Osiris3657

I don't know if something like this has been done before on this forum, but I've participated in ones on others before and it's a lot of fun.

It goes like this: We need 16 people (well 15 plus me) to sign up in this thread, and then a random draft order will be selected (via the ol' "drawing names out of a hat" method). Each person will have 24 hours to submit their selection. For this draft the subject matter is movie characters. As long as this character appeared in a big screen feature, it's all good. Any era, etc. If a character has been played by multiple actors (James Bond, Batman, etc), you will have chosen the character and their entire filmography, not just say, Sean Connery in Dr. No.

The draft will go 10 rounds (10 characters) and will start at the beginning of the draft order for round 1 and at the end for round 2, etc. For example, at the end of round 1 the 16th person will make the final selection for that round as well as the first pick of the next round. This is so the people at the back of the draft don't get screwed.

After all the picks have been made a bracket will be made and polls created for each matchup. Anyone on DVDtalk can vote. The polls will stay open for 3 days. Winners move on to the next round until we have a winner!

Winner gets a prize! I'll spend 15 dollars on a dvd (or blu-ray) of your choosing from an online retailer.

Anyway, who's in, anyone interested? If you are please be a user who signs in daily.

If so, post a reply saying you're up for it. Thanks!

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Suprmallet
1. Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski (Jeff Bridges, The Big Lebowski, 1998)
2. Bugs Bunny (various actors, Looney Tunes franchise, 1981-present)
3. Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner, Chris Pine, Star Trek franchise, 1979-2009)
4. "Dirty" Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood, Dirty Harry franchise, 1971-1988)
5. T.E. Lawrence (Peter O'Toole, Lawrence of Arabia, 1962)
6. The Girl (Marilyn Monroe, The Seven Year Itch, 1955)
7. HAL 9000 (Douglas Rain, 2001: A Space Odyssey, 1968)
8. Jake Gittes (Jack Nicholson, Chinatown and The Two Jakes, 1974 & 1990)
9. Amélie Poulain (Audrey Tatou, Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain, 2001)
10. Obi-Wan Kenobi (Alec Guinness and Ewan McGregor, Star Wars franchise, 1979-2005)

KillerCannibal
1. R.J. MacReady (Kurt Russell, The Thing, 1982)
2. Godzilla (various actors, Godzilla franchise, 1954-1995, 1999-2004)
3. Harmonica (Charles Bronson, Once Upon a Time in the West, 1968)
4. Snake Plissken (Kurt Russell, Escape From N.Y./Escape From L.A., 1981-1996)
5. Frank Booth (Dennis Hopper, Blue Velvet, 1986)
6. Seth Brundle (Jeff Goldblum, The Fly, 1986)
7. Buddy Revell (Richard Tyson, Three O'Clock High, 1987)
8. Detective Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle (Gene Hackman, The French Connection I & II, 1971-1975)
9. Black Dynamite (Michael Jai White, Black Dynamite, 2009)
10. Don Logan (Ben Kingsley, Sexy Beast, 2000)

sauce07
1. Ripley (Sigourney Weaver, Alien franchise, 1979-97)
2. Tony "Iron Man" Stark (Robert Downey Jr., Iron Man franchise, 2008-present)
3. John Malkovich (John Malkovich, Being John Malkovich, 1999)
4. Kenny "Pig Vomit" Rushton (Paul Giamatti, Private Parts, 1997)
5. Col. Hans Landa (Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds, 2009)
6. Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas, Wall Street & Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, 1987-2010)
7. Major T. J. "King" Kong (Slim Pickins, Dr. Strangelove, 1964)
8. The Grim Reaper, a.k.a. Death (various actors, various films, 1950-present)
9. Saddam Hussein (Matt Stone, South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, 1999)
10. Casey Ryback (Steven Seagal, Under Siege 1 & 2, 1992-1995)

Osiris3657
1. The Man With No Name (Clint Eastwood, Dollars Trilogy, 1964-66)
2. Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale, American Psycho, 2000)
3. Gunnery Sergeant Hartman (R. Lee Ermey, Full Metal Jacket, 1986)
4. Rorschach/Walter Kovacs (Jackie Earle Haley, Watchmen, 2009)
5. William Wallace (Mel Gibson, Braveheart, 1995)
6. Marv (Mickey Rourke, Sin City, 2005)
7. Dr. Alan Grant (Sam Neill, Jurassic Park franchise, 1993-present)
8. Stansfield (Gary Oldman, Leon, 1994)
9. Agent Smith (Hugo Weaving, Matrix trilogy, 1999-2003)
10. Captain John H. Miller (Tom Hanks, Saving Private Ryan, 1998)

