The Syndicate

Long Con wrote:What's not to enjoy about Braveheart?

It's just so... aw fuck it. We all have films we love that others hate, I suppose. I'll let it pass. This time.

Long Con wrote:
I have never seen Casablanca. I don't like old movies, I like modern ones. I saw Citizen Kane at some point, and I don't really remember a single frame of it, I just know it bored me. I saw Gone With The Wind recently, and I enjoyed Rhett Butler's character, disliked the main chick, and just didn't feel immersed or invested in the storyline all that much.

I usually feel the same about the "Golden Age" Hollywood and old, cheap Sci-Fi movies. At least in case of the latter, I realize it's probably because of being fed too much blockbuster CGI these past decades.

Long Con wrote:

Dom wrote:*is definitely a film pleb*

Then there needs to be a lower status.

I have never seen Casablanca. I don't like old movies, I like modern ones. I saw Citizen Kane at some point, and I don't really remember a single frame of it, I just know it bored me. I saw Gone With The Wind recently, and I enjoyed Rhett Butler's character, disliked the main chick, and just didn't feel immersed or invested in the storyline all that much.

In a game such as this, where it seems that so many of you have such a deep respect and admiration for these artsy directors whose movies I will never see, and whose names I will never remember.

My top movie of all time is The Matrix, I think that is the most perfect movie I have seen. Second and third are Braveheart and Aliens.

I like The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings, mainly because they capture the novels quite well (the latter more than the former). I also like The Green Mile and Dead Poet's Society, and that's about it.

Ricochet wrote:

Long Con wrote:
I have never seen Casablanca. I don't like old movies, I like modern ones. I saw Citizen Kane at some point, and I don't really remember a single frame of it, I just know it bored me. I saw Gone With The Wind recently, and I enjoyed Rhett Butler's character, disliked the main chick, and just didn't feel immersed or invested in the storyline all that much.

I usually feel the same about the "Golden Age" Hollywood and old, cheap Sci-Fi movies. At least in case of the latter, I realize it's probably because of being fed too much blockbuster CGI these past decades.

What's CGI?

Metalmarsh89 wrote:

Ricochet wrote:

Long Con wrote:
I have never seen Casablanca. I don't like old movies, I like modern ones. I saw Citizen Kane at some point, and I don't really remember a single frame of it, I just know it bored me. I saw Gone With The Wind recently, and I enjoyed Rhett Butler's character, disliked the main chick, and just didn't feel immersed or invested in the storyline all that much.

I usually feel the same about the "Golden Age" Hollywood and old, cheap Sci-Fi movies. At least in case of the latter, I realize it's probably because of being fed too much blockbuster CGI these past decades.

What's CGI?

Computer-generated imagery.

Ricochet wrote:

Long Con wrote:
I have never seen Casablanca. I don't like old movies, I like modern ones. I saw Citizen Kane at some point, and I don't really remember a single frame of it, I just know it bored me. I saw Gone With The Wind recently, and I enjoyed Rhett Butler's character, disliked the main chick, and just didn't feel immersed or invested in the storyline all that much.

I usually feel the same about the "Golden Age" Hollywood and old, cheap Sci-Fi movies. At least in case of the latter, I realize it's probably because of being fed too much blockbuster CGI these past decades.

Oh I love all those bad sci fi movies, Plan 9 etc, and movies with the underwater scenes shot through fishbowls. I love them mainly in a MST3K kind of way, but even without Tom Servo and Crow, I appreciate the imagination that went into them. But yeah, the CGI gets more real every year.

S~V~S wrote:

Ricochet wrote:

Long Con wrote:
I have never seen Casablanca. I don't like old movies, I like modern ones. I saw Citizen Kane at some point, and I don't really remember a single frame of it, I just know it bored me. I saw Gone With The Wind recently, and I enjoyed Rhett Butler's character, disliked the main chick, and just didn't feel immersed or invested in the storyline all that much.

