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The Great 2020 All Time Movie Draft- The judging is heavily biased against me. It’s a hoax! Fake news. (3 Viewers)

Charlie Steiner said:
Pretty sure Ray Harryhausen didn't, but watch Spy Kids II to make sure Robert Rodriguez didn't beat you to it. Other than that, you're probably golden.
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Have watched My Spy twice in the past month on Amazon Prime.  I was immersed in the world kid movies 15 years ago and I appreciate the effort in this tribute to the originals.

 
Ilov80s said:
Since neither you nor I had the courage to tell him the truth, now at least it will show.

46.06 Musical: The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)

The pastels, the music of Michel Legrand, beauty of Catherine Deneuve  and the ending, my god the ending. It's really more opera than musical as there is no spoken dialogue, the entire movie plot plays out in song. 

98% on RT, 5 Oscar nominations, the Palm D'Or at Cannes
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This alone would prevent me from judging this category.  A more pointless and annoying movie would be hard to imagine.  Even the Ernest movies are more watchable.

 
46.15 - Thor: Ragnarok - Sequel

Hailing from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, finally comes along a comic book movie that actually represents what it's like to be reading a comic. Bold, poppy colors, epic frames, action by the minute and good humor all the way through. Whereas the first two Thor movies may be a detriment to the MCU franchise, Ragnarok simultaneously saves a floundering Marvel hero series while breaking new ground for how comics should be adapted to the big screen.

It's in my top 3 of MCU flicks, and to me such a tier is placed well ahead of the second rung.

Taika Waititi should be given more work.

 
Dr. Octopus said:
I specifically took a movie that lived up to the book - most do not - because I figured that was the true spirit of the category. But like I said I obviously get that we can’t expect a judge not to have only seen the movies but also read all the books.

Yes, here it basically just acts like a wild card category so I probably don’t expect to score well despite taking an entertaining movie (but not an all-time great).
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I did, too.  (Awakenings)  I could have put it in the based on real events category, too.  Just good stuff.

 
Mrs. Rannous said:
Yep.  He also wrote The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat.  Interesting dude.
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That title rings a bell. He seemed to study odd disorders. He was interested in how we processed music with our brains, with a good portion spent on earworms (damn songs you can't get out of your head for some reason). He wanted to know about musical aptitude, how it came to be, from where it sprung in our consciousness.

And I misquoted what I was asking about, but you knew what I meant judging by your answer. 

 
rockaction said:
That title rings a bell. He seemed to study odd disorders. He was interested in how we processed music with our brains, with a good portion spent on earworms (damn songs you can't get out of your head for some reason). He wanted to know about musical aptitude, how it came to be, from where it sprung in our consciousness.

And I misquoted what I was asking about, but you knew what I meant judging by your answer. 
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I'm pretty sure Oliver Sacks wasn't a Nineteenth Century Russian count.

 
hagmania said:
46.15 - Thor: Ragnarok - Sequel

Hailing from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, finally comes along a comic book movie that actually represents what it's like to be reading a comic. Bold, poppy colors, epic frames, action by the minute and good humor all the way through. Whereas the first two Thor movies may be a detriment to the MCU franchise, Ragnarok simultaneously saves a floundering Marvel hero series while breaking new ground for how comics should be adapted to the big screen.

It's in my top 3 of MCU flicks, and to me such a tier is placed well ahead of the second rung.

Taika Waititi should be given more work.
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The Thor series is my favorite of all the Marvel movies and it's not close. Kat Dennings steals so many scenes with her antics. :wub:  

 
46.2 - Skyfall (2012) - Sequel

How can we not have a Bond movie in the sequel category yet?  I almost chose a different Bond movie, but my son made a strong case for this one.  Now I just have to hope the other already selected Bond flicks don't end up in the sequel category and cancel each other out.

 
TheWinz said:
46.2 - Skyfall (2012) - Sequel

How can we not have a Bond movie in the sequel category yet?  I almost chose a different Bond movie, but my son made a strong case for this one.  Now I just have to hope the other already selected Bond flicks don't end up in the sequel category and cancel each other out.
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I don’t consider Bond movies sequels - just a series. I’m not saying it doesn’t belong, just my feeling. I won’t be moving Casino Royale.

 
Dr. Octopus said:
I don’t consider Bond movies sequels - just a series. I’m not saying it doesn’t belong, just my feeling. I won’t be moving Casino Royale.
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In the absence of a series category, I assumed sequels would have to be where Bond flicks fell.  Just look at the current choices in the sequel category.  Many are part of a series.  But thanx for not moving Casino Royale.   :)

 
TheWinz said:
In the absence of a series category, I assumed sequels would have to be where Bond flicks fell.  Just look at the current choices in the sequel category.  Many are part of a series.  But thanx for not moving Casino Royale.   :)
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Bond movies could be in decade, action, and some would qualify for space and politics as well.

Ive never heard them referred to as sequels - but to be fair there’s elements of sequels in them.

 
Dr. Octopus said:
Bond movies could be in decade, action, and some would qualify for space and politics as well.

