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Movie Kolrus - Battle of the Decades - The Conclusion - Kol - 21-03-2022

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Here we go folks, the conclusion of the longest movie walrus ever. Yes, I started this over a year ago and I have been catching up on it over the past month. I'm now ready to reveal the final 3 categories and the bonus round. I plan to run this on Friday evening.

Some of the players have not migrated here or are not currently active. Hopefully those who are here will tune in to see how you are did.

Let's have a look at who played and the standing after 2 rounds, see you all Friday.

Player70s80s90s00s10sBonusTotal
@Sawduck111021
@Diamonds of Frost9716
@jp liz v151116
@Purgative6915
@ShaneU10212
@Necro8412
@Spears7512
The Purple Tin2810
Reberetta369
@Irish Aris437
@Rachel Stevens on a Pogo Stick112

Original reveal thread here https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058156747/movie-kolrus-battle-of-the-decades-the-reveal/p1

RE: Movie Kolrus - Battle of the Decades - The Conclusion - Kol - 25-03-2022

Going to do round 3 the 90s shortly. Will be a no frills countdown from worst to best.

The overall quality here was lower than the previous 2 rounds. About half of the movies I had seen before with only one movie I had never heard of. There was a big gulf between the worst and best though a lot of those in between had a very similar rating. Seperating those movies was difficult.

RE: Movie Kolrus - Battle of the Decades - The Conclusion - Kol - 25-03-2022

Movies that would have done well here

Terminator 2

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Tremors

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Total Recall

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RE: Movie Kolrus - Battle of the Decades - The Conclusion - Kol - 25-03-2022

In 11th place with 1 points is -
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Galaxy Quest 1999
Dir: Dean Parisot

Heard of it - Yes
Seen it - No

My Rating: 3  IMDB Rating: 7.3

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0177789/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

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Synopsis [Courtesy of IMDB]

The alumni cast of a space opera television series have to play their roles as the real thing when an alien race needs their help. However, they also have to defend both Earth and the alien race from a reptilian warlord.

Review

I don’t watch much comedy. I don’t watch much drama either though if you add comedy to drama, I can kind of get it. Now, if you add comedy to a genre I like, sci-fi, it becomes a complete mess. Yes I get the concept of this and I’m sure it works for a lot of movie goers as is evident in the IMDB scores though it is just not for me. Quite a good cast though I’m not quite sure what they were doing here. The special affects were decent, there is a plot, however stupid it is. The characters had a purpose I guess. Alan Rickman is usually a good watch, here he looked like he wasn’t even interested, maybe in part due to the character he was playing but I think he is much better than this. A famous part of the movie is Sigourney Weaver’s breast, which got a couple of extra points from me. Also, the alien race was super annoying, especially their voices. A poor pick this time out unfortunately.

Trivia

Tim Allen admitted that he was quite star-struck when he met Sigourney Weaver, as he's a huge fan of Alien (1979). Allen even got Weaver to sign some of his Alien memorabilia between takes.

RE: Movie Kolrus - Battle of the Decades - The Conclusion - Kol - 25-03-2022

In 10th place with 2 points is -
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Audition (Japanese: Odishon) 1999
Dir: Takashi Miike

Heard of it - Yes
Seen it - No

My Rating: 5  IMDB Rating: 7.2

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0235198/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

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Synopsis [Courtesy of IMDB]

A widower takes an offer to screen girls at a special audition, arranged for him by a friend to find him a new wife. The one he fancies is not who she appears to be after all.

Review

Like a lot of us, I had heard of this movie by reputation. It was probably the one that kick started the torture porn genre. Now I have given this a low score which I think doesn’t really reflect how good and influential the movie is but rather that fact that I don’t like the genre that much. The difference I will say in this movie that sets it apart from others in the genre is that most of the disturbing visuals take place in the last 30 mins or so. The first 2 acts are pretty much a tense drama, though you are waiting for the torture scenes as like me, you know that is what the movie is famous for. I won’t lie, it is very difficult to watch. Apart from that 3rd act, the build is tense and has some difficult to watch elements also. I mean a guy who stages a fake movie audition to find a wife, you know he will get what is coming to him. Not a good pick here though I think it is a much better movie than I’ve rated it.

Trivia

Audition was shot in approximately three weeks, which was about one more week than usual for Takashi Miike's films at the time.

RE: Movie Kolrus - Battle of the Decades - The Conclusion - Kol - 25-03-2022

In 9th place with 3 points is -
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Run Lola Run 1998
Dir: Tom Tykwer

Heard of it - Yes
Seen it - No

My Rating: 6  IMDB Rating: 7.7

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0130827/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

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Synopsis [Courtesy of IMDB]

After a botched money delivery, Lola has 20 minutes to come up with 100,000 Deutschmarks.

