VinylGuy vs. Monkey_Driven -- MONKEY_DRIVEN WINS

Books, movies, television...

Which team is better?

VinylGuy's
8
40%
Monkey_Driven's
12
60%
 
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VinylGuy vs. Monkey_Driven -- MONKEY_DRIVEN WINS

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Vinyl Guy
1. Nicolas Cage - Actor
2. Martin Scorsese - Director
3. Kate Winslet - Actor
4. John Carpenter’s The Thing (1982) - 80's Movie
5. Pulp Fiction (1994) -90's Movie
6. Apocalypse Now (1979) - 70’s Movie
7. Rosemary’s Baby (1968) - 60’s Movie
8. Miami Vice (2006) - 2000's Movie
9. Whiplash (2014) - 2010's Movie

Monkey_Driven
1. Empire Strikes Back (1980) - 80's Movie
2. Stanley Kubrick - Director
3. Tom Hanks - Actor
4. Get Out (2017) - 2010's Movie
5. Psycho (1960) - 60's Movie
6. The Shawshank Redemption (1994) - 90's Movie
7. Blazing Saddles (1974) - 70’s Movie
8. The Dark Knight (2008) - 2000's Movie
9. Robin Williams - Actor
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tree_ wrote:Vinyl Guy
1. Nicolas Cage - Actor
2. Martin Scorsese - Director
3. Kate Winslet - Actor
4. John Carpenter’s The Thing (1982) - 80's Movie
5. Pulp Fiction (1994) -90's Movie
6. Apocalypse Now (1979) - 70’s Movie
7. Rosemary’s Baby (1968) - 60’s Movie
8. Miami Vice (2006) - 2000's Movie
9. Whiplash (2014) - 2010's Movie

Monkey_Driven
1. Empire Strikes Back (1980) - 80's Movie
2. Stanley Kubrick - Director
3. Tom Hanks - Actor
4. Get Out (2017) - 2010's Movie
5. Psycho (1960) - 60's Movie
6. The Shawshank Redemption (1994) - 90's Movie
7. Blazing Saddles (1974) - 70’s Movie
8. The Dark Knight (2008) - 2000's Movie
9. Robin Williams - Actor
Kubrick 1-0
Hanks 2-0
Williams 3-0
Rosemary’s 3-1
Apocalypse 3-2
Empire 4-2
Pulp 4-3
TDK 5-3
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Anders wrote: Hanks 2-0
Williams 3-0
Hahaha what
VinylGuy wrote:its really tiresome to see these ¨good guys¨ talking about any political stuff in tv while also being kinda funny and hip and cool....its just...please enough of this shit.
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You don’t like Tom Hanks?
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No. Cheeseball hack. I'd take Winslet over him any day of the week.
VinylGuy wrote:its really tiresome to see these ¨good guys¨ talking about any political stuff in tv while also being kinda funny and hip and cool....its just...please enough of this shit.
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Hanks is about as charismatic as it gets, but a good, not great actor. Would've been a great news man, sportscaster, anything like that.
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Hanks is great, but Winslet is better.

Williams is the cheeseball hack. He sucks. THE CAGE wins handily.
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I would've appreciated the Hanks pick more if it were chosen in a later round. Just too many great actors to choose from.
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BurtReynolds wrote:Hanks is great, but Winslet is better.

Williams is the cheeseball hack. He sucks. THE CAGE wins handily.
Yeah Cage over Williams no question.
VinylGuy wrote:its really tiresome to see these ¨good guys¨ talking about any political stuff in tv while also being kinda funny and hip and cool....its just...please enough of this shit.
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BurtReynolds wrote:Hanks is great, but Winslet is better.

Williams is the cheeseball hack. He sucks. THE CAGE wins handily.
Cage has so many bad movies, his name on a movie means nothing to me anymore. Was a fan in the 90s. Hanks is the opposite. Like James Stewart he has made an incredible amount of quality movies, including a few all time great roles vs Cage in Leaving Las Vegas.

Winslet is talented, but is mostly boring. Williams was madly talented, and had many standout roles.

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I'd take Will Ferrell over Robin Williams, and Tom Hanks attachment to a project signals to me that it's a movie for grandparents to fall asleep during.
VinylGuy wrote:its really tiresome to see these ¨good guys¨ talking about any political stuff in tv while also being kinda funny and hip and cool....its just...please enough of this shit.
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On the other hand I appreciate Anders' attempt to fill the LV-sized-hole of "man who has seen a lot of movies and has absolutely bonkers opinions about them."
VinylGuy wrote:its really tiresome to see these ¨good guys¨ talking about any political stuff in tv while also being kinda funny and hip and cool....its just...please enough of this shit.
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Mickey wrote:On the other hand I appreciate Anders' attempt to fill the LV-sized-hole of "man who has seen a lot of movies and has absolutely bonkers opinions about them."
I would not call Hanks over Cage a bonkers opinion.
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Monkey_Driven wrote:
Mickey wrote:On the other hand I appreciate Anders' attempt to fill the LV-sized-hole of "man who has seen a lot of movies and has absolutely bonkers opinions about them."
I would not call Hanks over Cage a bonkers opinion.
I said attempt!
VinylGuy wrote:its really tiresome to see these ¨good guys¨ talking about any political stuff in tv while also being kinda funny and hip and cool....its just...please enough of this shit.
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It’s an honor to be compared to my friend LV.

But let’s have another look at Tom Hanks:

Splash - 1984
Big - 1988 (top ten movie for me as a kid, still really good, he also won a golden globe)
A League Of Their Own - 1992
Sleepless In Seattle - 1993
Philadelphia - 1993 (best actor at the oscars)
Forrest Gump 1994 (best actor at the oscars)
Apollo 13 - 1995
Toy Story - 1995 (great)
That Thing You Do - 1996
Saving Private Ryan - 1998 (great)
Toy Story 2 - 1999
The Green Mile - 1999 (great)
Cast Away - 2000 (he won another golden globe here)
Road To Perdition - 2002
Catch Me If You Can - 2002
The Ladykillers - 2004
The Terminal - 2004
The Da Vinci Code - 2006 (and sequels)
Charlie Wilson’s War - 2007
Toy Story 3 - 2010
Cloud Atlas - 2012
Captain Phillips - 2013
Saving Mr. Banks - 2013
Bridge Of Spies - 2015
Sully - 2016
The Post - 2017
Toy Story 4 - 2019
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood - 2019
Greyhound - 2020
News Of The World - 2020

Some ok movies, some great movies. Fantastic career.
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Again, we seem to be confusing great movies with great actors. Sure, he has great charisma and work ethic and people love him. But it can be helpful to ask yourself if you can imagine other decent actors in those roles, where they're as good or better. There aren't a lot of Tom Hanks roles I can't do that with.
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For most of his top roles I can’t imagine anyone outperforming what he did.
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VG.

Cage over Hanks
Winslet over Williams
Kubrick over Scorsese
Rosemary over Psycho
Blazing over Apocalypse
The Thing over Empire
Pulp Fiction over Shawshank
Miami over Dark Knight
Get Out over Whiplash
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