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Lloyd : What the hell are we doing here, Harry? We gotta get out of this town! Harry : Oh yeah, and go where? Where are we gonna go? Lloyd : I'll tell you where. Someplace warm. A place where the beer flows like wine. Where beautiful women instinctively flock like the salmon of Capistrano. I'm talking about a little place called Aspen. Harry : Oh, I don't know, Lloyd. ...

I feel like the rookie rubbing elbows with the Kings Fans elite. Time to show I belong ... thanks to my new picture posting skills. Apocalypse Now (1979) Sure, some might find it overly dark, especially to choose it as one of only twenty movie options for a lifetime. But for me, I've never been so thoroughly engaged by a film as I was the first time I saw Apocalypse Now...

I'm noticing from this draft I've underestimated the popular appeal of some of my favorite movies. I was foolish enough to think Shawshank would last until the 2nd or even 3rd round and thought I'd be snagging 12 Angry Men as a sleeper pick much later on. Who knew? Oh, and Brick, until your pick I never made the connection that Hawkeye was played by Daniel "There Will Be Blood" Day-Lewis. So ...

Yes, I'm still recovering from the opening salvo of this draft..(I may eventually get over it... ) But it should be fun and even more crazy than the music one has been, I at least have a priority of order for the music I'm drafting...this one feels more free for some reason, yet more likely for me not to get what I want. I just realized there probably was a movie I may now not get that I ...

Quote: Originally Posted by tradepeja Alright, we'll allow an exception this time for D-Mass. But can some mod change the title of my thread to depict how the draft has indeed started? Anyway, NoBonus is away, and he sent me his pick. This comes as no surprise, but I was hoping it'd still be around for me... Star Wars ...

Quote: Originally Posted by NoBonus Last note: this film was made before the all-encompassing use of CGI, so the special effects show heart and ingenuity, not a lifeless, cold, CGI representation. Could this be a little social commentary on episodes I-III?

Quote: Originally Posted by Löwenherz Could this be a little social commentary on episodes I-III? Probably also the editing on IV-VI for their re-releases. And just to make it clear, the copy of ANH that will be smuggled in on my island will be the original where Han shoots first .

Quote: Originally Posted by Warhawk Probably also the editing on IV-VI for their re-releases. And just to make it clear, the copy of ANH that will be smuggled in on my island will be the original where Han shoots first . "Han shoots first" is my new motto.

Quote: Originally Posted by Löwenherz Could this be a little social commentary on episodes I-III? Not really social commentary, but a commentary on the state of film. They pump out lifeless, cold films and cannot figure out why revenues are dropping and costs are going up.

Looks like I broke a few hearts with the Shawshank pick. That's the sign of a killer pick