FrogLenzen Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 save Sin City Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Tom~ Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 21 minutes ago, Deeee said: It is seriously so frustrating. Apparently there is a way to do it but I have not taken the time to figure out: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Diana Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 Rachel Getting Married again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeee Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 Catch Me If You Can (2002 dir. by Steven Spielberg) Sorry @Steven_ I did not know that you also loved Into the Wild and figured this would be your easy save. Even if I have nominated this film before, I actually was hoping for a different outcome from my set of nominations! Catch Me If You Can is a film that I find massively overrated and maybe one of the weakest in Spielberg’s catalog? Leo being in the film surely does not help its case, but I would still feel just as ambivalently about the film with a different lead. The story is just not captivating, but I guess I can see why some might like it? Based on the semi-autobiographical novel of the same name by Frank Abagnale, which chronicles his supposed cons he completed before his 19th birthday. These cons include posing as a doctor, a Pan Am World Airways pilot, and a parish prosecutor, which apparently all earned him millions of dollars. There is a lot of debate on the truth and reliability of his claims. With the screenplay written by Jeff Nathanson, the film explores themes of broken childhood homes and childhood ~TRAUWMA~ Apparently Abagnale felt as though Spielberg was the only person that could make this film and do his story justice. According to interviews after the film, despite some changes to the history of his life, Abagnale feels Spielberg stayed very close to the actual story. Despite factual evidence showing Spielberg deviated quite a bit… There had been a push to make this film since the release of the book in 1980, but efforts really started in 1997 when DreamWorks and Spielberg purchased the rights to the book. Though Spielberg both produced and directed the film, initially, David Fincher, Cameron Crowe, Gore Verbinski, Lasse Hallström and Miloš Forman were all considered for the director spot at some point. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Abagnale, Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken, Martin Sheen, Nathalie Baye, Amy Adams, Josh Brolin, and more. You have fun cameos from Ellen Pompeo, Jennifer Garner, Elizabeth Banks, and Kaitlin Doubleday. Released in 2002, the film received positive reviews from critics, who praised the performance of DiCaprio and the entertaining story + pacing, but also note that this is not the most enthralling film from Spielberg’s filmography and criticized the long runtime. The film earned a few awards nominations, notably the Best Supporting Actor nom for Walken and the Best Original Score nom for John Williams. But this is not the Spielberg awards-sweeping film. This is one of his more light films. A good ranking for this film, but the game is getting tough now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrogLenzen Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 1 minute ago, Deeee said: TRAUWMA hahahaha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven_ Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 4 minutes ago, Deeee said: Sorry @Steven_ I did not know that you also loved Into the Wild and figured this would be your easy save. Not the first time someone’s confused me with @*Chris. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrogLenzen Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 This was randomly on reddit today: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeee Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 1 minute ago, Steven_ said: Not the first time someone’s confused me with @*Chris. LOL you saved HP2 - which means my point still stands that I thought you would save this before HP2, which I thought might leave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeee Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 Waiting for @~Tom~ to make his save to see what movies I’ll be sacrificing. I like all the remaining options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Tom~ Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 2 minutes ago, Deeee said: Waiting for @~Tom~ to make his save to see what movies I’ll be sacrificing. I like all the remaining options. I was waiting on you to do the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex95 Posted March 14, 2023 Author Share Posted March 14, 2023 17 minutes ago, ~Tom~ said: I was waiting on you to do the same. You also still have a Kill Bill 2 writeup! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Wallace Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 Aww love Freaky Friday and sad to see it go. But I'm also really happy it got this far too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex95 Posted March 14, 2023 Author Share Posted March 14, 2023 Leo winning his round of the actors game for Catch Me If You Can was still a Choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeee Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 Save The Host Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex95 Posted March 14, 2023 Author Share Posted March 14, 2023 @~Tom~ has the final save and will determine which two films are being eliminated Adaptation. The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Kung Fu Hustle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Tom~ Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 Save Kung Fu Hustle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex95 Posted March 14, 2023 Author Share Posted March 14, 2023 Adaptation. and The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo have now been eliminated @Steven_ has 24 hours to get their writeups in. @*Diana is up next to nominate her seven films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Tom~ Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 2 hours ago, Alex95 said: You also still have a Kill Bill 2 writeup! Don’t rush perfection. But it’ll be in tonight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Rei Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 3 hours ago, Alex95 said: Leo winning his round of the actors game for Catch Me If You Can was still a Choice. As someone who doesn’t like Leo, that’s actually my favourite film from him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeee Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 Just now, .Rei said: As someone who doesn’t like Leo, that’s actually my favourite film from him As someone who doesn’t Like Leo, I actually think it is one of his less noteworthy roles? IDK. I think I just don’t care for the movie itself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeee Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 RIP Adaptation. A film I love very much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex95 Posted March 14, 2023 Author Share Posted March 14, 2023 1 minute ago, .Rei said: As someone who doesn’t like Leo, that’s actually my favourite film from him I like the CMIYC, it's like the perfect 7/10 movie for me, but the performance is very Fine. It's competent. But I also would've been bitter about literally anything beating Wolf of Wall Street which is probably like a top 5 performance of all time for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Tom~ Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 Kill Bill Volume 2 As I've indicated earlier in this thread, I recently got around to watching Kill Bill Volume 2. Did I enjooy it for the most part? Yes. Uma Thurman is obviously fabulous in her role as The Bride, as is Daryl Hannah as Elle. Beatrix picks up where she left off in volume 1 to finish the hit list of all of the people who have wronged her, most importantly ex-boyfriend Bill (played David Carradine), who tried to have her killed four years ago during her wedding to another man. Beatrix killing Elle, after Elle has already killed him using a black mamaba hidden in money she has left for him, is a highlight of the film. Overall I felt Volume 2 focused more on the charatcers rather than the action, and while some may prefer this, I found that this meant a slower pace and more filler, especially in the first half. Volume 2 has reached the top 100 so I feel it's a good spot for it to go. There was talk to a Volum e 3 for a while, but Tarantino doesn't want to do it anytime soon due to the first two being difficult to film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Diana Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 Paprika Spirited Away Ponyo Secret of Kells Coraline Oldboy X2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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