The 9th Mofo Movie Hall of Fame [Archive]

rauldc14

01-19-16, 01:32 PM

Well, it's that time again where we will lay the groundworks for another fantastic Hall of Fame. The rules will remain the same as what they have, any film under 220 minutes can be considered as a nominee. Choose an all time great or an under the radar one, your choice.

Please only join if you only have intentions of watching every movie. And please be considerate and choose a film that is highly accessible as it just makes it easier for everyone involved to finish.

I'll give everyone up to January 31st to let me know if they are in. I'm hoping for another great one this time around!

Participants
Cricket
Gatsby
Rauldc14
Citizen Rules
Silent Vamp
AlexWilder
Pussy Galore
Seanc
Neiba
Swan
Nope
Thursday Next
Jiraffe
Guaporense
MovieMeditation

The Rules of the Game (1939)-Nominated by Gatsby

The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)-Nominated by SeanC
http://i.imgur.com/auHP8Xl.jpg

Part of my quest to get all MoFos to watch this film. I loved it, it became an instant favorite. This will give me a chance to see how some of you feel about it and also to get back to it sooner rather than later.

Brief Encounter (Lean, 1945)- Nominated by ThursdayNext
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037558/

I have chosen this to nominate because I think the number of British films a lot of participating mofos have seen is fairly low. If you watch this, you can tick one more of your bfi list! Based on a play by Noel Coward called Still Life, Brief Encounter is a classic story of an unconsummated love affair, all repressed emotion and conflict between duty and desire. Beautifully filmed in black and white by David Lean (best known for Lawrence of Arabia) and with a very memorable score (Rachmaninoff's piano concerto no. 2), this is one of my all time favourite films.

Leave Her to Heaven (1945)- Nominated by Citizen Rules

I watched Leave Her To Heaven (1945) over 10 years ago and the film has stayed with me ever since. There's something ethereal about Gene Tierney in this movie. She has a haunting, other worldliness about her. Her uniqueness works well with this psychological thriller. The film looks great too with amazing cinematography and art direction, and was Academy nominated for both. Gene Tierney was nominated for Best Actress. With all the glorious Technicolor and sunny outdoor on-location scenes, this is still at heart a Film Noir.

The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)-Nominated by SilentVamp
http://i.imgur.com/iahZPhZ.jpg

Simply put, this is the story of 3 different men, from different backgrounds, who adjust to life back home after WWII. Out of all the movies of the 1940's (I mean, out of ALL of them), this is, for me, the absolute best there is. WIth solid stories, and superb acting, this film is one that is definitely worthy of being called a "classic". And, as a bonus, we get a little bit of Hoagy Carmichael in it, which is always good. :)

Death Race 2000 (Bartel, 1975)-Nominated by Jiraffe

Mikey and Nicky (1975, May)- Nominated by Cricket

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/43/Mikey-et-nicky-affiche.jpg

If you like movies that feature great acting and dialogue, then this is the movie for you.

The Piano (Jane Campion, 1993)- Nominated by Swan

This is one of my favorite movies. I grew up with two older sisters so films revolving around female characters have always captivated me. What I especially love about this is even though it has great artistry, is amazingly well-crafted, has such good cinematography and framing and performances and you name it, it's above all that just an incredible drama with fantastic characters. The cast, featuring a young Anna Paquin, is incredible and the score is easily top five scores of all-time for me - I don't know how many times I've listened to it outside of the film. Surely too many to count on my fingers. Anyway, I hope you guys like this film.

Dead Man Walking (1995)- Nominated by PussyGalore

No Man's Land (2001)- Nominated by AlexWilder
imdb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0283509/?ref_=rvi_tt

the winner of the 2001 oscar for Best Foreign Language Film
a great anti war movie that might be the least known oscar winner in the last 15 years but also one of the best
i'm not a huge fan of "pure" war movies , but i love movies with stories that happen in a war environment , i think that this movie is sowhere in between
anyway, its a great movie with a simple yet great scenario

Adaptation (2002)- Nominated by Nope
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/5e/Adaptation._film.jpg/220px-Adaptation._film.jpg

Das Leben der Anderen (The Lives of Others) (2006)- Nominated by Neiba

The Descendants (Payne, 2011)- Nominated by Rauldc14
http://i.imgur.com/gEedhAu.jpg
A movie with a little bit of everything, strengthened by 2 powerful acting performances by George Clooney and Shailene Woodley. The film is a beauty to look at and will make you laugh, cry, and appreciate your life a little more.

Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)-Nominated by MovieMeditation

Time Lapse (2014)- Nominated by Tat

cricket

01-19-16, 01:39 PM

So, how does this work?

cricket

01-19-16, 01:43 PM

Swan

01-19-16, 01:44 PM

I dropped out of this before I even joined.

rauldc14

01-19-16, 01:45 PM

Yeah I agree. I don't want anyone joining without a full intention of watching and discussing. We aren't forcing anyone to join, after all.

TheUsualSuspect

01-19-16, 01:52 PM

I don't know if I should join or not, I got b-movie and WWII HOF's as well on my plate....

Citizen Rules

01-19-16, 02:06 PM

Seriously though, another rule should be that every member has to post their thoughts on every film in this thread. We keep getting people who we don't hear from, and then they pm a list. That's a bunch of crap.Amen to that!

And I think those who can't talk about the films they watched are most likely not bothering to watch them! If you watch my film, you should be able to answer any questions I have about it to prove you did watch it.

Nobody says you have to write a formal review, just type out your thoughts when you watched a film, to prove your being honest and watching it.

cricket

01-19-16, 06:20 PM

Nomination sent

MovieMeditation

01-19-16, 06:29 PM

Despite being busy, I may actually be joining for this one...

Of course I mean busy, as in lots of things around me but with the intention of watching and writing about every single film. Anyways, the reason I want to join is because I always struggle to find out what to watch these days. This would give me something interesting to watch and some fun at the forums! :)

But I gotta find a movie first...

Nope1172

01-19-16, 06:34 PM

I'm actually not sure about joining. I have the 50's, WWII and B-Movie HoFs, as well as finishing up with the 8th. I'll wait to see how many people join this and then make my decision.

Guaporense

01-19-16, 08:45 PM

My too. I am too busy with life and other HoF to join this for now.

Friendly Mushroom!

01-19-16, 08:57 PM

Yeah me three. :( I will try watch as many films nominated I can though.

Gatsby

01-19-16, 09:01 PM

I'm in. I only have to wrap up the Euro HoF, and I'll probably be done with that before this HoF starts.

CiCi

01-19-16, 09:05 PM

I'd love to, but I have a lot of things coming up so I may have to give this one a miss :(

Have fun though! I'm sure it'll be great :)

Guaporense

01-19-16, 09:09 PM

Amen to that!

And I think those who can't talk about the films they watched are most likely not bothering to watch them! If you watch my film, you should be able to answer any questions I have about it to prove you did watch it.

So, what you are saying is that you didn't watch Gunbuster? Because I don't remember you commenting on it.

Nobody says you have to write a formal review, just type out your thoughts when you watched a film, to prove your being honest and watching it.

I usually don't feel like writing because I am lazy, specially about movies I didn't care about. In the first HoF I participated I was so excited that I wrote about everything I watched and I did everything in 3 days. Although in the first HoF all the movies were classics to some degree so they were better to watch.

If what you are saying is true that most people haven't watched most movies in most HoF. I do believe that most people who didn't write anything didn't feel like writing anything, maybe because they didn't care for the movie to write about it, maybe because they felt like other people already expressed similar reactions.

rauldc14

01-19-16, 09:13 PM

I didn't feel like writing anything about Utena or Platform but I still did.

Gatsby

01-19-16, 09:16 PM

I didn't feel like writing anything about Utena or Platform but I still did.
You're supposed to rave about the greatness of Platform with passion. :tsk:

neiba

01-20-16, 07:08 AM

It's a maybe! I really really want to join! I'll see what I can do about the other HoFs till January 31st and I'll decide then!

SilentVamp

01-21-16, 12:05 AM

I'll do this. I will get the nomination sent now.

AlexWilder

01-21-16, 01:16 PM

i really want to join this but i'm little bit busy with study and work and other BSs :/
but i think i can watch a movie or two per week , is it gonna be enough ?

cricket

01-21-16, 01:32 PM

i really want to join this but i'm little bit busy with study and work and other BSs :/
but i think i can watch a movie or two per week , is it gonna be enough ?

It's usually set up so that you get a week's time per movie.