Review

First time watching this movie. Didn’t know too much about it other than it was German and there was a girl running in it as the title suggests. Very experimental and it is nice to watch something completely different. So the basic story is done 3 times with different results. The interactions with strangers in each of them leads to different results for each stranger, the butterfly effect. This is shown by a series of flashing pictures. That is the subplot though. The main story is nicely done also. Lola really wants to help her boyfriend, running through Berlin, robbing a bank, going to a casino..ect. Probably a movie you could watch over and over as it is quite short. I gave it a 6 though I think it might be better than that if I had time to rewatch it. Good movie and an interesting pick, I probably never would have watched this one otherwise. Oh, forgot to mention, a killer soundtrack.

Trivia

As well as writing and directing the film, Tom Tykwer also composed the techno music which features star Franka Potente on vocals.

RE: Movie Kolrus - Battle of the Decades - The Conclusion - Kol - 25-03-2022

In 8th place with 4 points is -
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Cruel Intentions 1999
Dir: Roger Kumble

Heard of it - Yes
Seen it - Yes

My Rating: 6  IMDB Rating: 6.8

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0139134/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

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Synopsis [Courtesy of IMDB]

Two vicious step-siblings of an elite Manhattan prep school make a wager: to deflower the new headmaster's daughter before the start of term.

Review

This is a movie I know quite well, having watched it many times. It is quite good from memory. I have also seen part 2, but never saw part 3 though. When you are watching a movie to review it and score it, you have to be a little more critical. I probably would have scored it a little higher otherwise. I think this movie is very character driven. Specifically the 2 step siblings, you have to love to hate them. A modern take on Dangerous Liaisons. I thought the actors did a very good job in portraying their characters. Great soundtrack also. The thing with these teen drama movies, they probably belong to when they were made, 20 years ago. I don’t think they can stand the test of time. A good pick which I have probably scored more out of nostalgia.

Trivia

Columbia Pictures wanted Katie Holmes to play Annette Hargrove, but writer and director Roger Kumble didn't think she had enough strength of character for the role. Ryan Phillippe was already signed on as Sebastian Valmont when Kumble asked about his girlfriend, Reese Witherspoon

RE: Movie Kolrus - Battle of the Decades - The Conclusion - Kol - 25-03-2022

In 7th place with 5 points is -
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Being John Malkovich 1999
Dir: Spike Jonze

Heard of it - Yes
Seen it - No

My Rating: 6  IMDB Rating: 7.7

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120601/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

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Synopsis [Courtesy of IMDB]

A puppeteer discovers a portal that leads literally into the head of movie star John Malkovich.

Review

I wasn’t looking forward to this movie at all. I assumed it was some wacky black comedy, which really, it kind of is. I was pleasantly surprised with it, much better than I expected. Now, it doesn’t get a glowing review from me though there are many things to like about it. I do like John Cussack and while John Malkovich is so so, I did like him in this movie. Top marks for the idea, very original and works really well. It is really wack but it doesn’t go completely off the charts. Really good acting I thought from all involved. Cameron Diaz was almost unrecognisable here, well done to the makeup department. Now you are probably wondering why I didn’t score this movie higher, basically because of the genre. For what it is, this movie is up there with the best. I’m really glad this was picked. I had thought of watching it a few times but for some reason or another I never did, now I got my chance. Great pick and unfortunate not to score higher.

Trivia

When Cameron Diaz was dressed up in character and talked to some members of the crew, they thought she was a stranger.

RE: Movie Kolrus - Battle of the Decades - The Conclusion - Kol - 25-03-2022

In 6th place with 6 points is -
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Fargo 1996
Dir: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

Heard of it - Yes
Seen it - Yes

My Rating: 6  IMDB Rating: 8.1

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116282/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3

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Synopsis [Courtesy of IMDB]

Minnesota car salesman Jerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson.

Review

I thought I had seen this movie though I couldn’t remember much apart from the wood chipper scene. I’m not a big fan of the Coen brothers as evident in an earlier round. However, I did enjoy this one and it was much shorter than I was expecting. Great acting all round, I especially liked Macy. Black comedies are not for me and I think that is why I’ve given it a score that is lower than this movie deserves. Everything about the movie otherwise is almost perfect, from the screenplay to the soundtrack. Lots of Oscar nominations, winning a few. I wouldn’t say this was a great pick though that is no fault to the movie.

