Hopefully the winner will be Spinal Tap or It’s a Wonderful Life.
While I’m at it, I veto Apocalypse Now. Great director, but the “war is bad mmmkay?” genre does grate with this one.
Thanks Sniffity. Starting a sequel thread was a very good idea. The original was getting far too long.
Sorry Rec, it won’t be either of those.
Locust vetoed IAWL and that cad Bingo put the boot into Spinal Tap. To be honest, I was thinking of doing that myself. Removing the obvious candidate cleared the field.
Here is a list of films that have been vetoed which I am in the process of updating.
And here is a list, not quite complete yet, of films that have been mentioned but have so far escaped being Vetoed.
Some contributors have written wonderful lists, which have been really inspiring. But it takes a little time to register all their choices. That is not a complaint!!
I’m hoping that people will look through both these lists and get a few ideas about what they’d like to watch. The Vetoed list is full of masterpieces.
Nice work, KFD. And you’re right: this daft list thread has reminded me of many films I need to revisit/ always meant to get around to (and collected them all in one place – okay, two now).
The IMDB list makes things even clearer, so much so that I realise with horror that I neglected to veto The Commitments.
Can I veto The Shining from the other thread. Positively hated it.
The Third Man for me, rode the Prater Wheel, visited the Third Man museum, done the tour including the sewers and stood in Harry Lime’s doorway.
And The Railway Children, stood on Oakworth station as Jenny Agutter repeated those words “Daddy, my Daddy
Ha! When I click on your IMDB list, KFD, I get the Swedish titles, which is entertainment in itself.
Of course, these days very few films are given a title in Swedish, but most of the nominations are old enough to have one. And many of them have such generic titles that I struggle to identify them!
“Störst är kärleken” – what is that? Apart from a film that you don’t want to see when you read that title… “Den stora dagen”, “Dina pengar är mina pengar”, “Skola för skojare”, “De flögo österut”, “Det började i Berlin”, “En gång hjälte”, “Det perfekta alibit” – these are some really shite titles from yesteryear…without looking them up, I can’t tell which films they are!
The only one that’s better than the original is “Galopperande flugan”.
Funny, same thing happened me at work today, only the titles were in German! At home tonight, though, the list’s in English, and alphabetical. Digital weirdness I suppose.
Not that weird if you live in Germany? Your company computer would by default be set to get the German version of sites like that, as my computer (living in Sweden and being Swedish) is set to get the Swedish version when that’s an option. And as you clearly aren’t German you wouldn’t have your personal computer set to receive information in German.
Mystery solved.
Veto Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid for no other reason than the dicking around on a bike to the soundtrack of Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head.
Not convinced this adds anything to the film (apart from a reason to veto it 48 years after release on an internet blog)
If I were to compile a montage of my favourite movie scenes, that would be in it. The fact that it adds nothing to the narrative is part of its appeal.
It’s absolutely lovely. One of the worst trends in modern cinema is the idea that every scene needs to drive the narrative. The bike scene builds character and gives the movie texture. It hints at the happy ending the two leads will never get to enjoy because of their lifestyle. Love it.
Are we just allowed to type the word ‘veto’ now without at least some justification, not even a spit-hurling ‘get in the sea!’ rant about how effing awful some aspect of the movie is? It seems unsporting not to put up an argument against the films we’re shooting down with such abandon.
I’m sorry Jack, but I’m going chop both of them.
Slumdog I just hated the contrived, unrealistic story.
The first half of FMJ, the training, is good. But the second half suffers massively from being filmed in Docklands. It looks nothing like Vietnam. Veto.
Are you nominating them? I can’t see any of them on the list, which is probably just as well as I would veto the Social Network for being such a bore, and The Boat That Rocked for being one of the worst wastes of celluloid I have ever witnessed, just an awful film. I’ve never seen Love Actually so you’re on your own there.
Bill and Ted’s Bogus journey has been mentioned on another thread, and pre emptively vetoed by me on the grounds that it’s not very good, but I hearby nominate Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure as one of the high points of humankind’s cultural achievement, so mote it be.
I’m sure Billy Liar was voted for by a couple of us, and not vetoed, and yet it doesn’t appear on either of the lists above. Or is that just fantasy on my part??!
And I thought we’d sorted our differences! I snuck Marley and Me in there and have sat back and watched as others came and went. For a brief moment I hoped an Owen Wilson film could win…….