I usually feel the same about the "Golden Age" Hollywood and old, cheap Sci-Fi movies. At least in case of the latter, I realize it's probably because of being fed too much blockbuster CGI these past decades.

Oh I love all those bad sci fi movies, Plan 9 etc, and movies with the underwater scenes shot through fishbowls. I love them mainly in a MST3K kind of way, but even without Tom Servo and Crow, I appreciate the imagination that went into them. But yeah, the CGI gets more real every year.

I'm not very good with bad or "so bad it's good" movies, either. I watched once a MST3K take on Space Mutiny, together with Matt, and recently we have a friend over for New Year's Eve who's a fan and showed us some killer American educational shorts parodies. I also watch the Best of the Worst series made by the Red Letter Media guys (the ones with the Plinkett reviews).

I meant SF films more like The Day the Earth Stood Still, Andromeda Strain, Dark Star, The Man Who Fell on Earth (even if it stars a totally, yet typically cuckoo David Bowie). Incidentally, my favourite such movie so far would be a rather esoteric Czech movie called Ikarie XB-1, because looks like a bootleg Star Trek episode, but it's also more existential underneath.

Also, this poll (and Voopy's list) lacks Jahar Panahi.

thellama73 wrote:

sabie12 wrote:Gahhhhh so hard to chooooose!!!! I guess I am a big fan of Lord of the Rings so I'll go with good ol' Peter Jackson but it was a tough choice.

Have you seen Dead Alive? It is his best work. (hi Sabie!)

ture

Ricochet wrote:

S~V~S wrote:

Ricochet wrote:

Long Con wrote:
I have never seen Casablanca. I don't like old movies, I like modern ones. I saw Citizen Kane at some point, and I don't really remember a single frame of it, I just know it bored me. I saw Gone With The Wind recently, and I enjoyed Rhett Butler's character, disliked the main chick, and just didn't feel immersed or invested in the storyline all that much.

I usually feel the same about the "Golden Age" Hollywood and old, cheap Sci-Fi movies. At least in case of the latter, I realize it's probably because of being fed too much blockbuster CGI these past decades.

Oh I love all those bad sci fi movies, Plan 9 etc, and movies with the underwater scenes shot through fishbowls. I love them mainly in a MST3K kind of way, but even without Tom Servo and Crow, I appreciate the imagination that went into them. But yeah, the CGI gets more real every year.

I'm not very good with bad or "so bad it's good" movies, either. I watched once a MST3K take on Space Mutiny, together with Matt, and recently we have a friend over for New Year's Eve who's a fan and showed us some killer American educational shorts parodies. I also watch the Best of the Worst series made by the Red Letter Media guys (the ones with the Plinkett reviews).

I meant SF films more like The Day the Earth Stood Still, Andromeda Strain, Dark Star, The Man Who Fell on Earth (even if it stars a totally, yet typically cuckoo David Bowie). Incidentally, my favourite such movie so far would be a rather esoteric Czech movie called Ikarie XB-1, because looks like a bootleg Star Trek episode, but it's also more existential underneath.

The man who fell to earth is utterly horrible. It is my least favorite movie of all time.

Also, Long COn, Aliens is the second greats sci-fi/action movie ever after Terminator @, so good choice there, and Metalmarsh, I agree that the Green Mile is pretty good. I liked the ord of the Rings films (a surprsing amount of practical effects as opposed to CGI in those) but didn't like the Hobbit at all. I generally don't like CGI much because it looks so fake and takes so little imagination on the part of the filmmakers, and I feel like it often comes at the expense of story (looking at you, Michael Bay!).

thellama73 wrote:Also, Long COn, Aliens is the second greats sci-fi/action movie ever after Terminator @, so good choice there, and Metalmarsh, I agree that the Green Mile is pretty good. I liked the ord of the Rings films (a surprsing amount of practical effects as opposed to CGI in those) but didn't like the Hobbit at all. I generally don't like CGI much because it looks so fake and takes so little imagination on the part of the filmmakers, and I feel like it often comes at the expense of story (looking at you, Michael Bay!).

