CHUD.com Community › Forums › THE CHEWERS › Drafts & Lists › Action Draft: Discussion
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:

Action Draft: Discussion

post #1 of 2703
9/7/08 at 5:43pm
Thread Starter 
Have at it.
Reply
post #2 of 2703
9/7/08 at 5:52pm
So am I to understand that post-7 PM EST its a free-for-all?
Reply
post #3 of 2703
9/7/08 at 5:54pm
Thread Starter 
Pretty much.

Then again, every time slot is a free for all.

I know it may be weird, but fuck it. Let's end the day with a bang.
Reply
post #4 of 2703
9/7/08 at 6:37pm
Well, rock and fucking roll!
Reply
post #5 of 2703
9/7/08 at 9:38pm
So we're starting now? I post my first pick in the Round One Thread?
Reply
post #6 of 2703
9/7/08 at 9:41pm
no, it should be monday 9am EST.

Your 9PM
Reply
post #7 of 2703
9/7/08 at 9:42pm
Okay. Just checking.
Reply
post #8 of 2703
9/7/08 at 11:41pm
Hey, I know this is a last minute request, but is there any chance I could be switched to a late shift? It's hard for me to post during the day. Otherwise, I'll need someone to post my picks for the entire draft.
Reply
post #9 of 2703
9/8/08 at 12:13am
I'll switch with you, Rath.
Reply
post #10 of 2703
9/8/08 at 12:22am
Cool, thanks -- I appreciate it.
Reply
post #11 of 2703
9/8/08 at 10:01am
Well, I was debating between Die Hard and The Killer. Took the one I loved most.
Reply
post #12 of 2703
9/8/08 at 10:02am
Thread Starter 
Coming out swinging.

I was just watching some of THE KILLER last night. Never a bad time to pop that one in.
Reply
post #13 of 2703
9/8/08 at 10:02am
Well it was guaranteed that DIE HARD would be quickly grabbed.
Reply
post #14 of 2703
9/8/08 at 10:02am
I can kinda see where you are coming from but in my eyes Die Hard is the best action movie there is. Period.
Reply
post #15 of 2703
9/8/08 at 10:04am
Thread Starter 
Hard Target's gone already. Brutal draft, I think.

Die Hard is pretty much perfect.
Reply
post #16 of 2703
9/8/08 at 10:05am
Heh, I thought Hard Target might last till Day 3.
Reply
post #17 of 2703
9/8/08 at 10:05am
I think you're right, this will be brutal and Rounds 4 and 5 should be interesting in terms of what's left.

If anyone touches my picks I KILL YOU!
Reply
post #18 of 2703
9/8/08 at 10:06am
Hard Target going third? You know, I haven't seen it, but it would have to be fucking BRILLIANT to be the second best Woo movie, or the best ever Jean Claude movie. I plan on rectifying this immediately, though I understand there's a mixup as far as director's cuts and such with that one.
Reply
post #19 of 2703
9/8/08 at 10:08am
I've been looking for the Director's cut for HARD TARGET for ages. I've seen a few scenes of it on Youtube last year, but its dissapeared now.
Reply
post #20 of 2703
9/8/08 at 10:10am
It's easily the best VanDamme film.
Reply
post #21 of 2703
9/8/08 at 10:10am
Hard Target going third is a real surprise.
Reply
post #22 of 2703
9/8/08 at 10:11am
Quote:
Originally Posted by Russell Faraday View Post
I think you're right, this will be brutal and Rounds 4 and 5 should be interesting in terms of what's left.
This.
There are plenty of awesome picks around to warrant two or three flawless rounds. The meaty stuff is definitely in the last rounds.
Reply
post #23 of 2703
9/8/08 at 10:12am
Thread Starter 
I've done pretty well the last few years finding bootlegs and director's cuts and just flicks that aren't available in the U.S.- but I've never found that Hard Target director's cut. I'm sure I've elevated it to a mythical status that it can't live up to, but I really want to see it.
Reply
post #24 of 2703
9/8/08 at 10:13am
The classics are pretty obvious. Easy enough for Day 1. It's the next few days that'll be interesting. When we hit the more obscure flicks and debate onwhich films are "Action" films.
Reply
post #25 of 2703
9/8/08 at 10:15am
Two Woos in the first three picks! Too bad only one was the right choice.

Oh, and can't go wrong with Die Hard.
Reply
post #26 of 2703
9/8/08 at 10:16am
Hard Target is not Van Damme's best movie, especially with his new one, and it's substandard Woo. At least it has Lance Henriksen.

It's at best a 3rd rounder.
Reply
post #27 of 2703
9/8/08 at 10:17am
Quote:
Originally Posted by Arjen Rudd View Post
It's easily the best VanDamme film.
Kind of like the best herpes?

(I kid, I kid)
Reply
post #28 of 2703
9/8/08 at 10:17am
Thread Starter 
It's got Brimley. Certainly that counts for something. Van Damme does punch a snake, too.
Reply
post #29 of 2703
9/8/08 at 10:17am
Ahh Indy enters the frame.

Hang on this is my first draft, can the next group go as soon as the previous group is done? They don't have to wait for the allotted time period?