Trivia

Most of the snow in this movie was artificial since it was not snowing in Minnesota when the film was shot.

RE: Movie Kolrus - Battle of the Decades - The Conclusion - Kol - 25-03-2022

In 5th place with 7 points is -
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Interview With The Vampire 1994
Dir: Neil Jordan

Heard of it - Yes
Seen it - Yes

My Rating: 7  IMDB Rating: 7.5

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110148/

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Synopsis [Courtesy of IMDB]

Against the backdrop of a gloomy San Francisco, the nearly two-century-old vampire, Louis de Pointe du Lac, recounts the unbelievable story of his eternal transformation and a life worse than death to the sceptical reporter, Daniel Molloy. Spanning two hundred years of cruel betrayals, extreme solitude, and unquenched thirst, Louis' grimly fascinating tale pivots around his perpetually regrettable decision to embrace the dictatorship of blood, and, above all, his maker: the seductive blonde aristocrat of death, Lestat de Lioncourt. Is Louis' mystical epic of bloodshed genuine? Is this, indeed, an interview with a vampire?

Review

Well I have given this movie a 7 though on reflection, I might be over estimating it. Saw it a few times before and from memory it was good. I thought at first, on this rewatch, did they miscast Tom Cruise? I thought then that his character developed quite well throughout the movie. I had forgotten he was killed off so early, or was he? Brad Pitt, did okay i guess. Antonio Banderas looked really odd in it, especially the wig they gave him. Lots of biting necks, blood though not the squeamish kind, and some good fire scenes. Not your typical vampire period movie, there was humour though nothing like the camp Hammer horrors of the 70s and it probably paved the way for media of the vampire genre for years later. A decent choice.

Trivia

Tom Cruise was placed on an elevated platform during some scenes to reduce the height difference between his character and other vampires.

RE: Movie Kolrus - Battle of the Decades - The Conclusion - Kol - 25-03-2022

In 4th place with 8 points is -
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Deep Cover 1992
Dir: Bill Duke

Heard of it - No
Seen it - No

My Rating: 7  IMDB Rating: 6.9

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104073/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

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Synopsis [Courtesy of IMDB]

A uniformed cop is recruited by a drug enforcement agent to infiltrate a drug smuggling ring looking to expand its operation.

Review

Fishbourne and Goldblum, both always fun to watch. Throw in a gritty script and you’ve got yourself the making of a good movie. Really enjoyed this one, never heard of it before. Fishbourne brings his usual style, playing an undercover police officer trying to catch some drug dealers. The plot is a bit far-fetched at times. Goldblum plays a drug dealer, not the kind of character you would expect from them though what a performance. This story has been done loads of times, it’s the actors that take this movie to another level. It’s far from perfect though, some gritty scenes which I think could have been done better. Some of the dialogue will make you chuckle, like seriously, did you make it funny on purpose. That aside, it was a very good movie and an excellent pick.

Trivia

The last film where Laurence Fishburne was credited as Larry.

RE: Movie Kolrus - Battle of the Decades - The Conclusion - Kol - 25-03-2022

In 3rd place with 9 points is -
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Silence of The Lambs 1991
Dir: Jonathan Demme

Heard of it - Yes
Seen it - Yes

My Rating: 7  IMDB Rating: 8.6

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102926/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

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Synopsis [Courtesy of IMDB]

A young F.B.I. cadet must receive the help of an incarcerated and manipulative cannibal killer to help catch another serial killer, a madman who skins his victims.

Review

I had not seen this in awhile. Not really crazy about these movies, I find them a little overrated, that's not to say it isn't a good movie. I think I have only watched one of the sequels and this has got me interested to watch the others which I will do sometime soon. I have not read the books so I can’t compare them though it seems a lot of work was put into this movie from both acting and the production itself. You can see they were going for Oscar work here. One thing that puzzled me was how easy Lector escaped and made it to the Bahamas. Speaking of escapes, that was probably one of the more memorable scenes in the movies. A Decent pick if perhaps a little predictable.

Trivia

With twenty-four minutes and fifty-two seconds of screen time, Sir Anthony Hopkins' performance in this movie is the second shortest to ever win an Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, with David Niven in Separate Tables (1958) beating him, at twenty-three minutes and thirty-nine seconds.

RE: Movie Kolrus - Battle of the Decades - The Conclusion - Kol - 25-03-2022

In 2nd place with 10 points is -
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As Good as it Gets 1997
Dir: James L. Brooks

Heard of it - Yes
Seen it - Yes

My Rating: 7  IMDB Rating: 7.7

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119822/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

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Synopsis [Courtesy of IMDB]

A single mother and waitress, a misanthropic author, and a gay artist form an unlikely friendship after the artist is assaulted in a robbery.

