MoFo Movie Roulette

[cricket]

Days of Wine & Roses (1958)
Chosen by Citizen Rules

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I never knew there was another version besides the 1962 movie with Jack Lemmon and Lee Remick. This one stars Cliff Robertson and Piper Laurie. Charles Bickford stars in both as the woman's father.

Apparently this was a made for TV movie that was a combination of live and pre-taped direction from John Frankenhooker. It's the story of an alcoholic couple, a story I can relate to from my past. I thought this version was a good deal better. A big reason is the format; it makes it all seem so much more real and intimate, and it's a tough and all too common story anyway. It doesn't have the greatest print and I watched it on Prime. The lesser picture probably adds to the impact, but the sound could be better. A very nice pick for me.

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[John Dumbear]

Round 4


@edarsenal (http://www.movieforums.com/community/member.php?u=50536)
@John Dumbear (http://www.movieforums.com/community/member.php?u=109440)



Just read your profile and happy to see a fellow "Detroiter". So, my three suggestions center around our great city.

"True Romance" ('93 - Tony Scott)

In Detroit, a lonely pop culture geek marries a call girl, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood. Meanwhile, the owners of the cocaine, the Mob, track them down in an attempt to reclaim it.


"White Boy Rick" ('18 - Yann Demange)

The story of teenager Richard Wershe Jr., who became an undercover informant for the FBI during the 1980s and was ultimately arrested for drug-trafficking and sentenced to life in prison.


"Narc" ('02 - Joe Carnahan)

When the trail goes cold on a murder investigation of a policeman an undercover narcotics officer is lured back to the force to help solve the case.

[John Dumbear]

RocknRolla (2008) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1032755/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0) A relatively unknown, early Guy Ritchie film that you may get a kick out of.
This be my choice.

The Final Solution: The Wannsee Conference (1984) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088377/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0) Did not see this, but did see that you commented that it was on your Watchlist, so. . . Just watched a film called "Conspiracy". Which is about the very exact subject matter. So pass...

The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2278388/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0) I have tried, on multiple cases, to try to get into Wes Anderson and this, THIS, is the shining exception that I continually rewatch and love. The quirky comedic aspects just might be up your alley, should you not have seen this already.
Not a fan of Wes, tried a few of his films. Not a fan of his style. So pass...

[Citizen Rules]

Days of Wine & Roses (1958)
Chosen by Citizen Rules

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/00/Cliffpiperdays.jpg/220px-Cliffpiperdays.jpg

I never knew there was another version besides the 1962 movie with Jack Lemmon and Lee Remick. This one stars Cliff Robertson and Piper Laurie. Charles Bickford stars in both as the woman's father.

Apparently this was a made for TV movie that was a combination of live and pre-taped direction from John Frankenhooker. It's the story of an alcoholic couple, a story I can relate to from my past. I thought this version was a good deal better. A big reason is the format; it makes it all seem so much more real and intimate, and it's a tough and all too common story anyway. It doesn't have the greatest print and I watched it on Prime. The lesser picture probably adds to the impact, but the sound could be better. A very nice pick for me.

rating_4
I had been thinking about that movie for you ever since I joined the HoFs. Once you talked about wanting to see really great movies about alcoholics and I always thought this one rang true. I had a friend who was an alcoholic all of his adult life and was very much like Cliff Robertson in his personality. His wife had a lot in common with Piper Laurie and added to his misery. It's kind of sad thinking about that, so I will just say glad you liked it.

[edarsenal]

Just read your profile and happy to see a fellow "Detroiter". So, my three suggestions center around our great city.

"True Romance" ('93 - Tony Scott)

In Detroit, a lonely pop culture geek marries a call girl, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood. Meanwhile, the owners of the cocaine, the Mob, track them down in an attempt to reclaim it.


"White Boy Rick" ('18 - Yann Demange)

The story of teenager Richard Wershe Jr., who became an undercover informant for the FBI during the 1980s and was ultimately arrested for drug-trafficking and sentenced to life in prison.


"Narc" ('02 - Joe Carnahan)

When the trail goes cold on a murder investigation of a policeman an undercover narcotics officer is lured back to the force to help solve the case.
Very COOL!
Let's see, I own True Romance and seen it countless times and I've enjoyed Narc the couple of times I've seen it so it looks like I'll be checking out White Boy Rick. Curious to see how close to the truth they come. Have you seen this one?


Also, hope you enjoy RocknRolla ;)

[John Dumbear]

About "White Boy Rick", without giving up anything. When this went down, I was living in Hazel Park and working in Warren. I think this film does the story justice. I'm biased because its a local story, but some say the film drags in parts. I disagree...

[jiraffejustin]

I watched Sophie's Place. Normally, I am a big fan of experimental animation, but in my experience it works best in short film form. I do believe if I was given a Larry Jordan short film as an option instead of this feature, I may have enjoyed it. But at 80 minutes it overstayed its welcome with me. I don't really have a problem with crude animation, but since I can't really grasp what any of the symbolism mean, the animation has to reach a certain standard to work for me. It doesn't reach that with me. As far as abstract, highly symbolic, experimental animated films go, Suzan Pitt's Asparagus is much more my style than this film. 2

Sorry Allaby. I wish I would have enjoyed it more, but I do appreciate you offering it up to me. I do think it deserves credit for being original and not trying to be mainstream in any way.

[Allaby]

I watched Sophie's Place. Normally, I am a big fan of experimental animation, but in my experience it works best in short film form. I do believe if I was given a Larry Jordan short film as an option instead of this feature, I may have enjoyed it. But at 80 minutes it overstayed its welcome with me. I don't really have a problem with crude animation, but since I can't really grasp what any of the symbolism mean, the animation has to reach a certain standard to work for me. It doesn't reach that with me. As far as abstract, highly symbolic, experimental animated films go, Suzan Pitt's Asparagus is much more my style than this film. 2

Sorry Allaby. I wish I would have enjoyed it more, but I do appreciate you offering it up to me. I do think it deserves credit for being original and not trying to be mainstream in any way.

That's alright. It is an unusual, strange film so I can understand your feeling that way.

[edarsenal]

About "White Boy Rick", without giving up anything. When this went down, I was living in Hazel Park and working in Warren. I think this film does the story justice. I'm biased because its a local story, but some say the film drags in parts. I disagree...
An East Sider! NICE! Grew up in Center Line. Was in Warren during that time. With a 6 month stint living near 7 & Gratiot in an upper flat. Had a buddy in Grosse Pointe who actually met him at a house he would stop by at, once upon a time.

I was researching the Truth vs Film last night and noticed something they really downplayed at the time and afterward around here. At least I don't remember hearing of it. Or perhaps I simply just missed it and wasn't paying attention. Which was the info he had on corrupt cops/officials. We all knew Gill was dirty, along with -- well, pretty much everyone from Da Mayor on down. But no one talked about Wershe helping on that level. Only that he ratted on Curry and a few others and that he got left in the wind after squealing on his "friends".
It certainly explains why he was locked up without parole for so godd@mn long instead of getting Witness Protection.

