Still good choice as Raiders was thoroughly enjoyable.

Displaced Flames fan

08-02-2008, 03:59 PM

I thought about this, and I had to weigh my needs against what I thought other people would do. It seems to me that as more Westerns get picked early, more Westerns will get picked. As you say, it's not as popular a genre as others, so many people may only have a limited number of Westerns that they have actually seen.

At this point, there are going to be 40 more movies chosen before I get to pick again. Prior to my choice, 4 of the first 33 picks were Westerns. If that average continues, there will be 5 more chosen before my 3rd Round pick. I can think of quite a few Westerns that I like, but I don't know how many of those will be left by my next pick. Even though I consider myself a fan of the genre, it is one of the weakest categories on my list, so I can withstand dropping to my 5th or 6th (or 10th) choice in other categories more than I can Westerns.

I guess what I'm really saying is, everyone should focus on filling up their Western choices and ignore the other categories. ;)

This post makes me think that I should spend some of my downtime this weekend developing a draft strategy. I was kind of just wingin' it!:bag:

I guess that's easy to do when you have the #1 pick. I'm guessing my choice would've been gone before the end of round 2 though, so maybe I did have a bit of strategy.

Love Unforgiven, BTW.

Displaced Flames fan

08-02-2008, 04:03 PM

I like Raiders but I think the Indiana Jones franchise fell on its face after that. The other sequals could hardly be worse in my opinion. Still good choice as Raiders was thoroughly enjoyable.

Temple of Doom was absolute garbage IMO. I quite like the third one, though clearly it is nowhere close to Raiders. Haven't seen the 4th yet. Seems like it's momentum has kind of died.

doozwimp

08-02-2008, 07:00 PM

We're really moving now...

Itse

08-03-2008, 10:42 AM

I was asked to go ahead and make my pick, so here goes.

As it's 2nd pick, team Selfmade Heroes picks in the Sci-Fi category Blade Runner (1982).

"Rising director Ridley Scott's follow-up to his hit Alien (1979) (http://www.filmsite.org/alie.html), is one of the most popular and influential science-fiction films of all time - and it has become an enduring cult classic favorite."

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/53/Blade_Runner_poster.jpg
One of my favourite scenes.
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And propably the most classic scene:

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All truly great science fiction is about ideas, studying the basic questions of humanity through interesting hypotheticals. Science fiction movies are also about visuals, vision of things that could be. Blade Runner is in my opinion a standout among all science fiction movies ever made, being both visually beatiful and entertaining yet at the same time deeply philosophical and truly intellectual, examining the very basics of what it is to be human.For those who have not seen it, I would recommend watching either the Director's cut or the Final Cut, neither of which have the unnecessary voiceover underlining everything that's going on, nor the silly end scene in which we suddenly and inexplicably see the heroes drive out of town into green pastures, the very existence of which is in contrast with the tone of the movie.

This is also the fourth movie in this draft starring Harrison Ford (the others being of course two Star Wars movies and Raiders of the Lost Ark).

doozwimp

08-03-2008, 10:54 AM

Sweet. I'll take Goodfellas as an award winner (Oscar)Not the selection I had originally intended to make with this pick however I did not expect it to still be available. I'll just have to take my chances with my next pick still being around next go.
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Jimmy decides to whack Morrie.

GirlySports

08-03-2008, 11:15 AM

I think Goodfellas won the golden globe and not the oscar.

Moving on.

With the 41st pick, HalifaxDrunk selects Full Metal Jacket in the war category.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/56/Full_Metal_Jacket-_1987.jpg

doozwimp

08-03-2008, 11:22 AM

I think Goodfellas won the golden globe and not the oscar.

I believe it won several awards. Just checked imdb and the Oscar was for Joe Pesci as Best Actor in a Supporting role. It aslo won a Golden Globe for best picture. Good call.

GirlySports

08-03-2008, 11:40 AM

I believe it won several awards. Just checked imdb and the Oscar was for Joe Pesci as Best Actor in a Supporting role. It aslo won a Golden Globe for best picture. Good call.

YUP for all of his swearing :)

StrayBullet

08-03-2008, 11:47 AM

Perfect. 'Goodfellas' and 'Full Metal Jacket' were just selected, back-to-back.... I am having a great Sunday morning.