Now I nominate “Shanghai Nights”, Shanghai Noon” “Drillbit Taylor” and “Starsky and Hutch”. I’d nominate Zoolander 1 & 2 too but I haven’t seen them………..
Excellent work, KFD. However – lest there be any ambiguity in previous statements of mine – I would like to nominate Midnight Run again and veto Taken and The Commitments again. (Jumping off a pier in concrete boots is a small price to pay to be sure the last is on the former list and not the latter..).
Waiting for Guffman (every one of those films since Tap has tried to capture the same lightning in a bottle and failed)
Vertigo (the huge ‘this is what *really* happened flashback ruins it)
And that’s it. I’m happy will all the others that I’ve seen, which is pretty good going for a list that long.
I’d add Etre et Avoir and still veto Aliens, the Apartment and Odd Couple plus add Bowfinger, Coming to America, Mad Max 2, The Fisher King, the Likely Lads, Ferris Bueller and 24 Hour Party People to my personal veto list.
The Fisher King? Jesus, what’s that doing here, stinking up the place – double vetoed.
And while I’m at it, Les Amants du Pont-Neuf, which remains the only film I’ve ever actually walked out of, can clear right off too.
In their place, I offer:
Billy Liar
Passport to Pimlico
(They’ve both already been nominated but I don’t really understand how the voting system works so I mention them on the off-chance that it might in some way make their position more secure.)
Thanks for those two, I still have to work out how we get to a final result, Yorkio.
But the Vetoists are out in force today, so it maybe an easier task than I thought.
We’ll probably end up with just a Bulgarian erotic musical comedy which hasn’t been vetoed because no one has heard of it.
Beneath the valley of the ultravixens
Betty Blue
Get Carter
Goodbye Lenin
High Fidelity
Last Man Standing
Romeo + Juliet
The Dambusters
Untouchable
Selma
The Name of the Rose
Shaft
Together
La Haine
The Warriors
Taxi Driver
Horse Feathers
Broadcast News
Akira
The Great Outdoors
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Brewster’s Millions
Rocky IV
Empire of the Sun
Days of Heaven
Overboard
Heathers
The Color of Money
Hearts of Darkness
Home Alone 2
Big
Big Trouble in Little China
Stuck On You
School of Rock
3 Men and a Baby
When Harry Met Sally
At midnight tonight Uk time (Friday) this thread closes and nominations and vetoes must be submitted. Tomorrow we will start voting to find the film of all undislikakeable films.
And of course if there any vetoes that have slipped my notice, please remind me.
Edge of Tomorrow
Cloverfield
Jurassic Park
D.A.R.Y.L
Home Alone 3
Enter the Dragon
Terminator 2
Rocky Balboa
Boomerang
I’m Gonna Git You Sucka
Zootropolis
Swingers
Rogue One
Days of Thunder
Bad Boys 2
Rocky 3
Blue Velvet
Snowpiercer
Heaven’s Gate
There are three movies called Boomerang, Bingo. Which one are you nominating?
Elia Kazan, Eddie Murphy or the Swedish family drama? I’m guessing Eddie but the Kazan movie looks rather good too.
And there are four movies called Swingers. Not mention Swingers Sex Party, And then there’s Swingers’ Paradise aka Wonderful life. Time for Cliff to make an appearance on this thread!
Ay ay ay I hate Swingers too. To the extent that any time I see Vince Vaughn or Favreau in anything, even anything good where they’re not being incredibly punchable, I want to punch them anyway.
You’re so money baby, you’re so money and you don’t even -THWACK!
Vaughn has spent virtually his entire career phoning it in, and is therefore eminently punchable.
Favreau… I cannot bring myself to truly hate the man who brought us Chef (which is a dreadful omission from this thread, goddammit) and The Jungle Book. He’s been regularly dreadful down the years, but when he’s on, he’s on.
Swingers is, of course, obnoxious and fairly pleased with itself, but it will always remind me of a certain time in my life and a certain group of friends, and for that I love it. Plus, it’s eminently quotable, and to this day I’m partial to a “well…. we all have stories” or a “ask her where you met, and did you fuck”. The story of how it was made is also pretty good value – budget of under $250,000, people literally stealing film and shooting in real life bars
with no extras and no permits.