Review

I have a confession to make, until recently, I didn’t like Jack Nickelson. Therefore, any movie he starred in I wasn’t interested in. Saying that, I had seen quite a few. I don’t think I had watched this one in full before, I could only recall parts of it. Great acting by Nickelson and Hunt, though the latter I’m not a big fan of. The support cast did great also, including the dog, again I’m not a dog fan but it played it’s part fine here. Some great scenes, great acting, lots of humour. Where it loses points from me is in the genre and the runtime. I don’t really watch drama that much and it could have taken 20-30 mins of the runtime. Of course, if I had directed this, it would unlikely have been an Oscar winner. An interesting choice and these are the kind of nominations that make running these games fun.

Trivia

The most recent film to win both Best Actor and Best Actress at the Academy awards.

RE: Movie Kolrus - Battle of the Decades - The Conclusion - Kol - 25-03-2022

In 1st place with 11 points is -
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The Faculty 1998
Dir: Robert Rodriguez

Heard of it - Yes
Seen it - Yes

My Rating: 7  IMDB Rating: 6.5

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133751/

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Synopsis [Courtesy of IMDB]

When Casey Connor, Herrington High School's newspaper photographer, witnesses the murder of a nurse and sees her alive again, she decides to investigate the bizarre happenings.

Review

Saw this movie a few times before. From what I had remembered, it was good and memory serves me right. This was a time when teen horrors and aliens were popular with the likes of Scream and The X files. This is a teen horror, though don’t let that put you off. I know they were a dime a dozen back then. The difference here is the characters. The plot does sound ropey, though, unlike other movies, the characters here are actually not stupid. Each of them is unique in a way and they all add something to the movie. Of course there are the usual cliches and humour thrown in. You will also recognise a lot of the cast, most of whom went on to have good acting careers. Enjoyed rewatching this one and as good if not better than I remembered, great choice.

Trivia

Film debut for Jordana Brewster and Usher

RE: Movie Kolrus - Battle of the Decades - The Conclusion - Kol - 25-03-2022

Congratulation to @Rachel Stevens on a Pogo Stick for winning tnis round, will run the next 2 over the weekend.

Standings

Player70s80s90s00s10sBonusTotal
Frosty97925
Purgative691025
Sawduck1110122
Liz511622
Necro84719
Purple28818
Shane102517
Spears75416
Rsoapy111113
Rebe36211
Aris43310


RE: Movie Kolrus - Battle of the Decades - The Conclusion - RSOAPS - 25-03-2022

Wow, can't believe I won a round, given my performance in the first two...

Some excellent movies in this round too, either Galaxy Quest or Run Lola Run would've been my #1 were I judging. Been a while since I've seen them, but love those two.

RE: Movie Kolrus - Battle of the Decades - The Conclusion - jp liz v1 - 26-03-2022

Some great films this round

RE: Movie Kolrus - Battle of the Decades - The Conclusion - ShaneU - 26-03-2022

Getting the feeling you don't like dark comedies

RE: Movie Kolrus - Battle of the Decades - The Conclusion - Kol - 26-03-2022

(26-03-2022, 03:09 AM)ShaneU Wrote: Getting the feeling you don't like dark comedies
They are not my favourite genre though I do like some.


When they are up against other genres it may look like I dislike them more than I actually do. It's good that a lot were picked as I probably havent seen them before.

RE: Movie Kolrus - Battle of the Decades - The Conclusion - Kol - 26-03-2022

Up next is the 00s. This round contained more picks than any other of movies I had never seen before. I had only seen 1 from the 11 nominations. The quality of the top 4 or 5 was excellent though the rest were pretty average and I would be inclined to say that the worst movie in the contest was here. Lets see which movies would have done well here.

Memento

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Almost Famous

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Sunshine

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RE: Movie Kolrus - Battle of the Decades - The Conclusion - Kol - 26-03-2022

In 11th place with 1 points is -
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Deep In The Valley 2009
Dir: Christian Forte

Heard of it - No
Seen it - No

My Rating: 3  IMDB Rating: 4.4

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1078885/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

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Synopsis [Courtesy of IMDB]

A mysterious video booth transports two friends to an alternate reality straight out of a pornographic film.

Review

Crap. The points are for the boobs and hot chicks.

Trivia

Rachel Specter ("Bambi") and Christopher McDonald ("Diamond Jim") both previously worked with Chris Pratt's ("Lester Watts") wife, Anna Faris, in "The House Bunny".


