timdraft #4: Movie Category Draft (1 Viewer)

[hooter311]

I'll have a pick up in a little bit, making breakfast for my kid.

 

[KarmaPolice]

7:07 WTF flick - Donnie Darko.

Umm. How to write a summary on this? Gah. Dude with "issues" starts seeing a demonic bunny, and has himself a quaint little rampage on the bunny's orders. Sorta. For a clip, we have Donnie and his girl at the Halloween showing of Evil Dead, and

Had this written down as a sneaky superhero pick.

 

[hooter311]

7:07 WTF flick - Donnie Darko.

Umm. How to write a summary on this? Gah. Dude with "issues" starts seeing a demonic bunny, and has himself a quaint little rampage on the bunny's orders. Sorta. For a clip, we have Donnie and his girl at the Halloween showing of Evil Dead, and

That hadn't even occurred to me, that would have been an awesome pick.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Do we have a judge for the category nobody wants?

Is it allowed if they are shooting a documentary in the scene - as in the main film is not a documentary, but what they are shooting is.

 

[hooter311]

9.08 Even Dwarves Started Small - I have no idea what this movie is about

Here is the trailer:

- Dwarves trying to get into bedSpeak up, go ahead and explain to me what's going on here.

Full movie here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSDC_LXfBcE

IMDB Plot Keywords:

• Chaos
• Dwarf
• Rebellion
• Low Budget Film
• Cruelty
• Bed
• Flashback
• Car
• Sadism
• Midget
• Baseball Bat
• Black Comedy
• Absurdism
• Motorcycle
• Animal Abuse
• Carcass
• Pig
• Plant
• Cult Director
• Vengeance
• Interrogation
• Chicken
• Fire
• Crucifixion
• Camel
• Cockfight
• Avant Garde
• Handicapped
• Rug
• Revolution
• Stream Of Consciousness
• Surrealism
• Torment
• Underground Film
• Cult Film
• Actual Animal Killed
• Monkey
• Episodic Structure
• Independent Film

 

[krista4]

Do we have a judge for the category nobody wants? Is it allowed if they are shooting a documentary in the scene - as in the main film is not a documentary, but what they are shooting is.

I am judging it and full of hatred. Yes, I'd allow a pick like this.

 

[krista4]

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9.08 Even Dwarves Started Small - I have no idea what this movie is about

Here is the trailer:

Believe it or not, I've seen this movie.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Do we have a judge for the category nobody wants? Is it allowed if they are shooting a documentary in the scene - as in the main film is not a documentary, but what they are shooting is.

I am judging it and full of hatred. Yes, I'd allow a pick like this.

Do you want to switch?

Since I was the lone champion for it, maybe I should endure the picks. However, I don't think I have time to judge 3 categories. If you our anybody else wants long take or scenes that scared you as a kid, I would take over judging the ####ty category.

 

[krista4]

Do we have a judge for the category nobody wants? Is it allowed if they are shooting a documentary in the scene - as in the main film is not a documentary, but what they are shooting is.

I am judging it and full of hatred. Yes, I'd allow a pick like this.

Do you want to switch? Since I was the lone champion for it, maybe I should endure the picks. However, I don't think I have time to judge 3 categories. If you our anybody else wants long take or scenes that scared you as a kid, I would take over judging the ####ty category.

If you want it, that's cool with me. I already have two others and will likely be in the midst of three weeks in Asia when we get to judging, so I'm not an ideal judge. Your other two are interesting categories--I'm sure someone would want one.

 

[KarmaPolice]

I will judge the shooting a movie scene then. Here are the rules:

1. no documentaries about movies

2. no found footage movies

However, to make it easier, open up the category, and increase creativity:

3. it can be a documentary being filmed

4. it doesn't have to be a 'real' movie as long as cameras, etc. are involved

5. it can be a home movie, BUT don't think they will score quite as well and it should probably tie into the plot quite a bit.

Will think of a way to judge them based on the scene itself, how it ties into the movie, etc..

 

[hooter311]

Believe it or not, I've seen this movie.

That explains a lot.

 

[joffer]

<p>9.08 Even Dwarves Started Small - I have no idea what this movie is about

Here is the trailer:

List of people surprised by that:

 

[KarmaPolice]

<p>9.08 Even Dwarves Started Small - I have no idea what this movie is about

Here is the trailer:

I think I was 10X more surprised at her love for Unbreakable. Surreal handicapped dwarf movie featuring a pig crucifixion? She's all over that.