AlexWilder

01-21-16, 02:08 PM

It's usually set up so that you get a week's time per movie.

great , so im in :D

rauldc14

01-21-16, 04:58 PM

Only got 3 nominations so far, but it's looking like a good one :up:

Gatsby

01-21-16, 08:37 PM

Sent in my nomination. It might bore you to death, or blow your mind away.

AlexWilder

01-22-16, 06:55 AM

Sent mine :D

Thursday Next

01-22-16, 01:42 PM

I'm thinking about it.

Pussy Galore

01-22-16, 02:40 PM

I think I'll participate!

seanc

01-24-16, 10:46 AM

I was threatened into this with a ! Very intiimidating stuff. I'll have my nom in some time today.

neiba

01-24-16, 10:57 AM

I'll join! Still have to think about a movie!

seanc

01-24-16, 04:25 PM

Sent my nom. No one will ever guess. ;)

Citizen Rules

01-24-16, 04:29 PM

I bet Raul could...;) Well maybe I could make an educated guess, but I won't.:D

rauldc14

01-24-16, 07:46 PM

Really shaping up to be an interesting set! Can't wait to see the rest!

neiba

01-24-16, 08:29 PM

nom sent. :) i think it has a nice balance between being a masterpiece and a movie that not all have seen! :)

Swan

01-24-16, 11:26 PM

Dammit. I really want to join this now. I'm leaving it up to Raul though, I'll respect his decision.

rauldc14

01-25-16, 04:49 AM

AlexWilder

01-25-16, 11:07 AM

nom sent. :) i think it has a nice balance between being a masterpiece and a movie that not all have seen! :)

it's exactly what i tried to nominate !

Swan

01-25-16, 11:25 AM

Sure thing Swan!

Not to diss Swan or anything but I highly suggest people start with the films of those who 100% finish these all the time. I just know from past experience that's what makes it difficult to complete at times. There's always a few dropouts and that's just how the cookie crumbles.

Thanks man! I intend to get started right when the nominations are announced.

I definitely agree. No offense taken. I was going to suggest the same thing.

seanc

01-25-16, 11:27 AM

Now that I'm in let's get some noms going here.

rauldc14

01-25-16, 12:18 PM

If everyone can get them in by Friday I will announce them!

Swan

01-25-16, 12:25 PM

Sent in my nomination. I think I made the right choice for this particular HoF, all things considered - a bit more of a humble nomination you guys won't need to rush to get to. Anyway, I hope you guys enjoy it. It's one of my faves.

Thursday Next

01-25-16, 01:45 PM

OK, I caved, I'm in. Get ready to cross another film off your bfi list, mofos ;)

rauldc14

01-27-16, 09:54 PM

Anyone else? I'd love to announce the noms Friday but maybe I will wait till next week.

Guaporense

01-28-16, 12:31 AM

I am in! My nomination is a live action movie. :)

Gatsby

01-28-16, 04:28 AM

I am in! My nomination is a live action movie. :)
A live action version of anime? I hope it's the Death Note movie, I love that one. ;)

MovieMeditation

01-28-16, 04:59 AM

I am in! My nomination is a live action movie. :)
Dragonball Evolution?

jiraffejustin

01-28-16, 04:22 PM

I'm in. I nominated a Sly movie.

Guaporense

01-28-16, 04:55 PM

Zotis squeme on the Extreme Music Tournament is better: list the movies without your nomination in, so there is no bias from the person who nominated it.

Dragonball Evolution?

Very funny.:p

cricket

01-28-16, 04:57 PM

I'm in. I nominated a Sly movie.

Great, I haven't seen Cobra in years!

seanc

01-28-16, 05:05 PM

Zotis squeme on the Extreme Music Tournament is better: list the movies without your nomination in, so there is no bias from the person who nominated it.

Very funny.:p

I knew that was the problem. Everyone loved me when I first got here. Last 6 HOF, I wore out my welcome.

cricket

01-28-16, 05:11 PM

I don't think keeping the nominations anonymous is a bad idea.

jiraffejustin

01-28-16, 05:18 PM

Great, I haven't seen Cobra in years!

Nooope. I won't tell you though, because I like cliffhangers.

rauldc14

01-28-16, 05:19 PM

We could try it if everyone is on board.

seanc

01-28-16, 05:27 PM

I'm fine with it

Swan

01-28-16, 05:29 PM

I guess it's fine.

Pussy Galore

01-28-16, 05:30 PM

I also don't mind, but it doesn't change anything to me, I usually don't know who nominated each movie anyway haha.

Thursday Next

01-28-16, 06:02 PM

Well, you will know which is mine, probably. And won't we know when people start reviewing them? How can you talk up your nomination if you have to stay anonymous?

I have to say I never have any bias due to who nominated what as I never remember anyway, and don't care that much about who wins.

rauldc14

01-28-16, 06:06 PM

Mines obvious this time too, so it wouldn't do anything.

rauldc14

01-28-16, 06:07 PM

I agree with Thursday, I'd rather have people talk up their nominations. Plus some write ups give it away

Swan

01-28-16, 06:09 PM

I'm not bothered either way, to be honest.

cricket

01-28-16, 06:16 PM

I'm not bias either so it doesn't matter to me. I thought it was a decent idea, but not something I necessarily think should be done.

Citizen Rules

01-28-16, 06:19 PM

I do mind...and I don't want to keep the nominations anonymous.

That will kill the conversation and the fun of the Hofs. To make the nominations anonymous suggest that we are children who can't be trusted to do the right thing, but instead will vote for our friends.

I trust that our fellow MoFos will vote for the movie and not the person. I think all of you guys will vote fairly for the movies you like best.

jiraffejustin

01-28-16, 06:20 PM

I don't think being anonymous is the way to go, because if we are expected to talk about the films, why would we want to hide anything? Plus, I don't think any of us are petty enough to punish a movie because of who nominated it.

That said, I will play along any way we decide to go.

Swan

01-28-16, 06:22 PM

Guess we should just keep it normal, then. It does make sense that it may stunt discussion, and no one wants that.

rauldc14

01-28-16, 06:26 PM

No worries we won't be going anonymous.

cricket

01-28-16, 06:28 PM

Reveal the noms!

Citizen Rules

01-28-16, 06:31 PM

:) Let's see em

Swan

01-28-16, 06:31 PM

WE WANT NOMS! WE WANT NOMS!

NOM NOM NOM NOM

rauldc14

01-28-16, 06:32 PM

I will.....tomorrow :)

Swan

01-28-16, 06:33 PM

http://gifrific.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Happy-Gilmore-Thumbs-Down.gif

rauldc14

01-28-16, 06:37 PM

http://gifrific.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Happy-Gilmore-Thumbs-Down.gif

Hey! Quit spoiling my Sandler nomination

jiraffejustin

01-28-16, 07:01 PM

I'll give you 2000 dollars if you announce the noms now, I know it's not a race, but I can't wait. This waiting will be the death of me.

Swan

01-28-16, 07:02 PM

I'll give you 2000 dollars if you announce the noms now, I know it's not a race, but I can't wait. This waiting will be the death of me.

I know, the wait is killing me. Maybe I should just play some piano or something.

MovieMeditation

01-28-16, 07:08 PM

To HoF or not to HoF. That is the question.

Swan

01-28-16, 07:08 PM

Join us, MovieMeds!

rauldc14

01-28-16, 07:15 PM

Swan and Jiraffe, I'm going to Click the remote off on you, Sandler style.

rauldc14

01-28-16, 07:18 PM

To HoF or not to HoF. That is the question.

Join sir. Then I can lock us in.

MovieMeditation

01-28-16, 07:21 PM

I nominate Drill Bill!

Or is that already taken?

jiraffejustin

01-28-16, 07:23 PM

I nominate Drill Bill!

Or is that already taken?

Volume I or II?

jiraffejustin

01-28-16, 11:45 PM

https://twitter.com/teddypett/status/622460296901341184

tatmmw2

01-28-16, 11:58 PM

I am still in time to join in? My New Year's resolution is to be more active in the MoFo Community, and what would be better than joining a Hall of Fame. I promise I wil try to talk about the movies and discuss after all that's the fun part :). So the last day is suppose to be 31, but the noms are tomorrow, am I late? I will pm you my nom just in case some minutes after I post this so I hope I can join!

Also I don't really know so I will ask, is there like a timetable to discuss the movies? I mean that if we should watch and discuss the movies in order so we all talk about the same movie.

DrSoup007

01-28-16, 11:58 PM

What is this, how does it work, and are there drugs involved?

gbgoodies

01-29-16, 12:09 AM

What is this, how does it work, and are there drugs involved?

The way the Hall of Fames work is that each person who joins nominates one movie by sending a private message with the title and year of the movie to the person running the the HoF, (in this case, Rauldc14).

