Tropical Island Movie Draft Thread - ROUND 20 FINISHED!!!

[Warhawk]

Oh, now that actually pisses me off.

Was going to be my next pick, although I knew a few movies like that will earn me zero votes.

YES! I have succeeded!

I don't care about votes too much, I'm just going for movies I love and *hope* at least a few others feel the same way about my choices....

 

[Bricklayer]

Well all I gotta say is your dad was a lousy father if he sat around with you watching some misogynistic crap about a big pissed off guy with a broad sword running around hacking people into bloody chunks.

 

[Warhawk]

Well all I gotta say is your dad was a lousy father if he sat around with you watching some misogynistic crap about a big pissed off guy with a broad sword running around hacking people into bloody chunks.

Actually, he'd say he was teaching me some important life lessons or some such nonsense.... Look at the quotes I gave, I'm sure some can provide some life guidance.

 

[AleksandarN]

Ok this movie I watched again and again when I was younger. I admit I have not watched it lately but still love the movie. I think I am going to watch it tonight now that I brought it up.

The Lost Boys 1987

 

[GoGoGadget]

The Lost Boys is probably the worst movie I love.

With Jason Patric and Corey Haim, it made perfect sense that I would enjoy it when it came out... but the fact that I still find it so awesome is a bit of a concern, I must admit.

 

[Löwenherz]

It's always nice when you can fill your western genre with arguably the best one ever made.

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly - 1966

The Sergio Leone masterpeice is ranked by Quentin Tarantino as his personal favorite movie and "the most beautifully directed film" of all-time, is one of the few films to have a 100 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes and almost singlehandedly legitimized Spaghetti Westerns and breathed new life into the dying genre.

That's all well and good, but it's coming to my island specifically for the insanely memorable score (even if I get tired of the movie, the title theme and Ecstasy of Gold always get my heart pumping) and because the story rocks.

Three bad-a** gunslingers during the American civil war double and triple cross each other in a three-way mental chess match while on a quest for hidden gold ending in a Mexican Standoff in a cemetary.

Welcome to the island Blondie.

 

[AleksandarN]

Damn i was hoping to pick it in the latter rounds.

 

[Bricklayer]

Well, freed from the necessity of protecting Conan, and with Clint westerns falling left and right, I think I will go ahead and grab the best of them:

The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)

And hey, don't believe me that this was the best? Ask Clint himself, who has said this was his favorite of all his westerns. In many ways kind of a western road movie, this is the tale of legendary confederate bushwhacker, and now outlaw, Josie Wales as he flees south toward Mexico in the days after the Civil War, pursued at every step of the way by bounty hunters, union soldiers, and opportunists looking to make a buck. Of course in classic Eastwood fashion he is the baddest *** gunfighter in the land -- a man of few, if any, words who leaves a trail of bodies behind wherever he goes. And yet along the way he unwittingly begins picking up an eclectic group of fellow travelers, all searching for a better life themselves. The dynamics of this unwitting family of unique characters as they travel cross country together are what makes this one so entertaining, with an absolute classic supporting turn by Chief Dan George being a true standout. Released in 1976 right at the end of their heyday, this might have been the last of the great classic Westerns, and while I understand the iconic nature of the spaghetti films, and regret missing out on the moody if slow paced brilliance of Unforgiven, for my money this is the most entertiaining and rewatchable of all the Eastwood Westerns.

 

[Monty'sBiggestFan]

I have shifted course yet again since my last pick which seemed like it was freaking an hour ago...how did it get back to me again so quickly?!? I haven't had nearly enough time to overthink my next movie pick..

However, here's where I'm going now...bowing to a burst of panic...

Best in Show - 2000

I'm going to pay my homage to Christopher Guest and the mockumentary genre - filling another comedy slot - with this one. This movie was hilarious in its abject mocking and inventing the zaniest bunch of eccentric people to converge upon, of all things, a dog show. Fred Willard's B R I L L I A N C E as the commentator and the Busy Bee drama in the pet store are a mere sampling of the wholesome goodness this movie delivers each and every time - and things that I have laughed till it made me cry about. It was a movie I stumbled upon during a movie night with some peeps and boy have I been glad I did ever since!.....

 

[Warhawk]

Damn i was hoping to pick it in the latter rounds.

Yeah, me too.....