Ive never heard them referred to as sequels - but to be fair there’s elements of sequels in them.
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The way I figured it, as far as scoring goes, it's either a sequel, or it's not.  If I had chosen Marilyn Monroe for the category of leading male actor, I would either get an automatic zero, or be forced to change my pick.  If I had chosen The Godfather for the category of children's movie, it would not be an automatic zero, nor would I have to change my pick.  I would simply get a crappy score, because the movie doesn't fit the category.

 
rockaction said:
So it's not one to place on top of the list, then? 
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I’m glad she’s not judging musicals too considering that’s generally considered one of the best musicals ever and is hopefully a huge value in the draft. Obviously it’s not for everyone lol.

 
Andy Dufresne said:
It's okay, some movies I like are terrible to.

Just yesterday I watched Creepshow 2 again. THANKS FOR THE RIDE, LADY!!
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I’m not saying it’s great cinema but it had good humor action and and was visually nice to look at. I didn’t like the other Thor movies much but Ragnarock was enjoyable.

 
47.02 - Big Fish - Fantasy

We debated Big vs. Big Fish with our Fantasy pick - since joffer took Big it makes it a little easier decision.  We thought Big Fish was the better movie but Big may score better.

Big Fish really is a wonderful film with the central theme being reconciliation between a dying father and his son.  Tim Burton directed - this from Wiki:

Big Fish had special significance for Burton, as his father had died in 2000 and his mother in 2002, a month before he signed on to direct. Big Fish was shot on location in Alabama in a series of fairy tale vignettes evoking the tone of a Southern Gothic fantasy. The film was released to positive reviews and grossed $122 million worldwide. It received award nominations in multiple film categories, including four Golden Globe Award nominations, seven nominations from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, two Saturn Award nominations, and an Oscar and a Grammy Award nomination for Danny Elfman's original score. The set for the town of Spectre still remains and can be found in Millbrook, Alabama.

@joffer - europe

 
Ocram said:
47.02 - Big Fish - Fantasy

We debated Big vs. Big Fish with our Fantasy pick - since joffer took Big it makes it a little easier decision.  We thought Big Fish was the better movie but Big may score better.

Big Fish really is a wonderful film with the central theme being reconciliation between a dying father and his son.  Tim Burton directed - this from Wiki:

Big Fish had special significance for Burton, as his father had died in 2000 and his mother in 2002, a month before he signed on to direct. Big Fish was shot on location in Alabama in a series of fairy tale vignettes evoking the tone of a Southern Gothic fantasy. The film was released to positive reviews and grossed $122 million worldwide. It received award nominations in multiple film categories, including four Golden Globe Award nominations, seven nominations from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, two Saturn Award nominations, and an Oscar and a Grammy Award nomination for Danny Elfman's original score. The set for the town of Spectre still remains and can be found in Millbrook, Alabama.

@joffer - europe
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Ok.  That is a fantastic choice that hadn't occurred to me.  

 
Ocram said:
47.02 - Big Fish - Fantasy

We debated Big vs. Big Fish with our Fantasy pick - since joffer took Big it makes it a little easier decision.  We thought Big Fish was the better movie but Big may score better.

Big Fish really is a wonderful film with the central theme being reconciliation between a dying father and his son.  Tim Burton directed - this from Wiki:

Big Fish had special significance for Burton, as his father had died in 2000 and his mother in 2002, a month before he signed on to direct. Big Fish was shot on location in Alabama in a series of fairy tale vignettes evoking the tone of a Southern Gothic fantasy. The film was released to positive reviews and grossed $122 million worldwide. It received award nominations in multiple film categories, including four Golden Globe Award nominations, seven nominations from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, two Saturn Award nominations, and an Oscar and a Grammy Award nomination for Danny Elfman's original score. The set for the town of Spectre still remains and can be found in Millbrook, Alabama.

@joffer - europe
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I LOVE this movie.  My only complaint about it is that the picture always seems to get kind of blurry/misty toward the end.

 
Ocram said:
47.02 - Big Fish - Fantasy

We debated Big vs. Big Fish with our Fantasy pick - since joffer took Big it makes it a little easier decision.  We thought Big Fish was the better movie but Big may score better.

Big Fish really is a wonderful film with the central theme being reconciliation between a dying father and his son.  Tim Burton directed - this from Wiki:

Big Fish had special significance for Burton, as his father had died in 2000 and his mother in 2002, a month before he signed on to direct. Big Fish was shot on location in Alabama in a series of fairy tale vignettes evoking the tone of a Southern Gothic fantasy. The film was released to positive reviews and grossed $122 million worldwide. It received award nominations in multiple film categories, including four Golden Globe Award nominations, seven nominations from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, two Saturn Award nominations, and an Oscar and a Grammy Award nomination for Danny Elfman's original score. The set for the town of Spectre still remains and can be found in Millbrook, Alabama.

@joffer - europe
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I love this movie

 
Has anyone checked the spreadsheet lately?

Its going to be very-easy judging with only one movie listed per category.

EDIT:  Never mind.  Its early and I'm still drinking my coffee.  Needed to navigate the spreadsheet by category. :coffee:

 
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