Itse

08-03-2008, 11:48 AM

With the 42nd pick, HalifaxDrunk selects Full Metal Jacket in the war category.

Another one of my absolute favourites. Too bad there was no chance this was going to be around for another round.

Itse

08-03-2008, 12:11 PM

I believe it won several awards. Just checked imdb and the Oscar was for Joe Pesci as Best Actor in a Supporting role. It aslo won a Golden Globe for best picture. Good call.

I believe "award winners" only counts the equivalents of "best picture" in this thread, so a supporting role doesn't cut it. But of course with the Golden Globe it's a non-issue in this case

Also, third movie starring DeNiro. Won't be the last.

JerzeeGirl

08-03-2008, 12:58 PM

With its second pick, Team That's What She Said chooses, from the Thriller/Horror category the 1991 movie from Jonathan Demme, The Silence of the Lambs.

This film by far and away, was carried on the shoulders of its 2 leads - Jodie Foster as the tough, yet vulnerable rookie FBI agent, Clarice Starlng and Anthony Hopkins as the deviously cannibalistic, uber-villain Dr. Hannibal Lecter. Both actors won Oscars for their roles while the movie also won Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay & Best Picture nods.

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Prototype

08-03-2008, 02:16 PM

With their second round pick TEAM NC-17 selects, in the western catagory, BLAZING SADDLES...

Laced with racial stereotypes and a guy punching out a horse, this is easily Mel Brooks' masterpiece. But I picked it for one reason, and one reason only...

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GirlySports

08-03-2008, 04:00 PM

Looks like I've got a couple of picks here..

With the 43rd pick, liamenator (BF & the BFF's) selects 2001: A Space Odyssey in the sci-fi category.

http://www.cs.bilkent.edu.tr/%7Edavid/sigart/2001_A_Space_odyssey.gif

With the 44th pick, Eastern Girl (Pinapple Express) selects Lola Rennt in the Foreign category.

http://www.teachsam.de/deutsch/film/mmf/allposters/lola_rennt_bg.jpg

czure32

08-03-2008, 04:12 PM

run lola run (lola rennt) is a fantastic movie, didnt anticipate it going in the second round, but then again i did take south park with the 7th overall pick :bag:

habernac

08-03-2008, 04:18 PM

Blazing Saddles is the funniest movie of all time, I knew it wouldn't be around for long. "The sheriff is near!!!" Can't believe Silence of the Lambs lasted this long, either.

czure32

08-03-2008, 04:21 PM

i had to double check because i was fairly certain it was already taken,...
2001: a space odyssey is a FATA pick
Ro selected it as the 33rd pick

the commish is slacking ;)

GirlySports

08-03-2008, 04:30 PM

i had to double check because i was fairly certain it was already taken,...
2001: a space odyssey is a FATA pick
Ro selected it as the 33rd pick

the commish is slacking ;)

Now you know why the commish is not a participant.

I'm glad we have instant replay (called the CZURE)!

With the real 43rd pick in the draft, BF & the BFF's select Amadeus in the Best Picture category.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51BY7HME5JL.jpg

Displaced Flames fan

08-03-2008, 05:06 PM

I don't know but I've been told.
I don't know but I've been told.
Eskimo Pu%*y is mighty cold.

Not true.

getbak

08-03-2008, 05:11 PM

czure32

08-03-2008, 05:32 PM

I was really hoping Lola Rennt would slip by into the next round. Most of the recent picks were on my list but I didn't really expect them to drop far enough to be available. That was one I hoped would be overlooked a little while longer.