[jiraffejustin]

TheUsualSuspect I need to sit out a week or two. Nothing wild going on, I'm just pretty busy right now.

[cricket]

TheUsualSuspect I need to sit out a week or two. Nothing wild going on, I'm just pretty busy right now.

Noooo! I have a great nom for you, if you haven't seen it:p

[jiraffejustin]

Noooo! I have a great nom for you, if you haven't seen it:p

Stop tempting me, Satan.

[cricket]

Stop tempting me, Satan.

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[jiraffejustin]

Unless anybody objects, can I match up with cricket for the next week? I’ll take a leave after that.

[TheUsualSuspect]

Posting new round sometime tomorrow.

If anyone wants to sub for JJ, I'm open to it.

[Citizen Rules]

I watched The Swimmer, another good one. I'll post my thoughts tomorrow.

[John Dumbear]

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"RocknRolla"



Recommended by Edarsenal

Surprised by not hearing of this film before. The last I heard from Guy Ritchie, he was boinking a local girl here named Madonna. I do love a good crime drama/comedy and this fit that bill. The story line was alright, but the real focus was on its stellar cast. Especially Tom Wilkenson and Tom Hardy here.

Overall, a better than average fun film


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[Citizen Rules]

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The Swimmer (1968)

Very few films evoke my emotions or stir my imagination like The Swimmer did. I'm still reflecting on the odyssey that the swimmer took and the meaning of it all. I appreciate that the film doesn't explain the swimmer's back story...and I don't need to know it either. It's more than enough to experience the pathos of a lost soul homeward bound.

rating_4_5

[cricket]

73312
The Swimmer (1968)

Very few films evoke my emotions or stir my imagination like The Swimmer did. I'm still reflecting on the odyssey that the swimmer took and the meaning of it all. I appreciate that the film doesn't explain the swimmer's back story...and I don't need to know it either. It's more than enough to experience the pathos of a lost soul homeward bound.

rating_4_5




I don't know why I didn't think of it for you in the Personal Recommendation HoF

[Citizen Rules]

I don't know why I didn't think of it for you in the Personal Recommendation HoFThat reminds me I should go check it off my MoFo list.

Lancaster was so good in this. Sometimes in his movies he plays it 'large' but he had the perfect personality to pull this role off. And OMG was Joan Rivers that young, she was really good in it too.

[Captain Steel]

73312
The Swimmer (1968)

Very few films evoke my emotions or stir my imagination like The Swimmer did. I'm still reflecting on the odyssey that the swimmer took and the meaning of it all. I appreciate that the film doesn't explain the swimmer's back story...and I don't need to know it either. It's more than enough to experience the pathos of a lost soul homeward bound.

rating_4_5




I finally saw this last year myself.
I remember catching a little bit of it (probably on TCM) a long time ago and being so intrigued by the concept of "swimming home" one pool at a time that I spent years wanting to see this movie, but never being able to find it.

Not knowing the backstory is integral as the movie revolves around the audience trying to put those pieces together, but only in the vaguest sense as subtle clues are dropped throughout the story.

Also intense is how the weather & cinematography gradually changes along with the attitude of the Swimmer as his odyssey progresses.

Very thought provoking and a total head trip.

An aside: the film is based on a short story by John Cheever who'd I'd only ever heard of on Seinfeld (thus, I wasn't even sure he was real when first hearing his name mentioned on a sit com). On an episode of Seinfeld it's revealed through found love letters that George's fiancée; Susan's father once had a sexual interlude & affair with author John Cheever!

[Citizen Rules]

Yeah, I noticed how the weather and especially the pools got worse as he got closer to home. But where did he come from in the first place!

[Captain Steel]

I watched The Swimmer, another good one. I'll post my thoughts tomorrow.

Sorry to go on... but I can't say enough about The Swimmer.

One funny thing is, since I'd only seen a small bit of it on TV, with the parts I saw being more toward the beginning, I kind of guessed this movie might be one about self-discovery and be an uplifting message of growth, hope, motivation and inspiration. (So I had that in my mind as a guess about the rest of the movie for those years I wanted to see the whole film.)

Well... as you can guess... I was part right about the self-discovery thing (maybe) but was in for a major surprise for the rest! :)

[Citizen Rules]

Sorry to go on... but I can't say enough about The Swimmer.

One funny thing is, since I'd only seen a small bit of it on TV, with the parts I saw being more toward the beginning, I kind of guessed this movie might be one about self-discovery and be an uplifting message of growth, hope, motivation and inspiration. (So I had that in my mind as a guess about the rest of the movie for those years I wanted to see the whole film.)

Well... as you can guess... I was part right about the self-discovery thing (maybe) but was in for a major surprise for the rest! :)I'd heard about it too for years, but didn't know a thing about it, except it was about swimming! And had Burt Lancaster in it. It's a film that's worth a second watch.

[Captain Steel]

Yeah, I noticed how the weather and especially the pools got worse as he got closer to home. But where did he come from in the first place!

We never know...
Perhaps a rehab center, a mental hospital, a debtor's prison, another neighbor's, friend's or relative's house who had tried to help him recover from a trauma (with maybe an even nicer pool), or a long trip that took him far from his former home in an effort to forget.

We're left to wonder if he was suffering from amnesia - as his memories & pain are slowly brought back to him as familiar things remind him as he swims, or if he was just in a severe state of denial due to the problems & traumatic events that occurred with his family - some of which we learn he bore at least some responsibility for. We can also speculate that, as he remembers his own role in whatever happened, his new shiny reality (apparently a construct of his own denial) slowly begins to cave in on him... like an old pool that's falling apart.

[Captain Steel]

I'd heard about it too for years, but didn't know a thing about it, except it was about swimming! And had Burt Lancaster in it. It's a film that's worth a second watch.

Yes! I think you miss a lot in one go-round, mostly because you're not looking for it. There are lots of hints and clues you weren't aware were being provided the first time you see it. So it's a film that is probably interesting to watch a second time once you know the ending.

[TheUsualSuspect]

Round 5

edarsenal
TheUsualSuspect
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jiraffejustin
cricket
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Allaby
John Dumbear
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Citizen Rules
pahaK

[TheUsualSuspect]

I'll be posting my review tonight or tomorrow. It's okay to move on to next rounds if someone hasn't watched a movie, they can catch up.

[cricket]

jiraffejustin

JJ have you seen Shura (Demons) 1971?

[pahaK]

Citizen Rules

We have very different tastes in general, but there's been some common ground too. I'll try to post three choices later today, but I may end up using a film or two already mentioned on this thread.

[pahaK]

Citizen Rules

So, just to keep the joke alive, all these feature little girls :D Two of these I've found from this very thread, and one was even nominated for you earlier, but you chose another film.

Sundays and Cybele (1962)
The Spirit of the Beehive (1973)
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1976)

[Citizen Rules]

@Citizen Rules (http://www.movieforums.com/community/member.php?u=84637)

So, just to keep the joke alive, all these feature little girls :D Two of these I've found from this very thread, and one was even nominated for you earlier, but you chose another film.

