Directors The Last Dozen DVDs You Bought Tournament (1 Viewer)

[Brook K]

Tommy G

The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King - waiting for EE +1
The Godfather - Have box +3
A Night at the Opera - haven't seen, not interested
The Best of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello volume 2 - haven't seen, would like to in the distant future +1
Big Fish - didn't care for
The Pink Panther Film Collection - not interested
Terminator 2: Judgment Day Extreme DVD - have the old metal case edition +1
A Clockwork Orange Remastered - own it +5
City Lights - Good, but other than the ending, don't like it as much as several other Chaplins, +1
Charlie's Angels Season 2 - not interested
Lawrence of Arabia Superbit - Own the 1st +3
Glory Special Edition - Would buy in world of limitless budget +2

vs.

Bill McA

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King +1
The Tin Drum (Criterion) - Very impressed, will buy +3
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (Criterion) +5
Walt Disney Treasures: On the Front Lines +1
Walt Disney Treasures: Mickey Mouse in Living Color Vol. 2 +0
Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald Vol. 1 +0
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly S.E. +2
The Triplets of Belleville - Really liked, another buy in a limitless budget world +2
Kichiku dai Enkai - interested in seeing +1
The Cat Returns (Studio Ghibli) - Would buy unseen, but waiting for dubs for kids +2
3 Women (Criterion) - Very impressed, may buy eventually +3
The Monster Legacy DVD Gift Set - have the OOP's, not a big enough fan to want most of the sequels +2


Closer than I thought it would be at first glance, Bill

 

[Brad Porter]

If only we'd delayed starting the tournament, then maybe I could have replaced The Matrix Revolutions with The Crucible. Who am I kidding? You guys probably hate that film too.

Round 1 - Bracket 3

Tommy G

-1.0 The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
+2.0 The Godfather
+2.0 A Night at the Opera
+1.0 The Best of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello volume 2
0.0 Big Fish
+1.0 The Pink Panther Film Collection
+1.5 Terminator 2: Judgment Day Extreme DVD
+1.0 A Clockwork Orange Remastered
0.0 City Lights
0.0 Charlie's Angels Season 2
+1.5 Lawrence of Arabia Superbit
+2.0 Glory Special Edition
----
11.0

vs.

Bill McA

-1.0 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
-0.5 The Tin Drum (Criterion)
-0.5 The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (Criterion)
0.0 Walt Disney Treasures: On the Front Lines
0.0 Walt Disney Treasures: Mickey Mouse in Living Color Vol. 2
0.0 Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald Vol. 1
+1.5 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly S.E.
+1.0 The Triplets of Belleville
-0.5 Kichiku dai Enkai
-0.5 The Cat Returns (Studio Ghibli)
+1.0 3 Women (Criterion)
+1.0 The Monster Legacy DVD Gift Set
----
1.5

My vote goes to Tommy G, mostly due to lack of familiarity with Bill McA's titles.

Brad

 

[Andrew_Sch]

Tommy G

 

[Walter Kittel]

Haven't voted, since it seems very arbitrary and seems to penalize someone who purchases a lot of material.

Just wanted to give Brad a big for Gilmore Girls: The Complete First Season; one of the best written shows on television. If I could only watch one hour of television a week that would be the show that I'd select.

- Walter.

 

[Lew Crippen]

both lists are good:

Bill

 

[Nick Sievers]

I'll start using Brad's voting system.

Tommy G

The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King +2, like to have both Theatrical and EE
The Godfather +1, already own the original set of all 3 films.
A Night at the Opera – no desire to own it
The Best of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello volume 2 – no desire to own it
Big Fish +2, own it
The Pink Panther Film Collection -1, don’t like Pink Panther films
Terminator 2: Judgment Day Extreme DVD +2, own it
A Clockwork Orange Remastered +2, own it
City Lights – no desire at this time
Charlie's Angels Season 2 -1, not a fan of the Angels
Lawrence of Arabia Superbit +2, have the original DVD
Glory Special Edition -1, doesn’t appeal

vs.

