I sure would like to replace a few of those drafters with a few of you guys.
__________________ 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 kind of a fan of his, acting ability aside. This movie is a big reason why. Wooderson killed me. I just like his style!
__________________ 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
Here I am commenting on the picks of others when it's my freaking turn!
Sorry guys, will have them up quickly because I have a Fantasy football draft in 25 minutes!
__________________ 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
This movie was released in the year I was born. It's the story of a Russian Jew trying to find husbands for his three daughters in pre-revolution Russia. I just latched onto the historical aspects of the movie and really ignored the song and dance stuff when I first watched it as a kid. Now, I appreciate it as an exceptional musical which happens to be set in an extremely intriguing place and time period!
If I Were a Rich Man
Tradition
__________________ 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
Easily the best Civil War movie ever made, IMO. The film focuses on the first all volunteer African-American unit to serve in the Civil War. You can just imagine the amount of great plot material that can come from that. Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman, Andre Braugher. Great actors. My only beef with this movie is the casting of Matthew Broderick as Col Shaw. Really difficult for me to see him as anything but a goofy rick kid skipping school. Not his fault, I know, but I didn't find him very believable. Probably more about my view of him than his performance. This movie won 3 oscars...one for Denzel for best supporting, another for it's absolutely spectacular cinematography and a third for sound. If you haven't seen it, do it!
Pure Awesomeness
The Aforementioned brilliant actors in action
Great scene
__________________ 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
Hey, there's an off chance of another pick for me coming up tonight! I was going to be leaving tonight for the long weekend but won't be going until tomorrow now. Come on Stray!!!!
BTW some excellent picks recently. Great going guys....
Easily the best Civil War movie ever made, IMO. The film focuses on the first all volunteer African-American unit to serve in the Civil War. You can just imagine the amount of great plot material that can come from that. Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman, Andre Braugher. Great actors. My only beef with this movie is the casting of Matthew Broderick as Col Shaw. Really difficult for me to see him as anything but a goofy rick kid skipping school. Not his fault, I know, but I didn't find him very believable. Probably more about my view of him than his performance. This movie won 3 oscars...one for Denzel for best supporting, another for it's absolutely spectacular cinematography and a third for sound. If you haven't seen it, do it!
Saw this on TV a few weeks ago for the first time. And I had already made my war category pick. But it occured to me that if I hadn't, this would have been a film to watch for in a later round. Very impressed with it.
It's Just A Flesh Wound is thrilled to select, with our 7th round pick, the movie that made Humphrey Bogart a major movie star, and influenced an entire genre;
"The Maltese Falcon (1941)"
Some housekeeping required to select this pick. "Rear Window" will be moved to the Thriller category and "The Maltese Falcon" takes the Pre-60's slot.
Sorry kids... I didn't realize DFF's 7th round selection was Glory and that ya'll were waiting for me. I apologize...
With 164th pick in the CP Movie Draft, StrayBullet selects, Three Kings starring George Clooney, Ice Cube & Mark Wahlberg. Three Kings will represent the War criteria.
I couldn't keep my eyes off the screen when I first saw this. The images and cinematics in the movie were not seen/done before(In 1999). There were times when you were rooting for the protagonist and moments where you could have been against them. The acting was first-rate --This film probably pushed Ice Cube into taking acting more seriously and George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg do their thing, convincing us of their roles.
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Team Clint Eastwood selects 166th overall (I think) in the Sci-Fi category, Ghostbusters (1984).
Quite surprised no one has taken this one yet - seems a rather conspicuous choice! Happy to have it. (hope I didn't miss it somewhere along the line, didn't see it on the draft board)
The original and arguably reigning king of comedy blockbusters, Ghostbusters is ubiquitous in more ways the one, be it the trademark logo you still see the odd dork brandishing on a t-shirt or the theme song - this at its very worst a hallmark of Halloween club crawls, used to draw the obligatory foursome of Ghostbuster-jumpsuit-costumed hotties onto the speakerboxes. I can recall one instance during a sobering meeting with the boss where at one point the question "Who are you going to call?" was asked of me and my response was automatic. It actually effectively cut the tension of the meeting - got the boss laughing.
As a kid I was fascinated by the supernatural storyline (I still jump a bit during the scene when the librarian morphs into a hideous monster - this scene scared the living sh-t out of me when I was younger) and the cool gadgets; now I am better able to appreciate the humor behind Dan Aykroyd's creations. I laugh out loud at virtually every piece of dialogue spoken by Harold Ramis as the "always serious" Egon; his response "Print is dead" when flirtatiously asked by his secretary if he enjoys reading kills me. Bill Murray's performance is all-time and he manages to generate some great chemistry with Signourney Weaver, who is also spot-on.
