What's new
Fantasy Football - Footballguys Forums

This is a sample guest message. Register a free account today to become a member! Once signed in, you'll be able to participate on this site by adding your own topics and posts, as well as connect with other members through your own private inbox!

timdraft #4: Movie Category Draft (5 Viewers)

20.22 - Election - Classroom Scene

.Not sure how realistic the scene is, although I'm sure some teachers have gone to the extent of abusing their power to afflict students who annoy them, I'm sure for the majority of teachers it's nothing more than a fantasy. Anyway, Election is a great flick, and it has what's probably Matthew Broderick's second best film role after Ferris Bueller.

 
Last edited by a moderator:
As good a time as any for a Reese Witherspoon back-to-back pick...

20.23 - Reese Witherspoon as June Carter Cash in Walk The Line - best portrayal of a real/historical person

Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon performed all of the songs themselves, without being dubbed. They also learned to play their instruments (guitar and auto-harp, respectively) from scratch.

I really dig that movie. And Johnny Cash RULES!

 
Last edited by a moderator:
20.25 Alicia's Solution (A beautiful Mind) -- Classroom Scene

21.1 --Jack Lemmon in the Great Race --- Multi Performance

 
21.3 - Purple Rain - Rock & Roll Not my favorite movie but the album is awesome and this is really just one long music video.Oh, and Apollonia Kotero's boobies.

 
Last edited by a moderator:
21.04 - John Hurt portraying Joseph Merrick in The Elephant Man - Best Portrayal of a Real/Historical Person

Can't imagine how John Hurt managed to perform in that full body of makeup day after day, but he was spectacular. Also wanted to have David Lynch represented on my squad.

 
19.15 Twilight confronts Yogo, The Twilight Samurai -- Fight Scene

Scene here

The entire scene is worth watching, really. I linked to the beginning of the fight, though, which starts after Twilight and Yogo talk about their role as samurai and their place in the world. Twilight mentions that he was forced to sell his sword and came to the confrontation with a wooden one, which offends Yogo. This is the bit where the scene above starts at.

Twilight: I was desperate so I finally sold my sword. It was a fine sword I’d inherited from my father. But I figured, the age of the sword was over. I’m afraid this is just bamboo.

Zenemon: You’re going to kill me…with a bamboo sword?

Twilight: No! I learned short-sword from Toda-sensei! I meant to fight with that.

Zenemon: Short-sword? You mean to kill me with some kind of cheap trick? You’re not taking me seriously, are you?

Twilight: Wait!

Zenemon: I won’t have it!

The fight itself is wonderful. Minimal sword parrying, desperation, a strong emphasis on the environment around them dictating the form of battle, and real exhaustion.

 
Last edited by a moderator:
Need some opinions from the house -- my Shocking Scene pick is from a nine-year old movie, but the scene is a pretty significant twist in the plot. I'm not sure if the scene is universally known, or if posting it will spoil the movie for some people. I'll post the specifics of the scene in a spoiler box, and let the house indicate whether or not the description can be "unspoilered".

21.05: Million Dollar Baby (Shocking Scene)

Maggie Fitzgerald (Hillary Swank) is fighting for the WBA women's boxing welterweight title against Billie "The Blue Bear". At the end of a round in which Maggie has come to dominate the fight, Billie sucker-punches Maggie from behind. Maggie's trainer, Frankie Dunn (Clint Eastwood) had already placed Maggie's stool in the corner for between-rounds tending.

(scene runs from 4:50-5:11). Maggie is paralyzed on the spot, and is rendered a quadriplegic.
Director Clint Eastwood subverts decades of sports-movie convention with this scene, yanking the movie into an entirely different direction and resolution than what the audience was expecting. There could have been the Triumphant Ending, in which Maggie wins the title and all loose ends are wrapped up in the victory. It could have been the Dignified Loss Ending, in which the Blue Bear wins over a Maggie that left it all in the ring, with sundry built-in life lessons for the audience.

And then, there's the resolution that screenwriter Paul Haggis and Eastwood actually served up.

...

 
Last edited by a moderator:
This is where we are at with skips. Not sure if we ever turned the clock off or not.

10. Karma Police asked for a 10 minute clock which expired

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

 
Last edited by a moderator:
timschochet said:
I will judge parent. Sorry but I want the parent to be a "good" parent. The reason is because that's what was implied at the start of the draft, and if we allow bad parents now it's unfair to those who have already drafted.
Click to expand...
Guess I will be moving Sarah Connor out of here then.

If you want Ward Cleaver types then Sarah is not your man

 
John Maddens Lunchbox said:
timschochet said:
I will judge parent. Sorry but I want the parent to be a "good" parent. The reason is because that's what was implied at the start of the draft, and if we allow bad parents now it's unfair to those who have already drafted.
Click to expand...
Guess I will be moving Sarah Connor out of here then.

If you want Ward Cleaver types then Sarah is not your man
Click to expand...
I still think Sarah Connor was a good parent. Just had...extraordinary circumstances.

 
No one said for sure so I'll make the call. Clock officially off. KP asked for a reduced clock so he will get skipped.