Bad Boys is a boring movie. Bad Boys 2 is where the franchise becomes gloriously unhinged. 3 is out next year – I hold it continues the descent into tasteless lunacy.
Bad Boys II is like being shouted at by Lee J Ermey for over two hours: funny, unhinged and vaguely transgressive at first, but quickly boring.
Bad Boys I has it all: a brilliant three-way dynamic, snappy dialogue, great — non-boring — action, and most importantly the swapped-roles plot which lends it the quaint air of a Cary Grant comedy transplanted to 1990s Miami.
Also Bad Boys stars the woman who plays the prostitute in Unforgiven and True Romance, and I have a theory that that woman is exactly the same character but appearing in different time periods.
Rec Room says
Hopefully the winner will be Spinal Tap or It’s a Wonderful Life.
While I’m at it, I veto Apocalypse Now. Great director, but the “war is bad mmmkay?” genre does grate with this one.
Kaisfatdad says
Thanks Sniffity. Starting a sequel thread was a very good idea. The original was getting far too long.
Sorry Rec, it won’t be either of those.
Locust vetoed IAWL and that cad Bingo put the boot into Spinal Tap. To be honest, I was thinking of doing that myself. Removing the obvious candidate cleared the field.
Here is a list of films that have been vetoed which I am in the process of updating.
http://www.imdb.com/list/ls062968600/?start=1&view=compact&sort=listorian:asc&defaults=1&lists=ls062968600&scb=0.3600575055250981
Rufus T Firefly says
Well that makes things much clearer! Thanks. Therefore the answer is “Fargo”. Or “Bonnie and Clyde”.
Kaisfatdad says
And here is a list, not quite complete yet, of films that have been mentioned but have so far escaped being Vetoed.
Some contributors have written wonderful lists, which have been really inspiring. But it takes a little time to register all their choices. That is not a complaint!!
http://www.imdb.com/list/ls062925059/?start=1&view=compact&sort=title:asc&defaults=1&lists=ls062925059&scb=0.8400124245673126
Bingo Little says
The list is looking good. Just to note: I vetoed The Social Network, and some animal vetoed The Thing.
Kaisfatdad says
Thanks! I’ll put that right at once.
I’m hoping that people will look through both these lists and get a few ideas about what they’d like to watch. The Vetoed list is full of masterpieces.
Sewer Robot says
Nice work, KFD. And you’re right: this daft list thread has reminded me of many films I need to revisit/ always meant to get around to (and collected them all in one place – okay, two now).
The IMDB list makes things even clearer, so much so that I realise with horror that I neglected to veto The Commitments.
Jackthebiscuit says
If you try & veto the Commitments then you shall sleep with the fishes…
hubert rawlinson says
Can I veto The Shining from the other thread. Positively hated it.
The Third Man for me, rode the Prater Wheel, visited the Third Man museum, done the tour including the sewers and stood in Harry Lime’s doorway.
And The Railway Children, stood on Oakworth station as Jenny Agutter repeated those words “Daddy, my Daddy
count jim moriarty says
Checked list.
Veto the following:
Rear Window
John Wick
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Mad Max 2
Top Hat.
Locust says
Ha! When I click on your IMDB list, KFD, I get the Swedish titles, which is entertainment in itself.
Of course, these days very few films are given a title in Swedish, but most of the nominations are old enough to have one. And many of them have such generic titles that I struggle to identify them!
“Störst är kärleken” – what is that? Apart from a film that you don’t want to see when you read that title… “Den stora dagen”, “Dina pengar är mina pengar”, “Skola för skojare”, “De flögo österut”, “Det började i Berlin”, “En gång hjälte”, “Det perfekta alibit” – these are some really shite titles from yesteryear…without looking them up, I can’t tell which films they are!
The only one that’s better than the original is “Galopperande flugan”.
Declan says
Funny, same thing happened me at work today, only the titles were in German! At home tonight, though, the list’s in English, and alphabetical. Digital weirdness I suppose.
Locust says
Not that weird if you live in Germany? Your company computer would by default be set to get the German version of sites like that, as my computer (living in Sweden and being Swedish) is set to get the Swedish version when that’s an option. And as you clearly aren’t German you wouldn’t have your personal computer set to receive information in German.
Mystery solved.
Declan says
I bow to your logic @Locust. Well sussed.
