Alex95 Posted March 4, 2023 Author Share Posted March 4, 2023 Just waiting on @*Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex95 Posted March 4, 2023 Author Share Posted March 4, 2023 In another unanimous 4-0 vote Battle Royale & Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon have won the duel! Erin Brockovich & Half Nelson have now been eliminated. @FrogLenzen's films have been eliminated so he has first dibs on a writeup. @*Diana will do a writeup on the remaining film. @Deeee & @~Tom~ can now pm or dm me which two films they'd like to throw into their duel. @Steven_ also has about 8 more hours to do his writeup for The Wrestler or Mother, and then @*Chris will have to do the other one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrogLenzen Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 I'll do Half Nelson later today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex95 Posted March 4, 2023 Author Share Posted March 4, 2023 That means @*Diana you are doing the writeup for Erin Brokovich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex95 Posted March 4, 2023 Author Share Posted March 4, 2023 Coyote Ugly & Dreamgirls vs. The Princess Diaries & Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Please PM or DM me your votes to win the duel @*Chris @Steven_ @FrogLenzen @*Diana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Diana Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrogLenzen Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 [it obviously won't lol] 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Wallace Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 Hmmmm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenKalie Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 Only one good movie in this duel so naturally it will probably lose. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeee Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 22 minutes ago, *Diana said: LOL. You quite literally nominated 2 movies from my Top 10. Stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totes4totes Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 48 minutes ago, Alex95 said: Coyote Ugly wow the homophobia against me 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex95 Posted March 4, 2023 Author Share Posted March 4, 2023 Steven asked me for an extension on his writeup so he has the rest of the day to get his writeup in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven_ Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 THE WRESTLER (2008) The Wrestler stars Mickey Rourke as the title character. He's an aging professional wrestler who wants to cling to his glory days in the '80s. His health is deteriorating and his fame is fading. Nonetheless, he wants to keep wrestling, but he suffers a heart attack during a match. His doctor warns him that he nearly died, and he advises him to stop taking steroids and stop wrestling. He is forced to retire, and he takes a job working at a deli counter. While he's struggling to come to terms with the end of his wrestling career, he pursues a relationship with a stripper he meets at the club where she works. She turns him down repeatedly since she can't date customers, but they do form a friendship. She encourages him to reconnect with his estranged daughter. His daughter rebuffs him, but she ultimately gives him a chance and agrees to meet him for dinner. However, after his love interest turns him down again, he gets upset and ends up drinking heavily and snorting cocaine. He ends up sleeping for most of the day the following day, which causes him to miss his dinner with his daughter. She's upset and tells him she never wants to see him again. Circumstances become worse for him after he goes on a rampage at his deli job. A customer recognized him, but he denies it's him. The customer persists, which causes him to slice his hand and quit his job. After he storms out, he decides to reschedule a wrestling match with his former rival. His body cannot handle a wrestling match like this, but he's adamant about seeing it through. Even his love interest quit her job and pleads with him not to wrestle, but he doesn't listen to her. He wants to wrestle, and he believes this match could bring him back the fame and popularity he once had. He feels chest pain during the match, but he still continues and gets ready to perform his signature move, which is a diving headbutt. The film ends as he jumps off the top rope with tears in his eyes and the crowd chanting his name. His fate isn't made obvious, but I think it's safe to assume he dies. Anyway, I have not seen this movie before, but this sounds like a downer after reading about it on Wikipedia. I'm sure it's a well-made movie though, and it seems like Mickey Rourke delivers a stellar performance too. I doubt it's a film I'll seek out to watch myself though. As for what the critics thought, The Wrestler has a 98% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The consensus reads: "Mickey Rourke gives a performance for the ages in The Wrestler, a richly affecting, heart-wrenching yet ultimately rewarding drama." Mickey Rourke was nominated for many awards for his role in the film, winning the BAFTA and Golden Globe for Best Lead Actor. He lost the Oscar to Sean Penn, but I'm sure there are lots of people who believe he should've won the Oscar too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex95 Posted March 5, 2023 Author Share Posted March 5, 2023 Which means @*Chris is responsible for the writeup for Mother. He is also the last one we're waiting on for his vote in this duel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex95 Posted March 5, 2023 Author Share Posted March 5, 2023 By a vote of 3-1 The Princess Diaries & Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street have won the duel! Coyote Ugly & Dreamgirls have now been eliminated. As @~Tom~ nominated these movies he will be responsible for one of these writeups and @Deeee will be responsible for the other. We’ll move onto the battle rounds after all the writeups are in, preferably in the next 24 hours unless you want some disadvantages! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenKalie Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 4 hours ago, totes4totes said: wow the homophobia against me 3 of the voters are homophobic against you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Tom~ Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 I’ll do Dreamgirls tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex95 Posted March 5, 2023 Author Share Posted March 5, 2023 @Deeee you are responsible for Coyote Ugly’s writeup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1234567890 Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 6 hours ago, *Diana said: LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1234567890 Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 Iconic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Wallace Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 Sad to see Coyote Ugly and especially Dreamgirls go. But happy that they made it this far (well, however far we are into the game, I have no idea). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Chris Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 Released in 2009, Mother is a thriller film that was directed by Bong Joon-ho who is best known for Parasite - this film was 4th film as a director. The film follows a Mother - known simply as the Mother in the film - who is on a mission to find the killer of a young girl after her intellectually disabled son is accused of said murder. Her main goal is to protect her son and ensure that he is freed of this accusation. The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, and it was well received by critics and went on to be one of the top South Korean film of the year. Personally, I've never seen the film but I am certainly intrigued by the plot, and I was mesmerized by Bon Joon-ho's work with Parasite and I am sure it would be the same with the film - I'll certainly had to my list and check-it-out if I can find it on one of the streaming services that I have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Chris Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 1 minute ago, *Wallace said: Sad to see Coyote Ugly and especially Dreamgirls go. But happy that they made it this far (well, however far we are into the game, I have no idea). 120ish. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeee Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 5 minutes ago, 1234567890 said: Yes, a win for a Johnny Depp film LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Wallace Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 Just now, *Chris said: 120ish. Ah thanks for the answer! Oooh that's pretty good out of a 1000+ movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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