Welcome to the third instalment of this fun and highly successful (to keep our minds out of football) series of movie drafts. We now do the 00s, also called the noughties, which is a really fun way to call a decade. This decade was, for me personally, the most formative decade in shaping my movie sensibilities, and I know many will feel the same. So it's going to be a fun one, with lots of greats movie to pick from. Like that Romano Twitter prick says, here we go!
The draft
- Snake format draft.
- Every movie released from 2000 to 2009 is eligible. We will use letterboxd.com to corroborate the year of the release.
- 2 hours per pick for the first round. 1 hour per pick after the first round.
- Every drafter will have to pick 8 fleems (hi cap) 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/ Musical
Cat 6. Horror/Sci-Fi
Cat 7. Animation/Family
Cat 8. Wildcard (pick whatever you like)- I know it's pretty obvious but, only one pick per category and all eight 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 $200m. in the box office worldwide. Wiki
* 1 small indie film (budget under $10m.) Wiki
* Only 1 movie per director.
* No repeated lead actors.I recommend using letterboxd.com to do your research. It’s an incredibly comprehensive and user-friendly movie database/social media. You can search movies by filtering by decade, year, genre, rating, etc. There are some great lists too, that you can also filter by decade. I’ll paste some of them at the bottom of the post.
That's all I can think of, as of now. Happy to discuss and change any of the different categories and regulations.
https://letterboxd.com/films/decade/2000s/https://letterboxd.com/peterstanley/list/1001-movies-you-must-see-before-you-die/https://letterboxd.com/top10ner/list/2020-edition-top10ners-1001-greatest-movies/https://letterboxd.com/momsaysitsok/list/r-truefilm-canon-1000-films/PICK ORDER:1. NICHOLLS1986
2. Sheer Magnetism
3. dis_1
4. Samie
5. Musketeer Gripweed
6. Max_Powers
7. tubby
8. Lastrador
9. Crosby Nick
10. El Lobo
11. AndyMuller
12. red mongoose
13. Betty Blue
14. vivabobbygraham
15. Hazell
PICKS:NICHOLLS1986:
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) - Cat 3. Adventure/Fantasy,
In Bruges (2008) - Cat 5. Comedy/ Musical,
The Prestige (2006) - Cat 2. Thriller/Crime,
Sheer Magnetism:
Return of the King (2003) - Cat 3. Adventure/Fantasy,
Lost in Translation (2003) - Cat 4. Drama/Romance,
Let the Right One In (2008) - Cat 6. Horror/Sci-Fi
dis_1:
The Dark Knight (2008) - Category 1 Action/War/Western,
In The Loop (2009) - Cat 5. Comedy/ Musical,
Irreversible (2002) - Cat. 4 Drama/Romance,
Samie:
Gladiator (2000) - Cat 4. Drama/Romance,
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) - Cat 3. Adventure/Fantasy,
Collateral (2004) - Cat 2. Thriller/Crime
Musketeer Gripweed:
Internal Affairs (2002) - Cat 4. Drama/Romance,
Pan's Labyrinth (2006) - Cat 3. Adventure/Fantasy, Elf (2003) - Cat 7. Animation/Family
Max_Powers:
No Country For Old Men (2007) - Cat 2. Thriller/Crime,
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) - Cat 6. Horror/Sci-Fi,
In the Mood for Love (2000) - Cat 4. Drama/Romance,
tubby:
City of God (2002) - Cat 2. Thriller/Crime,
The Wrestler (2008) - Cat. 4 - Drama,
Superbad (2007) - Cat 5. Comedy/ Musical
Lastrador:
There Will be Blood (2007) - Cat. 4 - Drama,
Mulholland Drive (2001) - Cat 2. Thriller/Crime,
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) - Cat 5. Comedy/ Musical
Crosby Nick:
The Bourne Identity (2002) - Cat 1. Action/War/Western,
Little Miss Sunshine (2006) - Cat. 4 Drama,
Step Brothers (2008) - Cat 5. Comedy/ Musical
El Lobo:
The Departed (2006) - Cat. 4 Drama,
Oldboy (2003) - Cat 2. Thriller/Crime,
28 Days Later (2002) - Cat 6. Horror/Sci-Fi
AndyMuller:
Donnie Darko (2001) - Cat 6. Horror/Sci-Fi,
Hot Fuzz (2007) - Cat 5. Comedy/ Musical,
red mongoose:
Kill Bill (2004) - Cat 2. Thriller/Crime,
House of Flying Daggers (2004) - Cat 3. Adventure/Fantasy,
Betty Blue:
Inglorious Basterds (2009) - Cat 1. Action/War/Western,
Shaun of the Dead - Cat 6. Horror/Sci-Fi
vivabobbygraham:
Tropic Thunder (2008) - Cat 5. Comedy/ Musical,
Moon (2009) - Cat 6. Horror/Sci-Fi,
Hazell:
Children of Men (2006) - Cat 6. Horror/Sci-Fi,
Battle Royale (2000) - Cat 1. Action/War/Western
QUOTAS:-
Foreign language film: Musketeer Gripweed, tubby, Hazell, red mongoose, El Lobo, Musketeer Gripweed, Samie, Sheer Magnetism, dis_1, Max_Powers
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5 different years:
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Blockbuster: NICHOLLS1986, Sheer Magnetism, dis_1, Samie
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Small indie film: Musketeer Gripweed, tubby, Hazell, vivabobbygraham, Betty Blue, El Lobo, Crosby Nick, tubby, Sheer Magnetism
