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post #51 of 94
11/26/11 at 8:30am

Day 1 is awesome because I'm likely to get my top pick. And then its the slow, agonizing wait for two full days to pick again. GAH!!!

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post #52 of 94
11/26/11 at 8:56am

Arjen, what is the time zone for the Draft?  If my pick is at 1pm, is that my time (Pacific)?  Thanks! 

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post #53 of 94
11/26/11 at 11:35am

The pick times are usually listed as EST, so adjust accordingly for your time zone.

 

Got 201 films on my quick list so far.

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post #54 of 94
11/26/11 at 3:22pm
Thread Starter 

Yep, eastern standard. 

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post #55 of 94
11/26/11 at 8:39pm

Just to be clear, are we trying to draft these films in some kind of order that reflects their relative quality? In other words, since I'm in the group going first, should I immediately go to my top pick for the entire decade? Or does order not matter?

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post #56 of 94
11/26/11 at 8:52pm

You can draft however you like.  Some people like to draft the best film available.  Some people draft based off of a unifying theme.  Some draft personal favorites.  The films deemed more likely to be snagged early tend to get taken first, obviously.  But you may have a bunch of left field choices that, by the end, round out a really cool lineup.

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post #57 of 94
11/26/11 at 9:07pm
Thread Starter 

Yeah, if you're up early, that gives you access to the most popular titles, so you probably want to take one of them first. The question is what the rest of the field considers the most popular titles. In the 90s draft, for example, I took Goodfellas first, because there was no way that makes it to the second day. In the fifth day, I got The Butcher Boy, which was less hotly contested, but it's a film I really wanted. If you're sweating the theme, which is always an iffy proposition anyway, I'd use the first pick to take the triple A title you want most, and adjust accordingly.

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post #58 of 94
11/27/11 at 1:24am

It's not even quality to me necessarily, although I want quality films. Say your favorite film of the decade is _____, pursue it. Someone takes it, go after your second. Try to go after what you percieve as most "popular" first, because they will be taken, probably, if they're of quality anyway. This is more iffy if you have a theme going on, because that could be a nightmare. I think the only thing my 80's draft picks had in common was that they all featured guns.

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post #59 of 94
11/27/11 at 1:28am

In all the drafts, I think the first round pick most universally shit on was in the last 2000's draft.  Without naming titles, something tells me its sequel might get taken in the first round this year.  Will it be equally shit on?  No.  Will I still be shitting on it?  Maybe!

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post #60 of 94
11/27/11 at 1:37am
Thread Starter 

Yeah, I'm sure we'll get into that when it comes up.

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post #61 of 94
11/27/11 at 2:04am

In the 60s draft I limited myself to black-and-white films from 1964 and A Hard Day's Night was still available at the end of the second day.


Edited by Hammerhead - 11/27/11 at 3:52am
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post #62 of 94
11/27/11 at 9:31am

Some people go for "best" films of the decade, others go for their personal "favorite" films, still others go for the most "influential", and yet others go for a theme that ties all the films together in some way. It doesn't matter what you pick or why you pick it as long as you can defend the choice in the always contentious Discussion thread. Or you can just say, "fuck you, I like this film!". :)

 

Part of the fun for me is snagging a title I know other people want. That said, I have to also want it. I'm not picking titles just for the sake of being an asshole. In terms of strategy though, you have to have some sense of what titles on your list other people may want because you need to snag it before they do.

 

 

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post #63 of 94
11/27/11 at 9:44am
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Originally Posted by Diva View Post

Some people go for "best" films of the decade, others go for their personal "favorite" films, still others go for the most "influential", and yet others go for a theme that ties all the films together in some way. It doesn't matter what you pick or why you pick it as long as you can defend the choice in the always contentious Discussion thread. Or you can just say, "fuck you, I like this film!". :)

 

Part of the fun for me is snagging a title I know other people want. That said, I have to also want it. I'm not picking titles just for the sake of being an asshole. In terms of strategy though, you have to have some sense of what titles on your list other people may want because you need to snag it before they do.

