FOFC TV and Movie Draft Thread - Karl only picks busts

[Radii]

Originally Posted by Sun Tzu

Rocky IV just felt like this big long music video and I couldn't get emotionally involved at any point.

dude!!! Rocky single-handedly ended the cold war at the end of his fight in Moscow, and you couldn't get emotionally involved? Commie!

[DeToxRox]

5.5 - Harry and Lloyd kill the Gas Man/Manillino in Dumb & Dumber [Comedic Movie]

[Sun Tzu]

Thumbs up for DeTox

[AENeuman]

Originally Posted by lordscarlet

Is it just me, or do the "double" picks from movies take away from those picks? I think there should have been a rule taking a movie away if someone else picked it. In lieu of that, however, it seems to diminish the individual picks when you realize that movie was used for something else. I suppose some movies have very specific deaths that go in specific categories, but....

Yeah, that's why I suggested the one and done rule. When I saw the draft list I first thought of a good Godfather scene for at least half the categories. However, I do like the wide openness of this draft. I remember the historical person draft got weighed down by too many rules

Seems like the picks are coming into 2 categories: deaths that are meaningful to the overall film and deaths that are unique/gruesome unto themselves. It will be interesting to see which the voters choose

[larrymcg421]

5.6 - Curb Stomping, American History X - Melee Death

[Karlifornia]

A classic death there from larry

[lordscarlet]

trying to get Wade to find a clip for me because youtube is blocked at my work...

[lordscarlet]

OK, this is another one I struggled with. I didn't want to pick a horror/thriller movie, like a lot have. Yet again, I'm also gambling on other picks. I also have another pick in mind for this category that I just don't know if it will resonate enough. So, I picked the funnest serial killers around:

5.07 Best Serial Killer - Mickey and Mallory Knox, Natural Born Killers

[wade moore]

I'll help LS out a sec - skip ahead to 3:30 on that clip.

[ntndeacon]

Here is one that slipped way too far down the list. My main problem with this death was where to put it. I guess this is the place for it.

5.8 Best Melee Death- The Wicked Witch of the West--The Wizard of Oz

[wade moore]

Haha.

That was one of LS's "sleeper" picks .

[Greyroofoo]

I <3 Cartman's pick.

[Radii]

heh i was seriously considering the wicked witch next as well, doh.

[Radii]

5.9 - Most Heroic Death - Boromir, Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

[lordscarlet]

Originally Posted by wade moore

Haha.

That was one of LS's "sleeper" picks .

Damn you for convincing me it would still be available later. (Or did I do that?)

[ntndeacon]

Originally Posted by lordscarlet

Damn you for convincing me it would still be available later. (Or did I do that?)

MWAHAHAHAHHA

[lordscarlet]

Originally Posted by ntndeacon

MWAHAHAHAHHA

FWIW, it was actually Wade's idea. And now the category I had planned it for is getting rather thin. It's so hard to gauge what others are thinking of.

[ntndeacon]

Originally Posted by lordscarlet

FWIW, it was actually Wade's idea. And now the category I had planned it for is getting rather thin. It's so hard to gauge what others are thinking of.

I think I am pretty set in terms of my categories...Of course, by saying that, all my choices will go off in order now. There was only 1 that I was having an issue with. But I think I found one as I was typing this.

[Sun Tzu]

With their 5th pick in the draft...

5.10 Best Death in a Drama Film - Saburo gets assasinated ~ Akira Kurosawa's "Ran"

Anyone who has seen the film has no reason to ask why, anyone who hasn't seen it...well you're missing out my friends.

*edit* For those who have no clue whatsover what this is...Akira Kurosawa made a 4 hour epic based on Shakespears "King Lear" and titled it Ran which is just as good (if not better) than Seven Samurai.

[Karlifornia]

5.11 Best Death in an Action Film - Goose Dies, Top Gun

[Sun Tzu]

Haha...you know what's crazy is I was torn between posting either the Kurosawa death or Goose.

[spleen1015]

Ok.... Here we go...

5.12 - Best Suicide - The Predator blows himself up!

I think this category is getting a little thin. Let's see how it goes.



6.1 - Most Heroic Death - Charlie Pace drowns so that the folks on the island can communicate with the freighter folks.