Sundays and Cybele (1962)
The Spirit of the Beehive (1973)
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1976)Good choices for me, thanks! I probably would like them all, but I'll chose:

The Spirit of the Beehive (1973) I keep hearing good things about that. I'll post yours in a short while, I just need to find one more possible movie for you.

[Citizen Rules]

pahaK

You've aready seen some of my best choices for you like Forbidden Games (1952), I hope those work for you, I did try to find something you might like.

Iron Sky (2012)
The Big Combo (1955)
Lilya 4-Ever (2002)

[pahaK]

pahaK

You've aready seen some of my best choices for you like Forbidden Games (1952), I hope those work for you, I did try to find something you might like.

Iron Sky (2012)
The Big Combo (1955)
Lilya 4-Ever (2002)

I hated Iron Sky. Lilya 4-Ever I saw a long time ago, but I think I liked it. That leaves only The Big Combo. I haven't seen too many noirs, and the results have been quite mixed. We'll see how this fares.

[Citizen Rules]

I hated Iron Sky. Lilya 4-Ever I saw a long time ago, but I think I liked it. That leaves only The Big Combo. I haven't seen too many noirs, and the results have been quite mixed. We'll see how this fares.These were the other films I had for you, but then I checked and you had seen them.

Forbidden Games (1952)
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014)
Empire of Passion (1978)
If.... (1968)

[jiraffejustin]

jiraffejustin

JJ have you seen Shura (Demons) 1971?

I have not. I live in Texas, so I won’t be able to get to it until I have consistent wifi again.

Let me know if you can find Clash (2016), it’s an Egyptian film. If not, I’ll give you some more options.

[cricket]

I have not. I live in Texas, so I won’t be able to get to it until I have consistent wifi again.

Let me know if you can find Clash (2016), it’s an Egyptian film. If not, I’ll give you some more options.

I'll get you a link and check for yours.

[cricket]

I have not. I live in Texas, so I won’t be able to get to it until I have consistent wifi again.

Let me know if you can find Clash (2016), it’s an Egyptian film. If not, I’ll give you some more options.

Found it

[Allaby]

John Dumbear

My recommendations for you are:

Black Moon (1975) Directed by Louis Malle and starring Cathryn Harrison, this weird and wonderful fantasy drama is about a young woman who meets a strange family at a remote farmhouse, complete with a talking unicorn and naked children.

Ace in the Hole (1951) Directed by Billy Wilder and starring Kirk Douglas, this film is about a journalist who exploits the story of a man trapped in a cave, only to have the situation escalate out of control.

Dressed to Kill (1980) Directed by Brian De Palma and starring Michael Caine, Angie Dickinson, and Nancy Allen. A fun mystery/thriller about a call girl who becomes a target after witnessing a murder.

Hopefully, one of these will work for you. Happy viewing!

[John Dumbear]

Round 5


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@Allaby (http://www.movieforums.com/community/member.php?u=110465)
@John Dumbear (http://www.movieforums.com/community/member.php?u=109440)
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Hmmm...Really don't know your taste except for your top ten and this thread. So, I'll just throw some '70s stuff against the wall and see what sticks.


"Summer of '42" ('71 - Mulligan)
During his summer vacation on Nantucket Island in 1942, a youth eagerly awaiting his first sexual encounter finds himself developing an innocent love for a young woman awaiting news on her soldier husband's fate in WWII.

"Sorcerer" ('77 - Friedkin)
Four unfortunate men from different parts of the globe agree to risk their lives transporting gallons of nitroglycerin across dangerous Latin American jungle.

"The Killing of a Chinese Bookie" ('76 - Cassevetes)
A proud strip club owner is forced to come to terms with himself as a man, when his gambling addiction gets him in hot water with the mob, who offer him only one alternative.

[Allaby]

Round 5


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@Allaby (http://www.movieforums.com/community/member.php?u=110465)
@John Dumbear (http://www.movieforums.com/community/member.php?u=109440)
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Hmmm...Really don't know your taste except for your top ten and this thread. So, I'll just throw some '70s stuff against the wall and see what sticks.


"Summer of '42" ('71 - Mulligan)
During his summer vacation on Nantucket Island in 1942, a youth eagerly awaiting his first sexual encounter finds himself developing an innocent love for a young woman awaiting news on her soldier husband's fate in WWII.

"Sorcerer" ('77 - Friedkin)
Four unfortunate men from different parts of the globe agree to risk their lives transporting gallons of nitroglycerin across dangerous Latin American jungle.

"The Killing of a Chinese Bookie" ('76 - Cassevetes)
A proud strip club owner is forced to come to terms with himself as a man, when his gambling addiction gets him in hot water with the mob, who offer him only one alternative.









I’ve seen Killing of a Chinese Bookie and really liked it. I haven’t seen the other two yet. I will go with Summer of 42.

[Allaby]

I just finished watching Summer of '42 (1971), recommended by John Dumbear. Directed by Robert Mulligan, this romantic drama stars Jennifer O'Neill and Gary Grimes. A teen in the summer of 1942 falls for a married woman. I liked this film. The screenplay was well written and the cinematography was lovely. Gary Grimes did a good job and I found him believable and likeable. Jennifer O'Neill is beautiful and captivating here. The film is somewhat formulaic and predictable, but still enjoyable. My rating is a 3.5. Thanks for the recommendation, John Dumbear.

[cricket]

Clash (2016)
Chosen by jiraffejustin

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This was a great pick because it was not known to me and it's a hell of a movie. It's Arabic, set in Egypt amid actual times of political and religious unrest. It's a one location film set entirely in the back of a paddy wagon. I've seen movies with this concept, one in this Roulette game even, and they've been good movies but yet I felt they could only take me so far. With this movie, you have a variety of people with different beliefs trapped inside together. The difference is that there's bars on the windows and they're mobile. You feel like you're in the vehicle as you see what they're seeing outside. This is a very intense movie that's often upsetting, and much of it is because of blind and unnecessary hate. I bet there are many Hollywood executives trying to figure out how to remake this. More people should see it and they will.;)

4.5

[jiraffejustin]

cricket

Glad you liked it so much. I can't wait to see how it does in whatever hall of fame you nominate it in ;)

[edarsenal]

Sorry for drifting behind, I WILL be watching John Dumbear's nom, White Boy Rick this weekend and in the meantime, here are my noms for TheUsualSuspect:

The Man Who Would Be King (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073341/) (1975) Sean Connery and Michael Caine team up beautifully for this John Huston film based on a Rudyard Kipling story of two former British soldiers in India looking to be more than just ordinary men set in 19th century India.
The Dirty Dozen (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061578/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0) (1967) Lee Marvin has been given a suicide mission into the enemy's territory on the verge of D-Day during WWII. And his squad? A stellar cast of psychopaths with death sentences that he must whip into a cohesive unit.
It Happened One Night (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0025316/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0) (1934) This is a bit of a wild card for you - a comedic road trip with Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert that you may(may not) get a kick out of.

