Alex95 Posted April 9 Author Share Posted April 9 Just need @*Chris @totes4totes and @#jeah. And the last few comments from @.Rei and @~Tom~. Hoping to start the countdown tonight or tomorrow if possible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Chris Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 10 minutes ago, Alex95 said: Just need @*Chris @totes4totes and @#jeah. And the last few comments from @.Rei and @~Tom~. Hoping to start the countdown tonight or tomorrow if possible! Watching one as we speak. One more remains so I'd say people can expect a start date tomorrow from my end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totes4totes Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 I finished my write-ups! Thanks for the patience as always @Alex95 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliott Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 someone pick Coyote Ugly and Jawbreaker already so I don’t have to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#jeah Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 5 hours ago, Alex95 said: Just need @*Chris @totes4totes and @#jeah. And the last few comments from @.Rei and @~Tom~. Hoping to start the countdown tonight or tomorrow if possible! Will get them in before I go to bed tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totes4totes Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 Monkey Man is good! I liked it a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totes4totes Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 7 hours ago, Elliott said: someone pick Coyote Ugly and Jawbreaker already so I don’t have to lol I almost chose Coyote Ugly then I remembered people hated DEBS so I could choose it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#jeah Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 Working in rankings and write ups now!!! Man, I have no idea how to rank these movies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Chris Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 My next pick will be The Bodyguard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#jeah Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 I’ll pick A Goofy Movie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Rei Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 Spaceballs is my pick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Rei Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 I’ll be done with my write-ups in about six hours! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#jeah Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 13 minutes ago, .Rei said: Spaceballs is my pick! Lmao I almost picked this 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Rei Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 27 minutes ago, #jeah said: Lmao I almost picked this 10-year old Rei was obsessed with this! Let’s see how it holds up after 20 years if not watching it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Rei Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 Funny thing is that Spaceballs is probably better than at least 3 Star Wars film! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex95 Posted April 10 Author Share Posted April 10 7. The Savages 6.29/7 Directed by Tamara Jenkins Starring Laura Linney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Philip Bosco Comedy / Drama United States 90% RT / 85 MC / 3.6 LB Nominated for Best Actress & Best Original Screenplay Watch Trailer @.Rei - 5/7 @~Tom~ - 6/7 @totes4totes - 6/7 @#jeah - 6/7 @*Chris - 7/7 @Steven_ - 7/7 @Alex95 - 7/7 Rei Quote Love Laura Linney and obviously Phillip Seymour was always incredible in everything he did. I will always be on board for this type of broken family dramedy. It was a good watch! Tom Quote The Savages avoided my last place ranking because it's a well made film with quite a few hilarious moments such as the depression/cholesterol exchange, dysfunctional family films are not the films for me. Especially ones with a dementia-ridden parent. Megan Quote I think it's really a testament to how good these movies are that I have The Savages here at 6/7. Because I really liked this movie a lot! I thought Laura Linney and Phillip Seymour Hoffman are both as fantastic as you'd expect. The script is really funny. Tamara Jenkins's work as both director and screenwriter is excellent. I just have more of a connection to the movies above OR they just blew me away in ways that I didn't expect. In any other month I think that this would have been rated higher by me. Andy Quote I got to the scene where the dad smears shit all over the walls and realized I had seen this movie before LOL. Love Laura Linney and PSH. Love the premise of this movie and how “human” it is. I feel like it was a little more low key than the movies above it, but I still enjoy it. Chris Quote Out of the crop of films in this round, it was my least favourite. While it did struggle to keep my attention at times, I liked the comedy featured in the film as well as the balance between heartwarming moments and humour (e.g.: the traveling back to the east coast, the interview for the nursing home, the argument outside the nursing home). In my opinion, Laura Linney was the star of the film, delivering a perfect performance and embodied the caregiver's role perfectly. As a whole, it's a decent film, but as I mentioned, it doesn't measure up to the others, in my opinion at least. Steven Quote I didn't really enjoy The Savages. I wasn't familiar with this film before, so I went into it not knowing what it was going to be about. The movie itself was quite bleak. Not every movie needs to be a fun experience, but sometimes you just want to escape and see what a movie has to offer. This situation was just really sad and a harsh reminder that this is a reality for many adults out there. Sometimes humor would be used to bring some levity to the drama, but I didn't find any moments to be funny either. But I will give kudos to the script. The dialogue was very natural, which was elevated by Philip Seymour Hoffman and Laura Linney's strong performances. But out of these seven films, The Savages was the one I enjoyed the least. Alex Quote MVP: Laura Linney Favorite Scene: Jon & Wendy accidentally show a racist movie. This was good! Just simply good though. Two elements of this film really stuck out to me. It was the performances and the dementia aspect. As someone whose gone through dementia in the family, everything that dealt with that really got to me. The guilt, the anger over not knowing what to do, watching someone suffer without being able to do anything. It was a very realistic depiction of what relatives of people with dementia go through. And then, of course, there were the performances. I’d expect nothing less from a cast led by Laura Linney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Philip Bosco. Though I’m less familiar with Bosco compared to the other actors, we’re still talking about two of the best at the top of their game. Linney specifically was heartbreaking in this film and very deserving of her Oscar nomination. Though I was taken aback every time someone called her Wendy because I thought of Ozark lol. Unfortunately, the movie was pretty generic at times. When not dealing with the dementia, I was struggling caring about the problems of these rich theater people. Or this older man having an affair with Laura Linney. Or PSH’s Polish girlfriend. I absolutely preferred Private Life to this for a lot of reasons, but I still liked the movie and I’m glad I watched it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex95 Posted April 10 Author Share Posted April 10 Not me ranking my choice last . Though I didn't dislike it at all! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Chris Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 No a major surprise. Still a good movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totes4totes Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 I think it speaks to the quality of the movies we chose this month that The Savages ranks 7/7! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Tom~ Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 1 hour ago, .Rei said: Spaceballs is my pick! Love it! I’ll pick Murder by Numbers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#jeah Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 32 minutes ago, Alex95 said: Not me ranking my choice last . Though I didn't dislike it at all! This was a really good batch of films! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Rei Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 I wasn’t expecting to be the highest ranker for The Savages but I echo pretty much what everyone says.. great film! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex95 Posted April 10 Author Share Posted April 10 I'm bringing more Wes Anderson here and my choice for next round is The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Rei Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 2 hours ago, .Rei said: I’ll be done with my write-ups in about six hours! Everything is submitted! Sorry for the delay and thank you for the patience! @Alex95 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliott Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 (edited) Well I was torn between several movies but it seems nobody is picking this iconic moment of gay cinema so my pick is Fun fact (that I hope is true): I learned Tom Brady cheated on Bridget Moynahan with Gisele Bunchen, so every Super Bowl that he was a part of, she’d go out and buy the jersey for the opposing team and post about rooting for them. Edited April 10 by Elliott 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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