I do live in Germany but am, in fact, Irish.
Locust says
I would never have guessed… 🙂
Declan says
Name’s a giveaway, huh? Yours isn’t. Here’s a tune for you
Locust says
Um, thanks…I guess. After listening to (most of) that, I find myself doubting that they ever had any female fans. 😀
Declan says
Right answer. Again.
Bingo Little says
Veto the Wonder Boys, Spirited Away and Gregory’s Girl.
Sewer Robot says
Does your missus call you FPO?
Bingo Little says
Veto Does Your Missus Call You FPO. Not seen it, but sounds rubbish.
Sitheref2409 says
Hang on. I’d like to know why GG is vetoed?
“I don’t like the name” isn’t going to be a valid reason, and I genuinely can’t see a good cinematic one.
Not saying it has to win, but in all my life, I’ve never heard anyone have a bad word to say about it.
Bingo Little says
You have now. I think it’s crap.
Kid Dynamite says
Spirited Away? Have you no sense of shame, sir?
Bingo Little says
None at all!
I’m a Howl’s man, myself.
Rigid Digit says
Veto Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid for no other reason than the dicking around on a bike to the soundtrack of Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head.
Not convinced this adds anything to the film (apart from a reason to veto it 48 years after release on an internet blog)
(Yes, I am a grumpy git!)
Gary says
If I were to compile a montage of my favourite movie scenes, that would be in it. The fact that it adds nothing to the narrative is part of its appeal.
Bingo Little says
It’s absolutely lovely. One of the worst trends in modern cinema is the idea that every scene needs to drive the narrative. The bike scene builds character and gives the movie texture. It hints at the happy ending the two leads will never get to enjoy because of their lifestyle. Love it.
Rigid Digit says
Rec Room says
Nice list KFD!
I veto
Fargo,
Magnificent Seven,
Hateful Eight, and Witness
Gatz says
Are we just allowed to type the word ‘veto’ now without at least some justification, not even a spit-hurling ‘get in the sea!’ rant about how effing awful some aspect of the movie is? It seems unsporting not to put up an argument against the films we’re shooting down with such abandon.
Bingo Little says
Sometimes I think a bare veto is kinder. Some of the “reasons” given in the other thread are a bit mind boggling.
Sitheref2409 says
Says the man who shot down Gregory’s Girl…
Bingo Little says
Why do I get the feeling you’ve made a note of this? Typical HR.
Sitheref2409 says
That’s very perceptive of you, Mr Little.
Now, for our next meeting can I suggest some areas of improvement for you?
Bingo Little says
I dunno. I’m traditionally fairly resistant to improvement.
Sitheref2409 says
Which, one suspects, might be the reason that we’re meeting. Now, I want you to know that everyone here wants you to succeed…
Bingo Little says
I think I’d like a lawyer present. No – I mean a competent one…
Sitheref2409 says
A lawyer?
People only want a lawyer if they think need one.
Why do you think you need one? Hmm? Why?
Bingo Little says
Because your hand has been on my knee during this entire conversation.
Sitheref2409 says
But the “interpersonal skills for HR” class that I went to said that people sometimes like physical reassurance in troubled times.
And your knees do look so nice in that short skirt.
Jackthebiscuit says
Slowly but surely my choices are getting the chop.
I would like to nominate Slumdog Millionaire & Full Metal Jacket.
Gary says
I’m sorry Jack, but I’m going chop both of them.
Slumdog I just hated the contrived, unrealistic story.
The first half of FMJ, the training, is good. But the second half suffers massively from being filmed in Docklands. It looks nothing like Vietnam. Veto.
Leicester Bangs says
Veto The Producers and The Big Lebowski.
Fintinlimbim says
What about La Vita e Bella? (Life is Beautiful)
Leicester Bangs says
Is the list for real? Love Actually? The Boat That Rocked? The Social Network?
Gatz says
Are you nominating them? I can’t see any of them on the list, which is probably just as well as I would veto the Social Network for being such a bore, and The Boat That Rocked for being one of the worst wastes of celluloid I have ever witnessed, just an awful film. I’ve never seen Love Actually so you’re on your own there.
Leicester Bangs says
Oh bloody hell, I’ve been looking at the vetoed list.
Jesus, that means someone vetoed Raiders Of The Lost Ark and Alien. How can you possibly ‘dislike’ Raiders Of The Lost Ark?
