Directors Triple F Tournament (Fun Foreign Films) (1 Viewer)

[Chris_Richard]

Gojira
Band of Outsiders
Shall We Dance?
Suspiria

 

[george kaplan]

Mad Max

Mon Oncle

 

[Angelo.M]

Gojira
Spirited Away
The Hidden Fortress

 

[Brook K]

Gojira
The Bride With White Hair
Suspiria - kind of tough
That Obscure Object of Desire - very tough, I could go either way on this one.

Jim, as I recall your rules, we are supposed to be voting on the film that is the most "fun". Metropolis has never said "fun" to me. It's a pretty serious film unless you're a giant Queen fan.

 

[SteveGon]

Gojira
Band of Outsiders - Tough!
Abstain
Abstain
The Hidden Fortress
Mon Oncle - I guess.

 

[Steeve Bergeron]

Godzilla

 

[Bill J]

Band of Outsiders

 

[Jim_K]

I've never seen the version that Queen scored in the 80's. I'm basing my judgment on the restored & re-scored Kino version that just came out. To me Metropolis is a very entertaining film as a pulpy Sci-fi fable.

It's interesting that judging by some of the other votes/comments the majority of people equate "fun" as lightweight, fluff, comedy, satire, etc.

I just don't see it that way. To me a film can be serious & entertaining at the same time.

Doesn't really matter as I'm not voting anyway. I'm just the stooge counting the votes.



Gojira over Akira 8-0 (I think both are entertaining yet serious.) To those who voted for Godzilla because it was more lightweight I'm guessing that you haven't seen the original Japanese Language version which is very sombre in tone compared to the edited American version.

Band of Outsiders over Mad Max 3-1 (Another outcome that irks me. :frowning: )

The Bride With White Hair over City on Fire 1-0

Shall We Dance? & Spirited Away tied 1-1

The Hidden Fortress over Suspiria 3-2

Mon Oncle over That Obscure Object of Desire 3-1

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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon vs. The Devil's Backbone

Duck, You Sucker! vs. Once Upon a Time in China

Seven Samurai vs. The 1,000 Eyes of Dr. Mabuse

Shall We Dance? vs. Brotherhood of the Wolf

Spirited Away vs. La Femme Nikita

Monty Python and the Holy Grail vs. Umbrellas of Cherbourg

 

[Angelo.M]

Crouching Tiger
Once Upon a Time in China
Seven Samurai
La Femme Nikita (tough; Spirited is the better film)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (tough)

 

[george kaplan]

Monty Python and the Holy Grail - although I think Umbrellas of Cherbourg is more fun than any of the other films listed this time.

 

[ChuckDeLa]

I've seen 5 of these, but none are matched against each other.

 

[Lew Crippen]

Seven Samurai

 

[SteveGon]

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - Close.
Abstain - No OUATIC.
The 1000 Eyes of Dr. Mabuse
Abstain - No SWD?
Abstain - No SA. Yet.
Abstain - No UOC.

 

[Brook K]

Crouching Tiger - even if it didn't blow, TDB wouldn't be fun

Spirited Away
Holy Grail - tough

 

[ChuckDeLa]

dead tourney?

 

[Jim_K]

yes it is.

let it rest in peace.

 

[Rain]

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg easily over the very overrated Pythons.