Damn you people are too good.

well if its any consolation, i had it pegged for my third round pick as well depending on what happened with the next couple picks and if i got what i had ranked for my 2nd pick

Flamesguy_SJ

08-03-2008, 08:59 PM

In this, the second round of the CP Movie Draft, Team Direct2Video selects Hiroshima, Mon Amour (1959) in the Black & White category.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/98/Hiroshima_Mon_Amour_1959.jpg

habernac

08-03-2008, 09:44 PM

The Roger Ebert Experience selects, in the Thriller category: Jaws

http://www.horroretc.com/Horroretc.com%20images/JawsFilmCover%5B1%5D.jpg

Jaws is a 1975 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_in_film) thriller (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thriller_%28genre%29)/horror (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horror_%28film%29) film (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film) directed by Steven Spielberg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Spielberg) and based on Peter Benchley (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Benchley)'s best-selling novel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Benchley#Jaws) that was inspired by the Jersey Shore (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jersey_Shore) shark attacks (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jersey_Shore_shark_attacks_of_1916) of 1916 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1916). The police chief of Amity Island, a fictional summer resort town, tries to protect beachgoers from a great white shark (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_white_shark) by closing the beach, only to be overruled by the town council, which wants the beach to remain open to draw a profit from tourists. After several attacks, the police chief enlists the help of a marine biologist (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_biology) and a professional shark hunter. Roy Scheider (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Scheider) stars as police chief Martin Brody, Richard Dreyfuss (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Dreyfuss) as marine biologist Matt Hooper, Robert Shaw (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Shaw_%28actor%29) as shark hunter Quint (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quint_%28Jaws_character%29), Lorraine Gary (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorraine_Gary) as Brody's wife Ellen and Murray Hamilton (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Hamilton) as Mayor Vaughn.
Jaws is regarded as a watershed film in motion picture history, the father of the summer blockbuster movie (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockbuster_movie) and one of the first "high concept (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_concept)" films.[2] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaws_(film)#cite_note-1)[3] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaws_(film)#cite_note-2) Due to the film's success in advance screenings, studio executives decided to distribute it in a much wider release than ever before. The Omen (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Omen) followed suit in the summer of 1976, and then Star Wars (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_Episode_IV:_A_New_Hope) one year later in 1977, cementing the notion for movie studios (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Movie_studios) to distribute their big-release action and adventure pictures (commonly referred to as tentpole pictures) during the summer. The film was followed by three sequels, none with the participation of Spielberg or Benchley. Jaws 2 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaws_2) (1978), Jaws 3-D (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaws_3-D) (1983) and Jaws: The Revenge (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaws:_The_Revenge) (1987). A video game entitled Jaws Unleashed (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaws_Unleashed) was later made in 2005.

One of the best scenes ever:

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08-03-2008, 09:49 PM

In this, the second round of the CP Movie Draft, Team Direct2Video selects Hiroshima, Mon Amour (1959) in the Black & White category.

Cool, the first "waaaaaaaay off my board" pick! This is the second film selected thus far that I haven't seen, and I have to admit, this one wasn't even on my radar. It is now!

Would love to hear your comments about it.

habernac

08-03-2008, 09:51 PM

octothorp

08-03-2008, 10:18 PM

I'll turn it over to team Troy McClure's director of overseas scouting:

With our second pick, we are proud to select Spirited Away in the animated category. We were so high on this film that we did consider taking it in the eighth-overall spot, and are delighted that it's still around. Miyazaki's best film, the best film to come out of the anime tradition, and in our opinion the best animated film ever. But also extremely versatile, as it also won several 'best foreign' awards and most impressively, the Golden Bear from the Berlin Film Festival. Bizarre and beautifully-animated story of a young girl who finds herself trapped, working in a bathhouse for spirits.http://sweetaddict.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/spirited_away.jpg

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czure32

08-03-2008, 10:48 PM

with the 48th pick, we are very pleased to select in the Black and White category, Mel Brooks' classic:

Young Frankenstein

Young Frankenstein is number 28 on Total Film Magazine's "List of the 50 Greatest Comedy Films of All Time", number 56 on Bravo television network (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bravo_%28television_network%29)'s list of the "100 Funniest Movies", number 234 on IMDb (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMDb)'s Top 250 list, and number 13 on the American Film Institute (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Film_Institute)'s list of the 100 funniest American movies.[1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Frankenstein#cite_note-0) In 2003 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_in_film), it was deemed "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant" by the United States National Film Preservation Board (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Film_Preservation_Board), and selected for preservation in the Library of Congress (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_of_Congress) National Film Registry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Film_Registry).