Timmy is up with no clock. If he picks, Tish is up. Business as usual after that.

:gavel:

 
Doug B said:
Need some opinions from the house -- my Shocking Scene pick is from a nine-year old movie, but the scene is a pretty significant twist in the plot. I'm not sure if the scene is universally known, or if posting it will spoil the movie for some people. I'll post the specifics of the scene in a spoiler box, and let the house indicate whether or not the description can be "unspoilered".

21.05: Million Dollar Baby (Shocking Scene)

Maggie Fitzgerald (Hillary Swank) is fighting for the WBA women's boxing welterweight title against Billie "The Blue Bear". At the end of a round in which Maggie has come to dominate the fight, Billie sucker-punches Maggie from behind. Maggie's trainer, Frankie Dunn (Clint Eastwood) had already placed Maggie's stool in the corner for between-rounds tending.

Click to expand...
Director Clint Eastwood subverts decades of sports-movie convention with this scene, yanking the movie into an entirely different direction and resolution than what the audience was expecting. There could have been the Triumphant Ending, in which Maggie wins the title and all loose ends are wrapped up in the victory. It could have been the Dignified Loss Ending, in which the Blue Bear wins over a Maggie that left it all in the ring, with sundry built-in life lessons for the audience.

And then, there's the resolution that screenwriter Paul Haggis and Eastwood actually served up.

...

Doug, what was your round 20 pick?

 
John Maddens Lunchbox said:
timschochet said:
I will judge parent. Sorry but I want the parent to be a "good" parent. The reason is because that's what was implied at the start of the draft, and if we allow bad parents now it's unfair to those who have already drafted.
Click to expand...
Guess I will be moving Sarah Connor out of here then.

If you want Ward Cleaver types then Sarah is not your man
Click to expand...
I disagree. I regard Sarah as a strong parent. It's up to you, though.

 
Doug B said:
Need some opinions from the house -- my Shocking Scene pick is from a nine-year old movie, but the scene is a pretty significant twist in the plot. I'm not sure if the scene is universally known, or if posting it will spoil the movie for some people. I'll post the specifics of the scene in a spoiler box, and let the house indicate whether or not the description can be "unspoilered".

21.05: Million Dollar Baby (Shocking Scene)

Maggie Fitzgerald (Hillary Swank) is fighting for the WBA women's boxing welterweight title against Billie "The Blue Bear". At the end of a round in which Maggie has come to dominate the fight, Billie sucker-punches Maggie from behind. Maggie's trainer, Frankie Dunn (Clint Eastwood) had already placed Maggie's stool in the corner for between-rounds tending.

Click to expand...
Director Clint Eastwood subverts decades of sports-movie convention with this scene, yanking the movie into an entirely different direction and resolution than what the audience was expecting. There could have been the Triumphant Ending, in which Maggie wins the title and all loose ends are wrapped up in the victory. It could have been the Dignified Loss Ending, in which the Blue Bear wins over a Maggie that left it all in the ring, with sundry built-in life lessons for the audience.

And then, there's the resolution that screenwriter Paul Haggis and Eastwood actually served up.

...

Interesting.... looking forward to judging these.

 
jwb said:
Need some opinions from the house -- my Shocking Scene pick is from a nine-year old movie, but the scene is a pretty significant twist in the plot. I'm not sure if the scene is universally known, or if posting it will spoil the movie for some people. I'll post the specifics of the scene in a spoiler box, and let the house indicate whether or not the description can be "unspoilered".

21.05: Million Dollar Baby (Shocking Scene)

Maggie Fitzgerald (Hillary Swank) is fighting for the WBA women's boxing welterweight title against Billie "The Blue Bear". At the end of a round in which Maggie has come to dominate the fight, Billie sucker-punches Maggie from behind. Maggie's trainer, Frankie Dunn (Clint Eastwood) had already placed Maggie's stool in the corner for between-rounds tending.

Click to expand...
Interesting.... looking forward to judging these.

I asked earlier and was met with dead silence--have you posted criteria? I don't seem them in tim's page one posts.

 
krista4 said:
Tremendous Upside said:
19.23 High Fidelity - Rock n Roll Movie

writeup later
Click to expand...
Ha, nearly took this with my earlier pick in order to get the monologue (about the breakups) and block someone from having it as their R&R movie! Nice one!
Click to expand...
I couldn't decide how this would rate as a Rock n Roll movie - at the beginning of the draft I had it as a possibility for the romantic gesture category - Rob finally makes a tape for Laura of things she likes to listen to.

 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

timschochet
The Great 2020 All Time Movie Draft- The judging is heavily biased against me. It’s a hoax! Fake news.
212 213 214
Replies
11K
Views
308K
Don Quixote
Don Quixote
timschochet
The Great 2020 All Time Television Draft: The Simpsons is judged the greatest show of all time
112 113 114
Replies
6K
Views
178K
The Man With No Name
The Man With No Name
Northern Voice
5-10-15-20 "Music of Our Lives" Draft - Round 14
29 30 31
Replies
2K
Views
58K
Charlie Steiner
Charlie Steiner

Users who are viewing this thread

Total: 5 (members: 0, guests: 5)
Back
Top