Rigid Digit says
Point 1: it had a Panini Sticker book
Point 2: My brother liked it, so I naturally took the opposite position.
And I remain covinced I was right
Kaisfatdad says
We are in the cut-throat world of pre-emptive vetoing here, Gatz. Get that veto in before someone even dares to mention it!
This thread is turning into that Bruce Willis movie: Last Man Standing.
I enjoyed that so I’m proposing it.
Will it still be here in the morning?
Gatz says
Don’t even point!
Oh bollocks, Tap has already been vetoed hasn’t it?
bungliemutt says
Bicycle Thieves. End of thread.
Maybe.
Fintinlimbim says
I veto Life of Pi because there are no pies in it.
Gatz says
And quite possibly not a life. Deep.
Tiggerlion says
Nor even a circle.
bricameron says
Who doesn’t love ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’ or Where Eagles Dare’?
count jim moriarty says
Me. Veto both.
Gatz says
Bill and Ted’s Bogus journey has been mentioned on another thread, and pre emptively vetoed by me on the grounds that it’s not very good, but I hearby nominate Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure as one of the high points of humankind’s cultural achievement, so mote it be.
Barry Blue says
I’m sure Billy Liar was voted for by a couple of us, and not vetoed, and yet it doesn’t appear on either of the lists above. Or is that just fantasy on my part??!
Bingo Little says
Quite a few titles not on the lists.
KFD – when do nominations stop, and is there going to be a vote on these?
KDH says
Veto Point Break.
Jackthebiscuit says
I must admit that I am slightly losing track of things here.
Is The Sting still one of the runners & riders?
(If it is I bet some bastard will custard pie it)
paulwright says
Grosse Point Blank? Not vetoed that I can see.
Sitheref2409 says
Aaaand Good Will Hunting dies because of Minnie Drive who was only any good in Grosse Pointe Blank.
And just to stop the universe folding in on itself, Marley and Me must die so that others may live.
Dave Ross says
And I thought we’d sorted our differences! I snuck Marley and Me in there and have sat back and watched as others came and went. For a brief moment I hoped an Owen Wilson film could win…….
Now I nominate “Shanghai Nights”, Shanghai Noon” “Drillbit Taylor” and “Starsky and Hutch”. I’d nominate Zoolander 1 & 2 too but I haven’t seen them………..
Sitheref2409 says
Some gaps just can’t be closed Dave!
If you’d wanted a non veto on Owen Wilson, you should have led with Night at The Museum.
Kaisfatdad says
STOP PRESS
Voting and vetoing will close at midnight tonight UK time.
I am still checking and have probably missed a few but at the moment it looks roughly like this
119 films have been vetoed.
http://www.imdb.com/list/ls062968600/
182 have escaped veto
http://www.imdb.com/list/ls062925059/
But please keep voting and vetoing.
Put together the two lists are a wonderful cavalcade of cinematic gems.
From Todd Browning’s Freaks (1932) to Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016).
Sewer Robot says
Excellent work, KFD. However – lest there be any ambiguity in previous statements of mine – I would like to nominate Midnight Run again and veto Taken and The Commitments again. (Jumping off a pier in concrete boots is a small price to pay to be sure the last is on the former list and not the latter..).
Gatz says
Vetoes for:
Waiting for Guffman (every one of those films since Tap has tried to capture the same lightning in a bottle and failed)
Vertigo (the huge ‘this is what *really* happened flashback ruins it)
And that’s it. I’m happy will all the others that I’ve seen, which is pretty good going for a list that long.
Bartleby says
I’d add Etre et Avoir and still veto Aliens, the Apartment and Odd Couple plus add Bowfinger, Coming to America, Mad Max 2, The Fisher King, the Likely Lads, Ferris Bueller and 24 Hour Party People to my personal veto list.
Bingo Little says
Ferris Bueller? You, sir, are dead to me.
Bartleby says
Sorry Bing, just not my thing.
Bingo Little says
No worries, dude – you know I can’t stay mad at you.
Bartleby says
No man who could prefer Love Actually to Cool Hand Luke can be entirely serious…
Leicester Bangs says
Right. I’m vetoing Etre et Avoir. I haven’t seen it, but fuck it, I’m vetoing it anyway.
