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octothorp · 11-29-2008, 09:41 PM

My All-Star list:

(edit: I'm adding comments, but it'll take me a few tries to get them all down)

Pre 1960: North By Northwest
My favorite Hitchcock, and a movie that I really hoped to pick up. Cary Grant plays his role with a perfect balance of suaveness and bewilderment, and the whole colour-palette of the movie seems to be built up around him. Also has a great score.

Best Picture: Dr Zhivago
Another film with a great score. The scope of the movie is wonderful, and it moves quickly for a film of its length. I'm a bit of a russiophile, and I love this era in history.

Docu/Non-Fiction: Lawrence of Arabia
I kinda wish we had limited the category to pure documentaries, but this is the best film in the category as it stands.

Foreign: Seven Samurai
There's something really elemental about this film. It's very pure and raw in its story, and even ignoring the fact that it was remade as a western, there are so many parallels here to themes shared with the western genre.

Action: Bourne Identity
The entire series has some of the best action sequences ever, from fights to car chases, to a great story and a sympathetic hero. Bourne, Potente, and Cooper are all brilliant.

Animation: Nightmare Before Christmas
Easily the best stop-motion animation ever made. For me, this came down to the best of each animation technique (the best cell-animation, in my opinion, is Spirited Away, which was my own pick and is followed by Iron Giant, while the best computer-animated is Ratatouille, which I was shocked that it didn't get picked). But Nightmare has a beautiful story, and I think it's probably the most pure creation to come from Tim Burton.

Black & White: Casablanca

Comedy: Rushmore

Drama: Shawshank Redemption
Few movies have a moment of elation like the scene where he finally makes his escape. But throughout the movies, there are highs and lows contrasted with one another beautifully.

Fantasy: LOTR Return of the King

Musical: Singing in the Rain

Sci-Fi: Blade Runner

Sports: Field of Dreams

Thriller: Usual Suspects

War: Downfall
I'm glad that others are picking Apocalypse for this category, but Downfall is would be my second choice in this category, and I also had it in consideration in Foreign. Very visceral portrait of Hitler's last days, and the sense of claustrophobia caused by the nest of underground passages as well as the ever-tightening Allied chokehold give this film a great feel.

Western: 3:10 to Yuma

Wildcard 1: Adaptation

Wildcard 2: Casino Royale

Wildcard 3: Best in Show

Wildcard 4: Garden State

11-29-2008, 09:41 PM	#2007
octothorp Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: not lurking Exp:	My All-Star list: (edit: I'm adding comments, but it'll take me a few tries to get them all down) Pre 1960: North By Northwest My favorite Hitchcock, and a movie that I really hoped to pick up. Cary Grant plays his role with a perfect balance of suaveness and bewilderment, and the whole colour-palette of the movie seems to be built up around him. Also has a great score. Best Picture: Dr Zhivago Another film with a great score. The scope of the movie is wonderful, and it moves quickly for a film of its length. I'm a bit of a russiophile, and I love this era in history. Docu/Non-Fiction: Lawrence of Arabia I kinda wish we had limited the category to pure documentaries, but this is the best film in the category as it stands. Foreign: Seven Samurai There's something really elemental about this film. It's very pure and raw in its story, and even ignoring the fact that it was remade as a western, there are so many parallels here to themes shared with the western genre. Action: Bourne Identity The entire series has some of the best action sequences ever, from fights to car chases, to a great story and a sympathetic hero. Bourne, Potente, and Cooper are all brilliant. Animation: Nightmare Before Christmas Easily the best stop-motion animation ever made. For me, this came down to the best of each animation technique (the best cell-animation, in my opinion, is Spirited Away, which was my own pick and is followed by Iron Giant, while the best computer-animated is Ratatouille, which I was shocked that it didn't get picked). But Nightmare has a beautiful story, and I think it's probably the most pure creation to come from Tim Burton. Black & White: Casablanca Comedy: Rushmore Drama: Shawshank Redemption Few movies have a moment of elation like the scene where he finally makes his escape. But throughout the movies, there are highs and lows contrasted with one another beautifully. Fantasy: LOTR Return of the King Musical: Singing in the Rain Sci-Fi: Blade Runner Sports: Field of Dreams Thriller: Usual Suspects War: Downfall I'm glad that others are picking Apocalypse for this category, but Downfall is would be my second choice in this category, and I also had it in consideration in Foreign. Very visceral portrait of Hitler's last days, and the sense of claustrophobia caused by the nest of underground passages as well as the ever-tightening Allied chokehold give this film a great feel. Western: 3:10 to Yuma Wildcard 1: Adaptation Wildcard 2: Casino Royale Wildcard 3: Best in Show Wildcard 4: Garden State Last edited by octothorp; 12-02-2008 at 03:49 PM.