[John Dumbear]

@John Dumbear (http://www.movieforums.com/community/member.php?u=109440)

My recommendations for you are:

Black Moon (1975) Directed by Louis Malle and starring Cathryn Harrison, this weird and wonderful fantasy drama is about a young woman who meets a strange family at a remote farmhouse, complete with a talking unicorn and naked children.

Ace in the Hole (1951) Directed by Billy Wilder and starring Kirk Douglas, this film is about a journalist who exploits the story of a man trapped in a cave, only to have the situation escalate out of control.

Dressed to Kill (1980) Directed by Brian De Palma and starring Michael Caine, Angie Dickinson, and Nancy Allen. A fun mystery/thriller about a call girl who becomes a target after witnessing a murder.

Hopefully, one of these will work for you. Happy viewing!


Sorry for being so darn late. But sadly, well not sadly, I've seen all three of your choices. I liked two of the three and leave it at that...lol

[John Dumbear]

I just finished watching Summer of '42 (1971), recommended by @John Dumbear (http://www.movieforums.com/community/member.php?u=109440). Directed by Robert Mulligan, this romantic drama stars Jennifer O'Neill and Gary Grimes. A teen in the summer of 1942 falls for a married woman. I liked this film. The screenplay was well written and the cinematography was lovely. Gary Grimes did a good job and I found him believable and likeable. Jennifer O'Neill is beautiful and captivating here. The film is somewhat formulaic and predictable, but still enjoyable. My rating is a rating_3_5. Thanks for the recommendation, @John Dumbear (http://www.movieforums.com/community/member.php?u=109440).


Cool! glad you liked it, It was my favorite romantic film as a teen. Need to revisit it, for its been decades.

[Allaby]

Sorry for being so darn late. But sadly, well not sadly, I've seen all three of your choices. I liked two of the three and leave it at that...lol

I will find 3 new recommendations for you and post them shortly.

[Allaby]

Sorry for being so darn late. But sadly, well not sadly, I've seen all three of your choices. I liked two of the three and leave it at that...lol

My three new recommendations are:

Buddy Bebop vs the living dead (2009) Fun independent comedy/horror.

I am a good person/I am a bad person (2011) Canadian film about a mother and daughter touring film festivals in Europe.

Black Cop (2017) A really interesting Canadian film about a black cop who decides to racially profile white people. I found this funny, disturbing and smart with a fantastic lead performance.

[pahaK]

Citizen Rules

The Big Combo (1955)

I don't have much to write about this (I've tried to scribble something for the past two days with rather poor success) so I'll keep this short. It's basically a mediocre noir. It has the awesome looks often characteristic to the genre, but the story itself is a bit lame and oddly focused. I guess some of the issues stem from the Hays Code, but I didn't like the way the whole investigation seemed to center around a name traced on a foggy window.

So, outside the visuals, there's nothing remarkably good (or bad) in The Big Combo. Conte is a little cheesy as Mr. Brown, Lee Van Cleef is good as usual, and there's quite little to do for the ladies. In few years, I probably don't remember seeing this.

2.5

[edarsenal]

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White Boy Rick (2018) 3.5

Richard Wershe Sr.: Straight talk? Your mother and I. We didn't plan on Dawn.
We didn't plan on you either, but in the end, things worked out.
Rick Wershe Jr.: Dawn is a junkie, I'm sh#ting into a bag. Well, that turned out well.
Richard Wershe Sr.: What can I say, you know? I'm a glass-half-full kind of guy.

Much like the I, Tonya film, it was very good to see beyond the usual bullsh#t that the news spewed and the venom that lasted even longer on the streets when it came to a teenage kid that, like so many others, got the sh#t end of the stick during some very messed up, violent times when crack was rampant, drive-by shootings were - every - single - day and Detroit was labeled The Murder Capital.

While I am very glad to have seen this, it was also a sad experience as well. Thinking back to those very, very scary days that seemed to come to a head. Even though that, like anywhere else, at any given decade, bad sh#t happens. Small-time folks get used in an attempt to go after big-time folks, who, so rarely get what they deserve and the small-timers are the ones that have to pay the debt that never gets fully paid out.


On an odd comment/observation regarding every single Detroit-based film, I have ever seen. Why is it, that it is ALWAYS snowing?? It's always wintertime. Never summer. Ever.

Anyways, THANK YOU John Dumbear for the recommendation!

[John Dumbear]

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White Boy Rick (2018) rating_3_5

Richard Wershe Sr.: Straight talk? Your mother and I. We didn't plan on Dawn.
We didn't plan on you either, but in the end things worked out.
Rick Wershe Jr.: Dawn is a junkie, I'm sh#ting into a bag. Well, that turned out well.
Richard Wershe Sr.: What can I say, you know? I'm a glass-half-full kind of guy.

Much like the I, Tonya film, it was very good to see beyond the usual bullsh#t that the news spewed and the venom that lasted even longer on the streets when it came to a teenage kid that, like so many others, got the sh#t end of the stick during some very messed up, violent times when crack was rampant, drive by shootings was - every - single - day and Detroit was labeled The Murder Capitol.

While I am very glad to have seen this, it was also a sad experience as well. Thinking back to those very, very scary days that seemed to come to a head. Even though that, like anywhere else, at any given decade, bad sh#t happens. Small-time folks get used in an attempt to go after big time folks, whom, so rarely get what they deserve and the small-timers are the ones that have to pay the debt that never gets fully paid out.


On an odd comment/observation regarding every single Detroit based film I have ever seen. Why is it, that it is ALWAYS snowing?? It's always winter time. Never summer. Ever.

Anyways, THANK YOU @John Dumbear (http://www.movieforums.com/community/member.php?u=109440) for the recommendation!


Glad you liked it and Grosse Point Blank didn't have snow, nor did Gran Torino...:p

[jiraffejustin]

cricket

5

Shura is amazing. It's one of the best examples of black-and-white enhancing a film and making total sense over color. The way characters would completely disappear by an enveloping darkness while other characters felt super close-up because of the pitch black behind them was amazing. That is just one element of how cool this film is, but it's also super f*cked up, and when the baby got got, I let out an audible gasp. I figured it was going to happen, but there was still a little bit of hope that maybe we could still root for Gengobe. That moment let's you feel like a piece of sh*t for still being on his side after what he did in Fukagawa. I was strongly reminded of Eraserhead during that sequence, because the sound of the baby crying added a lot of tension. Two main reasons why: a) the sound of a baby crying is grating, and b) you also had the fear that Gengobe would do what he did or some other misfortune would befall the child. The effects are all great too. The only thing that really bothered me is why in the world did they keep the sake that Gengobe gave them. I would have instantly poured that out. It did lead to a gruesome scene, so I can't really complain about that. Amazing selection for me, cricket.

