timdraft #4: Movie Category Draft (1 Viewer)

[Andy Dufresne]

Ohh. I like that pick. "Anyway...we delivered the bomb."

So it gets a first round grade from you, or was the "like" emphasised because it was an ok pick?

First round grade. Should contend for top spot.

 

[timschochet]

What's the rule on moving picks between categories? Thinking about one that fits several...

It's allowed. Obviously, a scene has to be placed in one of the scene categories, and can't be moved to movies or portrayals, etc.

 

[hooter311]

1.08 Goodfellas- Long Take

One of the most effective scenes in film. We watch Karen be led right into the life of the underworld.

 

[joffer]

1.08 Goodfellas- Long Take

One of the most effective scenes in film. We watch Karen be led right into the life of the underworld.

dammit

 

[tish155]

1.12 Primal Fear-Best Courtroom Scene

This is one of my favorite movies and IMO one of the best performances from Edward Norton (this is his first film). I was torn between this film and another as best Courtroom scene, but went with this one because it is such an amazing scene and Ed's performance was so bone chillingly awesome. Enjoy!

 

[Frostillicus]

Sorry about the crap format - I will spruce it up at home.1.10: Robert Shaw telling of the USS Indianapolis incident in Jaws (monologue)Still one of my favorite scenes ever...

Rules.

 

[Frostillicus]

1.12 Primal Fear-Best Courtroom Scene

This is one of my favorite movies and IMO one of the best performances from Edward Norton (this is his first film). I was torn between this film and another as best Courtroom scene, but went with this one because it is such an amazing scene and Ed's performance was so bone chillingly awesome. Enjoy!

Rules

 

[BobbyLayne]

1.13 - Movies - Nazis

Schindler's List

 

[KarmaPolice]

1.08 Goodfellas- Long Take One of the most effective scenes in film. We watch Karen be led right into the life of the underworld.

Knew it was coming, but was hoping to not watch this movie again.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

1.13 - Movies - Nazis

Schindler's List

Nice. For some reason, this hadn't occiurred to me.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

If there was a category of "Greatest movies I never need to watch again", Schindler's List would be #2 for me.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Btw, especially with scenes- good idea to link to the scene so there 0 confusion for judging

 

[BobbyLayne]

1.13 - Movies - Nazis

Schindler's List

I actually had another one queued up but Norwood reminded me.

 

[hooter311]

1.08 Goodfellas- Long Take One of the most effective scenes in film. We watch Karen be led right into the life of the underworld.

Knew it was coming, but was hoping to not watch this movie again.

You gotta be kidding. You don't like Goodfellas?

 

[AcerFC]

1.12 Primal Fear-Best Courtroom Scene

1.13 - Movies - Nazis

14. Nick Vermeil OTC til 1:17 est Im sure BL PMed
15. Tiannamen Tank- On Deck PM going out now
16. Joffer- In the Hole PM going out now

17. krista4
18. Mrs. Rannous
19. jwb
20. Dr. Octopus

 

[BobbyLayne]

14. Nick Vermeil OTC til 1:17 est Im sure BL PMed

 

[Nick Vermeil]

1.14 Atticus Finch (Gregory Peck) in To Kill a Mockingbird - Best Movie Parent

www.tcm.com/mediaroom/video/332506/To-Kill-A-Mockingbird-Movie-Clip-Pearl-Necklace.html

There were a lot of selections I wanted to make here, but Atticus is the man.

 

[KarmaPolice]

1.08 Goodfellas- Long Take One of the most effective scenes in film. We watch Karen be led right into the life of the underworld.

Knew it was coming, but was hoping to not watch this movie again.

You gotta be kidding. You don't like Goodfellas?

My hatred of voice-over and joe pesci got in my way of enjoying it.

 

[BobbyLayne]

1.08 Goodfellas- Long Take

One of the most effective scenes in film. We watch Karen be led right into the life of the underworld.

