Topic: 00s Movies Draft - Selection Thread (No Discussion)

[Lastrador]

- 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.

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.

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, The Pianist (2002) - Cat 1. Action/War/Western, Requiem for a Dream (2000) - Cat 4. Drama/Romance, Amélie (2001) - Cat 8. Wildcard, Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) - Cat 7. Animation/Family, The Devil's Backbone (2001) - Cat 6. Horror/Sci-Fi

Sheer Magnetism: The Lord of the Rings: 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, Zodiac (2007) - Cat 2. Thriller/Crime, Spirited Away (2001) - Cat 7. Animation/Family, Team America: World Police (2004) - Cat 1. Action/War/Western, Bad Santa (2003) - Cat 5. Comedy/ Musical, Gosford Park (2001) - Cat 8. Wildcard

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, Primer (2004) - Cat 6. Horror/Sci-Fi, Sunshine (2007) - Cat 2. Thriller/Crime, O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) - Cat 3. Adventure/Fantasy, A Scanner Darkly (2006) - Cat. 7 Animation/Family, Synecdoche, New York (2008) - Cat 8. Wildcard

Samie: Gladiator (2000) - Cat 4. Drama/Romance, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) - Cat 3. Adventure/Fantasy, Collateral (2004) - Cat 2. Thriller/Crime, District 9 (2009) - Cat 6. Horror/Sci-Fi, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) - Cat 5. Comedy/Musical, Man on Fire (2004) - Cat 1. Action/War/Western, Enchanted (2007) - Cat 7. Animation/Family, Frost/Nixon - Cat 8. Wildcard

Musketeer Gripweed: Internal Affairs (2002) - Cat 4. Drama/Romance, Pan's Labyrinth (2006) - Cat 3. Adventure/Fantasy, Elf (2003) - Cat 7. Animation/Family, Watchmen (2009) - Cat 6. Horror/Sci-Fi, Layer Cake (2004) - Cat 2. Thriller/Crime, Batman Begins (2005) - Cat 1. Action/War/Western, Gangs of New York (2002) - Cat 8. Wildcard, School Of Rock (2003) - Cat 5. Comedy/ Musical

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, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) - Cat 3. Adventure/Fantasy, The Downfall (2004) - Cat 1. Action/War/Western, Memories of Murder (2003) - Cat 8. Wildcard, Shrek (2001) - Cat 7. Animation/Family, The Man Without a Past (2002) - Cat 5. Comedy/ Musical

tubby: City of God (2002) - Cat 2. Thriller/Crime, The Wrestler (2008) - Cat. 4 - Drama, Superbad (2007) - Cat 5. Comedy/ Musical, Minority Report (2002) - Cat 6. Horror/Sci-Fi, The Incredibles (2004) - Cat 7. Animation/Family, American Psycho (2000) - Cat 8. Wildcard, Hotel Rwanda (2004) - Cat 1. Action/War/Western, Iron Man (2008) - Cat 3. Adventure/Fantasy

Lastrador: There Will be Blood (2007) - Cat. 4 - Drama, Mulholland Drive (2001) - Cat 2. Thriller/Crime, The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) - Cat 5. Comedy/ Musical, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) - Cat 1. Action/War/Western, Ratatouille (2007) - Cat. 7 Animation/Family, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) - Cat. 3 Adventure/Fantasy, Dogville (2003) - Cat. 8 Wildcard, The Host (2006) - Cat 6. Horror/Sci-Fi 

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, Apocalypto (2006) - Cat 8. Wildcard, The Others (2002) - Cat 6. Horror/Sci-Fi, Monsters, Inc. (2001) - Animation, Training Day (2001) - Cat 2. Thriller/Crime, The Descent (2005) - Cat. 3 Adventure/Fantasy

El Lobo: The Departed (2006) - Cat. 4 Drama, Oldboy (2003) - Cat 2. Thriller/Crime, 28 Days Later (2002) - Cat 6. Horror/Sci-Fi, Avatar (2009) - Cat 3. Adventure/Fantasy, Finding Nemo (2003) - Cat. 7 Animation/Family, Sin City (2005) - Cat 1. Action/War/Western, The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005) - Cat 5. Comedy/ Musical, Cast Away (2000) - Cat 8. Wildcard

AndyMuller: Donnie Darko (2001) - Cat 6. Horror/Sci-Fi, Hot Fuzz (2007) - Cat 5. Comedy/ Musical, Dead Man's Shoes (2004) - Cat 2. Thriller/Crime, Casino Royale (2006) - Cat 1. Action/War/Western, Shrek 2 (2004) - Cat. 7 Animation/Family, Spider-Man 2 (2004) - Cat 3. Adventure/Fantasy, Catch Me If You Can (2002) - Cat 4. Drama/Romance, Ip Man (2008) - Cat 8. Wildcard

red mongoose: Kill Bill (2004) - Cat 2. Thriller/Crime, House of Flying Daggers (2004) - Cat 3. Adventure/Fantasy, Kung Fu Hustle (2004) - Cat 5. Comedy/ Musical, A Bittersweet Life (2005) - Cat 4. Drama/Romance, Star Trek (2009) - Cat 6. Horror/Sci-Fi, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006) - Cat 7. Animation/Family, Love Exposure (2008) - Cat 1. Action/War/Western, A Very Long Engagement (2004) - Cat 8. Wildcard

