[Evil Scotty]

How long do you want me to wait until i start this? Half way thru the Comedy, Drama, and Sci-Fi showdowns or wait until they finish?

[Courtney]

I'd say wait until we're done. Too much going on will get very confusing.

[Lucky]

I think depending on the schedules you can probably start up when they're into their last few rounds with only a few polls left. But its probably easiest to wait and see how the schedules of the 3 tournies work out. At least a week or so to see how it gets flowing and then solicit for noms.

[The Jewish Cunthead]

Plus I gotta really think about my list. This could be my hardest showdown yet. Die Hard, Empire, Raiders and the sequels, Tombstone, Cliffhanger, Predator, T2, Commando, First Blood, Kill Bill Vol 1, The Matrix, Hard Boiled, Top Gun, etc.

[docx]

Don't forget "Out of Africa", "Beaches", and "The English Patient".

[Evil Scotty]

I'll be taking noms in 2-3 weeks. sart getting your lists together.

[Evil Scotty]

I'm pushing the noms back for another 2 weeks.

[Batman]

Are you planning on 15 movies per ballot, like DevSop?

[DevSop]

I think Action's as big a genre as Drama and Comedy, so I'd assume its going to be a bigger showdown on their scale. Which we did 25 movies for. I may be wrong though.

[Lucky]

Yeah. Especially since I imagine the dorks will include any number of sci fi/fantasy films. 16 seems small for action.

[Evil Scotty]

32 or 64 bracket. What do you prefer?

[The Jewish Cunthead]

I say 64... this is gonna be a real badass showdown.

[The Canadian Content]

I have to agree. There's too much Arnold, Sly, and VanDamme goodness (and Seagal) to limit the field too much.

[Lucky]

I vote 32, personally. Comedy and Drama were both held to 32. That there are twice as many worthy actions flicks just doesn't strike me as right. Then again I think anyone who regards anything Van Damme or Seagal has been in as worthy viewing is questionable as worthly of life. So I'm biased.

[Courtney]

Yeah, I agree with 32. Just on the basis that D&C were limited to 32.

[Batman]

luckylopez said:

Then again I think anyone who regards anything Van Damme or Seagal has been in as worthy viewing is questionable as worthly of life. So I'm biased.

Come on, now. Generally speaking, I agree with you, but you've got to make an exception for Under Siege, man.

[Stu]

And Hard Target.

[Krydor]

Hard Target blew. It blew beyond measure, as it was a John Woo movie prior to Hollywood ripping his soul out. It blew because of Jean Clod.

No one surpasses John Wayne, anyway.

[Batman]

I thought Hard Target was all right. Although it really felt more like a Raimi movie than a Woo movie.

Universal Soldier was OK, too. But, I've got no quarrel with anyone who thinks that they are crap.

I'm not saying that it's impossible to make an argument one way or the other about several Van Damme or Seagal movies. I'm just saying that anybody who hates all Seagal should at least make an exception for Under Siege. Even if you can't stand Seagal for a second, you've got Tommy Lee Jones knife fighting in a tie-died shirt, Gary Busey in drag, and Erika Eleniak popping out of a cake nude. It just doesn't get better.

[Lucky]

Nope. No exceptions. Seagal is bad. Its black and white.

But I could probably go for naked Erika Eleniak. Fortunately that's what the internet is for.

If I was going to offer any exception it would be for that movie that had DMX in it. Only because it introduced me to both Anthony Anderson and Eva Mendes. But it blew. Hard. Eva Mendes was just insanely hot and Anderson amusing.

[Krydor]

Under Siege was penned by the same fellow who wrote Die Hard, and it was supposed to be (if I recall correctly) part of the Die Hard franchise.

Besides, Segal's best movie was "Hard To Kill". He's in a COMA for years and bounces back in one day. Awesome.

[Batman]

krydor said:

Under Siege was penned by the same fellow who wrote Die Hard, and it was supposed to be (if I recall correctly) part of the Die Hard franchise.

Also it was directed by the same guy who went on to direct The Fugitive.

It would have made a hell of a lot better Die Hard than III. But, per imdb, the guy who wrote Under Siege also wrote Pretty Woman. The guy who wrote Die Hard also wrote The Fugitive.

[salmonjunkie]

luckylopez said:

Then again I think anyone who regards anything Van Damme or Seagal has been in as worthy viewing is questionable as worthly of life. So I'm biased.

I can feel you on Seagal, an 99% of Van Damme, but come on... Bloodsport!

[DevSop]

I might have a new #1 movie after today. Still need to consider some movies, but Transformers is guaranteed to be one of my top 3.

[The Jewish Cunthead]

If anyone votes Transformers over Die Hard, you will forever give up the right to make fun of me for ANYTHING.