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Movie Idol XI: The Apocalypse - Game Thread - Results & Round 2 Theme Up

Movie Idol XI: The Apocalypse
Hosted by: RobertsFilm

Thanks to everyone who signed up for Movie Idol XI: A New Chapter. This is the game thread where all of the categories, judges comments, scores and eliminations will be posted. I will be archiving the thread, and moving it over to the forum Henry created when everything goes away.

MAKE SURE YOU ARE ON THE FORUM BEFORE EVERYTHING DISAPPEARS!

http://imdbgames-othergames.forumotion.com/
I'll be posting categories, judges comments and results on the forum simultaneously as well, just so the transition is easy

Rules & Reminders:
1. Every round each contestant sends in a short scene from a film based on the theme.

2. I suggest the scenes should be at least 2 minutes long but no longer than 5 minutes. You can send in a scene under 2 minutes though, you can also send in a scene longer than 5 minutes, but it better be good.

3. The scenes will be sent to the judges and they will rate it on a scale of 1-10, based on their overall enjoyment of the scene. The judges will also provide a score between 1-5 on how risky the film choice was, 5 being risky, 1 being safe.

4. If someone sends in a film that had already been chosen I will ask for you find something else to submit. A film cannot be sent more than once in this game (unless there is a specific theme that says otherwise)

5. If you live in another country outside of the United States, there may be potential complications with youtube videos and some may be blocked in certain countries. Try your best to work around that but if you need my help, let me know.

6. Once I post a category, you will have approximately 24 hours to submit a scene to me. I am flexible so if you need SOME extra time, let me know well in advance but otherwise you would be expelled. Once someone is expelled, the person who was last eliminated will be asked to rejoin the game.

Judges:
1. Dan
2. Hepditch
3. SweetSunflower

*I’ll accept more judges*

Contestants:
1. Henry
2. Misty
3. RTF
4. Murr
5. Dana
6. Jesse
7. *Mystery Player*
8. David
9. Turner
10. Tom (Mets)
11. Pete
12. Mas
13. Emer
14. Harley
15. Mykee


Round 1: Disaster Films
Top Scorer: Turner (The Impossible)

Eliminated: Murr (Another Earth)

Winner:
Fourteenth Eliminated:
Thirteenth Eliminated:
Twelfth Eliminated:
Eleventh Eliminated:
Tenth Eliminated:
Ninth Eliminated:
Eighth Eliminated:
Seventh Eliminated:
Sixth Eliminated:
Fifth Eliminated:
Fourth Eliminated:
Third Eliminated:
Second Eliminated:
First Eliminated: Murr

Good luck everyone!

Re: Movie Idol XI: A New Chapter - Pre-Apocalypse Game Thread

Anybody can still sign up to be a contestant or judge.

If you want to play and you haven't signed up, just send in a scene within the deadline when I post the first round and you're in.

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I actually posted on the forum lol. so anyway, we send it here?

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I'll add you to the list! You can send via PM here, the forum or E-Mail which I'll be providing when I post the first theme. I'll be giving everyone tons of options for ways to send me scenes.

I'll be posting all the info on both the imdb thread and forum thread, just so all the info is out there and when I fully transition to the forum, everything will be there from the beginning of the game. People are welcomed to respond there or here, doesn't matter.

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I love, I breathe Movie Idol.

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I'm in!

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The Bull, a true Movie Idol legend. First inductee to the M.I.H.O.F. Movie Idol Hall of Fame.

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I want to do odds but not knowing the mystery player is a problem lol.

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If it helps, the mystery player has been a strong competitor in past seasons, often doing extremely well for most rounds but then would get eliminated out of nowhere.

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Should just call this Movie Idol XI: The Apocalypse lol given the situation.

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Round One

If you want to play and you haven't signed up, just send in a scene within the deadline.

Send in a scene from a DISASTER film.

I would categorize "Disaster" films as the following sub-genres:
"Apocalyptic" films, "Outbreak" films, "Natural Disaster" films, films that portray a "Dystopian Future", "Invasion" films, + others. Don't limit yourselves to just the examples given, if you think of something that could apply, go for it.