 

[Aerial Assault]

9.07 Serpico (1973): Movies About New York

Sidney Lumet directs Al Pacino in yet another one of Pacino's terrific performances, as honest cop Frank Serpico. The film's use of NYC landmarks, presented in gritty and unglamorous fashion, is pretty spectacular. The then-brand-new Twin Towers ( :( ) show up more than once.

Sorry, guys; I thought the clock stopped on weekends.

 

[hooter311]

9.07 Serpico (1973): Movies About New York

Sidney Lumet directs Al Pacino in yet another one of Pacino's terrific performances, as honest cop Frank Serpico. The film's use of NYC landmarks, presented in gritty and unglamorous fashion, is pretty spectacular. The then-brand-new Twin Towers ( :( ) show up more than once.

Sorry, guys; I thought the clock stopped on weekends.

It does, bunch of overachievers around here.

 

[krista4]

I will judge the shooting a movie scene then. Here are the rules:

1. no documentaries about movies

2. no found footage movies

However, to make it easier, open up the category, and increase creativity:

3. it can be a documentary being filmed

4. it doesn't have to be a 'real' movie as long as cameras, etc. are involved

5. it can be a home movie, BUT don't think they will score quite as well and it should probably tie into the plot quite a bit.

Will think of a way to judge them based on the scene itself, how it ties into the movie, etc..

jwb will be very pleased.

 

[KarmaPolice]

I am off to work. Tim is after me, so I sent my pick to him in case Higgins posts today.

 

[jwb]

I will judge the shooting a movie scene then. Here are the rules:

1. no documentaries about movies

2. no found footage movies

However, to make it easier, open up the category, and increase creativity:

3. it can be a documentary being filmed

4. it doesn't have to be a 'real' movie as long as cameras, etc. are involved

5. it can be a home movie, BUT don't think they will score quite as well and it should probably tie into the plot quite a bit.

Will think of a way to judge them based on the scene itself, how it ties into the movie, etc..

jwb will be very pleased.

Indeed he is.

Although I am confident that, had you kept the category, it would have fared respectably when it was all said and done. It's just too good a scene, and in the end, who cares if the film they were "shooting" would never make a theater.

 

[charvik]

As there is no judge for Sport Scenes that I can see, I'll throw this one open. Can we use a documentary?

Looking at the Judging criteria, has Tim chosen to judge this?I'm confused by the OP and one of the other criteria posts?

TIM, are you the judge for Sports scenes?

I can do sports scenes, I've seen most, if not all, of the US, and definitely UK as well.

Well? I can post criteria today/tonight.

 

[timschochet]

As there is no judge for Sport Scenes that I can see, I'll throw this one open. Can we use a documentary?

Looking at the Judging criteria, has Tim chosen to judge this?I'm confused by the OP and one of the other criteria posts?

TIM, are you the judge for Sports scenes?

I can do sports scenes, I've seen most, if not all, of the US, and definitely UK as well.

Well? I can post criteria today/tonight.

I already added you in the OP.

 

[charvik]

criteria coming up as soon as kiddos goes down for a nap... :fingerscrossed: or tonight.

Short version:

Need to be a real sport or a real competition... Need to fit in the movie, needs to be realistic-ish. Plus if it has world wide appeal, while more narrow local sports might get penalized (like caribou curling) unless the scene and movie is exceptional.

I don't want documentaries, but don't mind films based on real events (if that's the case, not too many artistic freedoms please)

More to come

 

[AcerFC]

5. Doug B- The Crow

6. Val Rannous - Downey Jr as Chaplin

7. Aerial Assault- serpico

8. hooter311- Even dwarfs start small

9. higgins- OTC til Monday, 11:00 est and PM sent

10. Karma Police- on deck and pissed at everyone, pick sent to Tim

11. timschochet- in the hold

12. Tish155

13. BobbyLayne

14. Nick Vermeil

15. Tiannamen Tank

16. Joffer

17. krista4

18. Mrs. Rannous

19. jwb

 

[higgins]

9.08 Even Dwarves Started Small - I have no idea what this movie is about

Wow -- I didn't think for a second someone would snipe this,

 

[higgins]

Okay, I have yet to find video of the specific scene I want but I need to pick it now...

9.09 -- Last scene from 'Let It Ride', Gambling scene.

 

[timschochet]

OK, post # 5 has a complete, up to date, alphabetical list of all films no longer eligible for this draft, including sequels and franchises. I will continue to update it at the same time I update the first 3 posts: roughly twice a day.

