Draft Two (The Movie One) Discussion.

[Nick Nunziata]

Here we go.

[flyers130]

Crap.

I type some long reply only to find out the thread was closed by typing it.

Here are some highlights of my brilliant reply:

- Not gonna be here tomorrow.
- None of you bastards better pick THE FLINSTONES IN VIVA ROCK VEGAS, or I'll beat your ass.
- Django Does Dallas.

Later...

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[Nick Nunziata]

Imperator, you may go at 11 if you're able. Dave, 12.

Folks, email me your picks if you can't make it. Make sure the subject lien is DRAFT so I can discern it from the wheat and chaff.

[Poxy Von Sinister]

Doesn't it kinda make twisted sense for someone named A-Pathetic not have gone yet?

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Poxy Von Sinister
"That's the biggest hyperbole in the whole wide world!"

[grim_fist]

I'm #22 in the order. I'll check the draft again at 8:00 a.m. (Eastern) tomorrow. If I'm not up I'll email you (Nick) my first pick and a couple of alternatives.

[Poxy Von Sinister]

Okay this is a little ridiculous. 12 hours later and only THREE picks?? Where'd everybody go?

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Poxy Von Sinister
"That's the biggest hyperbole in the whole wide world!"

[Dave Davis]

I hate to be curmudgeonly, but for the first round, shouldn't we be sticking a little more strictly to the order? otherwise what's the point? the first round is when the most wanted movies get snatched up (such as Raiders of the Lost Ark, a first choice which was taken by someone AFTER me on the list). use the "lightning" method in other rounds, but let's allow people a little time to get their first pick in.

[Nick Nunziata]

Well, I thought people would come out of the gate chomping. Anyway, I've stressed over this thing TOO much over the past few days. Draft and let's move forward.

[Nick Nunziata]

So, you're just going to not draft?

[Poxy Von Sinister]

Yeah really, it wasn't like you didn't have 7 hours to get a pick in. Nick, I say after the first round we drop anyone who didn't pick in the first round. That would speed things up tremendously.

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Poxy Von Sinister
"That's the biggest hyperbole in the whole wide world!"

[Dave Davis]

um, can i have a few minutes to go over my list? Christ

this "work" thing does have a tendency to interfere with life

[This message has been edited by Dave Davis (edited 02-16-2001).]

[Nick Nunziata]

Understood, just want to keep things moving and avert a crisis on infinite earths liek last time. Sorry, Dave. For what it's worth, Blo offered to rescind his pick of Raiders for ya if it'd help.

[Dave Davis]

nah, that isn't necessary, i'm good. i guess i'm just still sore over losing Milano and Forlani in the chick draft...

[Poxy Von Sinister]

Hey Dave, the second part of my post wasn't specifically directed at you, I wasn't trying to get you booted or anything. Just a lot of folks seem to not be paying attention. And sorry if I sounded snippy, it's early.

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Poxy Von Sinister
"That's the biggest hyperbole in the whole wide world!"

[A-Pathetic]

Curses, miss one day of logging on and look what happens. Of course, I still had my top pick available so I can't complain too much.

You build a thousand bridges. But do they call you Omar the bridge builder? No. You kiss one little ass!

[Nick Nunziata]

Goodfellas... the first real wound of many I will sustain in this draft.

[Poxy Von Sinister]

ARGH! Maybe I was fooling myself but I was hoping GoodFellas would make it to Round 2. That movie always makes me hungry. Hmm, maybe NOT a good choice for a desert island then!

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Poxy Von Sinister
"That's the biggest hyperbole in the whole wide world!"

[Carl Cunningham]

Nick, 5 of my top 10 favorite films of all time were taken before I even got to draft in the NINTH spot! (Actually 10th but Knox has yet to go). Thought I had it made. I feel your pain.

Blofeld, you pummeled me with RAIDERS. I hate you forever.

[This message has been edited by Carl Cunningham (edited 02-16-2001).]

[Blofeld]

Just wait, Carl.

Your draft order will be sunk. You'll be taking Thomas the Tank Engine by round 3, I guarantee it!

