Media Psychos Psycho Challenge! NEW: CHALLENGE 38 IS NOW LIVE!

[Gentleman]

vor 1 Minute schrieb Gary K:

I have it as a steelbook

 

 

Is it a custom steelbook?

[Gary K]

4 minutes ago, Gentleman said:

 

Is it a custom steelbook?

Nope.  

[Fortis93]

Thanks @Gary Kfor this new challenge.

 

I've never been a fan of the Oscars. It just seemed like an excuse for a lot of sheltered and self-centred elites to pat themselves on the back for their "art". 

 

With that said, some of my favourite films have been Best Picture winners...but these films would've still been as great and timeless as they are if they hadn't have won. 

 

Here are five of them:

 

 

1. Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)

2. Casablanca (1942)

3. Ben Hur (1959)

4. The Apartment (1960)

5. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

 

And if a vote of mine ever did count towards anything...I would've chosen American History X for Best Picture of 1998 rather than Shakespeare In Love. 

 

Edited March 7, 2023 by Fortis93

[Soundwave]

Love seeing the week 24 challenge entries

Sadly this another I'll have to forgo, I don't think I have 5 films to use to enter lol

I'll have a look but I've never been big into Awards season & the majority of the films I watch are too low brow for the Academy

 

I'll sit patiently & wait for the Week 25 challenge & hope I can get back on track then

 

Neil

[TechSpec924]

1 hour ago, Soundwave said:

Love seeing the week 24 challenge entries

Sadly this another I'll have to forgo, I don't think I have 5 films to use to enter lol

I'll have a look but I've never been big into Awards season & the majority of the films I watch are too low brow for the Academy

 

I'll sit patiently & wait for the Week 25 challenge & hope I can get back on track then

 

Neil

Despite @Gary K delicate sensibilities (lol), a film that won an Oscar in ANY category will count. Many of us were just trying to keep it to the Big Four.

 

I'm not a fan of the Oscars either. I had to Google a list of award-winners. You might be surprised to find a few films in your collection that won awards for stuff like Sound Editing lol.

[Soundwave]

57 minutes ago, TechSpec924 said:

Despite @Gary K delicate sensibilities (lol), a film that won an Oscar in ANY category will count. Many of us were just trying to keep it to the Big Four.

 

I'm not a fan of the Oscars either. I had to Google a list of award-winners. You might be surprised to find a few films in your collection that won awards for stuff like Sound Editing lol.

 

Ha ha I'll have a look at the list of winners later & see what I have, as you say if they are any category I might have something

 

Thanks

 

Neil

[Fortis93]

3 minutes ago, Soundwave said:

 

Ha ha I'll have a look at the list of winners later & see what I have, as you say if they are any category I might have something

 

Thanks

 

Neil

 

Did a bit of looking and here are a few examples:

 

Terminator 2 - won 4 Oscars.

Raiders of the Lost Ark - won 4 Oscars

Aliens - won 2 Oscars

Jaws - won 3 Oscars

Jurassic Park - won 3 Oscars

Star Wars - won 6 Oscars

[Pbsw23]

11 minutes ago, Fortis93 said:

 

Did a bit of looking and here are a few examples:

 

Terminator 2 - won 4 Oscars.

Raiders of the Lost Ark - won 4 Oscars

Aliens - won 2 Oscars

Jaws - won 3 Oscars

Jurassic Park - won 3 Oscars

Star Wars - won 6 Oscars

I think Raiders won 5 if you include special achievement…. Which is…. How do I put it politely….. Befuddling?
 

 

😁

Edited March 7, 2023 by Pbsw23

[MoneySniper]

Week 24: “And The Oscar Goes To….”

 

Here are my 5,

 

1) The Godfather (Best Picture 1973)

2) Forrest Gump (Best Picture 1995)

3) Interstellar (Best Achievement in Visual Effects 2015)

4) Blade Runner 2049 (Best Achievement in Cinematography & Best Achievement in Visual Effects 2018)

5) 1917 (Best Achievement in Cinematography/ Best Achievement in Visual Effects & Best Achievement in Sound Mixing 2020)

 

As for what I think should of won best picture I’d probably have to say the following,

2000: The Green Mile over American Beauty

2003: The Pianist over Chicago 

2008: There Will Be Blood over No Country For Old Men

2011: This is a hard choice but I’d say it’s between Black Swan or Inception over The Kings Speech

2013: Django Unchained over Argo

2015: Whiplash over Birdman

2017: Another hard choice but I’d say it’s between Hacksaw Ridge/ Hell or High Water & Lion over Moonlight

2018: Get Out over The Shape of Water

 

[Toapel]

vor 1 Stunde schrieb MoneySniper:

As for what I think should of won best picture I’d probably have to say the following,

2000: The Green Mile over American Beauty

2003: The Pianist over Chicago 

2008: There Will Be Blood over No Country For Old Men

2011: This is a hard choice but I’d say it’s between Black Swan or Inception over The Kings Speech

2013: Django Unchained over Argo

2015: Whiplash over Birdman

2017: Another hard choice but I’d say it’s between Hacksaw Ridge/ Hell or High Water & Lion over Moonlight

2018: Get Out over The Shape of Water

 

Well the list cold be longer but one of the biggest fails in my opinion was 2014, 12 Years a Slave. I guess Her or Wolf of Wall Street were my favorites in this year, but also Dallas Buyers Club or Captain Philips were better films than the winning movie.