Basically, a movie where the subject matter is "everything is no longer what it was, and the future is grim" kind of thing. There's a lot of creative directions you guys can take this theme, it's pretty broad. If there's confusion on a selection where you aren't sure if it's allowed, you can message me.

I think it's an appropriate theme considering IMDb Message Boards are quickly heading toward extinction.

*If you want, you can send in a backup choice just in case your first film choice was taken.

HOW TO SEND SCENES:
Via IMDb Private Messaging to Me
Via Private Messaging to RobertsFilm on the new Forum Henry Created
Via E-Mailing me at robsfilm33@gmail.com



Deadline: Tuesday, February 7, 2017 @ Noon EST.

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Should just call this Movie Idol XI: The Apocalypse lol given the situation.

Done!

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I also could use another judge or two.

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Here are the films submitted so far so nobody sends in something that was already sent:
Deep Impact
Hereafter
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Terminator
The Road
Melancholia
The Day After Tomorrow
The Impossible
United 93
Dante's Peak
Another Earth
The Poseidon Adventure
Knowing
World War Z
Tidal Wave

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Bump, waiting on one more submission and then I'll be sending the scenes out to the judges.

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Rob, idk if you have, but you should PM them.

In Trump We Trust

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I did, they said they will be sending it in tonight.

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Judges have the scenes in their IMDb inboxes. Good luck everyone.

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Dear one person that sent in a scene of people talking: Thank you.

Now that the first round has been sent, I'm gonna tell you all: you wanna score with me, send in conversations. In general, those are far more interesting to me than action clips are. There are always exceptions, and if you have a great action clip, by all means go for it. But if you don't know what to send, I lean more towards quieter stuff, in my personal taste.

"A passionate celibacy is all that any of us can look forward to."

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I was going to wait until results to be revealed but I don't want to wait any longer. I'm the mystery player! Good luck beating me! You'll need it.

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Results will be posted sometime on Friday.

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Haha, a tumbleweed would have been better. You disappoint me.

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I'm going to try to get the results in, I'm just extremely busy this weekend so apologies. Rounds will get done quicker going forward.

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2 days later...

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Sorry! Been dealing with a busy period, obligations and such! This game will be quicker after I get over some of these hurdles!

Sincere & Warm Regards,
RobertsFilm

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Round 1: Disaster Films: The Results!

Emer’s Submission:
Deep Impact | Dir. Mimi Leder
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNtsVP42bOE

Justin: One of the more common disaster movies. Very powerful scene and a decent way to start the round.

Martin: A two minute clip of people running around screaming normally wouldn't do well with me, but I liked the understatedness of this. It may be a little too understated, but it's better than grasping at melodrama and failing miserably.

SweetSunflower: I’m so surprised by this; I’ve never seen Deep Impact because I’d always heard that “it’s the same as Armageddon” which I’ve seen and do not think highly of. This scene is fantastic. This might be my favorite use of big budget visual effects I’ve seen from this time period, but it also has more going for it than that. There are clearly juxtaposing storylines unfolding, so while you start this scene watching an ending, the sadness of which gives you a sense of inescapable doom, you end the scene with a surprising sense of hope for some. Excellent use of sound and stellar sound editing complete the package. I do think sending this was risky, exactly because of the negative associations with the movie’s title. Fairly or not, it’s been lumped in with movies like Armageddon into the cheesy, big budget, money-maker category.

Pete’s Submission:
Hereafter | Dir. Clint Eastwood
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2t0zQ9RmYSc

Justin: I could only imagine what goes through someone's head moments before they see something so insane. I really like the camera work and the non stop suspense. Solid pick.

Martin: Similar to the last scene, except this focuses on one person instead of thousands. Unfortunately, there is nothing here to latch onto. Who is this woman and why should I care? It may work in context, but taken alone, this scene means nothing.

SweetSunflower: Wow. I’m blown away. This is so incredibly compelling. Amazing visual effects, heart-wrenching storytelling, powerful symbolism, even more powerful action taking place, exceptional sound editing and use of sound versus silence, this is a rare combination of the literal and the symbolic being used hand-in-hand to clobber the audience with a poignant depiction of events. To me, this is a risky pick, because Hereafter perhaps stands as Clint Eastwood’s least critically successful directorial endeavor, apart from Space Cowboys. Not to mention, when you think of Clint Eastwood films, you don’t exactly think of epic disaster movies, you think of brooding character pieces like Mystic River, Unforgiven, and Gran Torino. Kudos to the person who thought of Hereafter and this scene.

