Directors The Last Dozen DVDs You Bought Tournament (2 Viewers)

[Brian Lawrence]

Brook K

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

vs.

Henry Martin

Freaks & Geeks: The Complete Series na
Smiles of a Summer Night
Stray Dog na
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)na
The Ingmar Bergman Collection
Scenes from a Marriage na
Futurama: Volume 3
Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 1
Angel: Season 3 na
Pet Shop Boys: PopArt (The Videos)

Henry Martin

 

[george kaplan]

Brook K

0 Stray Dog (Criterion)
-1 Speed Racer LCE Vol. 2
0 Dolls (R3)
0 Gone To Earth SE (R2)
0 A Story Of Floating Weeds/Floating Weeds (Criterion)
0 Martha
0 In A Year With 13 Moons
-1 Pickup On South Street (Criterion)
0 Cure
0 Ikiru (Criterion)
10 My Darling Clementine
0 The Shop On Main Street (Criterion)

vs.

Henry Martin

0 Freaks & Geeks: The Complete Series
-1 Smiles of a Summer Night
0 Stray Dog
0 Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 6
0 Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
0 Le Salon de Musique (R2 release of The Music Room/Jalsaghar)
0 The Ingmar Bergman Collection
0 Scenes from a Marriage
-1 Futurama: Volume 3
0 Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 1
0 Angel: Season 3
-5 Pet Shop Boys: PopArt (The Videos)

Brook 8

Henry -7

Brook

 

[Nick Sievers]

Brook K

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

vs.

Henry Martin

Freaks & Geeks: The Complete Series - , good to see a few lists include this great series.
Smiles of a Summer Night - N/A
Stray Dog -
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 6 - , I could never get into Buffy.
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King -
Le Salon de Musique (R2 release of The Music Room/Jalsaghar) - N/A
The Ingmar Bergman Collection - N/A
Scenes from a Marriage -
Futurama: Volume 3 -
Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 1 - , funniest show on TV
Angel: Season 3 -
Pet Shop Boys: PopArt (The Videos) -

Haven't seen many on Brook's list so my vote goes to Henry despite Buffy and Angel making appearances.

 

[Bill McA]

Brook K

Stray Dog (Criterion) - seen it, wouldn't mind owning it
Speed Racer LCE Vol. 2 - no interest
Dolls (R3) - never seen it, but interested
Gone To Earth SE (R2) - want to see
A Story Of Floating Weeds/Floating Weeds (Criterion) - seen the latter a very, very long time ago...don't remember much
Martha - want to see
In A Year With 13 Moons - want to see but have qualms about the slaughterhouse scenes
Pickup On South Street (Criterion) - good
Cure - own it
Ikiru (Criterion) - own it
My Darling Clementine - own it
The Shop On Main Street (Criterion) - own it

Henry Martin

Freaks & Geeks: The Complete Series - not interested
Smiles of a Summer Night - seen it, wouldn't mind owning it
Stray Dog - seen it, wouldn't mind owning it
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 6 - not interested
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - own it
Le Salon de Musique (R2 release of The Music Room/Jalsaghar) - only mildly interested
The Ingmar Bergman Collection - seen most of them, wouldn't mind owning it
Scenes from a Marriage - mildly interested
Futurama: Volume 3 - not interested
Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 1 - not interested
Angel: Season 3 - not interested
Pet Shop Boys: PopArt (The Videos) - mildly interested

Brook K - in the end, the TV shows worked against Henry.

 

[Brad Porter]

Round 1 - Bracket 3

Brook K

-0.5 Stray Dog (Criterion)
_0.0 Speed Racer LCE Vol. 2
-0.5 Dolls (R3)
-0.5 Gone To Earth SE (R2)
_0.0 A Story Of Floating Weeds/Floating Weeds (Criterion)
-0.5 Martha
-0.5 In A Year With 13 Moons
_0.0 Pickup On South Street (Criterion)
-0.5 Cure
_0.0 Ikiru (Criterion)
+1.0 My Darling Clementine
-0.5 The Shop On Main Street (Criterion)
----
-2.5

vs.

