8 1/2 and THE MATRIX are tied at 4-4. Next vote calls it. ROUND 3, MATCH 2 --------------------------- VS. My vote: I absolutely adore SOLARIS, but DONNIE DARKO is one of my top 20, so I vote for it.
MULHOLLAND DR. erases ERASERHEAD from the tourney with a 6-2 victory. Time to begin Round 3. ROUND 3, MATCH 1 --------------------------- 8 1/2 VS. THE MATRIX My vote: 8 1/2 is a very good film, but I think I'll choose THE MATRIX this time around.
AUDITION wins 1-0. ROUND 2, MATCH 8 --------------------------- VS. My vote: Lynch rules, and I love ERASERHEAD greatly, but I've gotta vote for my second favorite film of all time, MULHOLLAND DR.
ROUND 2, MATCH 6 --------------------------- EL TOPO VS. SOLARIS (original) My vote: Both of these masterpieces are obviously big favorites of mine, so with a coin flip I vote for SOLARIS. Sucks to vote against either.
I planned on getting this back on the roll about two weeks ago, but better late than never I guess. OPEN YOUR EYES defeats LOST HIGHWAY 4-3. DARK CITY leaves IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS in the dark with a 10-1 victory. Hold on just a bit, new match in a few minutes...
Nah, just hibernation. This will start back up probably Thursday, maybe Friday, and on the same day, I will also kick off my Beyond the Stars tournament.
Thanks for the tie breaker, Rob, as SOLARIS finally pulls off the win by defeating SANTA SANGRE 3-2. Now we have yet another tie with LOST HIGHWAY and OPEN YOUR EYES having three votes each. ROUND 2, MATCH 5 --------------------------- DARK CITY VS. IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS...
Thanks Rain! DONNIE DARKO fends off BRAZIL with a 4-3 triumph. ROUND 2, MATCH 4 --------------------------- LOST HIGHWAY VS. OPEN YOUR EYES (aka ABRE LOS OJOS) My vote: OPEN YOUR EYES is a fantastic film, but I have to go with LOST HIGHWAY here.
SANTA SANGRE and SOLARIS are still tied, and now BRAZIL and DONNIE DARKO are tied. I'm gonna wait till at least one of these ties is broken before moving on.
THE MATRIX barely defeats eXistenZ with a 4-3 win. :angry: ROUND 2, MATCH 3 --------------------------- DONNIE DARKO VS. BRAZIL My vote: Damn, I love both very much, but I'm gonna go with DONNIE DARKO, as it makes my top 20 fav. films list while BRAZIL barely gets left off.
8 1/2 breaks down PINK FLOYD: THE WALL with a 4-1 win. ROUND 2, MATCH 2 --------------------------- eXistenZ VS. THE MATRIX My vote: Both of these gems came out in 1999, and both have been compared to each other on numerous occasions, but I really don't agree that these...
SANTA SANGRE and SOLARIS are tied at 2 each, so next vote calls it. Now, ROUND 2 begins... ROUND 2, MATCH 1 --------------------------- 8 1/2 VS. PINK FLOYD: THE WALL My vote: Abstain- no WALL
IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS knocks down JACOB'S LADDER with a 5-1 victory. ROUND 1, MATCH 16 ---------------------------- SANTA SANGRE VS. SOLARIS (original) My vote: Shit, two of my more obscure favorites against each other! This is tough as hell, but I'm gonna vote for SANTA...
MEMENTO takes down VIDEODROME with a 5-3 triumph. ROUND 1, MATCH 15 ---------------------------- JACOB'S LADDER VS. IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS My vote: Argh, this one, as well as the next match I might add, has coin flip written all over it for me, so with the flip I vote...
DARK CITY leaves CUBE in the dark with a pretty big 9-1 win. ROUND 1, MATCH 14 ---------------------------- MEMENTO VS. VIDEODROME My vote: Oh shit, another tough one! Err,..... I'll go with... I dunno.... VIDEODROME I guess just because its a small bit higher on my favorites...