After all the nominations are in, the nominations will be posted to the thread, and everyone has to watch all of the movies, and discuss them in this thread. There's no specific order to watching the movies. The deadline for watching the movies is usually about one week per movie, and it will be posted in this thread after we know how many people have joined.

After you've watched all of the movies, you rank them in the order that you liked them, and send a private message with your ranked list to the person running the thread. After the deadline, all of the rankings will be calculated, and whichever movie gets the most points will be declared the winner, and entered into the MoFo Hall of Fame.

DrSoup007

01-29-16, 12:22 AM

Interesting. I'd be game but the odds of me watching every movie comes down to schedule and parental consent. Ughh. Can't wait to move out and watch any movie I want.

gbgoodies

01-29-16, 12:25 AM

Interesting. I'd be game but the odds of me watching every movie comes down to schedule and parental consent. Ughh. Can't wait to move out and watch any movie I want.

If you decide not to join, you can still participate by watching the nominated movies that you can watch, and discuss them here in this thread. You just won't be able to nominate a movie, and you won't send in a ranked list. But you can still have fun watching some of the movies and discussing them.

DrSoup007

01-29-16, 12:27 AM

I'll do that and see what I can get my hands on. Consider me an annoying and cynical spectator. I play that part very well.

Pussy Galore

01-29-16, 02:47 AM

You mean your parents don't let you watch the movies you want? I'm sure the movies nominated here aren't obscene or anything haha

Gatsby

01-29-16, 03:00 AM

I hope Soup's parents are okay with high-quality hardcore gay pornography.

Swan

01-29-16, 03:03 AM

:suspicious:

DrSoup007

01-29-16, 03:22 AM

I hope Soup's parents are okay with high-quality hardcore gay pornography.

Sorry I just got back from watching Gasper Noe's Love and Blue Is The Warmest Color with my mom and dad. Do you need anything cause I think we're about to go watch Nymphomaniac next.

Gatsby

01-29-16, 03:28 AM

Nah I don't need anything, just have fun and tell us your thoughts afterwards.

DrSoup007

01-29-16, 03:33 AM

Nah I don't need anything, just have fun and tell us your thoughts afterwards.

Totally. Here's my moms write up on the first two films.

Blue is The Warmest Color
I still haven't quite figured out why blue is the warmest color. Is it cause the blue haired chick is a lesbian and it makes people all hot and bothered. I don't know, the story was kinda nice but I never felt like I could get into the character. Why am I watching this?

Love
What do you mean that wasn't porn.

rauldc14

01-29-16, 11:06 AM

Looks like Tattmrw may join us but was thinking of posting the noms soon and he can jump in.

What's everyone's thoughts?

MovieMeditation

01-29-16, 11:19 AM

Post em!!!!!

And just add his whenever/if he feels like joining.

rauldc14

01-29-16, 11:20 AM

I'll sort them out and get it posted this morning.

rauldc14

01-29-16, 11:35 AM

It's all set and waiting for you guys to beg to reveal :)

Pussy Galore

01-29-16, 11:53 AM

Go reveal them raul :D

rauldc14

01-29-16, 12:00 PM

Here they are. I'll add pictures to the first post for those that don't have any :)

The Rules of the Game (1939)-Nominated by Gatsby

The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)-Nominated by SeanC
http://i.imgur.com/auHP8Xl.jpg

Part of my quest to get all MoFos to watch this film. I loved it, it became an instant favorite. This will give me a chance to see how some of you feel about it and also to get back to it sooner rather than later.

Brief Encounter (Lean, 1945)- Nominated by ThursdayNext
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037558/

I have chosen this to nominate because I think the number of British films a lot of participating mofos have seen is fairly low. If you watch this, you can tick one more of your bfi list! Based on a play by Noel Coward called Still Life, Brief Encounter is a classic story of an unconsummated love affair, all repressed emotion and conflict between duty and desire. Beautifully filmed in black and white by David Lean (best known for Lawrence of Arabia) and with a very memorable score (Rachmaninoff's piano concerto no. 2), this is one of my all time favourite films.

Leave Her to Heaven (1945)- Nominated by Citizen Rules

I watched Leave Her To Heaven (1945) over 10 years ago and the film has stayed with me ever since. There's something ethereal about Gene Tierney in this movie. She has a haunting, other worldliness about her. Her uniqueness works well with this psychological thriller. The film looks great too with amazing cinematography and art direction, and was Academy nominated for both. Gene Tierney was nominated for Best Actress. With all the glorious Technicolor and sunny outdoor on-location scenes, this is still at heart a Film Noir.

The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)-Nominated by SilentVamp

Simply put, this is the story of 3 different men, from different backgrounds, who adjust to life back home after WWII. Out of all the movies of the 1940's (I mean, out of ALL of them), this is, for me, the absolute best there is. WIth solid stories, and superb acting, this film is one that is definitely worthy of being called a "classic". And, as a bonus, we get a little bit of Hoagy Carmichael in it, which is always good. :)

Death Race 2000 (Bartel, 1975)-Nominated by Jiraffe

Mikey and Nicky (1975, May)- Nominated by Cricket

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/43/Mikey-et-nicky-affiche.jpg

If you like movies that feature great acting and dialogue, then this is the movie for you.

The Piano (Jane Campion, 1993)- Nominated by Swan

This is one of my favorite movies. I grew up with two older sisters so films revolving around female characters have always captivated me. What I especially love about this is even though it has great artistry, is amazingly well-crafted, has such good cinematography and framing and performances and you name it, it's above all that just an incredible drama with fantastic characters. The cast, featuring a young Anna Paquin, is incredible and the score is easily top five scores of all-time for me - I don't know how many times I've listened to it outside of the film. Surely too many to count on my fingers. Anyway, I hope you guys like this film.

Dead Man Walking (1995)- Nominated by PussyGalore

Shiki Jitsu (Anno, 2000)-Nominated by Guaporense
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/af/Shiki-Jitsu.jpg

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiki-Jitsu

No Man's Land (2001)- Nominated by AlexWilder
imdb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0283509/?ref_=rvi_tt

the winner of the 2001 oscar for Best Foreign Language Film
a great anti war movie that might be the least known oscar winner in the last 15 years but also one of the best
i'm not a huge fan of "pure" war movies , but i love movies with stories that happen in a war environment , i think that this movie is sowhere in between
anyway, its a great movie with a simple yet great scenario

Adaptation (2002)- Nominated by Nope
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/5e/Adaptation._film.jpg/220px-Adaptation._film.jpg

Das Leben der Anderen (The Lives of Others) (2006)- Nominated by Neiba

The Descendants (Payne, 2011)- Nominated by Rauldc14

A movie with a little bit of everything, strengthened by 2 powerful acting performances by George Clooney and Shailene Woodley. The film is a beauty to look at and will make you laugh, cry, and appreciate your life a little more.

Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)-Nominated by MovieMeditation

cricket

01-29-16, 12:11 PM

I've only seen 6

I watched The Magnificent Ambersons lest than a month ago. I thought it was very good, and I think I may like it even more with another viewing.

The Best Years of Our Lives is a wonderful movie that had me in tears within about 5 minutes.

Death Race 2000 is a favorite of my youth. I'm long overdue for another viewing.

I've seen Adaptation a couple times. Liked it the first time, loved it the second time.

The Descendents was very good, but I found it upsetting. I'll watch it again.

Mikey and Nicky is my nom, hope everyone likes it.

Camo

01-29-16, 12:31 PM

Interesting noms guys. I've only seen three The Descendants which is great my second favourite Payne after About Schmidt, Dead Man Walking which was ok and Adaptation which i don't remember too well but i did like it. Of the others i am most interested in Brief Encounter which i'm planning on watching when i get to The Bridge On The River Kwai for the 50s list.

Swan

01-29-16, 12:38 PM

Good tish, a lot of I haven't seen actually.

Camo

01-29-16, 12:42 PM

Wasn't aware Anno had made live action films. Have you seen this one Guap or are you doing the same as the Docs HOF and nominating one you are planning on watching?

tatmmw2

01-29-16, 12:54 PM

Hey there, I just woke up in a few hours I will confirm my nomination because I had the perfect one but it was and Indi film so I have to look for a new one xD

Camo

01-29-16, 12:56 PM

Hey there, I just woke up in a few hours I will confirm my nomination because I had the perfect one but it was and Indi film so I have to look for a new one xD

Independent films are allowed,

Swan

01-29-16, 12:57 PM

So are Indian films.

seanc

01-29-16, 12:59 PM

I have also seen 6. Adaptation and The Descendants are in my 100 so I am a huge fan. Ambersons will be in my next and I hope everyone enjoys it. I saw Dead Man Walknig when it was released so it will certainly need a rewatch. Beasts Of The Southern Wild is a grrat little independent film, I think it will do well. Serendipitously I just watched The Lives Of Others a couple nights ago. I think the film is going to have great mass appeal. I would call it the favorite to win. Very good movie. Super engaging and filled to the brim with themes.

seanc

01-29-16, 01:00 PM

So are films made in Indiana.

