timdraft #4: Movie Category Draft (9 Viewers)

[Doug B]

11.05 - The Skeleton Army breaks through the sand in 1963's Jason and The Argonauts (Scene that Scared Me As a Kid)

...

The old-school swords-and-sandals flicks were regular Saturday-afternoon fare on local TV when I was a yoot. Good, clean family, fun. Cool-as-he|| Harryhausen stop-motion action. And no cursing or inappapropriate content.

Then Ol' Ray whips

out on my six-year-old self .

 

[KarmaPolice]

Why the heck is it so hard to cut and paste here now?

From what I can tell, everything works pretty much like it used to on laptops. Are you on a phone or pad?

I'm on a computer. I realise that's odd these days, but there we are.

The cut and paste issue is internal to this site. I can paste from Wikipedia just fine. But if I go to page one of this folder or the messages and copy something, it is gone by the time I get here to paste it.

That is my problem too

 

[Dr. Octopus]

11.05 - The Skeleton Army breaks through the sand in 1963's Jason and The Argonauts (Scene that Scared Me As a Kid)

...

The old-school swords-and-sandals flicks were regular Saturday-afternoon fare on local TV when I was a yoot. Good, clean family, fun. Cool-as-he|| Harryhausen stop-motion action. And no cursing or inappapropriate content.

Then Ol' Ray whips

At one point this was going to be my fight scene selection but I forgot about that plan when I drafted Bronx Tale fight scene earlier.

 

[higgins]

I'm on a computer. I realise that's odd these days, but there we are.

Nope, not at all -- I'm with you. It'll be many, many moons before I'm doing the majority of my surfing from a phone or pad.

 

[timschochet]

This is getting REALLY hard, folks. And we're only in round 11.

 

[AcerFC]

Round 11
1. rikishiboy- Anatomy of a Murder
2. Mister CIA-autoskip
3. Andy Dufresne- Once upon a time in America
4. Time Kibitzer- Forbidden Planet
5. Doug B- Jason and the Argonauts
6. Val Rannous- Arthur
7. Aerial Assault- skipped

8. hooter311- OTC til 1:51

9. higgins- On Deck

10. Karma Police- In The Hole: I have his pick and may need to PM someone

11. timschochet
12. Tish155
13. BobbyLayne
14. Nick Vermeil
15. Tiannamen Tank
16. Joffer
17. krista4
18. Mrs. Rannous
19. jwb
20. Dr. Octopus
21. John Madden's Lunchbox
22. Kumerica
23. Tremendous Upside
24. AcerFC
25. Usual21

 

[AcerFC]

Hooter was PMed. KP, You here or do you need me to PM someone your pick

 

[Andy Dufresne]

No comments on "Once Upon A Time..."?

Epic New York movie.

 

[Time Kibitzer]

Thanks for making my picks Acer.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Hooter was PMed. KP, You here or do you need me to PM someone your pick

I should be able to post.

 

[AcerFC]

Thanks for making my picks Acer.

:couver:

 

[AcerFC]

Hooter was PMed. KP, You here or do you need me to PM someone your pick

I should be able to post.

awesome. I am leaving in 10 minutes

 

[hooter311]

11.08- Enter the Dragon- Fight Scene

 

[Time Kibitzer]

Thanks for making my picks Acer.

:couver:

I should have picked a more disparaging New York film.

 

[AcerFC]

OK, Im about to leave. I have Tish's pick so if Tim or someone could PM me when she is up, I can pop on and post it

 

[higgins]

Timmy, please move my 'Scent of a Woman' scene from classroom to courtroom. TIA

11.09 --


from 'Finding Forrester', Classroom Scene.

 

[krista4]

Ooooo, nice one. Forgot about it.

10.18- The Counterfeiters- Nazi Movie

Write up when I have time.

 

[jwb]

11.05 - The Skeleton Army breaks through the sand in 1963's Jason and The Argonauts (Scene that Scared Me As a Kid)

...

The old-school swords-and-sandals flicks were regular Saturday-afternoon fare on local TV when I was a yoot. Good, clean family, fun. Cool-as-he|| Harryhausen stop-motion action. And no cursing or inappapropriate content.