Tarantino
1. Batman (various actors, Batman franchise, 1966-2008)
2. Leon (Jean Reno, Leon, 1994)
3. Beatrix "The Bride" Kiddo (Uma Thurman, Kill Bill I & II, 2003-2004)
4. Jason Bourne (Matt Damon, Bourne trilogy, 2002-2007)
5. Spiderman (Tobey McGuire, Spiderman franchise, 2002-present)
6. Mindy Macready/Hit-Girl (Chloe Moretz, Kick Ass, 2010)
7. Dirk Diggler (Mark Wahlberg, Boogie Nights, 1997)
8. Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone, Rocky franchise, 1976-2006)
9. Sherlock Holmes (various actors, various films, 1916-present)
10. Martin Riggs (Mel Gibson, Lethal Weapon franchise, 1987-1998)

Mountain Biker
1. The Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger, Terminator franchise, 1984-2003)
2. Sam Quint (Robert Shaw, Jaws, 1975)
3. Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson, The Shining, 1980)
4. Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman, Die Hard, 1988)
5. Dr. Peter Venkman (Bill Murray, Ghostbusters, 1984)
6. Neal Page (Steve Martin, Planes, Trains & Automobiles, 1987)
7. Jack Burton (Kurt Russell, Big Trouble in Little China, 1986)
8. Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster, Silence of the Lambs, 1991)
9. Neil McCauley (Robert DeNiro, Heat, 1995)
10. Khan Noonien Singh (Ricardo Montalban, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, 1982)

Fist of Doom
1. Darth Vader (David Prowse, Hayden Christensen and James Earl Jones, Star Wars franchise, 1977-2005)
2. Bill the Butcher (Daniel Day-Lewis, Gangs of New York, 2002)
3. Jules Winnfield (Samuel L. Jackson, Pulp Fiction, 1994)
4. Lord Humungus (Kjell Nilsson, The Road Warrior, 1981)
5. Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, 2001-2003)
6. Beetlejuice (Michael Keaton, Beetlejuice, 1988)
7. William Munny (Clint Eastwood, Unforgiven, 1992)
8. Steve Zissou (Bill Murray, The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou, 2004)
9. Jackie Brown (Pam Grier, Jackie Brown, 1997)
10. Véronique (Irène Jacob, The Double Life of Véronique, 1991)

cardsfan111
1. Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones, Jr. (Harrison Ford, Indiana Jones franchise, 1981-2008)
2. Superman (various actors, Superman franchise, 1951-2006)
3. Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding (Morgan Freeman, The Shawshank Redemption, 1994)
4. Anton Chigurh (Javier Bardem, No Country For Old Men, 2007)
5. Annie Wilkes (Kathy Bates, Misery, 1990)
6. Willy Wonka (Gene Wilder and Johnny Depp, Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory/Charlie & The Chocolate Factory, 1971-2005)
7. Clark W. Griswold (Chevy Chase, Vacation Franchise, 1983-1997)
8. Ferris Bueller (Matthew Broderick, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, 1986)
9. Lt. Frank Drebin (Leslie Nielsen, Naked Gun Franchise, 1988-1994)
10. George Bailey (Jimmy Stewart, It's A Wonderful Life, 1946)

cleaver
1. Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando & Robert De Niro, The Godfather I & II, 1972 & 1974)
2. The Joker (Heath Ledger, Jack Nicholson, Mark Hamill, Cesar Romero, Batman franchise, 1966-2008)
3. Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins & Vince Vaughn, Psycho franchise, 1960-1998)
4. Han Solo (Harrison Ford, Star Wars trilogy, 1977-1983)
5. Robin Hood (various actors, various adaptations, 1912-2010)
6. Clementine Kruczynski (Kate Winslet, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, 2004)
7. Norma Desmond (Gloria Swanson, Sunset Blvd., 1950)
8. Holly Golightly (Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany's, 1961)
9. Navin R. Johnson (Steve Martin, The Jerk, 1979)
10. Kermit the Frog (Jim Henson & Steve Whitmire, Muppet Franchise, 1977-2007)