[Hellblazer]

I met this girl at a bar last night, and she =wanted= to take Thomas the Tank Engine, but apparently her boyfriend didn't think it was such a good idea.

Hellblazer

[BigRoundSailor]

Damn you Django! I figured TPM would be the one Star Wars flick no one would choose first round. By the time the draft gets to me, I'm going to have the fucking Ewok movies left for Star Wars choices. This draft is punishing in just the first 10 picks.

[Carl Cunningham]

Screw you guys! It's my brithing day and still you are evil curmudgeons. TELETUBBIES: THE MOVIE here I come!

[trippingbillie41]

Sailor, I've been assured that Django will suck cocks in hell for taking TPM so quickly.

[Poxy Von Sinister]

I'm kinda surprised to see NBK go so high. And what's the over/under on where Return of the Jedi gets picked now?

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Poxy Von Sinister
"That's the biggest hyperbole in the whole wide world!"

[The_Equivocator]

I bet it'll be gone within the next 10 picks.

[Carl Cunningham]

I don't know, but I hope BRS gets a crack at it. No way it will last 'til Round 2 and there's no one else I;d rather have the last SW available flick http://www.chud.com/board/ubbhtml/smile.gif

[Neil Bung]

I'm betting it won't make it past 20, but I may be underestimating the negative impact of the ewoks.

[Poxy Von Sinister]

Yeah, I'm betting on anti-Ewok bias myself, although look how much good the anti-Jar Jar bias did. Although the space battle and the Luke/Vader/Emperor scenes are some of the strongest in the whole saga.

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Poxy Von Sinister
"That's the biggest hyperbole in the whole wide world!"

[trippingbillie41]

I'd be willing to bet ROTJ goes within the next three picks.

[Carl Cunningham]

If Jar Jar can get picked at 11... the Ewoks can go at any time http://www.chud.com/board/ubbhtml/wink.gif

[A-Pathetic]

Argh! AoD goes down. The only film that I even thought of taking before Goodfellas. And only because I knew you coldhearted bastards wouldn't allow it to last until the 2nd round.

[trippingbillie41]

Jack went, flint is across the pond, can I go?

[Smilin' Jack Ruby]

I just can't live without "Army of Darkness" - the only reason I bought a damn DVD player last year.

[trippingbillie41]

THe only movie in the Evil Dead series I have seen is AoD, which I thought was great. I imagine I should see the other two someday.

[Carl Cunningham]

trippingbillie, I'd say it's cool for you to go now..

[trippingbillie41]

And I have taken what is rightfully mine. Seriously, I have been associated with Star Wars literally since birth.

And, Ewoks be damned, the force of bikini Leia and the Death Star battles make it a cool movie.

[Carl Cunningham]

I weep for myself and BRS

[The_Equivocator]

And there goes the eighth movie I have to cross off of my list.

Time to start thinking...

[trippingbillie41]

I knew that any list I might create for this draft would get obliterated by the end of the second round, if not the first round. Other than the two or three movies I REALLY want, I'm flying by the seat of my pants.

[Django]

Star Wars Episode One is a lot of things to me and as such it was the only choice I had to make.

I chose it for all the friends long gone that with we promised to see it together.

I chose it for my friend Rob who my friendship with survived 10 years and with whom I saw it opening night.

I chose it for my mother and for how she reacted that night when she saw how close the mother and son relationship in it was to our own.

I chose it for my father to honor him for the way it is one of few understanding we have with each other.

I chose it because it marks a time in my life where the biggest events thus far hail from.

I chose it because I am Anakin Skywalker.

I chose it because it saved my worthless life.

I chose it because.

[devilf]

How inspiring.

[Steve Murphy]

Well, you couldn't have given any better reasons than those, except of course chosing it for Angus Scrimm's sake.

[Micah Robinson]

Damn...actually, that was the most heartfelt thing I have ever seen Django write.

Thanks, Django. It was truly touching.

[devilf]

Well, now my little bit of sarcasm sounds all the more heartless and hateful.

Thanks guys.