 

[NoBonus]

I'm going to pay my homage to Christopher Guest and the mockumentary genre - filling another comedy slot - with this one. This movie was hilarious in its abject mocking and inventing the zaniest bunch of eccentric people to converge upon, of all things, a dog show. Fred Willard's B R I L L I A N C E as the commentator and the Busy Bee drama in the pet store are a mere sampling of the wholesome goodness this movie delivers each and every time - and things that I have laughed till it made me cry about. It was a movie I stumbled upon during a movie night with some peeps and boy have I been glad I did ever since!.....

I really thought this was a very funny movie... I have watched it twice, but it is so painfully slow paced and dry that it will be a long time before I can tolerate watching it again...

 

[LoungeLizard]

I have shifted course yet again since my last pick which seemed like it was freaking an hour ago...how did it get back to me again so quickly?!? I haven't had nearly enough time to overthink my next movie pick..

However, here's where I'm going now...bowing to a burst of panic...

Best in Show - 2000

I'm going to pay my homage to Christopher Guest and the mockumentary genre - filling another comedy slot - with this one. This movie was hilarious in its abject mocking and inventing the zaniest bunch of eccentric people to converge upon, of all things, a dog show. Fred Willard's B R I L L I A N C E as the commentator and the Busy Bee drama in the pet store are a mere sampling of the wholesome goodness this movie delivers each and every time - and things that I have laughed till it made me cry about. It was a movie I stumbled upon during a movie night with some peeps and boy have I been glad I did ever since!.....

I hadn't even thought of this one but a great pick.

 

[LoungeLizard]

Ok this movie I watched again and again when I was younger. I admit I have not watched it lately but still love the movie. I think I am going to watch it tonight now that I brought it up.

The Lost Boys 1987

One that I considered for a late round flyer.....not anymore.

 

[NoBonus]

Okay, we have fallen about a dozen picks behind on the draft board, so to avoid any confusion I am going to go ahead and catch us back up pending TradePeja's reappearance.

Thanks... where is Tradepeja? I hope Peja did not find him <gulp>

 

[tradepeja]

While my favorite actor is Harrison Ford, this guy comes in at a solid 2nd place.

Rear Window - 1954

Maybe the best mystery/suspense movie ever made (I can think of a few others by the same director who could go for that title). It features James Stewart, who I like a little better in Its A Wonderful Life, but is still very good here, and an absolutely stunning Grace Kelly in her prime.

Its done so simply, yet so exquisitely and keeps you guessing from the opening shot of a wheel chair-ridden Stewart peeping out his window to the end when the whole mystery is unveiled.

As an added bonus, here's a recreated scene from the movie done featuring Javier Bardem and Scarlett Johansson. Its too bad this is just a photo op and not actually a movie being made...

 

[NoBonus]

As an added bonus, here's a recreated scene from the movie done featuring Javier Bardem and Scarlett Johansson. Its too bad this is just a photo op and not actually a movie being made...

Uhhh.... remake rear window? Why? It would be like if they remade Psycho frame by frame with someone like Anne Heche as Marion Crane... oh, wait... they did that and it was nearly as painful as actually getting cleaved while showering by Norman Bates dressed as his mother.

 

[tradepeja]

Uhhh.... remake rear window? Why? It would be like if they remade Psycho frame by frame with someone like Anne Heche as Marion Crane... oh, wait... they did that and it was nearly as painful as actually getting cleaved while showering by Norman Bates dressed as his mother.

Scarlett Johansson. Doing Grace Kelly's part.

That would be enough for me to check it out.

 

[LoungeLizard]

So the halfway point of the draft is upon me and I am feeling pretty good about the entertainment value and variety of my picks. I have a feeling the last half of this draft is going to get alot tougher for me as I have to drop some movies I would love to take but just can't add to the 20.

For now I must add a llittle fear factor to my island. This was the first "horror" movie that I saw. I was only 4 when this was released but I watched it 3 years later when I was 7. My twisted parents thought it would be funny to pull my older brother (9) and I out of bed to watch this movie with them. I am forever haunted by it, yet I love to watch it.

"They're here."

Poltergeist -1982


According to a special effects artist who worked on the film real skeletons were used in the swimming pool scene because it was cheper to get real skeletons than fake ones. How twisted is that? The tree scared the crap out of me, the kids clown scared the crap out of me, and never again will I allow a white TV screen in my house.