Betty Blue: Inglorious Basterds (2009) - Cat 1. Action/War/Western, Shaun of the Dead (2004) - Cat 6. Horror/Sci-Fi, Memento (2000) - Cat 2. Thriller/Crime, Wall-E (2008) - Cat 7. Animation/Family, Howl's Moving Castle (2004) - Cat 3. Adventure/Fantasy, Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006) - Comedy, This Is England (2006) - Cat 4. Drama/Romance, The Aviator (2004) - Cat 8. Wildcard

vivabobbygraham: Tropic Thunder (2008) - Cat 5. Comedy/ Musical, Moon (2009) - Cat 6. Horror/Sci-Fi, A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
- Cat 3. Adventure/Fantasy, Up (2009) - Cat 7. Animation/Family, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) - Cat 1. Action/War/Western, Un Prophète (2009) - Crime, Sideways (2004) - Cat 4. Drama/Romance, Super Size Me (2004) - Cat 8. Wildcard

Hazell: Children of Men (2006) - Cat 6. Horror/Sci-Fi, Battle Royale (2000) - Cat 1. Action/War/Western, Paprika (2006) - Cat 7. Animation/Family, Where The Wild Things Are (2009) - Cat 3. Adventure/Fantasy, Kingdom of Heaven (2005) - Cat 4. Drama/Romance, Snatch (2000) - Cat 5. Comedy/ Musical, Michael Clayton (2007) - Cat 2. Thriller/Crime, Cloverfield (2008) - Cat 8. Wildcard

QUOTAS:

- Foreign language film: Musketeer Gripweed, tubby, Hazell, red mongoose, El Lobo, Musketeer Gripweed, Samie, Sheer Magnetism, dis_1, Max_Powers, Crosby Nick, Betty Blue, vivabobbygraham, AndyMuller, Lastrador 

- 5 different years:

- Blockbuster: NICHOLLS1986, Sheer Magnetism, dis_1, Samie, vivabobbygraham, AndyMuller, Betty Blue, Lastrador, tubby, Max_Powers, red mongoose, Hazell, Crosby Nick, Musketeer Gripweed, El Lobo

- Small indie film: Musketeer Gripweed, tubby, Hazell, vivabobbygraham, Betty Blue, El Lobo, Crosby Nick, tubby, Sheer Magnetism, AndyMuller, El Lobo, dis_1, red mongoose, Lastrador, Max_Powers 

[NICHOLLS]

The adventure fantasy film I'd been waiting for my whole life:



The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
(2002)
Dir. Peter Jackson

Cat 3. Adventure/Fantasy

Why it's my favourite of the trilogy:
- TBC tonight

[Sheer Magnetism]

Return of the King (2003) - Adventure/Fantasy

Everyone will have their own favourite from the trilogy. Nicholls' choice of The Two Towers is fine, it probably has the most set pieces of the three, while Fellowship has those lovely scenes in the Shire and the advantage of primacy, being the film that first blew everyone's mind.

For me, ROTK is the greatest of the three for two reasons. The first is that Pelennor Fields is, even more than Helm's Deep, an extended 'holy fuck' moment that keeps on getting crazier. But the second is that, more than the others, it sums up what's great about the best fantasy - it's a metaphor for our existence and how the best in us can overcome the worst if we band together against evil and malevolence instead of acquiescing.

That's a message that's very difficult to deliver without plumbing the depths of cliche, which is partly why so many critically acclaimed films tend to carry the opposite message. But just as pleasure and joy can teach at least as much as pain and hardship, it's important to remember that lesson. I mean, try watching this with dry eyes:

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[dis_1]

Category 1 Action/War/Western +BLOCKBUSTER

The Dark Knight (2008)
https://letterboxd.com/film/the-dark-knight



Dir: Christopher Nolan
Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne / Batman
Michael Caine as Alfred Pennyworth
Heath Ledger as the Joker
Gary Oldman as James Gordon
Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent

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[Samie]

Drama & Blockbuster- GLADIATOR

[Musketeer Gripweed]

Drama/romance - Foreign language movie - Budget 6.4 Miliion Dollars

[Max_powers]

No Country For Old Men(2007)- Thriller

[tubby]

City of God - Crime (Foreign Language) - 2002

[Lastrador]

There Will be Blood (2007) - Cat. 4 - Drama

[Crosby Nick]

The Bourne Identity - Action (2002)

[El Lobo]

The Departed - Drama

[AndyMuller]

Donnie Darko - Horror/Sci-Fi - Indie film

[red mongoose]

Kill Bill (2004) - Crime/Thriller

[Betty Blue]

Inglorious Basterds - Action/War

[vivabobbygraham]

Tropic Thunder - 2008 - Comedy - Dir: Ben Stiller

[Hazell]

Children of Men (2006) - Sci-Fi

Director: Alfonso Cuarón

Think this is a masterpiece of the genre, both in terms of the themes it deals with (and how they're still relevant today, probably even moreso) and actual filmmaking - overall the film looks like England today but a little worse for wear and there's a couple of scenes in it that are terrifically shot. Seek it out if you haven't seen it, it's an amazing film.