Dana’s Submission:
Mad Max: Fury Road | Dir. George Miller
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnIkMhuNmjo

Justin: Loved the movie but I feel this is one of the safer choices you could pick. The only thing wrong with this is that you'll lose points on risk.

Martin: Greatest sound mixing ever? I'm thinking greatest sound mixing ever, guys. Every roar of the engine and every gunshot is immediate and deafening, and that music is mixed in just right so that it keeps the momentum going without overpowering what's happening on screen. More than that, this clip does a great job of establishing who these characters are from brief glimpses: Angharad being given the gun and looking frightened of even having it in her lap, Toast taking it without even looking at her, and Angharad's look of... words fail me. Revulsion, almost. 1:35. That exchange alone, lasting 6 seconds, tells me more about the characters than either of these earlier clips. It's amazingly economical filmmaking. I'll stop fanboying now.

SweetSunflower: Yum, eye candy with a twist. It’s interesting, because while Miller directed Mad Max, The Road Warrior and Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome so long ago, visually, this scene follows the lead of his own original work far less than it is a new incarnation of Sucker Punch meets Strictly Ballroom meets Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Perhaps Miller subscribes to Picasso’s aphorism: “When there's anything to steal, I steal.” So while a bit uninspired, it works as an enjoyable scene that fits this theme. I can’t say this is a risky pick. It’s such a hugely popular movie, the It movie of 2015, and people are still talking about it. The choice of this particular scene within the film, though, is a not the obvious choice, so that helps a little here.

Tom’s Submission:
The Terminator | Dir. James Cameron
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nL4ckHJ4dZA

Justin: *beep* eh! Doesn't get much more classic. I feel like Arnold gets hates on a lot while I love him hahah. I would have chosen a scene from T2 but this is still a good one.

Martin: This was atmospheric and pretty neat. Nothing especially noteworthy about it, outside of the excellent music. The sudden gunfight at the end wasn't really shocking, it just seemed a little random, the guy opening fire like that.

SweetSunflower: I’m sorry to say, I really dislike this scene. It has always been my least favorite in The Terminator. Part of it is the visuals, which are some of the least compelling in the film. From the first time I saw this, I thought, If you don’t have the budget to do something well, don’t do it. It was just awkward, it took me out of the film. The other part of what puts me off it is the overt and overly concrete exposition from Reese. Though it doesn’t last too long at the beginning of the scene, it’s long enough to instigate that effect of being pulled out of the moment, an effect which is then sustained by the shoddy visuals of the future times depiction. It’s strange because The Terminator and T2 rely heavily on overt exposition from various characters to further the storytelling, but somehow it works better the rest of the time. I do love the movie, so to say this is my least favorite scene in it is not the condemnation it could be. This is quite a risky pick, namely because of the famously low-budget depiction of the future.

Harley’s Submission:
The Road | Dir. John Hillcoat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6QXs4oMayc

Justin: I forgot how good this movie was! Its been awhile since If seen It. Reminds me of a video game or something. So fvcking creepy great pick.

Martin: 7 1/2 minutes? This better be good, man. I recall not especially liking this film when I watched it... Okay, that was good. I like seeing little moments of character development, like the father putting the gun to his son's head. It is very overlong and felt like even more of a video game than that Terminator clip, but it got the job done.

SweetSunflower: I’m so sorry, this is one of the least enjoyable scenes for me in this round. It’s visually bleak and flat, it has elements which are disturbing without being compelling. I recognize that this film is appreciated by many, so there might be some judges who love this, but I am not that judge. I think this is a very risky pick for every reason I dislike it and for the length of the clip which is going to help the first score when it’s something I’m enjoying and hurt it when it’s something I’m not.

Mystery Player’s Submission:
Melancholia | Dir. Lars von Trier
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcZWZhUozr4

Justin: Powerful scene. Cant help but he sad for them. Never seen the movie before though.

