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Movie Walrus: LeVar Goes To The Pictures Part II - Electric Boogaloo... THE REVEAL

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,503 ✭✭✭✭Also Starring LeVar Burton


    5th place with 12 pts is
    Sawduck

    Muriel's Wedding (1994)

    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110598/
    IMDB wrote:
    A young social outcast in Australia steals money from her parents to finance a vacation where she hopes to find happiness, and perhaps love.

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    Have I Seen It Before: No

    LeVar's Approval Rating: 95%

    Review:

    I've seen Toni Collette and Rachel Griffiths in several things, and never realised that they're both Australian. I had no idea that Muriel's Wedding was an Aussie film. Actually I knew very little about the film beforehand, and was judging it almost entirely on it's name. What I was expecting was a US RomCom that was akin to something Julia Roberts might star in (not that there's anything wrong with that type of RomCom), so it was a breath of fresh air to get an Aussie comedy drama starring people who are such fine actors I've fully believed for many years they were both American. Not to mention it was topped off with an ABBA packed soundtrack, which is always a plus. Sat down to watch this one after a particularly long day, anticipating something fluffy and enjoyable, although not particularly special, but it ended up being an instant favourite for me, hitting all the right notes, and just a damn enjoyable film. Excellent choice.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,149 ✭✭✭Irish Aris


    Ahh, Muriel's Wedding is a great film, very good choice!!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,503 ✭✭✭✭Also Starring LeVar Burton


    Queue some cries of discontent at this next one only coming in 12th place... May cause a slight kerfuffle of controversy..


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,503 ✭✭✭✭Also Starring LeVar Burton


    Joined in 12th place with 5 pts each are
    osh
    and
    the purple tin

    Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1392190/
    IMDB wrote:
    In a post-apocalyptic wasteland, a woman rebels against a tyrannical ruler in search for her homeland with the aid of a group of female prisoners, a psychotic worshiper, and a drifter named Max.

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    Have I Seen It Before: Yes

    LeVar's Approval Rating: 75%

    Review:

    Saw this in IMAX when it first came out, really loved it, and that's definitely how it should be viewed, because it's a visual masterpiece, but just loses a lot of its shine on a smaller screen ; my TV is fairly big, but it ain't that big. Seeing it for the second time also highlights the fact Fury Road is all about the style and any substance is merely circumstantial. The plot is thin, but its good, and if you want a big loud flashy action movie with a post-apocalyptic backdrop it'll do the job. I'm a fan of Charlize Theron and she definitely carries this movie on her shoulders, without her performance I'm not sure it would be as compelling a film, and I think everyone else is fine, but ultimately unmemorable. I expected to be rating this one a fair bit higher based on my memory of seeing it upon it's release, and I still liked it, it's a good film, but I think it's just one of those ones that thrives on the cinematic experience, and that deserves to be seen on the biggest screen possible.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 87,514 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    quickbeam wrote: »
    Love this movie. Highly rewatchable.

    I love 10 Things I Hate About You too, awesome soundtrack also


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 16,287 Mod ✭✭✭✭quickbeam


    Queue some cries of discontent at this next one only coming in 12th place... May cause a slight kerfuffle of controversy..

    Nah, am good with that placing.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,503 ✭✭✭✭Also Starring LeVar Burton


    4th place with 13 pts is
    Necro

    The Shallows (2016)

    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4052882/
    IMDB wrote:
    A mere 200 yards from shore, surfer Nancy is attacked by a great white shark, with her short journey to safety becoming the ultimate contest of wills.

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    Have I Seen It Before: Yes

    LeVar's Approval Rating: 96%

    Review:

    It's because of films like this that I'm terrified to go in the ocean, but I enjoy being uncomfortable and scared when watching films, so in that regard it ticks all the boxes. A simple, but effective and thrilling movie. Of all the Shark Attack flicks I've seen, The Shallows is easily my favourite. I like that the gore and carnage is minimal, and that its more a film about being isolated and in danger with safety in sight but just out of reach. They do a really good job at building tension and introducing various jeopardies throughout. Blake Lively is great, and despite the minimal dialogue Nancy feels like a fully formed character and is easy to root for. There's not really much else that can be said about this one, it's exactly what someone would expect it to be, but it's well executed and a really enjoyable 80 or so minutes.