wishbone
1. Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt, Fight Club, 1999)
2. Atticus Finch (Gregory Peck, To Kill a Mockingbird, 1962)
3. Kikuchiyo (Toshirô Mifune, Shichinin no samurai, 1954)
4. Charles Foster Kane (Orson Welles, Citizen Kane, 1941)
5. Jeff Spicoli (Sean Penn, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, 1982)
6. John Shaft (Richard Roundtree & Samuel L. Jackson, Shaft franchise, 1971-2000)
7. Pinhead (Doug Bradley, Hellraiser franchise, 1987-2005)
8. Kirk Lazarus (Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder, 2008)
9. "Cool Hand" Luke Jackson (Paul Newman, Cool Hand Luke, 1967)
10. Alan Swann (Peter O'Toole, My Favorite Year, 1982)

MinLShaw
1. James Bond (various actors, James Bond franchise, 1962-present)
2. Count Dracula (various actors, various films & franchises, 1923-present)
3. Cowardly Lion (various actors, various Oz adaptations, 1908-present)
4. Captain Louis Renault (Claude Rains, Casablanca, 1943)
5. Lt. Colonel Nicholson (Alec Guinness, The Bridge on the River Kwai, 1957)
6. Curt Henderson (Richard Dreyfuss, American Graffiti, 1972)
7. Shaun (Simon Pegg, Shaun of the Dead, 2004)
8. Tom Doniphon (John Wayne, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, 1962)
9. Nick Naylor (Aaron Eckhart, Thank You for Smoking, 2006)
10. Optimus Prime (Peter Cullen, Transformers franchise, 1986-present)

adrenaline78
1. Hannibal Lecter (various actors, Hannibal franchise, 1986-2007)
2. Ashley 'Ash' J. Williams (Bruce Campbell, Evil Dead Franchise, 1981-1992)
3. Neo (Keanu Reeves, Matrix Franchise, 1999-2003)
4. Alex DeLarge (Malcolm McDowell, [I]A Clockwork Orange[I/], 1971)
5. Carl Spackler (Bill Murray, Caddyshack franchise, 1980-88)
6. Roger O. Thornhill (Cary Grant, North by Northwest, 1959)
7. Mickey Knox (Woody Harrelson, Natural Born Killers, 1994)
8. Maximus Decimus Meridius (Russell Crowe, Gladiator, 2000)
9. Inspector 'Tequila' Yuen (Chow Yun-Fat, Lat sau san taam *Hard Boiled*, 1992)
10. Alice (Milla Jovovich, Resident Evil Franchise, 2002-present)

orangecrush
1. John McClane (Bruce Willis, Die Hard franchise, 1988-2007)
2. Homer Simpson (Dan Castellaneta, The Simpsons Movie, 2007)
3. Martin Q. Blank (John Cusack, Grosse Point Blank, 1997)
4. Roger "Verbal" Kint/Keyser Soze (Kevin Spacey, The Usual Suspects, 1995)
5. Dr. Strangelove (Peter Sellers, Dr. Strangelove, 1964)
6. Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, 2004)
7. Max Cady (Robert Mitchum and Rober De Niro, Cape Fear, 1962 and 1991)
8. Mr. Miyagi (Pat Morita, Karate Kid franchise, 1984-1994)
9. Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore (Richard Harris & Michael Gambon, Harry Potter franchise, 2001-present)
10. Sam Spade (various actors, various films, 1931-1977)

RoboDad
1. Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp, Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, 2003-present)
2. Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen, Toy Story franchise, 1995-2010)
3. Doctor Emmett Lathrop "Doc" Brown (Christopher Lloyd, Back to the Future trilogy, 1985-1990)
4. Westley/The Dread Pirate Roberts (Cary Elwes, The Princess Bride, 1987)
5. Officer Alexander James Murphy/RoboCop (Peter Weller and Robert John Burke, RoboCop franchise, 1987-1993)
6. Spock (Leonard Nimoy and Zachary Quinto, Star Trek franchise, 1979-present)
7. Gandalf (Sir Ian McKellen, The Lord of the Rings franchise, 2001-2003)
8. Frankenstein's Monster (various actors, Frankenstein franchise, 1931-present)
9. Phil Connors (Bill Murray, Groundhog Day, 1993)
10. Butch Cassidy (Paul Newman, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, 1969)

