I was a bit impressed by Transformers but I have to admit that Superman takes the cake, I am shocked that it fell this far and even more shocked that I let it go this far.
__________________ I am in love with Montana. For other states I have admiration, respect, recognition, even some affection, but with Montana it is love." - John Steinbeck
I'm with Dis in that I'm not really a fan of Superman. With that said I'm very surprised it slipped so far and, regardless, it is a really good pick this low in the draft.
I think we're getting to the point in the draft where there are pretty much no picks out there that everyone will like. Most of the movies left will fit into one of three categories: great films that few people have seen (such as Downfall), solid and generally liked films that some people are very 'meh' about (Grosse Point Blank or Superman), or love-em-or-hate-em films (Lost in Translation).
Before making our next selection, Direct2Video would like to move The Manchurian Candidate (2004) from the War category to the Sci-fi category.
And now, with the 369th pick, Direct2Video selects Patton in the War category.
Some words from film critic James Berardinelli:
Quote:
The film opens in 1943 North Africa, with a brutal look at American casualties at the battle of Kasserine. General George S. Patton (George C. Scott) arrives from Morocco to take command the U.S. army in Tunisia in preparation for fighting Rommel (Karl Michael Vogler) at el Gitar. From North Africa, Patton's forces move to Sicily, where they sweep north across the island, taking Palermo, then racing Montgomery (Michael Bates) to Messina. Along the way, Patton's verbal and physical abuse of a soldier suffering from "battle fatigue" - which the general brands as cowardice - becomes ammunition for his critics. He later offers a public apology, but this incident keeps him from the action for a while, and he must stand by as a decoy during the Normandy invasion. Later in the year, however, General Omar Bradley (Karl Malden) gives Patton command of the Allied Third Army, with which he pushes across Western Europe to stop the Germans at the Battle of the Bulge, the last major Nazi offensive of the war.
Quote:
In early 1971, the Academy Awards saluted Patton. Capturing eight Oscars - including best picture, best director, best actor, best screenplay, best editing, and best production design - the movie won every major battle of the evening. Such acclaim was richly deserved, for Patton remains to this day one of Hollywood's most compelling biographical war pictures. With its larger-than-life, yet at the same time singularly human, portrayal of Gen. George S. Patton, Jr., Franklin Schaffner's picture is an example of filmmaking at its finest. From production design and battle choreography to simple one-on-one dramatic acting, Patton has it all. There is no scene in all one-hundred seventy minutes that doesn't work on some level.
Just wait until my next pick... I will focus on blowing your mind only Dis
This comment has a distinctly unsettling tone to it.....I almost feel like it ought to be relayed to Mike Richards for one of their morning segments.....
This comment has a distinctly unsettling tone to it.....I almost feel like it ought to be relayed to Mike Richards for one of their morning segments.....
J/K......LOL
I almost left my post at "I'll focus on blowing you only Dis" but extended it for obvious reasons.
for wildcard, I'll take one of my favourite westerns, Lawrence Kasdan's Silverado
Trivia:
Earl Hindman plays Wilson on "Home Improvement" (1991) where the lower half of his face is always obscured. In the scene where the house is on fire, he appears gagged, with the lower half of his face obscured.
Shooting lasted 96 days, between November 1984 and March 1985.
In the scene where Augie tries to jump on Kevin Costner's character Jake's horse and falls to the ground, the horse is wearing Jake's hat. This was Costner's idea just before the cameras rolled to keep with his character's goofy nature. Kasdan loved the idea and it stayed in the film.
Director and producer Lawrence Kasdan cast two of his children and his wife in small roles in the film. His brother and co-writer Mark Kasdan also had a small role as a doctor that was filmed but ended up on the cutting room floor.
Just an amazing cast in this one. Kline, Glenn, Costner, Glover, John Cleese, Jeff Goldblum, Brian Dennehy.
I think this one falls into the love-it-or-hate-it category. In the Award Winner category, Six Degrees of Troy McClure selects Sidways, based on its win Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy in 2004.*
Don't have a lot of time to go into it now, however, this film has career performances from three actors (Giamatti, Madsen, and Haden Church), all of whom won a host of critic awards. And Sandra Oh, as the fourth character, was decent as well. A great story, and excellent direction by Alexander Payne, who's always able to get the most nuanced performances of his actors. It's score of 94% on Metacritic is one of the top ten all-time scores on that site; I think there's an inherent bias in that a lot of critics out there have had novels or screenplays get rejected, like Giamatti's character, so he has extra relatibility to them.
I'll post links, artwork, etc. later.
*I assume this is allowable. It was never specified whether both of the Golden Globe's two Best Picture categories (drama and comedy/musical) were eligible.
Very nice pick, octo! I agree that it's a love-it-or-hate-it movie, as the person I went with hated it and found it boring. This was someone I think has great taste in films as well. On the other hand, I loved it and could definitely relate to its themes.
I see no reason why the GG Best Picture-Musical or Comedy wouldn't be eligible. If you accept the award for Drama, you have to accept the one for Musical/Comedy.
Who's next? czure, REDVAN, MissTeeks I believe... and has anyone seen ResAlien or doozwimp? I'd hate to see them miss out like Van did.
Sideways is from 2004. Can't see how it won the GG in 1995....lol but I agree it should eb allowed
Ah, you're right. I was looking at Wikipedia which lists the Golden Globes by the year in which the awards were held, not the year in which the films were being awarded for.
edit: whoops, now I see I was off by a whole decade. Man, I'm out of it today.
Ah, you're right. I was looking at Wikipedia which lists the Golden Globes by the year in which the awards were held, not the year in which the films were being awarded for.
edit: whoops, now I see I was off by a whole decade. Man, I'm out of it today.
Just a Friday Mulligan octo - no harm, no foul & we all do it!