Knew it was coming, but was hoping to not watch this movie again.

You gotta be kidding. You don't like Goodfellas?

I would have went with "How the #### can you not like that film?"

The word "####" is used 296 times, for an average of 2.04 ####s per minute.

 

[hooter311]

1.08 Goodfellas- Long Take One of the most effective scenes in film. We watch Karen be led right into the life of the underworld.

Knew it was coming, but was hoping to not watch this movie again.

You gotta be kidding. You don't like Goodfellas?

My hatred of voice-over and joe pesci got in my way of enjoying it.

Ah yes, I should have remembered our conversations in the movie thread on that very topic. I think if you could get away with watching just the clip. It works well enough, even as a stand alone.

And I flippin love Joe Pesci, can't help you there.

 

[krista4]

1.14 Atticus Finch (Gregory Peck) in To Kill a Mockingbird - Best Movie Parent

www.tcm.com/mediaroom/video/332506/To-Kill-A-Mockingbird-Movie-Clip-Pearl-Necklace.html

There were a lot of selections I wanted to make here, but Atticus is the man.

Geez, how did this one not occur to me?Excellent picks all around today.

 

[hooter311]

1.08 Goodfellas- Long Take

One of the most effective scenes in film. We watch Karen be led right into the life of the underworld.

Knew it was coming, but was hoping to not watch this movie again.

You gotta be kidding. You don't like Goodfellas?

I would have went with "How the #### can you not like that film?"

The word "####" is used 296 times, for an average of 2.04 ####s per minute.

I'm here to ###### amuse you?

 

[AcerFC]

1.12 Primal Fear-Best Courtroom Scene

1.13 - Movies - Nazis

1.14 Atticus Finch (Gregory Peck) in To Kill a Mockingbird - Best Movie Parent

15. Tiannamen Tank- OTC til 1:31 est, PMed and I can see him on the bottom
16. Joffer-On Deck and PMed

17. krista4 In the Hole and just popped in

18. Mrs. Rannous
19. jwb
20. Dr. Octopus

 

[BobbyLayne]

1.08 Goodfellas- Long Take

One of the most effective scenes in film. We watch Karen be led right into the life of the underworld.

Knew it was coming, but was hoping to not watch this movie again.

You gotta be kidding. You don't like Goodfellas?

I would have went with "How the #### can you not like that film?"

The word "####" is used 296 times, for an average of 2.04 ####s per minute.

I'm here to ###### amuse you?

Supposedly that whole scene was ad libbed. Pesci told Scorsese a story about telling a mobster he was funny as he was serving him, and the wise guy got pissed off. So he told Joe and Ray to just improvise a scene - none of the other actors knew what was going on as they wanted the surprise to be genuine.

 

[BobbyLayne]

1.14 Atticus Finch (Gregory Peck) in To Kill a Mockingbird - Best Movie Parent

www.tcm.com/mediaroom/video/332506/To-Kill-A-Mockingbird-Movie-Clip-Pearl-Necklace.html

There were a lot of selections I wanted to make here, but Atticus is the man.

Geez, how did this one not occur to me?Excellent picks all around today.

Yeah, that's a great pick. I first watched this in social studies class during junior high, and I was bummed my dad wasn't a hero like Atticus (though he did manage to come in stature as I got older).

 

[hooter311]

1.08 Goodfellas- Long Take

One of the most effective scenes in film. We watch Karen be led right into the life of the underworld.

Knew it was coming, but was hoping to not watch this movie again.

You gotta be kidding. You don't like Goodfellas?

I would have went with "How the #### can you not like that film?"

The word "####" is used 296 times, for an average of 2.04 ####s per minute.

I'm here to ###### amuse you?