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,136 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    Yay, glad you liked it. I think it's my favourite thriller of the last few years tbh (granted I only saw it for the first time last November or something like that)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,503 ✭✭✭✭Also Starring LeVar Burton


    Which means the Top 3 and Bottom 3 (and I really wish there didn't have to be a bottom 3 in this round) in this hotly contested showdown are...

    (in alphabetical order)

    aaronjennings
    AlfredBorden
    Electric Nitwit
    mustang shelly
    Reberetta
    ShaneU

    We'll have a brief intermission for those nerves to build up while I go boil the kettle and make myself a brew... :pac:


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  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 16,287 Mod ✭✭✭✭quickbeam


    Yeah, The Shallows was great.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 87,514 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    I think I read that Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy clashed on Mad Max Fury Road and Theron is not back as Furiosa for the spin off prequel instead Anya Taylor Joy takes over


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,712 ✭✭✭Sawduck


    I'll have to give The Shallows a watch sometime it looks interesting


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,136 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    Sawduck wrote: »
    I'll have to give The Shallows a watch sometime it looks interesting

    Tis on Netflix at the moment if you're at a loose end, well worth a spin imo


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,503 ✭✭✭✭Also Starring LeVar Burton


    Necro wrote: »
    Tis on Netflix at the moment if you're at a loose end, well worth a spin imo

    Think it has recently gone off Netflix actually... :(


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,503 ✭✭✭✭Also Starring LeVar Burton


    13th place with 3 pts is
    Reberetta

    The Wife (2017)

    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3750872/
    IMDB wrote:
    A wife questions her life choices as she travels to Stockholm to see her husband receive the Nobel Prize for Literature.

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    Have I Seen It Before: No

    LeVar's Approval Rating: 72%

    Review:

    Enjoyed the story here, can't fault any of the acting, and it was a satisfying enough way to pass 90 odd minutes. If I had paid the price to see this in the cinema, I would have enjoyed myself, so it's a good film, but it's in no way perfect. The biggest problem I had with it, is that the characters were two dimensional, which is ironic given the catalyst upon which the story in the film evolves from. I had no empathy for any of the characters, and had no one to root for, as they were all unlikeable in their own different ways, but not even unlikeable enough to evoke any real sort of emotion or disdain towards them. Apathetic is the best way I could describe how I felt about the characters, so even though I liked the story and enjoyed the film well enough for what it was, it almost felt like the film is a colouring book and the audience had to colour in the characters themselves. If this was an action film or a horror, or fell into a number of another genres, I could likely forgive the cardboard cut-out character a lot more and rate it higher, but for a character based drama, it was just lacking too much in that regard for me personally.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,503 ✭✭✭✭Also Starring LeVar Burton


    3rd place with 14 pts is
    aaronjennings

    Fighting With My Family (2019)

    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6513120/
    IMDB wrote:
    A former wrestler and his family make a living performing at small venues around the country while his kids dream of joining World Wrestling Entertainment.

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    Have I Seen It Before: Yes

    LeVar's Approval Rating: 98%

    Review:

    One of my favourite films of the last decade and I feel bad not having this even higher than 3rd place. Once I saw it had been submitted, I actually thought it would take the top spot, but the two films I've ranked above it completely blew me away (one of which I had seen before and had simply forgotten how great it is) just stopping Fighting With My Family from obtaining gold or silver, but of course bronze is nothing to sniff at. First saw this when it came out in the cinema and I've been raving about how great it is ever since, just a damn good feel-good film with an amazing cast. Florence Pugh is superb in the leading role, and surrounded by a phenomenal supporting cast of some of my favourite actors ; Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Vince Vaughn, Lena Headey, and one of the soundest lads in film industry Nick Frost… who I actually met only a few months before this film came out, absolutely lovely guy, was always a big fan of his, and he's probably the reason I went to see this the day it was released, since at the time I had very little interest in Pro Wrestling. I have since developed more of an interest in Wrestling (for which Bounty Hunter and Necro's recent Werewolf is to blame) which made this re-watch all the more enjoyable.


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,136 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    Great movie alright, Fighting With My Family.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,503 ✭✭✭✭Also Starring LeVar Burton


    14th place with 2 pts is
    Electric Nitwit

    Morgan (2016)

    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4520364/
    IMDB wrote:
    A corporate risk-management consultant must decide whether or not to terminate an artificially created humanoid being.

