Head to Head tourney - SteveGon and Vickie_M (1 Viewer)

[Brook K]

more abstains, I've only seen the very good Opposite of Sex and the fantastic Searcing For Bobby Fisher from this batch.

I'm not sure about an English Aguirre either, Fitzcarraldo, as Rain says, was filmed in English and then dubbed into German; though personally I always watch it in German as it just feels right that way.

I know Variety gave Invincible a poor review and Entertainment Weekly had it in the C - B- range. It's never played here or I would have seen it, but I'm a bit disappointed in the subject matter. I'm not sure why all these directors feel the need to make a Holocaust movie. I'm not looking forward to The Pianist either, though I plan on seeing it.

 

[Vickie_M]

Where the Green Ants Dream and At Close Range are carried on.
Romper Stomper and Kafka are tied 1-1
Local Hero wins 3-0
Kiss Me Deadly wins 1-0
Searching For Bobby Fischer wins 4-1
Round 1. Bracket 17
Reds
vs.
Two-lane Blacktop
Round 1, Bracket 18
The Pledge
vs.
Highway 61
Round 1, Bracket 19
American Psycho
vs.
Voyager
Round 1, Bracket 20
Bad Boys (1983, with Sean Penn)
vs.
Trees Lounge
Steve, is Voyager the 1991 movie (aka Homo Faber) with Sam Shepard and Julie Delpy?
(eeks, I'd be abstaining in all 4 brackets)

 

[Andy Olivera]

That's better! I've seen two of these(American Psycho, Two-Lane Blacktop)...
So naturally they're in different brackets...

 

[SteveGon]

Steve, is Voyager the 1991 movie (aka Homo Faber) with Sam Shepard and Julie Delpy?

Yep, that's the one. Watch it only after you've taken a couple of Prozac! :frowning:
I'll chime in later with thoughts on my picks. I'm a little sleepy right now. Yawn...
You know, I'm starting to liken this tourney to a car crash: few people can actually participate, but eveybody drops in to gawk!

 

[Gabe D]

Highway 61 (tough call)

 

[Angelo.M]

abstain
the pledge
american psycho
abstain

 

[Lew Crippen]

Sigh! I could have voted in the last round, but I’m back to abstaining.

At least Bobby did not need my help.

 

[Brian Kissinger]

The winter wind howls outside. The Brian sits at his computer, drinking much coffee and trying to awake. Bless coffee he thinks. He shrugs off the last remaining elements of sleep (and the dream he had where Halle Berry had hit on him, and he had spurned her....yep, even in his dreams he's a dumbass) and slowly searches for the new brackets. As usual, the brackets are full of movies he hasn't seen. Damn he thinks. I wish I could vote. Slowly, a single tear forms in his left eye.

 

[Scott Weinberg]

 

[Bill McA]

Reds
The Pledge - an excellent film although Highway 51 is rather fun too!
American Psycho
Bad Boys

 

[Rob Tomlin]

Abstain X 4.

But, unlike Kissinger, I am not going to get all emotional about it!

 

[SteveGon]

Bill McA posted:

Reds
The Pledge - an excellent film although Highway 51 is rather fun too!
American Psycho
Bad Boys

Damn, you're killin' me!
Anyway, congrats on actually being able to vote in all four brackets!

 

[ChuckDeLa]

Well, I've seen Trees Lounge....

abstain x4

 

[Brook K]

I've only seen the fantastic The Pledge and the freakin' hilarious American Psycho

 

[Bill J]

abstain x4

 

[JohnRice]

I'm sure one of you will be thrilled to know I just picked up a used copy of The Pledge today.

 

[Ric Bagoly]

abstain all the way!

 

[Vickie_M]

John, please post what you think of The Pledge.
Romper Stomper and Kafka are carried on.
Reds wins 1-0
The Pledge wins 2-1
American Psycho wins 2-0
Bad Boys (1983, with Sean Penn) wins 1-0
Round 1. Bracket 21
The Bride With White Hair
vs.
Hard Eight
Round 1, Bracket 22
The Gift
vs.
Salt of the Earth
Round 1, Bracket 23
The Elephant Man
vs.
Smoke
Round 1, Bracket 24
Beautiful Girls
vs.
Ulee's Gold

 

[JohnRice]

Finally, I can vote in one of the brackets, but I'm not sure I have a favorite. Oooohhh, I guess I'll go with
Beautiful Girls
BTW, Vickie, I have seen The Pledge and I wasn't exactly floored. for $7, I figured I'd give it a shot.

 

[Bill McA]

Hard Eight
Salt of the Earth - Raimi's Gift was a big disappointment (as are all of his recent films), but it did contain an eye-poppin' Katie Holmes nude scene!
The Elephant Man - a superb film!
Ulee's Gold