[cricket]

cricket

5

Shura is amazing. It's one of the best examples of black-and-white enhancing a film and making total sense over color. The way characters would completely disappear by an enveloping darkness while other characters felt super close-up because of the pitch black behind them was amazing. That is just one element of how cool this film is, but it's also super f*cked up, and when the baby got got, I let out an audible gasp. I figured it was going to happen, but there was still a little bit of hope that maybe we could still root for Gengobe. That moment let's you feel like a piece of sh*t for still being on his side after what he did in Fukagawa. I was strongly reminded of Eraserhead during that sequence, because the sound of the baby crying added a lot of tension. Two main reasons why: a) the sound of a baby crying is grating, and b) you also had the fear that Gengobe would do what he did or some other misfortune would befall the child. The effects are all great too. The only thing that really bothered me is why in the world did they keep the sake that Gengobe gave them. I would have instantly poured that out. It did lead to a gruesome scene, so I can't really complain about that. Amazing selection for me, cricket.

Glad you hung in!

[edarsenal]

Glad you liked it and Grosse Point Blank didn't have snow, nor did Gran Torino...:p
Thank god! I could only come up with films that did! LOL
Four Brothers, True Romance, Out of Sight. . .

[TheUsualSuspect]

Sorry for drifting behind, I WILL be watching John Dumbear's nom, White Boy Rick this weekend and in the meantime, here are my noms for TheUsualSuspect:

The Man Who Would Be King (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073341/) (1975) Sean Connery and Michael Caine team up beautifully for this John Huston film based on a Rudyard Kipling story of two former British soldiers in India looking to be more than just ordinary men set in 19th century India.
The Dirty Dozen (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061578/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0) (1967) Lee Marvin has been given a suicide mission into the enemy's territory on the verge of D-Day during WWII. And his squad? A stellar cast of psychopaths with death sentences that he must whip into a cohesive unit.
It Happened One Night (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0025316/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0) (1934) This is a bit of a wild card for you - a comedic road trip with Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert that you may(may not) get a kick out of.


Dirty Dozen it is.




For you.......


Dark man


Enemy at the Gates


Big Fish

[edarsenal]

Dirty Dozen it is.




For you.......


Dark man


Enemy at the Gates


Big Fish
Cool! I think you'll enjoy that --

I've seen Dark Man and Big Fish (really liked that one) and I've been wanting to see Enemy at the Gates so -- YAY

[Citizen Rules]

The Man Who Would Be King (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073341/) (1975) Sean Connery and Michael Caine team up beautifully for this John Huston film based on a Rudyard Kipling story of two former British soldiers in India looking to be more than just ordinary men set in 19th century India.
The Dirty Dozen (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061578/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0) (1967) Lee Marvin has been given a suicide mission into the enemy's territory on the verge of D-Day during WWII. And his squad? A stellar cast of psychopaths with death sentences that he must whip into a cohesive unit.
It Happened One Night (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0025316/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0) (1934) This is a bit of a wild card for you - a comedic road trip with Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert that you may(may not) get a kick out of.Let me just say...all three of those rock! To bad I seen them already or you could've choose them for me:p

[edarsenal]

Let me just say...all three of those rock! To bad I seen them already or you could've choose them for me:p

Hopefully, I'll come up with something special for ya when we pair off.

The Man Who Would Be King was one I've been tempted to throw into a General HoF, a time or two.

[John Dumbear]

My three new recommendations are:

Buddy Bebop vs the living dead (2009) Fun independent comedy/horror.

I am a good person/I am a bad person (2011) Canadian film about a mother and daughter touring film festivals in Europe.

Black Cop (2017) A really interesting Canadian film about a black cop who decides to racially profile white people. I found this funny, disturbing and smart with a fantastic lead performance.

Sorry to be such a pain in the ass. I was out of town for a couple of days. Looked for and couldn't find any of these next three you provided. Except I could buy "Black Cop" for $10, but I stated early in this thread that I'm a cheap bastard.


EDIT: Citizen Rules set me up with "Black Cop".

[Citizen Rules]

73663
The Spirit of the Beehive (1973)

This thread is really like roulette. On a roulette wheel you can take your chances on the red, or on the black or place your chips on a number...Then you spin the wheel and hope you have some luck. So far I've lucked out in my movie choices, but this spin I came up empty.

Out of the three movies Pahak offered up: Sundays and Cybele (1962), The Spirit of the Beehive (1973)
& The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1976)...I went with this one. I'm sure the other two were good and maybe I would've like them better.

I don't object to anything in this movie, it's just that I was bored to tears. I mean there's scant narrative that's hung on some sketchy dialogue accompanied by two little tykes who can't really act. To that mix add some discombobulated editing, which I'll call Frankenstein editing, get it! and that all made for a very long and tedious 98 minutes.

The one redeeming quality was the cinematography. The film is sure nice to look at and each scene is framed like a still photographer's portfolio. The film is like a series of awesome photos with the story being an after thought. I get that people can watch this and find some truth, but I couldn't...Then again when I look at clouds, I see clouds.

2.5

[pahaK]

Then again when I look at clouds, I see clouds.

You need to do more drugs :D

Seriously though, I kinda think that you may have liked the other films more. You picked the one that's the least traditional story. I often love films where children's imagination is mixed up with reality, and The Spirit of the Beehive excels in that. I can see how it might feel boring to some but I found it to be very much my kind of film. Sorry, you didn't like it more.

[jiraffejustin]

I need to revisit Spirt of the Beehive, I can't remember when I watched it the first time, but it must have been more than 7-8 years ago. Right after that, I watched another movie little Ana Torrent was in, Cria Cuervos, and liked it much more. You seen Cria Cuervos, pahaK? I think you might like it.

[pahaK]

I need to revisit Spirt of the Beehive, I can't remember when I watched it the first time, but it must have been more than 7-8 years ago. Right after that, I watched another movie little Ana Torrent was in, Cria Cuervos, and liked it much more. You seen Cria Cuervos, pahaK? I think you might like it.

Never even heard of it, but I added it to my watchlist. Looks interesting.

[Citizen Rules]

You need to do more drugs :D

Seriously though, I kinda think that you may have liked the other films more. You picked the one that's the least traditional story. I often love films where children's imagination is mixed up with reality, and The Spirit of the Beehive excels in that. I can see how it might feel boring to some but I found it to be very much my kind of film. Sorry, you didn't like it more.Caffeine is as strong as I go:D I really liked your Fantasy HoF nom Tideland which had a child's imagination mixed up with reality, it worked well in that one. I even love slow films, nothing is slower than Naked Island which I rated a 4.5/5 The Spirit of the Beehive did not work for me. It didn't feel cohesive to me.

[John Dumbear]

https://www.thegate.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Black-Cop-Featured-880x587.jpg
"Black Cop"



Recommended by Allaby



Entertaining and attention was held.. Liked the premise and found it interesting that no one really has a name.Thus, saw it as a psycho-drama that is a conflicted cop-of-color snaps and starts “profiling” white people (the more comfortably middle-class the better) and administering shoe-on-the-other-foot rough justice.


rating_4

[Allaby]

https://www.thegate.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Black-Cop-Featured-880x587.jpg
"Black Cop"



Recommended by Allaby



Entertaining and attention was held.. Liked the premise and found it interesting that no one really has a name.Thus, saw it as a psycho-drama that is a conflicted cop-of-color snaps and starts “profiling” white people (the more comfortably middle-class the better) and administering shoe-on-the-other-foot rough justice.


rating_4

Glad you liked it!

