1234567890 Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 Can You Ever Forgive Me? The choice came down to the face that I've actually seen Spider-Man: Homecoming and I haven't seen Can You Ever Forgive Me? Nothing more, nothing less. If Spider-Man: Homecoming was was against say The Social Network than I would have saved The Social Network but that is not the case. Can You Ever Forgive Me? was released in 2018 and is American biographical film directed by Marielle Heller. The screenplay is by Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty and it's based on the 2008 confessional memoir of the same name by Lee Israel. The film stars Melissa McCarthy as Israel. The film follows her attempts to revitalize her failing writing career by forging letters from deceased authors and playwrights. Seems interesting enough that I may just give it a watch. The film also stars Richard E. Grant, Dolly Wells, Jane Curtin, Anna Deavere Smith, Stephen Spinella, and Ben Falcone. The film was released by Fox Searchlight Pictures. The film made $11.7 million dollars on a budget of $10 millions dollars. Melissa McCarthy's performance was praised and even generated Oscar buzz. I'm sure if I had seen the film I would be saving it but the fact of the matter is I haven't and I have to go with what I know. Save: Spider-Man: Homecoming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex95 Posted September 14, 2020 Author Share Posted September 14, 2020 @totes4totes is next to nominate 14 films. @.Rei @Deeee @1234567890 @Steven_ @#jeah @*Chris @Elliott (or @FrogLenzen) will be cutting and saving this round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totes4totes Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 14 noms I'll get them up in a few hours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliott Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 1 hour ago, Alex95 said: @totes4totes is next to nominate 14 films. @.Rei @Deeee @1234567890 @Steven_ @#jeah @*Chris @Elliott (or @FrogLenzen) will be cutting and saving this round. I'm cool if Derek wants to continue subbing for me for the the time being (probably the next few days). I'll let him/you know when I'm up for the stress of a full rankdown again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrogLenzen Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 16 minutes ago, Elliott said: I'm cool if Derek wants to continue subbing for me for the the time being (probably the next few days). I'll let him/you know when I'm up for the stress of a full rankdown again. I am available. Just say the word and I’ll disappear again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrogLenzen Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 1 hour ago, 1234567890 said: Save: Spider-Man: Homecoming As Elliott’s sub, it is my responsibility to thank you very much for this save. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliott Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 1 hour ago, 1234567890 said: Save: Spider-Man: Homecoming I knew I could count on Victoria to save the movie with the British twink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totes4totes Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 (edited) probs gonna have to wait until i get home so i can accurately go through and see every movie that anybody has ever saved in this rankdown so i can properly form my nominations. (lol last time i tried to do that it crashed my computer since i had so many tabs open and the wifi slowed my computer down until my computer was just like "nope") Edited September 14, 2020 by totes4totes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totes4totes Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 probably not as dramatic as you expected. Nominations: Kick-Ass The King's Speech Shutter Island The Ides of March War Horse My Week with Marilyn Silver Linings Playbook The Place Beyond the Pines American Hustle Captain Phillips The Wolf of Wall Street Foxcatcher Kingsman: The Secret Service Tully Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeee Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 Save The Kings Speech Cut The Wolf of Wall Street Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven_ Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 Save War Horse Cut Foxcatcher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totes4totes Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 1 minute ago, Deeee said: Save The Kings Speech why are you saving a tom hooper movie. A HACK DIRECTOR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex95 Posted September 14, 2020 Author Share Posted September 14, 2020 Dee's commitment to cutting the best movie of each round is almost impressive. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex95 Posted September 14, 2020 Author Share Posted September 14, 2020 1 minute ago, totes4totes said: why are you saving a tom hooper movie. A HACK DIRECTOR And it's a snooze. Cats >>>>> The King's Speech 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totes4totes Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 Just now, Alex95 said: Cats >>>>> The King's Speech What I said in my HONORARY PERFECT WRITE-UP of Cats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totes4totes Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 can't believe that after cutting tom hooper's best movie (cats) dee then saves his worst movie (the king's speech) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex95 Posted September 14, 2020 Author Share Posted September 14, 2020 Just now, totes4totes said: can't believe that after cutting tom hooper's best movie (cats) dee then saves his worst movie (the king's speech) I'll take The King Speech over Eddie Redmayne playing a trans woman any day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totes4totes Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 3 minutes ago, Alex95 said: I'll take The King Speech over Eddie Redmayne playing a trans woman any day! in my defense, when i said that i was under the impression that tom hooper only had three movies: cats (best), the king's speech, and les miserables. despite my grudge against tom hooper i clearly didn't due my due diligence in researching him so i could hate his work more thoroughly and wholly. so king's speech is his second worst movie. