July Pickem (HY #1/6)

This is getting too fucking complicated, LOL.

I just shouldn't have put those two questions in it. I knew I shouldn't have, but I did anyways...

And I'm guessing The Collector won't count since it's not in the July-September game. In fact, I don't even think it's a real movie.

Buscemi wrote:And I'm guessing The Collector won't count since it's not in the July-September game. In fact, I don't even think it's a real movie.

Yep, this pickem is (very) loosely based on the ULT/BO games... So "The Collector" won't count.

Buscemi wrote:And I'm guessing The Collector won't count since it's not in the July-September game. In fact, I don't even think it's a real movie.

Maybe on July 1st, they'll come out with an article that says "July Fools?"

W can i edit one of my picks?

I think we're allowed to edit until July 1st.

yep. You can post/edit picks until the 1st film of the month is out. In July that day is the first.

I dropped The Collector and changed my answer for that question.

[quote="W"]This is basically the same as all the other times except:

1. Everything above the line counts for both the July league total and the overall total.
2. Everything below the line is further out than when the July league ends and will only count towards the overall total.
3. I know I'm forgetting something. I'll let you know later.
4. Anything you want me to add, I'll think about it.

A. Overall T5 winner, Overall PTA winner, Highest IMDB for an opening each weekend
(15 Pts)
7/3 Revenge of the Fallen, Revenge of the Fallen, Public Enemies
7/10 Bruno, Bruno, Bruno
7/17 Harry Potter, (500) Days of Summer, (500) Days of Summer
7/24 G-Force, G-Force, The Ugly Truth
7/31 Funny People, Funny People, Thirst

B. Monthly High/Low (4 pts)
1. Highest Opening for a film not named Harry Potter or Ice Age? G-Force
2. Lowest opening for a wide release (over 1000 theaters) Aliens in the Attic
3. Highest PTA for the month? (500) Days of Summer
4. Smallest drop for a wide release (% wise) in its second weekend (Last week of June counts)? Bruno

C. vs. (6 pts)
1. Higher OW: Ice Age: The Melt Down or Dawn of the Dinosaurs? Ice Age: The Meltdown
2. Higher IMDB: American Gangster or Public Enemies? American Gangster
3. Higher OW: Borat or Bruno? Bruno
4. Higher 5-Day OW: Order of the Phoenix or Half-Blood Prince? Half Blood Prince
5. Higher OW: The Proposal or The Ugly Truth? Proposal
6. HIgher OW: Knocked Up or Funny People? Knocked Up

BONUS Point:
Best Bang for Your Buck film (OW/BO Price) G-Force

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July Opener Totals (2 Pts each)
Harry Potter will/won't break $300 M? Nope
Ice Age will/won't break $225 M? Yup
Public Enemies will/won't break $120 M? Nope
Funny People will/won't break $120 M? Yup
Bruno will/won't break $120 M? Yup

6 Month Highs (3 Pts each)
Highest 3-Day OW July-Dec? New Moon
Most T5 points July-Dec? (ends Feb 1) Avatar
Most PTA July-Dec? (ends Feb 1) (500) Days of Summer
Biggest horror film (New Moon doesn't count, The Road does)? The Road
Biggest animated film? A Christmas Carol

+1 correct answer, -1 wrong answer. If you don't list one that's a right answer, it is considered wrong.
What films released in July-Dec will be IMDB top 250? Avatar, Precious, An Education, (500) Days of Summer, Funny People, Bruno, Inglorious Basterds, Jennifer's Body, CoCo before Chanel, Cold Souls, Ponyo, Michael Moore Doc, A Serious Man, The Road, Where the Wild Things Are, Amelia, Invictus, Princess and the Frog, Broken Embraces, Nine, Lovely Bones, Shutter Island.

My God, that's 22 movies you listed in the IMDb list!

And half of those films won't even get scores above 8. The worst case will likely be Jennifer's Body, of which I can't see managing above a 5.5 rating.

He never specified whether or not they stay up there the entire year, those are just films I think will be on there for some period of time, whether they be OW or forever.

Yeah, but still... I have a feeling you're going to lose a lot of points on that one. You've been doing this a lot longer than me, though.

Wow, JackO, that's crazy. That's a lot of points down the toilet, and I think the general consensus was that it meant which movie is there at the end of the year. At least that's how I took it.

Meanwhile, I'm probably the only person who sees the new Matt Damon/Paul Greengrass teaming making the Top 250.