Camo

01-29-16, 01:03 PM

No Indigenous films though

seanc

01-29-16, 01:04 PM

No Indigenous films though

No, of course not. You can nominate any of the Indiana Jones movies though.

Swan

01-29-16, 01:04 PM

I've seen Rules of the Game, The Piano, Adaptation and The Descendents. I like all four.

I'm going to get started with Magnificent Ambersons, from my homeboy Sean. I got it on Netflix and it should be arriving tomorrow, and I will get to it hopefully that day or within a few days.

I will say, I have to finish up two other hall of fames, and they kind of take priority since they're almost done. I'll try to mix in a few of these films just to stay active, though.

rauldc14

01-29-16, 01:49 PM

I've seen 6 as well. Descendants, The Piano, The Rules of the Game, Brief Encounter, Death Race 2000, The Best Years of Our Lives. I'm hoping second watches increase my likings to a few of these, but a couple of those I really like. From what I haven't seen, I'll say I'm most looking forward to Leave Her to Heaven, Adaptation, and Beasts of the Southern Wild.

Pussy Galore

01-29-16, 01:56 PM

I've also seen 6

The Piano, Dead Man Walking, The Lives of Others, Brief Encounter, Rules of the Game and Adaptaton.

I love 4 of them (Dead man Waling, Lives of Others, Brief Encounter and Rules of the Game) and I like the other 2, so it's a pretty good start.

tatmmw2

01-29-16, 02:01 PM

Independent films are allowed,

FOR REAL?! hey rauldc did you hear that :D? I mean read, I mean yeah. What do you say rauldc? I would love that movie to be my nomination :c

Camo are you sure about that? :O

rauldc14

01-29-16, 02:04 PM

If you want it to be, then sure

SilentVamp

01-29-16, 02:05 PM

Hey! Where's my picture for my movie??? :)

I have seen the following:
The Magnificent Ambersons (love this movie)
Brief Encounter
Leave Her To Heaven (yes, I did think the moment that I saw this title "Oh, dear God, in Heaven, I have to watch Gene Tierney :sick:". :D)
The Best Years Of Our Lives
The Piano
Dead Man Walking
Adaptation
The Descendants

I do quite like that there are a bunch of older films this time. And some that can be considered for the (possible) 1940's countdown in the future (hopefully :)).

tatmmw2

01-29-16, 02:05 PM

Then it's settle then! my nomination is Time Lapse (2014) I really love this movie!!

Camo

01-29-16, 02:09 PM

Why would indie films not count? I think everything is allowed as long as it isn't too lengthy i think three and a half hours is the limit.

tatmmw2

01-29-16, 02:13 PM

Not a clue, rauldc said to me "We don't normaly accept Independent movies" So I am glad that he just allowed my movie :)

Citizen Rules

01-29-16, 02:13 PM

Then it's settle then! my nomination is Time Lapse (2014) I really love this movie!! That sounds like a good film, and I'm interested in watching it. Has anyone mentioned that if you join you are required to watch all the movies that are nominated? Sometimes new people don't understand how this works...we all agree to watch your movie and you agree to watch all of ours in return.

Camo

01-29-16, 02:14 PM

Not a clue, rauldc said to me "We don't normaly accept Independent movies" So I am glad that he just allowed my movie :)

I'm sure there have been lots of Independent movies nominated before.

SilentVamp

01-29-16, 02:15 PM

I figured that since there are a bunch of older films that there was a possibility that there would be more on TCM, but no! :rolleyes:

Anyway, only two of these movies (again, times are Eastern):

Leave Her To Heaven Friday, February 5 - 4:00 PM
The Best Years Of Our Lives Friday, February 19 - 11:45 PM

Citizen Rules

01-29-16, 02:19 PM

Leave Her To Heaven (yes, I did think the moment that I saw this title "Oh, dear God, in Heaven, I have to watch Gene Tierney :sick:". :D)

Someone disagrees with you on the attributes of Miss Tierney;)

From Wikipedia:

'[Leave Her to Heaven]...was cited by acclaimed director Martin Scorsese as one of his favorite films of all time and assessed "Gene Tierney is one of the most underrated actresses of the Golden Era.":p

tatmmw2

01-29-16, 02:26 PM

That sounds like a good film, and I'm interested in watching it. Has anyone mentioned that if you join you are required to watch all the movies that are nominated? Sometimes new people don't understand how this works...we all agree to watch your movie and you agree to watch all of ours in return.

Yes! it's my first HoF but I was part in a Comedy Hall of Fame although I am not that proud of how often I posted. Also in my first post I said I will give my best to always comment in the movies!

SilentVamp

01-29-16, 02:29 PM

Someone disagrees with you on the attributes of Miss Tierney;)

From Wikipedia:

'[Leave Her to Heaven]...was cited by acclaimed director Martin Scorsese as one of his favorite films of all time and assessed "Gene Tierney is one of the most underrated actresses of the Golden Era.":p
Whatever! :rolleyes: :D

Not saying I don't like her movies, though. :) I think her best are "Dragonwyck", "Heaven Can Wait" and "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir".

Citizen Rules

01-29-16, 02:30 PM

That's great Tat! I welcome you! and I love Sci Fi so I look forward to watching your film:)

tatmmw2

01-29-16, 02:32 PM

I am a little curious about The Magnificent Ambersons and as today is pretty cloudy here, I may start watching it. Also I need to add a description to my movie rauldc? I was looking at the first post and a lot of the movies have one. And the times to watch the movies haven't been settle yet right?

Swan

01-29-16, 02:34 PM

rauldc14

01-29-16, 02:35 PM

You can add a description if you'd like Tat. I'm not 100% sure how long we will have, but I'm thinking the end of May.

tatmmw2

01-29-16, 02:39 PM

Cool thanks! I will wait for someone to comment on a movie though I don't one to be the first one. I mean, the noms have just been revealed!!

Camo

01-29-16, 02:40 PM

What won the 8th HOF? I can't be bothered checking.

rauldc14

01-29-16, 02:43 PM

It's still going Camo. About a week and a half left

Citizen Rules

01-29-16, 03:00 PM

You can add a description if you'd like Tat. I'm not 100% sure how long we will have, but I'm thinking the end of May.
That sounds good to me. I'm pretty well tapped out with movies to still watch for the 50s Hof and I haven't even started watching WWII Hof films yet. But I can do it:p So end of May sounds great.

rauldc14

01-29-16, 03:06 PM

Me too. The great thing for me is the 50s one is no chore as it is probably my favorite HOF I've been in this far.

Citizen Rules

01-29-16, 03:07 PM

Great list of nominations for the 9th Hof, you guys really got some good choices

I've seen 4 and really liked them all:
The Magnificent Ambersons (Orson Welles 1942)
Leave Her to Heaven (John Stahl 1945)
The Best Years of Our Lives (William Wyler 1946)
Death Race 2000 (Bartel, 1975)

I've had these two on my Watch List, so happy to see them nominated:
Dead Man Walking (Tim Robins 1995)
The Piano (Jane Campion, 1993)

The rest of the films sound like very interesting choices. We got a great group of films:p

Thursday Next

01-29-16, 03:22 PM

Interesting, a lot of 1940s films and a lot of 2000s films.

I have only seen 6 of these, so I will have my work cut out for me with this lot.

Seen:
Brief Encounter
The Rules of the Game
The Lives of Others
Adaptation
Beasts of the Southern Wilds
The Piano
(I'll do a write up of the ones I've seen later when I get a bit more time)

To see:
The Magnificent Ambersons
Leave Her to Heaven
The Best Years of Our Lives
Dead Man Walking
The Descendants
(these five are films I've been meaning to get around to some day)

Death Race 2000
Mikey and Nicky
Shiki Jitsu
No Man’s Land
(these are films that weren't even on my radar)

gbgoodies

01-29-16, 03:23 PM

The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)-Nominated by SeanC
http://i.imgur.com/auHP8Xl.jpg

Part of my quest to get all MoFos to watch this film. I loved it, it became an instant favorite. This will give me a chance to see how some of you feel about it and also to get back to it sooner rather than later.