Henry Martin

+2.0 Freaks & Geeks: The Complete Series
-0.5 Smiles of a Summer Night
-0.5 Stray Dog
+1.0 Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 6
+1.0 Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
-0.5 Le Salon de Musique
_0.0 The Ingmar Bergman Collection
_0.0 Scenes from a Marriage
+2.0 Futurama: Volume 3
+1.5 Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 1
_0.0 Angel: Season 3
+1.0 Pet Shop Boys: PopArt (The Videos)
----
+7.0

Henry Martin gets the vote from me, and I can clearly deduce that if I were to be invited to watch a film at Brook's house, there would be very little concern over me having seen it already.

Brad

 

[John C. Wilson]

Brook

 

[ErikG]

Stray Dog (Criterion) - abstain
Speed Racer LCE Vol. 2 - Have
Dolls (R3) - never heard of
Gone To Earth SE (R2) - never heard of
A Story Of Floating Weeds/Floating Weeds (Criterion) - never heard of
Martha - never heard of
In A Year With 13 Moons - never heard of
Pickup On South Street (Criterion) - never heard of
Cure - no interest
Ikiru (Criterion) - abstain
My Darling Clementine -
The Shop On Main Street (Criterion) - never heard of

vs.

Henry Martin

Freaks & Geeks: The Complete Series - Have & my favorite of the year so far.
Smiles of a Summer Night - never heard of
Stray Dog - abstain
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 6 - no interest
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Have
Le Salon de Musique (R2 release of The Music Room/Jalsaghar) - never heard of
The Ingmar Bergman Collection - no interest
Scenes from a Marriage - abstain
Futurama: Volume 3 - no interest
Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 1 - no interest
Angel: Season 3 - no interest
Pet Shop Boys: PopArt (The Videos) - abstain

Henry

 

[Justin_S]

Brook K

Stray Dog (Criterion- Quite wonderful.
Speed Racer LCE Vol. 2- not a fan.
Dolls (R3)- Never seen.
Gone To Earth SE (R2)- never seen.
A Story Of Floating Weeds/Floating Weeds (Criterion)-
Martha- Never heard of.
In A Year With 13 Moons- Not familiar with.
Pickup On South Street (Criterion)- Not familiar with.
Cure- Outstanding and very eerie film, truly excellent.
Ikiru (Criterion)-
My Darling Clementine- okay.
The Shop On Main Street (Criterion)- Never seen.

vs.

Henry Martin

Freaks & Geeks: The Complete Series- Good, but wouldn't buy.
Smiles of a Summer Night- Never heard of.
Stray Dog-
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 6-
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King- Could have been better, but still damn good.
Le Salon de Musique (R2 release of The Music Room/Jalsaghar)- Not familiar with.
The Ingmar Bergman Collection- Mostly good stuff.
Scenes from a Marriage- Good, but I wouldn't buy.
Futurama: Volume 3-
Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 1- Never seen, don't care too.
Angel: Season 3-
Pet Shop Boys: PopArt (The Videos)- not familiar with.

Brook K

 

[Arman]

Round 1 - Bracket 4

Brook K = 55 pts

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

vs.

Henry Martin = 34 pts

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

[Round 1 Bracket 1: Steve 30 pts - Erik 13 pts]
[Round 1 Bracket 2: Jim 30 pts - Brad 14 pts]
[Round 1 Bracket 3: Tommy 47 pts - Bill 43 pts]

Brook K

 

[Tommy G]

Brook K gets my vote by the smallest of margins.

 

[SteveGon]

Brook wins.

Tommy gets the tie-breaking vote in the previous match.


Round 1 - Bracket 1


Lew Crippen

3 Women
Double Suicide
The Story of Floating Weeds
Sisters
Diary of a Country Priest
Under the Roofs of Paris
À nous la liberté
Cranes Are Flying
Good Morning
The Devil & Daniel Webster
Rolling Stones: Gimme Shelter
Pygmalion

vs.