[trippingbillie41]

wow, that was nice, Django. I would have felt bad if I would have been before you, becuase I would have taken TPM since ANH was already claimed.

And now my round 2 choice has been taken. Keyser Soze, I hardly knew ye. I had a feeling it wouldn't make it to round 2.

[Django]

Only now at the end do you understand...

[TheOutlawTorn]

"I hope to see my friend Andy, I hope the pacific ocean is a blue as it is in my dreams......I hope."

[Micah Robinson]

Outlaw


...STOP giving people ideas! http://www.chud.com/board/ubbhtml/wink.gif

[Neil Bung]

I'm just wondering at what point Django turned to the dark side...

[Django]

What part of this is unclear to you?

It was the movie event of our lifetime and at once made me a kid again for the last time as it forced me to grow up for the first.

Jar Jar doesn't concern me.
Darth Maul doesn't thrill me.
The effects do not wow me.

The story and what is to come moves me.

For it is me.

[Neil Bung]

Didn't mean to criticize the choice, Django. Just wondered what could have happened to that sweet boy Anakin to turn him into that sadistic brute, Djan... ummm... Vader.

[Django]

Blonds

[Neil Bung]

Yeah...

That would probably do it.

[Forklift81]

I prefer the bald ones.

Oh wait, two different kinds of hair.

[Wheel99]

Hey Nick. When and how do we determine the winner of the Babe Island draft?

[Innocent X]

I won.

You didn't get the e-mail?

[Nick Nunziata]

innocent, email your damn address. I left a voice mail at your job this morning.

[Nick Nunziata]

Well, I'm a bit surprised nobody's picked __________________ or __________________ yet. I personally have _______________ next on my list but fear that it'll get taken by _________________.

[Django]

So far these are pretty predictable and rather sad in a lot of ways.

Grim Fist is in the lead for picking Explorers, which not only is a very good movie and one of Dante's best, but is also a film no one saw coming.

[Poxy Von Sinister]

Believe me Django, I've got some weird stuff coming down the pike. I just had to get one Star Wars movie, and for me, Empire is the essence of the series.

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Poxy Von Sinister
"That's the biggest hyperbole in the whole wide world!"

[The Duke]

Abobo dropped out of the draft. I'll wait for DJ Dylan to post his pick before I go.

[Forklift81]

If it is a film no one saw coming, wouldnt it be better to get it in a later round?

Round two is going to be a tough pick for me, I hope someone gets one of the two movies I want so I dont have to decide myself.

[Blofeld]

The Beach? What a surprise!

[Poxy Von Sinister]

Awww, Duke, you break my heart.... But with 44 people in each round, I should have known Die Hard would be gone.

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Poxy Von Sinister
"That's the biggest hyperbole in the whole wide world!"

[A-Pathetic]

I agree, the first round should fall fairly predictably. You must grab the jewels that you know will get grabbed by somebody else. The later rounds are for the films you hope you cherish that few others do. Although in a movie forum, I think those hopes will get dashed pretty quickly.

[Django]

Believe me, next round I'll kick it up a notch.

So much so you will think I've gone crazy as a loon. But say nay thee, for it is not the case.

For at the end of this, you will finally understand...

[This message has been edited by Django (edited 02-18-2001).]

[Smilin' Jack Ruby]

Phantom Menace blows

[trippingbillie41]

Phantom Menace did not blow, but anyway...

I was surprised to see Explorers go in the first round. I had planned on trying to get it. Is there some sentimental reason for the pick? I have a sentimental flick in mind, but I'm virtually certain that no one will choose it, so I'm saving it for a really late round.

[Micah Robinson]

I learned last time that saving is a MISTAKE.

It cost me a really important lady that I was SURE no one else would take.

I'll have her this time, and heaven help anyone who tries to stop me.

[The Duke]

Mikah, forget about Mary-Kate Olsen. You can still have Ashley.

[trippingbillie41]

Which lovely lady was that, mikah?

No, I'm 99.9999999% sure that no one will even think about this flick. Of course, it's always the .0000001 that gets you.

[The Duke]

How do you attach a picture to one of your posts?

