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!!!!
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.
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.
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!!!!
Hey! Way to give away my sports selection!
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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
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.
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?
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
No offense to the Raging Bull pick at all, but how THIS film wasn't the first taken in the Black and White category is a mystery to me! One of the greatest films ever made. Top 5 on my list.
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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.
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.
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:
Trailer:
The great "They!" dialog (I love the crazy old man)
The final shootout:
I can watch this movie over and over. No better western has been made in my opinion.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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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
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!
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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.
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