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    Have I Seen It Before: No

    LeVar's Approval Rating: 65%

    Review:

    Decent enough Sci-Fi Thriller, that was essentially exactly how I expected it to be. It's not particularly unique as a story, nothing I haven't seen variations of a dozen times before, so it would have been nice to get something a little less predictable. I much preferred the first two thirds of the film that dealt with the ethical dilemna of terminating artificial intelligence, but again that's quite a common theme in Sci-Fi and it didn't offer a new perspective, but I enjoyed that debate no matter how many times I've heard it. The last half hour was grand for what it was, and I didn't dislike it, just wish they had gone a different direction with it. I liked the cast, plenty of familiar faces and people I like, and even an old acquaintance of mine Yare Jegbefume (goes by Michael Yare these days) who's a sound lad and always glad to see him pop up in things. I wouldn't say anyone gave particularly memorable performances, and Kate Mara in particular felt a bit like she was just there for the paycheck, but none of them were bad and in fairness they probably did the best with what they were given to work with. Enjoyed it, and it's not overly long, so a nice easy watch ; it was grand for what it was.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 87,514 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    Irish Aris wrote: »
    Ahh, Muriel's Wedding is a great film, very good choice!!

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,503 ✭✭✭✭Also Starring LeVar Burton


    2nd place with 15 pts is
    Alfred Borden

    Black Swan (2010)

    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0947798/
    IMDB wrote:
    A committed dancer struggles to maintain her sanity after winning the lead role in a production of Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake".

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    Have I Seen It Before: Yes

    LeVar's Approval Rating: 99%

    Review:

    Saw this once before in the cinema and had forgotten how completely breathtaking it actually is. In hindsight, I now remember it blowing me away at the time, but over the years I forgot how much of an impression it actually made. Visually it's stunning, and the entire cast are superb, but its probably safe to say that this was the performance of Natalie Portman's career (as far as I'm concerned at least). I'm a big fan of films that explore the psyche, but there's something about how people strive for absolute perfection that I find fascinating, simply because it's not something I've experienced myself, content with being simply a flawed and perfectly imperfect individual. I've known a few professional dancers and seen through them how competitive that world is, and a lot of those I've only met since I saw Black Swan the first time around, so I think that added a new perspective for this re-watch. Not actually ever seen a production of Swan Lake (or any ballet for that matter), but it's actually on my bucket list to go see a major professional production of it at some point because Tchaikovsky is my favourite classical composer and the Swan Lake suite is his finest as far as I'm concerned. Excellent choice, for this highly contested round.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,149 ✭✭✭Irish Aris


    Now I'm curious to see what made it to number 1, Black Swan would have easily topped this category for me!!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,503 ✭✭✭✭Also Starring LeVar Burton


    Which means either mustang shelly or ShaneU will be nabbing the top points and have submitted the second 100% LeVar approved film of the Walrus, and the other unfortunately will be leaving this round with only 1 point despite their film here being the highest rated last place of the game, but that's just the way the cookie crumbles on this occasion...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,484 ✭✭✭✭Tauriel


    Which means either mustang shelly or ShaneU will be nabbing the top points and have submitted the second 100% LeVar approved film of the Walrus, and the other unfortunately will be leaving this round with only 1 point despite their film here being the highest rated last place of the game, but that's just the way the cookie crumbles on this occasion...

    :( last place to me


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,503 ✭✭✭✭Also Starring LeVar Burton


    Last place with 1 pts is
    mustang shelly

    Miss Congeniality (2000)

    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0212346/
    IMDB wrote:
    An F.B.I. Agent must go undercover in the Miss United States beauty pageant to prevent a group from bombing the event.

