Tropical Island Video Vault Draft - ROUND 20 - FINAL ROUND
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Soo...assuming the time is correct, I think it's time to pounce on my pick:
Blazing Saddles
I needed a good western on my island. This will do.
Mel Brooks has a way of dealing with societal issues. I didn't understand it as much then as I do now. Oh, and Mel had a way with flatus.
Blazing Saddles
I needed a good western on my island. This will do.
Mel Brooks has a way of dealing with societal issues. I didn't understand it as much then as I do now. Oh, and Mel had a way with flatus.
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"Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown."
Chinatown (1974)
The perfect noir. There isn't one single flaw in this movie, to the point that hurts. Great actors, great characters, a plot interesting enough to keep your attention but not overly complex. But the thing that I love the most in this movie is the feeling of subtle creepiness that grows stronger every minute up until the truth is finally revealed.
Chinatown (1974)
The perfect noir. There isn't one single flaw in this movie, to the point that hurts. Great actors, great characters, a plot interesting enough to keep your attention but not overly complex. But the thing that I love the most in this movie is the feeling of subtle creepiness that grows stronger every minute up until the truth is finally revealed.
"Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown."
Chinatown (1974)
The perfect noir. There isn't one single flaw in this movie, to the point that hurts. Great actors, great characters, a plot interesting enough to keep your attention but not overly complex. But the thing that I love the most in this movie is the feeling of subtle creepiness that grows stronger every minute up until the truth is finally revealed.
Chinatown (1974)
The perfect noir. There isn't one single flaw in this movie, to the point that hurts. Great actors, great characters, a plot interesting enough to keep your attention but not overly complex. But the thing that I love the most in this movie is the feeling of subtle creepiness that grows stronger every minute up until the truth is finally revealed.
For my next film I select Ghostbusters (1984).
Probably the single-most watched film from my childhood and littered with so many quotable quotes I don't even know if I could pick a favorite. With so much great material in the original, it's such a shame they never made a sequel.
Trailer below (not like you need it...)
Probably the single-most watched film from my childhood and littered with so many quotable quotes I don't even know if I could pick a favorite. With so much great material in the original, it's such a shame they never made a sequel.
Trailer below (not like you need it...)
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For my next film I select Ghostbusters (1984).
Probably the single-most watched film from my childhood and littered with so many quotable quotes I don't even know if I could pick a favorite. With so much great material in the original, it's such a shame they never made a sequel.
Trailer below (not like you need it...)
Probably the single-most watched film from my childhood and littered with so many quotable quotes I don't even know if I could pick a favorite. With so much great material in the original, it's such a shame they never made a sequel.
Trailer below (not like you need it...)
There are a few choices I want to go with here, but am thinking of taking another off my last list:
Conan the Barbarian (1982)
Great epic hack-n-slash with our own rhoided-up ex governator in the lead. Used to watch this all the time with my dad - some extra meaning there for me too.
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I created this picture to represent my feelings regarding your most recent pick.
Hope they don't screw up the new one too badly, although odds of that aren't great. BTW, exactly how many movies with muddy blue tinged CGI backgrounds are we going to have to endure before somebody invents a new look?
Pale Rider - 1985
" ... And Hell followed with him"
This is about the point Eastwood started getting accolades as an actual artist/director.
The classic Western elements are present as Eastwood's gruff and gritty "Preacher" takes care of the riffraff in town with monosyllabic sentences and a gun.
But as a precursor to themes of regret and redemption seen in Unforgiven's William Munny, this Man with No Name is slow(ish) to reach for the side iron - choosing instead to first attempt a peaceable solution to issues.
... OK so they're half-hearted and doomed from the onset, especially when his mysterious and presumably dark past catches up with him. But he does help a guy to his horse and suggest ice as a remedy after hitting him in the crotch with a sledgehammer ... so it's like, art and stuff.
I also love the chilly and barren atmosphere of the high Sierras in which the movie is set. It perfectly complements the Preacher's demeanor of cold, harsh, gritty, but with a certain majestic quality as well.
Pale Rider - 1985
" ... And Hell followed with him"
This is about the point Eastwood started getting accolades as an actual artist/director.
The classic Western elements are present as Eastwood's gruff and gritty "Preacher" takes care of the riffraff in town with monosyllabic sentences and a gun.
