The 6th Hall Of Fame

[seanc]

Here are our nominations. Deadline to watch everything and get your list in is June 14th. Happy watching. :)

All Quiet On The Western Front
Nominated By: Friendly Mushroom
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/6c/All_Quiet_on_the_Western_Front_%281930_film%29_poster.jpg/220px-All_Quiet_on_the_Western_Front_%281930_film%29_poster.jpg
1930 (Lewis Milestone)

Foreign Correspondent
Nominated By: Rauldc
http://www.jasonbovberg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/foreign-correspondent-3.jpg
1940 (Alfred Hitchcock)

Late Spring
Nominated By: Sane
http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x369/seancriswell/late%20sping.jpg
1949 (Yasujiro Ozu)

Fail Safe
Nominated By: Neiba
http://threerowsback.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/fail-safe-2.png?w=300&h=168
1964 (Sidney Lumet)

Woman In The Dunes
Nominated By: Swan
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f145/ifiswan/woman-in-the-dunes-movie-poster-1964-1020462520_zpstdksafch.jpg
1964 (Hiroshi Teshigahara)

Pierrot le Fou
Nominated By: Frightened Inmate #2
http://www.filmcaptures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Pierrot_le_Fou_66.jpg
1965 (Jean-Luc Godard)

Das Boot
Nominated By: Jiraffejustin
http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x369/seancriswell/Das%20Boot.jpg
1981 (Wolfgang Petersen)

Raise The Red Lantern
Nominated By: Christine
http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x369/seancriswell/red%20lantern.jpg
1991 (Yimou Zhang)

This Boy's Life
Nominated By: Hello101
http://chrismoviestats.weebly.com/uploads/2/5/3/4/25347798/3074686.jpg
1993 (Michael Caton-Jones)

A Perfect World
Nominated By: Miss Vicky
http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walteregan/MoFoPics/aperfectworld.jpg
1993 (Clint Eastwood)

Sonatine
Nominated By: Gatsby
http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x369/seancriswell/sonatine.jpg
1993 (Takeshi Kitano)

The Sweet Hereafter
Nominated By: Godoggo
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1997 (Atom Egoyan)

Rushmore
Nominated By: Seanc
http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x369/seancriswell/5.jpg
1998 (Wes Anderson)

Blue Car
Nominated By: Quill
http://thisdistractedglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/Blue%20Car%20pic%202.jpg
2002 (Karen Moncrieff)

Ten
Nominated By: Sumatra Roy
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2002 (Abbas Kiarastomi)

Brokeback Mountain
Nominated By: Thursday Next
http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x369/seancriswell/Brokeback.jpg
2005 (Ang Lee)

Before The Devil Knows Your Dead
Nominated By: Cricket
http://cdn.moviestillsdb.com/sm/3d13607f0b527d94f8fb8ea10723bece/before-the-devil-knows-youre-dead.jpg
2007 (Sidney Lumet)

The Man From Earth
Nominated By: Gbgoodies
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tivay-D05BU/U_3F-5-SbAI/AAAAAAAAA4E/1qw0VpjxcXY/s1600/the-man-from-earth.jpg
2007 (Richard Schenkman)

K-On!
Nominated By: Guaporense
http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/k-on/images/d/db/K-ON_Movie_DVD_cover.png/revision/latest?cb=20130510163915
2011 (Naoko Yamada)

[rauldc14]

Not only am I in, I am VERY much looking forward to this! Gonna be a good one I bet.

[cricket]

I'm in, already have one picked out.

[jiraffejustin]

When does this start?

[seanc]

When does this start?

A week.

[MovieMeditation]

Oh, it's this soon! Damn, I better go find a nomination! :p

[Frightened Inmate No. 2]

i'm in

[jiraffejustin]

A week.

I'm interested in joining, but I'll wait to see how many horror hof noms I have left to see when it gets closer to start time.

[Miss Vicky]

What the heck, I'll do it again.

[Thursday Next]

I'm in.

[Godoggo]

Argg. I can't stop myself. I have to join. At least I can sit back on this and not worry about anything but watching the movies.

[hello101]

I'm in. :)

[Friendly Mushroom!]

Same

[Swan]

Okay, I'll join.

[Friendly Mushroom!]

Just for curiosity, can I please have a list of previous HoF nominations so I don't nominate one of those?

[Gatsby]

I'm in. Sent my nomination.

[seanc]

Just for curiosity, can I please have a list of previous HoF nominations so I don't nominate one of those?

I'm not going to rummage through all the threads but here is the winner thread where godoggo also lists all the nominees. Fifth is still going on but you can see all the noms in that thread.

http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1035193#post1035193

[Friendly Mushroom!]

Thanks Sean.

[Godoggo]

I was almost tempted to nominate the same movie I nominated in the first one, Farewell My Concubine, but I'm going to hold off for awhile longer. I love that movie, so much. I don't know why it's not more popular around here.

I'm really torn. Part of me wants to nominate this one movie that I think is tragically under seen and that I instantly fell in love with but another part of me wants to nominate a movie that really absolutely should be in the HoF and means a lot to me but I want to wait until the right time to nominate it. Hmmm

[seanc]

Thanks Sean.

Not a problem. Also know that a movie is not off limits just because it has been nominated. We have had a couple returning noms that I can think of so far.

[Miss Vicky]

I'm not at all sure what to nominate. Last time I joined so that I could make people watch a certain underseen movie and went in knowing exactly what I would nominate.

This time I'm going to have to ruminate on it a bit before I decide.

[hello101]

Do you reveal the noms next week Sean? Is it always like that?

[Godoggo]

Do you reveal the noms next week Sean? Is it always like that?

Yep. I'm pretty sure Jiraffe originally did it that way and I think it's a good idea to keep it like that. I feel like people might be influenced by what others are nominating even if they aren't consciously doing it. It also keeps people from jumping the gun and watching and posting about the nominations before the HoF even officially starts. That could be problematic for a couple of reasons. Plus it's like a big reveal this way. It's fun to have everyone wait then see what gets nominated all at once.

[Friendly Mushroom!]

I sent my nomination about 30 min ago.

[cricket]

Sent in my nom

[rauldc14]

I can't make up my mind on a nominee. I'll send it by Tuesday though.

[TokeZa]

I dont think i will join this time around. I have a lot of life stuff to attend to, but it was really fun to be a part of the 5th Hall of Fame! Hopefully i will have more time for the 7th Hall of Fame :)

[christine]

I was almost tempted to nominate the same movie I nominated in the first one, Farewell My Concubine, but I'm going to hold off for awhile longer. I love that movie, so much. I don't know why it's not more popular around here.

I'm really torn. Part of me wants to nominate this one movie that I think is tragically under seen and that I instantly fell in love with but another part of me wants to nominate a movie that really absolutely should be in the HoF and means a lot to me but I want to wait until the right time to nominate it. Hmmm

oh I absolutely love that film Go. Seen it so many times but I'd watch it again anytime :)

I've not totally finished the Noir HoF but think I'll have time to participate in this one too Sean so count me in :)

[Thursday Next]

I love Farewell My Concubine too.

Still undecided what to nominate so far.

[cricket]

I dont think i will join this time around. I have a lot of life stuff to attend to, but it was really fun to be a part of the 5th Hall of Fame! Hopefully i will have more time for the 7th Hall of Fame :)

That's too bad; I loved your nomination in the 5th.

[TokeZa]

That's too bad; I loved your nomination in the 5th.

