IDF's Film Club - A Casual Rankdown - Sept/Oct Films Posted

[Alex95]

 

As wonderfully suggested by @Steven_ this is a low stakes "game" to continue to introduce and discuss our favorite films with each other. I want to keep this as casual and drama-free as possible, but it's still a rankdown so there will understandably be competitiveness and strategy.

 

The Rules:

-Every month there is a new theme.

-Sign up for as little or as many months as you'd like. Only commit if you're sure you'll have enough time to actually watch all the films this month. If you take a month off, you're still more than welcome to join again the next month.

-When the theme is announced, you have a week to decide whether you'd like to play and post a film in the thread you'd like to see watched and ranked.

-The film can be anything you'd like, one of your favorite movies, a movie you hate and want to rant about, a movie you've been dying to rewatch, a movie you've been meaning to check out. All that matters is if it fits the theme.

-When the week is up, the films are locked in and everyone will have a month to watch the films and send me a ranking of them. Deadlines will not be strict, but will be highly recommended in order to keep the game moving.

-Comments are required. The film you submitted must have a 100+ word writeup. The rest of them don't need to be 100+ words, but comments are still mandatory, and should be more than a single word, emoji, or gif.

-I'll tally the results and post them at the start of a new month. While results are being posted, we will begin to post our new film submissions for the new month and theme.

Edited September 26 by Alex95

[Alex95]

TV Stars on Film:

Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar

Blue Valentine

Enough Said

The Fall Guy

The Good Girl

Requiem for a Dream

 

TV Stars Rankers:

Megan

Diana

Alex

Steven

Rei

Derek

Edited September 26 by Alex95

[Alex95]

Free Choice

1. A Separation

2. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

3. Weekend

4. Wild Tales

5. Yi Yi

6. After Yang

7. Frances Ha

8. God's Own Country

9. Mulholland Drive

10. BPM (Beats per Minute)

11. Weathering with You

12. To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything! Julie Newmar

13. The Assistant

 

Films That Start With...First Letter of First Name

1. Everything Everywhere All at Once

2. All About Eve

3. The Grand Budapest Hotel

4. Dial M for Murder

5. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

6. The Red Turtle

7. Animal Kingdom

8. A Silent Voice

9. M*A*S*H

 

Back to School

1. The Way He Looks

2. Blockers

3. Only Yesterday

4. The Spectacular Now

5. The Faculty

6. Memento Mori

7. Mr. Holland's Opus

8. Dear Evan Hansen

 

Indie Films

1. Reservoir Dogs

2. Palm Springs

3. X

4. Desert Hearts

5. The Battery

6. Year of the Dog

7. The Room

 

Ode to 4

1. Double Indemnity

2. Barbie

3. Jaws

4. 4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days

5. Undertow

6. Four Lions

7. Sherlock Jr.

8. The Unsinkable Molly Brown

9. Alps

 

Oscar Nominees

1. Casablanca

2. Anatomy of a Fall

3. A Fantastic Woman

4. Heavenly Creatures

5. Whale Rider

6. Rashomon

7. The Savages

 

Rotten Film

1. Coyote Ugly

2. D.E.B.S.

3. A Goofy Movie

4. Spaceballs

5. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

6. The Bodyguard

7. Murder by Numbers

8. Anyone But You

 

Music Films

1. Whiplash

2. Once

3. Rocky Horror Picture Show

4. School of Rock

5. Inside Llewyn Davis

6. Baby Driver

7. Romy and Michele's High School Reunion

8. Meet Me in St. Louis

9. Música

Edited September 17 by Alex95

[Alex95]

For the first month it will be free choice. The theme is wide open, feel free to submit any film you'd like. I knew I said I wasn't gonna start this so soon, but with a new month just starting now it felt like the perfect time. But if we'd rather wait a bit and let the dust settle from 2000's that's fine, we can just bump the thread up again later in the month, or in June.

[.Rei]

this sounds fun!!! I'll play this month

 

I'll have to think about my film

Edited May 1, 2023 by .Rei

[FrogLenzen]

in of course!!!

 

Should we just post our movies now to the thread or is there some secrecy or special order that we are doing haha

[FrogLenzen]

also are we allowed to choose movies that we haven't seen ourselves lol

[Deeee]

Of course I am down

[Alex95]

1 minute ago, FrogLenzen said:

in of course!!!

 

Should we just post our movies now to the thread or is there some secrecy or special order that we are doing haha

 

1 minute ago, FrogLenzen said:

also are we allowed to choose movies that we haven't seen ourselves lol

 

1 hour ago, Alex95 said:

-When the theme is announced, you have a week to decide whether you'd like to play and post a film in the thread you'd like to see watched and ranked.

-The film can be anything you'd like, one of your favorite movies, a movie you hate and want to rant about, a movie you've been dying to rewatch, a movie you've been meaning to check out. All that matters is if it fits the theme.

 

[Elliott]

If a film has alternate versions (example: Blade Runner) or a director’s cut, can we specify which version of the movie we’re wanting?

[FrogLenzen]

me generating discussion already  

[Alex95]

Just now, Elliott said:

If a film has alternate versions (example: Blade Runner) or a director’s cut, can we specify which version of the movie we’re wanting?

Sure, but also try to check if these alternate/director's cuts can be easily streamed or rented online. I'm not expecting people to hunt these down.

[.Rei]

my pick is Amra Ekta Cinema Banabo

 

"With a running time of over 21 hours, Amra Ekta Cinema Banabo is the longest non-experimental film ever made."

 

lol jk 

[~Tom~]

1 hour ago, Elliott said:

If a film has alternate versions (example: Blade Runner) or a director’s cut, can we specify which version of the movie we’re wanting?

Elliott starting us out with the Butterfly Effect director’s cut I see.

[Elliott]

1 hour ago, Alex95 said:

Sure, but also try to check if these alternate/director's cuts can be easily streamed or rented online. I'm not expecting people to hunt these down.

I’m in Canada though.  

[Elliott]

17 minutes ago, ~Tom~ said:

Elliott starting us out with the Butterfly Effect director’s cut I see.

peak “let’s make this already depressing movie even more depressing”

[*Wallace]

Ooh this started off sooner than I was expecting it to do.  I'll be a casual viewer and look on to see what happens here.  

[Alex95]

Imma start this off with a movie y'all keep refusing to let get to the end of any rankdown

Frances Ha

[Steven_]

Count me in.  

[Deeee]

My choice is Mulholland Dr. because y’all will pay for disrespecting it in the 2000s game

[.Rei]

I'm gonna make you all watch.............. A Separation!!!!!!

 

 

[QueenKalie]

This sounds cool but I don't know if I have it in me to watch 20 different movies.

[Deeee]

12 minutes ago, .Rei said:

I'm gonna make you all watch.............. A Separation!!!!!!

Don’t threaten me with a good time lol

[FrogLenzen]

time to check if Yi Yi can be found anywhere

[Alex95]

1 hour ago, QueenKalie said:

This sounds cool but I don't know if I have it in me to watch 20 different movies.

If I get 20 people I’d be floored lmao.

 

Or alternatively check back in like 6 months and I’m sure we’ll be down to like 5 people interested lmao