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Flamesguy_SJ

08-03-2008, 10:49 PM

Cool, the first "waaaaaaaay off my board" pick! This is the second film selected thus far that I haven't seen, and I have to admit, this one wasn't even on my radar. It is now!

Would love to hear your comments about it.

I really, really loved this movie when I saw it in my film class last year. The language in it (it's in French, with English subtitles) is absolutely beautiful. "Poetry on-screen" is what our Prof used to describe it, because if you were to look at the dialogue spoken by the two main characters, it'd read just like a poem.

I'm sure you can find a better synopsis elsewhere than I could provide, so I won't bore you with that. I will say this though: it's a film about memory. Or, I guess, about the burden of remembering; how not being able to forget something can alienate a person and totally paralyze them.

As I said, I really loved it...but I'm a giant fan of French in general, so that was the main pull for me -- just the pleasure of listening to such a beautiful language. And really, as far as "old" movies go, it's much more like what we're used to now, as it uses flashbacks and other more modern techniques and conventions.

REDVAN

08-03-2008, 11:12 PM

With the 49th (?) pick, TEAM REDVAN is proud to select under the COMEDY category:

HAPPY GILMORE (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116483/)

This is probably my second favorite movie (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Gilmore) of all time, behind the Matrix, so I could not let it slip by any further. I am taking a gamble here, since there are so many good movies left to be picked. Best of luck to the other teams!

http://www.publispain.com/posters/happy_gilmore.jpg

GirlySports

08-03-2008, 11:20 PM

From MissTeeks:

With the 50th pick in the draft MissTeeks selects Gone With the Wind in the Best Picture category.

I choose this movie because it's everything an epic movie should be! A love story, good action scenes, overcoming hardships. Plus it's really beautiful to look at. The Burning of Atlanta is my favorite sequence in the movie.

Trailer:

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"As God as my witness, I'll never go hungry again!"

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"Frankly my dear"

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VANFLAMESFAN

08-04-2008, 06:53 AM

08-04-2008, 06:56 AM

I hate to be a stickler, but the guy who picked Goodfellas put it into the Best Picture category. Goodfellas never won best picture in any of the stipulated award ceremonies. It was nominated for a bunch and yes Joe Pesci won an Oscar for his role, but the film never won best picture and the category is pretty clearly called "Best Picture".

You mean we're not counting the Edgar Allan Poe award for best picture?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099685/awards

Anyways, good catch. Seconded. Rules is rules.

GirlySports

08-04-2008, 11:07 AM

I hate to be a stickler, but the guy who picked Goodfellas put it into the Best Picture category. Goodfellas never won best picture in any of the stipulated award ceremonies. It was nominated for a bunch and yes Joe Pesci won an Oscar for his role, but the film never won best picture and the category is pretty clearly called "Best Picture".

You are correct.. I thought it won a Golden Globe but it lost there too.

Dooz: you'll have to move it to another category.

doozwimp

08-04-2008, 11:58 AM

Put it under Drama then. Dont mean to be cheating.

kermitology

08-04-2008, 01:20 PM

Full Metal Jacket is interesting.. it features one of the best performances in Vincent D'Onoffrio's portrayal of Private Gomer Pyle, but the second half of the movie I'm not a fan of.

Also the pick of Blazing Saddles is awesome. Brooks is the king of satire and that movie is downright hilarious. I agree with habby on the quote he mentioned.. best of the whole thing..

"THE SHERIFF's a *******!"
"What did he say?"
"I think he said the sheriff is nearer!"
"Oh!! Good!!"
*crowd claps*

Got Miikka?

08-04-2008, 01:45 PM

With the (insert draft selection number here, what are we at now?) choice, Team Clint Eastwood selects in the Best Picture category the 1995 Academy Award winner for Best Picture, Mel Gibson's opus Braveheart.

http://artfiles.art.com/images/-/Braveheart-Poster-C10048268.jpeg

(Still haven't been able to work on figuring out the youtube embedding gambit yet UPDATE !! -- thanks to all for the tutorials, I seem to have the hang of it)