Charlie knew he was going to die when he went down to the Looking Glass station to stop the signal interference so that the Losties could communicate with the freighter folks. Desmond told Charlie the only way to Save Claire and Aaron was for him to go down there and flip the switch.

The problem here is I'm sure there's not a lot of Lost folks out there voting on lists.

[Crim]

I have no idea what "Ran" is, hence cannot vote for it... However, karl shoots and scores!

[Karlifornia]

Best Death in a Comedy - Loki and Bartelby in the Mooby's boardroom, Dogma

[DeToxRox]

that Dogma scene was one I contemplated. Good call.

[Radii]

god I love Dogma. Karl wins for the first clip posted that's made me want to drop everything I'm doing and go watch that movie *right now*.

[Bad-example]

Originally Posted by Crim

I have no idea what "Ran" is, hence cannot vote for it...

If you can handle subtitles, find it and watch it. Kurosawa's take on King Lear. Beautiful movie with some amazing battle scenes. Top notch art direction.

[larrymcg421]

Ran is a brilliant movie that makes me long for the pre-CGI days.

[lordscarlet]

My late round picks are dropping like flies. And I didn't think of Dogma, but that is a solid pick.

[Lorena]

Originally Posted by Sun Tzu

With their 5th pick in the draft...

5.10 Best Death in a Drama Film - Saburo gets assasinated ~ Akira Kurosawa's "Ran"

Anyone who has seen the film has no reason to ask why, anyone who hasn't seen it...well you're missing out my friends.

*edit* For those who have no clue whatsover what this is...Akira Kurosawa made a 4 hour epic based on Shakespears "King Lear" and titled it Ran which is just as good (if not better) than Seven Samurai.

Im gonna have to check it out, I loved Seven Samurai

[AENeuman]

Enthusiasm for this draft seems to be dying...

[DeToxRox]

The mixture of West coasters makes it tougher. Definitely moves better at night.

[lordscarlet]

Originally Posted by AENeuman

Enthusiasm for this draft seems to be dying...

It was here to begin with?

[Ronnie Dobbs2]

Sun Tzu was online 5 mins ago...

[Sun Tzu]

oh SOB it's my pick. I didn't even realize...

*note Karl didn't PM me*

[lordscarlet]

Originally Posted by DeToxRox

The mixture of West coasters makes it tougher. Definitely moves better at night.

There are always west coasters and a draft is typically done in 3-5 days. This was setup as a slow draft and that's what you're getting.

[Sun Tzu]

With their 6th pick in the draft...

6.3 Best Death in a Television Series - "The Inner Light" Star Trek: The Next Generation

This is not for a person per-say, but for the death of the entire planet that now only exists as a memory to Jean Luc Picard. His life as "Kamin" on the small non-federation planet just may be the most touching hour of television I have ever seen.

[Radii]

6.4 - Best Serial Killer - Patrick Bateman - American Psycho

Do you like Huey Lewis and the News?

embedding disabled sadly: YouTube - GREAT SCENE - American Psycho

[lordscarlet]

embedding isn't disabled, it's just tricky

[lordscarlet]

dola: I would try pasting the embed code into notepad, copying in notepad, then pasting here.

[Ronnie Dobbs2]

Embedding disabled by request

didn't work

[Radii]

Originally Posted by lordscarlet

dola: I would try pasting the embed code into notepad, copying in notepad, then pasting here.

yeah i did that, it shows the preview but won't play.

[lordscarlet]

oh, that's perhaps something on your end and not on FOFC?

[cartman]

No, there is a setting you can make when posting a vid to YouTube that doesn't allow the embedding of your vid.

[lordscarlet]

ah, my bad. Sorry for speaking out of turn.

[ntndeacon]

6.5 Best death in a comedic movie--Hedley Lamarr--Blazing Saddles



the death is at the 9 minute mark. but the entire clip is worth while.

[lordscarlet]

Thanks to DeTox for finding me a clip. I'm going to go with:

6.06 Best Death in a Television Show - Maude Flanders, The Simpsons

[lordscarlet]

I wrote larry right after my pick, and he's on for at least the second time since then.. perhaps we'll see a pick soon.

[larrymcg421]

6.07 Best Death in a Television Show - Rosalind Shays falls down the elevator shaft, LA Law

[DeToxRox]

6.8 - John McClain kills a dude with an icicle in Die Hard 2 (melee death)