Thanks a lot :)

[Sane]

I'm in again. Will send my nomination in a few days.

[Miss Vicky]

Nomination sent.

[jiraffejustin]

Okay, I'm in as well. I haven't decided what to nominate yet though. I can't decide if I should go with a whore nomination or with an under seen gem, or something in between.

[Citizen Rules]

In between whore nomination and under seen gem would be:
Showgirls

[Miss Vicky]

In between whore nomination and under seen gem would be:
Showgirls

I love that movie. It'd probably rank high on my ballot if somebody nominated it. :shrug:

[Citizen Rules]

I liked it too! I seen it at the theater when it came out. If memory serves me Roger Ebert gave it Thumbs Up. However Gene Siskel gave it Thumbs Down.

[Thursday Next]

OK, sent my nom in. Can't wait to find out what else we'll be watching.

[sumantra roy]

Can I join?

[seanc]

Can I join?

Certainly can. Just PM your nomination with an image and short write up of why your nominating it. Plan on watching 12-15 movies over the next 3 or 4 months. Nominations are due by Friday. Welcome aboard.

[sumantra roy]

la la la I am ready with my nomination...sending it right away :)

[MovieMeditation]

Finally settled on a nomination! This time I am not going to play it safe... at least I don't think I am ;)

If MovieGal is joining, she should be happy with this nomination! Anyways, I think I'll give it a rewatch tonight so I got the film fresh in my thoughts.

[christine]

I can't decide. This is the first time I've done one of these general HoF. Does it have to be something worthy or can you choose something more lightweight that people might enjoy but not count amongst the greatest films of all time. I'm a bit put off by the fame aspect!

[seanc]

Go big or go home is my vote Christine.;) I don't think there is an exact answer to that, everyone plays it different. I pick a favorite that I think has a good chance of being broadly enjoyed. A lot of people go obscure though.

[gbgoodies]

I can't decide. This is the first time I've done one of these general HoF. Does it have to be something worthy or can you choose something more lightweight that people might enjoy but not count amongst the greatest films of all time. I'm a bit put off by the fame aspect!


I've been trying to decide what movie to choose for this, and I still have no idea what to nominate. The only things I've decided is that:

1) I think it should be something that most people probably haven't seen yet, rather than something common that everyone already has an opinion about so they might not re-watch it.

And

2) I think it should be something thought-provoking so people can discuss it after watching it, rather than just giving an opinion, and quickly moving on to the next movie.

[christine]

Go big or go home is my vote Christine.;) I don't think there is an exact answer to that, everyone plays it different. I pick a favorite that I think has a good chance of being broadly enjoyed. A lot of people go obscure though.

ok I've not gone lightweight ;)

[neiba]

I will join this! :) I just need to figure out my nomination! It's not going to be easy!

[gbgoodies]

I submitted my nomination. Hopefully everyone will like it. :)

[seanc]

I haven't bumped this because it seems like everyone that wants to be in has seen it. You have till 6EST tomorrow to get in your nominations. I have 14 not including mine. I have already watched two, one of the benefits of being host. :D

[seanc]

Your nominations are up along with the dead line in the first post. We may have one more. Neiba sent a nomination but I had to ask him to send another because his nomination had just been nominated last round.

If you sent a write up, have no fear, I will put it in the first post of the individual threads I will be creating. Yoda gave us the okay for that. They will be in the ongoing tournaments section. The reason I decided to put your write ups there is because not everybody sent one, hope that is okay with everyone.

Hang tight for the threads. I have to go off line for a bit but will get them up tomorrow at the latest.

[wintertriangles]

I give Woman in the Dunes my blessing

[Miss Vicky]

I've seen three of the nominated films, including my own - All Quiet On The Western Front (but I'll need to rewatch it as it's been awhile), Brokeback Mountain, and A Perfect World.

[Friendly Mushroom!]

You can watch All Quiet here (http://www.tcm.com/watchtcm/movies/67079/All-Quiet-On-The-Western-Front/) up until the ninth. You'll have to do some signing up though.

[Friendly Mushroom!]

All Quiet (my nomination) is the only film I have seen.

Oh god, Rushmore? I have to watch another Wes Anderson film after hating Grand Budapest Hotel? Ugh....:sick:

Maybe I'll like, maybe I'll hate it even more than GBH. (That'll be hard as I gave it 0)

[bluedeed]

A good pull this time. I've seen a good number of these, my favorites being Late Spring (obviously one of the greatest movies ever made), Ten (one of Kiarostami's greatest and most poilitical films), Sonatine (a very strange and relaxed gangster movie), and A Perfect World (one of Eastwood's best)

I won't be joining you with this whole school + living in a different country thing taking up too much of my time, but I'll be around for discussions of the films I've seen

[Swan]

Whoa, I thought for sure you had seen Woman in the Dunes, bluedeed.

[bluedeed]

Whoa, I thought for sure you had seen Woman in the Dunes, bluedeed.

I have, but it's not among my favorites of the bunch ;)

[cricket]

I haven't seen many of these.

Das Boot, 3 times, last watch about 15 years ago.

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead, 3 times, last watch about a year ago.

Foreign Correspondent, once almost 20 years ago.

Woman in the Dunes, once in December.

A Perfect World, once about 20 years ago.

The Sweet Hereafter, once about 10 years ago.

[Sane]

I've seen 9 of those and like them all - but The Sweet Hereafter, Das Boot and Woman in the Dunes (along with my own nomination) are the ones I love.

Looking forward to seeing Ten the most of the others and it is a timely nomination because it will be 10th Kiarostami film :)

[Frightened Inmate No. 2]

I've seen Foreign Correspondent, Raise the Red Lantern, and Rushmore out of these. I watched Foreign Correspondent recently and enjoyed it, and the other two were both movies I was planning on rewatching because i don't think I got as much out of them as I could have the first time around.

I'm especially excited for Ten, because the four other Kiarostami films I've seen were masterpieces. Also am looking forward to Late Spring, A Perfect World, Sonatine, and The Sweet Hereafter.

[seanc]

Alright I have added all the threads. Yoda was nice enough to let us do that so lets make use of them. I hope it gets people to check in and read what others are saying more frequently.

Inmate joined us and I added his nomination to the first post. If Neiba sends a nomination tomorrow I will add it and extend the due date.

I know goodies provided a you tube link for her nomination. I have also found Ten, Woman In The Dunes, and Late Spring on you tube. If you have trouble finding anything else let me know. I won't be able to find it for you, but know how to find someone who will. :D

Off to bed. Later MoFo.

[cricket]

Blue Car, Sonatine, and Raise the Red Lantern are all on Netflix streaming.

I just watched Pierrot Le Fou in January so I'll probably wait a couple months to rewatch that and Woman in the Dunes.

[rauldc14]

Oh no. You mean I have to watch Brokeback?!?!?

[cricket]

I had originally planned to nominate Onibaba, but changed my mind after Gbgoodies and Raul watched it, and didn't care for it.

[Swan]

You should have done that cricket, it's high on my watchlist. Damn you! :D

[Swan]

Still, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead is a dope nomination. That's a really good movie.

[cricket]

Onibaba is on Hulu, Swan.

[rauldc14]

I had originally planned to nominate Onibaba, but changed my mind after Gbgoodies and Raul watched it, and didn't care for it.

I gave it 6/10. For Mark that is great!