What can I say about Braveheart? Often imitated but never duplicated (especially as far as the epic, gratuitous battle sequences), this is a glorious, sweeping epic that truly carries the viewer through its expansive running time; a touching romantic tragedy woven into a 'fact-based' parable punctuated by stunning action setpieces. Gibson deftly negotiates top-billing both in front of and behind the camera, and draws magnificent performances from his entire cast. I haven't decided yet if I would rank this movie among the all-time greats (you may come to discover this theme in my picks), but damn, it is a marvellous spectacle. I still get chills when I watch some of the action and violence, and the wrenching storyline that becomes of the intertwining of Wallace's loss of his true love and his fight for what he believes in is fantastically executed. Props to the musical score by James Horner and the gorgeous cinematography by John Toll. This is one 3-hour juggernaut I can sit through over and over.

http://www.smartcine.com/images/braveheart_still.jpg

(SOILER alert! - This clip taken from the film's denouement)
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What They Had To Say

"Die Hard in a kilt."
-Peter Travers - Rolling Stone

"...an ambitious film, big on simple emotions like love, patriotism and treachery, [it] avoids the travelogue style of so many historical swashbucklers."
-Roger Ebert

"Greatest Movie ever"
-sams234

"I don't know about all that. But it is a great film."
-FilmScoreFan (reacting to sams234 proclamation)

"Gibson's second directorial effort, in which the oppressed people of Scotland are led to freedom by a short man with dazzling blue eyes, a dreadlock wig, an Australian accent and excellent biceps, is a rambling disappointment."
-Desson Howe, Washington Post columnist and certified Rotten Tomatoes 'Top Critic'

Indeed, scarcely the unanimous praise one might expect of a superlative, all-time cinematic effort. I don't care.

JerzeeGirl

08-04-2008, 02:42 PM

(Still haven't been able to work on figuring out the youtube embedding gambit yet)

To embed a youtube video all you need to do is:
a) copy the code following the = sign on the youtube URL
eg. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGKY3Vw7PiQ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGKY3Vw7PiQ)

b) insert that bit of the address between the youtube tags
eg [ youtube ] SGKY3Vw7PiQ [ / youtube ] (delete the spaces)

That should pretty much do it for ya, Miikka. :cool:

08-04-2008, 02:50 PM

Still haven't been able to work on figuring out the youtube embedding gambit yet

Step 1- Go to the Youtube page that has the vid you want to embed

Ex/ address url= http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=-CD9oObwxlU

Step 2- Take that part after the (=) and cut it from the address bar

Ex/ highlight [-CD9oObwxlU], then hit Ctrl-x

Step 3- Paste what you cut in between the youtube tags

Ex/ [youtube]-CD9oObwxlU[/yuutube] (Just make sure to spell youtube correctly)

Step 4- Celebrate with hookers and blow

08-04-2008, 02:53 PM

Lol, looks like JerzeeGirl beat me by 8 minutes. I types slow.

Back to the draft. Eager to see what Jagger and StrayBullet pick.

Got Miikka?

08-04-2008, 04:07 PM

Step 4- Celebrate with hookers and blow

Ahhh! Step FOUR, not Step 1! I knew there was a reason I kept off track...

GirlySports

08-04-2008, 04:14 PM

With the 52nd pick, Jagger (Team Ekki) selects 12 Angry Men in the Black and White category.

http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/MG/143941%7E12-Angry-Men-Posters.jpg

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sadora

08-04-2008, 04:23 PM

Okay, sorry for the delay, but here is team snoogans second round pick, god knows what overall number, in the documentary category, Bowling for Columbine.

http://www.90tallet.no/nye_filmer/bowling-for-columbine.jpg

"Bowling for Columbine" is an alternately humourous and horrifying film about the United States. It is a film about the state of the Union, about the violent soul of America. Why do 11,000 people die in America each year at the hands of gun violence? The talking heads yelling from every TV camera blame everything from Satan to video games. But are we that much different from many other countries? What sets us apart? How have we become both the master and victim of such enormous amounts of violence? This is not a film about gun control. It is a film about the fearful heart and soul of the United States, and the 280 million Americans lucky enough to have the right to a constitutionally protected Uzi.
"Bowling for Columbine" was the first documentary film accepted into competition at the Cannes Film Festival in 46 years. The Cannes jury unanimously awarded it the 55th Anniversary Prize. From a look at the Columbine High School security camera tapes to the home of Oscar-winning NRA President Charlton Heston, from a young man who makes homemade napalm with The Anarchist's Cookbook to the murder of a six-year-old girl by another six-year-old, "Bowling for Columbine" is a journey through America, and through our past, hoping to discover why our pursuit of happiness is so riddled with violence.