[pahaK]

I need to revisit Spirt of the Beehive, I can't remember when I watched it the first time, but it must have been more than 7-8 years ago. Right after that, I watched another movie little Ana Torrent was in, Cria Cuervos, and liked it much more. You seen Cria Cuervos, pahaK? I think you might like it.

I just watched it. Here's what I wrote to rating thread:

Cría cuervos (1976)
3.5
This was recommended on the basis of my liking of The Spirit of the Beehive. The connection is quite easy to see, and it's not restricted to Ana Torrent. The films share lots of themes (mainly death, and a child dealing with it), but Cria cuervos is less fantastical and less innocent. I wish it had gone deeper into the darkness instead of just continuously hinting at Ana's fascination with death. It trades away too much of the childish charms of The Spirit of the Beehive without ever fully committing to its more morbid path. Oh, and Porque te vas is such a great song and it's used so damn well in this film.

So yeah, a good film but I prefer The Spirit of the Beehive.

[edarsenal]

FYI watched Enemy at the Gates and was hoping to get a review up this weekend but should have it tonight (hopefully)
I enjoyed it.

[edarsenal]

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Enemy at the Gates 4
This was not what I was expected when it first came out in 2001. Thinking that it was going the silly romance route where the love interest would be caught, and used to bait the "hero" to face off with the the "villain".

Nor did I expect the, not only gritty truth of war time battle, but to discover the reasons why, when seeing the amount of deaths during World War II how Russia nearly doubled everyone else.
The opening battle of recruits stuffed into train cars, then onto boats to join in defending Stalingrad from the winning German invasion. Without leadership, one rifle for every two men, the second carrying one clip of ammo and warned that they will be shot should they stop advancing. And then, they were, in large numbers.

This is the brutal chess board that Jude Law (depicting an historical Russian sniper hero, Vassili Zaitsev) playing a very intelligent game of cat and mouse with a German officer sniper (Ed Harris) sent to take him out.

I truly was mesmerized throughout the entire film and, had I known previously what a gritty, realistic, clever film this was, I would have seen this when it first came out and quite a number of times since.

THANKS TheUsualSuspect for recommending this for me!

[TheUsualSuspect]

I watched Freaks. I'm a little bit behind in two HoF's and this. Hope to get my reviews up soon.

[TheUsualSuspect]

Freaks

https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/kc2cvuqESIiRX5QoZOoMTBq18kQ.jpg

3

Nominated by pahaK

A superhero film made on a budget. In a world where people have powers, they are treated more like animals than saviours. These are not your Avengers, these are people labelled "Freaks" and are shot and killed at a moment's notice.

What I appreciated about this movie was that it just drops you into this world without telling you anything and you need to peel back the mystery yourself to understand what is going on. Is the father just crazy or are there real threats outside their house? I didn't know until eyes started bleeding.

Most of the budget went to the special effects, so the story feels very confined, which is fine because it wants to dive deeper into character drama than action. The little girl does a decent job playing against some well-established actors and despite some confusion in the plot, most of the story follows a straight path.

Check out Freaks to see some creativity in filmmaking and if you need a breather from more Marvel friendly affair.

[cricket]

I've never heard of that^^^

[pahaK]

I've never heard of that^^^

Freaks is possibly my favorite film of 2018. I gave it 4/5, and I like it a lot more than TheUsualSuspect did, but his review is definitely positive, so I'm happy.

[Citizen Rules]

TheUsualSuspect
Can we finish this? We're pretty close to being done. If you don't want to continue, do you mind if I take over for you and finish it?

[TheUsualSuspect]

TheUsualSuspect
Can we finish this? We're pretty close to being done. If you don't want to continue, do you mind if I take over for you and finish it?

My apologies. Please do take over this as my schedule is too busy right now to run anything. I hate my job because they are throwing more and more work my way and no additional help. I need a 6 person department, I have just myself and one other guy. Two people doing the work of 6...not fun.

[cricket]

My apologies. Please do take over this as my schedule is too busy right now to run anything. I hate my job because they are throwing more and more work my way and no additional help. I need a 6 person department, I have just myself and one other guy. Two people doing the work of 6...not fun.

That's what happens when you're good!

[Citizen Rules]

@TheUsualSuspect (http://www.movieforums.com/community/member.php?u=9280)
Can we finish this? We're pretty close to being done. If you don't want to continue, do you mind if I take over for you and finish it?

My apologies. Please do take over this as my schedule is too busy right now to run anything... Your Movie Roulette idea was a good one! Thanks for coming up with the idea.

Let's see if we can save this, I think it's well worth it and I sure enjoyed it.

[Allaby]

Your Movie Roulette idea was a good one! Thanks for coming up with the idea.

Let's see if we can save this, I think it's well worth it and I sure enjoyed it.

I enjoyed it too. I would like to continue with it (at least until I get more points than Citizen Rules!)

[Citizen Rules]

Are you guys still interested in finishing this? Maybe even later we'll do another one. Let me know.... Depending on who's still in, there would only be a few more movies to watch. I think this Movie Roulette is worth saving, so let's try and save it! So who's in????
jiraffejustin Allaby cricket pahaK edarsenal John Dumbear

Here's the standings from the first post.
Jiraffejustin - 17
John Dumbear - Shoplifters - 4
Citizen Rules - Shoplifters– 4.5
Edarsenal - I, Tonya - 4
Allaby - The Cranes are Flying - 4.5


Citizen Rules - 16.5
Suspect - I Love You To Death - 4
Jiraffejustin - Black Orpheus – 4.5
Allaby - A Night to Remember - 4
Cricket - Day of Wine and Roses - 4


Allaby - 15
Cricket – Sundays and Cybele - 4.5
Edarsenal - Breaker Morant - 4
Citizen Rules - The Naked Island - 4.5
Jiraffejustin - Sophie's Palace - 2

Cricket - 9
Allaby - Les Misérables - 4
Suspect - The Elephant Man - 4
PahaK - Boys Don't Cry - 1


PahaK - 11
Edarsenal - The Nightingale - 4
John Dumbear - Let The Right One In - 4
Cricket - The Slayer - 3


Suspect - 13
Citizen Rules - Sing Street - 4
Cricket – The Guilty – 3.5
John Dumbear - After Hours - 3
PahaK - Green Room - 2.5


Edarsenal - 10.5
PahaK – Sunset Blvd - 3.5
Allaby – Lockout - 3.5
Jiraffejustin - La Dolce Vita - 3.5


John Dumbear - 11
Jiraffejustin - Dancer in the Dark. – 4.5
PahaK - The Other - 3.5
Suspect - The Hospital - 3

[Allaby]

Are you guys still interested in finishing this? Maybe even later we'll do another one. Let me know.... Depending on who's still in, there would only be a few more movies to watch. I think this Movie Roulette is worth saving, so let's try and save it! So who's in????
jiraffejustin Allaby cricket pahaK edarsenal John Dumbear