Nick Sievers

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Stray Dog: Criterion
Bubba Ho-Tep
The Good the Bad and the Ugly: Extended Version
Enter the Dragon: SE
The Triplets of Belleville
Star Trek II: Wrath of Khan
Capturing the Friedmans
Freaks and Geeks: The Complete Series (Yearbook Edition)
Songs from the Second Floor
Kill Bill Vol. 1
2001: A Space Odyssey


Edited to update Nick's list. Looks like Jim is more on top of this than I am.

 

[Jim_K]

Lew Crippen

3 Women - will rent eventually
Double Suicide - ditto
The Story of Floating Weeds - not interested
Sisters - liked it but not enough to buy
Diary of a Country Priest - see 3 Women
Under the Roofs of Paris - never heard of
À nous la liberté - see 3 Women
Cranes Are Flying - see 3 Women
Good Morning - didn't care for it
The Devil & Daniel Webster - own it
Rolling Stones: Gimme Shelter - see Sisters
Pygmalion - was ok


Nick Sievers

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - holding out for the EE
Stray Dog: Criterion - will pick up
Bubba Ho-Tep - was ok
The Good the Bad and the Ugly: Extended Version - own it
Enter the Dragon: SE - see Stray Dog
The Triplets of Belleville - will rent
Star Trek II - The Wrath of Khan - own the SE
Capturing the Friedmans - haven't seen
Freaks and Geeks: The Complete Series (Yearbook Edition) - ditto
Songs from the Second Floor - never heard of
Kill Bill Vol. 1 - own it
2001: A Space Odyssey - own it

Nick's list is more similar to what I'd pick, though Lew has quite a few I'd like to see & he seems to have the deeper wallet.

 

[SteveGon]

Lew Crippen

3 Women - Want to see it, may buy it eventually.
Double Suicide - See above.
The Story of Floating Weeds - Have it.
Sisters - Have it.
Diary of a Country Priest - Have it.
Under the Roofs of Paris - Have it.
À nous la liberté - Have it.
Cranes Are Flying - Have it.
Good Morning - Want to see it, may buy it eventually.
The Devil & Daniel Webster - Have it.
Rolling Stones: Gimme Shelter - Have it.
Pygmalion - Have it.



Nick Sievers

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Seen it but wouldn't buy it.
Stray Dog: Criterion - Have it.
Bubba Ho-Tep - Seen it, will probably buy it.
The Good the Bad and the Ugly: Extended Version - Have it.
Enter the Dragon: SE - Have it.
The Triplets of Belleville - Seen it, not too high on the to-buy list.
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan - Have it.
Capturing the Friedmans - Haven't seen it yet, plan on renting it.
Freaks and Geeks: The Complete Series (Yearbook Edition) - Haven't seen.
Songs from the Second Floor - Want to see it badly, but the single copy at the rental store is always out.
Kill Bill Vol. 1 - Have it.
2001: A Space Odyssey - Have it.


21 thumbs up for Lew, 15 for Nick.

Lew gets the vote.

 

[Brook K]

Lew Crippen

3 Women want it
Double Suicide +0 ok, not that taken with it
The Story of Floating Weeds own it
Sisters liked but not enough to buy
Diary of a Country Priest want it
Under the Roofs of Paris own it
À nous la liberté own it
Cranes Are Flying own it
Good Morning own it
The Devil & Daniel Webster want it
Rolling Stones: Gimme Shelter excellent DVD, glad I rented it, but not something I'd buy
Pygmalion good, would buy in the magical budget free land.

vs.

Nick Sievers

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Stray Dog: Criterion Some guy in the back room of a post office is watching my copy now and saying "Damn, why aren't there any dogs in this?"
Bubba Ho-Tep liked but not enough to buy
The Good the Bad and the Ugly: Extended Version want
Enter the Dragon: SE
The Triplets of Belleville
Star Trek II: Wrath of Khan
Capturing the Friedmans
Freaks and Geeks: The Complete Series (Yearbook Edition)
Songs from the Second Floor definitely going to rent this one of these days
Kill Bill Vol. 1
2001: A Space Odyssey own it

Gotta go with Mr. Criterion, Lew, but another one that's much closer than I thought it would be at first glance, 20 thumbs to 19.

