Fantasy Movie League - Draft Thread

#151

Fuck it I think I've got the box office push to try for an oddball pick.

Bad Times at the El Royale

#152

[mention]dunya[/mention] you're up

#153

DharmaHelper wrote: ↑Mon Apr 09, 2018 10:07 am
Widows's is openeing against Fantastic Beasts, so I hope you make enough box office for it to count in the Awards Rounds. Assuming it gets any.

Speaketh the one whose latest pick is the least money-grabbing pick out of four movies set to open in its respective week.

#154

For whoever wants it, here is a list of everyone's "Studio" so far. Might help you get a better grasp of the competition, what your team needs, etc.

Spoiler: show

#155

Ricochet wrote: ↑Mon Apr 09, 2018 10:51 am
DharmaHelper wrote: ↑Mon Apr 09, 2018 10:07 am
Widows's is openeing against Fantastic Beasts, so I hope you make enough box office for it to count in the Awards Rounds. Assuming it gets any.
Speaketh the one whose latest pick is the least money-grabbing pick out of four movies set to open in its respective week.

A noir-thriller with Gerard Butler, Jeff Bridges, That Girl From 50 Shades, Jon Hamm, and the director of Cabin in The Woods.

Versus "Not Spider-Man, The Other One", "Bradley Cooper's Sing Along Time" and "Remember Unbroken? Here's another one of those that people def. want to watch."

#156

Timmer went with X-Men Dark Phoenix so he's already at least 100 million dollars in the hole once he scraps that and picks up whatever dregs are left over. I feel like I could definitely *not get last place* looking at a couple Studio's rosters. With the exception of Ant-Man and the Wasp I feel my picks have box-office punch *and* awards potential for a number of categories.

I'm not faster than the bear, but I'm fast enough not to get eaten.

#157

DharmaHelper wrote: ↑Mon Apr 09, 2018 11:02 am
Ricochet wrote: ↑Mon Apr 09, 2018 10:51 am
DharmaHelper wrote: ↑Mon Apr 09, 2018 10:07 am
Widows's is openeing against Fantastic Beasts, so I hope you make enough box office for it to count in the Awards Rounds. Assuming it gets any.
Speaketh the one whose latest pick is the least money-grabbing pick out of four movies set to open in its respective week.
A noir-thriller with Gerard Butler, Jeff Bridges, That Girl From 50 Shades, Jon Hamm, and the director of Cabin in The Woods.

Versus "Not Spider-Man, The Other One", "Bradley Cooper's Sing Along Time" and "Remember Unbroken? Here's another one of those that people def. want to watch."

My apologies. By latest I meant the second to latest. Flip of the page, stuff.

#158

Ricochet wrote: ↑Mon Apr 09, 2018 11:16 am
DharmaHelper wrote: ↑Mon Apr 09, 2018 11:02 am
Ricochet wrote: ↑Mon Apr 09, 2018 10:51 am
DharmaHelper wrote: ↑Mon Apr 09, 2018 10:07 am
Widows's is openeing against Fantastic Beasts, so I hope you make enough box office for it to count in the Awards Rounds. Assuming it gets any.
Speaketh the one whose latest pick is the least money-grabbing pick out of four movies set to open in its respective week.
A noir-thriller with Gerard Butler, Jeff Bridges, That Girl From 50 Shades, Jon Hamm, and the director of Cabin in The Woods.

Versus "Not Spider-Man, The Other One", "Bradley Cooper's Sing Along Time" and "Remember Unbroken? Here's another one of those that people def. want to watch."
My apologies. By latest I meant the second to latest. Flip of the page, stuff.

