SHERDOG MOVIE CLUB: Let's pick the Week 104 movie!

[europe1]

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Here's a quick list of all movies watched by the SMC.

Scott Parker 27 — using all the cunning of his evil and deranged genius — has decided to pit the Present Day vs the 70's in a tag-team death match! This includes a rare appearance from anthology films in this club, which, amazingly enough, is partly directed by David Bruckner, the same guy who directed this week's movie The Ritual!


Here are our candidates!

Southbound (2015)

Director: Roxanne Benjamin, David Bruckner, Patrick Horvath, Radio Silence

Stars: Chad Villella, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Kristina Pesic

Premise: Five interlocking tales of terror follow the fates of a group of weary travellers who confront their worst nightmares - and darkest secrets - over one long night on a desolate stretch of desert highway.






Death Wish (1974)

Director: Michael Winner

Stars: Charles Bronson, Hope Lange, Vincent Gardenia

Premise: A New York City architect becomes a one-man vigilante squad after his wife is murdered by street punks in which he randomly goes out and kills would-be muggers on the mean streets after dark.






Dirty Harry (1971)

Director: Don Siegel

Stars: Clint Eastwood, Andrew Robinson, Harry Guardino

Premise: When a mad man calling himself 'the Scorpio Killer' menaces the city, tough as nails San Francisco Police Inspector Harry Callahan is assigned to track down and ferret out the crazed psychopath.






Hostiles (2017)

Director: Scott Cooper

Stars: Christian Bale, Scott Shepherd, Amazing Amy

Premise: In 1892, a legendary Army captain reluctantly agrees to escort a Cheyenne chief and his family through dangerous territory.

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Scott Parker 27's ranking for the week is "Top 5 Gangster Movies"​

 

[Guestx]

Did not get notification this time @europe1. . .

 

[europe1]

Did not get notification this time @europe1. . .

Did you at least get it for the film discussion thread?

Re-trying this shit.

Members: @europe1 @MusterX @Scott Parker 27 @the muntjac @Cubo de Sangre @sickc0d3r @chickenluver @FrontNakedChoke @AndersonsFoot @Tufts

 

[europe1]

Sending your individually so we can found out of you got it or not

@shadow_priest_x

 

[europe1]

Anyways, Scott Parker's list for this week is "Top 5 Gangster Movies"


1. Godfather 1
2. Godfather 2
3. Once Upon A Time in America
4. Scarface
5. (this is the tricky one) Get Carter

 

[Scott Parker 27]

Got the notification for a change! Anyone got any old b&w good gangster movies for their list? I need to watch some of old Bogart type movies, I've seen the original b&w Scarface. Also great Killer Clowns image!

 

[Guestx]

Did you at least get it for the film discussion thread?

Re-trying this shit.

Members: @europe1 @MusterX @Scott Parker 27 @the muntjac @Cubo de Sangre @sickc0d3r @chickenluver @FrontNakedChoke @AndersonsFoot @Tufts

I did not get the notification for the discussion thread either, no.

Sending your individually so we can found out of you got it or not

@shadow_priest_x

I got this one!

 

[europe1]

Got the notification for a change! Anyone got any old b&w good gangster movies for their list? I need to watch some of old Bogart type movies, I've seen the original b&w Scarface.

Anything with Bogart or James Cagney is gold. Gold Scott Gold!!!

Though I don't categorize most of Bogarts movies as gangster pictures. Many are more in the noir or the detective genre.

Bogart:
Maltese Falcon
The Big Sleep
Key Largo
Dark Passage

Cagney:
Public Enemy nr 1
White Heat
G Men
The Roaring Twenties

Other superb shit B&W gangster-esque shit:
The Killers
Asphalt Jungle
This Gun For Hire
The Big Heat
The Big Combo

Killers, Asphalt Jungle, White Heat and Public Enemy nr 1 I considered for the number 5 spot on my list.

 

[Cubo de Sangre]

Did you at least get it for the film discussion thread?

Re-trying this shit.

Members: @europe1 @MusterX @Scott Parker 27 @the muntjac @Cubo de Sangre @sickc0d3r @chickenluver @FrontNakedChoke @AndersonsFoot @Tufts

Got only this one today.

Anyways, Scott Parker's list for this week is "Top 5 Gangster Movies"


1. Godfather 1
2. Godfather 2
3. Once Upon A Time in America
4. Scarface
5. (this is the tricky one) Get Carter

1. Goodfellas
2. The Godfather
3. <everything else>

 

[sickc0d3r]

Got today's mention, but not the first one.

Gangsta List:
1. Goodfellas
2. Gangs Of New York
3. Scarface
4. The Godfather
5. Pulp Fiction

 

[chickenluver]

chickenluver's top 5 gangster films:

5. Goodfellas
4. Eastern Promises
3. The Godfather Part II
2. The Godfather
1. Once Upon a Time in America

 

[Cubo de Sangre]

In the past my list would have had Scarface. But man has that movie aged horribly.

 

[Guestx]

In the past my list would have had Scarface. But man has that movie aged horribly.

You think so?

I just saw it for the first time a few years ago and thought it was fantastic!

 

[Cubo de Sangre]

You think so?

I just saw it for the first time a few years ago and thought it was fantastic!

lol

Well, I don't speak for everyone.

 

[MusterX]

Top 5 gangster films is tough because there are so many good ones so I'm doing Top 10.

10. Gangster No. 1 (I nominated this film for the club before but it didn't win.)
9. The Road to Perdition
8. Miller's Crossing
7. Mean Streets
6. Once Upon A Time in America
5. Eastern Promises
4. Scarface
3. Pulp Fiction
2. The Godfather
1. Goodfellas

I would have included The Godfather II but I didn't want it hogging the the spot. Yes I get it, its awesome. Also special mention to Carlito's Way.

 

[chickenluver]

In the past my list would have had Scarface. But man has that movie aged horribly.

I think it's pretty good but falls far short of the best in the genre. Pacino gives a memorable performance. I think the sister obsession stuff from the original film should have been avoided in the remake, it didn't really add anything, just wasted time and hurt the pacing. Although it did give us the "fuck me Tony" scene so it wasn't all bad.

 

[Andersons Foot]

I watched Hostiles in theaters a few months ago. It's pretty solid.

Never watched Dirty Harry though, I feel like I need to rectify that.

 

[the muntjac]

1) Goodfellas
2) Godfather 2
3) Godfather
4) A Bronx Tale
5) Carlito’s Way

 

[Cubo de Sangre]

I think it's pretty good but falls far short of the best in the genre. Pacino gives a memorable performance. I think the sister obsession stuff from the original film should have been avoided in the remake, it didn't really add anything, just wasted time and hurt the pacing. Although it did give us the "fuck me Tony" scene so it wasn't all bad.

It's one of two movies that when I first watched I watched again immediately. It's a hallmark of my childhood. But man, it's dated as fuck. And the "fuck me Tony" scene was hot as a youth. Now it seems horribly cheesy. I'd probably still tune in if I stumbled across it, don't get me wrong.

Never watched Dirty Harry though, I feel like I need to rectify that.

Trust your gut.

 

[FrontNakedChoke]

Sorry I was late voting on this one.