Agreed. There were many moments in the Hobbit that were entirely too ridiculous (like Legosas stair-hopping in slo-mo), and didn't suit the nature of the film at all. I cringed a few times watching it.

Ricochet wrote:

Metalmarsh89 wrote:

Ricochet wrote:

Long Con wrote:
I have never seen Casablanca. I don't like old movies, I like modern ones. I saw Citizen Kane at some point, and I don't really remember a single frame of it, I just know it bored me. I saw Gone With The Wind recently, and I enjoyed Rhett Butler's character, disliked the main chick, and just didn't feel immersed or invested in the storyline all that much.

I usually feel the same about the "Golden Age" Hollywood and old, cheap Sci-Fi movies. At least in case of the latter, I realize it's probably because of being fed too much blockbuster CGI these past decades.

What's CGI?

Computer-generated imagery.

Duly noted.

thellama73 wrote:(looking at you, Michael Bay!)

Well he must be somewhere around here.

Ricochet wrote:

thellama73 wrote:(looking at you, Michael Bay!)

Well he must be somewhere around here.

He's probably just waiting for the thread to blow up.

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Ricochet wrote:

thellama73 wrote:(looking at you, Michael Bay!)

Well he must be somewhere around here.

He's probably just waiting for the thread to blow up.

Voting for Walt Disney might just do it.

Metalmarsh89 wrote:

A Person wrote:

Ricochet wrote:

thellama73 wrote:(looking at you, Michael Bay!)

Well he must be somewhere around here.

He's probably just waiting for the thread to blow up.

Voting for Walt Disney might just do it.

It would certainly make it more animated.

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Metalmarsh89 wrote:

A Person wrote:

Ricochet wrote:

thellama73 wrote:(looking at you, Michael Bay!)

Well he must be somewhere around here.

He's probably just waiting for the thread to blow up.

Voting for Walt Disney might just do it.

It would certainly make it more animated.

But everyone would be back alive the next day after being killed.

thellama73 wrote:

sabie12 wrote:Gahhhhh so hard to chooooose!!!! I guess I am a big fan of Lord of the Rings so I'll go with good ol' Peter Jackson but it was a tough choice.

Have you seen Dead Alive? It is his best work. (hi Sabie!)

Hi Llama! I'm still alive haha. Ooooo a zombie movie. I'll have to check it out. I do love me some zombies. Shaun of the Dead is my favorite.

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Metalmarsh89 wrote:

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Ricochet wrote:

thellama73 wrote:(looking at you, Michael Bay!)

Well he must be somewhere around here.

He's probably just waiting for the thread to blow up.

Voting for Walt Disney might just do it.

It would certainly make it more animated.

We need a Smiley for a drum set.

I'm too much of a scaredy cat to watch horror. Although I did watch the Babadook recently, due to hype.

You mean this?

Ricochet wrote:I'm too much of a scaredy cat to watch horror. Although I did watch the Babadook recently, due to hype.

I quite enjoyed that film until the end when it went off the deep end.

Metalmarsh89 wrote:You mean this?

I mean like a drum kit doing the funny noise things ya know ya???

Ricochet wrote:

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Metalmarsh89 wrote:

A Person wrote:

Ricochet wrote:

thellama73 wrote:(looking at you, Michael Bay!)

Well he must be somewhere around here.

He's probably just waiting for the thread to blow up.

Voting for Walt Disney might just do it.

It would certainly make it more animated.

But everyone would be back alive the next day after being killed.

Not if they're deer to you.

Who still hasn't checked in?

Mongoose wrote:I'm staying home sick from work today.

Enjoy yourselves, and try not to trash the place.

i understand, it would make me sick too

MovingPictures07 wrote:Who still hasn't checked in?

I'm a little too loopy and headachey to match up the numbers, but it's 5 players. I'll give them another day and then post Day 1 tomorrow.

Dom wrote:

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Metalmarsh89 wrote:

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Ricochet wrote:

thellama73 wrote:(looking at you, Michael Bay!)

