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Was on my U radar as well. Holds together well enough long after the “twist”
Why is Blade Runner 2049 draft eligible after Blade Runner was already selected? Shouldn’t it be out due to using the same film series for the same letter (i.e. Star Wars)?Um, not to rain on anyone's parade (or river raft) or anything, but the rules state:
To the best of my knowledge, this was a made-for-TV show. I think @foxfire will need to make a different pick unless someone has a reason to allow it.
Per wikipedia:
The Hobbit is a 1977 Japanese-American animated musical television special created by Rankin/Bass, a studio known for their holiday specials, and animated by Topcraft, a precursor to Studio Ghibli. The film is an adaptation of the 1937 book of the same name by J. R. R. Tolkien, and was first broadcast on NBC in the United States on Sunday, November 27, 1977.
Robin Williams said:What drew me to the role just was the idea of a guy trying to give back, who hadn’t been practicing in a while. Here he is, a vet with a history, with a life, an intelligent guy who admits he’s not as brilliant as the kid but who is saying, You’re brilliant but you don’t know crap about certain things. That appealed to me deeply. What can you give a kid like that? The one thing you can give him is just saying, “I can only offer you a certain point of view.” It’s almost like going though rehab and just trying to say, I know who you are, I know who you think you are. Let’s try to get down to who you are. That’s why that scene by the swan boats is so kind of basic, saying: The only thing I have to offer you is my experience if I can help you. That’s what made it very powerful for me.
Why is Blade Runner 2049 draft eligible after Blade Runner was already selected? Shouldn’t it be out due to using the same film series for the same letter (i.e. Star Wars)?
Why is Blade Runner 2049 draft eligible after Blade Runner was already selected? Shouldn’t it be out due to using the same film series for the same letter (i.e. Star Wars)?
G = Good Will Hunting (1997) - R
I’ll post more Wednesday after the trip.
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0119217/?ref_=fn_al_tt_0
I wasn't against the pick itself (a made for TV movie), but allowing it opens up a lot of additional options (Netflix, etc.) that isn't otherwise allowed under the current rules. It would be changing the rules mid-stream. Now, if the draft commissioner wants to add a bonus round where such choices are acceptable, that is up to them!PS: I’m in favor of you getting to keep your Hobbit pick.
@foxfire - Believe me, if you could grab an entire movie "franchise" the first rounds of this draft would look entirely different!We aren’t picking the full series. We’re picking individual films. Blade Runner and Blade Runner 2049 are completely different films.
I wasn't against the pick itself (a made for TV movie), but allowing it opens up a lot of additional options (Netflix, etc.) that isn't otherwise allowed under the current rules. It would be changing the rules mid-stream. Now, if the draft commissioner wants to add a bonus round where such choices are acceptable, that is up to them!
I’m low-key in favor expanding the rules to allow such picks simply because as it stands now there are a few Academy Award Best Picture nominees not even eligible, and while I have no plans to pick any of them, that just generally seems wrong to me.
I think we should stick to the original rules for now. I’m hoping to spring a surprise later thoughI’m low-key in favor expanding the rules to allow such picks simply because as it stands now there are a few Academy Award Best Picture nominees not even eligible, and while I have no plans to pick any of them, that just generally seems wrong to me.
How do ya like them apples!G = Good Will Hunting (1997) - R
I’ll post more Wednesday after the trip.
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0119217/?ref_=fn_al_tt_0
For K, I'm going back to 1984 for a movie based on the true story of two journalists, one Cambodian, played by Haing S. Ngor as Dith Pran, and one American, played by Sam Waterson as Sydney Schanberg. I'm referring to The Killing Fields. The movie was directed by Roland Joffe, and also stared John Malkovich as Al Rockoff, and Julian Sands as Jon Swain. Haing S. Ngor, without any previous acting experience, won an academy award for best supporting actor. This is a gut wrenching movie that will touch every emotion you have. The movie takes place during the Vietnam war in Cambodia when the Khmer Rouge were ruthlessly taking control of the country.
