Movie cup 2017

[braveneutral]

I know what yours is.

I only nominated one by the way. I presume no one else has it because Rich hasn't said anything.

Oh you think you do do you?

[rich1uk]

all the picks are in

i'll post them later tonight with some info and trailers for the voting.

just for info when voting award 3 points for your favourite movie and 1 point for your second choice. obviously no voting for your own pick. Anyone can vote even if you aren't playing the game, votes can be done in this thread or by PM to me.

[Arthur Crabtree]

I know what yours is.

I only nominated one by the way. I presume no one else has it because Rich hasn't said anything.

Oh you think you do do you?

Of course.

[braveneutral]

Course of of course.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Perhaps, as you say.

You have recommended three films in my company.

Heart of a Dog.
Violet and Daisy.

And a film featuring zombies.

[braveneutral]

Only three really?

[Arthur Crabtree]

I think so. I haven't a written list. And the memory is fallible.

[braveneutral]

With films I don't think yours is.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Later, when Rich posts the films and it is there, I will have my confirmation.

[braveneutral]

Later, when Rich posts the films and it is there, I will have my confirmation.

Or will you?

[braveneutral]

It feels like Oscar nominations with a clip and the name.

[rich1uk]

Week One nominations - The theme is Zombie Movies

Option 1 - Bad Taste (1987)

Bad Taste is a 1987 science-fiction horror comedy splatter film directed, written, produced, photographed, co-edited by and co-starring Peter Jackson, who also made most of the makeup and special effects. Produced on a low budget, it is Jackson's first feature film. Jackson and friends take on most of the key roles, both on and off-screen. The plotline sees aliens invade the fictional New Zealand village of Kaihoro to harvest humans for their intergalactic fast food franchise, where they face off against a four-man paramilitary force, of which at least one member appears to have gone insane. It was a film that provided Jackson with the necessary leverage needed to advance in the industry.

Since its release, Bad Taste has become a cult film and has received generally positive reviews.

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[rich1uk]

Option 2 - Dawn of the Dead (1978)

Dawn of the Dead (also known internationally as Zombi) is a 1978 American independent zombie horror film directed by George A. Romero. It was written by Romero in collaboration with the Italian filmmaker Dario Argento, and produced by Claudio Argento, Richard P. Rubinstein and Alfredo Cuomo. It was the second film made in Romero's Living Dead series, but contains no characters or settings from Night of the Living Dead, and shows in a larger scale the apocalyptic effects on society. In the film, a phenomenon of unidentified origin has caused the reanimation of the dead, who prey on human flesh, which subsequently causes mass hysteria. The cast features David Emge, Ken Foree, Scott Reiniger, and Gaylen Ross as survivors of the outbreak who barricade themselves inside a suburban shopping mall.

Dawn of the Dead was filmed over approximately four months, from late 1977 to early 1978, in the Pennsylvania cities of Pittsburgh and Monroeville.[2] Its primary filming location was the Monroeville Mall. The film was made on a budget estimated at $1.5 million and was a significant box office success for its time, grossing approximately $55 million worldwide.[1] Since opening in theaters in 1978, and despite heavy gore content, reviews for the film have been positive.[3]

In addition to four official sequels, the film has spawned numerous parodies and pop culture references. A remake of the movie premiered in the United States on March 19, 2004. It was labeled a "re-imagining" of the original film's concept.[4] In 2008, Dawn of the Dead was chosen by Empire magazine as one of The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time,[5] along with Night of the Living Dead.[6]

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[rich1uk]

Option 3 - I am Legend (2007)

I Am Legend is a 2007 American post-apocalyptic horror film based on the novel of the same name, directed by Francis Lawrence and starring Will Smith, who plays US Army virologist Robert Neville. The story is set in New York City after a virus, which was originally created to cure cancer, has wiped out most of mankind, leaving Neville as the last human in New York, other than nocturnal mutants. Neville is immune to the virus and he works to develop a cure while defending himself against the hostile mutants.

Warner Bros. began developing I Am Legend in 1994, and various actors and directors were attached to the project, though production was delayed due to budgetary concerns related to the script. Production began in 2006 in New York City, filming mainly on location in the city, including a $5 million scene[4] at the Brooklyn Bridge. It is the third feature-film adaptation of Richard Matheson's 1954 I Am Legend novel, following 1964's The Last Man on Earth and 1971's The Omega Man.[5]

I Am Legend was released on December 14, 2007, in the United States and Canada, and opened to the largest ever box office (not adjusted for inflation) for a non-Christmas film released in the U.S. in December. The film was the seventh-highest grossing film of 2007, earning $256 million domestically and $329 million internationally, for a total of $585 million.

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[rich1uk]

Option 4 - Night of the Living Dead (1968)

Night of the Living Dead is a 1968 American independent horror film, directed by George A. Romero, starring Duane Jones and Judith O'Dea. It was completed on a $114,000 budget and premiered October 1, 1968. The film became a financial success, grossing $12 million domestically and $18 million internationally. It has been a cult classic ever since. Night of the Living Dead was heavily criticized at its release for its explicit gore. It eventually garnered critical acclaim and has been selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Film Registry, as a film deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[3][4]

The story follows characters Ben (Jones), Barbra (O'Dea), and five others trapped in a rural farmhouse in Western Pennsylvania, which is attacked by a large and growing group of unnamed "living dead" monsters drawing on earlier depictions in popular culture of the ghoul, which has led this type of creature to be referred to most popularly as a zombie. This is the most easily recognized version of the living dead, to the point where people gather in mass quantities for conventions dressed as zombies, complete with makeup and prosthetic limbs. Night of the Living Dead led to five subsequent films between 1978 and 2010, also directed by Romero, and inspired two remakes; the most well-known remake was released in 1990, directed by Tom Savini.[4]

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