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zennier
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yoshue wrote: It appears we have the five nominees! And I predict that, given the running times, there is no way Ben Hur or Lawrence are going to win this thing. Good enough reason to ignore them.  
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| Tue Apr 18, 2006 4:08 pm |
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Christian
Team Kris
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To those hesitant to vote for Amadeus:
The characters speak (mostly) American English.  No grand accents or anything. _________________A hot man once wrote: Urgh, I have to throw out half my underwear because it's too tight.
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| Tue Apr 18, 2006 4:12 pm |
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Libs
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Christian wrote: To those hesitant to vote for Amadeus: The characters speak (mostly) American English. No grand accents or anything. On the other hand:
Amadeus' laugh? Will make you want to stop watching the movie the *first* time you hear it. By the time it's gotten to the 50th or so time, you may be in physical pain.
It is an excellent movie, though. 
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| Tue Apr 18, 2006 6:08 pm |
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Christian
Team Kris
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Libs wrote: Christian wrote: To those hesitant to vote for Amadeus: The characters speak (mostly) American English. No grand accents or anything. On the other hand: Amadeus' laugh? Will make you want to stop watching the movie the *first* time you hear it. By the time it's gotten to the 50th or so time, you may be in physical pain. It is an excellent movie, though. Yeah... that was pretty grating at first.
Then one of the characters (I believe it was Salieri) mentioned that Mozart's laugh was annoying, that was kind of cool. _________________A hot man once wrote: Urgh, I have to throw out half my underwear because it's too tight.
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Christian
Team Kris
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Libs wrote: Christian wrote: To those hesitant to vote for Amadeus: The characters speak (mostly) American English. No grand accents or anything. On the other hand: Amadeus' laugh? Will make you want to stop watching the movie the *first* time you hear it. By the time it's gotten to the 50th or so time, you may be in physical pain. It is an excellent movie, though. Yeah... that was pretty grating at first.
Then one of the characters (I believe it was Salieri) mentioned that Mozart's laugh was annoying, that was kind of cool. _________________A hot man once wrote: Urgh, I have to throw out half my underwear because it's too tight.
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Christian
Team Kris
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Libs wrote: Christian wrote: To those hesitant to vote for Amadeus: The characters speak (mostly) American English. No grand accents or anything. On the other hand: Amadeus' laugh? Will make you want to stop watching the movie the *first* time you hear it. By the time it's gotten to the 50th or so time, you may be in physical pain. It is an excellent movie, though. HAHA Yeah! There was one scene where Mozart burst out laughing at Salieri's face, F. Murray Abraham's reaction was priceless! _________________A hot man once wrote: Urgh, I have to throw out half my underwear because it's too tight.
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Dr. Lecter
You must have big rats
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Well, we have our five suggestions. Lennier had all rights to change his own suggestion, so we have now:
lennier: The Apartment
haerpinot: West Side Story
Atoddr: Lawrence of Arabia
Zingaling: In the Heat of the Night
jmart007: Ben-Hur
Those were the first five. Sorry for the rest, but next time you certainly will get your chance to make your nom!
I'll set up a poll now that will run until Sunday midnight.
PLEASE ONLY VOTE IN THE POLL IF YOU ARE A MEMBER OF THE CLUB OR PLAN JOINING IT!!!
Also, to make things clearer, I'd ask the members of the club not just to vote in the poll, but also state their pick in this thread. _________________The greatest thing on earth is to love and to be loved in return!
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Dr. Lecter
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My vote goes to Lawrence of Arabia, by the way.
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| Wed Apr 19, 2006 1:36 pm |
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Christian
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My vote is for The Apartment.
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| Wed Apr 19, 2006 1:55 pm |
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zennier
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The Apartment looks best
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Libs
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Vote for The Apartment, people.
In my top 10.
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Andrew
Lover of Bacon
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The Apartment gets my vote as i've seen the other 4 at one time or another, so this will be a good chance to catch it
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Johnny Dollar
The Lubitsch Touch
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The Apartment is an amazing movie, in my Top 20. Of course, so is Lawrence of Arabia....decisions, decisions.
I've never actually met a person who's watched The Apartment and didn't like it. It's so smooth and enjoyable and effective that the cynic in me wants to think that it sucks. But it really, really doesn't.
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Riggs
We had our time together
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Out of those I've only seen West Side Story. I'm interested in all of them especially Apartment and Lawrence. Hard.
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Johnny Dollar
The Lubitsch Touch
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The major caveat to Lawrence, in regards to this club, is that it's about 3 and a half hours long. I'd be afraid that a lot of members wouldn't be able to watch it anytime soon.
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zingy
College Boy Z
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I voted for In the Heat of the Night.
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Johnny Dollar
The Lubitsch Touch
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If The Apartment wins....well that's just awesome.
I voted for The Apartment.
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Chris
life begins now
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I voted for The Apartment...I've been wanting to see it for awhile but I've never had a chance.
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publicenemy#1
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Hm... I actually got a (full screen...) copy of West Side Story for my birthday so I don't really want to pick that. And I've been wanting to see Lawrence of Arabia but I probably won't time to watch it.
I would have voted for Amadeus if it was in the poll, but I'll go with The Apartment I suppose...
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Johnny Dollar
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You won't regret it, publicenemy!
I am so genuinely excited at the possibility of The Apartment winning. I'm dying to know what everyone thinks; it's been a favorite of mine, for a long time, so I just hope I don't hog the (potential) Apartment thread.
I also hope I don't jinx it!
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Atoddr
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I voted for my nominee, Lawrence Of Arabia, but I won't be unhappy if The Apartment wins.
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Jmart
Superman: The Movie
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I voted for Ben-Hur. I wouldn't mind if The Apartment won though.
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Andrew
Lover of Bacon
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Well i just found The Apartment dirt cheap online so i bought it.... it had better win now!
If not, nevermind 
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dolcevita
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I thought The Apartment was boring and annoying. Just me? I guess so....
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Shack
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I voted for In the Heat of The Night, though it looks like it doesn't matter as it's an Apartment runaway.
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