[Lucky]

As much as ALL the actress nominations scare me in this thread Fish seemingly having so few worthy candidates that he must have gone with joke picks really scares me.

[Demko]

Apr 7, 2009 13:34:59 GMT -5 Lucky said:

Have you seen the actresses people have been nominating? These noms are just making my brain melt. At least your Godfather noms were bouts of insanity I expected, like Dev not nominating a single thing made before rabbxt was born. But Salma Hayek has been nominated as one of the five finest actress performances more or less of all time for a 2 minute dance in a B horror film. And amazingly, that's the 2nd movie she was nominated for.

And you wonder why people think you don't have a sense of humor. :-P

[Lucky]

Oh, I GET that the actress noms are mostly jokes. At least I hope they are because obviously Salma Hayek in Dusk til Dawn makes no earthly sense. I guess my point is it strikes me as kind of sad that so many people seem really incapable of thinking of 5-10 genuinely good female performances from a selection of 400+ films. Because the men seem legit.

[The Canadian Content]

I based the vast majority of my noms on "Enjoyed Most" rather than "Best" -- which is why some of mine might seem like jokes.

[Lucky]

Yeah, and I'm not picking at that. I mean, there's no way I think Airplane belongs on a list of 5 Oscar picks. But I get it. Its the 5 movies you enjoy the most. If you like gross out comedy and don't like dramas or tour de force performances or whatever? Hey, it is what it is. And obviously this group has always leaned towards actions and sophomoric comedy so many of these picks are really no surprise even if they're conventionally horrible for "Oscar" picks.

The Actress thing just stands out to me because at least 3 people seem to have really struggled to come up with the worthy players while the men seem legit. But maybe I misjudged yours. Jessica Rabbit kind of put it over the top for me.

My apologies if I'm being a critical ass. I just meant it as a joking response to what I saw as joking responses. I didn't mean to truly call anyone's tastes into question. Mostly we've had those debates before and everyone has their tastes.

[creepy]

BEST PICTURE EVAR
Die Hard
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Pulp Fiction
American History X
The Big Lebowski


BEST ACTOR
Ed Norton - American History X
Jeff Bridges - The Big Lebowski
Gregory Peck - To Kill A Mockingbird
James Stewart - It's a Wonderful Life
Matt Damon - Good Will Hunting

BEST ACTRESS
Jodie Foster - Silence of the Lambs
Joey Lauren Adams - Chasing Amy


BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Val Kilmer - Tombstone
Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight
Jason Lee - Chasing Amy
Gary Sinise - Forrest Gump
Denzel Washington – Glory


BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS





BEST DIRECTOR Looks good, Solly
Mel Gibson - Braveheart
Steven Spielberg – Saving Private Ryan
Quentin Tarantino – Pulp Fiction
Martin Scorsese – Raging Bull
Martin Scorsese - Goodfellas


BEST ANIMATED FILM (you can still nominate animated films for Best Picture)
Incredibles
Toy Story
Ratatouille
Beauty and the Beast
Finding Nemo


BEST SCORE
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Star Wars
Rocky
Forrest Gump
Braveheart

WORST FILM DRAFTED

Anchorman
Fargo
The Fifth Element
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Team America: World Police



BEST NON-ROCKY FILM FEATURING ARNOLD or STALLONE
Tango and Cash
Running Man
True Lies
T2
Copland



BEST FIGHT SCENE How did the Piper/David scene from They Live not get nominated?

Battle of Stirling - Braveheart
Balboa vs. Creed - Rocky
The Bride vs. The Crazy 88s – Kill Bill Vol. 1
Pirates of the Caribbean - Sword Fight Scene
LaRusso vs. Lawrence – The Karate Kid


FUNNIEST FILM
Airplane!
The Big Lebowski
Clerks
Office Space
Schindler's List


MOVIE CHARACTER YOU WISH YOU WERE
Will Hunting - Good Will Hunting
Indiana Jones – Raiders of the Lost Ark
The Dude - The Big Lebowski
Dr. Emmet Brown - Back To The Future (I want to time travel)
Jules Winnfield – Pulp Fiction



BEST MOVIE YOU KIND OF LIKE BUT NOT ENOUGH TO NOMINATE IT FOR ANYTHING EXCEPT THIS CATEGORY

Seven
Rounders
The Untouchables
A Few Good Men
Fight Club

[Deleted]

Apr 8, 2009 3:16:57 GMT -5 creepy said:

FUNNIEST FILM
Airplane!
The Big Lebowski
Clerks
Office Space
Schindler's List

HAH! That just made me spit out my Mountain Dew!!!