Edited March 7, 2023 by Toapel

[Gary K]

6 hours ago, TechSpec924 said:

Despite @Gary K delicate sensibilities (lol), a film that won an Oscar in ANY category will count. Many of us were just trying to keep it to the Big Four.

 

I'm not a fan of the Oscars either. I had to Google a list of award-winners. You might be surprised to find a few films in your collection that won awards for stuff like Sound Editing lol.

 

 

Lol…”delicate”. I’m many things, opinionated, outspoken, argumentative at times, occasionally pedantic and almost always curious, I’ve never been accused of being “delicate” …..until now.  So THANKS FOR THAT, lol.

[TechSpec924]

37 minutes ago, Gary K said:

 

 

Lol…”delicate”. I’m many things, opinionated, outspoken, argumentative at times, occasionally pedantic and almost always curious, I’ve never been accused of being “delicate” …..until now.  So THANKS FOR THAT, lol.

 

I didn't know if you'd explode if I submitted a film NOT in the top 4 Oscar categories lmao.

 

Just think of it as one more item to add to your already impressive resume! We still love you lol.

[Gary K]

2 minutes ago, TechSpec924 said:

 

I didn't know if you'd explode if I submitted a film NOT in the top 4 Oscar categories lmao.

 

Just think of it as one more item to add to your already impressive resume! We still love you lol.

Funnily enough, I mentioned this to my wife - who knows me best - and she said “well, I wouldn’t exactly say delicate but you are at times super sensitive so they aren’t far off”.  So, you’re in good company if my wife basically agrees with you!

Gary

[Fortis93]

4 hours ago, Gary K said:

Lol…”delicate”. I’m many things, opinionated, outspoken, argumentative at times, occasionally pedantic

 

It's okay. 

 

You're in good company here. 😁

[extantsrevenge]

for the new submissions for Challenge 24.

 

Thanks @mpmarcel @Peter Manoukian @camwjohn95 @TechSpec924 @Catgirl @Fortis93 @MoneySniper .

 

Great Challenge 12 post @Steelbook Indy 🙏

 

Waiting for more cool posts

[CAYENNE-FAHRER]

Challenge 24: And The Oscars Goes To...

@extantsrevenge

@Gary KThanks for this challenge

                 Year                             Oscars        Nominations

1917   -  2020                                 3               10

Joker - 2020                                   2                 11

BR 2049  - 2018                            2                 5

Hacksaw Ridge  - 2017                 2                 6         

Dance With Wolves  - 1991          7                 12

Apocalyse Now               - 1981     2               8

 

[Reagh]

Great challenge @Gary K!

 

Unforgiven 1993 Best Picture 

American Beauty 2000 Best Picture

Roman Holiday 1954 Best Actress 

Casablanca 1944 Best Picture 

There Will Be Blood 2008 Best Actor

In The Heat Of The Night 1968 Best Picture 

The Silence Of The Lambs 1991 Best Picture 

The Apartment 1961 Best Picture 

 

 

 

Films that should have won

 

 

Wonderboys 2001 Best screenplay / lost to Traffic 

Licorice Pizza 2021 Best Picture  / lost Coda

The Master 2013 Best Actor  / lost to Daniel Day Lewis (Lincoln)

Mulholland Drive 2002 Best Director  / lost to Ron Howard

 

LYNCH’S REACTION WHEN RON HOWARD WON 

 

[Mrdugan]

Thanks @Gary K for the challenge. I chose to stick to Best Picture for my selections. 

 

Parasite (2020)

Return of the King (2004)

Forrest Gump (1995)

The Godfather II (1975)

The Godfather (1973)

 

My own Best Picture pick…Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon should’ve won best picture in 2001. Yes, Gladiator is a great film but Crouching Tiger is a better overall picture. Likewise, Forrest Gump was probably the THIRD best movie of 1995 behind Shawshank Redemption and Pulp Fiction. Forrest Gump and Gladiator are both great pictures but they were both outdone in their year for Best Picture. 
 

(I know we got a lot of Gladiator fans, don’t stone me!)

 

[Steelbook Indy]

Here is my last catch up entry @extantsrevenge.

 

Week 22 Challenge from @Reagh

Adaptation 

 

All of mine are entries based on comic books but with a twist.  They’re all origin stories with first appearances.

 

1. Spider-man (2002) - Spider-man omnibus with reprint of Amazing Fantasy 15 which is the first appearance of Spider-man.  I consider the origin and trials of Peter Parker to be one of the great stories of of the 20th century.  With great power comes great responsibility.  Peter didn’t want the power, but what he did with it is Amazing.  Peter Parker is my favorite Marvel character.  The movie is WeeT Lenticular.