Bill McA

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King +2
The Tin Drum (Criterion) +2, on order with some late June titles
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (Criterion) +2, see above
Walt Disney Treasures: On the Front Lines +0
Walt Disney Treasures: Mickey Mouse in Living Color Vol. 2 +0
Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald Vol. 1 +0
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly S.E. +2, own it
The Triplets of Belleville +2, own it
Kichiku dai Enkai -0.5, never heard of it
The Cat Returns (Studio Ghibli) +0
3 Women (Criterion) +2, want to own it
The Monster Legacy DVD Gift Set +2, own it because I didn’t have the prior DVD’s

My vote goes to Bill.

 

[george kaplan]

Tommy G

? The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
10 The Godfather
-1 A Night at the Opera
10 The Best of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello volume 2
0 Big Fish
5 The Pink Panther Film Collection
10 Terminator 2: Judgment Day Extreme DVD
6 A Clockwork Orange Remastered
10 City Lights
-1 Charlie's Angels Season 2
-5 Lawrence of Arabia Superbit
-1 Glory Special Edition

vs.

Bill McA

? The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
0 The Tin Drum (Criterion)
0 The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (Criterion)
10 Walt Disney Treasures: Mickey Mouse in Living Color Vol. 2
10 Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald Vol. 1
10 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly S.E.
0 The Triplets of Belleville
0 Kichiku dai Enkai
0 The Cat Returns (Studio Ghibli)
0 3 Women (Criterion)
10 The Monster Legacy DVD Gift Set

I don't really know how to rate LOTR since I consider the non-extended version to be edited (I realize it's the theatrical cut, but it's just how I feel), but since both have it, it cancels out.

Tommy 42

Bill 40

Tommy.

 

[Arman]

Round 1 - Bracket 3

Tommy G = 47 pts

6 The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
8 The Godfather
1 A Night at the Opera
1 The Best of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello volume 2
3 Big Fish
1 The Pink Panther Film Collection
3 Terminator 2: Judgment Day Extreme DVD
7 A Clockwork Orange Remastered
8 City Lights
0 Charlie's Angels Season 2
6 Lawrence of Arabia Superbit
3 Glory Special Edition

vs.

Bill McA = 43 pts

6 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
5 The Tin Drum (Criterion)
5 The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (Criterion)
0 Walt Disney Treasures: On the Front Lines
0 Walt Disney Treasures: Mickey Mouse in Living Color Vol. 2
0 Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald Vol. 1
5 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly S.E.
6 The Triplets of Belleville
1 Kichiku dai Enkai
5 The Cat Returns (Studio Ghibli)
5 3 Women (Criterion)
5 The Monster Legacy DVD Gift Set

[Round 1 Bracket 1: Steve 30 pts - Erik 13 pts]
[Round 1 Bracket 2: Jim 30 pts - Brad 14 pts]

Tommy G

 

[ErikG]

Jim K

The Good the Bad and the Ugly SE -
The Great Escape SE -
Zatoichi and the Chess Expert - never heard of
Zatoichi's Vengeance - never heard of
Zatoichi's Cane-Sword - never heard of
The Testament of Dr Mabuse (Criterion) - never heard of
The Enemy Below - abstain
Master & Commander: The Far Side of the Word (2-disc SE) -
Kill Bill Volume 1 -
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed -
Lone Wolf & Cub: White Heaven in Hell -
Onibaba (Criterion) - abstain

vs.

Brad Porter

The Cooler - abstain
Northern Exposure: The Complete First Season - never seen an episode
Penn & Teller: Bullshit! - abstain
Gilmore Girls: The Complete First Season - never heard of
Fat Man and Little Boy - never heard of
The Marx Brothers Collection - abstain
Charade (Criterion) - abstain
Homicide: Life on the Street - The Complete Season 4 - never seen an episode
The Matrix Revolutions - HIGHLY underrated I have no idea why all the hate for this GREAT movie
Futurama: Volume 3 - never seen an episode
Schindler's List - HIGHLY overrated
Freaks and Geeks: The Complete Series (Yearbook Edition) - BEST DVD set of the year hands down!