[seanc]

Neiba sent his nomination. It is Fail Safe, a Lumet movie from 1964. Add it to your list. I extended the dead line. That is all, we are officially closed for business.

Citizen pointed out I should have said who nominated the films in the individual threads. I will take care of that soon. Should have done it in the first place.

[rauldc14]

I had about 8 films in contention and cut it down to a final 3. The Grapes of Wrath and Good Morning Vietnam rounded out my top 3 for my choices this time.

[seanc]

I didn't like Grapes Of Wrath that much. If it ever gets nominated I would definitely rewatch though.

[rauldc14]

I just rewatched it a couple days ago. Love it but feared it wouldn't do great.

[seanc]

Its been a couple years so I am reluctant to comment. One of those that just left my mind. Sometimes things just don't hit you right. If I basically completely forget it, it needs a rewatch though. I don't remember lines or scenes great, I usually remember story arcs though. That film has all but left me.

[Citizen Rules]

The Grapes of Wrath was one of the first old films that I seen. I loved it at the time. Now that I watch movies with a more critical eye, I'm not sure what I would think of it.

[Miss Vicky]

Neiba sent his nomination. It is Fail Safe, a Lumet movie from 1964. Add it to your list. I extended the dead line. That is all, we are officially closed for business.

My dad was just telling me about this movie the other day and insisting that I watch it.

Unfortunately the fact that my dad holds it in such high regard isn't a good sign. He and I agree on very little when it comes to movies. But we'll see how this goes.

[Citizen Rules]

This time dad's right:D It's an awesome film.

[cricket]

I had Fail Safe on my 1964 list, but it's been a few years so I'm looking forward to watching it again.

[Godoggo]

I've seen 9 of those and like them all - but The Sweet Hereafter, Das Boot and Woman in the Dunes (along with my own nomination) are the ones I love.

Looking forward to seeing Ten the most of the others and it is a timely nomination because it will be 10th Kiarostami film :)

I just read the first line and was pretty disappointed but the second line made it all better. :D

I'm really curious as to what people are going to have to say about The Sweet Hereafter. I think it's a phenomenal film both technically and emotionally.

[gbgoodies]

I had about 8 films in contention and cut it down to a final 3. The Grapes of Wrath and Good Morning Vietnam rounded out my top 3 for my choices this time.


I wish you had nominated Good Morning Vietnam. I've always wanted to watch it, but I've never gotten around to it. This HoF would have been a good excuse to see it.

[gbgoodies]

Neiba sent his nomination. It is Fail Safe, a Lumet movie from 1964. Add it to your list. I extended the dead line. That is all, we are officially closed for business.

Citizen pointed out I should have said who nominated the films in the individual threads. I will take care of that soon. Should have done it in the first place.


Fail Safe is a great movie. It's one of the few movies nominated that I've already seen, and there's a great chance that it will land high on my list.

[christine]

Raise the Red Lantern is youtube too, but only use it as a last resort as the quality isn't great and part of this film is it's use of colour

very much looking forward to this , there's a few I've not seen and a few it's been a while. Got to set out and find them now!

[christine]

Blue Car, Sonatine, and Raise the Red Lantern are all on Netflix streaming.

I just watched Pierrot Le Fou in January so I'll probably wait a couple months to rewatch that and Woman in the Dunes.

Netflix UK is rubbish. None of the 18 films are on there, or Amazon streaming.

[christine]

Ive found some of the older ones on youtube - All Quiet on the Western Front, Foreign Correspondance, Late Spring, Woman in the Dunes.

[sumantra roy]

everything's available in illegal ways :)

[neiba]

I too thought about nominating Grapes of Wrath! It made a big impression on me the first time I saw it some weeks ago!

And I'm happy Fail-Safe is receiving so much love! I feel it's a bit in the shadow of Dr. Strangelove because it's from the same year and has a similar theme, that's why I chose it!

I only watched Woman in the Dunes and The Man from Earth and they will both need a rewatch, for different reasons!
Das Boot has been on my watchlist for ages so this will be a chance to finally watch it! It looks a very solid list overall! :)

[rauldc14]

I've only seen 3 nominees, and one of them was yesterday (Sonatine). I have quite a ways to go and I would like to rewatch the other two I've seen.

[Thursday Next]

I've seen six of these already, so have quite a few to watch. I'd like to rewatch the ones I have seen as well.

Brokeback Mountain, Das Boot and Sonatine are all excellent films. All Quiet on the Western Front is interesting. I wasn't keen on The Sweet Hereafter or Rushmore, but I'm going to watch them again.

I'm looking forward to the others. Some of them I've been meaning to watch for a while, while some others I've never even heard of.

[Sane]

I just read the first line and was pretty disappointed but the second line made it all better. :D

I'm really curious as to what people are going to have to say about The Sweet Hereafter. I think it's a phenomenal film both technically and emotionally.

Egoyan is a favourite of mine. To me he is one of the great modern storytellers, slowly building his characters and a plot by gradually bringing in more information. Unlike a director like Nolan who just has characters tell you what's going on, Egoyan lets us discover things ourselves.

I've seen five of his films and liked them all but I feel like TSH is where everything really came together for him.

[Godoggo]

Exactly, Sane! I feel so much more from a film when the director allows us to do that. I felt like The Sweet Hereafter seeped into my pores. It wasn't a movie I could shake very easily. The character kept popping into my head long after.

I have a huge problem with directors (Nolan in particular) that need to lead you by the nose and make sure you get exactly what they are putting down. It's why I find his films hard to rewatch. You've gotten every thing you need to by the first viewing.

I've seen The Sweet Hereafter several times now and I still find a new way of looking at certain characters or discover a new way of looking at grief and it's effects.

[Guaporense]

I wanna nominate one too!

I has been a couple of months since I watched a live action film. Joining will push on me to watch more stuff.

[seanc]

I wanna nominate one too!

I has been a couple of months since I watched a live action film. Joining will push on me to watch more stuff.

If you can get a consensus, your in. What does everyone think? PM me if you would rather.

[cricket]

I'm fine with Guap in.

[jiraffejustin]

I don't mind Guap being in.

[Godoggo]

I don't mind. It's really early yet.

[gbgoodies]

It's okay with me too. :up:

[Sane]

I'm ok with Guap joining.

[Swan]

I'm actually against Guap joining.

Just kidding. Come on in Guapo!

[seanc]

Your in Guap. Send me your nomination.

