You Know Who Posted October 23, 2022 Report Share Posted October 23, 2022 On 10/20/2022 at 1:48 PM, slothian said: The original. The live action film has a phenomenal cast, but if you strip it back/notice the credits, it's simply a 90s John Hughes film using the 101 Dalmations story. By which I mean adult antagonists consistently humiliated by children/animals. Does Cruella de Vil need to be dropped in a vat of molasses? Hardly. But that's the kind of thing you get in the Home Alone films, Dennis the Menace, Baby's Day Out.... On 10/22/2022 at 10:24 AM, dc20willsave said: As Iconic as Glenn Close is as Cruella DeVil, it's always going to be the original for me also. My thoughts on the original will be in Episode 14, but I'm inclined to agree with both of you. That said, I'd love it be a covered if HAA! ever did a Glenn Close month. She chews the scenery like a starving shark that stumbled upon a whale carcass and she actually got herself covered in molasses and baked into a cake in its sequel, rather than having a stuntperson or CG double get subjected to it her place. Also, unlike most John Hughes I know of, there are no annoying teenagers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
You Know Who Posted November 3, 2022 Report Share Posted November 3, 2022 The Sword in the Stone vs The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (Incidentally, this is less a reflection of my own Flickchart than just a general question. ASM2 somehow ended up being the most controversially ranked film in the latest FCF, judging from the feedback) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donomark Posted November 7, 2022 Report Share Posted November 7, 2022 Yeah this wouldn't be a hard choice for me at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothian Posted November 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2022 On 11/7/2022 at 2:47 AM, Donomark said: Yeah this wouldn't be a hard choice for me at all Donovan's favourite film (just above Age of Ultron) vs a sub-par Disney film Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
You Know Who Posted November 10, 2022 Report Share Posted November 10, 2022 21 hours ago, slothian said: Donovan's favourite film (just above Age of Ultron) vs a sub-par Disney film Only one of them has the silly Nazi scientist...but only the other one has sexual harassment from squirrels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted November 12, 2022 Report Share Posted November 12, 2022 Amazing Spider-Man 2 has that incredible unibrow joke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
You Know Who Posted November 17, 2022 Report Share Posted November 17, 2022 The Jungle Book (1966) vs. The Sound of Music Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted November 20, 2022 Report Share Posted November 20, 2022 Sound of Music. It's not even close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
You Know Who Posted November 29, 2022 Report Share Posted November 29, 2022 On 11/20/2022 at 1:55 PM, dc20willsave said: Sound of Music. It's not even close. Not for my Flickchart it wasn't. I love and grew up with both, but Sound of Music doesn't the same economy of storytelling (to paraphrase Tom) or as good a hot-to-miss ratio with its songs as Jungle Book (lest we forget The Lonely Goatherd). That said, Sound of Music has Christopher Plummer ripping up the Nazi flag and that's hard to beat. The Aristocats vs. Batman Returns Spoiler: Spoiler I really dislike both. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted November 29, 2022 Report Share Posted November 29, 2022 I was down on Batman Returns for years but coming back to it last year, the Selina Kyle story is excellent. Likewise, Christopher Walken is having the time of his life. The Penguin stuff, I can give or take but, if someone is going to say Die Hard is the best Christmas Movie of all time, my new response has become, "Nah, it's Batman Returns." Do I believe that? Fuck no but it's answering on their plain of thinking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothian Posted November 30, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2022 18 hours ago, dc20willsave said: I was down on Batman Returns for years but coming back to it last year, the Selina Kyle story is excellent. Likewise, Christopher Walken is having the time of his life. The Penguin stuff, I can give or take but, if someone is going to say Die Hard is the best Christmas Movie of all time, my new response has become, "Nah, it's Batman Returns." Do I believe that? Fuck no but it's answering on their plain of thinking. That's some delightful trolling! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donomark Posted December 12, 2022 Report Share Posted December 12, 2022 There's things I definitely appreciate about Batman Returns, like the visuals and most of the acting, but it's such a mean- spirited movie that whenever somebody jumps to the head of the line and impulsively says "And that's why this is the best Batman film!" I'm quick with a slap upside their head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
You Know Who Posted December 14, 2022 Report Share Posted December 14, 2022 Robin Hood (1973) vs. Kick-Ass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothian Posted December 14, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2022 5 hours ago, You Know Who said: Robin Hood (1973) vs. Kick-Ass I like Kick-Ass and admire it for being basically done on the cheap (Kick-Ass 2 can get in the sea) but Robin Hood has more nostalgic goodwill for me, even if it is hardly a Disney classic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothian Posted December 25, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2022 The Godfather vs Apocalypse Now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted December 26, 2022 Report Share Posted December 26, 2022 10 hours ago, slothian said: The Godfather vs Apocalypse Now Godfather by a mile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
You Know Who Posted December 28, 2022 Report Share Posted December 28, 2022 On 12/25/2022 at 8:51 PM, Stavros said: Godfather by a mile I’ve not seen either in over a decade, but I’m inclined to agree. ‘The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977) vs. Paddington (2014) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothian Posted December 28, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2022 Paddington lives up to its substantial hype, whereas the Winnie the Pooh film is basically one of the package movies but featuring the same characters throughout - it's charming enough, but it lacks a throughline narrative or any real tension/conflict. I would add that I don't *expect* tension/conflict in a Winnie the pooh anthology film, but Paddington deals with that and makes it wholly satisfactory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donomark Posted December 30, 2022 Report Share Posted December 30, 2022 Initially read as Winnie the Pooh VERSUS Paddington Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
You Know Who Posted December 30, 2022 Report Share Posted December 30, 2022 1 hour ago, Donomark said: Initially read as Winnie the Pooh VERSUS Paddington The turning point is when they discover that they both have an Aunt Lucy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothian Posted January 4, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2023 Knives Out vs Phantom of the Paradise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
You Know Who Posted January 4, 2023 Report Share Posted January 4, 2023 14 minutes ago, slothian said: Knives Out vs Phantom of the Paradise Knives Out, easily. That said, Phantom’s a lot of fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted January 5, 2023 Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 Tough one but leaning Knives Out. Both are incredible films though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
You Know Who Posted January 11, 2023 Report Share Posted January 11, 2023 The Rescuers vs. SpaceBalls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothian Posted January 13, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2023 On 1/11/2023 at 9:43 PM, You Know Who said: The Rescuers vs. SpaceBalls Haven't seen SpaceBalls, but I'm inclined to think The Rescuers. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) vs Titannic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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