Topic: 2010s Movies Draft - Sign up and Discussion

[Hazell]

- Snake format draft.

- Every movie released from 2010 to 2022 is eligible. We will use letterboxd.com to corroborate the year of the release.

https://letterboxd.com/films/popular/decade/2010s/
https://letterboxd.com/films/popular/decade/2020s/

- 2 hours per pick for the first round. 1 hour per pick after the first round.

- Every drafter will have to pick 9 films and state into which one of these categories it falls:

Cat 1. Action/War/Western
Cat 2. Thriller/Crime
Cat 3. Adventure/Fantasy
Cat 4. Drama/Romance
Cat 5. Comedy
Cat 6. Sci-Fi
Cat 7. Horror
Cat 8. Animation/Family
Cat 9. Wildcard (pick whatever you like)

- I know it's pretty obvious but, only one pick per category and all nine of them have to be completed.

- The genre chosen for the film, must be present on its letterbox.com or IMDB page to be valid.

Example: The Godfather: https://letterboxd.com/film/the-godfather/genres/

In this example, you can choose either drama or crime, but you can't put it on thriller as it's not one of the genres covered.

- Besides the different categories, the drafters will also have to fulfil the following quotas and regulations:

* 1 Foreign language film.
* 5 different years must be represented.
* 1 blockbuster. Budget over $100m. Grossed over $250m. in the box office worldwide. Wiki
* 1 small indie film (budget under $15m.) Wiki
* Only 1 movie per director.
* No repeated lead actors.

In:
Hazell
tubby
Lastrador
Sheer Magnetism
Max Powers
El Lobo
Samie
Musketeer Gripweed
red mongoose
Betty Blue
dis_1
NICHOLLS1986
Crosby Nick

[Hazell]

Happy to amend or even remove the following, depending on what people think:

* 1 Foreign language film.
* 5 different years must be represented.
* 1 blockbuster. Budget over $100m. Grossed over $200m. in the box office worldwide. Wiki
* 1 small indie film (budget under $10m.) Wiki
* Only 1 movie per director.
* No repeated lead actors.

[Lastrador]

I would probably update this two rules:

* 1 blockbuster. Budget over $100m $150m. Grossed over $200m. $300m. in the box office worldwide. Wiki
* 1 small indie film (budget under $10m. $15m.) Wiki

The rest I think are ok.

[Crosby Nick]

Have no concept of time of 2010s! 80s and 90s was easier to shortlist I reckon.

[Hazell]

I would probably update this two rules:

* 1 blockbuster. Budget over $100m $150m. Grossed over $200m. $300m. in the box office worldwide. Wiki
* 1 small indie film (budget under $10m. $15m.) Wiki

The rest I think are ok.

Thanks mate, just thinking out loud to keep the blockbuster film cost at $100m (which would give more scope to pick non-superhero films)? Thoughts?

[Hazell]

Have no concept of time of 2010s! 80s and 90s was easier to shortlist I reckon.

But you're in right?

[Crosby Nick]

But you're in right?

Will this take place during working hours? If so, then probably. Even though this is a decade where cinema trips consisted almost entirely of kids films and the odd Bond. So hopes aren’t high.

[Hazell]

Yeah, I'm a bit busy during working hours next week but still happy to run it.

[Max_powers]

Looking at blockbusters with 150million+ budget, its grim. Only a handful of great movies. Mostly trash with some decent by the numbers blockbusters.

[Lastrador]

Thanks mate, just thinking out loud to keep the blockbuster film cost at $100m (which would give more scope to pick non-superhero films)? Thoughts?

Looking at blockbusters with 150million+ budget, its grim. Only a handful of great movies. Mostly trash with some decent by the numbers blockbusters.

Yeah, probably best to leave it at 100 m. then. Not a great decade for blockbusters, so lowering the budget is a smart move to allow more interesting films that did really well at the box office. 

