Directors Stanley Kubrick vs. the HTF - a tournament (1 Viewer)

[SteveGon]

Welcome to my Stanley Kubrick vs. the HTF tournament

Same as my previous Coen Bros. vs. the HTF tourney, only we'll be pitting our favorite films against Stanley Kubrick's. Can we take down Stan the Man?

Kubrick

Barry Lyndon
A Clockwork Orange
Dr. Strangelove***
Eyes Wide Shut
Full Metal Jacket
Killer's Kiss
The Killing
Lolita
Paths of Glory
The Shining
Spartacus
2001: A Space Odyssey***


The HTF

Amelie - Steeve Bergeron
Blue Velvet - Bill McA
Ikiru - Brook K
Lawrence of Arabia - Rob Tomlin
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Andrew_Sch
Once Upon a Time in America - Lew Crippen
The Passion of Joan of Arc - Simon_Lepine
Rashomon - Nick Sievers
Rear Window - George Kaplan
Requiem for a Dream - Justin_S
The Third Man - SteveGon
Unforgiven - Angelo.M

 

[Simon_Lepine]

I'll picking Dreyer's The Passion of Joan of Arc, IMO it has more emotions than all of those movies combined.

 

[SteveGon]

That's true, for the most part: the ending of Paths of Glory packs a wallop...

 

[Simon_Lepine]

You're right, I was thinking about Paths of Glory as a possible counter when I wrote this. Barry Lyndon really got to me too emotionally, but that's about it.

 

[george kaplan]

Based on strength here in HTF, I'll pass on the Apartment and select Rear Window

 

[Steeve Bergeron]

Amelie

 

[Brook K]

Mother, Jugs, And Speed


jk, Ikiru unless that's too obscure.

 

[Lew Crippen]

Once Upon a Tiome in America

 

[Angelo.M]

unforgiven

 

[Nick Sievers]

Rashomon

 

[SteveGon]

Brook: Ikiru is fine - I meant more obscure than that.

Four more and we're good to go!

 

[Bill McA]

Can we take down Stan the Man?

Why would anyone want to do such a silly and futile thing?

Blue Velvet - David Lynch

 

[Rob Tomlin]

Let's give Stanley some tougher competition:

Lawrence of Arabia

 

[Rob Tomlin]

I'll picking Dreyer's The Passion of Joan of Arc, IMO it has more emotions than all of those movies combined.

Hard to argue with that.

Nice pick!

 

[Andrew_Sch]

I'll put up The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.

 

[Justin_S]

REQUIEM FOR A DREAM

 

[Rand]

Well past eleven so ... never mind.

 

[SteveGon]

Okay, we're all set!

Round 1 - Bracket 1

Blue Velvet vs. Eyes Wide Shut

 

[Walter Kittel]

Eyes Wide Shut

- Walter.

 

[Cary T]

Eyes Wide Shut