[Miss Vicky]

Just going to put this here for my own reference:

Need to Watch or Rewatch


Watched:
-Foreign Correspondent (Nominated By: Rauldc)
1940 (Alfred Hitchcock) 120 min. Thread (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?t=38750) 3-
-The Man From Earth (Nominated By: Gbgoodies)
2007 (Richard Schenkman) 87 min. Thread (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?t=38763) 3
-Raise The Red Lantern (Nominated By: Christine)
1991 (Yimou Zhang) 125 min. Thread (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?t=38754) 4
-K-On! (Nominated By: Guaporense)
2011 (Naoko Yamada) 110 min. Thread (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?t=38838) 0.5
-Rushmore (Nominated By: Seanc)
1998 (Wes Anderson) 93 min. Thread (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?t=38798) 3
-Ten (Nominated By: Sumantra Roy)
2002 (Abbas Kiarastomi) 89 min. Thread (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?t=38760) 3-
-Woman In The Dunes (Nominated By: Swan)
1964 (Hiroshi Teshigahara) 123 min. Thread (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?t=38752) 4+
-Blue Car (Nominated By: Quill)
2002 (Karen Moncrieff) 96 min. Thread (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?t=38759) 3.5+
-Sonatine (Nominated By: Gatsby)
1993 (Takeshi Kitano) 94 min. Thread (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?t=38757) 3.5
-Brokeback Mountain (Nominated By: Thursday Next)
2005 (Ang Lee) 134 min. Thread (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?t=38761) 3.5
-This Boy's Life (Nominated By: Hello101)
1993 (Michael Caton-Jones) 115 min. Thread (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?t=38755) 4+
-Late Spring (Nominated By: Sane)
1949 (Yasujiro Ozu) 108 min. Thread (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?t=38751) 3+
-A Perfect World (Nominated By: Miss Vicky)
1993 (Clint Eastwood) 138 min. Thread (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?t=38756) 4.5+
-Pierrot le Fou (Nominated By: Frightened Inmate #2)
1965 (Jean-Luc Godard) 110 min. Thread (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?t=38764) 3
-All Quiet On The Western Front (Nominated By: Friendly Mushroom)
1930 (Lewis Milestone) 136 min. Thread (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?t=38749) 3.5-
-Das Boot (Nominated By: Jiraffejustin)
1981 (Wolfgang Petersen) 208 min. Thread (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?t=38753) 3.5
-Fail Safe (Nominated By: Neiba)
1964 (Sidney Lumet) 112 min. Thread (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?t=38797) 3.5
-The Sweet Hereafter (Nominated By: Godoggo)
1997 (Atom Egoyan) 112 min. Thread (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?t=38758) 3.5+
-Before The Devil Knows You're Dead (Nominated By: Cricket)
2007 (Sidney Lumet) 117 min. Thread (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?t=38762) 4+

[Guaporense]

Now I have some nice live action films to watch. It's been some time since I watched a good live action film, in fact, nearly a year.

I never watched this Brokeback mountain film, though I have watched all the Japanese films nominated more than once. I also nominated a hardcore otaku animated film. I was thinking of nominating Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha the Movie 2nd A's but I decided to be a little more conservative and nominate something more interesting since that movie is not really special in any way (well, it's moe action).

Edit: I sent a rather long text detailing why I nominated it because I do not regard it as a specially "well crafted" movie.

[TokeZa]

I have seen a fair amount of the nominations and my personal favorites would be Late Spring followed closely by Pierrot le Fou :)

Interesting to see Ten by Kiarostami in there!

[Godoggo]

Seanc, I have a question to ask. I want to respond to gbgoodies in The Sweet Hereafter thread but some of it I want to address is in her spoiler tags. So this is my question, since you seperated the threads should we worry with spoiler tags or should people expect spoilers to be discussed in the threads and not go into that thread until they have seen the movie?

Just curious. This may have been addessed but I'm not paying close attention to everything since I don't have to. :p :D

[Miss Vicky]

I would hope that people reading a thread dedicated to one particular film would expect to see some spoilers and that tags shouldn't be necessary. But we'll see what sean says.

I just want to know what the heck Guap nominated so I can find it and get it over with.

[gbgoodies]

As the person writing the post, I usually try to use spoiler tags whenever I realize that I'm giving away important plot points, but as a reader, I would expect to read spoilers in a thread dedicated to a specific movie.

[Godoggo]

I would hope that people reading a thread dedicated to one particular film would expect to see some spoilers and that tags shouldn't be necessary. But we'll see what sean says.

I just want to know what the heck Guap nominated so I can find it and get it over with.

I'm with you which is why I asked. They really interrupt my flow of thought and I find them clunky.

Seanc may want them used though, so I'll wait to see what he wants.

[Citizen Rules]

Some people who haven't seen the film will still read the individual Hof movie threads, I know I read them. So how about a comprise?

Ditch the spoiler tag, but if you're about to give away key elements of the movie just type Spoiler: then keep typing.

Anybody who keeps reading after seeing the word Spoiler can't complain if the plot is spoiled.

EDIT>>>>I meant compromise not comprise.

[gbgoodies]

Some people who haven't seen the film will still read the individual Hof movie threads, I know I read them. So how about a comprise?

Ditch the spoiler tag, but if you're about to give away key elements of the movie just type Spoiler: then keep typing.

Anybody who keeps reading after seeing the word Spoiler can't complain if the plot is spoiled.



This works for me too, but I rarely get upset when I accidentally read spoilers. With my lousy memory, I usually forget them by the time I see the movie anyway.

[seanc]

My original intention was to make those spoiler threads so people could speak freely after watching. I didn't want to make the thread a mile long, so I ditched it in the title. The whole idea of the separate threads is for people to go there after watching so unless an overwhelming majority want them, lets ditch the tags. I don't like them either.

[Citizen Rules]

With my lousy memory, I usually forget them by the time I see the movie anyway. Ha! you and me both....and we know why that is, don't we;)

I stopped watching trailers on DVDs because they're really bad at spoiling the movie.

[seanc]

Give me a minute and I will get Guap's nomination up.

[gbgoodies]

Ha! you and me both....and we know why that is, don't we;)

I stopped watching trailers on DVDs because they're really bad at spoiling the movie.


I thought it was because I'm getting old, but in reality, I've always had a lousy memory.

[gbgoodies]

My original intention was to make those spoiler threads so people could speak freely after watching. I didn't want to make the thread a mile long, so I ditched it in the title. The whole idea of the separate threads is for people to go there after watching so unless an overwhelming majority want them, lets ditch the tags. I don't like them either.


Do you want me to edit my previous posts in those threads to remove the spoiler tags?

[Citizen Rules]

Oh my....you forgot already why we both have bad memories.:eek::)

[Godoggo]

My original intention was to make those spoiler threads so people could speak freely after watching. I didn't want to make the thread a mile long, so I ditched it in the title. The whole idea of the separate threads is for people to go there after watching so unless an overwhelming majority want them, lets ditch the tags. I don't like them either.

Awesome! That's pretty much what I figured but I wanted to make sure.

I have a different thought process anyway. I know I have said this a few times before but for me someone expressing how they feel about a movie is much more of a spoiler than knowing someone dies at the end or that X and O are really the same person.

[seanc]

Do you want me to edit my previous posts in those threads to remove the spoiler tags?

I don't think that is necessary unless you really want to. We will just speak freely moving forward.

[gbgoodies]

Oh my....you forgot already why we both have bad memories.:eek::)


Apparently so. That's one of the drawbacks of having a bad memory. I can't remember why I have a bad memory. :shrug:

The car accident when I was in high school didn't help. :(

[seanc]

Guap's nomination is up. Deadline extended. We have a core of people who watch pretty quickly. So don't put off till tomorrow... If we all end up going faster we can close earlier. Guap, please show your serious about this HOF by getting in here and posting about some movies. Your fellow forum members went out on a limb for you.

[gbgoodies]

Awesome! That's pretty much what I figured but I wanted to make sure.

I have a different thought process anyway. I know I have said this a few times before but for me someone expressing how they feel about a movie is much more of a spoiler than knowing someone dies at the end or that X and O are really the same person.



I don't consider feelings to be spoilers because they're different for everyone. Feelings are subjective, but whether or not someone dies at the end or that X and O are really the same person are facts.

[Godoggo]

I don't consider feelings to be spoilers because they're different for everyone. Feelings are subjective, but whether or not someone dies at the end or that X and O are really the same person are facts.