Here's the standings from the first post.
Jiraffejustin - 17
John Dumbear - Shoplifters - 4
Citizen Rules - Shoplifters– 4.5
Edarsenal - I, Tonya - 4
Allaby - The Cranes are Flying - 4.5


Citizen Rules - 16.5
Suspect - I Love You To Death - 4
Jiraffejustin - Black Orpheus – 4.5
Allaby - A Night to Remember - 4
Cricket - Day of Wine and Roses - 4


Allaby - 15
Cricket – Sundays and Cybele - 4.5
Edarsenal - Breaker Morant - 4
Citizen Rules - The Naked Island - 4.5
Jiraffejustin - Sophie's Palace - 2

Cricket - 9
Allaby - Les Misérables - 4
Suspect - The Elephant Man - 4
PahaK - Boys Don't Cry - 1


PahaK - 11
Edarsenal - The Nightingale - 4
John Dumbear - Let The Right One In - 4
Cricket - The Slayer - 3


Suspect - 13
Citizen Rules - Sing Street - 4
Cricket – The Guilty – 3.5
John Dumbear - After Hours - 3
PahaK - Green Room - 2.5


Edarsenal - 10.5
PahaK – Sunset Blvd - 3.5
Allaby – Lockout - 3.5
Jiraffejustin - La Dolce Vita - 3.5


John Dumbear - 11
Jiraffejustin - Dancer in the Dark. – 4.5
PahaK - The Other - 3.5
Suspect - The Hospital - 3

I'm (still) in!

[edarsenal]

I'll still play. Looks like a couple of us are short a review from someone. We'd have to adjust that somehow

[Citizen Rules]

I'll still play. Looks like a couple of us are short a review from someone. We'd have to adjust that somehowYeah we can work that out of course. We'd just continue until all the member's who are still in have watched each other's movies. If someone had extra points from someone no longer in the game we'd remove those points so all was even between the remaining players. Or something along those lines:p

[edarsenal]

Yeah we can work that out of course. We'd just continue until all the member's who are still in have watched each other's movies. If someone had extra points from someone no longer in the game we'd remove those points so all was even between the remaining players. Or something along those lines:p
should be an easy enough fix.
I do remember finishing mine for someone and I can't remember who still had one for me. I'd have to look and see.
It was TUS. So we'll adjust that with whatever method works.

Possibility: I've had a steady 3.5 score from everyone I've suggested to so far. I'd take that or even a 3.0 and move on.

[jiraffejustin]

Yeah, I'll continue.

[cricket]

I guess I'll finish. Don't forget my 5 from JJ on page 16:D I still can't believe PahaK f****d me!

[jiraffejustin]

I also have 4.5 points from cricket on page 15

[cricket]

I also have 4.5 points from cricket on page 15

Damn straight!

[Citizen Rules]

I also have 4.5 points from @cricket (http://www.movieforums.com/community/member.php?u=68505) on page 15

Damn straight! Thanks for the heads up! That helps. Just wanting for a yeah or nay from @pahaK (https://www.movieforums.com/community/member.php?u=100614) @John Dumbear (https://www.movieforums.com/community/member.php?u=109440) then we can finish.

[pahaK]

Just wanting for a yeah or nay from @pahaK (https://www.movieforums.com/community/member.php?u=100614) @John Dumbear (https://www.movieforums.com/community/member.php?u=109440) then we can finish.

I don't know. I kinda want to but on the other hand, I'm in the middle of one of these periods where I don't really watch that many movies (and it takes almost a week to even post to Rate the Last Movie thread about them). I guess it's a nay from me now. If we ever do this again and I'm in a more fitting mood, I'm in but not now.

[John Dumbear]

I don't know. I kinda want to but on the other hand, I'm in the middle of one of these periods where I don't really watch that many movies (and it takes almost a week to even post to Rate the Last Movie thread about them). I guess it's a nay from me now. If we ever do this again and I'm in a more fitting mood, I'm in but not now.

I'm kind of in the same boat. I'm at a very busy time right now and not watching a lot of film. Sorry if this upends the apple cart for the other participants. On the plus side, this thread introduced me to some pretty fine film.

[Citizen Rules]

I'm kind of in the same boat. I'm at a very busy time right now and not watching a lot of film. Sorry if this upends the apple cart for the other participants. On the plus side, this thread introduced me to some pretty fine film.

I don't know. I kinda want to but on the other hand, I'm in the middle of one of these periods where I don't really watch that many movies (and it takes almost a week to even post to Rate the Last Movie thread about them). I guess it's a nay from me now. If we ever do this again and I'm in a more fitting mood, I'm in but not now.OK guys, that's cool and I understand.:)

[Citizen Rules]

@jiraffejustin (https://www.movieforums.com/community/member.php?u=76459) @Allaby (https://www.movieforums.com/community/member.php?u=110465) @cricket (https://www.movieforums.com/community/member.php?u=68505) @edarsenal (https://www.movieforums.com/community/member.php?u=50536)
I went through the entire thread and updated the result to be current.

Jiraffejustin - 21.5
John Dumbear - Shoplifters - 4
Citizen Rules - Shoplifters– 4.5
Edarsenal - I, Tonya - 4
Allaby - The Cranes are Flying - 4.5
Cricket - Clash - 4.5

Citizen Rules - 19
Suspect - I Love You To Death - 4
Jiraffejustin - Black Orpheus – 4.5
Allaby - A Night to Remember - 4
Cricket - Day of Wine and Roses - 4
PahaK - The Big Combo - 2.5

Allaby - 19
Cricket – Sundays and Cybele - 4.5
Edarsenal - Breaker Morant - 4
Citizen Rules - The Naked Island - 4.5
Jiraffejustin - Sophie's Palace - 2
John Dumbear - Black Cop - 4

Cricket - 18.5
Allaby - Les Misérables - 4
Suspect - The Elephant Man - 4
PahaK - Boys Don't Cry - 1
Jiraffejustin - Shura - 5
Citizen Rules - The Swimmer - 4.5
PahaK -16.5
Edarsenal - The Nightingale - 4
John Dumbear - Let The Right One In - 4
Cricket - The Slayer - 3
Citizen Rules - The Spirit of the Beehive - 2.5
Suspect - Freaks - 3

Suspect - 17
Citizen Rules - Sing Street - 4
Cricket – The Guilty – 3.5
John Dumbear - After Hours - 3
PahaK - Green Room - 2.5
Edarsenal - Enemy at the Gates - 4

Edarsenal - 16.5
PahaK – Sunset Blvd - 3.5
Allaby – Lockout - 3.5
Jiraffejustin - La Dolce Vita - 3.5
John Dumbear - RocknRolla - 3

John Dumbear - 18
Jiraffejustin - Dancer in the Dark. - 4.5
PahaK - The Other - 3.5
Suspect - The Hospital - 3
Allaby - Summer of '42 - 3.5
Edarsnal - White Boy Rick - 3.5

Question for everyone:
I could just tally the points, divided by the number of movies for each member...and that would yield a comparable overall score for each of us. Then we could say who 'won' and be done. That way everyone is included in this.

The other way is to discount the scores from those who didn't want to continue: (PahaK, Suspect, Dumbear) and continue on. The problem there is some of us would already be finished and others would have more movies to watch.