Martin: People crying while the world ends, eh? One way to do it, I guess, but it's still rather dull.

SweetSunflower: Great use of silence and stylistically anachronistic music, excellent contrasting performances from Dunst and Gainsbourg, great use of handheld camera, great use of time to build anticipation, beautiful use of natural light and scenery, poignant use of brief visual and sound effects, all of which lend to this scene being a surprise hit for me. I’m not particularly a fan of von Trier’s body of work, but I find the effectiveness of this scene undeniable. I think it was risky to put a scene of such seeming simplicity up against what doubtlessly would be a pool of scenes full of action.

Misty’s Submission:
The Day After Tomorrow | Dir. Roland Emmerich
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkErNkX2HKM

Justin: My favorite disaster movie right here! I remember watching it in school and was blown away by it. Risk score Is going to suck because this is such a safe choice.

Martin: Oh. My. Goodness. I don't think I could take a whole movie of this, but as a single clip, it's pretty lulz-worthy. It's clear that everyone knew how crappy this was and weren't even trying, and that just makes it better. Good pick.

SweetSunflower: I’m really sorry to say, this is not for me. Visually, there are better tornado scenes out there, better destruction of L.A. scenes, as well. Neither the music nor the performances help. I do think sending this was risky in the context of these Idol games, for the same reasons Deep Impact is a risky choice for me.

Turner’s Submission:
The Impossible | Dir. J.A. Bayona
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4oWUFH19Fs

Justin: Hmmm another movie I have never seen. This was very similar to one of the first scenes sent. Not bad.

Martin: Ah, now here is some good writing and choreography. Crafting the scene around two people with a goal, we're given a reason to care about what happens a little bit. It isn't all just spectacle. And the spectacle isn't bad: this is definitely the best tsunami portrayal of the round. It isn't some spectacular work of art or anything, but this will get you a higher score than most in this round. From me at least.

SweetSunflower: Such a knockout! Stellar performances from Watts and Holland, and from start to finish it feels like this is really happening because a lot of it is. The filmmakers wanted to make a film about a tsunami, so they put their actors in water and made it look like they were half-drowning. Rather than relying heavily on effects, this scene is end-to-end human drama, excruciating, compelling, fantastic human drama. The mother sacrifices her hold on a tree to get to her son who then gives up a hold on something stationary to get to her, and oh lord, there’s a second wave. You care. You want to know what happens next. Excellent use of sound editing and camera work to make the straits seem all the more dire. I believe this is the longest clip sent in this round which makes it very risky because if I have to sit through more of something I don’t like, that is going to come out of the first score. Here, however, the risk paid off.

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Round 1: Disaster Films: The Results!...continued

RTF’s Submission:
United 93 | Dir. Paul Greengrass
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaMEaMFmIIA

Justin: Bold pick. Not sure If I've ever seen this before. But very intense scene.

Martin: Way to go. This works on a level that none of the others so far (aside from *maybe* The Impossible) have: it really, truly feels like real people in circumstances out of their hands. It's makeshift and sloppy, but watching those people batter down the door is a more powerful moment than any amount of running away.

SweetSunflower: I’m very sorry, I disdain this shaky cam mess from Paul Greengrass. This is eight minutes of my least favorite type of filmmaking. This noncommittal visual and aural soup, custom-made for the attention deficient, is storytelling at its worst. On top of the non-dialogue (literally on top of it), there’s equally indiscernible music which further muddies up the garbled “talk” amidst the beeping and amorphous cries/moaning/groaning. This is a very risky pick because it’s a notably lengthy clip for this game. In this case, the risk backfired with regards to the first score, because there was more of an extremely unenjoyable thing to sit through.

Jesse’s Submission:
Dante’s Peak | Dir. Roger Donaldson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfIUYDjo8WM

Justin: This was okay. Movie didn't do much for me at all though to be completely honest with ya.

Martin: The musicians try to give this a bit of energy, but it's pretty much the same shot of CGI ashcloud rushing at the screen every time the camera cuts away from the truck. Pretty meh, by my book.