Okay to be fair to the player, I will give it a review. I guess this movie is a comedy but I couldn’t really tell as it wasn’t funny, maybe there were a few gags. The males actors were dire. The female actors I assume were there only for their looks which actually worked pretty well. The plot is bonkers, again I guess goes with the comedy themes. Again, like some movies here, I probably would have enjoyed it more 20 years ago and stoned. Not a good pick but it was something different at least.

RE: Movie Kolrus - Battle of the Decades - The Conclusion - Kol - 26-03-2022

In 10th place with 2 points is -
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The Pirates of the Caribbean - The Curse of the Black Pearl 2003
Dir: Gore Verbinski

Heard of it - Yes
Seen it - No

My Rating: 5  IMDB Rating: 8.0

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0325980/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

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Synopsis [Courtesy of IMDB]

Blacksmith Will Turner teams up with eccentric pirate "Captain" Jack Sparrow to save his love, the governor's daughter, from Jack's former pirate allies, who are now undead.

Review

I’ve only ever seen clips of movies from this franchise. They never really interested me. How did it fare, not great to be honest. I do like Johnny Depp, I think he has a wide array of acting skills so if anything was going to do it for me here, I thought it might be his presence. Nope, he was fun for like 10 mins then got boring and eventually annoying and to think that there are 7 or 8 movies in this franchise, I’m sure he is just as annoying in the other movies. Now I will give him some credit, his timing is good and maybe if I was 20 years younger I might enjoy it more. Now let's get to the other characters, Keira Knightley, I have a pet hate for her. It used to be Julia Roberts but Keira has jumped to no. 1 in recent years. And then we have Orlando Bloom, he has got to be one of the worst actors in recent years. The plot, well yeah I mean it is what it is. Anything good about this movie, sure, the production looks superb, can’t fault that. Bad pick, sorry. Glad I watched it though so now I can confirm the opinion I had of it.

Trivia

Michael Keaton, Jim Carrey, and Christopher Walken were all considered for the role of Captain Jack Sparrow.

RE: Movie Kolrus - Battle of the Decades - The Conclusion - Kol - 26-03-2022

In 9th place with 3 points is -
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Transsiberian 2008
Dir: Brad Anderson

Heard of it - Yes
Seen it - No

My Rating: 5  IMDB Rating: 6.7

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0800241/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

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Synopsis [Courtesy of IMDB]

A Transsiberian train journey from China to Moscow becomes a thrilling chase of deception and murder when an American couple encounters a mysterious pair of fellow travelers.

Review

This movie had a great setting though not an awful lot more. Woody Harrelson is usually a good bet though here he plays a fun loving guy which I think was a miscast. Everyone seemed a bit miscast to be honest. Ben Kingsley turns up half way into the movie (he appears briefly at the beginning) which is when it kicks into gear, unfortunately it’s only 2nd gear. The female lead was very annoying, going around taking random pictures of people which seemed very rude. Nothing very exciting happens, lots of plot holes, lots of Russians shouting in Russian (some of which I understood), overall I thought it was a bit lazy filmmaking. Not a good nomination, fortunate to score as high as it did.

Trivia

Emily Mortimer can speak Russian in real life.

RE: Movie Kolrus - Battle of the Decades - The Conclusion - Kol - 26-03-2022

In 8th place with 4 points is -
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11:14 2003
Dir: Greg Marcks

Heard of it - Yes
Seen it - Yes

My Rating: 5.5  IMDB Rating: 7.2

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0331811/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

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Synopsis [Courtesy of IMDB]

The events leading up to an 11:14 p.m. car crash, from five very different perspectives.

Review

I had seen this movie before. I can see what they were trying to do here, the format has been done many times though I think they missed a trick somewhere. Quite an ensemble cast and some interesting characters. I think with these kinds of movies, no one gets enough screen time to develop their character enough for the viewer to care about them. Maybe that is not the purpose of the movie though so I can't really critisise that. I just think it could have been better with the actor they had to work with. An okay watch, not a great pick though.

Trivia

Mark is wearing a shirt with Sisqó's logo on it. Colin Hanks, Ben Foster, and Sisqó were in Get Over It (2001).

RE: Movie Kolrus - Battle of the Decades - The Conclusion - Kol - 26-03-2022

In 7th place with 5 points is -
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The Counterfeiters 2007
Dir: Stefan Ruzowitzky

Heard of it - No
Seen it - No

My Rating: 5.5  IMDB Rating: 7.6

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0813547/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

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Synopsis [Courtesy of IMDB]

The story of the Operation Bernhard, the largest counterfeiting operation in history, carried out by Germany during WWII.