Then Ol' Ray whips

Nice pick

 

[KarmaPolice]

I will take some low hanging fruit in one of my categories. Movie is good, but this scene is amazing:

11.10: Dunkirk beach in Atonement (long take)

 

[timschochet]

Avatar- outer space

 

[Time Kibitzer]

For Time Kibitzer

11.04 - Forbidden Planet - Outer Space Film

Wanted to say about this one, it was the first film ever set entirely on a planet in deep space, and among the first to have an all electronic musical score that has since become synonymous with sci-fi films. The robot in the film has also been highly influential, appearing in many other movies, tv shows, commercials, and was clearly the inspiration for the robots in the Fallout video games, which are awesome.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Avatar- outer space

That it was a box office success says more about the box office than the success.

"The Last Samurai Dances in Fern Gully with Pocahontas Smurf"

 

[timschochet]

Avatar- outer space

That it was a box office success says more about the box office than the success. "The Last Samurai Dances in Fern Gully with Pocahontas Smurf"

How do you say #### off in N'aavi?

 

[AcerFC]

For tish

Blair witch project, filming a movie scene

Please PM Norwood

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Avatar- outer space

That it was a box office success says more about the box office than the success."The Last Samurai Dances in Fern Gully with Pocahontas Smurf"

How do you say #### off in N'aavi?

Apparently there's a website to teach you how.

 

[Time Kibitzer]

For tishBlair witch project, filming a movie scenePlease PM Norwood

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..

I think that makes Blair Witch Project ineligible for the category.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Avatar- outer space

That it was a box office success says more about the box office than the success.

"The Last Samurai Dances in Fern Gully with Pocahontas Smurf"

It was a visually impressive film even without the groundbreaking 3-D, but, yeah, the fact that the precious mineral that they were mining for was call "unobtanium" tells you all you need to know about the screenplay.

 

[AcerFC]

For tishBlair witch project, filming a movie scenePlease PM Norwood

I will judge the shooting a movie scene then. Here are the rules: 1. no documentaries about movies2. no found footage movies However, to make it easier, open up the category, and increase creativity: 3. it can be a documentary being filmed4. it doesn't have to be a 'real' movie as long as cameras, etc. are involved5. 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..

I think that makes Blair Witch Project ineligible for the category.

ill let her figure it out

 

[Nick Vermeil]

So do Norwood/layne time out at 3:17?

 

[tish155]

For tishBlair witch project, filming a movie scenePlease PM Norwood

>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..

I think that makes Blair Witch Project ineligible for the category.

but this is a movie about a documentary being filmed, not a documentary about a movie being filmed...but if you are saying it is ineligible i will pick something else

 

[Aerial Assault]

10.19 Tombstone (1993): Val Kilmer as Doc Holliday (portrayal of a real/historical person)

Frankly, I could take the film for Kurt Russell's performance as Wyatt Earp as well, but I think I'll go with Kilmer. I believe I've seen most of both of these actors' movies, maybe missing a few, and one of the virtues of Tombstone is that, in my opinion, it contains the best career performances from both of them, before or since. Kilmer's mannerisms, twitches, and portrayal of a slight, gravely ill, and yet still deadly menacing Holliday is astounding. Moreover, it drew some pretty serious praise from critics and historians for its realism, although apparently the final showdown with Ringo never happened.

 

[Time Kibitzer]

For tishBlair witch project, filming a movie scenePlease PM Norwood

>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..

o

pcorn:

I think that makes Blair Witch Project ineligible for the category.

but this is a movie about a documentary being filmed, not a documentary about a movie being filmed...but if you are saying it is ineligible i will pick something else

I think it's ineligible given KP's criteria because it's a found footage movie, but I could be wrong. I'll let KP give the judge's authoritative word.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

10.19 Tombstone (1993): Val Kilmer as Doc Holliday (portrayal of a real/historical person)

Frankly, I could take the film for Kurt Russell's performance as Wyatt Earp as well, but I think I'll go with Kilmer. I believe I've seen most of both of these actors' movies, maybe missing a few, and one of the virtues of Tombstone is that, in my opinion, it contains the best career performances from both of them, before or since. Kilmer's mannerisms, twitches, and portrayal of a slight, gravely ill, and yet still deadly menacing Holliday is astounding. Moreover, it drew some pretty serious praise from critics and historians for its realism, although apparently the final showdown with Ringo never happened.

Love it. Travesty that he wasn't nominated for his performance.

"Why Ed does this mean we're not friends anymore? You know Ed, if I thought you weren't my friend... I just don't think I could bear it."

 

[Nick Vermeil]

I think I'm up. This one is either going to be top five or last, depending on the judge.