And on the female actors topic (this will probably be a very disjointed comment). I think the hard part for me is that when I Think of memorable acting performances, it's of people portraying characters, not necessarily people (if that makes any sense).

For instance, take Johnny Depp in Pirates, Ledger in Dark Knight, or Kilmer in Tombstone. All three were very over-the-top characters in those movies. (I would have nominated Pitt in 12 Monkeys if it wasn't my own drafted movie.) Sure Doc Holliday was based on a real person, but it was the over-the-topness of the character that made him memorable to me.

Women in movies are often given the "straight" roles moreso, if that makes any sense. They more often stick to the dramatic stuff in an effort to gain the respect of the artsy fartsy crowd. For me, that's a reason none of the "characters" really stood out too much in my mind from the movies drafted.

[The Jewish Cunthead]

Apr 8, 2009 3:16:57 GMT -5 creepy said:

BEST FIGHT SCENE How did the Piper/David scene from They Live not get nominated?

It was on my short list but then again, my short list had about 20 noms. It was tough narrowing most of these down to 5.

[ALL CAPS]

BEST PICTURE EVAR
Fellowship of the Ring
2001: A Space Odyssey
Shawshank Redemption
Braveheart
Star Wars

BEST ACTOR
Al Pacino - Godfather 2
Christian Bale - American Psycho
Dustin Hoffman - Rain Man
Jonny Depp - Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Peter Sellers - Dr. Strangelove

BEST ACTRESS
Kate Winslet - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Linda Blair - The Exorcist
Frances McDormand - Fargo
Jody Foster - Silence of the Lambs
Sigourney Weaver - Alien

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Brad Pitt - Snatch
Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight
Vincent D'Onofrio - Full Metal Jacket
Kevin Spacey - The Usual Suspects
Alan Rickman - Die Hard

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Julianne Moore - Big Lebowski
Margaret Hamilton - Wizard of Oz
Louise Fletcher - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Gwenyth Paltrow - The Royal Tenenbaums
Helena Bonham Carter - Fight Club

BEST DIRECTOR
Peter Jackson - Fellowship of the Ring
Stanley Kubrick - 2001: A Space Odyssey
Ridley Scott - Bladerunner
Christopher Nolan - The Dark Knight
David Fincher - Se7en

BEST ANIMATED FILM (you can still nominate animated films for Best Picture)
The Lion King
Ratatouille
Finding Nemo
The Iron Giant
Akira

BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS
Spider Man 2
Jurassic Park
Starship Troopers
Return of the King
The Matrix

BEST SCORE
Dark City
Star Wars
Fellowship of the Ring
Jurassic Park
The Matrix

WORST FILM DRAFTED
Spider Man -3
D.E.B.S.
Stick It!
D.O.A. Dead or Alive
Airborne

BEST NON-ROCKY FILM FEATURING ARNOLD or STALLONE
Total Recall
Running Man
Conan the Barbarian
Terminator
First Blood

BEST FIGHT SCENE
Ripley vs. Queen Alien - Aliens
Man in Black vs. Inigo Montoya - Princess Bride
Jack vs. Himself - Fight Club
The Bride vs. Crazy 88s - Kill Bill Vol 1
Neo vs. Morpheus - The Matrix

FUNNIEST FILM
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Anchorman
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Spaceballs
40-Year-Old Virgin

MOVIE CHARACTER YOU WISH YOU WERE
Indiana Jones - Raiders of the Lost Ark
Ellie Arroway - Contact
David Dunn - Unbreakable
Brian Fantana - Anchorman
Jack Burton - Big Trouble in Little China

BEST MOVIE YOU KIND OF LIKE BUT NOT ENOUGH TO NOMINATE IT FOR ANYTHING EXCEPT THIS CATEGORY
Memento
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
V for Vendetta
Iron Man
The Goonies

[Mikey]

Apr 8, 2009 10:02:58 GMT -5 ALL CAPS said:

Alan Rickman - Die Hard

He JUST missed my cut on Supporting Actor - and yeah, he got bumped for Busey. I love me some Mr. Joshua.

