Directors Irish Movies Tournament (1 Viewer)

[SteveGon]

Popular brackets that time...

A coin toss gives Darby O'Gill and the Little People a 2 - 1 win.
The Secret of Roan Inish wins 2 - 0.

On putting his name to the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921... Michael Collins

Who was the author... Patrick McCabe


Round 2 - Bracket 1

Odd Man Out vs. In the Name of the Father


Round 2 - Bracket 2

The General vs. Barry Lyndon

My votes: Odd Man Out and Barry Lyndon (a tossup)


Irish trivia:

Which Oliver came to Ireland in the mid 17th century?

and

Which famous river runs through Dublin?

 

[Bill McA]

In the Name of the Father
Barry Lyndon

 

[george kaplan]

Odd Man Out

The General

Twist, after he grew up.

 

[Brook K]

Barry Lyndon

Rub & Tug?

 

[Ric Bagoly]

abstain x2

 

[Bill McA]

Rub & Tug?

An amaturish Canadian film about a full body massage parlour and starring a slumming Don McKellar.

Nowhere as interesting as it sounds, unfortunately!

 

[Elizabeth S]

Barry Lyndon

 

[SteveGon]

Odd Man Out wins 2 - 1.
Barry Lyndon wins 4 - 1.

Which Oliver came to Ireland... Oliver Cromwell

Which famous river... the river Liffey


Round 2 - Bracket 3

Bloody Sunday vs. The Commitments


Round 2 - Bracket 4

Darby O'Gill and the Little People vs. The Secret of Roan Inish

My votes: abstain (no BS) and The Secret of Roan Inish


Irish trivia:

Which city lies where the river Lagan meets the Belfast Lough?

and

James Joyce's first novel shares it's name with which inhabitants of an Irish city?

 

[george kaplan]

The Commitments

Darby O'Gill and the Little People

Dublin

 

[Brook K]

Bloody Sunday (tough)
The Secret Of Roan Inish

 

[Elizabeth S]

Bloody Sunday

 

[Bill McA]

abstain - no Bloody Sunday
The Secret of Roan Inish

 

[Ric Bagoly]

abstaina fantastica

 

[SteveGon]

Bloody Sunday wins 2 - 1.
The Secret of Roan Inish wins 3 - 1.

Which city lies... Belfast

James Joyce's first novel... Dubliners


The Final Four

Round 3 - Bracket 1

Odd Man Out vs. Bloody Sunday


Round 3 - Bracket 2

Barry Lyndon vs. The Secret of Roan Inish

My votes: abstain and The Secret of Roan Inish


Irish trivia:

What commodity were Ireland the largest exporter of in early 2000?

and

Which famous Irish siege lasted from 18 December 1688 to 28 July 1689?

 

[Brook K]

Barry Lyndon

 

[george kaplan]

Odd Man Out The only one of the remaining four I like.

 

[Bill McA]

abstain
Barry Lyndon

 

[Ric Bagoly]

abstaino neverseeno

 

[SteveGon]

Odd Man Out wins 1 - 0.
Barry Lyndon wins 2 - 0.


What commodity... computer software

Which famous Irish siege... Derry


Final Match


Odd Man Out vs. Barry Lyndon

My vote: Odd Man Out


Irish trivia:

On whose tombstone are the words "He is now where fierce indignation can no longer tear his heart"?

and

In which 'season' was there a Rising in 1916?

 

[Bill McA]

Barry Lyndon