Movie cup 2017

[Arthur Crabtree]

How about voting on technical skill? There is by their nature a strong element of artistic content in these films, some more than others.

Apart from my own, I only liked one film (that I'd seen) so I judged the films by the work in animation by the studio in general.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Second choice was Pirates! In an Adventure With Scientists! Have a soft spot for the 1954 British film of Animal Farm, which is a different sort of film to get to watch as a kid. Also, Richard Linklater's rotoscoped Waking Life and A Scanner Darkly. But I like the Disney stuff I grew up with. 101 Dalmatians is very lovely to look at. Bambi is surprisingly pro-ecology in its message. Dumbo's hallucinatory scene is a blast. The Charlie Brown films are fun. Yellow Submarine is boring but it looks fab.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Really didn't like Waltz With Bashir, Fantasia, Princess Mononoke, The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat.

[rich1uk]

our family were big fans of the old disney classics and had them all on tape

alot of the side characters and the humour in them still hold up imo, like the vultures in Jungle Book or the mice in Cinderella, Gus Gus in Cinderella can still make me chuckle

i remember watching Disney Time at easter on BBC 1 where they showed clips from all the old movies

[Arthur Crabtree]

Yes, the films weren't shown on tv and were rereleased to cinemas in the days before videos. You just got the clip shows.

[rich1uk]

still waiting on one set of votes, i'll give him another day to vote as dont want to lose anyone with only 8 playing as it is

[rich1uk]

sorry for the delay, tried to give Andy time to get online and vote but no sign of him


Votes for week 5

1st - Curse of the Were-rabbit chosen by AC
2nd - Toy Story chosen by Aidan
3rd - Up - chosen by Ginger
4th - The Lion King chosen by BN
5th - Jungle Book chosen by GJ
6th= - Akira chosen by Sussex
6th= - Fabulous Mr Fox - chosen by GG
8th - Finding Dory chosen by Andy


Scores after week 5

1st - Aidan - 33 points
2nd= - AC - 29 points
2nd= - BN - 29 points
2nd= - GJ - 29 points
5th - Ginger - 28 points
6th - Sussex - 26 points
7th - Andy - 21 points
8th - GG - 20 points

[rich1uk]

Theme for week 6 - Superhero Movies

[Gingerfinch]

He's probably gone into hiding after picking 'Finding Dory'

[rich1uk]

He's probably gone into hiding after picking 'Finding Dory'

Finding Andy - The story of a bad tempered fantasy league organiser trying to track down an elusive movie enthusiast via a series of increasingly impatient private messages

[rich1uk]

Theme for week 6 - Superhero Movies

just to add, i will accept any movie from the Marvel or DC franchises even if they might not be technically about a "superhero"

[andy]

PM for rich.

[rich1uk]

Nominations for Week 6

Option 1 - Guardians of the Galaxy

Guardians of the Galaxy (retroactively referred to as Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 1)[4][5] is a 2014 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the tenth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The film was directed by James Gunn, who wrote the screenplay with Nicole Perlman, and features an ensemble cast including Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Lee Pace, Michael Rooker, Karen Gillan, Djimon Hounsou, John C. Reilly, Glenn Close, and Benicio del Toro. In Guardians of the Galaxy, Peter Quill forms an uneasy alliance with a group of extraterrestrial misfits who are fleeing after stealing a powerful artifact.

Perlman began working on the screenplay in 2009. Producer Kevin Feige first publicly mentioned Guardians of the Galaxy as a potential film in 2010 and Marvel Studios announced it was in active development at the San Diego Comic-Con International in July 2012. Gunn was hired to write and direct the film that September. In February 2013, Pratt was hired to play Peter Quill / Star-Lord, and the supporting cast members were subsequently confirmed. Principal photography began in July 2013 at Shepperton Studios in England, with filming continuing in London before wrapping up in October 2013. Post-production was finished on July 7, 2014.

The film premiered in Hollywood on July 21, 2014. It was released in theaters on August 1, 2014 in the United States in the 3D and IMAX 3D formats. The film became a critical and commercial success, grossing $773.3 million worldwide and becoming the highest-grossing superhero film of 2014, as well as the third highest-grossing film in North America of 2014. The film garnered praise for its humor, action, soundtrack, visual effects, direction, musical score, and acting. A sequel, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, is scheduled to be released on May 5, 2017, with a third film, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, planned.

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[rich1uk]

Option 2 - Blade

Blade is a 1998 American vampire superhero film starring Wesley Snipes and Stephen Dorff, loosely based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name.[4] Snipes plays Blade, a vampire with human traits who protects humans from vampires. The film was directed by Stephen Norrington and written by David S. Goyer.

Released on August 21, 1998, Blade became a commercial success by grossing $70 million at the U.S. box office, and $131.2 million worldwide. Despite mixed reviews from film critics, the film received a positive reception from audiences and has since garnered a cult following.[5] It was followed by two sequels, Blade II and Blade: Trinity, both written by Goyer who also directed the latter.

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[rich1uk]

Option 3 - The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight is a 2008 superhero film directed, co-produced, and co-written by Christopher Nolan. Featuring the DC Comics character Batman, the film is the second part of Nolan's The Dark Knight Trilogy and a sequel to 2005's Batman Begins, starring an ensemble cast including Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Heath Ledger, Gary Oldman, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Morgan Freeman. In the film, Bruce Wayne/Batman (Bale), James Gordon (Oldman) and Harvey Dent (Eckhart) form an alliance to dismantle organized crime in Gotham City, but are menaced by a criminal mastermind known as the Joker (Ledger) who seeks to undermine Batman's influence and create chaos.

Nolan's inspiration for the film was the Joker's comic book debut in 1940, the 1988 graphic novel The Killing Joke, and the 1996 series The Long Halloween, which retold Two-Face's origin. The nickname "the Dark Knight" was first applied to Batman in Batman #1 (1940), in a story written by Bill Finger.[4][5] The Dark Knight was filmed primarily in Chicago, as well as in several other locations in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Hong Kong. Nolan used IMAX 70 mm film cameras to film some sequences, including the Joker's first appearance in the film. The film is dedicated to the memory of Ledger, who died on January 22, 2008, some months after the completed filming and six months before the film's release, from a toxic combination of prescription drugs, leading to intense attention from the press and movie-going public. Warner Bros. initially created a viral marketing campaign for The Dark Knight, developing promotional websites and trailers highlighting screenshots of Ledger as the Joker.


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