But I don't really care about what happens in a story. I care about how the characters react to it and the themes the movie explores. Yeah the feelings are different for everyone, but 1. I don't like to go in with any preconceived notions & 2. It's hard for me not to constantly "look" for things that people have said about the movie (i.e someone's acting was wooden or the dialogue wasn't good) and compare them to what I think.

I find it easier to be completely immersed in a movie and forget it's a movie if I go in having no idea what to expect in terms of quality. Knowing the outline of a story doesn't bother me, just as if it were a movie based off a book and I had read the book first.

It's just the kind of viewer I am. I'm not a person that places a great deal of importance on plot.

[gbgoodies]

But I don't really care about what happens in a story. I care about how the characters react to it and the themes the movie explores. Yeah the feelings are different for everyone, but 1. I don't like to go in with any preconceived notions & 2. It's hard for me not to constantly "look" for things that people have said about the movie (i.e someone's acting was wooden or the dialogue wasn't good) and compare them to what I think.

I find it easier to be completely immersed in a movie and forget it's a movie if I go in having no idea what to expect in terms of quality. Knowing the outline of a story doesn't bother me, just as if it were a movie based off a book and I had read the book first.

It's just the kind of viewer I am. I'm not a person that places a great deal of importance on plot.


I like to hear what people thought about the movie before I see it because it gives me an idea if the movie is worth my time or not, but I prefer not to hear the major plot points if possible.

I rarely read the book before I see a movie, so that's never an issue for me.

[Miss Vicky]

Question for sean:

If a participant drops out, will his or her nomination be disqualified?

I know that was the rule for the Fifth HOF, but I didn't recall reading anything about it this time around.

[seanc]

Yes MV, we will stick with that rule. Godoggo put it in place after having a few drop outs a couple rounds back. I think it is a good one, maybe someone will think twice before just dropping now. I think the general consensus is that we all understand life getting in the way sometimes, but lately it feels like a lot of people have got real busy, real quick.

[seanc]

I think the individual threads are serving their purpose very well, what do you guys think?

[christine]

So much better Sean. much more coherent. I think it's leading to more conversation already.

[Godoggo]

I think the individual threads are serving their purpose very well, what do you guys think?

Yeah, it's way better than trying not to read posts about the movies I haven't seen and then having to go back through the thread.

I had rejected the idea because of the amount of threads it will generate, but if that's not a problem it makes everything much better.

For some reason it's made me want to watch the movies faster as well. I want to be able to go in all the threads. :D

I'm finishing my horror movies today then I'm going to try to watch one of this HoF movies every three days.

[Miss Vicky]

One week in and I've watched six of the films not counting those I've already seen.

I wonder if I'll be the first to vote again?

[Swan]

I've watched five, so I might be second. :D

[Miss Vicky]

I'll probably have three more watched this weekend. Maybe four. I plan to watch at least one this afternoon and then tomorrow I'll watch a couple more. I'm thinking I'll watch one of the foreign films today. Maybe Late Spring or Woman in the Dunes.

[rauldc14]

I've only seen three thus far, but I'll be trying to ramp it up from Sunday through Wednesday.

[seanc]

I'm at six. I won't be rewatching A Perfect World or Rushmore either. I have seen them both recently and a few times each already.

[cricket]

I've watched 3 but I'm taking my time. Goodies is flying through it.

[gbgoodies]

I've watched 3 but I'm taking my time. Goodies is flying through it.


I'm slowing down a little bit because I'm trying to complete a couple of challenges, and I'm re-watching some of the Noir HoF movies so I can finish that up and submit my list, but I'm just about done with those, so I should be back on track with this HoF by Monday.

[Swan]

More than halfway through now. Seen 10 of the films and have 9 left.

[rauldc14]

Damn Swan you are fast. I've only seen five, and two need rewatches. Woman in the Dunes is up tomorrow for me.

[Miss Vicky]

Damn. Guess I probably won't be first to vote. About halfway through Woman in the Dunes now, just taking a snack break. I'll probably watch another one today. Maybe Brokeback or This Boy's Life.

[Guaporense]

My ratings for the films I have already watched:

All Quiet On The Western Front - 5 +

Powerful and I love war films.

Late Spring - 5++

Perhaps the strongest of all the films nominated, IMO.

Woman In The Dunes - 4

Despite being in Tarkovsky's top 10 and in Kinema Junpo top 10 from the reader's poll, I didn't find it THAT impressive. Still very good film overall.

Pierrot le Fou - 3

It's ok. I think it tries to hard to appear like the creation of a leftwing intellectual .

Das Boot - 4_5+

Another war film, a really famous one though that I think most forum members have watched. My favorite part of the film is the one where they are inside the submarine. :D

A Perfect World - 4_5

Clint Eastwood makes powerful films and this is already one of my favorites of his. I already rate it above Flag's of our Fathers, that one about the closet gay FBI president and Letters of Iwo Jima (which I also loved).

Sonatine - 4

Favorite part of the movie is the soundtrack, by Hisaishi, same composer of Miyazaki's films soundtracks.

Rushmore - 4 +

Great comedy all around. Though the highschool kid looked older than I am.

Brokeback Mountain - 4

Gayer than gayest gay I ever meet.

The Man From Earth - 4+

Cool cerebral indie movie featuring the second movement of Beethoven's 7th Symphony in it's climax!

K-On! - 4 +

It's not the greatest movie ever, but I nominated it because I think it's an interesting film in many ways.

[Miss Vicky]

My ratings for the films I have already watched:

Brokeback Mountain - 4

Gayer than gayest gay I ever meet.

I take it you've not watched much queer cinema?

[Guaporense]

Nein.

But it is full of unintentional comedy.

[Captain Spaulding]

My ratings for the films I have already watched:

All Quiet On The Western Front - 5 +

Powerful and I love war films.

Late Spring - 5++

Perhaps the strongest of all the films nominated, IMO.

Woman In The Dunes - 4

Despite being in Tarkovsky's top 10 and in Kinema Junpo top 10 from the reader's poll, I didn't find it THAT impressive. Still very good film overall.

Pierrot le Fou - 3

It's ok. I think it tries to hard to appear like the creation of a leftwing intellectual .

Das Boot - 4_5+

Another war film, a really famous one though that I think most forum members have watched. My favorite part of the film is the one where they are inside the submarine. :D

A Perfect World - 4_5

Clint Eastwood makes powerful films and this is already one of my favorites of his. I already rate it above Flag's of our Fathers, that one about the closet gay FBI president and Letters of Iwo Jima (which I also loved).

Sonatine - 4

Favorite part of the movie is the soundtrack, by Hisaishi, same composer of Miyazaki's films soundtracks.

Rushmore - 4 +

Great comedy all around. Though the highschool kid looked older than I am.

Brokeback Mountain - 4

Gayer than gayest gay I ever meet.

The Man From Earth - 4+

Cool cerebral indie movie featuring the second movement of Beethoven's 7th Symphony in it's climax!

K-On! - 4 +

It's not the greatest movie ever, but I nominated it because I think it's an interesting film in many ways.

Why do I get the feeling that you haven't actually watched any of those movies outside of your own nomination?

[rauldc14]

I sniff a nom bomber.

[sumantra roy]

Watched 9 already...

