tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838733.post5995444089602447108..comments2024-03-25T21:14:21.671-04:00Comments on Listen Eggroll: Skandies: Best Films of the Decade, #16md'ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06055853987416332662noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838733.post-25203459974808099312009-10-02T14:07:47.408-04:002009-10-02T14:07:47.408-04:00"It's not your fault, it's genetic. ..."It's not your fault, it's genetic. It's not your fault, it's genetic. It's not your fault, it's genetic . . ." Okay, really done now buds, promise.Skanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12385467063868873824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838733.post-51710333333241995632009-10-02T14:06:59.797-04:002009-10-02T14:06:59.797-04:00P.S. DDL lost 53 inches to play the dwarf. Okay,...P.S. DDL lost 53 inches to play the dwarf. Okay, I am done now buds, sorry.Skanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12385467063868873824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838733.post-42892972958375494762009-10-02T14:04:28.022-04:002009-10-02T14:04:28.022-04:00This was the Good Will Hunting sequel. In this pi...This was the <i>Good Will Hunting</i> sequel. In this picture the student becomes the teacher, as Will counsels a troubled yet brilliant dwarf.Skanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12385467063868873824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838733.post-85167279357409701372009-10-02T00:08:35.255-04:002009-10-02T00:08:35.255-04:00I didn't see There Will, Wee Bud. Was it any g...I didn't see <i>There Will, Wee Bud</i>. Was it any good?md'ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06055853987416332662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838733.post-22766776967166318112009-10-02T00:02:18.722-04:002009-10-02T00:02:18.722-04:00I dont think DDL's TWWB performance has aged p...I dont think DDL's TWWB performance has aged particularly well and what has it been? only 1-2 years?<br /><br />I wouldn't be surprised if it's not there.STEPHEN THE GOLDBERGERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13200513314573776863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838733.post-83899576461977485122009-10-01T23:15:35.804-04:002009-10-01T23:15:35.804-04:00the aforementioned Daniel Waters thinks the four s...the aforementioned Daniel Waters thinks the four star system discriminates against psychopaths who see more than 250 first run movies a year. Mr. D'Angelo's 0-100 scale is infinitely more lovely and would lead to a sexier, less willikersesque stratification.Interloperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04458191998676935663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838733.post-48722107187681887102009-10-01T19:41:02.107-04:002009-10-01T19:41:02.107-04:00Not to change the subject, but does anyone else fi...Not to change the subject, but does anyone else find this to be one of the most subliminally sexually suggestive movie posters ever made? Maybe I just need to get out more.Nictatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12174200071752059810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838733.post-17319857013147821382009-10-01T16:34:10.945-04:002009-10-01T16:34:10.945-04:00But you remember though, writer of "Metropia&...But you remember though, writer of "Metropia" episode "Sophie Runs an Errand" bud, that most voters are giving 3 or 4 or 5 or 8 or, golly gee wilikers Daniel Waters, 20 4 starses even in a blah year like 2008. So yes, while there are some problems with The Mike Lee Method, I think it is likely to give a correcter answer than yours.Mike Leenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838733.post-89699506439818429882009-10-01T14:11:58.216-04:002009-10-01T14:11:58.216-04:00Remember though, director of All or Nothing bud, p...Remember though, director of <i>All or Nothing</i> bud, points distribution only indicates how a voter thinks a picture stacks up against that particular year's crop. A more reliable indicator might be how many 4 star ratings a picture receives. Which suggests that, blog help us all, the retarded magician picture might make an appearance, in addition to the inevitable high placement of the retarded backwards picture.Skanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12385467063868873824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838733.post-3329467157212685412009-10-01T11:03:13.623-04:002009-10-01T11:03:13.623-04:00And not to overstate the power of reviewing prior ...And not to overstate the power of reviewing prior Skandies, but this is why DDL will finish in the top 3 for <i>There Will Be Blood</i>: 30, 30, 30, 30, 26, 25, 25, 21, 20, 20, 20, 20.<br /><br />It's just unfortunate that the availability of individual votes only goes back to 2006.Mike Leenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838733.post-67480283374230353512009-10-01T03:16:56.021-04:002009-10-01T03:16:56.021-04:00Good call, Mike Lee. I guess Blood's likely t...Good call, Mike Lee. I guess <em>Blood</em>'s likely to be on the list.<br /><br />I agree with Victor. And I think <em>Rushmore</em> would land in the top 2 on a re-vote.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03078377790942736019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838733.post-11854073588216903832009-10-01T00:40:31.138-04:002009-10-01T00:40:31.138-04:00Re: Ryan's comment, TWBB's top six votes i...Re: Ryan's comment, <i>TWBB</i>'s top six votes in 2007: 30, 25, 25, 25, 20, 20. <i>Zodiac</i>'s top three votes: 30, 20, 18. No way it finishes ahead of <i>Bloody It Shall Be</i>.Mike Lee, director of Career Girlsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838733.post-55719242949384762002009-10-01T00:24:33.557-04:002009-10-01T00:24:33.557-04:00Anonymous (re: Metropolitan): You're welcome.Anonymous (re: <i>Metropolitan</i>): You're welcome.Joshuanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838733.post-64424757591361275682009-09-30T23:38:06.749-04:002009-09-30T23:38:06.749-04:00How many (rejected) votes did AUDITION get?