Supposedly that whole scene was ad libbed. Pesci told Scorsese a story about telling a mobster he was funny as he was serving him, and the wise guy got pissed off. So he told Joe and Ray to just improvise a scene - none of the other actors knew what was going on as they wanted the surprise to be genuine.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

1.14 Atticus Finch (Gregory Peck) in To Kill a Mockingbird - Best Movie Parent

www.tcm.com/mediaroom/video/332506/To-Kill-A-Mockingbird-Movie-Clip-Pearl-Necklace.html

There were a lot of selections I wanted to make here, but Atticus is the man.

This also now kills a high pointer in the courtroom category.

 

[joffer]

i'm queued up and starving. have to go to lunch. who wants a PM?

 

[AcerFC]

i'm queued up and starving. have to go to lunch. who wants a PM?

hit me

 

[Nick Vermeil]

1.14 Atticus Finch (Gregory Peck) in To Kill a Mockingbird - Best Movie Parent

www.tcm.com/mediaroom/video/332506/To-Kill-A-Mockingbird-Movie-Clip-Pearl-Necklace.html

There were a lot of selections I wanted to make here, but Atticus is the man.

This also now kills a high pointer in the courtroom category.

I thought about that, but liked him in this category better. It's going to be painful watching the next 20 picks.

 

[Tiananmen Tank]

1.15 2001: A Space Odyssey -- Outer Space

Not really sure where to start here. My first thought when I saw that I was picking 15th was "####, I'm not going to get 2001". It was the first movie I thought of when I read the Outer Space category (Alien and Aliens being second) and is my second favorite sci-fi movie ever. Hell, it's one of my ten favorite movies period.




I could be here listing scenes all day. The entire movie, start to finish, is virtually perfect.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

All the helpful buttons are gone. How do I PM someone or know that I have received one? Ghah.

 

[BobbyLayne]

1.15 2001: A Space Odyssey -- Outer Space

Not really sure where to start here. My first thought when I saw that I was picking 15th was "####, I'm not going to get 2001". It was the first movie I thought of when I read the Outer Space category (Alien and Aliens being second) and is my second favorite sci-fi movie ever. Hell, it's one of my ten favorite movies period.

Nice pick - end of the Big 4 run, no?

We'll be taking Garrard in the Outer Space cat.

 

[AcerFC]

For Joffer

1.16 Downfall - nazi movie

someone PM Krista, I have to teach for a bit

 

[krista4]

With the board "upgrade" I now have no buttons that allow me to post from my work computer. Yay. Sorry for format, but will be a problem unless and until I can get this fixed ("Hello, IT? I can't post on my fantasy football message board anymore.")

1.17. The French Connection -car chase scene

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

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<p>This is only a small part of the scene.  What really makes it for me is the part where the studio owner pulls on the cable and Lena shrieks and goes a## over teakettle off the bench.</p>

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

I really need help here. How do I turn off bold and italics in the post? This is ridiculous. I guess I'm going to have to use HTML.

 

[BobbyLayne]

With the board "upgrade" I now have no buttons that allow me to post from my work computer. Yay. Sorry for format, but will be a problem unless and until I can get this fixed ("Hello, IT? I can't post on my fantasy football message board anymore.")1.17. The French Connection -car chase scene

That was one of 3 or 4 picks I was mulling over. Don't know who is judging this category but that should be the gold standard.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

19. jwb20. Dr. Octopus21. John Madden's Lunchbox22. Kumerica23. Tremendous Upside24. AcerFC25. Usual21

The bottom of the order.

 

[Time Kibitzer]

Oh, and we should try to convince wikkid to judge the Rock and Roll movies.

If wikkid doesn't take it. I'll give it a go - this way we can get the criteria out of the way.

Jzilla already has claim to the category.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Seriously? I tried to edit my post, and that happened. Not to complain AGAIN, but what'd I do wrong?

 

[jwb]

1.19 - The Road Warrior (Mad Max 2) - Best Car Chase

Part 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qcRgKuOU7Q

Part 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbKrKrsFWzc

Real stunts done with real people and real cars / trucks. Spectacular crash at the end (and plenty of good ones in between).