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kermitology

08-04-2008, 04:24 PM

^^ Now there's a pick to invoke some controversy.. Anti-Moore people on the left, Pro-Moore people on the right.. and BEGIN!

sadora

08-04-2008, 04:29 PM

^^ Now there's a pick to invoke some controversy.. Anti-Moore people on the left, Pro-Moore people on the right.. and BEGIN!

I'm sorry, it just had to be done. It's a pretty damn good documentary that could have also been picked under the award winner category.

kermitology

08-04-2008, 04:35 PM

I'm sorry, it just had to be done. It's a pretty damn good documentary that could have also been picked under the award winner category.

"Documentary" is subjective when it comes to Moore.

sadora

08-04-2008, 04:38 PM

"Documentary" is subjective when it comes to Moore.

I knew that was bound to come up but like I said, this one can also fit in the award winner category.

czure32

08-04-2008, 04:48 PM

I'm sorry, it just had to be done. It's a pretty damn good documentary that could have also been picked under the award winner category.

meh, im sure the other Moore documentaries will be taken as well, and will likely illicit similar response
hes one of those guys that either you like him or hate him, there doesnt seem to be any middle ground

Displaced Flames fan

08-04-2008, 07:02 PM

Czure....brilliant choice with Young Frankenstein (cue the neighing horse). My very favorite Mel Brooks movie, even better than Blazing Saddles IMO.

czure32

08-04-2008, 07:12 PM

Czure....brilliant choice with Young Frankenstein (cue the neighing horse). My very favorite Mel Brooks movie, even better than Blazing Saddles IMO.

heh thanks, Im just glad that it was still available

habernac

08-04-2008, 08:09 PM

Czure....brilliant choice with Young Frankenstein (cue the neighing horse). My very favorite Mel Brooks movie, even better than Blazing Saddles IMO.

and it's funny because I love Mel Brooks and hate this movie. Just didn't do it for me at all. But there is a great Simpson's quote about it.

"And your movie, young Frankenstein, scared the hell outta me!"

Jagger

08-04-2008, 08:09 PM

I LOVE both Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein. Brilliant movies and were near the top of my list. Great choices.

Boy, the draft has been moving these few days I was away. Glad that 12 Angry Men was still available. It might quite possibly be the one movie I can watch again and again. Fantastic character study, superb direction and camera work. Just one of the best movies of all time imo. Seems like a steal to me at the position it went.

Jagger

08-04-2008, 10:22 PM

Some more "12 Angry Men" clips.

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And here's a re-enactment by Brandon Hardesty which is just perfect. It's worth checking out his other clips on you tube too.

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Prototype

08-04-2008, 10:35 PM

Damn you Jagger... it is a steal where you got it. It was going to be even more of a steal where I was trying to get it, with my next pick. I was thinking there was a chance... (get it?)

JerzeeGirl

08-04-2008, 11:23 PM

Lol, looks like JerzeeGirl beat me by 8 minutes. I types slow.

To be fair Ro, I missed the all-important 4th step! :whistle: :D

JerzeeGirl

08-04-2008, 11:26 PM

"Documentary" is subjective when it comes to Moore.

I'm sorry, it just had to be done. It's a pretty damn good documentary that could have also been picked under the award winner category.

To be fair tho, while Moore's obvious bias is present and very visible - he so thoroughly fact checks every piece of information that he can't be sued because it is true - if spun on a dime to say what he wants.

Congrats sadora on the choice, that was on my list of top 4 docs I was looking to choose!

Jagger

08-05-2008, 12:49 AM

You know, this is a really fun draft. Lot's of good movies have been taken already, along with some incredible off the board picks, but there are absolutely thousands upon thousands of great movies left to pick from.
Who else had even heard of "Hiroshima Mon Amour" before this draft? I'll check it out now though.

Good times indeed. Thanks GirlySports again for coming up with this unique draft concept. It's sure kept the off season more interesting. Kudos.