Review

Wasn’t familiar with this movie nor the events it is based on. This is possibly why it didn’t interest me too much. Can’t fault the acting and setting, but the story just felt rather boring. Not too much more to say about it really. If you like movies based on WW2 from a more niche perspective, this might be something for you. I’m not really partial to either so my score here could be a little harsh. Interesting pick nonetheless, not a movie I would have watched otherwise.

Trivia

First Austrian film to win an Academy Award in the Best Foreign Language Film Category.

RE: Movie Kolrus - Battle of the Decades - The Conclusion - Kol - 26-03-2022

In 6th place with 6 points is -
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Das Experiment (The Experiment) 2001
Dir: Oliver Hirschbiegel

Heard of it - Yes
Seen it - No

My Rating: 6  IMDB Rating: 7.7

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0250258/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

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Synopsis [Courtesy of IMDB]

For two weeks, 20 male participants are hired to play prisoners and guards in a prison. The "prisoners" have to follow seemingly mild rules, and the "guards" are told to retain order without using physical violence.

Review

Interesting idea apparently based on true events. I thought the acting and direction were good. I thought though that the actions of the characters were not really true to life. Now that is fine in movies if you are making something fictional though based on true events I just wonder how much of it was made up. I haven’t read the story so I could be talking complete nonsense. It does get pretty gritty in the 3rd act. I think there was an American remake of this starring Adrian Brody, can’t remember too much about it though I know I’ve seen it. A decent pick and one I wouldn’t have watched otherwise.

Trivia

Although no one died in the Stanford Prison Experiment on which the movie was based, the experiment was prematurely ended after six days out of a planned two weeks. The college students assigned (randomly) to be prisoners were "withdrawing and behaving in pathological ways" as a result of the degrading treatment they received. Quite a few scenes in the movie actually happened in the original experiment, including the early fire extinguisher scene and the prisoners being forced to clean the toilets by their bare hands.

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Legally Blonde 2001
Dir: Robert Luketic

Heard of it - Yes
Seen it - Yes

My Rating: 6.5  IMDB Rating: 6.4

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0250494/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

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Synopsis [Courtesy of IMDB]

Elle Woods, a fashionable sorority queen, is dumped by her boyfriend. She decides to follow him to law school. While she is there, she figures out that there is more to her than just looks.

Review

When I saw this movie nominated I thought, okay, here we go. I mean I only watch these kinds of movies with the missus. However, being the professional I am, I put it on. The first 10 minutes or so I thought, yeah this is going to be a chore, typical sorority girls, typical jocks. Then when they move to Harvard it gets really good. Kind of left behind a lot of the College cliches and moved to a more watchable movie. Reece’s character is adorable and I think her performance here was nothing less than outstanding, she carries the movie. It does kind of drag a bit in the 2nd act and picks up again to give a satisfying ending. Yeah, I did enjoy this movie a lot more than I expected. A risky but good pick.

Trivia

Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon) wears forty different hairstyles throughout this movie.

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Pan's Labyrinth 2006
Dir: Guillermo del Toro

Heard of it - Yes
Seen it - No

My Rating: 7  IMDB Rating: 8.2

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0457430/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

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Synopsis [Courtesy of IMDB]

In the Falangist Spain of 1944, the bookish young stepdaughter of a sadistic army officer escapes into an eerie but captivating fantasy world.

Review

I heard this was good, I thought that it was more of a kids movie until I realised it was R rated. Set in the backdrop of the Spanish war which mixes in with some fantasy. To be honest, I found the war story more interesting than the fantasy part. The pale man scene though was very haunting. The captain was quite an evil character, this kept me quite interested to see what would eventually happen to him, honestly, I hoped he would have suffered more, what a bastard! So yeah pretty good overall, great visually, great score, a decent story. I do feel however it is slightly overrated. I don’t really follow movie directors though I believe del Toro is one that likes to make movies his own. I'm sure he succeeded here. Glad someone picked this as I had planned on watching it for some time so I got my chance now.

Trivia

Guillermo del Toro repeatedly refused offers from Hollywood producers, in spite of being offered double the budget provided the film was made in English. He didn't want any compromise in the storyline to suit the "market needs".

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3:10 to Yuma 2007
Dir: James Mangold

Heard of it - Yes
Seen it - No

My Rating: 7  IMDB Rating: 7.7

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0381849/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

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Synopsis [Courtesy of IMDB]

A small-time rancher agrees to hold a captured outlaw who's awaiting a train to go to court in Yuma. A battle of wills ensues as the outlaw tries to psych out the rancher.