For his inclusion of Freaks and Geeks Brad gets my vote

 

[ErikG]

Round 1 - Bracket 3

Tommy G

The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King -
The Godfather -
A Night at the Opera - abstain
The Best of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello volume 2 - abstain
Big Fish - abstain
The Pink Panther Film Collection -
Terminator 2: Judgment Day Extreme DVD -
A Clockwork Orange Remastered -
City Lights - abstain
Charlie's Angels Season 2 -
Lawrence of Arabia Superbit -
Glory Special Edition - even

vs.

Bill McA

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King -
The Tin Drum (Criterion) - abstain
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (Criterion) - abstain
Walt Disney Treasures: On the Front Lines -
Walt Disney Treasures: Mickey Mouse in Living Color Vol. 2 -
Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald Vol. 1 -
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly S.E. -
The Triplets of Belleville - abstain
Kichiku dai Enkai - never heard of
The Cat Returns (Studio Ghibli) - never heard of
3 Women (Criterion) - abstain
The Monster Legacy DVD Gift Set -


Bill

 

[Bill McA]

My comments on Tommy G's list

The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King - own it
The Godfather - own the boxset
A Night at the Opera - seen it, wouldn't buy it
The Best of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello volume 2 - liked these as a kid
Big Fish - yawn
The Pink Panther Film Collection - can't stand the PP movies, never found them even slightly amusing
Terminator 2: Judgment Day Extreme DVD - own the previous tin sleeve release
A Clockwork Orange Remastered - one of the greatest motion pictures mankind has ever created!!!!!
City Lights - own it
Charlie's Angels Season 2 not interested
Lawrence of Arabia Superbit - own the non-bit SE version
Glory Special Edition - kinda liked this, need to revist




Nope - Japanese 2-disc DVD

 

[george kaplan]

Why? Have you seen those? If so, what don't you like about them?

 

[John C. Wilson]

Tommy

 

[Tommy G]

Ouch, I missed voting on the first two rounds and now when I finally check back here I'm being voted on. I didn't realize this would go this quickly. I'll have to check back more often.

 

[SteveGon]

We have a 6 - 6 tie. I'll leave this matchup open for another day; if the tie isn't broken by then, I'll retract my vote.


Round 1 - Bracket 3


Brook K

Stray Dog (Criterion)
Speed Racer LCE Vol. 2
Dolls (R3)
Gone To Earth SE (R2)
A Story Of Floating Weeds/Floating Weeds (Criterion)
Martha
In A Year With 13 Moons
Pickup On South Street (Criterion)
Cure
Ikiru (Criterion)
My Darling Clementine
The Shop On Main Street (Criterion)

vs.

Henry Martin

Freaks & Geeks: The Complete Series
Smiles of a Summer Night
Stray Dog
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 6
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Le Salon de Musique (R2 release of The Music Room/Jalsaghar)
The Ingmar Bergman Collection
Scenes from a Marriage
Futurama: Volume 3
Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 1
Angel: Season 3
Pet Shop Boys: PopArt (The Videos)

 

[SteveGon]

Brook K

Stray Dog (Criterion) - Have it.
Speed Racer LCE Vol. 2 - No interest in it.
Dolls (R3) - Except for Re-Animator, I don't much care for the Stuart Gordon oeuvre. Heh, just kidding. I'm sure you're talking about the Kitano film and I'm always up for Kitano.
Gone To Earth SE (R2) - Sounds interesting.
A Story Of Floating Weeds/Floating Weeds (Criterion) - Have it.
Martha - Sounds interesting, will probably pick it up eventually.
In A Year With 13 Moons - Have it.
Pickup On South Street (Criterion) - Have it.
Cure - Seen it, not that impressed.
Ikiru (Criterion) - Have it, as should everyone.
My Darling Clementine - Have it.
The Shop On Main Street (Criterion) - Have it.

vs.