 

2. Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness (2022) - This is the movie where Marvel fans meet America Chavez.  The match which I have for it is the first appearance of America Chavez in Vengeance #1.  This particular issue is graded a CGC 9.8 Mint+ and a short printed variant.  It’s valued at about $4000 and one of my pride points of my comic collection.  The movie is the Best Buy Steelbook.

 

3. Logan (2017) - My 2nd favorite Marvel character is Laura Kinney, X-23.  Logan is her first movie.  It’s one of my top 5 favorite comic book movies.  The source material is NYX #3.  It’s the first appearance of Laura Kinney.  I have two copies of this issue graded as a CGC 9.8 Mint+.  These two copies are the books which I sought after the most. The movie is Manta Lab double lenticular.

 

4. Deadpool 2 (2018) - Deadpool 2 features the introduction of Cable, a future mutant sent back in time to save the X-men.  His first appearance in comics is in The New Mutants #87.  I have a copy of of this graded by CGC as a 9.8 Mint+.  The blu-ray is Blufans 1-click.

Edited March 9, 2023 by Steelbook Indy

[Steelbook Indy]

10 hours ago, Reagh said:

Great challenge @Gary K!

 

Unforgiven 1993 Best Picture 

American Beauty 2000 Best Picture

Roman Holiday 1954 Best Actress 

Casablanca 1944 Best Picture 

There Will Be Blood 2008 Best Actor

In The Heat Of The Night 1968 Best Picture 

The Silence Of The Lambs 1991 Best Picture 

The Apartment 1961 Best Picture 

 

 

 

Films that should have won

 

 

Wonderboys 2001 Best screenplay / lost to Traffic 

Licorice Pizza 2021 Best Picture  / lost Coda

The Master 2013 Best Actor  / lost to Daniel Day Lewis (Lincoln)

Mulholland Drive 2002 Best Director  / lost to Ron Howard

 

LYNCH’S REACTION WHEN RON HOWARD WON 

 

What copy of Roman Holiday is that?

[Chief_lookout]

@Steelbook Indy DUDE!! That Amazing Fantasy 15 is a reprint...right?

[TechSpec924]

18 minutes ago, Steelbook Indy said:

Here is my last catch up entry @extantsrevenge.

 

Week 22 Challenge from @Reagh

Adaptation 

 

All of mine are entries based on comic books but with a twist.  They’re all origin stories with first appearances.

 

1. Spider-man (2002) - Spider-man omnibus with reprint of Amazing Fantasy 15 which is the first appearance of Spider-man.  I consider the origin and trials of Peter Parker to be one of the great stories of of the 20th century.  With great power comes great responsibility.  Peter didn’t want the power, but what he did with it is Amazing.  Peter Parker is my favorite Marvel character.  The movie is WeeT Lenticular.

 

2. Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness (2022) - This is the movie where Marvel fans meet America Chavez.  The match which I have for it is the first appearance of America Chavez in Vengeance #1.  This particular issue is graded a CGC 9.8 Mint+ and a short printed variant.  It’s valued at about $4000 and one of my pride points of my comic collection.  The movie is the Best Buy Steelbook.

 

3. Logan (2017) - My 2nd favorite Marvel character is Laura Kinney, X-23.  Logan is her first movie.  It’s one of my top 5 favorite comic book movies.  The source material is NYX #3.  It’s the first appearance of Laura Kinney.  I have two copies of this issue graded as a CGC 9.8 Mint+.  These two copies are the books which I sought after the most. The movie is Manta Lab double lenticular.

 

4. Deadpool 2 (2018) - Deadpool 2 features the introduction of Cable, a future mutant sent back in time to save the X-men.  His first appearance in comics is in The New Mutants #87.  I have a copy of of this graded by CGC as a 9.8 Mint+.  The blu-ray is Blufans 1-click.

Some very nice comics you have there, my friend! I remember a few of those from my comic collecting days. I did have a copy of NM #87, since Cable was one of my favorite Marvel characters. Sadly, my collection is long gone. My only wish...that your copy of Amazing Fantasy was the real deal lol.

[Steelbook Indy]

5 minutes ago, Chief_lookout said:

@Steelbook Indy DUDE!! That Amazing Fantasy 15 is a reprint...right?

Yes - it’s the omnibus.  It’s a collection of many key issues including AF 15, ASM 1-38.

[Chief_lookout]

@Steelbook Indy was impressed with those 9.8s, but if that was real...wow! Anyways, still an impressive collection!

[Steelbook Indy]

Just now, TechSpec924 said:

Some very nice comics you have there, my friend! I remember a few of those from my comic collecting days. I did have a copy of NM #87, since Cable was one of my favorite Marvel characters. Sadly, my collection is long gone. My only wish...that your copy of Amazing Fantasy was the real deal lol.

 if only I had six figures to spend on a comic book.

I’m very happy with my copies of NYX 3.

I also have the complete set of Civil War 1-7 Michael Turner (RIP) variants graded at CGC 9.8.  My Aspen variant is signed by Michael Turner and Stan Lee.