IMDB lists several versions of The Magnificent Ambersons, ranging from 88 minutes to 148 minutes. I know that there were editing issues with Orson Welles, so I'm not sure if all three versions are even available. Is there more than one version available, and if so, which version do you recommend watching?

gbgoodies

01-29-16, 03:35 PM

Brief Encounter (Lean, 1945)- Nominated by ThursdayNext
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037558/

I have chosen this to nominate because I think the number of British films a lot of participating mofos have seen is fairly low. If you watch this, you can tick one more of your bfi list! Based on a play by Noel Coward called Still Life, Brief Encounter is a classic story of an unconsummated love affair, all repressed emotion and conflict between duty and desire. Beautifully filmed in black and white by David Lean (best known for Lawrence of Arabia) and with a very memorable score (Rachmaninoff's piano concerto no. 2), this is one of my all time favourite films.

Is this the right movie?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKwYWBtxxwQ

seanc

01-29-16, 03:37 PM

IMDB lists several versions of The Magnificent Ambersons, ranging from 88 minutes to 148 minutes. I know that there were editing issues with Orson Welles, so I'm not sure if all three versions are even available. Is there more than one version available, and if so, which version do you recommend watching?

I rented it on Amazon. I believe it was the shorter version. I don't know that there are a lot of options out there.

cricket

01-29-16, 03:39 PM

rauldc14

01-29-16, 03:42 PM

That's it GBG

gbgoodies

01-29-16, 03:46 PM

I was thinking I originally watched Mikey and Nicky off of PG's or Thursday's recommendation, but I guess not.

It will probably be listed as a crime film, but that's not how I think of it.

I saw a link for it somewhere so let me know if you need one.

The funny thing is that I have a few of these movies on DVD-R because they aired on TCM, and I didn't get a chance to watch them before exchanging my DVR/cable box, so I saved some of them to DVD before returning the box.

So I already have Mikey and Nicky, The Best Years of Our Lives, and Leave Her to Heaven. :)

Friendly Mushroom!

01-29-16, 03:49 PM

gbgoodies

01-29-16, 03:53 PM

I have seen four. Southern Wild which was okay, Adaptation which was good, Best Years which was great, and Leave Her to Heaven which was horrible.

I wish i joined this. The lineup looks great, but im busy. Ill try to watch a few films.

Leave Her to Heaven was horrible? Are you sure that you watched the right movie? I saw it a few years ago, and I loved it. That's one of the movies that I'm most looking forward to watching.

cricket

01-29-16, 04:12 PM

Nothing with Vincent Price can be horrible.

gbgoodies

01-29-16, 04:15 PM

Nothing with Vincent Price can be horrible.

Yeah, but this is pre-horror Vincent Price, so it's kind of strange watching him in this movie after seeing him in his later movies.

Guaporense

01-29-16, 04:17 PM

The 1944 to 1946 period got really popular this time.

Shiki Jitsu is an art house movie from Gunbuster's director.

gbgoodies

01-29-16, 04:22 PM

Death Race 2000 (Bartel, 1975)-Nominated by Jiraffe

I think I found another one of these movies on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tO-YkaXGtLM

Derek Vinyard

01-29-16, 05:04 PM

The Descendants (Payne, 2011)- Nominated by Rauldc14

A movie with a little bit of everything, strengthened by 2 powerful acting performances by George Clooney and Shailene Woodley. The film is a beauty to look at and will make you laugh, cry, and appreciate your life a little more.

Feel the exact same way about this movie and I love it. Great nomination

and of course Dead Man Walking is an awesome nomination.

Camo

01-29-16, 05:25 PM

Yeah, The Descendants is fantastic IMO. Would probably be forgot about here if it wasn't for Sean and especially Raul.

gbgoodies

01-29-16, 05:58 PM

Shiki Jitsu (Anno, 2000)-Nominated by Guaporense
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/af/Shiki-Jitsu.jpg

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiki-Jitsu

I think Shiki Jitsu is also on YouTube, but it has some weird border around it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DmjxRKG9n4

Camo

01-29-16, 06:06 PM

but it has some weird border around it.

That is a way of getting around Youtube copyrighting rules. It is the same as changing the title or speeding up or slowing down the video which you can fix by using your video settings.

gbgoodies

01-29-16, 06:12 PM

That is a way of getting around Youtube copyrighting rules. It is the same as changing the title or speeding up or slowing down the video which you can fix by using your video settings.

I've seen some of the "off-speed" videos on YouTube. I always wondered how people watched them like that.

Nope1172

01-29-16, 06:15 PM

I made an IMDb list with all of the noms if anyone needs it:
http://www.imdb.com/list/ls033157036/

Camo

01-29-16, 06:16 PM

I've seen some of the "off-speed" videos on YouTube. I always wondered how people watched them like that.

You usually just have to use the wheel icon to increase it to say 1.25x.

Here is an example since i hope everyone watches this anyway. Use the wheel to increase the speed. -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIKj-3ksZOU

neiba

01-29-16, 06:17 PM

Oooooook, I haven't seen nothing except my nomination... I started Beasts of the Southern Wild, but didn't care to finish it. Maybe I'll like it more this time.
This will be fun...

gbgoodies

01-29-16, 06:22 PM

I made an IMDb list with all of the noms if anyone needs it:
http://www.imdb.com/list/ls033157036/

You have the right movie linked, but the IMDB list you made lists Shiki-Jitsu as Ritual. I just wanted to make sure that everyone knows to watch the right movie because there's a different movie called Ritual (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0210952/reference) that's also from 2000. (I found it while Googling the right movie, and it was easier to find, but it's the wrong movie.)

MovieMeditation

01-29-16, 06:23 PM

First thoughts...

The Rules of the Game (1939) - Never heard of it, but it sounds very interesting. I'm looking forward to watching something I probably wouldn't have watched if it wasn't for this HoF. Basically the point of joining a HoF, so thanks for this nomination, Gats!

The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) - Definitely heard about it and definitely been wanting to watch it. Good nomination, I don't know what to expect.

Brief Encounter (Lean, 1945) - Sounds like my kind of movie... I like cheating. No really, it sounds interesting and exciting, I look forward to it.

Leave Her to Heaven (1945) - Again, it sounds interesting but I have no idea what to expect. Could be really good though!

The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) - Sounds really damn awesome! I look forward to this a lot! What a runtime though.

Death Race 2000 (1975) - Well that's the odd one out isn't it? But it's a movie I've wanted to see. Not necessarily been eager to do so, but it feels like one of those movies you have to see.

Mikey and Nicky (1975) - I expect cricket to bring it with this one! Haha, I don't know, could be a fun time.

The Piano (1993) - Uuuuh, been on my watchlist for a long time. This is a major nomination for me, I can't wait to finally see it. Thanks, Swan, for this one!

Dead Man Walking (1995) - Another watchlist item to be crossed off soon! I can't wait to watch this!

Shiki Jitsu (2000) - Gunbuster was a near masterpiece of anime and Japanese inspirations, let's see what he can do with live action....

No Man's Land (2001) - Well look a this, ANOTHER watchlist item! And guess what, I can't wait to see this as well!!! Sounds very interesting!

Adaptation (2002) - Can't believe we needed to get this far down the list to find a movie I've seen. Great film the first time around! A rewatch will probably be even better!

Das Leben der Anderen (2006) - Solid, solid, solid filmmaking. Great movie, it's gonna be a pleasure rewatching this (despite the dark themes).

The Descendants (2011) - Last watchlist movie for me. Been there since the 2011 Oscars hype. My parents saw it and loved it, I really want to see it and finally I can with no excuses. I hope I will like this!

Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012) - My own nomination. Beautiful, poetic and spellbinding filmmaking. Brings a special feeling to the foreground. I hope y'all will like it if you haven't seen it yet.

Time Lapse (2014) - I'm all open. Don't know what to expect here.

Solid nominations and a lot of you hit the spot with my watchlist! :D Funny how I seem to only wanna join when raul is hosting; last time was with the 7th HoF and guess who hosted? :p

This is gonna be fun!

Camo

01-29-16, 06:41 PM

Gunbuster was a near masterpiece of anime and Japanese inspirations, let's see what he can do with live action....

I like this MovieMed, i have noticed recently that Guap only tries to introduce Anime with his nominations and he is absolutely right that his nominations were the only ones that were treated like pieces of.... , maybe that is exactly what they were but no one elses Nominations got treated that way and some seemed to have a bias against Guaps noms before they were even announced.

Without a doubt this is ridiculous on my part since this is mostly coming from my interest in Hajime No Ippo at the moment, but even before this i found it weird that only Guaps nominations were fair game for trashing.

MovieMeditation

01-29-16, 06:46 PM

Gunbuster was a weird experience for me. Not the movie, but everything else.