11.14 The Right Stuff - Outer Space.

 

[Nick Vermeil]

I owe a lot of write ups. I'll get to them tomorrow.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

10.19 Tombstone (1993): Val Kilmer as Doc Holliday (portrayal of a real/historical person)

Frankly, I could take the film for Kurt Russell's performance as Wyatt Earp as well, but I think I'll go with Kilmer. I believe I've seen most of both of these actors' movies, maybe missing a few, and one of the virtues of Tombstone is that, in my opinion, it contains the best career performances from both of them, before or since. Kilmer's mannerisms, twitches, and portrayal of a slight, gravely ill, and yet still deadly menacing Holliday is astounding. Moreover, it drew some pretty serious praise from critics and historians for its realism, although apparently the final showdown with Ringo never happened.

Was targeting this movie for my shoot out.

 

[charvik]

Good morning. I will take Kelly Leak's ALMOST a home run from The Bad News Bears/ sports scene.

I've watched this scene dozens of times, and I still feel the disappointment, even though I know what's coming...

Any chance of a YouTube clip? I have one for all the other picks, and it would just make things easier. TIA.

Is this the one?

(Lupus makes the catch)

 

[Kumerica]

Timmy, please move my 'Scent of a Woman' scene from classroom to courtroom. TIA

11.09 --

"Yawr the man now, dogggg!"

 

[tish155]

For tishBlair witch project, filming a movie scenePlease PM Norwood

>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..

o

pcorn:

I think that makes Blair Witch Project ineligible for the category.

but this is a movie about a documentary being filmed, not a documentary about a movie being filmed...but if you are saying it is ineligible i will pick something else

I think it's ineligible given KP's criteria because it's a found footage movie, but I could be wrong. I'll let KP give the judge's authoritative word.

I Pm'd him.

 

[Aerial Assault]

11.07


(1992) (fight scene) Michael Mann's very loose adaptation of James Fenimore Cooper's novel contains some good performances, particularly from Day-Lewis as Hawkeye, Wes Studi as the protagonist Magua, Sven Waddington as a noble yet flawed British major, and Patrice Chereau and Maurice Roeves as the opposing French and British commanders, Montcalm and Munro, in the central battle in the French and Indian War that is the center of the plot. The dialogue in this flick, particularly involving military matters (more so than the romantic plot between Day-Lewis and Madeline Stowe), is also at times pretty unforgettable.

There is a fairly brief scene not far from the beginning of the movie in which Stowe's character and her young sister, the daughters of British commander Col. Munro, are being escorted by a Redcoat infantry patrol through the upstate New York wilderness, on their way to the fort that Munro controls. The patrol is quickly ambushed by Magua's fighters, who are then just as quickly attacked and destroyed by Hawkeye, his brother, and his father, sparing the women and Waddington's character and setting up the plot of the rest of the film. The fight choreography is very slick, there are many actors involved, and some of the moves executed by Day-Lewis in particular are just terrific. As a bonus, there are a couple of important plot points that somehow manage to take place via the characters' actions during this frenetic fight scene, which (if memory serves) lasts two, maybe three minutes tops. Shorter AA: It's awesome.

The link covers significant amounts both before and after the ambush fight scene, which runs from 2:49 to 5:49. It's also a little dark, so turn up the brightness a little to get the full effect.

 

[BobbyLayne]

Please PM Norwood

How far behind are we?

 

[Aerial Assault]

10.19 Tombstone (1993): Val Kilmer as Doc Holliday (portrayal of a real/historical person)

Frankly, I could take the film for Kurt Russell's performance as Wyatt Earp as well, but I think I'll go with Kilmer. I believe I've seen most of both of these actors' movies, maybe missing a few, and one of the virtues of Tombstone is that, in my opinion, it contains the best career performances from both of them, before or since. Kilmer's mannerisms, twitches, and portrayal of a slight, gravely ill, and yet still deadly menacing Holliday is astounding. Moreover, it drew some pretty serious praise from critics and historians for its realism, although apparently the final showdown with Ringo never happened.

Love it. Travesty that he wasn't nominated for his performance.

"Why Ed does this mean we're not friends anymore? You know Ed, if I thought you weren't my friend... I just don't think I could bear it."

Nice call. That is one of just many classic, classic sequences from Kilmer/Doc in this one. Of course most people know the "I'm you're Huckleberry," "Wyatt Earp is my friend . . . [Hell, I've got a lot of friends] . . . I don't," and (paraphrasing) "Why, darling, it's Johnny Ringo" lines, but there are so many. I'll find a good clip before the draft ends.

Also, to your other good point, the movie came out just pre-Internet, and I was younger and (even) dumber, so I never really read up on or understood why Kilmer was shafted out of a dead-lock Oscar nom (and maybe win, depending) for this either. Russell's performance was more restrained, but frankly I think they could both have drawn nominations.

