Directors Teen Angst Movie Tournament (1 Viewer)

[SteveGon]

Can't Buy Me Love (I cast the tie-breaking vote) and The Ice Storm advance.


Round 1 - Bracket 9

The Breakfast Club vs. The Last Picture Show


Round 1 - Bracket 10

Ghost World vs. Saved!


Quote of the day:

"I can't relate to 99% of humanity."

- Ghost World


So whatever happened to Amanda Peterson, the cutie from Can't Buy Me Love? According to the IMDB, she last made a movie in 1995 (Windrunner). Between it and CBML, she mostly did television work. Now you know.

 

[george kaplan]

The Breakfast Club

abstain

 

[Nate Anderson]

The Breakfast Club
Saved!

 

[Brook K]

The Last Picture Show

 

[Scott Weinberg]

The Last Picture Show
Ghost World

 

[Justin_S]

The Last Picture Show
Saved!- a new favorite.

 

[Nick Sievers]

The Breakfast Club

 

[John C. Wilson]

The Breakfast Club - tough

 

[ErikG]

The Breakfast Club
Ghost World

 

[SteveGon]

The Breakfast Club advances. :frowning:

There's a tie between Ghost World and Saved! Haven't seen the latter so I can't break the tie. I'll leave the bracket open for another day but if no one calls it, I'll advance Ghost World as that's the film most have seen of the two.


Round 1 - Bracket 11

Rebel Without a Cause vs. Antoine et Collette


Round 1 - Bracket 12

Welcome to the Dollhouse vs. Donnie Darko


Quote of the day:

"High school's better than junior high. They'll call you names, but not as much to your face."

- Welcome to the Dollhouse

 

[Scott Weinberg]

Donnie Darko

 

[Nate Anderson]

Rebel Without a Cause
Donnie Darko

 

[george kaplan]

Double abstain

 

[Brook K]

Rebel Without A Cause (very tough, A&C is beautiful filmmaking, but in retrospect is more romantic angst than "growing-up/teen angst" so probably wasn't the best nom for this tournament)

Welcome To The Dollhouse (easily, count me among those who don't get the Donnie Darko phenomenon)

 

[Lew Crippen]

Rebel Without a Cause

Actually I find this one pretty easy—James Dean’s picture is next to ‘teen-age angst´ in the dictionary. And Natalie Wood’s is next to an alternate definition.

 

[Nick Sievers]

Welcome to the Dollhouse - I was also suprised how taken people were with Donnie Darko, I do like it but I have mates who are obsessed with it.

 

[ErikG]

Donnie Darko

 

[SteveGon]

Rebel Without a Cause and Donnie Darko advance.

Ghost World advances by default. Sorry, Saved! fans.


Round 1 - Bracket 13

American Graffiti vs. Dazed and Confused


Round 1 - Bracket 14

Ferris Bueller's Day Off vs. Say Anything...


Quote of the day:

"The older you get the more rules they are going to try and get you to follow. You just gotta keep on livin man. L-I-V-I-N."

- Dazed and Confused

 

[Brook K]

American Graffiti - on the angst scale but as movies, both are equally underwhelming

Ferris Bueller - both are a million times better than either film in the 1st matchup.

 

[Nate Anderson]

American Graffiti
Say Anything...