Directors Brook's Universal Collection Tournament (1 Viewer)

[Jim_K]

The Bride Of Frankenstein

 

[Brook K]

The Invisible Man advances 1-0 with me abstaining again to avoid the flip and REALLY disagreeing again. Whale's film is a fine rendering of the classic novel, but Sirk's is a powerfully important and deceptively complex look at racial, generational and parenting relationships and conflicts.

The Bride Of Frankenstein advances 6-0 including my vote. Sorry Starfighter, you'll have to return to defending the frontier against Zur and the Kodan Armada.


Final Round 1 Bracket (and the two toughest matchups of the first round)

The Shape Of Things
vs.
The Mummy

The Big Lebowski
vs.
Being John Malkovich

 

[Lew Crippen]

Being John Malkovich

 

[Elizabeth S]

Being John Malkovich

 

[Rob Tomlin]

Being John Malkovich

I must say I am surprised to see this movie taking a 3-0 lead over The Big Lebowski considering how highly regarded that movie seems to be around here.

 

[Walter Kittel]

The Big Lebowski - For me, a more consistent film experience and certainly a funnier film. I admire BJM for its unconventional plot and its eccentricities but I tend to appreciate the film more on an intellectual level, vs. relishing the film the way I do with Lebowski ( which is just as clever in its own ways, despite being more derivative. )

{ Sort of ironic I suppose, since emotional distance is one of the frequent criticisms directed at the Coens. )

- Walter.

 

[Nick Sievers]

The Shape of Things
The Big Lebowski

 

[Bill McA]

The Shape Of Things
Being John Malkovich - isn't Lebowski a Polygram DVD??

 

[Brook K]

No, you're thinking of Fargo.

Lebowski was Grammercy and I believe may have been released by USA who were bought/merged with Universal. Work with me here.

Help! My wife won't let me watch a movie. She commandeered the TV to watch Angel S2. Damn that Deepdiscount sale! :frowning:

 

[SteveGon]

The Mummy
Being John Malkovich

 

[Arman]

The Shape Of Things
Being John Malkovich

 

[Bill McA]

I really want to believe you Brook...but my Lebowski DVD says Polygram all over it...

I'm currently being forced to watch the first 2 seasons of Smallville on DVD....44 1-hour episodes!!!!! :frowning:

My DeepDiscount order still hasn't arrived....

 

[Nick Sievers]

So does mine, I can't remember who they merged with though. My Fargo DVD says MGM.

 

[Brook K]

The Shape Of Things advances 4-1 including my vote though this was a tough one as The Mummy is my favorite 30's Universal horror after the Frankenstein's

Being John Malkovich advances 7-2 including my vote. This is close to a toss-up for me and usually I would lean toward The Dude, but I'm holding a grudge because I got way too drunk at Lebowski fest and much like Jerry and the Black & White cookie, a not-puking streak was shattered.

I had the old Polygram slide-out case Fargo and replaced it with the MGM SE.

Ok, my Lebowski DVD does say Polygram, but I think it's a typo. :b

I don't have my list handy so no matchup today, mucho errands and such.

 

[Brook K]

Round 2

Jaws
vs.
Dracula

The Birds
vs.
Babe

 

[Walter Kittel]

Jaws

Babe - A very charming and endearing film.

- Walter.

 

[Nick Sievers]

Jaws
The Birds

 

[SteveGon]

Dracula
The Birds

 

[Lew Crippen]

Jaws

Babe

 

[george kaplan]

Jaws

The Birds