Review

I don’t watch many westerns though I do enjoy them when I do. This one was really good for the most part. I thought the acting was superb, particularly Christain Bale and Ben Foster. I thought the movie dragged a bit in the 2nd act. It then gets really good for the final half hour though I thought the shootout at the end was more like Arnie in Commando (a movie I love by the way though it’s completely different Smile). Far fetched to say the least. That aside, it was a great movie, great acting, and a great score. Nothing really negative to say, I enjoyed it and I will seek out the original also. Great pick.

Trivia

Tom Cruise was originally approached to play Ben Wade. He turned the project down.

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The Man Who Wasn't There 2001
Dir: Joel Coen

Heard of it - No
Seen it - No

My Rating: 7.5  IMDB Rating: 7.5

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0243133/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

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Synopsis [Courtesy of IMDB]

A laconic, chain-smoking barber blackmails his wife's boss and lover for money to invest in dry cleaning, but his plan goes terribly wrong.

Review

The Coens are a bit hit and miss with me, there have been a few of their movies already in the contest though this one is arguably my favourite. I like a good noir movie and this one is shot in black and white so a real throwback to the classic era. Solid performances all round and by Billy Bob in particular who I wouldn’t normally have a great deal of time for. It is quite a slow burn but it kept my interest all the way through. Great dialogue as you would expect with this genre and a nice bit of humour but not over done. A lot of Beethoven throughout which was nice. Great pick here, well done.

Trivia

The film cast includes two Oscar winners: Frances McDormand and Billy Bob Thornton; and two Oscar nominees: Richard Jenkins, Scarlett Johansson and Jennifer Jason Leigh.

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The Pianist 2002
Dir: Roman Polanski

Heard of it - Yes
Seen it - No

My Rating: 7.5  IMDB Rating: 8.5

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0253474/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

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Synopsis [Courtesy of IMDB]

A Polish Jewish musician struggles to survive the destruction of the Warsaw ghetto of World War II.

Review

Possibly the best movie in the contest. Didn’t know much about this movie or the holocuast in general. Some of the scenes in this are harrowing, I had a lot of anger at times. If you have seen it you will understand. The performances are excellent. Everything looked very authentic from locations to props and costumes. The story itself is what you feel the most when watching it and I have thought about it a lot since. So in that sense it has done its job well I guess. If you have any interest in war movies taken from a different perspective, I highly recommend this one. Brilliant pick.

Trivia

Adrien Brody became the youngest person to date to win an Academy Award for Best Actor when he won for this film at the age of 29.

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Congrats to @Purgative for winning this round. Final round and  bonus round tomorrow

Standings

Player70s80s90s00s10sBonusTotal
Purgative69101136
Frosty979833
Liz5116931
Purple2881028
Sawduck11101426
Spears754723
Shane1025522
Necro847221
Aris433616
Rsoapy1111114
Rebe362314


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Round 5, movies from the 2010s and the bonus points.

I had seen 8 of the nominations here and heard of all of them. The top 3 were pretty good with the rest average to good.

Some movies which would have done well here

Inception

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Sicario

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Argo

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Knock Knock 2015
Dir: Eli Roth

Heard of it - Yes
Seen it - Yes

My Rating: 5  IMDB Rating: 4.8

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104073/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

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Synopsis [Courtesy of IMDB]

A devoted father helps two stranded young women who knock on his door, but his kind gesture turns into a dangerous seduction and a deadly game of cat and mouse.

Review

This is one I saw before. Didn’t get any better on second viewing. I do like Keanu and I know he gets a lot of slack, if this was the only movie of his you watched I could understand. His acting was horrendous in this one. The ‘free pizza’ scene was kind of funny though. I thought the movie started off pretty interesting but when they started the underage thing I found it a bit tasteless. If they just went with the married man who was too weak to say no then it would have been better. I just found out during this review that this is a remake of another movie from the 70s which I may eventually watch. To be honest, I’m surprised this movie finished so low given what else was nominated but there you go. Not a great pick.

Trivia

Colleen Camp and the late Sondra Locke, two of the producers of this film, starred in Death Game (1977), the original film, on which "Knock Knock" is based.

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Sully 2016
Dir: Clint Eastwood

Heard of it - Yes
Seen it - Yes

My Rating: 5.5  IMDB Rating: 7.6

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3263904/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

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Synopsis [Courtesy of IMDB]

When pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger lands his damaged plane on the Hudson River in order to save the flight's passengers and crew, some consider him a hero while others think he was reckless.