But as a precursor to themes of regret and redemption seen in Unforgiven's William Munny, this Man with No Name is slow(ish) to reach for the side iron - choosing instead to first attempt a peaceable solution to issues.
... OK so they're half-hearted and doomed from the onset, especially when his mysterious and presumably dark past catches up with him. But he does help a guy to his horse and suggest ice as a remedy after hitting him in the crotch with a sledgehammer ... so it's like, art and stuff.
I also love the chilly and barren atmosphere of the high Sierras in which the movie is set. It perfectly complements the Preacher's demeanor of cold, harsh, gritty, but with a certain majestic quality as well.
12 Angry Men (1957)
Not sure if it has an MPAA rating.
This is a you never know draft, but I was still not sure IMDB's #6 movie of all time would make it back to me. I remember it was high on my list last time around as a top sleeper only to see somebody take it in the first round. I had underestimated just how well thought of this movie is. 12 Angry Men. Maybe the simplest movie anybody will draft here. 12 men around a table. Virtually the entire movie shot in 1 room, during 1 day. Not a special effect, car crash, or explosion to be seen. And yet the dialogue and drama have made it one of the most highly respected movies of all time, and infinitely rewatchable.
I should note again that there was a 1997 Showtime version of this movie which I liked every bit as much as the original, maybe even more. Almost identical, and with a cast just as decorated (Jack Lemmon, George C. Scott, James Gandolphini, Courtney B. Vance, Edward James Olmos etc.). I'm going to take the classic just because more people have seen it, but if the two versions were sitting there right on a shelf next to each other I might very well pull down the more modern version.
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Have to say I am majorly surprised by the respective tastes in films by posters. I hated Warriors when I watched it, and I won't go any further in displaying my dislikeness (for lack of an actual word, or overly harsh word). Not my job to complain about picks, so it's fair enough Just not to my taste!
PS. I didn't think Ocean's 11 was impressive in an artistic or story-telling manner. However, nor did I think it was a poor film. I just thought it was an interesting flick to entertain once and nothing more. Want to make it clear that I don't think these are poor picks; just not to my particular taste. There's been far worse picks so far IMO, so I don't want to come across as trying to sabotage or influence. I'm sure many of my films are utterly boring to some.
Just not to my taste! PS. I didn't think Ocean's 11 was impressive in an artistic or story-telling manner. However, nor did I think it was a poor film. I just thought it was an interesting flick to entertain once and nothing more. Want to make it clear that I don't think these are poor picks; just not to my particular taste. There's been far worse picks so far IMO, so I don't want to come across as trying to sabotage or influence. I'm sure many of my films are utterly boring to some.
I've purposely not said a lot about anyone's picks in this draft, even my own. Not out of fear of offending anyone, because I think everyone knows this is all about personal tastes, but because I'm trying to play it close to the vest. There's been a ton of picks so far that I just don't get, for whatever reason, but that's why this is fun to me. There are also a few movies picked that I've never seen, and so will be adding to my queue. Either way, I'm just trying to build an appealing and varied list as best I can, and see what happens. More than anything else, it will be representative of me, rather than pandering for votes. I bet everyone else feels the same.
I also ran across a 2007 Russian version called "12" that was pretty interesting from an adaptation point of view. I've seen it said to be a loose adaptation of the original but I think it's pretty faithful, at least as faithful as possible when you consider it was re-set in Chechnya. Definitely worth a look if you ever come across it.
#&^#!
Sorry folks. Completely my fault for the timeout. [excuses]Was out of town this weekend but still had internet access, I was just very busy and forgot to check on the draft in the moments I had a connection. It also doesn't help that when I've done these drafts on another site we always skip weekends.[/excuses] At one point last night driving home I remembered about the draft, and then last night I had a dream that I had timed out. So you can all feel good that this failure has weighed heavily on me.
So according to rule #5 I can make up my pick now. Despite some nice recent picks (Ocean's 11 was on my list and Gods Must be Crazy is genius), my timeout didn't affect me. At this point I'm looking for a little more action. It's a bit strange to take the same lead in this pick as in my last one, but I really enjoyed this movie so oh well...