[The Jewish Cunthead]

Rickman is a GREAT choice. Just missed my cut too.

[Sportsguy]

Best Picture

Goodfellas
Pulp Fiction
Rocky
Chasing Amy
Sleepers

Best Actor
Gregory Peck-To Kill A Mockingbird
Matt Damon-Rounders
Edward Norton-American History X
Jaime Foxx-Ray
Jeff Bridges-The Big Lebowski

Best Actress
Uma Thurman-Kill Bill Volume 1
Ellen Page-Hard Candy
Kristen Bell-Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Kirsten Dunst-The Virgin Suicides
Reese Witherspoon-Walk the Line

Best Supporting Actor
Robert DeNiro-Sleepers
Joe Pesci-Goodfellas
Samuel L Jackson-Pulp Fiction
Neil Patrick Harris-Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle
Alan Rickman-Die Hard

Best Supporting Actress
Pam Grier-Jackie Brown
Marissa Tomei-The Wrestler
Famke Janssen-Rounders
Susan Surandon-Bull Durham
Minnie Driver-Good Will Hunting

Best Director
Martin Scorcesse-Goodfellas
Quentin Tarantino-Pulp Fiction
Kevin Smith-Chasing Amy
Ron Shelton-Bull Durham
Brian Singer-Usual Suspects

Best Animated Film
South Park:Bigger Longer and Uncut
The Incredibles
Cars
Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
Aladdin

Best Special Effects
The Dark Knight
Kill Bill Volume 1
Wanted
Empire Strikes Back
Saving Private Ryan

Best Score
Rocky
The Sting
A Few Good Men
Sleepers
To Kill a Mockingbird

Worst Movie Drafted
The Matrix
LOTR:The Two Towers
LOTR:Fellowship of the Ring
LOTR:Return of the King
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Best Non Rocky Film with Stallone or Arnold
Predator
Running Man
Copland
First Blood
Total Recall

Best Fight Scene
Wesley VS Inigo Montoya-The Princess Bride
Rocky Balboa VS Apollo Creed-Rocky
LoneStar VS Dark Helmet-Spaceballs
The Final Fight-Enter the Dragon
Luke Skywalker VS Darth Vader-Empire Strikes Back

Funniest Film
Spaceballs
Caddyshack
Clerks
Chasing Amy
Big Lebowski

Movie Character You Wish You Were
Mike McDermott-Rounders
Lt Daniel Caffee-A Few Good Men
Johnathan "Mox" Moxson-Varsity Blues
Atticus Finch-To Kill a Mockinbird
Daniel Ocean-Ocean's 11

Movie You Sort of Like But Not Enough to Nominate for anything
Highlander
Beverly Hills Cop
Happy Gilmore
Mallrats
Sin City

[Deleted]

Nice to see I'm not the only one who hated the LOTR movies...

[ALL CAPS]

Yeah, there are other stupid dummies out there.

MTA: Doodie-head.

[Mikey]

Apr 9, 2009 7:05:09 GMT -5 @gatorbait said:

Nice to see I'm not the only one who hated the LOTR movies...

This.

[DevSop]

Sportsguy, you're aces in my book. 4 of your 5 best actresses came from my movies.

And were all 3 lotr even drafted?

[ALL CAPS]

Yes.

[Sportsguy]

Huh, didn't even think about that Sop. Just thought they were the best performances.

[BTR]

Hey Yo:

I still need noms from the following. I'd like to get everybody because it gives me more votes to cull from and the people who did nominate end up getting screwed because they have fewer chances to be nominated. So get 'em in!

