Directors Gangster Movie Tournament (1 Viewer)

[Jim_K]

King of New York
Heat
Get Carter

 

[Walter Kittel]

King of New York
Heat
Get Carter

- Walter.

 

[george kaplan]

This Gun For Hire

 

[Lew Crippen]

Gangs of New York

 

[Brook K]

New Jack City
Heat
abstain, no TGFH

 

[Ric Bagoly]

New Jack City

Heat, easily

abstain on bonus match

 

[Bill McA]

The King of New York
Heat
abstain - no This Gun for Hire

 

[SteveGon]

The King of New York advances.
Heat advances.
Get Carter advances.


Round 1 - Bracket 8

The Godfather

"I believe in America. America has made my fortune."

vs.

Casino

"In the casino, the cardinal rule is to keep them playing and to keep them coming back. The longer they play, the more they lose, and in the end, we get it all."


Round 1 - Bracket 9

Little Caesar

"Mother of mercy, is this the end of Rico?"

vs.

Force of Evil

"What do you mean "gangsters"? It's business."

 

[Brook K]

The Godfather

 

[Jim_K]

The Godfather
Little Caesar

 

[Nick Sievers]

The Godfather

 

[Ric Bagoly]

The Godfather-easy as pie

abstain (no Force)

 

[Walter Kittel]

The Godfather

- Walter.

 

[Elizabeth S]

The Godfather

 

[Bill McA]

The Godfather
Force of Evil

 

[SteveGon]

The Godfather and Little Caesar (I voted for both) advance.


Round 1 - Bracket 10

Band of Outsiders

"Sometimes, if you don't hide stuff, nobody notices. I read that in an American book."

vs.

Pepe le Moko

Trivia: When Walter Wanger produced Algiers (1938), the American remake, he tried to have all copies of Pépé le Moko destroyed. Fortunately, he was not able to do so.


Round 1 - Bracket 11

Donnie Brasco

"A wise guy's always right even when he's wrong, he's right."

vs.

Jackie Brown

"AK-47. When you absolutely, positively got to kill every motherfucker in the room, accept no substitutes."


Don't forget that you can still second and third noms for the wild card list.

 

[Brook K]

Band Of Outsiders

Donnie Brasco (JB is the better film, but I just don't see it as a "gangster" film.)

 

[Walter Kittel]

abstain - no Pepe Le Moko

Donnie Brasco - what Brook said.

- Walter.

 

[Jim_K]

Pepe le Moko - not even close, though it'll probably lose

Donnie Brasco

 

[Bill McA]

abstain - seen neither
Donnie Brasco - what Brook said