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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)

KarmaPolice said:
I get that, but we also have the suspense category too.  So I guess for the draft purposes,  I am bickering because of that.  I would say that Jaws has just as many tense and horrific scenes as Psycho or Lambs do.  
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I'd have no issue with Jaws being Horror either.  It scared the #### out of me!

 
hagmania said:
4.15 - Seven Samurai - Foreign

Kurosawa got scooped up in Rd 3, so we'll take his masterpiece here. A 3+ hour film that doesn't feel that long at all for me the couple of times I've watched it. Yet another flex pick; this was groundbreaking in many ways for its action sequences.
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leader in the clubhouse

 
Alright, you guys are making me really think twice about not going with any movies at the turn here with all the great ones being taken, but every time I scan my list of movies for categories, there are dozens written down and I think the movies are a little more subjective for judging than the people categories might be so, I will try these picks:

4.xx:  TOM CRUISE - Modern movie star

Love him or hate him, I think this is a slam dunk top pick for the category, and I like damn near everything he is in, so that's a bonus.  Checks of all the boxes that I talked about with the Julia Roberts pick - tabloid presence, huge box office, long career, you can build a movie or franchise around him, charming as hell.  

 
KarmaPolice said:
Alright, you guys are making me really think twice about not going with any movies at the turn here with all the great ones being taken, but every time I scan my list of movies for categories, there are dozens written down and I think the movies are a little more subjective for judging than the people categories might be so, I will try these picks:

4.xx:  TOM CRUISE - Modern movie star

Love him or hate him, I think this is a slam dunk top pick for the category, and I like damn near everything he is in, so that's a bonus.  Checks of all the boxes that I talked about with the Julia Roberts pick - tabloid presence, huge box office, long career, you can build a movie or franchise around him, charming as hell.  
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yeah he was top of my list, i just don't like him ;)

 
KarmaPolice said:
Alright, you guys are making me really think twice about not going with any movies at the turn here with all the great ones being taken, but every time I scan my list of movies for categories, there are dozens written down and I think the movies are a little more subjective for judging than the people categories might be so, I will try these picks:

4.xx:  TOM CRUISE - Modern movie star

Love him or hate him, I think this is a slam dunk top pick for the category, and I like damn near everything he is in, so that's a bonus.  Checks of all the boxes that I talked about with the Julia Roberts pick - tabloid presence, huge box office, long career, you can build a movie or franchise around him, charming as hell.  
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She is much better looking though

 
This one was a little more of a debate with me pulling it out so early.  I had him written down for best actor right next to DDL, but as I thought about the category more and his career/roles/awards more, I think he is perfect here (plus I don't really get or want to think about this category much more ;)  ) 

5.01:  PHILLIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN - best supporting actor

NOW, he did win best actor for Capote, but all his other noms are for supporting role or in an ensemble.   As another smart person who is not participating in the draft but is lurking put it "Jesus, I think that's a fantastic pick for the category" 

 
KarmaPolice said:
Alright, you guys are making me really think twice about not going with any movies at the turn here with all the great ones being taken, but every time I scan my list of movies for categories, there are dozens written down and I think the movies are a little more subjective for judging than the people categories might be so, I will try these picks:

4.xx:  TOM CRUISE - Modern movie star

Love him or hate him, I think this is a slam dunk top pick for the category, and I like damn near everything he is in, so that's a bonus.  Checks of all the boxes that I talked about with the Julia Roberts pick - tabloid presence, huge box office, long career, you can build a movie or franchise around him, charming as hell.  
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point of clarification, did we classify Modern as >> 1980 bulk of film work?

 
Tom Cruise makes awesome movies. And the fact that he sells out to his roles so completely makes him a badass actor, particularly compared to his contemporaries. 

 
I watched it a few weeks ago just for the PSH scenes.  HERE are some highlights from Along Came Polly.   "White Chocolate!"  :lmao:

He really could do anything - even make a movie like Along Came Polly one to watch. (Baldwin was awesome in it too)

 
Andy Dufresne said:
Tom Cruise makes awesome movies. And the fact that he sells out to his roles so completely makes him a badass actor, particularly compared to his contemporaries. 
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Dude is a little wacky, but yeah he goes for it.  Doing his own stunts at that age just adds to the movie stardom.  

 
5.02:  Vertigo - Suspense

Hags and I decided to go chalk here.  AFIs top Mystery/Suspense movie - top 10 all-time for me.  And Hitchcock.  And James Stewart.  And <can't spotlight>.

