Fancyarcher Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Just now, Telemachos said: Wait what? Most valuable Tele, as in most important. I'm afraid in that category, you'll have to settle for second best. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezen Baklattan Posted March 11, 2019 Author Share Posted March 11, 2019 Who made us the most? FUNNIEST USER @aabattery @Chewy @CoolioD1 @IronJimbo @Nova @That One Guy And the BOFFY goes to... Spoiler @aabattery Two years in a row! Runner Up: @CoolioD1 (fun fact: he lost by one vote) 4 1 4 3 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dementeleus Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 lmao 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Nice write up @Telemachos ! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That One Girl Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 *breathes massive sigh of relief as I'm spared from going the route of a life of @MrPink-level torment* 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dementeleus Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Just now, That One Guy said: *breathes massive sigh of relief as I'm spared from going the route of a life of @MrPink-level torment* ...that's what you think. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avatree Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Telemachos comes second even though he wasn't on the forums.... This place is fucking useless. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAR Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Just now, That One Guy said: *breathes massive sigh of relief as I'm spared from going the route of a life of @MrPink-level torment* 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezen Baklattan Posted March 11, 2019 Author Share Posted March 11, 2019 In the words of Marie Condo, these movies do not spark joy. WORST FEATURE Bohemian Crapsody Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of David Yates and J.K. Rowling The Cloverfield Pair of Cocks Holmes and Shitson The Predator Still Got Cast In The Movie Jurassic World: Fallen Franchise And the BOFFY goes to... Spoiler The Cloverfield Paradox I think we all know why Netflix had to take it. Runner Up: Bohemian Rhapsody 10 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAR Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Good choice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That One Girl Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Just now, DAR said: Good choice And a great choice for the runner up (i swear this is the last time i'll talk about it) 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezen Baklattan Posted March 11, 2019 Author Share Posted March 11, 2019 BEST PICTURE NOMINEE BLACKkKLANSMAN Out of all of the films to come out this year, this arguably has the best blend of everything that makes a film great. It effortlessly combines action, drama, horror, comedy, and commentary into one sleekly directed package, with a lot of signature Lee trademarks and a stellar cast of actors. No one element overshadows another. Even though I do like other movies this year more, this is the only one that combines so much in a flawless package and leaves such a powerful punch. But if there's one arguable stand-out, the one thing that really stood out to me is how the film tackled the police and many of the nuances that come with the subject. This is not a pro-cop feature. The film does have some cartoonish "bad apples" as police officers for sure, and it doesn't go on a full-on attack towards the police, especially since Ron Stallworth and his cop friends still save the day. But it does show there are deeper problems within the police system rather than some bad eggs. How black power movements are considered dangerous despite being nothing more than rally cries for equality. How stopping the Klan is a low priority. How tensions rise when a black man enters the precinct. The best moments in the film see Ron Stallworth, played spectacularly by John David Washington (GIVE HIM AN OSCAR NOM GOD DAMMIT) interact with the love interest and Black Panther member Patrice Dumas, played just as spectacular by Laura Harrier. Both want the same thing (equality), but both go about different ways in doing it. One tries to fix the system from the inside. The other tries to abolish it. Their conversations are layered and deep, and in the end, the right way to do it is left ambiguous and to your own interpretation. Is a black man working in an oppressive community just making things worse? Should the entire police industrial complex be abolished? Can we live in a world without the police? What's the selfish decision? What's the selfless decision? It doesn't give a concrete answer, but it allows a lot to chew on. It's something that needed discussion in the 1970s, and still needs discussion today. In a day and age where black people get gunned down by the police seemingly every day, and Black Lives Matter has become one of the most powerful social movements of the decade, we need a movie like this, as cliche as that statement may be. We need to talk about the role of the police in both American and African-American culture. We need to talk about how prevalent racism is today. We need to talk about how white supremacy is still in the backbone of America. While Spike Lee's film doesn't have any clear-cut answers, arguably not even any clear-cut questions, it's still one of the best films to use as a jumping point for this kind of discussion. Thank you Spike. - @CoolEric258 I am going to start this write-up by acknowledging the Best Picture win we were given last February. It’s a Best Picture winner all too familiar to modern cinephiles. It’s a Best Picture winner that Spike Lee would probably find familiar, as well. And it’s an unfortunate at that. I can’t think of any film that deals with race relations quite like Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman. It’s a film that brings us to the 70s. Now, you’d think that, because the 60s saw the marches of Martin Luther King Jr. and the desegregation of schools, the 70s would be racism-free, right? Well, that isn’t the case. The KKK are still prevalent. John David Washington is excellent as Ron Stallworth, an African-American cop who interrogates David Duke, the head of the KKK, by calling him “as a white man,” while Adam Driver’s character acts as Ron’s real-life counterpart. Spike Lee, a true auteur, takes risks with almost every aspect of film form in this film—this includes the editing, the cinematography, the costume design, the storytelling, and style of filmmaking that is even shown at all. BlacKkKlansman is one of the best films of 2018. You know. Unlike a certain Best Picture winner. - @Slambros 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avatree Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 disappointed in worst feature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezen Baklattan Posted March 11, 2019 Author Share Posted March 11, 2019 It's fun to be bad. BEST VILLAIN David Duke Played by Topher Grace BLACKkKLANSMAN Emily Nelson Played by Blake Lively A SIMPLE FAVOR Erik Killmonger Played by Michael B. Jordan BLACK PANTHER Phoenix Buchanan Played by Hugh Grant PADDINGTON 2 Thanos Played by Josh Brolin AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR White Surpremacy Played by Peter Farrelly VARIOUS FILMS And the BOFFY goes to... Spoiler Thanos (Avengers: Infinity War) Oh snap. Runner Up: Erik Killmonger (Black Panther) 11 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 9 minutes ago, That One Guy said: *breathes massive sigh of relief as I'm spared from going the route of a life of @MrPink-level torment* The forums would have been great had they voted you funniest user and bestowed that title upon you for the next year but alas here we are. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 happy for aa at least. Spoiler Spoiler 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avatree Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 BlacKkKlansman was decent but definitely one of Spike's weaker outings. Won't forget the moment I asked my mum if she wanted to go see Black Klansman with me and she just said "Why would I want to watch a stupid superhero film?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Gittes Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 robbed. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 2 minutes ago, Spagspiria said: White Surpremacy --> Played by Peter Farrelly <--- VARIOUS FILMS 1 1 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezen Baklattan Posted March 11, 2019 Author Share Posted March 11, 2019 But someone is there to stop them! BEST HERO Fred Rogers Played by Himself WON'T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR Miles Morales Played by Shameik Moore SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE Ron Stallworth Played by John David Washington BLACKkKLANSMAN Paddington Played by Ben Whishaw PADDINGTON 2 T'Challa Played by Chadwick Boseman BLACK PANTHER Venom / Eddie Brock Played by Tom Hardy VENOM And the BOFFY goes to... Spoiler Miles Morales (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse) He feels so good. Runner Up: Ron Stallworth (BlacKkKlansman) 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...