 

 


Diva, you might have free rein this time now that Dellamorte is out.  :)

 

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post #64 of 94
11/27/11 at 9:49am

Snagging Do the Right Thing from Dre was one of the most satisfying moments of my draft experience. It won't be the same without him as I don't really have the same taste in film as many Chewers. It's no surprise to say animated films or anything that would be discussed in the B-Movie action thread will not be making my list.

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post #65 of 94
11/27/11 at 10:38am

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Originally Posted by Arjen Rudd View Post

Movies are eligible if the imdb release date for the US is between January 1st, 2000 and December 31st, 2009. If you want to draft a movie that doesn't fit that criterion, be it a foreign release, a DTV, or whatever, you will have to make your case that it belongs in the 00s period. 


I've got a film listed in my pre-draft rankings that features segments shot before 2000. The official release date for the full length feature falls between 2000 and 2009. Does it qualify?

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post #66 of 94
11/27/11 at 10:42am

Yes. (Well, not to be presumptuous, but if we're judging it by past rules it does.)


Edited by Bailey - 11/27/11 at 11:07am
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post #67 of 94
11/27/11 at 11:24am
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Originally Posted by Diva View Post

Some people go for "best" films of the decade, others go for their personal "favorite" films, still others go for the most "influential", and yet others go for a theme that ties all the films together in some way. It doesn't matter what you pick or why you pick it as long as you can defend the choice in the always contentious Discussion thread. Or you can just say, "fuck you, I like this film!". :)

 

Part of the fun for me is snagging a title I know other people want. That said, I have to also want it. I'm not picking titles just for the sake of being an asshole. In terms of strategy though, you have to have some sense of what titles on your list other people may want because you need to snag it before they do.

Indeed. One must be strategic - a more popular title is going to be snapped up earlier. You may want to draft that unbelievably great tiny indie picture but if no one knows it, it would behoove you to leave it for the later rounds and pick something more recognizable at the beginning. The draft is "made" in the later rounds, not the earlier ones.

 

I really wish I was participating. I thought I was gonna have to be away for a bit, but I will actually be around. I don't want to disrupt anything, so I'll be happy to sit out. But if an extra slot opens up somewhere, let me know. ;)
 

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post #68 of 94
11/27/11 at 11:39am

Jump in the last slot on Day 2. That way you don't "skip the line" per se. The more the merrier!

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post #69 of 94
11/27/11 at 12:34pm
Thread Starter 

Yep, that can be official. Gabe, you're in at the end.

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post #70 of 94
11/27/11 at 1:22pm

Oh man, I have my list of movies and there are so many directions to go. I could do several different themes. I might just end up winging it and picking whatever strikes me first when my time slot comes. So many really great movies I think I'd still end up with an awesome list.

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post #71 of 94
11/27/11 at 4:48pm

Nuts!

 

Can I still be included?

 

EST.

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post #72 of 94
11/27/11 at 9:47pm
Thread Starter 

Why not? You're in the 1-3 period for Group 2.

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post #73 of 94
11/28/11 at 6:50am

Foreign films that never found theatrical distribution in the US are fine as long as they are clearly made within the time frame?

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post #74 of 94
11/28/11 at 7:22am

Seems fair to me, might be worth having a "Release Date in Country of Origin:" qualifier in future drafts, otherwise we get the somewhat silly situation of being able to buy a film on import dvd before it arrives in theatres.

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post #75 of 94
11/28/11 at 8:41am

In Kirby's drafts, the standard was US theatrical release date.  So if a foreign film never got a stateside release, I believe it had to wait until the bonus rounds.  But Arjen said if it doesn't fall within the release period you can still make your case for it.  So, just from my way of thinking, if it was a 2002 foreign film that never got a US release, but is now available on DVD, you can probably chance picking it.  However, if it's a 2009 foreign film that got/could be getting a US release outside of the draft window, then it's probably not going to be acceptable.  That's just my interpretation, though.