This was probably covered but I missed it sorry.
Reply
post #30 of 2703
9/8/08 at 10:19am
Indy? Not quite what I expected.
Reply
post #31 of 2703
9/8/08 at 10:19am
Thread Starter 
I knew that whippersnapper Jones would make an appearance this draft.
Reply
post #32 of 2703
9/8/08 at 10:19am
Bad Boys 2. Seems my love/hate relationship continues with Rudd. Love the pick, hate to see it go.
Reply
post #33 of 2703
9/8/08 at 10:20am
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by felix natalya View Post
Indy? Not quite what I expected.
Raiders is an action movie, if there ever was one.

EDIT: Bad Boys II, so, so creepy. I just can't get behind that movie.
Reply
post #34 of 2703
9/8/08 at 10:20am
I don't like Indy here.
Reply
post #35 of 2703
9/8/08 at 10:20am
I had to pick Raiders. Regardless of genre, RotLA is one of my top 10 movies of all time.

I must agree with the choices for 'The Killer' and 'Die Hard'...'Hard Target' is kinda a head scratcher, though.
Reply
post #36 of 2703
9/8/08 at 10:22am
Indy falling to 4 is a shocker! (For shame Mr. VanDamme fan) Where's Dickson when you need him!

Bad Boys 2, huh?

(Everything's upside down & I kind of like it!)
Reply
post #37 of 2703
9/8/08 at 10:22am
Yeah. But its got fantasy elements in it. I am not saying it doesn't qualify. But I didn't think it would make an appearance that early.
Reply
post #38 of 2703
9/8/08 at 10:23am
Proud to have Bad Boys 2. Raiders is of course an action film. I might have taken it myself if it had lasted another pick. Or not, because, shit, Bad Boys fuckin' II.
Reply
post #39 of 2703
9/8/08 at 10:23am
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Russell Faraday View Post
Hang on this is my first draft, can the next group go as soon as the previous group is done? They don't have to wait for the allotted time period?

This was probably covered but I missed it sorry.
Obviously your question has been answered, but yes, they can go as soon as the other group has gone.

T2 is a movie that I couldn't get enough of as a teenager, but I can't even bring myself to watch it anymore. Not going to argue its inclusion on an action draft or anything, but, well, I guess fuck Cameron for turning that world into a kid's movie.
Reply
post #40 of 2703
9/8/08 at 10:24am
I think Indy absolutely deserves to be drafted as one of the first here. I was eying it as well but ultimately Die Hard or The Killer are more of what constitutes a pure action movie.

Oh and neither Bad Boys 2 nor T2 are Bays or Camerons best action movies.
Reply
post #41 of 2703
9/8/08 at 10:24am
Even though I infinitely prefer 'The Terminator', I have no problem with T2 dropping first. 'Bad Boys 2' is both the BEST and the WORST action movie ever made.
Reply
post #42 of 2703
9/8/08 at 10:27am
I knew Die Hard wasn't going to last long. I debated between both Terminators to be honest. Then I thought of the car chase and it just reminded me how every time I see it makes me a little kid again.
Reply
post #43 of 2703
9/8/08 at 10:30am
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jan View Post
Oh and neither Bad Boys 2 nor T2 are Bays or Camerons best action movies.
Malarkey! I say!

Maybe, maybe not on Cameron. But if you like Michael Bay because of, and not in spite of, his intense Michael Bay-ness, it gets no better than BBII. For the scene where the bad guys throw frozen corpses onto the street alone.
Reply
post #44 of 2703
9/8/08 at 10:31am
Must we forget that they fucking INVADE CUBA?
Reply
post #45 of 2703
9/8/08 at 10:32am
So how does this work with the later rounds? Do we just go with the same times on a different day?
Reply
post #46 of 2703
9/8/08 at 10:32am
Thread Starter 
It's interesting, the reasons given for liking Bad Boys II are usually the reasons I give for not liking it.

I would totally overlook the inherent creepiness if just one of the action scenes was filmed and edited coherently.
Reply
post #47 of 2703
9/8/08 at 10:32am
For the record, I love Bad Boys 2 for being the most Bay-est action movie there is. And they invade Cuba for fucks sake.

But as a movie there is another one I simply prefer and think is the better and more even movie overall.
Reply
post #48 of 2703
9/8/08 at 10:32am
I'll grant Bay this: Nobody, and I mean NOBODY, creates pure wreckage like him.
Reply
post #49 of 2703
9/8/08 at 10:33am
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by KidNtheHelmet View Post
So how does this work with the later rounds? Do we just go with the same times on a different day?
Probably. I thought about snaking the draft, but I don't think that's going to work out for several people. I think we'll basically keep it like this.
Reply
post #50 of 2703
9/8/08 at 10:34am
Still love T2!

VanDamme & Martin Lawrence first? Before Arnold? Hell, Linda Hamilton'll kick both their asses!

Damn you, Michael Bay!

Thought Cameron was king of the world?
Reply
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:
  Return Home
  Back to Forum: Drafts & Lists
CHUD.com Community › Forums › THE CHEWERS › Drafts & Lists › Action Draft: Discussion