First there was Guap nominating yet another anime. Then there was the fact that it was 3 hours. Then we discussed and argued whether it should be included or not because it was pretty much a mini-series. Then people dropped out and Gaup looked to bow under too. I had no desire to watch it beforehand and definitely not during the fighting about it. I was especially uncertain whether I would possibly sit through a total sh*t movie that is 3 long hours in runtime and then see it disqualified when I finish it.

But in the end of all this, I ended up loving the film. Fun scenario.

gbgoodies

01-29-16, 06:53 PM

I probably have no right to say anything because of the way I complain about foreign films, but I thought it was ridiculous that people complained about Gunbuster before even giving it a chance. I wasn't happy with the nomination either because not only was it anime, and too long, (six half-hour episodes), but it was also a foreign film, so I got hit on all sides by Gunbuster, but at least I gave it a chance, and it ended up being one of the better nominations in that HoF.

Camo

01-29-16, 06:58 PM

Completely agree with everyone saying it shouldn't have been allowed though. If he picked the film then fair enough but he picked the 6 part OVA which shouldn't have counted IMO. Wasn't even part of that so i don't matter but an OVA is only a Original Japanese Cartoon rather than being adapted from a Manga.

neiba

01-29-16, 06:59 PM

People who join a HoF, especially a general one, should be ready to watch anything without any kind of prejudice. I loved some of Guap's nominations, didn't like the last one very much, but that happens with everyone. But yeah, being an anime or a Guap's nom shouldn't mean it's ok to treat it like trash...

Camo

01-29-16, 07:02 PM

but I thought it was ridiculous that people complained about Gunbuster

I disagree here, i'm on Guaps side with just about everything other than this. It was a TV Show, people not complaining when it was announced was their fault so if there were no complaints then fine but IMO it shouldn't have been included in the first place.

Guaporense

01-29-16, 07:27 PM

I like this MovieMed, i have noticed recently that Guap only tries to introduce Anime with his nominations and he is absolutely right that his nominations were the only ones that were treated like pieces of.... , maybe that is exactly what they were but no one elses Nominations got treated that way and some seemed to have a bias against Guaps noms before they were even announced.

Let's see how well regarded all my anime nominations are:

1st Nausicaa - placed 16th on the All time top 150 animations poll at the 2013 Laputa Animation Festival (its the most well regarded poll of animation up to now), 2nd place in the Kinema Junpo top 10 animated films poll in 2010 and 2nd place in Japan Ministry of Culture top 50 animations. Its a classic for animation like Crime and Punishment and Citizen Kane are classics for novels and live action movies. So I though it was a nice nomination.

2st PMMM - Its a super popular recent animation, won the critics grand prize in animation at the Japan Media's Arts festival among over 400 animations nominated as well as many popular polls (including pop media of the decade in 2015). I felt like this was a very safe nomination, a very well balanced masterpiece as well, combining creative visuals , creative writing and rock solid execution.

3rd Utena film - the TV series is a classic, Ikuhara best, one of the finest anime series of all time and was voted the best anime of the year in 1997, the movie is not as well regarded as the TV series but still had glowing reviews from what I found on the internet (exp. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/utena-the-movie-dvd, quote:
"Without a doubt, Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie is one of the best modern anime movies to come out of Japan in the last few years. Featuring not only impressive artistic characteristics and an engrossing story, the various aspects of the movie that make it appealing are no match for the deep, almost literary, elements of the movie. With meaningful symbolism permeating through every little aspect of the movie, it forces viewers to watch the film over and over, each time picking up new tidbits of information to help solve the puzzle of Utena. No fans of the Utena TV series should pass this up, as it is a magnificent chance to see the characters again. As for viewers who have yet to see Utena, then the movie is certain to make anyone lifelong fans. With brilliant artwork and an entrapping story, The Adolescence of Utena is a masterpiece that must not be missed by anyone.")

I felt like this was a cool art film that people who like visually creative stuff, symbolism and complex plots would appreciate (i.e. people who I would regard as film buffs).

4th K-On! the movie - This one is not a masterpiece but still decently executed film. Still not the best nomination but, I should note, most people's nominations in HoF are not critically acclaimed masterpieces. Still I admit I might have chosen something different, main reason I nominated it was because of it's uniqueness being a movie about cuteness, pure and simple, never watched another movie quite like it (although the new Love Live movie comes close).

5th - Tale of Princess Kaguya - The final film from Isao Takahata, well regarded new entry into his filmmography (In Japan times newspaper the film critic put it as his film of the year). A new favorite of many animation fans as well.

6th - Gunbuster - Hideaki Anno's directorial debut, a 160 minute long animation divided into 6 episodes (yes, stretching a little bit the definition of movie but still watchable in a single seating), widely regarded as a classic (in a academic book about otaku culture I was reading recently it was clearly cited as a classic), also placed in the top 50 animations ranking by the Japanese ministry of culture. All reviews I read are glowing and Hideaki Anno is widely regarded as one of Japan's greatest directors.

7th - Patlabor 2 - Widely regarded as a masterpiece and one of Mamoru Oshii's finest movies (placing in 82th place in the Laputa poll, where Nausicaa was 16th). Mamoru Oshii himself can be regarded as one of the top 4 great animation directors, together with Miyazaki, Takahata and Anno. I felt like I needed to nominate a Oshii film because I never did so before and I already had nominated a Miyazaki, Takahata and Anno before.

You can say you disliked my nominations but you cannot say they are not well regarded masterpieces and that I wasn't careful about them.

I choose each individually because I though they would be interesting watches for people here (even K-On! which is not a cinematic masterpiece but interesting from its uniqueness).

The movie I nominated now is pretty much similar to Hideaki Anno's animated works, specially Evangelion, which is his masterpiece (1st place in the top 50 animations list by the Japanese Ministry of Culture), being a live action version of it without the science fiction elements.

Without a doubt this is ridiculous on my part since this is mostly coming from my interest in Hajime No Ippo at the moment, but even before this i found it weird that only Guaps nominations were fair game for trashing.

Like, it's true that I was a bit forceful in the way I talked about my nominations. However, if it's a well it's a well regarded masterpiece, well, shouldn't I say that?

However, this doesn't exactly justify the thrashing of the movies which should be considered separate from the person and also it's an overreaction to thrash something just because someone else says it's acclaimed. If someone nominates Citizen Kane and claims it's a well regarded masterpiece, should it be trashed?

Guaporense

01-29-16, 07:30 PM

I disagree here, i'm on Guaps side with just about everything other than this. It was a TV Show, people not complaining when it was announced was their fault so if there were no complaints then fine but IMO it shouldn't have been included in the first place.

It's not a TV series. It was never released for TV. It was released for video and meant to be watched like a movie, from beginning to end.

OVAs are like that, Miyazaki himself explains in an interview that most Japanese animated films are released directly for video (they are OVAs) because the conformist Japanese public is scared of watching animation in a movie theater.

Gunbuster was later released for theaters as well in 2006, edited though, losing 40% of it's original running time.

So all my nominations were released in theaters as "theatrical movies" at some point.

Although in Japan these days they even screened the whole 22 episodes of Psycho Pass TV series in selected movie theaters in Tokyo: the division between movies and TV series is very fluid in animation.

Camo

01-29-16, 07:39 PM

It's not a TV series. It was never released for TV. It was released for video and meant to be watched like a movie, from beginning to end

It is episodes and it passes the usual length limit. Would it be fine for me to nominate the first how ever many episodes of Arrested Development for instance?

OVA only means Original Video Animation which distinguishes it from Manga based Anime, lets not bulls4it here, it is no different from you nominating the first season of an Anime regardless of how Japan or the US decided to distribute it.

AlexWilder

01-29-16, 07:42 PM

great list ! i've seen 8/16
i can't wait to start the watching ( after the exams :( )

Guaporense

01-29-16, 07:43 PM

It is episodes and it passes the usual length limit. Would it be fine for me to nominate the first how ever many episodes of Arrested Development for instance?

It did not pass the length limit. The limit is 220 minutes while Gunbuster is 160 minutes long and was not released for TV.

OVA only means Original Video Animation which distinguishes it from Manga based Anime, lets not bulls4it here, it is no different from you nominating the first season of an Anime regardless of how Japan or the US decided to distribute it.

No, it distinguishes from TV anime. Most TV anime is not based on manga these days as well (40% is based on manga, 60% is based on novels or it's entirely original).

OVAs are animation made for direct video release. Many are manga adaptations and they were the most common form of adult animation between 1983 and 1998, after 1998 Late Night TV became the main medium for the release of adult animation in Japan.

OVAs are technically neither movies nor TV series. There is also ONA's: original net animation, made directly for internet release.