[The_Equivocator]

write:

(img)http://www.site.goes.here.com(/img)

The one thing you have to change is make the ( ) into [ ]

[This message has been edited by The_Equivocator (edited 02-18-2001).]

[Smilin' Jack Ruby]

You conside "Ilsa, She-Wolf of the SS" a sentimental pic? Betcha it's gone by round 7.

[Django]

Jack, for the sake of peace among brothers I will refrain for responding to your TPM charge as I will also refrain from using your criteria to list all the reasons why AOD isn't much better.

After all, if you can't think of anything better to come here with than a tired chain of thought in an attempt to make things "interesting," I pity you. Much in the same way I pity anyone who still can't understand why there are people who enjoy and dare I say it love the movie. Especially after what's been written here.

You simply must do better next time...

[Django]

And I'd like to thank Raoul Duke and Hellblazer for the double whammy Michael Biehn strike.

You have made my draft choices much easier.

[Poxy Von Sinister]

FIRKDINGNAB! I was hoping Night of the Living Dead would go before Dawn! You've crushed a young boy's dreams, U2.

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Poxy Von Sinister
"That's the biggest hyperbole in the whole wide world!"

[Blofeld]

Davis, you'd better go right on time. If not, I promise I'll take your absolute-must-have right out from under you!

[U2Shark]

"Perfect, baby...Perfect" I've still got some tricks up my sleeve for round 2. I am surprised at some of thr choices so far, not as uniform as I thought it would be!

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U2Shark - "Keep Drinking the Dungeon Wine..."

[trippingbillie41]

And my round 2 options is finally taken. Thanks, flint, you ass. Although I was wondering why it hadn't been taken yet, I was hoping for it to last to me.

Makes the decision a lot easier, though.

[Innocent X]

Dave went at three, Blofeld up and I know this next group of pickers is always lurking around the boards:

8. Steve Murphy
9. Mickey Knox
10. Carl Cunningham
11. Flint
12. Django
13. Smilin' Jack Ruby
14. TrippingBillie.

Let's go, I'm trying to make sure I get to go today so I can snag The Joe Torre Story: Curveballs Along the Way.

[Blofeld]

I had a tough time with my round 2. I sat there, fingers in home position, for the longest time. Would I type X or Y? X or Y? What finally made up my mind? Knowing it'd destroy CARL!

[flint]

Yeah, sorry for the late start boys, annual student reunion thing in Plymouth, meaning I haven't been concious for the past five days.

And I was suprised it was still there, but my top ten list was totally decimated in the first round apart from Matrix and Life of Brian.

[Poxy Von Sinister]

Ah Django, you magnificent son of a bitch!!!

Nice choice.

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Poxy Von Sinister
"That's the biggest hyperbole in the whole wide world!"

[Django]

From here on out gang you're gonna have to be pretty damn knowledgeable in all things film to guess my choices.

I'm not pickin' my top 10. I'm pickin' the movies that influenced me as a child, whether they're considered classics or not.

Let the fun begin...

[The Duke]

Well, if that's the case, then Debbie Does Dallas is my next pick.

[A-Pathetic]

Can't believe Rushmore went as a first rounder. I held out hope it would last through the 2nd round and fall to me in the 3rd, but I thought that was slim hopes indeed. But going in the first round had never even occurred to me. Especially when the first round ended and it was still on the board, before Ray in all his tardiness snatched it away. Bah.

[Forklift81]

Im drafting the first ten movies I could think of. You would have to be legally retarded to guess MY picks.

[Smilin' Jack Ruby]

I read that I had until 9:00 - am I out because you meant 9:00 eastern? It's 6:39 here and I was on holiday yesterday.

Rules? If I miss my turn, it's no big deal, but I wanted to nab "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan"

[Nick Nunziata]

Normally I don't like to question other folks' choice in films, but what's happening Grim?

Explorers and Split Second?

[Poxy Von Sinister]

I'm surprised by some of the films we haven't seen. I'm not gonna say what just so I don't give anyone any ideas, but there's a couple of major franchises I haven't seen hide nor hair of.