Pierrot Le Fou (4.5 out of 5)
Raise the Red Lantern (4 out of 5)
A Perfect World (3.5 out of 5)
Ten (4 out of 5)
The Sweet Hereafter (2.5 out of 5)
Woman in the Dunes (4 out of 5)
Foreign Correspondent (2.5 out of 5)
Late Spring (4 out of 5)
All Quiet on the Western Front (3 out of 5)

[mark f]

So the English-language ones have the least to offer?

[hello101]

That seems to be the case but foreigners have no Jaws, am i rite?

[seanc]

We will see if K-On gets him to order those pink panties that Guap posted earlier, that apparently aren't for 12 year old girls.

[sumantra roy]

So the English-language ones have the least to offer?

So far it seems so...have a feel that Rushmore and This Boy's Life may change that...:)

[sumantra roy]

We will see if K-On gets him to order those pink panties that Guap posted earlier, that apparently aren't for 12 year old girls.

It might...who knows :)

[christine]

We don't have to put things in spoiler boxes in the separate threads do we? I noticed some people are but I've not done so far cos I thought they were for people who had seen the film?

[Miss Vicky]

We don't have to put things in spoiler boxes in the separate threads do we? I noticed some people are but I've not done so far cos I thought they were for people who had seen the film?

No. GBG asked about that earlier. Part of the reason for having separate threads is so that people who haven't seen the film can easily avoid reading spoilers.

[christine]

No. GBG asked about that earlier. Part of the reason for having separate threads is so that people who haven't seen the film can easily avoid reading spoilers.

Thanks, I thought that made sense!

[Friendly Mushroom!]

Tonight
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For Film Noir HoF

[Citizen Rules]

Tonight Aren't you in the wrong place? (just jokin' with ya):)

I'm watching the same movie tonight, believe it or not. I saved the best for last;)

[Miss Vicky]

He is in the wrong place, actually. That's a Noir HOF nomination not a 6th HOF one.

[Swan]

Wish I joined the Film Noir HoF. I could have done it, and I've seen barely any film noir.

[rauldc14]

I feel the same Swan. Just couldn't do horror noir and sixth at same time.

[rauldc14]

WATCHED
The Man From Earth
Sonatine
Das Boot
Late Spring
Ten
Blue Car

WATCHED, BUT WILL REWATCH
Foreign Correspondent
All Quiet on the Western Front

[Friendly Mushroom!]

Oops.

:flair:

:lol:

[Friendly Mushroom!]

All Quiet is still the only film I have seen.

Gotta hurry.

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:cool:

[Miss Vicky]

I'm hoping to get my watching done by next Tuesday.

If all goes as planned I'll watch All Quiet on the Western Front today, Das Boot tomorrow, Fail Safe and Before the Devil Knows You're Dead on Sunday, and then The Sweet Hereafter either Monday or Tuesday.

[gbgoodies]

I tried watching Das Boot last night, but I couldn't concentrate on it because of my computer problem, so I switched to a comedy.

Hopefully I'll be able to watch Das Boot tonight.

[seanc]

How are people watching Before The Devil Know Your Dead? Having issues getting a hold of that.

[Miss Vicky]

How are people watching Before The Devil Know Your Dead? Having issues getting a hold of that.

Oh, I actually hadn't even looked into it. I didn't figure that one would be difficult to obtain but it doesn't look like Netflix or Amazon have it to stream. I just checked my local library's website and I should be able to get it from them. Not sure how soon I'll be able to get it though so I might have to wait on that one.

[seanc]

Oh, I actually hadn't even looked into it. I didn't figure that one would be difficult to obtain but it doesn't look like Netflix or Amazon have it to stream. I just checked my local library's website and I should be able to get it from them. Not sure how soon I'll be able to get it though so I might have to wait on that one.

I know I was shocked that was the one I had a problem with. It was streaming on Netflix not that long ago too. I was surprised they don't have the DVD.

[rauldc14]

Woman in the Dunes will be next. But that won't be until Monday at the earliest.

[cricket]

How are people watching Before The Devil Know Your Dead? Having issues getting a hold of that.

I just kind of assumed it would be easy because I've seen it on cable a couple times. Netflix has the DVD if you have that option.

[gbgoodies]

I just kind of assumed it would be easy because I've seen it on cable a couple times. Netflix has the DVD if you have that option.


It's on StageVu.

[Frightened Inmate No. 2]

it's also on putlocker. and solarmovie. and the pirate bay. and karagarga.

[seanc]

I just kind of assumed it would be easy because I've seen it on cable a couple times. Netflix has the DVD if you have that option.

They don't, which seems weird. I may have to use nefarious means, all in the name of the HOF.

[cricket]

They don't, which seems weird. I may have to use nefarious means, all in the name of the HOF.

I would vote for that in a word tournament all day long.

[rauldc14]

Nine down with ten to go. I'll watch another tomorrow, but not sure which.

[Miss Vicky]

I've watched 18/19.

Still waiting on Before the Devil Knows You're Dead to become available at the library. Not sure what the hold up is.

[rauldc14]

Wow, you flew through them. Nice work.

[Miss Vicky]

Just checked the library site again and it's available now. I've got a short day at work tomorrow so I'll probably pick it up after work.

[rauldc14]

I'm watching Before the Devil knows you're Dead tomorrow too.

[gbgoodies]

I finished watching all the movies yesterday, but I want to read some of your thoughts about them, and maybe re-watch some of them before I submit my list.

Sometimes hearing other people's thoughts about a movie can shine a new light on the movie, and maybe even change my opinion of it.

[Miss Vicky]

I've been putting together my ballot as we go along. I've found that if I attempt to rewatch a film too soon after an initial viewing - especially if I disliked the film or was indifferent to it - my opinion of it will actually drop at least some, so I won't be rewatching any of these before the deadline. Once I've watched Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (probably tonight), I'll decide where to put it on the ballot, maybe make some minor tweaks and then submit my votes.

[Miss Vicky]

Ballot sent.

[Swan]

Good job Vicky!

[Thursday Next]

Wow that was fast!

[seanc]

MV has sent in her ballot. Unfortunately she has the movies in the wrong order. Better luck next time MV. :p

[Gatsby]

MV has sent in her ballot. Unfortunately she has the movies in the wrong order. Better luck next time MV. :p
Reminds me of the ol' saying, "Haste makes waste". ;):p

[Miss Vicky]

sean's just bitter because I don't like his nomination. :p
They're in the correct order.

[Swan]

Was K-On! #1? If not, it's in the wrong order!

[Miss Vicky]

Was K-On! #1?

Oh absolutely.

I made a mistake with that 0.5 rating. I have no idea how that zero and decimal point got there. It was supposed to be 5.

I just adore the masterpiece of cinema that is K-On!

[Godoggo]

That's gotta be a record. Maybe. I remember Guap sent one in super fast one time.

[seanc]

Before The Devil $3 at a used books store, score!

[cricket]

Before The Devil $3 at a used books store, score!

Were you looking for it there, or did you randomly come across it?

[seanc]

Were you looking for it there, or did you randomly come across it?

I went to movie hunt and it occurred to me to look for it. Glad I thought of it.

[rauldc14]

I bout a movie for the past two Hall of Fames. If I buy one this time it will probably be A Perfect World.

[seanc]

I had to buy The Swimmer for $10 on VUDU. Only other I have bought. I never blind buy movies.

[rauldc14]

Well I had to blind buy Sideways! And I blind bought The Sweet Smell of Success.

[seanc]

You knew you were safe with Sideways. That came Sean recommend.

