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Old 05-19-2006, 06:09 PM   #31 of 429
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Re: The Best Film of 2005 Tournament


Second:

Everything is Illuminated

Nominate:

The White Diamond (I think this counts as 2005 anyway)
The Ice Harvest


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Old 05-20-2006, 04:05 AM   #32 of 429
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Re: The Best Film of 2005 Tournament


Added:
Everything is Illuminated
The White Diamond
(had this on my original list)

Nominees:
Chicken Little
The White Countess
The Producers
Sarah Silverman: Jesus is Magic
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Brothers (Brødre)
Proof


6 more to go. I'll give it until the next time I log on.



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Old 05-20-2006, 02:41 PM   #33 of 429
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Re: The Best Film of 2005 Tournament


Ok, I'm bumping in

Chicken Little, The Producers, The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Proof, The White Countess

Back with the first matchup later....



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Springtime in a Small Town - B+ / Evan Almighty - C


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Old 05-21-2006, 11:25 AM   #34 of 429
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Re: The Best Film of 2005 Tournament


Round #1

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Vs.

Flightplan

Dark Water
vs.
Darwin's Nightmare

I want to spruce this up with images later, just don't have time now and wanted to get a match up.



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Get Smart - C- / Rendition - B-
Springtime in a Small Town - B+ / Evan Almighty - C


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Old 05-21-2006, 11:30 AM   #35 of 429
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Re: The Best Film of 2005 Tournament


Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
abstain - seen neither




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Old 05-21-2006, 12:04 PM   #36 of 429
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Re: The Best Film of 2005 Tournament


Double Abstain (the first of many I'm sure )



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Old 05-21-2006, 12:55 PM   #37 of 429
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Re: The Best Film of 2005 Tournament


double abstain
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Old 05-21-2006, 03:11 PM   #38 of 429
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Re: The Best Film of 2005 Tournament


double abstain


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Old 05-21-2006, 03:12 PM   #39 of 429
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Re: The Best Film of 2005 Tournament


Abstain - don't care to see Potter. Flightplan was bad though.
Darwin's Nightmare - I Netflixed Dark Water to see Connelly, and she was the only thing worth seeing in that crap.


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Old 05-21-2006, 09:10 PM   #40 of 429
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Re: The Best Film of 2005 Tournament


Double-Abstain

Not that interested in seeing Flightplan or Dark Water. Sorry.

HP was okay and DN is excellent.



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