 

[Lew Crippen]

In many respects I like Nick’s last purchases better than mine—except for ‘Star Trek’, which I watched and enjoyed, but would never buy. And (except that it is a movie I’d vaguely like to see), I don’t have much interest in Bubba Ho-Tep.

Lew

 

[Lew Crippen]

Actually that’s due to the raise I got when my son graduated from college.

 

[george kaplan]

Lew Crippen

0 3 Women
0 Double Suicide
0 The Story of Floating Weeds
0 Sisters
0 Diary of a Country Priest
0 Under the Roofs of Paris
-1 À nous la liberté
0 Cranes Are Flying
0 Good Morning
0 The Devil & Daniel Webster
1 Rolling Stones: Gimme Shelter
0 Pygmalion

vs.

Nick Sievers

0 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
0 Stray Dog: Criterion
0 Bubba Ho-Tep
10 The Good the Bad and the Ugly: Extended Version
10 Enter the Dragon: SE
0 The Triplets of Belleville
10 Star Trek II: Wrath of Khan
0 Capturing the Friedmans
0 Freaks and Geeks: The Complete Series (Yearbook Edition)
0 Songs from the Second Floor
0 Kill Bill Vol. 1
10 2001: A Space Odyssey

Lew 0

Nick 40

Nick

 

[Bill McA]

Lew Crippen

3 Women - own it
Double Suicide - never seen it, want to
The Story of Floating Weeds - want to see
Sisters - own it
Diary of a Country Priest - didn't care for this due to subject matter
Under the Roofs of Paris - seen it, want it
À nous la liberté - love it, want it
Cranes Are Flying - never seen it
Good Morning - own it
The Devil & Daniel Webster - seen it, really want it
Rolling Stones: Gimme Shelter - seen it, ok
Pygmalion - own it

Nick Sievers

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - own it
Stray Dog: Criterion - want it
Bubba Ho-Tep - never seen it, interested
The Good the Bad and the Ugly: Extended Version - own it
Enter the Dragon: SE - own the non-SE
The Triplets of Belleville - own it
Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan - own it x 2
Capturing the Friedmans - own it
Freaks and Geeks: The Complete Series (Yearbook Edition) - not interested
Songs from the Second Floor - don't own it, but love it to bits
Kill Bill Vol. 1 - own it
2001: A Space Odyssey - own it x 3

Both really good lists leaving me with a tough decision here...Nick Sievers gets the nod (hard to say no to 2001, Kill Bill, Khan, Songs AND Sergio Leone!!!)

 

[ChrisV]

I haven't seen a single film on Lew's list. I'd like to see many of them, but haven't had the opportunity. I've seen almost everything on Nick's list, and liked or loved them all. Some of my all-time favorites are in there. Therefore, I'm voting for:

Nick Sievers

It seems a shame to vote against Lew because I haven't seen the films on his list, but such is the nature of the contest.

 

[Justin_S]

Lew Crippen

3 Women- Wonderful and hypnotic, very pleased I picked this up blind.
Double Suicide- decent.
The Story of Floating Weeds-
Sisters- Outstanding piece of work, and the great DePalma's best film.
Diary of a Country Priest- okay.
Under the Roofs of Paris- WOuldn't buy though.
À nous la liberté- never seen.
Cranes Are Flying-
Good Morning- never seen.
The Devil & Daniel Webster- Remarkable film, and Criterion did a stellar job with it.
Rolling Stones: Gimme Shelter- no interest.
Pygmalion- Never seen.

vs.

Nick Sievers

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King-
Stray Dog: Criterion-
Bubba Ho-Tep- Pretty good, may raise in my rankings upon repeat viewings.
The Good the Bad and the Ugly: Extended Version-
Enter the Dragon: SE- okay.
The Triplets of Belleville- no interest.
Star Trek II: Wrath of Khan-
Capturing the Friedmans- never seen.
Freaks and Geeks: The Complete Series (Yearbook Edition)-
Songs from the Second Floor- never seen.
Kill Bill Vol. 1-
2001: A Space Odyssey-

Lew Crippen