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The Great 2020 All Time Movie Draft- The judging is heavily biased against me. It’s a hoax! Fake news. (1 Viewer)

oh @#$%, how did I miss this? Will teach me to unplug for a day or three.

I'll judge a few. 

 
2.6 - Raiders of the Lost Ark - Best of 80's

Well this is a pleasant surprise. It was either this or Star Wars at 1.10. Now I have both. Yay me!

 
PSA: sometimes in the midst of public discourse we let our overzealousness get the better of us.  And we rightly get sent to our corner to think on our transgressions.  When this happens, we sometimes are deprived of life’s great pleasures.  And sometimes that hurts those close to us through no fault of their own.  Please don’t let that happen to you.

Don’t be a dummy and get a TO from the mods without having an alias, email or text to send your picks in - got to keep this thing moving.
 
Andy Dufresne said:
2.6 - Raiders of the Lost Ark - Best of 80's

Well this is a pleasant surprise. It was either this or Star Wars at 1.10. Now I have both. Yay me!
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The giant sherpa and the shirtless fighter were both portrayed by the same actor.

The characters of Barranca (who pulls a gun in the hero and later meets a poison arrow end) and Monkey Man were portrayed by the same actor.

Personal anecdote: The first time I went to see this, the film melted just as the Nazi sub stopped the Bantu Wind. We got rainchecks. My parents want to Continental Divide on the return trip. I sat next to a nice old lady that shared her popcorn with me.

 
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AAABatteries said:
PSA: sometimes in the midst of public discourse we let our overzealousness get the better of us.  And we rightly get sent to our corner to think on our transgressions.  When this happens, we sometimes are deprived of life’s great pleasures.  And sometimes that hurts those close to us through no fault of their own.  Please don’t let that happen to you.

Don’t be a dummy and get a TO from the mods without having an alias, email or text to send your picks in - got to keep this thing moving.
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this was a drag on the sports draft for sure.

 
Charlie Steiner said:
Write up later. Pick now.

2.?: The Empire Strikes Back-Sequel
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If you guys hadn't said anything about how rare good sequels are, I never would have thought of taking Empire here, not because it doesn't deserve its status as one of the best sequels in movie history, but more because I have a kind of mental block about it...

When Empire came out in the Summer of '80, I was on a church youth retreat; granted it was at the beach so it wasn't like we were cut off from civilization, just that the reason we were there took priority over everything else.  Anyway, one of my cousins and his family were staying at the beach that weekend as well, and instead of coming to see the play we were doing, he and his dad went to see Empire for the 2nd time. When I did see my cousin later on the trip, he was very excited about the movie and couldn't contain himself talking about it, or more precisely, spoiling the big reveal about Vader.  I was painfully aware that he had just stolen a piece of my youth and I was :jawdrop:  and :rant:  at the same time. To this day I feel like I have missed a great cultural touchstone because of my cousin, may he rest in peace.

 
Charlie Steiner said:
If you guys hadn't said anything about how rare good sequels are, I never would have thought of taking Empire here, not because it doesn't deserve its status as one of the best sequels in movie history, but more because I have a kind of mental block about it...

When Empire came out in the Summer of '80, I was on a church youth retreat; granted it was at the beach so it wasn't like we were cut off from civilization, just that the reason we were there took priority over everything else.  Anyway, one of my cousins and his family were staying at the beach that weekend as well, and instead of coming to see the play we were doing, he and his dad went to see Empire for the 2nd time. When I did see my cousin later on the trip, he was very excited about the movie and couldn't contain himself talking about it, or more precisely, spoiling the big reveal about Vader.  I was painfully aware that he had just stolen a piece of my youth and I was :jawdrop:  and :rant:  at the same time. To this day I feel like I have missed a great cultural touchstone because of my cousin, may he rest in peace.
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Love the story.   I actually hadn't thought about this being a sequel, but seems it should qualify and is a great pick.  

 
Andy Dufresne said:
I was 8.5 the summer of '80. When the big reveal happened, I practically  shouted to my dad, "DO YOU THINK THAT'S TRUE!!?"
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I was 14 and was a full-blown Star Wars nerd, so you can believe I was super amped up about seeing Empire.  When my cousin told me about Vader, I went numb.  I tried to forget I knew when I went to see it, but the damage was done, and Star Wars never held the same sway over me after that, though the end of Return of the Jedi did inspire me to want a funeral pyre when I die. Not sure of the legality, but I hope to figure that out some day.