Anyway, Gunbuster was later released for movie theaters in 2006, so it's technically a movie as well.

AlexWilder

01-29-16, 07:44 PM

interesting to see that no one ( i think ) have seen my nomination
it's a little bit weird because it's an oscar winner but i'm happy that at least 15 people gonna watch it because of me :D

AlexWilder

01-29-16, 07:45 PM

it's little bit late here ( almost 1 a.m ) so i'm gonna post my thoughts tomorrow morning.

Camo

01-29-16, 07:53 PM

It did not pass the length limit. The limit is 220 minutes while Gunbuster is 160 minutes long and was not released for TV.

My apologies then seriously i thought it did.

OVAs are animation made for direct video release. Many are manga adaptations and they were the most common form of adult animation between 1983 and 1998, after 1998 Late Night TV became the main medium for the release of adult animation in Japan.

Most are Visual Novels now, i know you know that so i'll accept this.

Anyway, Gunbuster was later released for movie theaters in 2006, so it's technically a movie as well.

You nominated the series not the film so why is this relevant?

Gatsby

01-29-16, 08:05 PM

Nice batch of nominations. Here are my thoughts:

The Rules of Game - I watched this film a month ago and instantly became a fave. The film is a constant rollercoaster ride full of deep focus shots, long takes, rich people arguing, cheating on each other, deception, and all those good stuff. Has a very "fun" aesthetic to it.

The Magnificent - Funny thing is, I watched Sean's new favorite just yesterday. Entirely dialogue and character driven scenes are the highlights.

Brief Encounter - An underrated David Lean film that is almost as good as the stuff he's well known for.

Leave Her to Heaven - CR's nominations have always ended being a disappointment for me, hope this one is different than the others.

The Best Years of Our Lives - Been on my radar for a long time.

Death Race 2000 - Normally I'm a fan of dystopian satire and insanity, but Death Race 2000 didn't work for me when I first saw it years ago. I hope a re watch will change that opinion, even though chances of that are quite slim.

Mikey and Nickey - Well, who doesn't like films with good acting and dialouge? :p

The Piano - I really want to watch this one. Sounds like my kind of film.

Shiki Jitsu - Well, the poster turns me off, then again, you can never judge a book by it's cover.

No Man's Land - War film in a foreign language pretty much means it's guaranteed no-hate from me, even if the quality is mediocre.

Dead Man Walking - Never heard of it, but it has Susan Sarandon, an actor I highly appreciate.

Adaptation - Another one that I haven't seen yet, despite being on watchlist for a long time.

The Lives of Others - A fav of mine that has everything I want from a film.

The Descendants - I thought at least the host is supposed to nominate a good film. :tsk::D

Beast of the Southern Wild - Became interested in this film after seeing sneak previews the young actress's performance. Hope it lives up to my expectations.

Time Lapse - Never heard of it. Curious to find out what kind of taste tat has.

tatmmw2

01-29-16, 08:37 PM

Time Lapse - Never heard of it. Curious to find out what kind of taste tat has.
I like pizza :D

seanc

01-29-16, 08:41 PM

I would probably rather watch Mystic Pizza. ;)

Sexy Celebrity

01-29-16, 08:47 PM

You're still allowing people to join this?

rauldc14

01-29-16, 08:56 PM

You're still allowing people to join this?

It's closed.

Camo

01-29-16, 08:58 PM

You're still allowing people to join this?

No. You can't join.

Sexy Celebrity

01-29-16, 08:59 PM

It's closed.

I'll give everyone up to January 31st to let me know if they are in.

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Camo

01-29-16, 09:00 PM

No. You can't join.

Said by someone that isn't part of it. Cmon SC we'll make the 9th Hall of Infamy where we don't watch any of them but say they are crappy anyway.

Sexy Celebrity

01-29-16, 09:04 PM

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I despise false advertising.

gbgoodies

01-29-16, 09:06 PM

You're still allowing people to join this?

Why? Did you want to join?

Sexy Celebrity

01-29-16, 09:07 PM

It crossed my mind. I was looking at this and thought, hmmmm, I need to join the next one. Then I saw on the first post that he was still accepting people until the 31st. But obviously they don't want me.

Camo

01-29-16, 09:07 PM

http://bestanimations.com/Military/Explosions/nuclear-atom-bomg-explosion-animated-gif-6.gif

I despise false advertising.

Same. You failed to destroy the thread so i have no more interest in you :bea:

gbgoodies

01-29-16, 09:11 PM

Sexy Celebrity

01-29-16, 09:12 PM

What movie did you want to nominate? Maybe if it's a good nom, they'll let you join.

That's not fair. Everyone else was free to nominate whatever they want.

gbgoodies

01-29-16, 09:14 PM

What movie did you want to nominate? Maybe if it's a good nom, they'll let you join.

That's not fair. Everyone else was free to nominate whatever they want.

Did you want to nominate a bad movie?

Sexy Celebrity

01-29-16, 09:15 PM

Did you want to nominate a bad movie?

Ummm..... well, the one I have in mind right now.... is considered a bad movie, yes. But that's IF I went with it.

gbgoodies

01-29-16, 09:20 PM

Ummm..... well, the one I have in mind right now.... is considered a bad movie, yes. But that's IF I went with it.

Is it bad, like "so bad it's good", or just bad?

Sexy Celebrity

01-29-16, 09:24 PM

Is it bad, like "so bad it's good", or just bad?

You're trying to evaluate. Nobody deserves to have their movie evaluated before it's accepted.

Sexy Celebrity

01-29-16, 09:24 PM

Now if you'll excuse me, I'm leaving. I'm tired.

gbgoodies

01-29-16, 09:27 PM

You're trying to evaluate. Nobody deserves to have their movie evaluated before it's accepted.

No, I'm not in this HoF, so it doesn't affect me if you join or not. I know that you don't normally join these HoFs, so I'm just curious about your nomination, but I didn't think you wanted to name the movie yet, so I wasn't asking for the movie title.

rauldc14

01-29-16, 09:30 PM

If you really want to join SC....

Sexy Celebrity

01-29-16, 09:34 PM

Well, I think I can handle it. I've seen a couple of these already.

Adaptation was at one time my #1 favorite movie.

And I love Dead Man Walking.

Sexy Celebrity

01-29-16, 09:35 PM

Plus I need serious movie cred around here again.

Sexy Celebrity

01-29-16, 09:40 PM

Nah. I'm not gonna do it. Nevermind.

gbgoodies

01-29-16, 09:49 PM

Nah. I'm not gonna do it. Nevermind.

So after all that, you're not going to join?

What would your nomination have been if you had joined?

mark f

01-29-16, 09:50 PM

PMs please.

Camo

01-29-16, 09:57 PM

Plus I need serious movie cred around here again.

haha

Yeah, you got some with this comment.

jiraffejustin

01-29-16, 10:04 PM

You should join, Sexy.

Swan

01-29-16, 10:15 PM

You should join, sexy.

Sexy Celebrity

01-29-16, 10:17 PM

PMs please.
Why do you want PMS?

jiraffejustin

01-29-16, 10:21 PM

Other than my own nomination, I've seen three of the noms before.

Adaptation.: This was the first movie where I thought that any actor could put out a great performance. In this case it was a double-performance. Great film.

The Lives of Others: Sadly, this one fell victim to hype for me. I expected a bonafide masterpiece, so perhaps I went in with nearly impossible expectations. I thought it was good, but was left a little unsatisfied. I am interested in how I will feel a second time around.

The Descendants: I was considering giving my nomination to this film. The only thing I hate about this movie is the poster. It's misleading. It looks like it belongs on a sh*tty Hallmark movie.

jiraffejustin

01-29-16, 10:47 PM

Any predictions?

I predict that Sean's nom wins the whole thing. Seems like a good choice that will satisfy most everybody in the group. Including myself. I am probably looking forward to that one most.

seanc

01-29-16, 10:50 PM

I think The Lives Of Others is going to be one of those that nobody dislikes so it will be high on a lot of lists. That's my prediction for winner at this point.

Swan

01-29-16, 10:51 PM

Any predictions?

I predict Death Race 2000 will be last on everyone's list.

jiraffejustin

01-29-16, 10:57 PM

I predict Death Race 2000 will be last on everyone's list.

It'll definitely be last on my list.

Citizen Rules

01-29-16, 11:02 PM

I predict Death Race 2000 will be last on everyone's list.
Not last place on mine, not by a long shot. I loved that film and gave it a rating_4

From my review:

From the start of the movie until the end, my attention was held fast by the satirical wit and sheer spectacle of bizarre looking racing cars and topless women which makes such a strange film satisfying. What makes Death Race 2000 work is that the movie never takes itself seriously. Because of that, the outlandish scenes of running down and killing pedestrians not only works, but but rocks!