SweetSunflower: This is a mixed bag of a scene whose end result is surprisingly strong. When the scene opens, it’s bad. The music is overwhelming and heavy-handed, commanding us to understand that we’re watching something suspenseful. The visual effects range wildly from pretty bad to surprisingly effective. If you can parse out the overpowering music, which is difficult to do, the sound editing is quite good. By the end of the scene, the level of adrenaline, the intended effect is very much achieved, but it’s a really bumpy ride getting there. I think it was risky to send something that was so up and down.

Murr’s Submission:
Another Earth | Dir. Mike Cahill
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOU0JhkHY3w

Justin: This was extremely boring. Way to go!

Martin: I really want to watch this movie, so I'm hoping that you don't spoil anything. Well. Um. I really want to like this, since "talking" is something that NONE of the other clips have tried to do, and I had a plan to write a post about how talking will probably get higher scores from me than action scenes, but... this is just a weird story. About a guy who goes insane. I can only assume. It's more weird than anything. I don't get it, really. I hope you stay around anyway.

SweetSunflower: I’m so sorry, I really dislike this. As a monologue, this had potential to be very good. She is telling a story, a parable, the delivery of which could have made a profound and chilling impact, but instead, I could barely get through it. The mugging, the endless mugging for the camera is unbearably awful. We’re not allowed to lose ourselves in the moment, we’re not even allowed to begin to enter the moment in order to be pulled out of it. You don’t have to be stone-faced to be an excellent monologist, nor do you have to be the most experienced performer around; Claire Danes has been one of the most compelling since she was 15 and is never at a loss for facial expressions. But here, the material doesn’t live through the delivery, nor is it enhanced by it, it’s suffocated by it and all the inexplicable face-making. Sending this monologue was very risky. A good monologue will get a high first score from me.

David’s Submission:
The Poseidon Adventure | Dir. Ronald Neame
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kKCbDw7lR4

Justin: I respect the balls to send this in. The scene was alright nothing special.

Martin: Proof that older generations had cheesy disaster movies too! I'm not really digging this one. Mindless screaming only goes so far with me.

SweetSunflower: ’m sorry, there were cool things to look at here, but I really just wanted it to end. The way I’ve been judging scenes is, if I’m caught up in it, if I’m left wondering what happens next, if I want to see more, the first score is high. That was not the case here. I think sending this was very risky because it’s so dated.

Mykee’s Submission:
Knowing | Dir. Alex Proyas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6gWFTv3xE8

Justin: Honestly, this movie is a guilty pleasure of mine, please don't judge me! Not sure how the other judges will score it but I love itttt.

Martin: This was as silly as that TDAT clip, but without the spectacularly bad acting to give it charm. The plane leaving a trail of fire just 25 feet behind the guy is bad enough, but the whole rest of it is just SO random, with him running to all of these people and setting out to rescue them out of nowhere.

SweetSunflower: This is very different. I like it. It’s extremely honest. For whatever effects that were used, there’s a visual and aural realism that can’t be denied and, as important, there’s a sense of realism to the human behavior. In many of these scenes, most of the performers aside from the lead(s) blend together in a blur of screaming and flailing, reaching out, or battling, but here each bit part/background actor is behaving like an actual, distinct human being, who makes their own distinct choices. Along with the exceptionally depicted visuals and audio, this renders the scene chilling, eerie and compelling. Nice denouement with the music that was so aptly used here only at the end. I think this is a risky pick. It’s different, an oddball choice. Kudos for picking it.

Henry’s Submission:
World War Z | Dir. Marc Forster
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8ui9l0krZk

Justin: Such a dirty movie. I watched it for the first time not to long ago. This is one of those scenes that leaves you wanting to watch more of the movie lol.

Martin: Speaking of random. Wow. Why is that the first radio station you ever turn to is always expositing plot critical information? Why doesn't anyone ever listen to this plot critical information? Why is it that all action movies today have to use constant closeups and shaky cam with rapid editing? Why is that this disaster seems to have happened without any warning at all in the middle of a major urban hub of the United States?