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    Have I Seen It Before: No

    LeVar's Approval Rating: 59%

    Review:

    I wanted to absolutely hate this, because I always want to hate these types of "makeover" movies, for the sole reason we're expected to believe that everyone in the movie thinks the main character is some horrible ogre, but if someone slap's a bit of make-up on them and runs a brush through their hair, they're suddenly drop dead gorgeous and renders everyone in the room speechless at their beauty, but only through this tranformation do people come to learn that inside she was beautiful all along. That's all fine if the main character is played by Shrek, but that's never the case, and in this instance we're supposed to believe that just because they mess up her hair a bit and have her snort-laugh (which I actually thought was endearing) that Sandra Bullock is hideous and repulsive ; I don't think I could roll my eyes any harder at the thought of it. It also seemed like a film that wanted to take the piss out of Beauty Pageants, but halfway through the writer decided Beauty Pageants aren't all that bad, so maybe I'll stop making fun of them so much ; which only meant it wasn't particularly funny for a comedy ("Describe The Perfect Date" gag aside, I know the meme of that all too well, and loved that bit). Despite all that, I enjoyed it a fair bit more than I thought I would, and I'll give a lot of credit to Sandra Bullock for that, as I've generally enjoyed the films she has been in (except Gravity, don't get me started on Gravity), and she saves this from being a complete mess of a movie. An easy enough watch, but not particularly special or unique, but it's a shame it's coming in last place all the same, there war far weaker films in other rounds


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 16,287 Mod ✭✭✭✭quickbeam


    That'd be about right for Miss Congeniality, but I did love Gravity.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,503 ✭✭✭✭Also Starring LeVar Burton


    1st place with 16 pts is
    ShaneU

    The Handmaiden (2016)

    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4016934/
    IMDB wrote:
    A woman is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, but secretly she is involved in a plot to defraud her.

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    Have I Seen It Before: No

    LeVar's Approval Rating: 100%

    Review:

    Every now and then a film will take you by absolute surprise. You switch it on thinking it will be one thing only for it to catch you completely off guard by not only being something else entirely but also for being absolutely edge-of-your-seat brilliant. Having seen several films in this round beforehand that I absolutely adore, and as I had thought this was going to be a different type of film than what it actually is, I had guessed this might come somewhere in the middle of the pack, but never would have called it taking the top spot. In actuality this was one of the first ones I watched in this round, and by the end I knew there was nothing that would impress me more. Don't want to give anything away at all on this one, I even feel I've said too much already, but loved everything about it, especially the performances from the two leads Kim Tae-ri and Kim Min-hee. Don't think I've ever seen a Korean film that didn't thoroughly impress me, but The Handmaiden is by far the best of them, and that's saying something. Excellent choice for the category, and another of the best finds of the entire Walrus.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 87,514 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    The camp Michael Caine was hilarious in Miss Congeniality


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,503 ✭✭✭✭Also Starring LeVar Burton


    cee_jay has a slight lead and moves into 1st place on her own having shared the top spot after the previous round, but Shane, aaron and Rikand are all nipping at her heels.

    Following his best performance of the game so far Aris still can't manage to pull himself out of that wooden spoon position, but EN, Reb, and Liz aren't too far ahead of him.

    Contender Sequels Kids/Animals Sports Ladies Double #1 Double #2 Total
    cee_jay 15 13 10 10 48
    ShaneU 11 5 14 16 46
    aaronjennings 7 9 16 14 46
    Rikand 12 14 12 8 46
    Arghus 16 15 2 9 42
    Alfred Borden 4 3 15 15 37
    Necro 5 11 8 13 37
    Sawduck 14 8 2 12 36
    osh 9 16 6 5 36
    Kolido 6 10 8 11 35
    the purple tin 13 7 10 5 35
    mustang shelly 3 12 13 1 29
    JP Liz V1 2 1 11 7 21
    Reberetta 8 6 3 3 20
    Electric Nitwit 11 2 5 2 20
    Irish Aris 1 4 4 6 15


    Tomorrow Night's Finale can really change everything though because it's the Double Feature which had 7 categories in 1, and where each contender will have two films appearing in the same round and it's undoubtedly going to shake-up the scoreboard with a whopping 32 points on offer to 1st place... :eek:

    Theoretically someone could get both 1st and 2nd place and walk away with 63 points (32 for 1st and 31 for 2nd) and someone else could end up pulling up the rear and only obtaining 3 points (1 for last, 2 for second last) so it really is all to play for.

