BOFFY VI: Return of the Jedi - Ballots (pick one for each category, only rank Best Picture) Due 3/2 at 11:59PM EST

[MrGamer]

3 minutes ago, That One Guy said:

 

Whatever you say, Mr. "Goodfellas isn't one of Scorsese's best films"

Don't cast stones, kid. 

[aabattery]

27 minutes ago, That One Guy said:

 

Whatever you say, Mr. "Goodfellas isn't one of Scorsese's best films"

 

Have you even watched enough Scorsese movies to know whether it's one of his top films or not

[SLAM!]

Just now, aabattery said:

 

Have you even watched enough Scorsese movies to know whether it's one of his top films or not

 

I, for one, have only seen Hugo (great film), and bits and pieces of both Shutter Island and The Departed. But Raging Bull is on the schedule of my film studies class, and Silence is on my Amazon queue, waiting for the day when I'm finally able to watch it. I think one of those will surpass Hugo to become my favorite Scorcese film almost instantaneously.

[That One Girl]

2 minutes ago, aabattery said:

 

Have you even watched enough Scorsese movies to know whether it's one of his top films or not

 

I've seen 8 (Goodfellas, Wolf of Wall Street, Taxi Driver, Shutter Island, Silence, Hugo, Casino, The Aviator).  pretty good count and I'm planning on watching most of the other ones in the near future.

[aabattery]

2 minutes ago, That One Guy said:

 

I've seen 8 (Goodfellas, Wolf of Wall Street, Taxi Driver, Shutter Island, Silence, Hugo, Casino, The Aviator).  pretty good count and I'm planning on watching most of the other ones in the near future.

 

You've only seen three of the ten I put above Goodfellas. Weak.

[That One Girl]

1 minute ago, aabattery said:

 

You've only seen three of the ten I put above Goodfellas. Weak.

 

ok.

[SLAM!]

Martin Scorcese is significant to my life because he won the Golden Globes Cecil B. DeMille award the first year I watched the awards show. And there were so many different kinds of breathtaking imagery in his promo video; so many engrossing things to look at, so many references from films I've never heard of. I didn't realize it at the time, but I think that's what made me realize that filmmakers can make so many different kinds of films with their talents. It was probably a reason why I drifted more towards film in the first place.

[Plain Old Tele]

17 minutes ago, slambros said:

 

I, for one, have only seen Hugo (great film), and bits and pieces of both Shutter Island and The Departed. But Raging Bull is on the schedule of my film studies class, and Silence is on my Amazon queue, waiting for the day when I'm finally able to watch it. I think one of those will surpass Hugo to become my favorite Scorcese film almost instantaneously.

 

Whaaaaa?

 

I know you might've heard one of them's heretical... but srsly, treat yourself to his spiritual trilogy (Last Temptation of Christ, Kundun, Silence).

 

15 minutes ago, That One Guy said:

 

I've seen 8 (Goodfellas, Wolf of Wall Street, Taxi Driver, Shutter Island, Silence, Hugo, Casino, The Aviator).  pretty good count and I'm planning on watching most of the other ones in the near future.

 

...wtf

 

I know I have too much fun ragging on you, but you literally just listed the eight most obvious, most casual, and most basic movies in his oeuvre.  

[That One Girl]

3 minutes ago, Telehilation said:

I know I have too much fun ragging on you, but you literally just listed the eight most obvious, most casual, and most basic movies in his oeuvre.  

 

It's a good start is what I meant.

[Jake Gittes]

Silence ain't that obvious or basic aside from being his most recent. But yeah Mean Streets, King of Comedy, After Hours, Last Temptation, Age of Innocence, Bringing Out the Dead, all essential. 

[MrGamer]

23 minutes ago, Jake Gittes said:

Silence ain't that obvious or basic aside from being his most recent. But yeah Mean Streets, King of Comedy, After Hours, Last Temptation, Age of Innocence, Bringing Out the Dead, all essential. 

Don't forget Kundun.

[dxmatrixdt]

all this talk about classics and I am reminded I have seen about 10% of classic movies, and about 90% of all the mainstream crap from 2000-2018 (WHICH I LOVE).  I cannot wait for the next year to be revisited.  Revisiting 1997 was the best film lesson I have ever had.