Which option do you guys like? Majority decides.

[pahaK]

Well, there's quite a clear "winner" at the moment, and the amount of votes is almost dead even (only ed has 4 while others have 5). To me, it seems that it's much easier to just tally the points now, and start over at another time (the concept is great).

[Allaby]

I’m fine either way. If you calculate a winner now and the game ends, I won’t object. I’m good to continue with it too.

[Citizen Rules]

Averaged Points per Movie

Jiraffejustin - 21.5 apm 4.3
John Dumbear - Shoplifters - 4
Citizen Rules - Shoplifters– 4.5
Edarsenal - I, Tonya - 4
Allaby - The Cranes are Flying - 4.5
Cricket - Clash - 4.5

Citizen Rules - 19 apm 3.8
Suspect - I Love You To Death - 4
Jiraffejustin - Black Orpheus – 4.5
Allaby - A Night to Remember - 4
Cricket - Day of Wine and Roses - 4
PahaK - The Big Combo - 2.5

Allaby - 19 apm 3.8
Cricket – Sundays and Cybele - 4.5
Edarsenal - Breaker Morant - 4
Citizen Rules - The Naked Island - 4.5
Jiraffejustin - Sophie's Palace - 2
John Dumbear - Black Cop - 4

Cricket - 18.5 apm 3.7
Allaby - Les Misérables - 4
Suspect - The Elephant Man - 4
PahaK - Boys Don't Cry - 1
Jiraffejustin - Shura - 5
Citizen Rules - The Swimmer - 4.5

PahaK -16.5 apm 3.3
Edarsenal - The Nightingale - 4
John Dumbear - Let The Right One In - 4
Cricket - The Slayer - 3
Citizen Rules - The Spirit of the Beehive - 2.5
Suspect - Freaks - 3

Suspect - 17 apm 3.4
Citizen Rules - Sing Street - 4
Cricket – The Guilty – 3.5
John Dumbear - After Hours - 3
PahaK - Green Room - 2.5
Edarsenal - Enemy at the Gates - 4

Edarsenal - 13.5 apm 3.375
PahaK – Sunset Blvd - 3.5
Allaby – Lockout - 3.5
Jiraffejustin - La Dolce Vita - 3.5
John Dumbear - RocknRolla - 3

John Dumbear - 18 apm 3.6
Jiraffejustin - Dancer in the Dark. - 4.5
PahaK - The Other - 3.5
Suspect - The Hospital - 3
Allaby - Summer of '42 - 3.5
Edarsnal - White Boy Rick - 3.5

[Citizen Rules]

Or if we continue on, it's like this:

Jiraffejustin - Need to watch: 0
Citizen Rules - Shoplifters– 4.5
Edarsenal - I, Tonya - 4
Allaby - The Cranes are Flying - 4.5
Cricket - Clash - 4.5

Citizen Rules - Need to watch: 1
Jiraffejustin - Black Orpheus – 4.5
Allaby - A Night to Remember - 4
Cricket - Day of Wine and Roses - 4

Allaby - Need to watch: 0
Cricket – Sundays and Cybele - 4.5
Edarsenal - Breaker Morant - 4
Citizen Rules - The Naked Island - 4.5
Jiraffejustin - Sophie's Palace - 2

Cricket -Need to watch: 1
Allaby - Les Misérables - 4
Jiraffejustin - Shura - 5
Citizen Rules - The Swimmer - 4.5

Edarsenal - Need to watch: 1
PahaK – Sunset Blvd - 3.5
Allaby – Lockout - 3.5
Jiraffejustin - La Dolce Vita - 3.5

[edarsenal]

Or if we continue on, it's like this:

Jiraffejustin - Need to watch: 0
Citizen Rules - Shoplifters– 4.5
Edarsenal - I, Tonya - 4
Allaby - The Cranes are Flying - 4.5
Cricket - Clash - 4.5

Citizen Rules - Need to watch: 1
Jiraffejustin - Black Orpheus – 4.5
Allaby - A Night to Remember - 4
Cricket - Day of Wine and Roses - 4

Allaby - Need to watch: 0
Cricket – Sundays and Cybele - 4.5
Edarsenal - Breaker Morant - 4
Citizen Rules - The Naked Island - 4.5
Jiraffejustin - Sophie's Palace - 2

Cricket -Need to watch: 1
Allaby - Les Misérables - 4
Jiraffejustin - Shura - 5
Citizen Rules - The Swimmer - 4.5

Edarsenal - Need to watch: 1
PahaK – Sunset Blvd - 3.5
Allaby – Lockout - 3.5
Jiraffejustin - La Dolce Vita - 3.5

I did see four of them. The fourth was from TUS; Enemy At The Gate (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=2183766#post2183766) which was surprisingly good. I rated it 4 stars. We're just missing his rating of my recommendation; The Dirty Dozen to have four scores.

As for continuing or starting over, since several folks are unable to continue it would probably be fair to declare a winner and begin anew. With, perhaps, a few new players to rebuild our ranks?

[Citizen Rules]

I did see four of them. The fourth was from TUS; Enemy At The Gate (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=2183766#post2183766) which was surprisingly good. I rated it 4 stars. We're just missing his rating of my recommendation; The Dirty Dozen to have four scores.

As for continuing or starting over, since several folks are unable to continue it would probably be fair to declare a winner and begin anew. With, perhaps, a few new players to rebuild our ranks?In that last post (with green font) I eliminated all review ratings from the members who didn't want to continue: (Pahak, Dumbear and Suspect).

But...I'm thinking it would be easier if we just declare JJ the winner as he has the most points...and you in 2nd place.

Not that winning matters in this, it's all about the great movies we all watched, but that we can start a second round whenever everyone wants.

[Allaby]

I'm up for a second round whenever, any time.

[pahaK]

Averaged Points per Movie

Edarsenal - 16.5 apm 4.125
PahaK – Sunset Blvd - 3.5
Allaby – Lockout - 3.5
Jiraffejustin - La Dolce Vita - 3.5
John Dumbear - RocknRolla - 3

That's some interesting math right there. Average being higher than any of the values :D

3.5 + 3.5 + 3.5 + 3 = 13.5, not 16.5.

[Citizen Rules]

That's some interesting math right there. Average being higher than any of the values :D

3.5 + 3.5 + 3.5 + 3 = 13.5, not 16.5.Don't tell poor Ed that, he was just demoted from 2nd place, to 2nd to last:p

[edarsenal]

LOL I was thinking the math was a little off too

[TheUsualSuspect]

This falling off the rails is all my fault and I apologize again to everyone. I hope to be more around here again, but I don't see my life slowing down anytime soon.


I am looking for a new job, which hopefully gives me some more free time.

[edarsenal]

This falling off the rails is all my fault and I apologize again to everyone. I hope to be more around here again, but I don't see my life slowing down anytime soon.


I am looking for a new job, which hopefully gives me some more free time.

No apologies necessary - life can and will get the better of all of us.
Thank YOU for coming up with this very fun idea!!