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post #76 of 94
11/28/11 at 9:02am

In the past, it has always needed a US theatrical release.

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post #77 of 94
11/28/11 at 9:20am

Okay.  Good to know.  Just to be safe, I'll stick to that standard.

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post #78 of 94
11/28/11 at 9:35am

I'm a little hazy on the protocol for this.  Cellophane has just posted a great pick, but he was below me.  But yt has yet to make a pick.  I can't go until yt does, right?

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post #79 of 94
11/28/11 at 9:41am

Once your time bracket opens up, it's go for the entire time slot. Or so I remember the rules being in previous drafts.

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post #80 of 94
11/28/11 at 9:44am

If so, I will TAKE THE SHOT!!!

 

Sorry yt!!!

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post #81 of 94
11/28/11 at 10:39am

Sorry guys!  LOL.  But I got my pick in there!

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post #82 of 94
11/28/11 at 6:30pm

Do any of the folks picking in the last group of Day 2 (Hammerhead, Bendrix, Ratty, TimK, Gabe T) want to move up a slot (to 1-3 PM) and swap with me? First one to reply can have dibs.

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post #83 of 94
11/28/11 at 6:46pm

Sure, I'll swap. I haven't had much time to prepare so I'll probably wing it. Side note: I saw a LOT of really crappy movies in the '00s.

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post #84 of 94
11/28/11 at 6:48pm

Cool, I'll PM Arjen and let him know. Thanks!

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post #85 of 94
11/28/11 at 6:54pm

FUCK NEVERMIND.

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post #86 of 94
12/1/11 at 1:22am

Arjen,

 

just for clarification can you confirm the remaining days are as follows please?

 

Thursday, Friday - Group 1

Monday, Tuesday - Group 2

Wednesday, Thursday - Group 1

Friday - Group 2

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post #87 of 94
12/1/11 at 1:31am
Thread Starter 

Yes, that's it exactly (thread corrected)

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post #88 of 94
12/6/11 at 10:33am

Not sure if this has been addressed elsewhere, but where do we stand on the eligibility of a film which according to IMDB played in a festival in the US in '09 then had a limited US release in '10? I've got my fingers crossed that it's a valid loophole, but if not I'll of course abide.

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post #89 of 94
12/6/11 at 10:45am

Based on past rules, festival dates do NOT count. Needs to be a theatrical release, though I believe limited runs were okay.

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post #90 of 94
12/6/11 at 10:47am

The problem with drafting a film based on a festival date is, if it also has a theatrical run in the US, it really "belongs" to that year.

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post #91 of 94
12/6/11 at 10:47am
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Originally Posted by Paul Allen View Post

Not sure if this has been addressed elsewhere, but where do we stand on the eligibility of a film which according to IMDB played in a festival in the US in '09 then had a limited US release in '10? I've got my fingers crossed that it's a valid loophole, but if not I'll of course abide.



I think I know what film you're talking about, because I thought about it, but canned it due to the fuzzy release pattern.  

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post #92 of 94
12/6/11 at 10:50am
Thread Starter 

Gonna say if it had a real US theatrical release, that's the year.

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post #93 of 94
12/6/11 at 11:02am

Glad I checked. I might give it a mention when the draft is all wrapped up, if only to point a few people towards it.

 

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Originally Posted by Ratty View Post



I think I know what film you're talking about, because I thought about it, but canned it due to the fuzzy release pattern.  


 

Very possibly. It's a terrific film. One of my all time favourites. AND would have fitted with the theme I've been sticking to (at a stretch).

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post #94 of 94
12/6/11 at 11:33am
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Originally Posted by Paul Allen View Post

Glad I checked. I might give it a mention when the draft is all wrapped up, if only to point a few people towards it.

 

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Very possibly. It's a terrific film. One of my all time favourites. AND would have fitted with the theme I've been sticking to (at a stretch).


Looking over your list again, I actually don't think it's the same movie now.  

 

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