Kid Dynamite says
I have seen it, and I’m vetoing it. Very slight and nowhere near as charming as the publicity machine would have you believe.
yorkio says
The Fisher King? Jesus, what’s that doing here, stinking up the place – double vetoed.
And while I’m at it, Les Amants du Pont-Neuf, which remains the only film I’ve ever actually walked out of, can clear right off too.
In their place, I offer:
Billy Liar
Passport to Pimlico
(They’ve both already been nominated but I don’t really understand how the voting system works so I mention them on the off-chance that it might in some way make their position more secure.)
Kaisfatdad says
Thanks for those two, I still have to work out how we get to a final result, Yorkio.
But the Vetoists are out in force today, so it maybe an easier task than I thought.
We’ll probably end up with just a Bulgarian erotic musical comedy which hasn’t been vetoed because no one has heard of it.
Bingo Little says
A few more vetoes. Taxi(s) for:
Beneath the valley of the ultravixens
Betty Blue
Get Carter
Goodbye Lenin
High Fidelity
Last Man Standing
Romeo + Juliet
The Dambusters
Untouchable
Selma
The Name of the Rose
Shaft
Together
Kaisfatdad says
Taxis for all those wonderful films? How can you?
Cabbies are going to be busy today.
“I had that Betty Blue in the back of my cab once.”
Wheldrake says
Bit late to the party, and sorry if these have already been mentioned.
Bull Durham – the finest baseball film ever made
Groundhog Day – still Bill Murray’s finest moment (OOAA)
Rushmore – Bill Murray’s other finest moment (OOAA)
Grosse Point Blank – John Cusack’s finest moment.
Kaisfatdad says
GBP and Groundhog Day have already been vetoed. Inexplicable I know as they are both brilliant. It’s a jungle out there.
But Bull and Rush are safe for the moment.
count jim moriarty says
Not any more they’re not. Both vetoed.
yorkio says
Ice Cold in Alex
Stalag 17
Surely no one could dislike those?
count jim moriarty says
As regards Stalag 17, don’t be too sure, as other Billy Wilder films have been vetoed by the clueless…
Bingo Little says
La Haine
The Warriors
Taxi Driver
Horse Feathers
Broadcast News
Akira
The Great Outdoors
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Brewster’s Millions
Rocky IV
Empire of the Sun
Days of Heaven
Overboard
Heathers
The Color of Money
Hearts of Darkness
Home Alone 2
Big
Big Trouble in Little China
Stuck On You
School of Rock
3 Men and a Baby
When Harry Met Sally
Wheldrake says
Veto – Home Alone 2 and Stuck On You. And Three Men and A Baby. All abysmal.
Bingo Little says
I think your phone may have auto-corrected “awesome”.
Kaisfatdad says
That is a doozy of a list. Gems by John Carpenter, Walter Hill, and Spielberg and School of Rock which is such a wonderful feel-good film.
I suspect it will be gone by midnight.
count jim moriarty says
Veto
Akira
The Great Outdoors
Brewster’s Millions
Rocky 4
Overboard
Big Trouble In Little China
Stuck On You
Home Alone 2.
All utterly dismal.
Bingo Little says
Interesting. I’d like to hear some more of your thoughts on Akira, Jim. I’m guessing you’re more of an Appleseed man?
Sewer Robot says
Oh yes – IIRC the strap line to Stuck On You was “A film no-one could possibly dislike”
Bingo Little says
It is in no way, shape or form an acquired taste.
Kaisfatdad says
Last calls, ladies and gentlemen.
At midnight tonight Uk time (Friday) this thread closes and nominations and vetoes must be submitted. Tomorrow we will start voting to find the film of all undislikakeable films.
And of course if there any vetoes that have slipped my notice, please remind me.
Gary says
Late shout for Breaker Morant.
Kaisfatdad says
Keep them coming, Gary!
A few more from me, several fairly recent:
The unbearable lightness of being
My life as a dog
Aquarius
Paterson
Paper Moon
My life as a courgette
Mommy
Leicester Bangs says
Wait a sec, I don’t think anybody has said Unforgiven.
Locust says
Picnic at Hanging Rock
Modern Times
Radio Days
Foul Play
Kaisfatdad says
Excellent Locust.
Very pleased to see Hanging Rock nominated.
But if you are having Fowl Play, I’m having….