I could go on and on but you've all seen this movie... I got a chance to see it on the big screen the other night at a revival theatre, and I highly recommend seeing it this way if you ever can. It was an original, unrestored print so the picture was ultra-grainy and the soundtrack was crackly as hell - it was great!
Venkman: I dunno, it just seems a little pricey for a unique fixer-upper... what do you think, Egon? Egon: I think this building should be condemned. There's serious metal fatigue in all the load-bearing members, the wiring is substandard, it's completely inadequate for our power needs and the neighborhood is like a demilitarized zone. Ray Stantz: Hey! Does this pole still work?? [he slides down] Wow! This place is GREAT! When can we move in? You've gotta try this pole! We should stay here - tonight! You know, try it out! I'm gonna get my stuff! Venkman: I think we'll take it.
Ghostbusters Hottie Halloween Costume:
Toys from the spin-off animated TV series, "The Real Ghostbusters":
Ghostbusters appeal the mayor for release from prison, much to the chagrin of Walter Peck (hilarious performance by William Atherton)
Another great scene, Rick Moranis delivering more ridiculous dialogue
Well I think I've dedicated enough time to this post
Great pick, GotMiikka! I totally just watched the second one the other night. Not as good as the first but I still enjoy it!
With the 166th pick, Team MissTeeks selects in the Sci-Fi category, Back to the Future.
I was surprised this lasted this long as well. I was too young when this movie first came out, but I remember watching it all the time when it was on TBS. It's my favorite out of the three, and I used to have a huge crush on Michael J. Fox for watching Family Ties reruns. Who doesn't wish they could go back in time and see what their parents were like growing up, except for the whole changing time so you would cease to exist thing!
George McFly: Last night, Darth Vader came down from planet Vulcan and told me that if I didn't take Lorraine out that he'd melt my brain.
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Marty McFly: Wait a minute, Doc. Ah... Are you telling me that you built a time machine... out of a DeLorean? Dr. Emmett Brown: The way I see it, if you're gonna build a time machine into a car, why not do it with some style?
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Marty McFly: Time circuits on. Flux Capacitor... fluxxing. Engine running. All right!
[the engine stops suddenly]
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I could go on forever
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The Quest stands upon the edge of a knife. Stray but a little, and it will fail, to the ruin of all. Yet hope remains while the Company is true. Go Flames Go!
^^^^I wanted to take it last round as my fantasy pick, but it wasn't listed as a fantasy which really confused me. How does time travel not count as fantasy?? Weird.
^^^^I wanted to take it last round as my fantasy pick, but it wasn't listed as a fantasy which really confused me. How does time travel not count as fantasy?? Weird.
I think that if the time travel is the result of science, it belongs in science-fiction rather than fantasy, but then my fantasy pick (The Prestige) is one where a seemingly magical thing is in fact the result of science, too. Honestly, I think the fantasy category is probably the most poorly defined of all IMDB's, as it has a very fuzzy line with science fiction, horror, and other genres, and also includes a lot of movies that I would consider magic realism.
Anyway, great to see both Back to the Future and Ghostbusters get picked.
Sorry if there has been a delay guys, with pick 167, team REDVAN will take
School of Rock in the musical category.
It's getting tough now. I know there a lot of movie I was going to pick, but I am gambling that they are going to be around in a few rounds. Good luck everyone.
I got a chance to see it on the big screen the other night at a revival theatre, and I highly recommend seeing it this way if you ever can. It was an original, unrestored print so the picture was ultra-grainy and the soundtrack was crackly as hell - it was great!
Are you in Toronto? We were checking out some of those theatres this week, and I remember seeing Ghostbusters listed as playing in August. We are interested in going to one if we have time, and if there's a cool oldie we wanna see. Is there one in particular that you recommend?
Nice pick, btw. Bill Murray is my favorite actor, and he's awesome in this one.
6 Degrees of Troy McClure selects, in the Thriller category, Roman Polanski's noir masterpiece, Chinatown.
Fay Dunaway and Jack Nicholson star in the gritty, dark film set around the battle to bring water to Los Angeles. Robert Towne's script is an absolute masterpiece, earning the best screenplay award at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA, and Writer's Guild of America. The film also won the Golden Globe for best picture, and Nicholson and Polanski both won awards for their work. The AFI also routinely sites this as one of the best american films ever made.