 
Sheet's ready, need to start importing picks.

Sports sheet was susceptible to shenanigans based on the public link. Let me figure out the security options.

 
I was at work today, so I was going to drop some observations/thoughts/opinions, on some picks, but I wanted to get something out of the way:

Since it was brought up in the music thread about the negativity/bagging on picks, I want to be very clear that I never mean any ill-intent with my posts.  Even if I disagree, everything I post is out of love and at the end of the day I just have a passion for movies, and I love being able to b.s. about them with you fine folk because that is about my only outlet to do so.  

 
Dr. Octopus said:
Round 1 Unforgiven - Western

I'm not sure what the judges will think, and frankly I don't really care much but I just can't see this movie not being considered as the best Western of all-time. The acting is incredible and the storyline that follows the story of an aging outlaw trying to live life the right way in honor of his dead wife lured in by a big payday to do one last job. The way the Bill Muny character goes from an addled old man to evil incarnate once he starts hitting the whiskey again gives me goosebumps.

Unforgiven won the Oscar for best picture in 1992 and was critically acclaimed:

Lot's a great quotes in this one:

The Schofield Kid: Yea...well I guess they had it comin'.

William Munny: We all have it comin' kid.

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Will Munny: I've killed women and children. I've killed everything that walks or crawls at one time or another. And I'm here to kill you, Little Bill, for what you done to Ned.

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Sheriff "Little Bill" Daggett: I don't deserve this... to die like this. I was building a house.

Bill Munny: Deserve's got nothin' to do with it.

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Bill Munny: Its a hell of a thing, killing a man. You take away everything he's got and everything he's ever gonna have.

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Sheriff "Little Bill" Daggett: Well sir, you are a cowardly son of a #####. You just shot an unarmed man.

Bill Munny: He should have armed himself....... if he's going to decorate his saloon with my friend.

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Bill Munny: All right, I'm coming out! Any man I see out there, I'm gonna kill him! Any sonofa##### takes a shot at me.. I'm not only gonna kill him, I'm gonna kill his wife, all his friends, and burn his damn house down!
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I was thinking about taking this at the turn, and actually considered it for a second at pick 1.   I am guessing this will be a big trouble spot for me in the draft, especially if I say I am not going to draft something I haven't seen.  This is one of the few westerns I love, so I considered taking it for scarcity's sake on my part.   

Musicals and gangster movies are also going to be a sore spot for me.  

 
Charlie Steiner said:
1.09 Steven Spielberg, Modern Director

As synonymous as they come for movie makers past, present and future, the father of the blockbuster Summer movie phenomenon, he not only can stuff the box office, he can woo the critics and even get the great Stanley Kubrick to trust him to finish his last film.  While this is a crass comment, he will be the most profitable movie director long after he passes away. He may not be the greatest director ever, but he can make a case for being the poster child for the job.

@Gally, here's where you add your thoughts.
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I assumed he would one of the first few to go for that category.  I will be honest - before I posted this, I had to take a peek at his flimography.  In the back of my head I had written him off as coasting in the last 2 decades, but there are some damn good movies in there from 00s on.  Not that batting average for a director is everything, but I do wonder how a judge will take that into account.  His highs are as good as anyone's, but when your low is stuff like Crystal Skull.  ;)      One of these days I will actually get around to watching that movie that Kubrick trusted him to finish.  

 
KarmaPolice said:
Great, so nothing I find funny? ;)  
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Luckily, the great and powerful Tim (he's my Oz brother now) has opened it to comedy for the category 

KarmaPolice said:
I was thinking about taking this at the turn, and actually considered it for a second at pick 1.   I am guessing this will be a big trouble spot for me in the draft, especially if I say I am not going to draft something I haven't seen.  This is one of the few westerns I love, so I considered taking it for scarcity's sake on my part.   

Musicals and gangster movies are also going to be a sore spot for me.  
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Better start watching the movie club movies for July lol

 
Andy Dufresne said:
1.10 - Star Wars: A New Hope - Best Movie Ever

Flipped a coin and this won. I liked her before she was surgically altered by He Who Shall Not Be Named but still...this movie still reverberates 40 years after its release. No other movie has that much influence.
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LOL after your comment I saw today, as I had your 2nd rounder guessed for this spot.   Love the movie of course, and I prefer Empire a little more, but it's picking nits.  I do find the category  placement interesting though.  