[Jake Gittes]

33 minutes ago, MrGamer said:

Don't forget Kundun.

I didn't. 

[aabattery]

Don't think there is anything left to see now so:

 

BEHOLD THE BEST BALLOT

BEST PICTURE

Dunkirk

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Lady Bird

Get Out

Call Me By Your Name

The Shape of Water

Blade Runner 2049

Coco

Logan

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

 

BEST DIRECTOR

Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk

RU: Greta Gerwig, Lady Bird

 

BEST ENSEMBLE

Lady Bird

RU: The Shape of Water

 

BEST ACTOR

Daniel Kaluuya, Get Out

RU: Ryan Gosling, Blade Runner 2049

 

BEST ACTRESS

Saoirse Ronan, Lady Bird

RU: Sally Hawkins, The Shape of Water

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Daniel Craig, Logan Lucky

RU: Willem Dafoe, The Florida Project

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Laurie Metcalf, Lady Bird 

RU: Holly Hunter, The Big Sick

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Lady Bird

RU: Get Out

 

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Call Me By Your Name

RU Blade Runner 2049

 

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Dunkirk

RU: Blade Runner 2049

 

BEST FILM EDITING

Dunkirk

RU: Star Wars: The Last Jedi

 

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

War for the Planet of the Apes 

RU: Blade Runner 2049 

 

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

Phantom Thread

RU: Blade Runner 2049

 

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

Blade Runner 2049

RU: Star Wars: The Last Jedi 

 

BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP DESIGN

Blade Runner 2049

RU: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2

 

BEST SOUND EDITING AND MIXING

Dunkirk

RU: Star Wars: The Last Jedi 

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

John Williams, Star Wars: The Last Jedi

RU: Hans Zimmer, Dunkirk 

 

BEST SOUNDTRACK

Coco

RU: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2

 

WORST FEATURE

Justice League 

RU: Bright

 

BEST HERO

Cogman, Transformers: The Last Knight

RU: Farrier, Dunkirk

 

BEST VILLAIN

Kylo Ren, Star Wars: The Last Jedi

RU: White People, Get Out and so many other movies

 

BEST TV SHOW

Big Little Lies

 

MOST EPIC BOX OFFICE RUN

The Greatest Showman

RU: Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

 

MOST SOUL CRUSHING RUN

Blade Runner 2049

RU: Star Wars: The Last Jedi

 

FUNNIEST USER

@CoolioD1

RU: @MrPink

 

MOST VALUABLE USER

@The Greatest Rth

RU: @Telemachos

 

 

[dxmatrixdt]

how come we are not doing genres like best horror film?

[CoolioD1]

38 minutes ago, Matrix4You said:

how come we are not doing genres like best horror film?

if you wanna figure what we'd award for best horror well get out is the only one up for best picture. same with coco and animated.

[dxmatrixdt]

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Edited May 6, 2018 by Thematrixfilm

[SLAM!]

1 hour ago, CoolioD1 said:

if you wanna figure what we'd award for best horror well get out is the only one up for best picture. same with coco and animated.

 

18 minutes ago, Matrix4You said:

but you always say that, though.

 

I remember 2015 when they didn't have the horror category because, well, It Follows was going to be the film that won the category, no doubt about that.

[Fancyarcher]

7 hours ago, Telehilation said:

 

Whaaaaa?

 

I know you might've heard one of them's heretical... but srsly, treat yourself to his spiritual trilogy (Last Temptation of Christ, Kundun, Silence).

 

 

...wtf

 

I know I have too much fun ragging on you, but you literally just listed the eight most obvious, most casual, and most basic movies in his oeuvre.  

I took a Scorsese class in college. I've seen all of his films including his documentaries. You certainly can't call me a casual. 

[TalismanRing]

14 hours ago, Fancyarcher said:

I took a Scorsese class in college. I've seen all of his films including his documentaries. You certainly can't call me a casual. 

Italian American featuring his mother is my favorite.  She's a pistol.

Edited February 17, 2018 by TalismanRing