Swan

01-29-16, 11:02 PM

I was just giving JJ sh*t, Citizen. I love Death Race 2000, as well.

Citizen Rules

01-29-16, 11:03 PM

I know you were:D

cricket

01-29-16, 11:03 PM

My first thought was that The Best Years of Our Lives seemed like the strongest contender, but I've seen less than half. It looks pretty wide open.

Citizen Rules

01-29-16, 11:05 PM

Sean's nom The Magnificent Ambersons will score high points with me.

Camo

01-29-16, 11:21 PM

I was just giving JJ sh*t, Citizen. I love Death Race 2000, as well.

hahahahaha

Not by a long shot :D!!!!

Camo

01-29-16, 11:24 PM

My first thought was that The Best Years of Our Lives seemed like the strongest contender, but I've seen less than half. It looks pretty wide open.

The Best Years Of Our Lives was my guess to win this even though i haven't seen it. If not maybe Brief Encounter?

jiraffejustin

01-29-16, 11:31 PM

Minor research and prior knowledge based assessments on the movies I haven't seen:

The Rules of the Game: Excited about this one too. It's been on my radar for about 6 years, which is how long I've actually been into movies. I saw it on a top 100 list, so I looked it up. Mostly I've just seen that it's supposed to be one of the greatest films ever made, but I don't really know much of what it's about or it's style. I just know that it's supposed to be funny, and that it's for content. But if it lives up to the lofty reputation, then I expect to have a new favorite.

The Magnificent Ambersons: Orson Welles. It's gotta be great, right? This should score well with the mofos.

Brief Encounter: Embarrassingly, I've never seen Lean's Lawrence of Arabia. In fact, the only Lean films I've seen are Doctor Zhivago, I wasn't a fan, and Blithe Spirit, I was a fan. I am not sure what to expect.

Leave Her to Heaven: It's a Technicolor noir. That's all I know. A screenshot I've seen shows some beautiful, beautiful Technicolor. I like that Technicolor aesthetic.

The Best Years of Our Lives: I know nothing about this one.

Mikey and Nicky: This has been on the 'dar too. Looks like a really cool flick. It's in the top three for the new ones I most want to see. Plus it's a cricket nom, he usually is into the cool stuff.

The Piano: A Swan nom, so I will probably like it. Our tastes typically align well. Plus the cinematography looks cool. Plus Swan told me it was great.

Dead Man Walking: I don't really know anything about it. It sorta looks like a typical 90s Oscar Nomination type of film, and I am sort of burned out on that. I could be wrong, hopefully I am. I probably am.

Shiki Jitsu: Before now, I've never heard of this one. It's a Guap nom, so it will probably be divisive among the group. It's probably the most interesting nom in the field, and that's a typical Guap nom. I appreciate that and I expect, if nothing else, to get a unique experience.

No Man's Land: I don't know anything about this one.

Beasts of the Southern Wild: This is the one I am least looking forward to. That said, I think it will be a love it or hate it film for me.

Time Lapse: I don't know much about this one either. Being an indie sci-fi film, it should feature some creativity.

gbgoodies

01-29-16, 11:32 PM

There are some great movies that were nominated in this HoF, but the one that I'm most curious about is Tat's nom, Time Lapse. I read the description and it sounds like an old "Twilight Zone" episode.

Camo

01-29-16, 11:38 PM

It's probably the most interesting nom in the field,

Agreed. It is live action Anno so it is interesting regardless if it is good or not.

Daniel M

01-30-16, 12:28 AM

The Piano: A Swan nom, which means it will probably be a bad film.

Yeah, I'm glad I didn't sign up for this one :p

Swan

01-30-16, 12:29 AM

The hell?

Daniel M

01-30-16, 12:33 AM

The hell?

The quote may or may not be altered. My comment may or may not be serious ;)

Swan

01-30-16, 12:34 AM

F U DANIEL

Gatsby

01-30-16, 02:54 AM

The Rules of the Game is more of a satire of the pre-WW2 French elite, rather than a movie that's supposed to be funny. But it certainly is amusing to watch "high-class" people act like fools

Guaporense

01-30-16, 03:02 AM

Most are Visual Novels now, i know you know that so i'll accept this.

You mean light novels, visual novels are a genre of computer games, which also are adapted into animation and manga all the time. Anime these days is usually composed 40% manga adaptations, 30% novel adaptations, 10% computer game adaptations and 20% originals.

You nominated the series not the film so why is this relevant?

Well, I nominated Gunbuster, they could watch either version. Thought the 100 minute movie version wasn't easily available.

Well, if someone nominates Fanny and Alexander and only the 5 hour long TV series is available but since the movie is 190 minutes long it can be nominated even though everybody would need to watch the 5 hour long TV version. Although in this case it was 2 hours and 40 minutes not 5 hours.

Guaporense

01-30-16, 03:12 AM

Comments on some of the movies:

The Rules of the Game: I found it the single most boring movie in the Sign and Sound top 20. Still it's certainly of major historical importance, like Citizen Kane, its a movie of major historical importance that redefined the concept of "movie".

The Magnificent Ambersons: Orson Welles movies are usually boring for me but I will try to get into this one. I didn't care at all for his non-Citizen Kane movies and I found Citizen Kane great and interesting mostly from a historical perspective but I didn't really get into it that much either (except the ending).

Brief Encounter: Never heard of this one.

Leave Her to Heaven: Never heard of this one.

The Best Years of Our Lives: Heard about it but I know very little about it.

Mikey and Nicky: Never heard of this one.

The Piano: I know Kinema Junpo had it in their top foreign movies list.

Dead Man Walking: Never heard of this one.

Shiki Jitsu: Hideaki Anno makes an arthouse live action, it's very creative and visually aggressive. It's plot and dialogue are pretty dense as well. I like it's analysis of the artificiality of film. It's also obvious it's not a movie for everybody.

No Man's Land: Never heard of this one.

Beasts of the Southern Wild: Was planning to watch it but never got to do so. Now is the time.

Time Lapse: Sci fi is always interesting for me (which doesn't apply to most dramas).

Death Race 2000: I wanted to watch this for quite some time.

Camo

01-30-16, 03:27 AM

Thought the 100 minute movie version wasn't easily available.

Is this the movie? If it is then it has took me two minutes to find the movie split into two parts with a link to the second one here. If not give me two more minutes and i'll find a link to the movie, rather than the TV Show. - https://kissanime.to/Anime/Gunbuster-vs-Diebuster

Well, if someone nominates Fanny and Alexander and only the 5 hour long TV series

That wouldn't be allowed either since the agreed upon length is three and a half hours i think.

since the movie is 190 minutes long it can be nominated even though everybody would need to watch the 5 hour long TV version.

What kind of twisted logic is this? You say this like no one would notice that they have to watch a five hour film as opposed to a three hour film.

seanc

01-30-16, 09:20 AM

Death Race 2000: I have never been a subscriber to the so bad it's good theory that most film fans do. I do subscribe to the movies can be mindless fun entertainment theory though. Unfortunately this isn't the kind of movie that qualifies for me. I feel bad even rating or ranking these types of films when they show up in the HOF. Truth be told if it wasn't for the HOF then I wouldn't have made it past the first fifteen minutes. I'm not going to tell you what would be my typical criticisms. After all, the bad dialogue, silly characters, and corny action are why the people that love this movie love it. It is just not at all my cup of tea. Hey at least when it gets mentioned around the forums I can chime in with my unwanted opinion now.

cricket

01-30-16, 10:06 AM

Mikey and Nicky

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I figured I would watch my nomination first so that it's fresh in my mind. I first watched it in preparation for the 70's countdown, and it would in fact make my list of 25. I now feel it may have been a mistake to nominate this film. Usually when I decide upon a nomination, I have some confidence that a few members are going to enjoy the film. While I love it, I can't think of a single member that I could recommend it to, and feel good about it. Stylistically, I think it's like John Cassavetes directed it, so there's hope if you like his films.

I believe this movie is widely labeled as a crime drama, but I consider the crime part to basically just be the backdrop for what I see as the story of a very strained friendship. Mikey and Nicky, in a lot of ways, are just average male friends, although they turn out to be not such likable characters. I believe the strength of the movie lies in the two lead performances by Peter Falk and John Cassavetes, and the dialogue between them. I'm sure it helps a lot that they were real life close friends, but the interaction between them comes off to me as so natural it's uncanny. Loyalty and trust are big in any relationship, and those are the key elements in this movie. It also has a very memorable ending.

4.5-