 

[AcerFC]

Please PM Norwood

How far behind are we?

you owe 1

 

[Aerial Assault]

10.19 Tombstone (1993): Val Kilmer as Doc Holliday (portrayal of a real/historical person)

Frankly, I could take the film for Kurt Russell's performance as Wyatt Earp as well, but I think I'll go with Kilmer. I believe I've seen most of both of these actors' movies, maybe missing a few, and one of the virtues of Tombstone is that, in my opinion, it contains the best career performances from both of them, before or since. Kilmer's mannerisms, twitches, and portrayal of a slight, gravely ill, and yet still deadly menacing Holliday is astounding. Moreover, it drew some pretty serious praise from critics and historians for its realism, although apparently the final showdown with Ringo never happened.

Was targeting this movie for my shoot out.

I considered that too, but decided to go with the historical person portrayal because I have a couple of other shootouts in mind. Mostly I'm just thrilled to have been able to take two of my personal faves back-to-back, with particular surprise that Tombstone was still available.

 

[KarmaPolice]

I considered blair witch in the found footage genre.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

11.07 Last of the Mohicans (1992) (fight scene)

Michael Mann's very loose adaptation of James Fenimore Cooper's novel contains some good performances, particularly from Day-Lewis as Hawkeye, Wes Studi as the protagonist Magua, Sven Waddington as a noble yet flawed British major, and Patrice Chereau and Maurice Roeves as the opposing French and British commanders, Montcalm and Munro, in the central battle in the French and Indian War that is the center of the plot. The dialogue in this flick, particularly involving military matters (more so than the romantic plot between Day-Lewis and Madeline Stowe), is also at times pretty unforgettable.

There is a fairly brief scene not far from the beginning of the movie in which Stowe's character and her young sister, the daughters of British commander Col. Munro, are being escorted by a Redcoat infantry patrol through the upstate New York wilderness, on their way to the fort that Munro controls. The patrol is quickly ambushed by Magua's fighters, who are then just as quickly attacked and destroyed by Hawkeye, his brother, and his father, sparing the women and Waddington's character and setting up the plot of the rest of the film. The fight choreography is very slick, there are many actors involved, and some of the moves executed by Day-Lewis in particular are just terrific. As a bonus, there are a couple of important plot points that somehow manage to take place via the characters' actions during this frenetic fight scene, which (if memory serves) lasts two, maybe three minutes tops. Shorter AA: It's awesome.

I'll try to find a good link before the draft ends.

Doc Holliday compilation

 

[AcerFC]

Round 11

1. rikishiboy- Anatomy of a Murder

2. Mister CIA-autoskip

3. Andy Dufresne- Once upon a time in America

4. Time Kibitzer- Forbidden Planet

5. Doug B- Jason and the Argonauts

6. Val Rannous- Arthur

7. Aerial Assault- last of the Mohicans

8. hooter311- enter the dragon

9. higgins- finding forester

10. Karma Police- atonement

11. timschochet- avatar

12. Tish155- Blair witch

13. BobbyLayne- skipped

14. Nick Vermeil- the right stuff

15. Tiannamen Tank- timed out at 4:26est

16. Joffer- OTC til 5:26 est

17. krista4

18. Mrs. Rannous

19. jwb

20. Dr. Octopus

21. John Madden's Lunchbox

22. Kumerica

23. Tremendous Upside

24. AcerFC

25. Usual21

 

[Tiananmen Tank]

11.15 Opening Scene, Who Framed Roger Rabbit -- Shooting a Movie Scene

Scene here

I might move this around, actually. I was originally considering it for scene that scared me as a child because the ending left me damn near traumatized, but I really don't think it was a 'children's' movie despite being rated PG and having a Disneyland attraction. I'll have to see how things play out.

Sorry I timed out, by the way. I didn't think my pick would be up so soon.

 

[krista4]

Whoa, I'm about to be up again? Didn't expect this.

I'm here, so no PMs please. Gotta do some thinking, though.

 

[krista4]

Think this is round 11...just to avoid confusion.

12.15 Opening Scene, Who Framed Roger Rabbit -- Shooting a Movie Scene

Scene here

I might move this around, actually. I was originally considering it for scene that scared me as a child because the ending left me damn near traumatized, but I really don't think it was a 'children's' movie despite being rated PG and having a Disneyland attraction. I'll have to see how things play out.

Sorry I timed out, by the way. I didn't think my pick would be up so soon.