In the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh, during May 1973, the Cambodian national army wages a civil war with the communist Khmer Rouge group, a result of the Vietnam War spilling over Cambodia's borders. Dith Pran, a Cambodian journalist and interpreter for The New York Times, awaits the arrival of reporter Sydney Schanberg at the city's airport but leaves suddenly. Schanberg takes a cab to his hotel where he meets up with Al Rockoff. Pran meets Schanberg later and tells him that an incident has occurred in a town, Neak Leung; allegedly, an American B-52 has bombed the town. Schanberg and Pran go to Neak Leung where they find that the town has been bombed. Schanberg and Pran are arrested when they try to photograph the execution of two Khmer Rouge operatives. They are eventually released and Schanberg is furious when the international press corps arrives with the U.S. Army. Two years later, in 1975, the Phnom Penh embassies are evacuated in anticipation of the arrival of the Khmer Rouge. Schanberg secures evacuation for Pran, his wife and their four children. However, Pran insists on staying behind to help Schanberg. The Khmer Rouge move into the capital, ostensibly in peace. During a parade through the city, Schanberg meets Rockoff. They are later met by a detachment of the Khmer Rouge, who immediately arrest them. The group is taken through the city to a back alley where prisoners are being held and executed. Pran, unharmed because he is a Cambodian civilian, negotiates to spare the lives of his friends. They do not leave Phnom Penh, but instead retreat to the French embassy. The Khmer Rouge orders all Cambodian citizens in the embassy to be handed over. Fearing an attack from the Khmer Rouge, the ambassador complies. Knowing that Pran will be imprisoned or killed, Rockoff and fellow photographer Jon Swain of The Sunday Times try to forge a British passport for Pran, but the deception fails when the image of Pran on the passport photo fades to nothing, as they lack adequate photographic developer. Pran is turned over to the Khmer Rouge and is forced to live under their totalitarian regime.
The real journey of the movie starts here. It's filled with tragedy, and moments of joy, and truly shows man's inhumanity to man.
"Nothing to forgive Sydney"
Yours is the only list with multiple movies I haven't seen, yet all four of them (Eastern Promises, Hostiles, Jersey Boys, The Killing Fields) excite me. Eager to see what the rest of your draft looks like.
I loved this movie, and fortunately I wasn't on drugs when I watched it, because there were times during the movie when I thought I was. (no, I do not use drugs) I loved Brad Pitt, and Willis was good as James Cole, who somehow managed to remain sane, maybe... As a result of this movie I also watched the TV series by the same name.To fill my “#” column in the alphabetical movie draft, and with my 12th-round pick I select:
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12 Monkeys (1995)
Directed by Terry Gilliam
Starring Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe, Brad Pitt
Trailer
Terry Gilliam is one of the most visionary of today's directors, and I had at least five Gilliam movies on my short list (two already selected), but 12 Monkeys is the one that finally makes the cut. (Some people may read this and be upset at me for picking Bill and Ted, but I had my reasons.) The storyline in 12 Monkeys is based on a short film from France (I won't name it as I assume it's eligible even though it's only about a half-hour long) but Gilliam certainly puts his unique spin on it. The setup is this: In the year 2035, James Cole is a prisoner in a society that has been forced underground following a massive viral outbreak in 1996. Cole is sent back in time as a "volunteer" to investigate clues that the scientists in 2035 have about the origins of the virus involving a shadowy group known as The Army of the 12 Monkeys.
The script is tight and well written, and Brad Pitt (with the help of a slightly-off-center contact lens that gives him an amazing crazy eye) turns in one of the best frantic madman performances in memory.
Cassandra in Greek legend, you recall, was condemned to know the future but to be disbelieved when she foretold it. Hence the agony of foreknowledge combined with the impotence to do anything about it.
Damn!! 12 Monkeys, too!!
At this point, Capt.'s list is just full of either picks I was going to make or alternates I was going to select in lieu of my primary choices for those letters.
I have a soft spot for this film. My cousin is a body double for Jack Black. Same expressions, same manerisms. He is a teacher, and each year his students ask him for an autographI have a thing for lists. Love reading them. Love making them. Put an inordinate amount of time carefully curating random "favorites" lists for an audience of no one. Probably why these draft games appeal to me so much.
Some time long ago I threw my next pick onto my extensive list of favorite movies, and proceeded to forget all about it. Even as the characters, scenes, and overall plot faded from memory, the only thing I could remember was I loved it ... for some reason.