[Miss Vicky]

Check out your libraries guys. Seriously. I borrowed Rushmore and Before the Devil Knows You're Dead from mine. $0 and three weeks to watch them before I had to return them. Score!

[seanc]

Check out your libraries guys. Seriously. I borrowed Rushmore and Before the Devil Knows You're Dead from mine. $0 and three weeks to watch them before I had to return them. Score!

Score indeed. My library doesn't have a very good selection. Small town living. :( I should get a card in Chattanooga though. Probably would be worth the 40 minute drive every so often.

[Swan]

Check out your libraries guys. Seriously. I borrowed Rushmore and Before the Devil Knows You're Dead from mine. $0 and three weeks to watch them before I had to return them. Score!

What are libraries?

[rauldc14]

I think they sell Libra zodiac signs, not sure though.

[Guaporense]

Finished it, great selection of movies overall. Two complains however:

1. Lack of science fiction films nominated.
2. Lack of animated films nominated (besides mine, this is valid for all HoF).

My favorite genre and my favorite medium are unrepresented in HoF. Same applies to comedies however, as comedies are rarely nominated for the HoF. With my preliminary ratings:

All Quiet On The Western Front 5 +
Foreign Correspondent 2
Late Spring 5 ++
Fail Safe 4_5
Woman In The Dunes 4 -
Pierrot le Fou 3 -
Das Boot 4 +
Raise The Red Lantern 3_5
This Boy's Life 4 -
A Perfect World 4 +
Sonatine 4
The Sweet Hereafter 3_5 -
Rushmore 4 +
Blue Car 2
Ten 1_5 + (some interesting elements but overall I found it unpleasant to watch)
Brokeback Mountain 4
Before The Devil Knows Your Dead [rating]4[/rating[
The Man From Earth 4_5
K-On! 5 +++

[Guaporense]

That's gotta be a record. Maybe. I remember Guap sent one in super fast one time.

No. I sent one in 4 days, the first one. I took the weekend to watch all the nominated films, non-stop. Then I sent it. :D

I love setting records. :D

[rauldc14]

Way to fly through them.

[Godoggo]

Finished it, great selection of movies overall. Two complains however:

1. Lack of science fiction films nominated.
2. Lack of animated films nominated (besides mine, this is valid for all HoF).

My favorite genre and my favorite medium are unrepresented in HoF. Same applies to comedies however, as comedies are rarely nominated for the HoF. With my preliminary ratings:

All Quiet On The Western Front 5 +
Foreign Correspondent 2
Late Spring 5 ++
Fail Safe 4_5
Woman In The Dunes 4 -
Pierrot le Fou 3 -
Das Boot 4 +
Raise The Red Lantern 3_5
This Boy's Life 4 -
A Perfect World 4 +
Sonatine 4
The Sweet Hereafter 3_5 -
Rushmore 4 +
Blue Car 2
Ten 1_5 + (some interesting elements but overall I found it unpleasant to watch)
Brokeback Mountain 4
Before The Devil Knows Your Dead [rating]4[/rating[
The Man From Earth 4_5
K-On! 5 +++


You do realize that there will always be a specialty HoF running now. Right now it's horror and noir. Some movies are just never going to win a standard HoF no matter what so the specIalty HoFs are there to represent those movies. I'm just hoping people keep that in mind when nominating movies.

Musicals have already proven they can't win a standard, science fiction might go over with the right crowd, but not many would be a winner, most animation isn't going to do well so these are why the specialty HoFs exist.

[rauldc14]

So how far are all y'all? 7 left for me, including two I dread.

[Swan]

I've got three left.

What are the two you dread, raul? I know you don't want to watch K-On, but what's the other one?

[rauldc14]

Brokeback

[Swan]

Racist.

[cricket]

I still have 10 left, 6 of which I've seen before. I can pick up the pace anytime I need to.

[Miss Vicky]

I still have... oh wait. :D

Which ones haven't you seen, Swan?

[Swan]

I still have... oh wait. :D

Which ones haven't you seen, Swan?

K-On!, All Quiet on the Western Front, and Fail Safe.

[Miss Vicky]

Two of those are pretty good. One... isn't.

[Thursday Next]

I have five more to go, plus 3 I want to rewatch.

raul, why are you dreading watching Brokeback Mountain??

[rauldc14]

The subject of the film doesn't interest me. Hence why I have never watched it. But we will see.

[rauldc14]

I'm having trouble finding some now. I've found 3 of the last 7, but I wanted to wait for those until the end.

[Guaporense]

You do realize that there will always be a specialty HoF running now. Right now it's horror and noir. Some movies are just never going to win a standard HoF no matter what so the specIalty HoFs are there to represent those movies. I'm just hoping people keep that in mind when nominating movies.

Musicals have already proven they can't win a standard, science fiction might go over with the right crowd, but not many would be a winner, most animation isn't going to do well so these are why the specialty HoFs exist.

Just like the Oscars. :D

People complain that the Oscars are biased towards "live action drama films in contemporary or historical settings", but the HoF here has precisely the same biases. Both reflect the attitude of American society.

[Thursday Next]

Which ones are you having trouble finding, raul?

[rauldc14]

BrokeBack, Fail Safe, and Pierrot le Fou.

[cricket]

Brokeback I watched on Pay-Per-View, and the other two I got the DVDs from Netflix.

[rauldc14]

My library sucks. I Searched for those films and of course they don't have it.

[Thursday Next]

I rented Fail Safe and Pierrot le Fou from amazon. Brokeback Mountain should be easily and cheaply available - ebay?

[Godoggo]

Brokeback Mountain is super easy to find.

[Friendly Mushroom!]

I seriously need to start watching these damn films!

[gbgoodies]

BrokeBack, Fail Safe, and Pierrot le Fou.


I don't know if you have a 'Big Lots' store near you, but I was in one of their stores today, and they have Brokeback Mountain on DVD for $3.

[Thursday Next]

Just for fun, the hall of fame movies as ranked by imdb ratings:

Das Boot 8.4
Woman in the Dunes 8.4
Late Spring 8.2
Raise the Red Lantern 8.2
All Quiet on the Western front 8.1
Fail-Safe 8.0
The Man From Earth 8.0
Brokeback Mountain 7.7
Pierrot Le Fou 7.7
Rushmore 7.7
The Sweet Hereafter 7.7
Foreign Correspondent 7.6
Sonatine 7.6
A Perfect World 7.5
Ten 7.5
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead 7.3
K-On! 7.3
This Boy's Life 7.3
Blue Car 6.7

[Gatsby]

K-On is 7.3?

The world is full of Guaps... it's a mad, mad, mad world. :p

[cricket]

I think the less mainstream a movie is, the more skewed the rating is. Some of those movies are only being watched by a particular audience.

[gbgoodies]

I think the less mainstream a movie is, the more skewed the rating is. Some of those movies are only being watched by a particular audience.


That's the problem with a lot of arthouse movies. It's hard to find an accurate rating because the only people rating them are the arthouse movie lovers. The mainstream people, (like me), don't watch them, (unless they're nominated in a HoF), so we don't rate them on IMDB.

[Miss Vicky]

K-On is 7.3?

The world is full of Guaps... it's a mad, mad, mad world. :p

I would assume that most of the people who've watched K-On! (and then rated it) are established fans of the television show, making that rating meaningless for our purposes.

[neiba]

Damn, I really need to start watching! I still have 13 to watch and 2 to rewatch!

[Swan]

IMDb ratings are a joke anyway.