Well he must be somewhere around here.

He's probably just waiting for the thread to blow up.

Voting for Walt Disney might just do it.

It would certainly make it more animated.

We need a Smiley for a drum set.

Drat, I didn't see that there was another page of posts and I was beaten to the punch. Disregard.

Ricochet wrote:I'm too much of a scaredy cat to watch horror. Although I did watch the Babadook recently, due to hype.

Horror is fun to watch with friends when you can make fun of it together. If only I had friends... sigh haha

sabie12 wrote:

Ricochet wrote:I'm too much of a scaredy cat to watch horror. Although I did watch the Babadook recently, due to hype.

Horror is fun to watch with friends when you can make fun of it together. If only I had friends... sigh haha

I don't have friends either. I only have a girlfriend who will not tolerate nightmare-inducing cinematic experiences.

Mongoose wrote:I'm looking for a replacement; here is your chance to get your friend in on the action.

Can I be the replacement and have two roles?

Hello, sorry for the late check-in! I'll catch up a bit later, but I figured I'd at least vote.

So many choices Lots of directors that I've seen one, maybe two of their films, but not enough to call them my favorite. Call me uncultured or what you will with your opinions and thoughts and things of that sort, but I pretty consistently like Steven Spielberg films, so let's go with that.

Oh hai I have no idea what isa going on bercause I am drunk and have no laptop atm k. It might take a few days before I can buy a new onbe k :* and I like nolan k and arronofsky buttt hour's nut there k

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Friends? Hello friends! No clue who i want to vote for yet( no Tarentino ), but I'm happy to be here!!

We are happy to have you here, Made!

I'm gonna play chill this game, like a cool cat, daddio. Is that groovy with everyone?

thellama73 wrote:I'm gonna play chill this game, like a cool cat, daddio. Is that groovy with everyone?

I just finished Invisible Man(ellison), and need to break in the funky dialect, keep it Jazzy. Ya know pops?

Made wrote:

thellama73 wrote:I'm gonna play chill this game, like a cool cat, daddio. Is that groovy with everyone?

I just finished Invisible Man(ellison), and need to break in the funky dialect, keep it Jazzy. Ya know pops?

I like the part in that where the scientist turns invisible and can't find a way to turn back.

I think I forgot to post in this game. I'm going to decide who to vote for now.

thellama73 wrote:I'm gonna play chill this game, like a cool cat, daddio. Is that groovy with everyone?

Certainly.

thellama73 wrote:

Made wrote:

thellama73 wrote:I'm gonna play chill this game, like a cool cat, daddio. Is that groovy with everyone?

I just finished Invisible Man(ellison), and need to break in the funky dialect, keep it Jazzy. Ya know pops?

I like the part in that where the scientist turns invisible and can't find a way to turn back.

I said ellison tho.

thellama73 wrote:I'm gonna play chill this game, like a cool cat, daddio. Is that groovy with everyone?

It's groovy as long as you make sure not be a

Made wrote:

thellama73 wrote:

Made wrote:

thellama73 wrote:I'm gonna play chill this game, like a cool cat, daddio. Is that groovy with everyone?

I just finished Invisible Man(ellison), and need to break in the funky dialect, keep it Jazzy. Ya know pops?

I like the part in that where the scientist turns invisible and can't find a way to turn back.

I said ellison tho.

I don't remember what the scientist's name was. I just always called him "Dr. Invisible."

I am here, I just haven't been in because this started right when my new job did. I'll try to catch up tomorrow evening.

thellama73 wrote:

Made wrote:

thellama73 wrote:

Made wrote:

thellama73 wrote:I'm gonna play chill this game, like a cool cat, daddio. Is that groovy with everyone?

I just finished Invisible Man(ellison), and need to break in the funky dialect, keep it Jazzy. Ya know pops?

I like the part in that where the scientist turns invisible and can't find a way to turn back.

I said ellison tho.

I don't remember what the scientist's name was. I just always called him "Dr. Invisible."

This is amazing