As fo...How many (rejected) votes did AUDITION get?<br /><br />As for the 90s ... no way does SCHINDLERS LIST place that high or Egoyan place two in the Top 10. But other than that, I think those results, at least in the Top 10 (11-20 too vulnerable to the Passiondex Effect) would otherwise largely hold up. With this pool anyway.Victorhttp://vjmorton.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838733.post-20429449342842492832009-09-30T22:11:50.466-04:002009-09-30T22:11:50.466-04:00That guy and his grotesque web sight sucks.
(Holy...That guy and his grotesque web sight sucks.<br /><br />(Holy moley, somebody capture that data asap before it gets wiped off of Geocities! I am not kidding.)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15173084202185038701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838733.post-65032783192407689312009-09-30T21:19:21.294-04:002009-09-30T21:19:21.294-04:00Alex Fung's site -- that beautiful old databas...Alex Fung's site -- that beautiful old database of yore -- has longer and more detailed lists for the best-of-the-90s polls: Top 25 for each list, plus the point and voter totals: http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Theater/6696/00ram.htm<br /><br />It breaks my heart that Metropolitan was one point away from breaking into the 20, but thanks to the two voters who made the effort.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838733.post-53462425932431863972009-09-30T20:39:16.809-04:002009-09-30T20:39:16.809-04:00I think BLOOD and NO COUNTRY are both going to pla...I think BLOOD and NO COUNTRY are both going to place pretty high. Not so sure about 4321 ABORT!bentcloudshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10729389969066551645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838733.post-52332596589815114022009-09-30T20:27:34.703-04:002009-09-30T20:27:34.703-04:00Votes for Audition were not allowed on the grounds...Votes for <i>Audition</i> were not allowed on the grounds that it isn't from this decade. 2001 was just when it got a U.S. release.md'ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06055853987416332662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838733.post-3057481317849646792009-09-30T20:12:54.350-04:002009-09-30T20:12:54.350-04:00Maybe Silent Light will sneak in there. There Wil...Maybe Silent Light will sneak in there. There Will Be Blood is a longshot, and the Romanian abortion movie and the Coens/McCarthy opus face very long odds. Neither has aroused the kind of intense passion required for admission to this select club.<br /><br />Revising my guesses, I think Audition has a shot at the top ten.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03078377790942736019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838733.post-26136955464243592022009-09-30T20:09:59.727-04:002009-09-30T20:09:59.727-04:00I would have rather seen Panic Room on the list, f...I would have rather seen Panic Room on the list, frankly.Robert Fullernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838733.post-21397134368307486392009-09-30T19:06:29.385-04:002009-09-30T19:06:29.385-04:00Well, if Zodiac's in the house, I think we'...Well, if Zodiac's in the house, I think we'll be hearing a lot more from 2007. There Will Be a Silent Country in 3 Weeks and 2 Days in my opinion.msicnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838733.post-3811230958889277632009-09-30T17:43:58.901-04:002009-09-30T17:43:58.901-04:00I love that The Dude made the Best Performance: 19...I love that The Dude made the Best Performance: 1990-1999 list.Gilidorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361541979219323059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838733.post-44615684602226382602009-09-30T17:16:49.245-04:002009-09-30T17:16:49.245-04:00As a Skandie Fandie/list-monger, I'd second th...As a Skandie Fandie/list-monger, I'd second the notion to give the dusty '90s list a facelift. Perspective makes it seem a bit safe. Plus, the best film of the decade is wrongly positioned at number 18.ptatlerivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07570950256657235397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838733.post-4766996407100715642009-09-30T16:20:51.589-04:002009-09-30T16:20:51.589-04:00FWIW, I thought it was the suggestion to revisit t...FWIW, I thought it was the suggestion to revisit the '90s Skandie results (sorta like the S&S 20-year / AFI 10-year polls) was kinda interesting. Not on a decade proper year, though -- maybe 2015?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15173084202185038701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838733.post-35052406559364625572009-09-30T15:39:53.891-04:002009-09-30T15:39:53.891-04:00Why, on the official Skandies site, of course! (T...Why, on the <a href="http://skandies.org/" rel="nofollow"> official Skandies site</a>, of course! (That was a setup, right?) The '90s results are at the bottom of the 1999 page.md'ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06055853987416332662noreply@blogger.com