The Bourne Identity (2002)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0258463/
Sorry folks. Completely my fault for the timeout. [excuses]Was out of town this weekend but still had internet access, I was just very busy and forgot to check on the draft in the moments I had a connection. It also doesn't help that when I've done these drafts on another site we always skip weekends.[/excuses] At one point last night driving home I remembered about the draft, and then last night I had a dream that I had timed out. So you can all feel good that this failure has weighed heavily on me.
So according to rule #5 I can make up my pick now. Despite some nice recent picks (Ocean's 11 was on my list and Gods Must be Crazy is genius), my timeout didn't affect me. At this point I'm looking for a little more action. It's a bit strange to take the same lead in this pick as in my last one, but I really enjoyed this movie so oh well...
The Bourne Identity (2002)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0258463/
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Thanks Brick for the fantastic suggestion haha cool but still my 5th pick is...
Slumdog Millionaire
Such a unique movie. Great acting, editing, story...soundtrack is top notch. Truly inspiring and a great feel-good movie. Top 3 all time for me. Felt it was safe and waited a bit for it..
cool but still my 5th pick is...
Slumdog Millionaire
Such a unique movie. Great acting, editing, story...soundtrack is top notch. Truly inspiring and a great feel-good movie. Top 3 all time for me. Felt it was safe and waited a bit for it..
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Witty is a good word for it. I think of that one as a good example of clever, as well, in the sense that it's the kind of movie that looks a hell of a lot easier to pull off that it really was. I'm a huge fan of Ocean's Eleven, would have taken it in the later rounds if it had still been available, but I could never honestly call it a great film. However, it is without a doubt great at being the type of film it wants to be. And the casual/cool vibe it achieves isn't easy, as seen by the number of films that have gone in that direction and failed miserably.
#&^#!
Sorry folks. Completely my fault for the timeout. [excuses]Was out of town this weekend but still had internet access, I was just very busy and forgot to check on the draft in the moments I had a connection. It also doesn't help that when I've done these drafts on another site we always skip weekends.[/excuses] At one point last night driving home I remembered about the draft, and then last night I had a dream that I had timed out. So you can all feel good that this failure has weighed heavily on me.
So according to rule #5 I can make up my pick now. Despite some nice recent picks (Ocean's 11 was on my list and Gods Must be Crazy is genius), my timeout didn't affect me. At this point I'm looking for a little more action. It's a bit strange to take the same lead in this pick as in my last one, but I really enjoyed this movie so oh well...
The Bourne Identity (2002)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0258463/
Sorry folks. Completely my fault for the timeout. [excuses]Was out of town this weekend but still had internet access, I was just very busy and forgot to check on the draft in the moments I had a connection. It also doesn't help that when I've done these drafts on another site we always skip weekends.[/excuses] At one point last night driving home I remembered about the draft, and then last night I had a dream that I had timed out. So you can all feel good that this failure has weighed heavily on me.
So according to rule #5 I can make up my pick now. Despite some nice recent picks (Ocean's 11 was on my list and Gods Must be Crazy is genius), my timeout didn't affect me. At this point I'm looking for a little more action. It's a bit strange to take the same lead in this pick as in my last one, but I really enjoyed this movie so oh well...
The Bourne Identity (2002)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0258463/
Yay! My turn again!! And time for another great that was left undrafted last time:
Raising Arizona (1987) -- In addition to being my go-to movie whenever people start spouting ridiculousness about Nic Cage never having been in a decent movie (he's been in several, and has at times been great), Raising Arizona remains one of the funniest movies I've ever seen. Ever. Coen Brothers brilliance from back when they were still cult, and contains all the weirdness characteristic of their early films, but it all comes together in a whole that makes me laugh till I hurt. Anyone who hasn't seen this one should do so. Immediately.
Raising Arizona (1987) -- In addition to being my go-to movie whenever people start spouting ridiculousness about Nic Cage never having been in a decent movie (he's been in several, and has at times been great), Raising Arizona remains one of the funniest movies I've ever seen. Ever. Coen Brothers brilliance from back when they were still cult, and contains all the weirdness characteristic of their early films, but it all comes together in a whole that makes me laugh till I hurt. Anyone who hasn't seen this one should do so. Immediately.
And I'd been avoiding posting video clips, hence the spoiler tags, but... just too dern funny:
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