    Not sure what time I can kick off tomorrow evening as will be out in the afternoon, but if I'm back on time I'd like to kick-off about 7pm as it'll be a longer reveal with so many films in the round, but will give a heads up when I know


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,941 ✭✭✭✭ShaneU


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    Glad you liked it. One of those films where you think you know what's going on but you don't. Thought some of the last scenes were a bit unnecessary but other than that great movie.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 87,514 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    An enjoyable double reveal LeVar


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,941 ✭✭✭✭ShaneU


    The Handmaiden is on Netflix btw


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,396 ✭✭✭✭Electric Nitwit


    Oops, I misread/misinterpreted the brief and thought it had to be a film with two female co-stars, I may have constrained myself unnecessarily. As soon at I saw 3 Billboards midtable I knew I was screwed, very strong selection. That said I really liked Morgan and thought it got lost in the shadow of Ex-Machina, so thought I'd put it in.

    ShaneU wrote: »
    The Handmaiden is on Netflix btw
    It's on my list, have only heard excellent things about it. Well played


  • Registered Users Posts: 10,943 ✭✭✭✭the purple tin


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    :p:p:p
    Neither. I have commitment issues :pac:


  • Registered Users Posts: 10,943 ✭✭✭✭the purple tin


    Fury Road seems to divide audiences but I love it. Just a visual feast like you say, and as for a strong female lead, Furiosa manages to kick Max's ass despite having only one arm :cool:
    Just remembering Lady Venegance now, would have been good for a female lead. I always think of picks after the affair.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,421 ✭✭✭✭Kolido


    6th place with 11 pts is
    Kolido

    The Descent (2005)

    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0435625/



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    Have I Seen It Before: No

    LeVar's Approval Rating: 94%

    Review:

    Claustrophobic, atmospheric, and inherently creepy ; exactly the kind of horror that I love. Have been meaning to watch this for a few years as it has become a bit of a cult favourite it seems, and I had heard nothing but good things, but for whatever reason I just never seemed to get around to watching it. I had worried the dark lighting (that the film requires considering its underground setting) might bother me a bit, because as a general rule I prefer films to be well lit so I can easily follow exactly what's going on, but there are always exceptions to rules and in this instance the minimal and unconventional lighting only added to the unsettling mood. Liked all of the actors and enjoyed the smorgasbord of accents we got due to the mix of nationalities involved, it made a nice change from having just a bunch of Yanks or a bunch of Brits as the main characters. Also liked that there was a certain level of realism to the "predators" and that they're not necessarily beyond the realm of possibility, it keeps things a bit more grounded and that's something I love in Horror films, as opposed to being entirely other-wordly with demons or evil spirits or aliens.

    I only watched this for the first time about a year ago having seen it on a few best horror movie list. I figured you were a bit of a horror fan so thought it would be an interesting pick for this round, glad you liked it. There is a sequel, not as good but worth a watch.


  • Registered Users Posts: 10,943 ✭✭✭✭the purple tin


    I saw a great Nicolas Cage film recently, I would have sent it in if I hadn't already entered.
    I think he's great: he can liven up even the crappiest film and make it more watchable.

    And probably the most prolific actor around: he is the only person whose IMDB page actually had to be on 2 pages :eek:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,396 ✭✭✭✭Electric Nitwit


    I saw a great Nicolas Cage film recently, I would have sent it in if I hadn't already entered.
    I think he's great: he can liven up even the crappiest film and make it more watchable.

    And probably the most prolific actor around: he is the only person whose IMDB page actually had to be on 2 pages :eek:

    It's a shame The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent hasn't been released yet, because its clearly going to be his best film :D
    Nicolas Cage begrudgingly accepts a $1 million offer to attend the birthday of a Mexican billionaire super fan. When things take a wild turn, Nic is forced to become a version of some of his most iconic and beloved characters in order to extricate his wife and daughter from the fan who is a notorious drug lord


  • Registered Users Posts: 10,943 ✭✭✭✭the purple tin


    It's a shame The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent hasn't been released yet, because its clearly going to be his best film :D
    HOW AM I NOT IN THAT MOVIE?! :pac:
    I like the fact he doesn't take himself too seriously as well and can have a laugh at himself.




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,503 ✭✭✭✭Also Starring LeVar Burton


    It's a shame The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent hasn't been released yet, because its clearly going to be his best film :D

    That sounds fantastic!!!


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,503 ✭✭✭✭Also Starring LeVar Burton


    Looking good for take off at 7pm for our 2-in-1 Round Double Feature Finale...

    Some stats going into this evening...

    There were 2 duplicates, so we have 30 unique films entered (1st place still gets 32 points regardless)...