Courtney
The Dead
gohabsgo
Jobber
stubrock
Byrne
Ziggy
Eric
Lucky
Sal

[Byrntrigan]

BEST PICTURE EVAR
Fight Club
Reservoir Dogs
Airplane
Star Trek 2: Wrath of Khan
Apocalypse Now


BEST ACTOR
Ed Norton - American History X
Jeff Bridges - The Big Lebowski
Dev Patel - Slumdog Millionaire
Russel Sewel - Dark City
Christian Bale - American Psycho


BEST ACTRESS
Joey Lauren Adams - Chasing Amy
Uma Thurman - Kill Bill, Volume 1
Uma Thurman - Kill Bill, Volume 2
Sigorney Weaver - Alien


BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Val Kilmer - Tombstone
Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight
Jason Lee - Chasing Amy
Steve Buscemi - Reservoir Dogs
Tim Roth - Reservoir Dogs


BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS





BEST DIRECTOR
Mel Gibson - Braveheart
Steven Spielberg – Saving Private Ryan
Quentin Tarantino – Pulp Fiction
Quentin Tarantino - Reservoir Dogs
Evil Dead - Sam Raimi


BEST ANIMATED FILM (you can still nominate animated films for Best Picture)
Incredibles
Toy Story
Ratatouille
Beauty and the Beast
Finding Nemo


BEST SCORE
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Star Wars
Rocky
A Nightmare Before Christmas

WORST FILM DRAFTED

DEBS
Stick It
Zoolander
Match Point
DOA




BEST NON-ROCKY FILM FEATURING ARNOLD or STALLONE
Tango and Cash
True Lies
T2
Copland



BEST FIGHT SCENE

Battle of Stirling - Braveheart
The Bride vs. The Crazy 88s – Kill Bill Vol. 1
LaRusso vs. Lawrence – The Karate Kid
Piper vs. Keith David - They Live
The Bride vs. Pai Mei - Kill Bill, Vol. 2


FUNNIEST FILM
Airplane!
The Big Lebowski
Clerks
Office Space



MOVIE CHARACTER YOU WISH YOU WERE
Indiana Jones – Raiders of the Lost Ark
The Dude - The Big Lebowski
Peter Gibbons - Office Space
Tyler Durden - Fight Club
Wesley Gibson - wanted



BEST MOVIE YOU KIND OF LIKE BUT NOT ENOUGH TO NOMINATE IT FOR ANYTHING EXCEPT THIS CATEGORY

The Wrestler
Beyond the Mat

[DevSop]

And have you even seen DEBS, DOA or Stick It? Seriously?

I love all these people nominating them for worst movie and I doubt most of you have even seen them.

[The Canadian Content]

I saw some of DOA. I turned it off not too far in.

[creepy]

WORST FILM DRAFTED

Anchorman
Fargo
The Fifth Element
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Team America: World Police

I've seen all 5 of these movies.



This was when I realized that Will Ferrell wasn't funny. At least as funny as everyone thinks. Ben and Owen and Luke and Carrell oh my!

Fargo bored me to death. And then I had to listen to everyone do their stupid Minnesooohhhhhhta impersonation.

I'm not into SciFi and Chris Tucker might be the most annoying motherfucker on the face of the earth.

I hate Ferris Bueller. Broderick's smug face and the dumb shit they do. Everything works out! The principle keeps getting shit on! It's funny! Beatles! This kid's a genius! Fucktards.

Marionettes are not funny. It tried to hard. It was horrible.

[BTR]

Hey, remember this?

Apr 11, 2009 18:20:10 GMT -5 BTR said:

Hey Yo:

I still need noms from the following. I'd like to get everybody because it gives me more votes to cull from and the people who did nominate end up getting screwed because they have fewer chances to be nominated. So get 'em in!

Courtney
The Dead
gohabsgo
Jobber
stubrock
Ziggy
Eric
Lucky
Sal

I'm PMing all of you, but if please try to get things in ASAP!!! These will definitely go up on Thursday. WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO movies!

[Habs]

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