&

Battle Royale (2000) - Action

Foreign film & budget under $10m

Director: Kinji Fukasaku



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Another terrific film, I just posted that scene above because I love how blackly comic it is.

[vivabobbygraham]

Moon - 2009 - Sci-Fi - Dir: Duncan Jones

Indie Low Budget - $5 million

[Betty Blue]

Shaun of the Dead - Horror (low budget)

Got a feeling this pick could be marmite, but this is my favourite horror comedy ever, bar none. Saw this in the cinema on it's original release and still few films have ever beaten the experience for me. Especially in the zombie genre. Infinitely rewatchable, oddly relatable, incredibly smart and funny, cast to perfection, the filming style, the soundtrack. Ticks every box for me. All made for a little over 6m too, which is incredible when you think of the shite that has come out in this genre with far greater budgets.

Fave scene: this long tracking shot before it became fairly fashionable in mainstream film to use them is still a wonderful piece of filmmaking -

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[red mongoose]

House of Flying Daggers (2004) - Adventure

This is my favorite of the wuxia pictures that came out during this decade. It's a heartbreaking, beautiful romance peppered throughout with amazing scenes of fighting, dancing and acrobatics. It is one of the most beautiful films ever made, every shot infused and saturated with deep color like a rag soaked in paint. Endlessly re-watchable, too, which gives it a lot of value.

[AndyMuller]

Hot Fuzz - Comedy/Musical

[El Lobo]

Oldboy - Thriller, low budget, foreign language

[Crosby Nick]

Little Miss Sunshine - Drama (2006) and also Indie/budget under $10m

[Lastrador]

Mulholland Drive (2001) - Thriller

[tubby]

The Wrestler - Drama - 2008 (Indie budget)

[Max_powers]

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)- Sci-fi

[Musketeer Gripweed]

Fantasy - Pan's Labyrinth

[Samie]

Action & Foreign Language- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

[dis_1]

Category 5 Comedy +INDIE

In The Loop (2009)
https://letterboxd.com/film/in-the-loop/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Loop



Dir: Armando Iannucci
Peter Capaldi as Malcolm Tucker
Tom Hollander as Simon Foster
Chris Addison as Toby Wright
Gina McKee as Judy Molloy
Mimi Kennedy as Karen Clark
Anna Chlumsky as Liza Weld
James Gandolfini as Lieutenant General George Miller
David Rasche as Linton Barwick

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[Sheer Magnetism]

Lost in Translation (2003) - Drama (and low budget choice)

There are films that are wonderful fantasies, films that collect zany or stock characters in place of depth and ones that tell of romances through the veil of hopes, fears and desires, but few can nail human connection and that's what Lost in Translation is really good at.

It's a story about two lonely people in a hotel far from their ordinary lives, who find something in each other and share a wonderful and meaningful two days talking and hanging out. But what makes the film is the naturalistic acting by Murray and Johansson, who give their characters depth just by little looks and gestures, and Sofia Coppola's restrained direction which brings them to life. Just look at the karaoke scene, where the song choices and the way each person sings reveals little bits of their inner personality. Just brilliant:

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[NICHOLLS]

Hilarious, yet still profoundly moving (you'll genuinely be both laughing and crying at the same time)...



In Bruges
(2008)
Dir. Martin McDonagh

Cat 5. Comedy/ Musical



Nolan is unquestionably one of the finest technical craftsmen working today, famous for his 'smart' blockbusters, but my next pick is still my favourite movie of his. Here he gets the balance perfectly: where the emotions you feel (character-building/story-telling) are not overshadowed by the spectacle you witness (action set-pieces/special effects/narrative-time manipulation).



The Prestige
(2006)
Dir. Christopher Nolan

Cat 2. Thriller/Crime

[Sheer Magnetism]

Let the Right One In (2008) - Horror (and foreign)

Dark, mysterious and ambiguous, Let the Right One In brought a down home suburban feeling to the horror film, in which the violence of vampirism is almost subsumed into that of sadistic bullying and paedophilia and in which the nature and origins of evil are looked at. I also love the way it's filmed, with wide open expanses of sky or snow illustrating how small and isolated the characters feel. And the pool scene is one of the best of the decade easy.

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[dis_1]

Category 4 Drama/Romance +FOREIGN   

Irreversible (2002)
https://letterboxd.com/film/irreversible



Dir: Gaspar Noé
Monica Bellucci as Alex
Vincent Cassel as Marcus
Albert Dupontel as Pierre

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[Samie]

Thriller- COLLATERAL

[Musketeer Gripweed]

Family - Elf

[Max_powers]

In the Mood for Love (2000)- Romance

[tubby]

Superbad - 2007 - Comedy

[Lastrador]

The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) - Cat. 5 - Comedy

[Crosby Nick]

Step Brothers - Comedy (2008)



https://youtu.be/xUsOJrw5PJE

[El Lobo]

28 Days Later - Horror

[AndyMuller]

Dead Man's Shoes - Thriller