Itse

08-05-2008, 03:10 AM

"Documentary" is subjective when it comes to Moore.

That's why it's "documentary / non-fiction" ;)

Flame Of Liberty

08-05-2008, 03:27 AM

I think it falls under the mushroom induced fantasy category.

StrayBullet

08-05-2008, 09:31 AM

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

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

Poking fun at the fashion culture with its absurd storyline with even more ridiculous characters -- Zoolander captured this movie-goer's, heart with it's foolishness, awkward slapstick and Will Ferrell's, 'Mugatu'. Endless and unforgettable cameos from the likes of Billy Zane, Fabio, Paris Hilton and David Bowie. ...And anytime a film plays Wham's, 'Wake Me Up, Before You Go-Go' during a gasoline fight, while drinking Orange Mocha Frappucinos with 4 "guud looking, male models" is bound for endless laughs.

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A 'Best Of' montage compiled by a YouTube user. It's a decent one for the people who haven't seen it.

kermitology

08-05-2008, 09:43 AM

My favourite line in that whole movie is Jon Voight saying: "Damnit Derek, I'm a coal miner, not a professional film or television actor."

octothorp

08-05-2008, 10:02 AM

Very funny movie, easily the best Ben Stiller movie, and it has so many iconic scenes, from the gasoline fight to the walkoff.

WindomURL

08-05-2008, 03:46 PM

Oh. My. God!
You did not just take the 2002 Teen Choice Awards winner for "Choice Hissy Fit" from under our noses!!!1

*puckers lips and prances off* :bag:

habernac

08-05-2008, 03:48 PM

Very funny movie, easily the best Ben Stiller movie, and it has so many iconic scenes, from the gasoline fight to the walkoff.

Stiller is hit or miss with me. This one missed by miles. One of the few films I've seen that I wanted to immediately forget.

REDVAN

08-05-2008, 04:09 PM

Stiller is hit or miss with me. This one missed by miles. One of the few films I've seen that I wanted to immediately forget.

I felt this way too, when I first saw it years ago. Have not watched it since, but feel like it might be time.

Eastern Girl

08-05-2008, 05:14 PM

I really liked Zoolander. When I first saw the previews, I thought it looked like garbage, but I really liked it.

"Obey my dog!!"

Anyways, I just picked up a couple oldies to watch, 12 Angry Men and Vertigo. Looking forward to being impressed...

Jagger

08-05-2008, 05:30 PM

Anyways, I just picked up a couple oldies to watch, 12 Angry Men and Vertigo. Looking forward to being impressed...

Excellent! They are both superb movies in their own right.

12 Angry Men is very talkie of course as it takes place almost entirely in the jury room. It has an incredible cast. Watch how the camera starts to go in tighter as the tension mounts in the room. I hope you like it as much as I do.

Vertigo is Hitchcock at his finest. It actually deserves repeat viewings though as some people don't 'get it' first time out.

Displaced Flames fan

08-05-2008, 06:31 PM

With our second round pick, 54th overall, The Team With No Name is proud to select, in the Animation category Finding Nemo.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0266543/

I had to nab this one because the Animation category seemed to be a hot one and I didn't think it would last much longer. What I absolutely love about this movie, and I just watched it again last night, is the subtle messages about overcoming handicaps, faith in family and the power of positive thinking. You could actually watch this movie and not realize that Nemo is a gimpy fish if you weren't paying close enough attention. In other words, they don't make the messages so obvious that it overshadows the entertainment value of the film.
That entertainment value is immense IMO. The animators strived to make the creatures realistic in their structure and habitat. The animation is gorgeous and the script is brilliant. And then there's Dori. Ellen Degeneress' greatest contribution to society is her brilliant portrayal of Dori. If you can't laugh at Dori you have issues!! I'm not the biggest Albert Brooks fan, but his portrayal of Marlin was touching for me as a father. Brad Garrett as a Blowfish was money as well. As with all their films, Pixar does a great job of making the movie entertaining for both little kids and adults.

Trailer

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Dori has issues
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Nemo's Inititation

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Displaced Flames fan

08-05-2008, 06:47 PM

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

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

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

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

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