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven_ Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 FOXCATCHER So many of my favorite movies were just nominated, and Foxcatcher is one of the very few nominees I'm willing to cut. Described as a sports crime drama film, Foxcatcher is about millionaire John du Pont recruting wrestler Mark Schultz and his older brother David for the 1988 Olympics. Based on a true story, the film details the Olympic competition and the murder of David by the hands of du Pont. Despite it being based on a true story, there are discrepancies and those are all listed on the film's Wikipedia page. Nonetheless, Foxcatcher was critically acclaimed with praise for the performances of Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, and Mark Ruffalo. The film was nominated for five Academy Awards, but lost in all its categories. However, the film did win the Best Director prize for Bennett Miller at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival. I've heard of this film, but I can't say it's one I was ever interested in watching. Sorry for the rushed write-up, but I'm typing this quickly to save War Horse as fast as possible. And I'm saving War Horse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeee Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 (edited) The Wolf of Wall Street (2013 dir. by Martin Scorsese) I will definitely add more to this later, but I am preoccupied at the moment and wanted to lock in my cut while I could. Truth be told I could care less about any of the films nominated, so this save is pretty meaningless. Tom Hooper is a terrible filmmaker, but I am a large fan of both Bonham Carter and Firth. That was the only logic I applied to this situation. Anyways. On to my cut. The film is overrated in my opinion. A biographical crime black comedy based on the 2007 memoir of the same name by Jordan Belfort, the story follows Belfort as he looks back on his time as a stockbroker on Wall Street. Of course this recounting of events mainly focuses on how his firm, Stratton Oakmont, engaged in massive fraud and corrupt activity on Wall Street. This led to only 22 months of prison time for him, which always infuriates me. White crime involving massive corruption and fraud = 22 months for the rich white guy. Minor illegal activity for Black people = murder + massive sentences There is a ton of controversy surrounding the making of the film. However, the film released to widespread critical acclaim and topped many year-end lists. A ton of award nominations for the fifth project involving the DiCaprio-Scorsese pairing. A financial success. A lot of criticism from real-life players involved in the scenario, but Belfort himself had some praise for the film. I promise I will add more in a bit. Just gotta run a few errands. SAVING: The King’s Speech Edited September 15, 2020 by Deeee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven_ Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 Hopefully Kingsman: The Secret Service and Silver Linings Playbook will be saved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven_ Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 3 minutes ago, Steven_ said: Hopefully Kingsman: The Secret Service and Silver Linings Playbook will be saved. I'll accept safety requests for my nominations if anyone saves these films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#jeah Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 Save SLP Cut Ides of March 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#jeah Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 1 hour ago, #jeah said: Save SLP Cut Ides of March Refresh. Should be able to get to this in the next hour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#jeah Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 THE IDES OF MARCH (2011) Taking any excuse possible to show off Ryan Gosling's beauty tbh. This is a movie that I saw on a plane a couple of years ago and I actually remember enjoying it for the most part....then again I don't recall actually finishing it so it couldn't have been THAT good. The Ides Of March is a 2011 political drama film starring George Clooney and Ryan Gosling, with a really strong supporting cast including PSH, Evan Rachel Wood, Paul Giamatti, Marisa Tomei, and Jeffrey Wright. It's about a governor (Clooney) who is in the Democratic primary race for President. Ryan Gosling plays the governor's campaign manager who has to deal with a lot of unforeseen obstacles that arise during the campaign. It received a respectable 84% on RT and a lot of the praise went to the performances, particularly Gosling's. Again I remember enjoying the film a good bit but not enough to keep it around any longer. Saving: Silver Linings Playbook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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