    Certain Sub-Categories proved more popular than others with you lot...

    We sadly only had 1 Off-Broadway offering... :(
    2 Teen Screams made an appearance...
    There were 3 Estevez Festivez entries...
    4 B-Movies asked the infamous question, To B or Not To B...
    The Early Bird Special and It's The End of The World as We Know It and I Feel Fine had 6 submissions each...
    And Nicolas Cage proved most popular among our contenders with a whopping 8 movies in the Caged In mix

    This round was a bit of an experiment giving you all 2 chances to amass points, but from a viewing and ranking perspective I really enjoyed it, and I think it added an interesting element to the Walrus that we haven't seen before...





  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 52,136 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    I really wanted to put in an Off Broadway one but the actual movies I selected I *think* you might like a bit better

    Now watch me come last and second last :pac:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,503 ✭✭✭✭Also Starring LeVar Burton


    Necro wrote: »
    I really wanted to put in an Off Broadway one but the actual movies I selected I *think* you might like a bit better

    Now watch me come last and second last :pac:

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 87,514 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    Anyone watch In The Heights the new musical from Lin Miranda?

    I was trying to think of smaller less known musicals, would Rent count


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,503 ✭✭✭✭Also Starring LeVar Burton


    JP Liz V1 wrote: »
    Anyone watch In The Heights the new musical from Lin Miranda?

    I was trying to think of smaller less known musicals, would Rent count

    An argument could be made that a lot of musicals start their runs Off-Broadway, so most things would've been fair game... I used Off-Broadway and was looking for more niche offering in an attempt to prevent everyone going for the most popular musicals along the lines of The Lion King or Oliver!...

    For me Rent would definitely be somewhere in between the Uber Popular and the Super Obscure, and it's a musical I love, so it might of fared pretty well had it been entered...

    I think all Walrus categories are fairly open to interpretation of the submitter... whether the judge, jury, and executioner of a host agrees or not is another thing entirely of course... ;)


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,515 ✭✭✭aaronjennings


    And Nicolas Cage proved most popular among our contenders with a whopping 8 movies in the Caged In mix

    I thought he might, so deliberately steered clear of that category

    Not that you can ever have too much Nicolas Cage, of course :D


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,920 ✭✭✭cee_jay


    JP Liz V1 wrote: »
    Anyone watch In The Heights the new musical from Lin Miranda?

    I was trying to think of smaller less known musicals, would Rent count

    I haven't watched it yet... Really looking forward to seeing it.


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,712 ✭✭✭Sawduck


    Have a feeling one of my movies will finish last in this round its a bit of a ridiculous film :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,503 ✭✭✭✭Also Starring LeVar Burton


    Screw it, I'm ready to get this show underway in about 5 minutes time...

    So buckle up b*thces!

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,503 ✭✭✭✭Also Starring LeVar Burton


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,503 ✭✭✭✭Also Starring LeVar Burton


    16th place with 16 pts is
    cee_jay

    Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse (2018)

    Sub-Category: Caged In

    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4633694/
    IMDB wrote:
    Teen Miles Morales becomes the Spider-Man of his universe, and must join with five spider-powered individuals from other dimensions to stop a threat for all realities.

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    Have I Seen It Before: No

    LeVar's Approval Rating: 78%

    Review:

    This was a tough one to rate because visually speaking this is by far my favourite Superhero Movie, because it is 100% a love letter to comic book fans and literally styled to look like you are watching a comic book, and it's funny, has a great story, nice to finally see Miles Morales get his big screen debut and take centre stage, and when I first saw it in the cinema it made a bigger impression on me than the rating I'm giving it here would suggest (basically I do love this film), however… I've got a bad case of Superhero Fatigue. I'm a comic book fan and a superhero fan, and there are certain Films and TV shows coming up that I'm looking forward to, but in general I'm fed up of how the Superhero & Comic Book genre has completely flooded the market and just become a big money spinner for the bigger studios at the expense of other film genres. As a result of that fatigue, I don't think I would've rated anything from the Superhero genre higher than this, which is unfortunate for the submitter, but them's the breaks. I also wished there was more Nicolas Cage in this film given the sub-category it was being submitted for, his part in this is fairly minimal, but it still fits the category, just would've been a personal preference to have something with more Cage in it.


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