Well, this wasn’t very close.
THE RESULTS:
– There Will Be Blood: 11 votes
– Boogie Nights: 4 votes
– Punch-Drunk Love: 2 votes
I’m not shocked about the winner, but I am surprised only three films received votes. To be fair, There Will Be Blood is pretty damn epic, and it’s a hard one to beat. I may have to run this poll again in the future once everyone has seen The Master. Perhaps the results will be different.
This Week’s Poll: For the second weekend in a row, The Expendables 2 has taken the top spot at the box office. While the first film was disappointing in my book, the sequel has been getting pretty solid reviews all around. Since both films feature a relative who’s who of action stars, my question this week is: who is your favorite Expendables cast member? I’m opening it up to ALL of the stars and not just the actual Expendables team.
WEEKEND ROUNDUP:
I had a pretty busy weekend but did manage to catch a matinee screening of Pretty Poison, a little-known 1968 film starring Anthony Perkins and Tuesday Weld. On Sunday, I also participated in my first fantasy football auction draft, courtesy of Man, I Love Films. Although my initial strategy kind of fell apart, I am mostly satisfied with my team. There are a lot of question marks thanks to some injury prone players, but there’s plenty of potential as well. Here’s my team by position:
QB: Peyton Manning
QB: Andy Dalton
RB: Matt Forte
RB: Ryan Mathews
RB: Trent Richardson
RB: DeAngelo Williams
RB: Mike Goodson
WR: Calvin Johnson
WR: Malcolm Floyd
WR: Sidney Rice
WR: Titus Young
WR: Randy Moss
WR: Mario Manningham
TE: Jared Cook
K: Dan Bailey
D/ST: Baltimore Ravens
My receiving corps are thin outside of Calvin, but if just one of them steps up I’ll be happy. Manning is a big risk, of course, but his upside is huge. Dalton is a capable backup if necessary.
What do you guys think? How’s my team look? For non-football fans, what did you see over the weekend?
You’re spot on about Pretty Poison, I know nothing about it.
I watched couple of horror films. Opera (1987), not bad, not great. Had several memorable scenes, though. Carrie (1976) was the better of the two.
Haven’t heard of Opera. I still need to see Carrie myself. Would you say it holds up well these days?
Aside from 70s haircuts, it holds up well š I’ll have my Carrie opinions posted in 3-4 days for monthly round-up
Nice! It is that time of the month now, isn’t it? I love the monthly roundups. š
Damn, I missed this poll. Magnolia would have received it’s one vote from me.
Ah, bummer. I honestly thought Magnolia would finish second. Definitely didn’t expect no votes at all.
U, sorry Boogie Nights didn’t win š¦ My vote in new poll goes to Statham, he is basically the only reason I watch these movies š
Statham’s doing pretty well so far. I thought he would get left behind with all of the star power in there. š
Really surprised Magnolia didn’t even get one vote. I’d argue that the film might be better than There Will Be Blood, although TWBB got my vote. Mostly because of Daniel Day Lewis though.
I’m ashamed to admit this, but I haven’t seen Magnolia yet. It’s coming via Netflix this week, though.
I drink your milkshake! Slurp! I drink it up!
Freakin’ brilliant.
I’d have given Boogie Nights a vote if I was around. Brucey for king of the Expendables!
Can’t go wrong with John McClane!
Something’s wrong with your poll, man… you might want to check it.
Jason Statham is beating Sylvester Stallone 4 to 1. And you know that isnt right.
…and in a first place tie with Arnold, no less. Can’t say I was expecting that! Still plenty of time, though.
Thats a pretty solid fantasy lineup IMO how many teams in that league?
Twelve teams. I was hoping to get a stud RB like Ray Rice, but I think Forte/Mathews/Richardson is a good combo. Now if only Mathews can stay healthy…
Also my Boogie Nights selection got hosed lol
Well, to be fair, there is There Will Be Blood, and then there’s everything else. š
There will be Blood does not feature Heather Graham on roller skates wearing short shorts lol
Touche. š