DONNIE DARKO defeats SISTERS 6-1. ROUND 1, MATCH 13 ---------------------------- DARK CITY VS. CUBE My vote: These films are two of my all time favorites, but CUBE falls just slightly short of my top 20, while DARK CITY doesn't, so DC gets my painful vote.
Thanks Steeve. The tie has been broken, and LOST HIGHWAY makes SOLARIS (2002) get lost with a 4-3 victory. BRAZIL outdoes FIGHT CLUB just barely with a 6-5 win. ROUND 1, MATCH 12 ---------------------------- DONNIE DARKO VS. SISTERS My votes: SISTERS is excellent, and is...
The films are tied at 3-3. Next vote calls it, and it has to be in by tomorrow's update or I'll take care of it. ROUND 1, MATCH 11 ---------------------------- BRAZIL VS. FIGHT CLUB My vote: Okay, I'm a HUGE FIGHT CLUB fan, but in all honesty, I'm an even bigger BRAZIL fan...
8 1/2 trounces THE USUAL SUSPECTS 7-1. ROUND 1, MATCH 10 ---------------------------- LOST HIGHWAY VS. SOLARIS (2002) My vote: SOLARIS was easily one of the best films of 2002 if you ask me, and I loved it, but I've gotta go with the stellar and ultimate mindfuck, LOST HIGHWAY.
ROUND 1, MATCH 9 --------------------------- 8 1/2 VS. THE USUAL SUSPECTS My vote: This is another tough one, but I'm going to go with THE USUAL SUSPECTS.
OPEN YOUR EYES surpasses PHANTASM with a 3-1 win. ROUND 1, MATCH 8 --------------------------- eXistenZ VS. PI My vote: Okay, this match is incredibly hard for me, as both films are enormous favorites! Um...... uh..... I'm gonna go with eXistenZ, as after thinking it over, I...
AUDITION takes out NAKED LUNCH 1-0. Damn, I'm surprised at all the abstenations! Not much subtitle fans here? ;) j/k ROUND 1, MATCH 7 --------------------------- OPEN YOUR EYES (aka ABRE LOS OJOS) VS. PHANTASM My vote: As much as I love PHANTASM, my vote goes to the...
ERASERHEAD erases EYES WIDE SHUT from the tournament with a 4-2 win. ROUND 1, MATCH 6 --------------------------- AUDITION VS. NAKED LUNCH My votes: As much as I love my second favorite director, the brilliant Cronenberg's films, I think AUDITION is better and more effective...
The 0% overrated MULHOLLAND DR. slams THE SIXTH SENSE 12-1. ROUND 1, MATCH 5 --------------------------- ERASERHEAD VS. EYES WIDE SHUT My vote: I like EYES WIDE SHUT, and I think its underrated by Kubrick fans, but I've gotta go with Lynch's classic debut, ERASERHEAD.
EL TOPO bests FALILV 2-1. ROUND 1, MATCH 4 --------------------------- MULHOLLAND DR. VS. THE SIXTH SENSE My vote: Even a braindead person could guess which film I'm going to vote for, that film being one of my top three favorite films of all time, MULHOLLAND DR. I love...
Updates will be daily from now on. I wanted to skip the weekend, and simply forgot about it yesterday. PINK FLOYD: THE WALL wins 8-4. ROUND 1, MATCH 3 --------------------------- EL TOPO VS. FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS My vote: While I really liked FEAR, I'm voting for...
THE MATRIX defeats 12 MONKEYS 8-6. ROUND 1, MATCH 2 --------------------------- BEING JOHN MALKOVICH VS. PINK FLOYD: THE WALL My votes: I must Abstain as I haven't seen THE WALL.
I said it would begin this Thursday, tomorrow, but I feel like starting it tonight, so Wednesday will do. Here we go. ROUND 1, MATCH 1 --------------------------- 12 MONKEYS VS. THE MATRIX My vote: Hmm, while I like 12 MONKEYS, it just doesn't stand out as an immediate...