Sorry for the delay ladies, had my fantasy draft tonight.
Team Lucky the Donkey will pick, in the Pre - 60's category, my favourite Bogey flick The Big Sleep.
Bogey and Bacall. The "other" Philip Marlowe movie. I'll add clips and more of a write up later. If you're a Bogey fan and haven't seen this, you're cheating yourself. Best of the old school machine gun Private Eye dialogue.
For our next pick team Theatre Head selects in the Musical category, the classic Grease
I did the play in high school and played Kenickie and it has been a guilty pleasure of mine for a long time. Id like to thank Sadora for picking Sweeny Todd and forcing me to rethink my musical choice.
Sorry for the delay ladies, had my fantasy draft tonight.
Team Lucky the Donkey will pick, in the Pre - 60's category, my favourite Bogey flick The Big Sleep.
Bogey and Bacall. The "other" Philip Marlowe movie. I'll add clips and more of a write up later. If you're a Bogey fan and haven't seen this, you're cheating yourself. Best of the old school machine gun Private Eye dialogue.
Oh man. 2 picks before it was my turn. Marlowe is my favorite fictional character, bar none.
With the 295th Overall pick The All Or Nuttin team is proud to select in the "Documentary" category visualy probably the most amazing animal documentary, however one that is not just a footage of one of the most resilient animals on Earth, but it tells a story too, simply a wonderful film, March of the Penguins.
Very nice pick Matty. I'm surprised that was still on the board actually!
__________________ 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 love that movie! I hear people slam it all the time, but I thoroughly enjoy it everytime I watch it! I quote it more often than I really should. Good pick? No, great pick!
For the first time in this draft, I really had to agonize over a pick. I had something else in mind here (shhhh!), but just changed my mind at the last hour.
To end the 11th round, with the 297th pick, team Wrapped in Plastic picks in the Sci-Fi category: RoboCop (1987)
"Part man. Part machine. All cop. The future of law enforcement."
Written by Edward Neumeier & Michael Miner and Directed by Paul Verhoeven.
Starring Peter Weller as Officer Alex J. Murphy / RoboCop, Nancy Allen as Officer Anne Lewis, Daniel O'Herlihy as The Old Man, Ronny Cox as Dick Jones, and
Kurtwood Smith as Clarence Boddicker, one of the most sadistic villains in movie history.
I remember seeing a TV commercial for this in the summer of 1987, and literally laughing out loud at what I thought was a ridiculous concept. I had no idea who made the film, and even if I did, I had no idea who Paul Verhoeven was, nor of his acclaimed career in Europe previous to this first Hollywood project. After seeing it, I was left seriously impressed by its depth, themes---corporate greed, decline of American industrial power,etc.---and visual style. While it's one of the most brutally violent movies, I have ever seen, the graphicness effectively served the film's message of "fascism for liberals."
Strangely, Verhoeven's initial reaction to the script mirrored mine to the TV trailer. On the Criterion Edition audio commentary (available on both the laserdisc and DVD versions) Verhoeven recalls that, when he first glanced through the script, he threw it away in disgust. Afterwards, his wife picked the script from the bin and read it more thoroughly, convincing him that the plot had more substance than he originally assumed. Repo Man director Alex Cox was offered to direct before Verhoeven came aboard.
Trivia: The classic anime series "8th Man" (1965) was the basis for the movie's story, and the Japanese superhero series "Uchû keiji Gyaban" (1982) (the first of Toei's "Metal Hero" series) was the basis for RoboCop's design.
"In several articles and interviews previously published and also on the DVD commentary to the film, Paul Verhoeven revealed that,
despite not being a Christian, he immediately saw parallels in the story of RoboCop with that of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
In the commentary, Verhoeven goes on to defend the graphic death of Murphy as a necessity to make the resurrection as RoboCop
gain dramatic weight, and the aversion of the audience to the villains greater."
Trailer
"I'm sure it's only a glitch" (Introducing ED-209)
Death of Alex Murphy (warning: extremely violent)
Clarence Boddicker politely asks the women to vacate the premises
Robocop - Toxic Waste
So many great clips, but I'd better stop here.
I can't say enough about this movie. I hope I made the right call (fingers crossed)
To start the 12th round, with the 298th pick, team Wrapped in Plastic picks in the War category: Spartacus (1960)
Won 4 Oscars: Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Peter Ustinov), Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color, Best Cinematography, Color (Russell Metty), Best Costume Design, Color.
Won Golden Globes award for Best Motion Picture - Drama.
Spartacus is a 1960 historical drama directed by Stanley Kubrick and based on the novel of the same name by Howard Fast
about the historical life of Spartacus and the Third Servile War. The film stars Kirk Douglas as rebellious slave/gladiator Spartacus
and Laurence Olivier as his foe, the Roman general and politician Marcus Licinius Crassus. The film also stars
Peter Ustinov (winner of an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as slave trader Lentulus Batiatus), John Gavin (as Julius Caesar),
Jean Simmons (as the slave Varinia), Charles Laughton (as Sempronius Gracchus, leader of the Roman Senate), Tony Curtis (as Antoninus),
Herbert Lom (Tigranes Levantus), Woody Strode (Draba), John Dall and Charles McGraw. The titles were designed by Saul Bass.
Spartacus - Theatrical trailer
Spartacus - inspiring Opening Titles, featuring music by Alex North and titles by Saul Bass
I had to jump on the Kubrick bandwagon. I couldn't be happier to grab this one so late.
For some reason I thought Prototype would go with Robocop.
Nevertheless, great pick! I was thinking of going that way myself. Always been a fan of this ever since I first saw it (as one of my first R-rated movie experiences) way back when it came onto home video. It holds up amazingly well today - the themes are still highly applicable and the effects are great. I love the perverse humor in this film; the ED-209 demo-gone-wrong is IMO as funny as it is gruesome.
Robocop was my first rated R movie. My mother thought it would be okay for a 5 year old. She has no idea what she did. To this day, I still have trouble watching Murphy's "death" scene. It's so brutal.
Robocop is sooo bloody good and easily Verhoeven's best work but considering what else he's put out, that's like being given the honor of tallest midget.