SweetSunflower: Wow! Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow. Fantastic storytelling! We know enough to understand what’s happening without a snoozefest scene full of exposition. This is how you tell a story on film. Do I want to see the rest of the film? Not so much; super-fast-moving zombies are not my thing. But this scene? Perfect. This is what you do with money: from the quality of the performances to the perfectly framed shots “inside the car” that feel like they’re unfolding naturally, in real time, the filmmakers used their, no doubt, ginormous production budget to give us something that looked and felt like real human drama which built and built into full-blown action. I thought I would hate this, and that impression came from World War Z’s reputation at large. Like I said, super-fast-moving zombies are not my thing, plus, I don’t particularly care for Brad Pitt’s work. I think a lot of people fall along those lines, so there was risk in going with this title.

Mas’s Submission:
Tidal Wave | Dir. JK Youn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JB_P72O0b-Q

Justin: Its not much different than the other ones we have seen so far! Other than it looks like its Koreans first?

Martin: Don't expect extra risk points for being in a foreign language, Mas. As for the clip itself, it's the same as every other disaster clip this round. The people trapped in the office building were kinda funny, but all the rest of it was deja vu.

SweetSunflower: Very different, very effective, I like it. There is a level of camp that infuses the action, and it works: the selective use of slow motion on crowd shots, the angle of the tight shot of the man on the boat calling “Mayday” while the woman in the background flings herself onto the seating behind him, the expressions on the faces of many individual performers in lieu of a faceless crowd, the screaming. It’s so different from the action scenes submitted from American productions, most of which likely had budgets that dwarf Tidal Wave’s. In terms of the film’s budget translating into what we were looking at, the filmmakers made very smart choices. Break a plate glass window here, put a crap ton of people there, stop a second here and there and show a terrified face, a little girl falling in the stampede, a woman in an elevator, another in a bathroom stall, a lot of that could be me moments. Good stuff, effective. I think it’s quite a risky pick because camp can backfire with some audiences.

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Round 1: Disaster Films: The Scores!


The Top Three:

FIRST PLACE: Turner - The Impossible: 36/45

2nd Place: Harley - The Road: 34/45

3rd Place: TIE: Pete - Hereafter

& Dana - Mad Max: Fury Road: 33.5/45


The Middle Ground:

5th Place: TIE: Mystery Player - Melancholia

& RTF - United 93: 31.5/45


7th Place: TIE: Emer - Deep Impact

& Mykee - Knowing: 31/45


9th Place: Tom (Mets) - The Terminator: 30.5/45

10th Place: TIE: Henry - World War Z

& Mas - Tidal Wave: 29.5/45


11th Place: Misty - The Day After Tomorrow: 29/45

The Bottom Three:

13th Place: David - The Poseidon Adventure: 28/45

14th Place: Jesse - Dante’s Peak: 26.5/45

Last Place: Murr - Another Earth: 26/45

This means that Murr has been eliminated. So sorry to see you leave, thank you so much for signing up. In the next round if someone doesn't submit, you will return to the game. So make sure you pay attention if I PM you.

Next round will be up in a little bit.

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Round Two: DOUBLE ELIMINATION!!!

In the spirit for Valentine’s Day…...

Send in a scene from a Romantic Comedy film.

*If you want, you can send in a backup choice just in case your first film choice was taken.

HOW TO SEND SCENES:
Via IMDb Private Messaging to Me
Via Private Messaging to RobertsFilm on the new Forum Henry Created
Via E-Mailing me at robsfilm33@gmail.com



Deadline: Wednesday, February 15, 2017 @ Noon EST.

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Ha, I figured that would happen, but wanted to test the waters should I have remained. Thanks for having me - it was fun going through scenes, reminded myself of a couple movies I'd forgotten about.

To you Philistine judges (with love, of course): the tapping follows the beat of the music, and stops as her eyes open as the real music starts... the whole scene's completely orchestrated/choreographed! The story probably makes more sense if you've seen the movie (heh, sorry), but it actually suggests the entire movie takes place on a different planet (again, makes more sense if you've seen the movie). Martin, sorry for any spoilers, but you should definitely check it out!

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Murr hate to see you go but glad it wasn't me.

This may be the first Idol game I play where I don't do well lmao

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I think anyone who sends in a Jennifer Anniston or Kate Hudson movies should automatically be eliminated.