 

[JZilla]

I feel like they let my customers in here today

 

[krista4]

With the board "upgrade" I now have no buttons that allow me to post from my work computer. Yay. Sorry for format, but will be a problem unless and until I can get this fixed ("Hello, IT? I can't post on my fantasy football message board anymore.")1.17. The French Connection -car chase scene

That was one of 3 or 4 picks I was mulling over. Don't know who is judging this category but that should be the gold standard.

Hope so. In most categories, several picks came to mind immediately, but in this category this was by far the first thing to come to mind. Surprised it got to me, but the run on outer space movies helped me.

Mrs. R, your post looked fine to me until it was edited; now it looks all jacked up. Not sure what the board issue is on your end; seems we're all dealing with some different issues. :( Thanks for the PM, by the way.

 

[jwb]

Seriously? I tried to edit my post, and that happened. Not to complain AGAIN, but what'd I do wrong?

Yea, the new board is a wee bit wonky - I tried to make my links just the words "part 1" and "part 2" - wouldn't let me.

 

[AcerFC]

20. Dr. Octopus OTC til 2:18 est21. John Madden's Lunchbox On Deck22. Kumerica In the Hole

23. Tremendous Upside24. AcerFC25. Usual21

Awesome, Ill come up just about the time for me to be going into the city for the Rangers game

 

[jwb]

With the board "upgrade" I now have no buttons that allow me to post from my work computer. Yay. Sorry for format, but will be a problem unless and until I can get this fixed ("Hello, IT? I can't post on my fantasy football message board anymore.")1.17. The French Connection -car chase scene

That was one of 3 or 4 picks I was mulling over. Don't know who is judging this category but that should be the gold standard.

Hope so. In most categories, several picks came to mind immediately, but in this category this was by far the first thing to come to mind. Surprised it got to me, but the run on outer space movies helped me.

Mrs. R, your post looked fine to me until it was edited; now it looks all jacked up. Not sure what the board issue is on your end; seems we're all dealing with some different issues. :( Thanks for the PM, by the way.

It is a good scene, and certainly iconic. I personally feel it's been a bit surpassed in the years that followed (by my pick, anyway )

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Oh, and we should try to convince wikkid to judge the Rock and Roll movies.

If wikkid doesn't take it. I'll give it a go - this way we can get the criteria out of the way.

Jzilla already has claim to the category.

ok

Oh, and we should try to convince wikkid to judge the Rock and Roll movies.

If wikkid doesn't take it. I'll give it a go - this way we can get the criteria out of the way.

Jzilla already has claim to the category.

 

[BobbyLayne]

Seriously? I tried to edit my post, and that happened. Not to complain AGAIN, but what'd I do wrong?

Yea, the new board is a wee bit wonky - I tried to make my links just the words "part 1" and "part 2" - wouldn't let me.

Seriously? I tried to edit my post, and that happened. Not to complain AGAIN, but what'd I do wrong?

Yea, the new board is a wee bit wonky - I tried to make my links just the words "part 1" and "part 2" - wouldn't let me.

Seriously? I tried to edit my post, and that happened. Not to complain AGAIN, but what'd I do wrong?

Yea, the new board is a wee bit wonky - I tried to make my links just the words "part 1" and "part 2" - wouldn't let me.

Highlight the words you want to link before you open the dialogue box (which only asks for the URL, not the text like it used to). Or after you close the URL dialogue box, just go into the post and edit the underlined text that is linked (if that makes sense).

Part 1

ETA: holy ####### #### this thing is wonky! WTH happened here?

 

[Aerial Assault]

1.15 2001: A Space Odyssey -- Outer Space

Not really sure where to start here. My first thought when I saw that I was picking 15th was "####, I'm not going to get 2001". It was the first movie I thought of when I read the Outer Space category (Alien and Aliens being second) and is my second favorite sci-fi movie ever. Hell, it's one of my ten favorite movies period.

Kerry Collins still available