I did this to avoid drafters taking picks not eligible. We've already seen a lot of that, and there is bound to be more. Now nobody has an excuse- scroll through that list before you make your selection: if your movie is not there, (and not taken within the last few picks) you're good.

 

[timschochet]

Karma Police selects Starship Troopers- outer space

I will keep Peter O Toole in My Favorite Year

 

[krista4]

OK, post # 5 has a complete, up to date, alphabetical list of all films no longer eligible for this draft, including sequels and franchises. I will continue to update it at the same time I update the first 3 posts: roughly twice a day. I did this to avoid drafters taking picks not eligible. We've already seen a lot of that, and there is bound to be more. Now nobody has an excuse- scroll through that list before you make your selection: if your movie is not there, (and not taken within the last few picks) you're good.

Nice! Thanks for doing this.

 

[AcerFC]

5. Doug B- The Crow

6. Val Rannous - Downey Jr as Chaplin

7. Aerial Assault- serpico

8. hooter311- Even dwarfs start small

9. higgins- Let it Ride

10. Karma Police- starship troopers

11. timschochet- Peter O Toole

12. Tish155 OTC til 11:00 est Monday

13. BobbyLayne- On Deck

14. Nick Vermeil- In the Hole

15. Tiannamen Tank

16. Joffer

17. krista4

18. Mrs. Rannous

19. jwb

 

[timschochet]

The last post has raised a question in my mind which has obsessively bothered me for years:

Is the plural for "dwarf" dwarves or dwarfs?

 

[AcerFC]

For Tish

8.12 Ghostbusters, NY movie

PM going to BL and Norwood

On a personal note, the opening scene scared me as a kid. Would have done well there I think. Or who could forget that there is no Dana, only Zool

 

[KarmaPolice]

Starship Troopers might not score well, but it is one of favorite movies, so I had to take it.

 

[Aerial Assault]

OK, post # 5 has a complete, up to date, alphabetical list of all films no longer eligible for this draft, including sequels and franchises. I will continue to update it at the same time I update the first 3 posts: roughly twice a day.

I did this to avoid drafters taking picks not eligible. We've already seen a lot of that, and there is bound to be more. Now nobody has an excuse- scroll through that list before you make your selection: if your movie is not there, (and not taken within the last few picks) you're good.

 

[hooter311]

Starship Troopers might not score well, but it is one of favorite movies, so I had to take it.

It's only crime was being made about a decade before people were ready to "get" it.

 

[ScottNorwood]

ET - ET Dies (Scene that scared you as a kid)

Spoiler

He doesn't really die, but when it's the first movie you've ever seen in the theatres, howTF would you know

 

[ScottNorwood]

I tried my best to search for ET on the front page. Apologies in advance if I missed it.

 

[AcerFC]

ET - ET Dies (Scene that scared you as a kid)

Spoiler

He doesn't really die, but when it's the first movie you've ever seen in the theatres, howTF would you know

was hoping to nab this as my outer space movie

 

[AcerFC]

5. Doug B- The Crow

6. Val Rannous - Downey Jr as Chaplin

7. Aerial Assault- serpico

8. hooter311- Even dwarfs start small

9. higgins- Let it Ride

10. Karma Police- starship troopers

11. timschochet- Peter O Toole

12. Tish155 Ghostbusters

13. BobbyLayne- ET dies

14. Nick Vermeil- OTC til 11:00 est Monday

15. Tiannamen Tank- on deck

16. Joffer- in the hole

17. krista4

18. Mrs. Rannous

19. jwb

20. Dr. Octopus- skip on weekends

21. John Madden's Lunchbox- autoskip

22. Kumerica

23. Tremendous Upside

24. AcerFC

25. Usual21

 

[AcerFC]

The member Nick Vermeil cannot receive any new messages

 

[Aerial Assault]

The member Nick Vermeil cannot receive any new messages

Drafted already.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

I can be skipped on the weekend. I'll check in now and then and makeup any skips.

 

[Nick Vermeil]

9.14. Rope - Long Take

Can't add links from my phone but this was a ground breaker for long takes. Will post more later.

 

[hooter311]

ET - ET Dies (Scene that scared you as a kid)

Spoiler

He doesn't really die, but when it's the first movie you've ever seen in the theatres, howTF would you know

When I was a kid I was somehow possessed to consume by entire play doh collection.

It was really salty.

I haven't seen E.T. again since.