OK yes then I will admit Can You Ever Forgive Me is a pick I made exclusively for its awards potential :P

#159

DharmaHelper wrote: ↑Mon Apr 09, 2018 11:02 am
Ricochet wrote: ↑Mon Apr 09, 2018 10:51 am
DharmaHelper wrote: ↑Mon Apr 09, 2018 10:07 am
Widows's is openeing against Fantastic Beasts, so I hope you make enough box office for it to count in the Awards Rounds. Assuming it gets any.
Speaketh the one whose latest pick is the least money-grabbing pick out of four movies set to open in its respective week.
A noir-thriller with Gerard Butler, Jeff Bridges, That Girl From 50 Shades, Jon Hamm, and the director of Cabin in The Woods.

Versus "Not Spider-Man, The Other One", "Bradley Cooper's Sing Along Time" and "Remember Unbroken? Here's another one of those that people def. want to watch."

I do wonder about A Star is Born... could be a major unexpected success or a complete disaster.

#160

timmer wrote: ↑Mon Apr 09, 2018 12:49 pm
DharmaHelper wrote: ↑Mon Apr 09, 2018 11:02 am
Ricochet wrote: ↑Mon Apr 09, 2018 10:51 am
DharmaHelper wrote: ↑Mon Apr 09, 2018 10:07 am
Widows's is openeing against Fantastic Beasts, so I hope you make enough box office for it to count in the Awards Rounds. Assuming it gets any.
Speaketh the one whose latest pick is the least money-grabbing pick out of four movies set to open in its respective week.
A noir-thriller with Gerard Butler, Jeff Bridges, That Girl From 50 Shades, Jon Hamm, and the director of Cabin in The Woods.

Versus "Not Spider-Man, The Other One", "Bradley Cooper's Sing Along Time" and "Remember Unbroken? Here's another one of those that people def. want to watch."
I do wonder about A Star is Born... could be a major unexpected success or a complete disaster.

I only pick winners and I wouldn't go near it tbh

#161

This is getting harder.

#162

how risky is it to pick a movie without a release date?

#163

dunya wrote: ↑Mon Apr 09, 2018 3:18 pm how risky is it to pick a movie without a release date?

Only as risky as you want it to be.

#164

what the hell, On the Basis of Sex. let's go.

#165

[mention]Iron_Dwarf[/mention] is up!

#166

dunya wrote: ↑Mon Apr 09, 2018 3:18 pm how risky is it to pick a movie without a release date?

I also am wondering about that.

#167

Golden wrote: ↑Mon Apr 09, 2018 3:39 pm
dunya wrote: ↑Mon Apr 09, 2018 3:18 pm how risky is it to pick a movie without a release date?
I also am wondering about that.

If you do it you better do it with a film you think is going to win awards like mad, and you better have the box office built up from your other films/actors. But other than that IDK. Worth a shot in the dark

#168

DharmaHelper wrote: ↑Mon Apr 09, 2018 3:59 pm
Golden wrote: ↑Mon Apr 09, 2018 3:39 pm
dunya wrote: ↑Mon Apr 09, 2018 3:18 pm how risky is it to pick a movie without a release date?
I also am wondering about that.
If you do it you better do it with a film you think is going to win awards like mad, and you better have the box office built up from your other films/actors. But other than that IDK. Worth a shot in the dark

Frankly unless I've missed something I'm not really expecting to swing box office with the last two picks. I'm gambling on Ocean's 8 not bombing.

#169

Part of me would rather lose than let myself touch some retched box office splash anyway.

#170

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Mon Apr 09, 2018 4:11 pm Part of me would rather lose than let myself touch some retched box office splash anyway.

You should lean into that part

#171

Re: no release date... The nice thing about it is that if you get into summer and then the fall festival lineups start bring published and your film looks like it is doa, you can easily replace it. And with only 9 of us three will be films galore left over to grab.

#172

Yeah, Mimi Leder is a close friend of mine and she told me she's too busy playing Dominion to wrap up On the Basis of Sex by the end of the year.

#173

I may be biased cuz so far I've picked films that have set dates, and I'm just slightly worried you buffs out here are going to clean up with awards.

But we'll see.

