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20th Hall of Fame
Posted By Miss Vicky
Well #7 is a lot better than how my nomination in...

Well #7 is a lot better than how my nomination in the last general HOF faired, so I'll take it.


This was my ballot:

1. Blood Diamond
2. Monsters, Inc.
3. Blood Simple
4. Ghostbusters...
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20th Hall of Fame
Posted By Miss Vicky
Re: 20th Hall of Fame

Rear Window was my #3.
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20th Hall of Fame
Posted By Miss Vicky
I have only watched it once but it was pretty...

I have only watched it once but it was pretty disturbing. I’ve been rewatching a bunch of Joaquin Phoenix movies and will probably watch it again soon. Not looking forward to it.
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20th Hall of Fame
Posted By Miss Vicky
Re: 20th Hall of Fame

Ballot sent.
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20th Hall of Fame
Posted By Miss Vicky
http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walteregan/MovieLo...

http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walteregan/MovieLog/blooddiamond.gif

Blood Diamond (Edward Zwick, 2006)
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Date Watched: 10/26/19...
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20th Hall of Fame
Posted By Miss Vicky
http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walteregan/MovieLo...

http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walteregan/MovieLog/elmergantry.gif

Elmer Gantry (Richard Brooks, 1960)
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Date Watched: 10/22/19...
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20th Hall of Fame
Posted By Miss Vicky
That's not my idea of storytelling. ...

That's not my idea of storytelling.



Hard pass.

Also, how did this thread get turned into a discussion of classical music?
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20th Hall of Fame
Posted By Miss Vicky
This. I think classical music works well in...

This.

I think classical music works well in film to heighten certain emotions, but I don't have the focus to just sit and listen to it. Without words or images to accompany the sounds, I get...
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20th Hall of Fame
Posted By Miss Vicky
Yes, I did get a Cuckoo's Nest vibe from it and...

Yes, I did get a Cuckoo's Nest vibe from it and they definitely had very similar themes.

I much prefer One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest though as I feel much greater sympathy for its characters. I...
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20th Hall of Fame
Posted By Miss Vicky
Oh, I know you do. I followed that thread. I...

Oh, I know you do. I followed that thread. I absolutely 100% disapprove of the outcome, though. (Damn Miyazaki. :rolleyes: )

I welcome more animation in general HOFs. :up:
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20th Hall of Fame
Posted By Miss Vicky
Love whatever appeals to you, other people's...

Love whatever appeals to you, other people's assumptions and expectations be damned.

I'm 38 years old and a proud Pixar fangirl. :shrug:

Four of my top ten are animated and I have three...
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20th Hall of Fame
Posted By Miss Vicky
Re: 20th Hall of Fame

Just Elmer Gantry and my own nom left.
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20th Hall of Fame
Posted By Miss Vicky
http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walteregan/MovieLo...

http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walteregan/MovieLog/coolhandluke.gif

Cool Hand Luke (Stuart Rosenberg, 1967)
Imdb (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061512/?ref_=nv_sr_2?ref_=nv_sr_2)

Date...
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20th Hall of Fame
Posted By Miss Vicky
Of course I do and his presence doesn’t...

Of course I do and his presence doesn’t automatically mean high expectations anyways. It depends on things like what the movie is about and who’s directing it.

I'm getting pretty damn tired of...
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20th Hall of Fame
Posted By Miss Vicky
http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walteregan/MovieLo...

http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walteregan/MovieLog/bloodsimple.gif

Blood Simple (Joel and Ethan Coen, 1984)
Imdb (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086979/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1)

Date Watched: 10/19/19...
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20th Hall of Fame
Posted By Miss Vicky
Who?

Who?
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20th Hall of Fame
Posted By Miss Vicky
It's good in that it's well made, but I didn't...

It's good in that it's well made, but I didn't enjoy it.
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20th Hall of Fame
Posted By Miss Vicky
http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walteregan/MovieLo...

http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walteregan/MovieLog/phantomthread.gif

Phantom Thread (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2017)
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20th Hall of Fame
Posted By Miss Vicky
Not true. I never want to hate a movie. I...

Not true.

I never want to hate a movie. I want to like every movie I watch. I don't go looking to torture myself or waste my time with films that I'm going to hate. Desire and expectation are not...
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20th Hall of Fame
Posted By Miss Vicky
I haven't seen Red Psalm. I'd take the ugly...

I haven't seen Red Psalm.

I'd take the ugly and boring Platform over the cringe-fest that is The Music Man. I think i'd rather gouge out my eyes than sit through Platform again, but for Music Man...
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20th Hall of Fame
Posted By Miss Vicky
I didn't expect to hate it that much, either....

I didn't expect to hate it that much, either. Actually, I don't know if I've ever hated a movie more than this one.
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20th Hall of Fame
Posted By Miss Vicky
http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walteregan/MovieLo...

http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walteregan/MovieLog/musicman.gif

The Music Man (Morton DaCosta, 1962)
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20th Hall of Fame
Posted By Miss Vicky
Re: 20th Hall of Fame

Welcome to the HOF, Neiba!

I don't think I'm going to like your nom though, if my previous experiences with Paul Thomas Anderson films are any indication.
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20th Hall of Fame
Posted By Miss Vicky
http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walteregan/MovieLo...

http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walteregan/MovieLog/rearwindow.gif

Rear Window (Alfred Hitchcock, 1954)
Imdb (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047396/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1)

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20th Hall of Fame
Posted By Miss Vicky
Up to Citizen, of course, but I'm okay with you...

Up to Citizen, of course, but I'm okay with you joining.