"Everyone is doing emails these days" - Britney Spears, 1999

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That's not really fair to say that lol what if someone was planning to? It's not like they're super obvious or safe. You aren't judging so don't worry about it

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Re: Movie Idol XI: The Apocalypse - Pre-Apocalypse Game Thread

They are super obvious and safe and most are awful.

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In Harley's opinion! . There are so many, I don't think you could say one was safer than another. It's a crapfest at the end of the day. Romance, hand me a bucket.

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Re: Movie Idol XI: The Apocalypse - Pre-Apocalypse Game Thread

jennifer aniston movies are not all romcom though. they are just comedies. horrible bosses and we're the millers are funny. kate hudson definitely has more romcoms though

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Harley will be sending Crossroads lol a cinematic masterpiece

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Re: Movie Idol XI: The Apocalypse - Pre-Apocalypse Game Thread

I am talking about Jennifer Anniston Rom Coms though - not her filmography.

Jennifer's Rom Coms:
Just Go With It
The Break Up
The Bounty Hunter
The Switch
Along Came Polly
Wanderlust
Picture Perfect
Rumour Has It
He's Just Not That Into You
Mothers Day

Anyway, I just saw rom-com and shuddered at the thought of people sending in films like that. And no Neil I'm sending in a Jennifer Lopez film cause she's amazing x


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Re: Movie Idol XI: The Apocalypse - Pre-Apocalypse Game Thread

Don't shudder, you don't have to judge afterall. Your taste may differ to others but there may be people excited by this theme. You shouldn't try to personally rule out people sending a whole bunch of movies, just because you aren't a fan. Is that fair? Lol. Chill. Send what you want and let them send what they want.

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Huh? I am so confused - I am not annoyed in anyway. Why is everyone acting so tight about my comments. It was clearly a joke. Wot is going on. R people really getting at me cause I made a comment about Jennifer Anniston and Kate Hudson??

u r acting like a made a petition and sent it to Rob to ban submissions (it was a flippant comment), of course people can send in what they want....

Also, for the record I love Aniston.

you bunch of weirdos


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Re: Movie Idol XI: The Apocalypse - Pre-Apocalypse Game Thread

That's objective.

How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days was great. And I personally like Aniston

And if you are gonna try to influence others choices you should wait until after scenes are sent. Why do you want to help the competition anyway?

Aniston movies are no worse than Roberts rom coms

Re: Movie Idol XI: The Apocalypse - Pre-Apocalypse Game Thread

First place bitches so happy neil why you being mean to Harley for no reason? I think you owe Harley an apology Neil

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Shut up.

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Re: Movie Idol XI: The Apocalypse - Pre-Apocalypse Game Thread

Bye, Murr. I didn't like your submission, but I didn't like anyone else's, either. I gave you a 5/5 risk score (my only one of the round) because I knew that sending in talking would get you killed, but I really really really wanted you to survive. Even if it was a failure, it was an interesting failure. Not like that horrendous WWZ clip.

And Dana: Fury Road is the greatest action movie ever, one of my five favorite films of all time, that scene is amazing (although the safest in the whole, safe film), and I haven't been able to stop watching The Unbreakable Furiosa sent I saw that clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSuat6MSwT4. It's all your fault.

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Re: Movie Idol XI: The Apocalypse - Pre-Apocalypse Game Thread

Martin you didnt like my submission?

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It was good. Against all the boring dross of this round, it was a standout. If I wasn't grading on a curve, you'd be getting a much lower score than the 8+3 you received, but I couldn't give everyone fours, fives and sixes.

Okay everyone. Listen up. There is a king of the romantic comedy. I will not say who it is or even give you a hint, aside from stating that he is male. Y'all had better send in scenes with this guy, because he has charm to burn and is effortlessly funny in the many romantic comedies he has done. Don't let me down.

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Re: Movie Idol XI: The Apocalypse - Pre-Apocalypse Game Thread

I think anyone who sends in a Jennifer Anniston or Kate Hudson movies should automatically be eliminated



We should all send them now

Re: Movie Idol XI: The Apocalypse - Pre-Apocalypse Game Thread

Turner's scene has been sent in at least two other Movie Idol games, once by me and shows up on every best disaster movies list so should have been a low risk score.

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Neil shut up
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