Bobby Shalom
1. Travis Bickle (Robert DeNiro, Taxi Driver, 1976)
2. Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford, Blade Runner, 1982)
3. Daniel Plainview (Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will be Blood, 2007)
4. Phillip Marlowe (various actors, various films, 1944-present)
5. Harold Chasen (Bud Cort, Harold and Maude, 1971)
6. Tony Montana (Al Pacino, Scarface, 1983)
7. John "Bluto" Blutarsky (John Belushi, Animal House, 1978)
8. Walker (Lee Marvin, Point Blank, 1967)
9. Malcolm Tucker (Peter Capaldi, In the Loop, 2009)
10. Rocky Sullivan (James Cagney, Angels with Dirty Faces, 1938)

Groucho
1. Rufus T. Firefly (Groucho Marx, Duck Soup, 1933)
2. Frau Blucher (Cloris Leachman, Young Frankenstein, 1974)
3. Wong Fei-hung (various actors, various films, 1949-present)
4. Joan of Arc (various actors, various films, 1928-present)
5. Oh Dae-su (Choi Min-sik, Oldboy,2003)
6. Marge Gunderson (Frances McDormand, Fargo, 1996)
7. Phyllis Dietrichson (Barbara Stanwyck, Double Indemnity, 1944)
8. Blake (Alec Baldwin, Glengarry Glen Ross, 1992)
9. Annie Hall (Diane Keaton, Annie Hall, 1977)
10. The Little Tramp (Charlie Chaplin, various films, 1914-1936)

islandclaws

I'm up for it.

The Infidel

I didn't participate, but here's a previous one.

http://forum.dvdtalk.com/movie-talk/...raft-game.html

Supermallet

So we're just voting on which characters we like better? The Movie Draft game was far more complex, so I just want to make sure that characters is all we're talking about.

Tarantino

Okay, I'll play.

The Infidel

Someone please explain this "draft" thing to me. I didn't get it the last time it was played, and I don't get it now.

Osiris3657

yes, the voter simply decides "which list of characters do I like better". It's not a best characters of all time, it's all personal preference.

Osiris3657

Well the draft is done in turn, 1-16 (and then backwards and vice versa each round). Whomever is up "drafts" a character and that character is part of their team, list, whatever. Obviously once a character has been chosen they are no longer an option for others. Think of it as a sports draft.

RoboDad

I'll give it a try. But I'm still confused about the elimination part. If there are only 16 contestants, how does it go for 10 rounds? How many people are eliminated each round?

Osiris3657

16 players, 8 matchups, then 4, then 2, etc.

10 characters per team.

RoboDad

Oh, I see now. We each pick ten characters for our team, and then people vote on the whole teams. Is that it?

The Infidel

I still don't get it. Must be why I stayed out of the last one.

Cardsfan111

You can count me in.

adrenaline78

i think i get the concept.. I'll play.

sauce07

I'll give it a shot, count me in

Can we do something like The Blues Brothers? or do we have to decided between Jake or Elwood?

Osiris3657

yup, simple as that

Osiris3657

interesting question, but I feel it should only be one of them

Groucho

I will play. I've organized these before, they can be fun.

Osiris3657

Alright so far we have:

Osiris3657
sauce07
adrenaline78
cardsfan111
robodad
tarantino
killercannibal
groucho
MinLShaw
Fist of Doom
Suprmallet

Suprmallet are you still undecided? I assume the same can be said for The Infidel.

we need 6 more players!

Travis McClain

What the hell. I'm in for crack at a $15 Blu-ray.

I have a question, though: are real people eligible? For instance, Adolf Hitler has been played by a lot of actors in a lot of movies. Does he count? (I picked him as my example because I have no intention of picking him, even if he is eligible.)

Osiris3657

yes, actors/actresses portraying real people is all good. and as you mentioned, if this person has been played numerous times in different movies by different people, you are picking the character as a whole.

Supermallet

I'll play.

Abob Teff

What comprises a "team?" Are there "positions" such as "pick one hero, one sidekick, one romantic interest, one villain, two henchmen, one director, etc.?"

I might bite, if I can figure this out.

Osiris3657

Nope, just 10 characters.

Fist of Doom

I'll play.


What an incredible success that was.