Steven_ Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 Save Gladiator Cut Cabin Fever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven_ Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 (edited) CABIN FEVER (2002) Cabin Fever is the only film remaining I haven't heard of. Wikipedia tells me that this is a horror film. The only name I recognize from the main cast is Rider Strong (Shawn Hunter from Boy Meets World). This film is about a group of college students renting a cabin in the woods for spring break. During their stay, they become victims to a flesh-eating virus. One of the friends mistakenly shoots a local man while hunting. He tries to keep it a secret, but the local infects the water supply after stumbling though the reservoir. He is also eventually killed, but the disease has spread among the friends. They try to stop the spread of the disease, but matters are made more difficult when locals who knew the man they killed seek revenge. From a story standpoint, this does seem like it could be an interesting movie. Will I ever seek this out to watch it? Most likely not. Horror movies just aren't my favorite. As for what the critics thought, Cabin Fever has a 62% approval rating. The consensus reads: "More gory than scary, Cabin Fever is satisfied with paying homage to genre conventions rather than reinventing them." Saving Gladiator. Edited November 11, 2022 by Steven_ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrogLenzen Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 8 minutes ago, Steven_ said: I haven't heard of you've never even heard of it?? Not even the girl who accidentally shaves all the skin off her legs???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven_ Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 7 minutes ago, FrogLenzen said: you've never even heard of it?? Not even the girl who accidentally shaves all the skin off her legs???? Not until I skimmed through the Wikipedia article while typing the write-up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex95 Posted November 12, 2022 Author Share Posted November 12, 2022 @Elliott has Battle Royale vs. Shaun of the Dead. After that @Steven_ can nominate. I'll be busy all day so no need to wait for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex95 Posted November 12, 2022 Author Share Posted November 12, 2022 @*Chris remind me when it is you're going away? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Chris Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 3 hours ago, Alex95 said: @*Chris remind me when it is you're going away? Leaving Tuesday evening and will be back on the 23rd or so ; Will probably try and drop by once a day but can’t guarantee anything. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliott Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 SHAUN OF THE DEAD Well these options sucked because I love both of these movies. But I slightly prefer Battle Royale, so unfortunately I have to cut Shaun of the Dead here. For those unfamiliar, Shaun of the Dead is a British satire of zombie apocalypse films (evidenced by its name being a parody of the incredible Dawn of the Dead). It stars Simon Pegg and is the first of the Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy alongside Hot Fuzz and The Worlds End. Personally I wasn’t as crazy about the other two as I was this one, but given my taste in film, but I suppose that was to be expected. The film ended up being a surprise hit commercially and critically, as it made $30 million against a $6 million budget. Recent critiques of the film have cited it as a prime example of post-9/11 anxiety in film, and its international success has been pointed out as a prime example of transnational comedy. SAVE: Battle Royale 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven_ Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 NOMINATIONS Shadow of the Vampire (2000) Monster's Ball (2001) About Schmidt (2002) The Dreamers (2003) The Chorus (2004) The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005) Candy (2006) Blades of Glory (2007) Everlasting Moments (2008) Me and Orson Welles (2009) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrogLenzen Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 cut candy save monster's ball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrogLenzen Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 Candy (2006) Yes, I'm cutting one Heath Ledger film but I'm also saving a Heath Ledger film so it cancels out. Heath falls in love with Abbie and they do heroin together. Seriously, this movie is about a heroin couple. They look so happy in the poster! But things go south because they are on heroin. Kids, drugs are bad. Particularly drugs that you have to do intravenously. This mess spirals and there's an unsuccessful pregnancy just in case you didn't think it was depressing enough. You might be thinking... wow the only way for this movie to end would be for a depressing overdose by one or both of the lead characters. Well, I'm here to tell you that this movie may surprise you in the end. You'll have to watch it to find out! Save Monster's Ball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex95 Posted November 13, 2022 Author Share Posted November 13, 2022 Thanks for keeping it moving! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex95 Posted November 13, 2022 Author Share Posted November 13, 2022 22 hours ago, *Chris said: Leaving Tuesday evening and will be back on the 23rd or so ; Will probably try and drop by once a day but can’t guarantee anything. Okay do what you can no worries. I'll dm you asking if you need extensions, or you want us to just move on if you're falling behind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Tom~ Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 Save The Dreamers Cut The Beat My Heart Skipped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Tom~ Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 The Beat My Heart Skipped The Beat My Heart Skipped is a 2005 French neo-noir drama film that was directed by Jacques Audiard and starred Romain Duris as Tom, who is a realtor involved in shady busness deals who is torn between a criminal life and his desire to become a concert pianist. Trying to go against the grain I see. It is a remake of the 1978 American film Fingers. The Beat My Heart Skipped premiered on February 17, 2005 at the Berlin Film Festival. The film was only given limited release to theaters in the US which explains why I've never heard of it. It devotes most of its attention to the relationship between Tom and his piano teacher, Miao Lin, and how affection can blossom depsite a language barrier. Save: The Dreamers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex95 Posted November 14, 2022 Author Share Posted November 14, 2022 11 hours @Elliott @*Diana @*Chris Shadow of the Vampire (2000) About Schmidt (2002) The Chorus (2004) Blades of Glory (2007) Everlasting Moments (2008) Me and Orson Welles (2009) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Diana Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 (edited) Everlasting Moments (2008) Here I am cutting a movie with 90 percent on rotten tomates so hopefully that won't upset anyone just on first place this is not the type of movie I'd watch ever so it makes for a pretty easy cut today. It was released in 2009 but I hadn't heard of it before now. It is based in Sweden and Everlasting Moments is based on the life of Maria Lawson (Maria Heiskanen), an immigrant from Finland who uses a camera she wins in a lottery to document her life. Maria works with her camera to support her children while tolerating abuse from her alcoholic husband. I dealt with alcoholic family members growing up and it isn't soemthing I could enjoy watching so I am going to cut it now. Saving Blades of Glory Edited November 14, 2022 by *Diana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Chris Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 Save The Chorus Cut Me and Orson Wells Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Chris Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 All of the remaining films are good in their own way, well that's what the critics are saying... But as I've only seen one of them, which is the one that I'm saving, I must also cut one which ended up being Me and Orson Welles. The movie was released in 2008, and it starred Zac Efron, Christian McKay and Claire Danes - I am actually surprised that I've never seen it or heard of it #oops. A period drama film, it is inspired by the book of the same name - which I've heard of - and it takes place in New York in the year of 1937 where a teenager is hired to perform in a stage adaption of Julius Ceasar. In the meantime, the said teenager - I assume being played by Zac Efron - becomes attracted to the prodution assistant, whom I assume is being portrayed by Claire Danes. Despite being an indepedent film, it was seen as one of the best of the year with Christian Mckay receiving praises for his portrayal of Welles. But now, it finds the same fate as Julius Ceasar as I am eliminating it from this rankdown. SAVING: THE CHORUS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliott Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE Released in 2000, Shadow of the Vampire is a meta-fiction horror-comedy film that essentially serves as a fictionalized retelling of the 1922 silent horror film Nosferatu, following its cast and crew as they begin to suspect their lead actor is an actual vampire. It stars John Malkovich and Willem Dafoe in a script by Steven Katz that was directed by Elisa Merhige. The film pays tribute to the original expressionist nature of German silent films, utilizing iris camera lenses and inter titles to explain things. The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Make-Up, but lost to How The Grinch Stole Christmas. Willem Dafoe also received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. The film was well received critically, with Willem Dafoe's performance being lauded and an 80% at Rotten Tomatoes. This definitely seems like a film I'll check out, but I recognized About Schmidt from my remaining choices. SAVE: About Schmidt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex95 Posted November 14, 2022 Author Share Posted November 14, 2022 And now @Steven_ is next with his second set of noms in a row! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Tom~ Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 @Elliott cutting two horror comedy films in a row. He is not the Elliott I used to know! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven_ Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 NOMINATIONS The Patriot (2000) Joy Ride (2001) 24 Hour Party People (2002) Osama (2003) Dogville (2004) Hustle & Flow (2005) Hard Candy (2006) Away From Her (2007) Changeling (2008) I Killed My Mother (2009) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Tom~ Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 Save Changeling Cut Hustle & Flow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Chris Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 Saving I Killed My Mother Cut Hard Candy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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