Henry Martin

Freaks & Geeks: The Complete Series - Not much interest in seeing it.
Smiles of a Summer Night - Have it.
Stray Dog - Have it.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 6 - Have it.
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Seen it, won't buy it though.
Le Salon de Musique (R2 release of The Music Room/Jalsaghar) - Would like to see it.
The Ingmar Bergman Collection - Have it.
Scenes from a Marriage - May pick it up eventually.
Futurama: Volume 3 - Have it. "Bender's my best friend - we can't throw him in the gutter like Grandma's ashes!"
Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 1 - Not much interest in seeing it.
Angel: Season 3 - Have it.
Pet Shop Boys: PopArt (The Videos) - No interest in seeing it.

Brook gets the vote by a couple of hairs.

 

[Jim_K]

Brook K

Stray Dog (Criterion) - will pick it up eventually
Speed Racer LCE Vol. 2 - haven't seen in years
Dolls (R3) - Kitano or Stuart Gordan?
Gone To Earth SE (R2) - A P&P film I've never seen. I'm jealous.
A Story Of Floating Weeds/Floating Weeds (Criterion) - Not a fan of Ozu, not interested.
Martha - never heard of
In A Year With 13 Moons - haven't seen
Pickup On South Street (Criterion) - own it
Cure - haven't seen
Ikiru (Criterion) - liked it but not enough to buy it
My Darling Clementine - own it
The Shop On Main Street (Criterion) - see Ikiru

vs.

Henry Martin

Freaks & Geeks: The Complete Series - haven't seen
Smiles of a Summer Night - haven't seen
Stray Dog - see above
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 6 - I'm one of 3 people on this board who's not into Buffy - go figure
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - holding out for the EE
Le Salon de Musique (R2 release of The Music Room/Jalsaghar) - haven't seen
The Ingmar Bergman Collection - only seen Persona (didn't care for) & Hour of the Wolf (liked)
Scenes from a Marriage - haven't seen
Futurama: Volume 3 - seen a few episodes
Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 1 - haven't seen
Angel: Season 3 - see Buffy
Pet Shop Boys: PopArt (The Videos) - unfamiliar with this band/artist

2 films I own & the P&P film give him the edge - Brook

 

[Lew Crippen]

Brook, although Henry has a good list. For me (probably not for others) Season 6 of Buffy does not help—one of the worst of all years for Buffy.

 

[Brook K]

Dolls is the Takeshi Kitano film.
Jim, Martha is another Fassbinder film, released by Fantoma at the same time as In A Year With 13 Moons. The male star is Karl Heinz Bohm of Peeping Tom fame.

My take on Henry's

Freaks & Geeks: The Complete Series good show, I just don't buy TV
Smiles of a Summer Night Own the R2
Stray Dog maybe it will arrive today....
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 6 Because there was a time when this show was about the best thing on the tube, but as Lew says, this season was the jump the shark
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Le Salon de Musique (R2 release of The Music Room/Jalsaghar) would like to see
The Ingmar Bergman Collection plan on owning eventually
Scenes from a Marriage ditto
Futurama: Volume 3 never caught my interest
Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 1 Only comedy left on TV that I watch
Angel: Season 3 ugh, can't stand Angel
Pet Shop Boys: PopArt (The Videos) I like The Pet Shop Boys but have absolutely no interest in buying video collections

 

[Brian Lawrence]

Tommy G

The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
The Godfather
A Night at the Opera
The Best of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello volume 2 na
Big Fish
The Pink Panther Film Collection na
Terminator 2: Judgment Day Extreme DVD
A Clockwork Orange Remastered
City Lights
Charlie's Angels Season 2 na
Lawrence of Arabia Superbit
Glory Special Edition

vs.

Bill McA

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Tin Drum (Criterion) na
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (Criterion) na
Walt Disney Treasures: On the Front Lines na
Walt Disney Treasures: Mickey Mouse in Living Color Vol. 2 na
Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald Vol. 1 na
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly S.E.
The Triplets of Belleville na
Kichiku dai Enkai na
The Cat Returns (Studio Ghibli) na
3 Women (Criterion) na
The Monster Legacy DVD Gift Set

Tommy G