 
Charlie Steiner said:
With 1980 as the starting line for modern directors, if he never made another movie after Schindler's List, he'd still be a top 10 pick.  He'd even be a top 10 pick for pre-1980 directors.
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Huh.  I'd have to think long and hard about that last sentence.  

 
KarmaPolice said:
I assumed he would one of the first few to go for that category.  I will be honest - before I posted this, I had to take a peek at his flimography.  In the back of my head I had written him off as coasting in the last 2 decades, but there are some damn good movies in there from 00s on.  Not that batting average for a director is everything, but I do wonder how a judge will take that into account.  His highs are as good as anyone's, but when your low is stuff like Crystal Skull.  ;)      One of these days I will actually get around to watching that movie that Kubrick trusted him to finish.  
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In my write-up I acknowledged he's not necessarily the greatest director of all time, but when you factor in the totality of his affect on the industry, I have no problem saying that he's the movie business equivalent of Larry Bird, and considering my Michael Jordan--Kubrick--had been taken already, I still stand by taking Spielberg when we did and think we got a steal. 

 
AAABatteries said:
I will say I’m surprised by how the first round has gone.  I will also say that from a personal taste perspective I love just about everything chosen so far - we can get to the pretentious crap picks later.
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I will take care of the pretentious crap at the turn.  

 
Spielberg had a very nice 70s but he wasnt even a top 5 director of the 70s yet alone all movies ever to that point. 

 
mphtrilogy said:
Wow, still on the board... 

Trying not to spotlight but it's tough with this one... IMHO a perfect movie with a top notch cast who should all be on the short list in all major categories, actor, actress and supporting actor as well as a top tier Director and a first rate screenplay.  Winner of 3 Academy Awards including Best Picture, adapted Screenplay and Director

A legendary all time song and some of the most famous quotes in movie history:

1.12 - Casablanca - Greatest Movie of All Time - 1942
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I think AD posted something similar today, but this is one great movie. I am pretty sure this is the movie that I watched when I was trying to get into older movies that just blew me away and made me want to start digging more into B&Ws and movies that old.  I really was a late bloomer as far as getting into classic and foreign movies.   Anyway, this and another movie were 2 is was seriously kicking around for the 1.1 pick.  

 
KarmaPolice said:
Huh.  I'd have to think long and hard about that last sentence.  
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Jaws and Close Encounters were two of the biggest movies of the entire decade of the 70's, plus his earlier movies Duel and Sugarland Express are solid efforts from when he was still unknown.  It's an overstatement to put him at the top of all the directors that preceded him, but he was on the rise and putting out high-quality and more importantly for Hollywood, high profit movies.  I won't debate his merits as an artiste, but there is no doubt that financial success must be a factor when considering a movie directors "greatness". 

 
tuffnutt said:
1.13 The Shawshank Redemption- Greatest Movie of All-time

I told myself that I would not get caught up on lists or critics choices in this draft. I am going to select as many of my favorite movies as I can and The Shawshank Redemption is on of my all time favorites. It is the best Stephen King adaptation a superb screenplay and cast. I may move it category wise as the draft moves on but for now it is in the greatest movies of all time for me.
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Maybe not at the top of my list, but I am not sure why.  Great movie that never gets old.  Like you said, it would do very well in just about any category, and also agree that it's probably the best King adaptation.  It's interesting that the best adaptations of his works are probably the least horror-y of his works.   Seems like there were 2 directors that seem to nail a few of his works on a small handful of movies.  Kind of jonesing to watch this now... 

 
Ilov80s said:
I don't feel I have to wipe everybody out, Tom. Just my enemies.

2.5 Best Sequel- The Godfather Part 2 (1974)

dir. by Francis Ford Coppola, starring Al Pacino, Robert Deniro, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, John Cazale. 

A little more strategy here. Sequels could be a messy category full of a lot of pretty good movies. Godfather 2 is among the best period and to me, a complete equal to the original. 
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Seems like a clear category winner IMO  :thumbup:

 
TheWinz said:
1.15 - Movie based on book or novel - To Kill A Mockingbird (1962)

Could've picked about 9 categories for this, but felt right to go with Harper Lee's Pulitzer-prize winning book.

@Mrs. Rannous you are up, and have 2 picks, unless we have added more participants
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Love this pick.  I had it written down for another category too.  Much to his great annoyance, my son's middle name is Atticus.  

 
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