Chicken Run
and
Eagle vs Shark
Bingo Little says
Edge of Tomorrow
Cloverfield
Jurassic Park
D.A.R.Y.L
Home Alone 3
Enter the Dragon
Terminator 2
Rocky Balboa
Boomerang
I’m Gonna Git You Sucka
Zootropolis
Swingers
Rogue One
Days of Thunder
Bad Boys 2
Rocky 3
Blue Velvet
Snowpiercer
Heaven’s Gate
Kaisfatdad says
There are three movies called Boomerang, Bingo. Which one are you nominating?
Elia Kazan, Eddie Murphy or the Swedish family drama? I’m guessing Eddie but the Kazan movie looks rather good too.
And there are four movies called Swingers. Not mention Swingers Sex Party, And then there’s Swingers’ Paradise aka Wonderful life. Time for Cliff to make an appearance on this thread!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c98VMy9E3HE
Bingo Little says
Thanks, KFD.
Eddie Murphy’s Boomerang (fantastic Grace Jones performance, for those not in the know), and Jon Favreau’s Swingers (1996).
Leicester Bangs says
I loathe Swingers but Heaven’s Gate is a great — if doomed — shout.
Friar says
Ay ay ay I hate Swingers too. To the extent that any time I see Vince Vaughn or Favreau in anything, even anything good where they’re not being incredibly punchable, I want to punch them anyway.
You’re so money baby, you’re so money and you don’t even -THWACK!
Bingo Little says
Vaughn has spent virtually his entire career phoning it in, and is therefore eminently punchable.
Favreau… I cannot bring myself to truly hate the man who brought us Chef (which is a dreadful omission from this thread, goddammit) and The Jungle Book. He’s been regularly dreadful down the years, but when he’s on, he’s on.
Swingers is, of course, obnoxious and fairly pleased with itself, but it will always remind me of a certain time in my life and a certain group of friends, and for that I love it. Plus, it’s eminently quotable, and to this day I’m partial to a “well…. we all have stories” or a “ask her where you met, and did you fuck”. The story of how it was made is also pretty good value – budget of under $250,000, people literally stealing film and shooting in real life bars
with no extras and no permits.
Friar says
I like Vaughn in Dodgeball.
In fact I just like everything about Dodgeball.
Leicester Bangs says
You evidently have a high tolerance for objectionable protagonists. cf Bad Boys II, where the lovely chemistry of the first was left out in the sun.
Bingo Little says
Bad Boys is a boring movie. Bad Boys 2 is where the franchise becomes gloriously unhinged. 3 is out next year – I hold it continues the descent into tasteless lunacy.
Leicester Bangs says
Bad Boys II is like being shouted at by Lee J Ermey for over two hours: funny, unhinged and vaguely transgressive at first, but quickly boring.
Bad Boys I has it all: a brilliant three-way dynamic, snappy dialogue, great — non-boring — action, and most importantly the swapped-roles plot which lends it the quaint air of a Cary Grant comedy transplanted to 1990s Miami.
Leicester Bangs says
Also Bad Boys stars the woman who plays the prostitute in Unforgiven and True Romance, and I have a theory that that woman is exactly the same character but appearing in different time periods.
Bingo Little says
BBI is spiritually a Will Smith movie. BB2 is spiritually a Martin Lawrence movie.
On which note, I should have nominated Black Knight.
I like that the clip has to clarify in the title that it’s a comedy!
Bingo Little says
Ok. Now you’re selling me.
Incidentally, I watched the Independence Day sequel last night. It’s farcically, unbelievably bad, and not in the good way.
Sewer Robot says
MacGruber
Kaisfatdad says
Some fine last minute nominations.
This thread is now CLOSED for nominations and vetoing.
But not of course for comments, witticisms and other forms of merry fun.
Gary says
Godammit. I turn my back for a minute and Bingo manages to sneak Home Alone 3 in! Godammit.
Bingo Little says
If you filthy animals will veto 1 and 2…. this is what happens.
Kaisfatdad says
Bingo has learnt a few tricks from the Songs thread where Declan (I think) posted Elvis at 23.59. The 11th hour tactic.
Get ’em in while all the Vetoists are down the pub or fast asleep.
Declan says
Hah! Guilty as charged but spontaneous, Guv: otherwise Friar woulda got his JMC in.
And besides, Heartbreak Hotel is quite a good 2.08 nugget, no?