Full write-up later.

@joffer - back to you

 
Andy Dufresne said:
Tom Cruise makes awesome movies. And the fact that he sells out to his roles so completely makes him a badass actor, particularly compared to his contemporaries. 
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He was definitely the first name to come to mind for modern movie star.  The dude is a straight up wacko but there's no denying his star power.

 
5.04 — Alien, SciFi (space).

It has been consistently praised in the years since its release, and is considered one of the greatest films of all time. In 2002, Alien was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the Library of Congress and was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.

Lasting praise

Despite initial mixed reviews, Alien has received critical acclaim over the years, particularly for its realism and unique environment, and is cited one of the best films of 1979. It is seen as one of the most influential science-fiction films. It holds a 98% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 123 reviews and an average rating of 9.1/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "A modern classic, Alien blends science fiction, horror and bleak poetry into a seamless whole." Metacritic reports a weighted average score of 89 out of 100 based on 34 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". Critical interest in the film was re-ignited with the theatrical release of the "Director's Cut" in 2003. Despite having given Alien an unfavourable review in 1980, Roger Ebert revised his opinion in 2003. Ebert included the film in his "Great Movies" column, ranking it among "the most influential of modern action pictures" and praising its pacing, atmosphere, and settings:

One of the great strengths of Alien is its pacing. It takes its time. It waits. It allows silences (the majestic opening shots are underscored by Jerry Goldsmith with scarcely audible, far-off metallic chatterings). It suggests the enormity of the crew's discovery by building up to it with small steps: The interception of a signal (is it a warning or an SOS?). The descent to the extraterrestrial surface. The #####ing by Brett and Parker, who are concerned only about collecting their shares. The masterstroke of the surface murk through which the crew members move, their helmet lights hardly penetrating the soup. The shadowy outline of the alien ship. The sight of the alien pilot, frozen in his command chair. The enormity of the discovery inside the ship ("It's full of ... leathery eggs ...").

Key early scene

 
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5.05 - Taxi Driver - 70's Movie

You don't get more 70's than this, and it's an awesome movie to boot (it would hopefully do well in the GOAT category.) With the two GF films off the board, and Rocky / Apocalypse Now gone as well, this slots nicely for the decade. One of my all-time favorites. 

@Doug B

 
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AAABatteries said:
5.02:  Vertigo - Suspense

Hags and I decided to go chalk here.  AFIs top Mystery/Suspense movie - top 10 all-time for me.  And Hitchcock.  And James Stewart.  And <can't spotlight>.

Full write-up later.

@joffer - back to you
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My favorite Vertigo story- this is from a very disturbing biography of Hitchcock called The Dark Side of Genius. Kim Novak was rude to Hitchcock one day on the set. He decided to punish her. 
The scene where Novak suddenly jumps into the San Francisco Bay. Cold, freezing water. Hitchcock filmed it, then said he wasn’t satisfied with her jump. So she had to shower, dry off, put on the clothes and makeup and do her hair up again, and jump into the cold water again. No stunt woman. But Hitchcock still wasn’t satisfied. So he made her do it over. And over. And over. All day long, two dozen times or more. 
 

Then Hitchcock announced he had decided to use the first cut. 

 
AAABatteries said:
5.02:  Vertigo - Suspense

Hags and I decided to go chalk here.  AFIs top Mystery/Suspense movie - top 10 all-time for me.  And Hitchcock.  And James Stewart.  And <can't spotlight>.

Full write-up later.

@joffer - back to you
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It took me seeing it for a 3rd and in the theater to finally get that movie

 
"The tortoise lays on its back, its belly baking in the hot sun, beating its legs trying to turn itself over, but it can't. Not without your help. But you're not helping."

"What do you mean, 'I'm not helping?' "

"I mean - you're not helping! Why is that, Leon? ...
 ... They're just questions, Leon. In answer to your query, they're written down for me. It's a test, designed to provoke an emotional response... Shall we continue?"

5.06: Bladerunner, Science Fiction on Earth
 

 
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Doug B said:
"The tortoise lays on its back, its belly baking in the hot sun, beating its legs trying to turn itself over, but it can't. Not without your help. But you're not helping."

"What do you mean, 'I'm not helping?' "

"I mean - you're not helping! Why is that, Leon? ...
 ... They're just questions, Leon. In answer to your query, they're written down for me. It's a test, designed to provoke an emotional response... Shall we continue?"

5.06: Bladerunner, Science Fiction on Earth
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*crosses title off of list*

 
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