When this draft started up, and my own rules eliminated most of my all-time favorites from me, I dug deeper into my back bench for some overlooked gems, and here was this movie I knew I loved, but couldn't tell anyone why.
So I watched it again for the first time in at least a decade, and suddenly remembered, along with being a superbly clever darkish romantic comedy with snappy, intelligent dialogue and a stellar performance from the ensemble cast ... it's also a film that largely celebrates making lists.
H is for ...
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High Fidelity (2000)
Not generally a fan of John Cusack, but his patented awkwardly neurotic adorkable man-child shtick fits ideally into this role as an awkwardly neurotic adorkable man-child struggling to mature, clawing his way into adulthood.
The writing in both Cusack's sidebar soliloquies, and the banter between he and his coworkers / friends - arguing about the irrelevant and obsessing over the mundane - is so earnestly clever and naturally relatable the entire movie could be spent following a single day at the record store merely listening to their Top 5 debates and petty insults.
I must admit, despite his illustrious career, this is the only Stephen Frears project I've ever seen, but it's clear to me that is a massive mistake on my part.
Too close to home for the current pandemic. I always got the chills with the airport scene at the end. Nice that you chose it for # 12 selection too CaptTo fill my “#” column in the alphabetical movie draft, and with my 12th-round pick I select:
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12 Monkeys (1995)
Directed by Terry Gilliam
Starring Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe, Brad Pitt
Trailer
Terry Gilliam is one of the most visionary of today's directors, and I had at least five Gilliam movies on my short list (two already selected), but 12 Monkeys is the one that finally makes the cut. (Some people may read this and be upset at me for picking Bill and Ted, but I had my reasons.) The storyline in 12 Monkeys is based on a short film from France (I won't name it as I assume it's eligible even though it's only about a half-hour long) but Gilliam certainly puts his unique spin on it. The setup is this: In the year 2035, James Cole is a prisoner in a society that has been forced underground following a massive viral outbreak in 1996. Cole is sent back in time as a "volunteer" to investigate clues that the scientists in 2035 have about the origins of the virus involving a shadowy group known as The Army of the 12 Monkeys.
The script is tight and well written, and Brad Pitt (with the help of a slightly-off-center contact lens that gives him an amazing crazy eye) turns in one of the best frantic madman performances in memory.
Cassandra in Greek legend, you recall, was condemned to know the future but to be disbelieved when she foretold it. Hence the agony of foreknowledge combined with the impotence to do anything about it.
Lots of Alfred Hitchcock love in this draft. North by Northwest is tied for my favorite Hitchcock filmFor my round 12 pick, with the letter "N", I select...
North by Northwest (1959)
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Director:
Alfred Hitchcock
Writer:
Ernest Lehman
Stars:
Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason
Other than the fact that they had a plane chasing Cary Grant in a 1959 movie, what else do I have to say?
(Joking aside, I'll come back and do a write up a little later)
I have a thing for lists. Love reading them. Love making them. Put an inordinate amount of time carefully curating random "favorites" lists for an audience of no one. Probably why these draft games appeal to me so much.
Some time long ago I threw my next pick onto my extensive list of favorite movies, and proceeded to forget all about it. Even as the characters, scenes, and overall plot faded from memory, the only thing I could remember was I loved it ... for some reason.
When this draft started up, and my own rules eliminated most of my all-time favorites from me, I dug deeper into my back bench for some overlooked gems, and here was this movie I knew I loved, but couldn't tell anyone why.
So I watched it again for the first time in at least a decade, and suddenly remembered, along with being a superbly clever darkish romantic comedy with snappy, intelligent dialogue and a stellar performance from the ensemble cast ... it's also a film that largely celebrates making lists.
H is for ...
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High Fidelity (2000)
Not generally a fan of John Cusack, but his patented awkwardly neurotic adorkable man-child shtick fits ideally into this role as an awkwardly neurotic adorkable man-child struggling to mature, clawing his way into adulthood.
The writing in both Cusack's sidebar soliloquies, and the banter between he and his coworkers / friends - arguing about the irrelevant and obsessing over the mundane - is so earnestly clever and naturally relatable the entire movie could be spent following a single day at the record store merely listening to their Top 5 debates and petty insults.
I must admit, despite his illustrious career, this is the only Stephen Frears project I've ever seen, but it's clear to me that is a massive mistake on my part.