 

[BobbyLayne]

The following films are no longer eligible:

8 1/2

9 1/2 Weeks

25th Hour

2001: A Space Odyssey

2010: A Space Odyssey

A Bronx Tale

A Christmas Story

A Clockwork Orange

A Few Good Men

A Fish Called Wanda

A Hard Day's Night

A Time to Kill

A View To A Kill

Adaptation

After Hours

Airplane!

Airplane II: The Sequel

Alien

Alien 3

Alien Resurrection

Alien vs. Predator

Alien vs. Predator: Requiem

Aliens

All That Jazz

Almost Famous

American Graffiti

American History X

And Justice For All

And Now For Something Completely Different

Apocalypse Now

Apollo 13

Apt Pupil

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

Austin Powers in Goldmember

The Avengers

Back to the Future

Back to the Future Part II

Back to the Future Part III

Bambi

Batman

Batman & Robin

Batman Begins

Batman Forever

Batman Returns

The Big Lebowski

Big Top Pee-wee

Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey

Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure

Blade Runner

Blazing Saddles

The Blues Brothers

Boogie Nights

The Bourne Identity

The Bourne Legacy

The Bourne Supremacy

The Bourne Ultimatum

The Breakfast Club

The Buddy Holly Story

Bullitt

Capote

Captain America: The First Avenger

Casablanca

Casino Royale

Chaplin

Chariots of Fire

Children of Men

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Chopper

The Cincinnati Kid

City Slickers

City Slickers 2: The Legend of Curly's Gold

Cloud Atlas

Coming to America

The Conversation

The Crow

The Crow: City of Angels

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

The Crying Game

The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight Rises

The Dead Poet's Society

Dead Ringers

The Deer Hunter

Diamonds are Forever

Die Another Day

Dirty Dancing

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Do The Right Thing

Dog Day Afternoon

Donnie Darko

Downfall

Dr. No

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

Drugstore Cowboy

Dumb and Dumber

Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry met Lloyd

Ed Wood

Enter the Void

Eraserhead

Escape to Victory

The Exorcist

The Exorcist II

The Exorcist III: Heretic

Exorcist: The Beginning

Europa Europa

Even Dwarves Started Small

Fantasia

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Fatal Attraction

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

For Your Eyes Only

Field of Dreams

Fight Club

Finding Nemo

The French Connection

The French Connection II

From Russia With Love

Full Metal Jacket

Galaxy Quest

Gandhi

Glengarry Glen Ross

The Godfather

The Godfather Part 2

The Godfather Part 3

Goldeneye

Goldfinger

Gone With the Wind

Goodfellas

The Great Dictator

Hard Boiled

Hard Core Logo

Harold and Kumar go to White Castle

Head

Heat

Hellboy

Hellboy II

Henry V

The Holy Mountain

Hoosiers

The Incredible Hulk

The Incredibles

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Inglorious Basterds

Iron Man

Iron Man 2

Jaws

Jaws 2

Jaws 3-D

Jaws: The Revenge

Judgment at Nuremberg

Kick ###

Kind Hearts and Coronets

The King of Comedy

The King's Speech

Lady and the Tramp

The Last Boy Scout

The Last Dragon

The Last King of Scotland

The Last Picture Show

Last Tango In Paris

The Last Waltz

Lawrence of Arabia

License to Kill

Life is Beautiful

Lincoln

Live and Let Die

The Lives of Others

The Living Daylights

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

The Lord of the RIngs: The Two Towers

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Mad Max

Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior

Mad Max 3: Beyond Thunderdome

The Man With the Golden Gun

Manhattan

The Matrix

The Matrix Reloaded

The Matrix Revolutions

Metropolis

Midnight Cowboy

Miracle

Misery

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Monty Python's Life of Brian