 

[Jerryaki]

going with a romance and comedy in one:

there's something about mary - 1998

i think this was the movie that made cameron diaz into the mainstream/approachable it girl (prior to this, i only remember her smoking debut in "the mask"). hilarious comedy mixed with a cute, romantic story line. it was hard not to feel bad for ted stroehmann, yet at the same time, hard not to laugh at him. franks and beans!!!

is that...hair gel???

from wiki:
This sleeper hit was the third-highest-grossing movie of 1998 in North America—the highest-grossing comedy—and it catapulted Stiller into the limelight. Until Wedding Crashers was released in 2005, There's Something About Mary was the most successful youth-aimed R-rated comedy film at the box office. The movie has made $176 million in the U.S. alone and $369 million worldwide.[1]
The film was placed 27th in the American Film Institute's 100 Years, 100 Laughs: America's Funniest Movies (see the 100 Years Series), a list of the 100 funniest movies of the 20th century. In 2000, readers of Total Film magazine voted it the 4th greatest comedy film of all time.

 

[Bricklayer]

Yep -- great fun and 1 of a half dozen movies I had tagged for my last pick. Was surprised it lasted this long with some, well imho at least, lesser comedies getting snapped up ahead of it. Would have likely completed my comedy section, but I am likely to only take 1 Western, so felt like getting my main choice there was a higher priority.

Also BTW no less than the SEVENTH movie on my list (which is not that long) to be taken in the last round+. I know I have impeccable tastes and all, but that is getting old. You people need to get back to drafting scummy mob movies and depressing just shoot me in the head now classics and leave my territory alone.

 

[Warhawk]

I know I have impeccable tastes and all, but that is getting old. You people need to get back to drafting scummy mob movies and depressing just shoot me in the head now classics and leave my territory alone.

I was thinking the same thing. About me, of course, not you. Quit taking my movies, dammit!

With all the westerns going lately, I will need to move something up my list for the next pick, I think.....

So hurry up and keep picking!

 

[D-Mass]

I've been feeling the opposite lately. Many of the last several picks have made me feel pretty good about the remainder of my list. More westerns and kung fu movies, please!

 

[NoBonus]

Let's see, if I take one part "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly", one part "Monty Python and the Holy Grail", and two parts "Young Frankenstein", I pick
BLAZING SADDLES (1974)

I have reviewed the draft about 15 times and absolutely cannot believe no one has picked up the funniest Mel Brooks film of all time... also, the funniest spoof of all time... seriously... it's Blazing Saddles! Remember? Gene Wilder? Madeline Kahn? Harvey Korman? Oh, and Richard Pryor helped write it! How could this comedy masterwork be overlooked so long? How did I miss it earlier? This is probably one of the funniest films ever made...



Bart:
What's your name? Jim:

Well, my name is Jim. But, most people call me . . . Jim.

 

[D-Mass]

Next up:

Contact - (1997)

I had a feeling early in this draft that I would have little competition for this film, so I took some of my more popular ones earlier. Truth is, this is probably one of my top 2 or 3 favorite movies. I'm a big astronomy buff and I'm a fan of Carl Sagan.

I like this film for the way it portrays scientists and I like the exploration of truth from religious and scientific standpoints. Great cast and excellent special effects make this a well-rounded science fiction film and I like that I can watch it and not get completely frustrated with it. Other movies in the same genre have such terrible "junk science" in them...they are completely unwatchable. This one isn't perfect, but it isn't, say...Armageddon. Ugh...

 

[NoBonus]

Next up:

Contact - (1997)

This was the first movie I ever saw on DVD... I will never forget it...

 

[NoBonus]

Scarlett Johansson. Doing Grace Kelly's part.

That would be enough for me to check it out.

But isn't old Scars a singer now? I am sure her rock'n'roll stardom will leave her little time for movies... you know, the international stadium tours, the private jets, etc.

 

[Jerryaki]

This one isn't perfect, but it isn't, say...Armageddon. Ugh...

dude, don't go dumping on my 20th pick. what's not to love? it's entirely plausible that the solution to an oncoming asteroid is to drill into its core and drop a nuke...

 

[Löwenherz]

BLAZING SADDLES (1974)

Honestly, I thought you were gonna say " 'Scuse me while I whip this out"

 

[D-Mass]

dude, don't go dumping on my 20th pick. what's not to love? it's entirely plausible that the solution to an oncoming asteroid is to drill into its core and drop a nuke...

Plausible, yes. I should be fair...there are FAR worse films with science in them, but it was the first one I thought of. Honestly, I usually smell them before I go to the theater so I'm able to avoid films that pay no respect to scientific principles...

 

[tradepeja]

I never got the disdain that has always been aimed towards Armageddon. Its just a popcorn movie. A movie that takes itself way too seriously and is jam packed with huge stars, big explosions, and great effects and music. They are usually a fun time (Ocean's Eleven, a pick earlier in this draft, comes to mind) and Armageddon is definitely not the worst of them.