#174

I would never kid myself with being able to predict awards, because:

a) no real fun or value in guessing what a cohort of geezers at some academy or association, most of which have been long revealed to have little idea or care what they actually select, will consider, not to mention which films would get shoved for one week in some theater in LA just to be eligible for awards

b) no real fun or value hyping award movies out of which 80% of them will surely suck

#175

I think the fun of this is it's pretty much a turkey shoot. An educated turkey shoot, sure... but a turkey shoot none the less.

#176

12 hours have been and gone so I’m picking.

Mary queen of scots

[mention]@Iron_Dwarf[/mention]

[mention]@JaggedJimmyJay[/mention]

#177

If dunya is picking a movie with unconfirmed release date, I will too. The Beach Bum.

#178

timmer wrote: ↑Sun Apr 08, 2018 3:21 pm
Iron_Dwarf wrote: ↑Sun Apr 08, 2018 3:00 pm Gonna pick The Seagull.
Nice pick and @dunya is on the clock!

Picked purely because of Saoirse Ronan as I just watched Lady Bird.

#179

Can I just say that if we were all legitimately heads of movie studios and buying up the rights to make these films I'd see at least one from each.

Also, MP being the Disney-Franchise-Machine studio is somehow infuriating and at the same time completely logical.

#180

Iron_Dwarf wrote: ↑Tue Apr 10, 2018 3:29 am If dunya is picking a movie with unconfirmed release date, I will too. The Beach Bum.

risk taker buddy

we're gonna be leaders in this game, trust me. top two spots between us fo' sho'

#181

In the Upside Down, maybe.

#182

Nobody is jumping me, so no need to get your hopes up

#183

I pick The Women of Marwen.

#184

Ricochet wrote: ↑Tue Apr 10, 2018 12:40 pm In the Upside Down, maybe.

shut up sellout

#185

On that account, Mowgli.

#186

[mention]insertnamehere[/mention]

#187

First Reformed

#188

paul schrader's due for a comeback, dammit

#189

Ricochet wrote: ↑Tue Apr 10, 2018 1:33 pm On that account, Mowgli.

>Solo
>Mowgli

WHO ARE YOU

#190

DharmaHelper wrote: ↑Tue Apr 10, 2018 1:54 pm
Ricochet wrote: ↑Tue Apr 10, 2018 1:33 pm On that account, Mowgli.
>Solo
>Mowgli

WHO ARE YOU

#191

insertnamehere wrote: ↑Tue Apr 10, 2018 1:44 pm First Reformed

tbh I have trouble with 2017 movies yet to be released in the US in 2018 because a) how the heck am I supposed to know and b) who will care about these anymore

#192

I'd consider throwing in a Rico Award and Bonus Points (let's say 10) for whoever would guess & pick what this year's movie to be shoved in Globes' Comedy category for no earthly logical reason will be.

#193

Ricochet wrote: ↑Tue Apr 10, 2018 2:01 pm I'd consider throwing in a Rico Award and Bonus Points (let's say 10) for whoever would guess & pick what this year's movie to be shoved in Globes' Comedy category for no earthly logical reason will be.

A Quiet Place

#194

[mention]M Plus 7[/mention] is up!

#195

In other words, we're taking another 24 hour break?

#196

Probs... it worries me, we've got a lot of actor rounds to get through, still!

#197

timmer wrote: ↑Tue Apr 10, 2018 7:26 pm Probs... it worries me, we've got a lot of actor rounds to get through, still!

The Fantasy Football player in me says "Cut the time limit to like 6-8 hours and if you don't pick you don't pick" But I tried to be courteous in the first few rounds

Not like we didn't have ample time/heads up

#198

Patience goofballs. It's not like 63 different actors/actresses even exist anyway.

#199

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Tue Apr 10, 2018 7:35 pm Patience goofballs. It's not like 63 different actors/actresses even exist anyway.

Hey I get the #2 seed on Actors/Actresses I'm perfectly fine waiting :P

#200

It starts from 1 to 10 again, Mister 9.