Monty Python's The Meaning of Life

Moon

Moonraker

Mrs. Doubtfire

Mulholland Drive

My Favorite Year

Mystery Men

The Natural

Network

Neverending Story

The Notebook

Notorious

The Nutty Professor

Nutty Professor II: The Klumps

Octo#####

Oldboy

On Her Majesty's Secret Service

On the Town

The Passenger

Patton

Pee-wee's Big Adventure

Pinnochio

Primal Fear

The Professional

Prometheus

The Protector

Psycho

Psycho II

Psycho III

Psycho IV: The Beginning

Pulp Fiction

Quantum of Solace

The Queen

Raging Bull

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Requiem for a Dream

Rocky

Rocky II

Rocky III

Rocky IV

Rocky V

Rocky Balboa

Ronin

Rounders

Rudy

Saturday Night Fever

Say Anything

The Scent of a Woman

Scarface

Schindler's List

Shadow of a Vampire

Serpico

Sex, Lies, and Videotape

Shakespeare in Love

The Shining

Singin' In the Rain

The Sixth Sense

Skyfall

Some Like It Hot

Spellbound

Spider-Man

Spider-Man II

Spider-Man III

The Spy Who Came in From the Cold

The Spy Who Loved Me

Star Trek

Star Trek: First Contact

Star Trek: Generations

Star Trek: Insurrection

Star Trek: The Motion Picture

Star Trek: Nemesis

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

Start Trek IV: The Voyage Home

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones

Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith

Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back

Star Wars Episode VI: The Return of the Jedi

Staying Alive

The Sting

Stop Making Sense

Sunset Boulevard

Super 8

Supergirl

Superman

Superman II

Superman III

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

Taxi Driver

The Taking of Pelham One, Two, Three

The Terminator

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

Terminator: Salvation

There Will Be Blood

There's Something about Mary

This Is Spinal Tap

Thor

Thunderball

To Kill A Mockingbird

Touch of Evil

Tomorrow Never Dies

Tootsie

Trainspotting

Triumph of the Will

Tropic Thunder

True Romance

Unbreakable

The Usual Suspects

V for Vendetta

Victory

The Warriors

Wall E

Wall Street

Wall Street 2

The War of the Roses

Watchmen

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

Wings of Desire

The Wizard of Oz

Woodstock

The World Is Not Enough

You Only Live Twice

This is nice.

 

[ScottNorwood]

Damn - Wall Street 2 was my next pick

 

[Aerial Assault]

The following films are no longer eligible:

This is nice.

Rite? It's actually incredible and massive kudos and props to tim. I do a lot of zanily time-consuming stuff in various contexts that no one appreciates, so I can relate. Tim: again, :notworthy: <-----might have blown the emoticon there, don't care

 

[timschochet]

Damn - Wall Street 2 was my next pick

Personally, I'm bummed about Jaws 3-D.

 

[timschochet]

Seriously though, I was thinking strongly about two picks that making that list ruined for me: the first was I was going to suggest The Wizard of Oz as a "dream sequence"- I could take almost the entire movie! But I forgot that someone took the ####### flying monkeys.

The other one was Prometheus- I was giving serious consideration to it as outer space- I hated it the first time I saw it, but since then I've come to appreciate it more. I didn't realize it was officially part of the Alien franchise.

 

[ScottNorwood]

Seriously though, I was thinking strongly about two picks that making that list ruined for me: the first was I was going to suggest The Wizard of Oz as a "dream sequence"- I could take almost the entire movie! But I forgot that someone took the ####### flying monkeys.

The other one was Prometheus- I was giving serious consideration to it as outer space- I hated it the first time I saw it, but since then I've come to appreciate it more. I didn't realize it was officially part of the Alien franchise.

I see Henry V taken, but I think you forgot to add the whole series: Henry 1-4

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Seriously though, I was thinking strongly about two picks that making that list ruined for me: the first was I was going to suggest The Wizard of Oz as a "dream sequence"- I could take almost the entire movie! But I forgot that someone took the ####### flying monkeys.

The other one was Prometheus- I was giving serious consideration to it as outer space- I hated it the first time I saw it, but since then I've come to appreciate it more. I didn't realize it was officially part of the Alien franchise.

Prometheus is a "reboot" and isn't supposed to directly connect to the others.

Thanks for the list Tim. Great stuff!

 

[timschochet]

Seriously though, I was thinking strongly about two picks that making that list ruined for me: the first was I was going to suggest The Wizard of Oz as a "dream sequence"- I could take almost the entire movie! But I forgot that someone took the ####### flying monkeys.

The other one was Prometheus- I was giving serious consideration to it as outer space- I hated it the first time I saw it, but since then I've come to appreciate it more. I didn't realize it was officially part of the Alien franchise.

Prometheus is a "reboot" and isn't supposed to directly connect to the others.

Thanks for the list Tim. Great stuff!

That is not correct about Prometheus, per Wiki. This is important to point out. Certain "reboots" are directly connected to the others, while others aren't. Prometheus, and Star Trek (2009) are directly connected to franchises already taken, and thus are ineligible.

BUT- there are other "reboots" that are not on the list. Any of them are still eligible.