Review

Another movie I had seen before and thought it was rather boring the first time, how did it fair on this viewing? Well, no better really. I think it is mostly due to me thinking or rather hoping the movie would be more about the actual crash than the aftermath. Now, the crash is in it and takes up about 20 mins or so, but the rest of the movie is just dull. At least for me. I’m sure many people like the drama part, afterall it is rated quite high on IMDB. One of the more overrated movies imo. I do like a lot of Eastwood's movies, both as actor and director, this is not one of them though. Also Hanks, well I can take him or leave him. Not a great pick unfortunately.

Trivia

Ferry Captain Vincent Lombardi, who was the Captain of the first ferry to reach the airplane, played himself in this film.

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Bird Box 2018
Dir: Susanne Bier

Heard of it - Yes
Seen it - Yes

My Rating: 5.5  IMDB Rating: 6.6

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2737304/

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Synopsis [Courtesy of IMDB]

Five years after an ominous unseen presence drives most of society to suicide, a mother and her two children make a desperate bid to reach safety

Review

I watched this movie when it was released on Netflix a few years ago. To be honest, if you had asked me what happened in it I would not have remembered. I wouldn't say it is a bad movie but it just does nothing that we haven’t seen before. I thought it started off promising but just didn’t reach the heights I hoped it would. I do really like post-apocalyptic themes so I wished I had liked this more. A lot of hype for this movie with little pay off. I just don’t like killers in movies that are not really explained. Give me an axe wielding psycho anyday. So many other great movies from this decade in the horror theme which could have been nominated, good effort though.

Trivia

Sandra Bullock said she was blindfolded for about fifty percent of the shooting schedule.

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The Divide 2011
Dir: Xavier Gens

Heard of it - Yes
Seen it - Yes

My Rating: 5.5  IMDB Rating: 5.8

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1535616/

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Synopsis [Courtesy of IMDB]

Survivors of a nuclear attack are grouped together for days in the basement of their apartment building, where fear and dwindling supplies wear away at their dynamic.

Review

I had watched this movie before and from memory, it was good. Just the kind of movie I would watch normally. Of course when you have to review and score it, you tend to watch it from a more critical eye. I did find most of the characters rather annoying and the human nature of their demise was a bit extreme imo. It was also a bit more gory than I remembered. A few familiar faces in this one who probably had nothing better on the table at the time. Not a bad movie by any stretch but nothing great either. I did like the ending, made it plausible at least. A decent pick which might have scored better had I not seen it before.

Trivia

Shooting was delayed in part by the eruption of Iceland's Eyjafjallajökull volcano, which paralyzed air travel between Europe and North America.

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Take Shelter 2011
Dir: Jeff Nichols

Heard of it - Yes
Seen it - No

My Rating: 6  IMDB Rating: 7.3

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116282/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3

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Synopsis [Courtesy of IMDB]

Plagued by a series of apocalyptic visions, a young husband and father questions whether to shelter his family from a coming storm, or from himself.

Review

This movie had great potential but by the time it had ended, I thought to myself, what was the point. There really was no payoff. Okay, this is more drama so with that respect, it maybe makes sense. There really was very little sci fi/thriller elements here which the promotions might lead you to believe there is. Top class acting, it has to be said. I might have been burnt out watching drama by the time I put this one on and drama is not really my thing. It does what it does I suppose though I can’t help but feel it is very overrated. An okay pick that I hoped would have been better.

Trivia

Tova Stewart, the little girl who plays Hannah, is deaf in real life, and so are both her parents.

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Green Room 2015
Dir: Jeremy Saulnier

Heard of it - Yes
Seen it - Yes

My Rating: 6  IMDB Rating: 7

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4062536/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

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Synopsis [Courtesy of IMDB]

A punk rock band is forced to fight for survival after witnessing a murder at a neo-Nazi skinhead bar.

Review

I remember watching this a few years ago with a mate and we really enjoyed it so I had high hopes for this rewatch. It started out pretty good, had a good premise, and was pretty tense. However once it gets going I felt it turned into a standard torture porn fair. The characters just lost all sense that they were different and could actually act this story out in a realistic manner. Now there was some decent acting here, the male lead was good, he unfortunately was killed in a freak accident a year after this movie was released when he got crushed by his Jeep in his driveway. The 2nd act introduces Captain Jean Luc Picard, who doesn't really add much to the movie from an acting perspective. So this was a disappointing rewatch, I was expecting this to be a great pick though in fact it was just a good pick. Great effort though with this nomination.

Trivia

The first and last words spoken in the movie are the same.