I'm just happy I got Brazil -- I thought with this crowd it wouldn't last!

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Poxy Von Sinister
"That's the biggest hyperbole in the whole wide world!"

[Innocent X]

I wasn't shocked by the fact that Brazil was available as Round Two/Pick 2.

What I was shocked at was the caliber of films that were available at my spot in Rd.2.

There's lots of goodies out there still. Untouched. Basically because people are making some really fun choices, fun meaning cool or just odd.

As much as I loved the ladies draft, this draft is setting itself up to be much more exciting.

[Hellblazer]

Am I the only one who's noticed that the Harem Draft isn't actually over?

[Innocent X]

Oh yeah? Who still has to go?

[raoul duke]

I was hoping Magnolia and Rushmore wouldn't get picked before i got a chance to them.

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and a voice was screaming: Holy Jesus! What are these damn animals

[grim_fist]

Alright, if I must explain myself: *clears throat* *cracks knuckles* *screams WHORE*

Contrary to what most people think so far, I actually did put some work into my list. My first five or six picks were going to be my favorite sci-fi/action/fantasy movies from different periods in my life.

I picked EXPLORERS (1985) first because it is the first movie that I can remember watching as a kid (I was five or six at the time). I also picked it because I can remember being blown away by the whole movie. It captured my imagination and it began my love for sci-fi movies.

Let's see, I picked SPLIT SECOND (1992)(which stars Rutger Hauer and Kim Cattrall) because I can remember watching it in the theater and thinking "This is just too FUCKING cool!" Ya'know? It was just one of those movies that did it for me.

Well, my picks might seem strange, but at least I've got them in on time http://www.chud.com/board/ubbhtml/smile.gif

[This message has been edited by grim_fist (edited 02-20-2001).]

[Hellblazer]

Willko still needs to go, unless he dropped out unbeknownst to me, and Mickey Knox needs to repick as both his ninth and tenth round picks had already been selected.

Hellblazer

[trippingbillie41]

willko hasn't gone in the babe draft for many rounds. I think he disappeared.

Django, you magnificent bastard. Yet another of my childhood favorites torn from me. An excellent choice, sir.

[Innocent X]

Well let's keep 17. WILLKO in mind due to that fact. As well as these people:

9. MICKEY KNOX (in Europe)
36. WIDGETT (didn't pick in RD 1.)
40. FALLEN ANGEL (also didn't pick in RD.1)

Speed up the draft where applicable.

[Django]

Well thank you Trip. And if it any consolation, that bastard X just nabbed my third round pick with Raimi's Darkman.

X, YOU BASTARD!

And once again, Grim Fist is in the lead with two classics from beyond the norm. Both excellent choices. Especially Kimmy's shower scene which has been a Django favorite for the past 10 years or so.

OK, with two rounds almost over and the last of my beloved mainstream favorites taken I do believe this means war.

Hold onto your butts...

[Django]

Oh yes, and Grim...

SLUT!!!

[trippingbillie41]

Was Split Second the one with Brian Benben and Rutger Hauer chasing that nasty alien around town? I don't really remember the premise, but I do remember I enjoyed the movie.

[Innocent X]

Cool, the envy of Django. I like it.

Row on over to my island and you can watch. And bring Starfighter. I always dug that flick and I always liked that cute Catherine Mary Stewart chick. Best Kayla Brady Days of our Lives ever had.

[Django]

Guess we're even then...

[Innocent X]

There's always trading time.

You should've been in the chick draft, then I might've be able to do a package deal: Darkman and JLH.

[Django]

Yes but then my beloved Emilie de Ravin might use her alien powers and fry my ass...

[Innocent X]

Or she'd do that hallucination thing and instead of pushing up on JLH, you'd be rubbing yourself raw on a coconut tree.

[trippingbillie41]

And now HAM will join the legion of marked souls who shall feel my hellfire. Thanks for taking my Round 3 pick, ass.

[Django]

The question wasn't if HAM was gonna pick They Live.

The question was when was HAM gonna pick They Live...

[Nick Nunziata]

Closing this thread down for size.