[rauldc14]

IMDb ratings are a joke anyway.

I used to disagree, but over the past year I tend to agree.

[neiba]

When it's a mainstream movie, I tend to trust IMDb ratings... When it's not, I don't even look at it!

[cricket]

I've got 7 left-

Repeat viewings-
Woman in the Dunes
Pierrot Le Fou
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Das Boot

1st time viewings-
Late Spring
All Quiet on the Western Front
This Boy's Life

I'm planning on watching Late Spring next, this week.

Das Boot is long and I've seen it multiple times so I'm planning to watch that last, in case Jiraffe doesn't finish.

[rauldc14]

Life has gotten in my way. There are six films I need to see yet, but I won't get to one until next weekend at the earliest. I think I will go for Rushmore or get Broke back watched next.

[seanc]

I still have five and one rewatch. We have plenty of time red lantern is sitting here ready so I will get to that monday at the latest.

[Thursday Next]

I have only one more to watch - Blue Car. Plus a couple more rewatches.

[Thursday Next]

Can't get hold of Blue Car, it doesn't seem to have been released on region 2 dvd. I thought it was on youtube but can't find it now.

[christine]

Can't find it either Thurs. :(

[Miss Vicky]

Can't get hold of Blue Car, it doesn't seem to have been released on region 2 dvd. I thought it was on youtube but can't find it now.

I had some trouble finding it, too, and ended up "renting" it from iTunes.

[cricket]

I watched Blue Car on Netflix streaming, but I haven't seen Quill around anyway. 19 nominations-there's bound to be some dropouts.

[christine]

Not on UK Netflix, looked already :(

[rauldc14]

At this point I'd be surprised to see Quill finish 19 movies. I think you are safe.

[Guaporense]

I think the less mainstream a movie is, the more skewed the rating is. Some of those movies are only being watched by a particular audience.

Sometimes it's the inverse. Some great movies have poor ratings because they have been exposed to people who do not understand it. Some plain mediocre movies have high ratings because they adjust well with the current preferences of the masses (i.e. everything with Christopher Nolan's touch).

[Guaporense]

Just for fun, the hall of fame movies as ranked by imdb ratings:

Das Boot 8.4
Woman in the Dunes 8.4
Late Spring 8.2
Raise the Red Lantern 8.2
All Quiet on the Western front 8.1
Fail-Safe 8.0
The Man From Earth 8.0
Brokeback Mountain 7.7
Pierrot Le Fou 7.7
Rushmore 7.7
The Sweet Hereafter 7.7
Foreign Correspondent 7.6
Sonatine 7.6
A Perfect World 7.5
Ten 7.5
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead 7.3
K-On! 7.3
This Boy's Life 7.3
Blue Car 6.7

Here:
http://myanimelist.net/anime/9617/K-On!_Movie

it is rated 8.39 and it has 44976 ratings, the IMDB has only ca. 400 ratings. Usually anime more consistent with American aesthetic preferences tends to have a relatively higher IMDB rating relative to their MAL rating.

Cowboy Bebop, for instance, the single most popular anime in the west (among adults) is rated: 8.83 on MAL, compared to 9.0 on IMDB. MAL is a closer reflection of it's quality though anime titles that are not very accessible to teenagers/young adults like that Utena movie I nominated have relatively low ratings on MAL at 7.58, still closer to the IMDB rating of 7.2.

K-On is more aligned with Japanese tastes and less "accessible" to western audiences.

[Guaporense]

You do realize that there will always be a specialty HoF running now. Right now it's horror and noir. Some movies are just never going to win a standard HoF no matter what so the specIalty HoFs are there to represent those movies. I'm just hoping people keep that in mind when nominating movies.

Musicals have already proven they can't win a standard, science fiction might go over with the right crowd, but not many would be a winner, most animation isn't going to do well so these are why the specialty HoFs exist.

It's pretty obvious. I will not nominate anything exotic on future "normal" HoF because it's already plain obvious that genre movies and animation are out :(. In fact I should have noticed that a long time ago with Nausicaa and some very, well, ignorant comments on the movie, anyway, I am a bit of a stubborn person, who refuses to face reality repeatedly.

[Quill]

Sorry that I haven't been around lately. School has heated up for me, but since the deadline is June 14th I still am sure that I'll get around to finishing this up. But I mean to be safe, don't worry too much about getting to my submission to those of you that haven't.

[90sAce]

Never participated in one of these before, but just curious.

Is there some 'theme' that the movies selected have in common, or are they just completely random choices? Because I see a war film alongside an animated Japanese film, and comparing films from completely different genres ain't exactly easy

Sometimes it's the inverse. Some great movies have poor ratings because they have been exposed to people who do not understand it. Some plain mediocre movies have high ratings because they adjust well with the current preferences of the masses (i.e. everything with Christopher Nolan's touch).
I'd say though part of a film's quality is related to it making it comprehensible to the audience.

So if a film isn't 'understandable' just because it's foreign and Westerners aren't familiar with the culture, that's a slightly different ballpark than a film being just plain confusing.

[Miss Vicky]

It's a general HOF. Participants each chose a film of any genre, era, or medium that they felt were worthy of being inducted.

[90sAce]

It's a general HOF. Participants each chose a film of any genre, era, or medium that they felt were worthy of being inducted.
How do you vote on which is "better" if you're comparing comedy films with serious dramas?

[Miss Vicky]

I vote based on how much I enjoyed each one. Same way I vote in any of the MoFo lists and same way I formulated my top 100. It's not that hard.

[Guaporense]

K-On is 7.3?

The world is full of Guaps... it's a mad, mad, mad world. :p

My reputation in this forum reached such a low degree that even idiots which I haven't interacted with already throw away insults at me. :(

[Gatsby]

My reputation in this forum reached such a low degree that even idiots which I haven't interacted with already throw away insults at me. :(
Guap, no, I was never trying to insult you. I see you bumping old posts and quoting them, and then be offended by whatever words the post has. I think you're just overly-defending yourself. You're living in a world of your own where you believe everyone hates you for loving anime and being different from others. And the truth is, we don't. I was only joking with my post and a lot of members were probably doing the same. Sorry for my post which could surely be taken seriously now that I look at it but it would be awesome if you lightened up a bit. :yup:

Also, if I'm a idiot who hasn't interacted with you yet, will interacting make it a bit better? Then I'll only be an idiot, which I already am. :D

[Citizen Rules]

Never participated in one of these before, but just curious.

Is there some 'theme' that the movies selected have in common, or are they just completely random choices? Because I see a war film alongside an animated Japanese film, and comparing films from completely different genres ain't exactly easy... Ace, you might like to try a special Hof. Those have a more defined type of movies being watched. The next special Hof should either be the Creature Feature Hof or the Sci-Fi Hof, it's not clear yet which one will be next. I'll will be joining the Sci-Fi Hof. Do you like Sci-Fi?

[Guaporense]

When it's a mainstream movie, I tend to trust IMDb ratings... When it's not, I don't even look at it!

IMDB ratings provide generally good information about movies. For instance, among anime films the highest rated ones are indeed the best ones IMO. The highest rated American movies are indeed excellent in general as well.

But I agree that for relatively obscure movies (like the one I nominated for this HoF) the ratings don't provide good info. And that there are natural biases (mainstream Hollywood movies will have higher ratings than obscure non-English movies, which is expected because it's an english speaking site hence people there are mostly from the English speaking countries and prefer movies that reflect their own culture).