[Lawnmowerman]

hmmmm i never said i was in modern movies aren't really me bag. could probably put a team together but enough knowledge to vote on the other hundred or so movies picked?? not a hope. put me down as a maybe and if you're down a man short i'll do it

[Hazell]

Arse.

So we need 3 people. Happy to unofficially start this today after our victory (if we get enough people) but officially on Monday.

[Sheer Magnetism]

May as well take Musical out of the reckoning since there are barely any musicals in this time period and neither Letterboxd nor IMDB have it as a genre. Or use Wikipedia, which is much more exact, instead.

[Hazell]

Sounds good to me.

Let's get this started already

[red mongoose]

I'd appreciate if we could be tolerant about the start times in the morning for those of us in different time zones. I'll try to remind you when I am close to being up if it will be a bit of a wait in the morning.

[Hazell]

No issues from me with that mate. Plus, you can always PM me, I can make your pick for you if needs be.

[Hazell]

I've started a selection thread here:

https://www.redandwhitekop.com/forum/index.php?topic=353563.new#new

At the moment, we have 13 players (unless Samie does his thing), we can start tomorrow if everyone's ok with that?

[Samie]

Ask in the Film thread mate? 

[Crosby Nick]

Buck Pete likes his fillums, have you asked him?

[Samie]

Last time Pete said he'd do the 70's Draft, no interest in modern things. 

[Hazell]

Looks like no more takers, so 13 or 14 depending on whether LM joins. Happy to start this tomorrow Wendesday if people want (can't on Tuesday).

[Crosby Nick]

LM can pair up with me if he wants. Can’t think of many films that came out in this decade.

[Hazell]

There were 13 items in your list. Here they are in random order:

dis_1
Musketeer Gripweed
tubby
Samie
El Lobo
Crosby Nick
Sheer Magnetism
NICHOLLS1986
red mongoose
Hazell
Betty Blue
Lastrador
Max Powers

Timestamp: 2023-01-16 17:16:33 UTC

Happy to start this tomorrow (or Wednesday) if everyone's game?

[Samie]

If we win start it on Wednesday, if we lose start it tomorrow night. 

[Hazell]

Sounds good to me, so probably tomorrow night.

Anyone know if Lobo's banned? The PM I sent him got rejected.

[Samie]

It's lobo, he gets banned once or twice a year. 

[Crosby Nick]

Surely not? He’s always the peacemaker in any online squabbling going on.

[Max_powers]

Ah yes, being last place is perfect for me. I will sleep easy. 

[Lastrador]

Sounds good to me, so probably tomorrow night.

Anyone know if Lobo's banned? The PM I sent him got rejected.

Yeah mate, let’s get this thing going so that we don’t have to think about that awful footy thing.

[tubby]

Has this started, what's going on?

[Musketeer Gripweed]

I can make a pick just now if you you want me to get it started.

Apologies in advance, my picks are going to be awful this time round.

[Hazell]

I can make a pick just now if you you want me to get it started.

Apologies in advance, my picks are going to be awful this time round.

Go for it, let's officially start at 9.00am UK time tomorrow. Obviously people can make their picks in the meantime.

[Samie]

Jenny the Donkey! 

[Hazell]

Really need to watch Banshees of Inisherin, everyone's raving about it. Loved In Bruges and 3 Billboards and Seven Psychopaths was pretty good to.

[Chakan]

Never seen it, will have to put it on my list

[Samie]

Chaks, I'll make the wildcard round a bit more special for you. 

[Chakan]

Chaks, I'll make the wildcard round a bit more special for you. 

Oh I’m not taking part, I’m in Colombia at the moment only coming back Thursday, so won’t have time to do the draft.

[Samie]

Oh for fuck sakes! 

Wildcard round won;t be x-rated then. 

[Chakan]

I can make suggestions, if people want

There’s a whole range of “Not the …” parody movies

[Hazell]

I can make a pick just now if you you want me to get it started.

Apologies in advance, my picks are going to be awful this time round.

Just realised dis_1 is meant to go first. But you can leave your pick up - I'm hoping he wasn't going to pick Banshees of Inisherin