Directors The 00's so far- the Draft (1 Viewer)

[ShawnFr]

Justin
His picks are solid all around, where I can find 2 stinkers in Mike's bunch.

 

[Angelo.M]

Justin
Requiem for a Dream: recognize the achievement (especially the performances), but it's not my thing
Mulholland Dr.: fun, but I'm not as enamoured of it as many folks here
Frailty: ditto
Irreversible: haven't seen
Identity: good choice
American Psycho: good choice
X2: X-Men United: was OK, not great
One Hour Photo: good choice
Below: fun movie
Vanilla Sky: great choice
Spider: haven't seen
Session 9: didn't like
Dagon: haven't seen

Mike Hutman
Road to Perdition: great choice
Signs: good choice
Star Wars II: Attack Of The Clones: no thanks
Spider-Man: ditto; very disappointing
Enigma: haven't seen
Scooby-Doo: haven't seen
Amelie: great choice
Death to Smoochy: uneven, should have been great
Brotherhood of the Wolf: fun
Ice Age: ditto
Sorority Boys: haven't seen
The Score: great underrated flick; that moment at the bar when Brando picks up the phone... priceless
Training Day: great choice

Mike

 

[Gabe D]

Justin S
Requiem for a Dream - Liked it a lot.
Mulholland Dr. - Loved it.
Frailty - Loved it.
Irreversible - Never heard of it.
Identity - Liked it.
American Psycho - Loved it.
X2: X-Men United - Haven't seen it.
One Hour Photo - Okay.
Below - Haven't seen it yet.
Vanilla Sky - Didn't like it much.
Spider - Haven't seen it.
Session 9 - Hated it.
Dagon - Liked it a lot.


VS.


Mike Hutman
Road to Perdition - Liked it, though highly overrated.
Signs - Pretty good.
Star Wars II: Attack Of The Clones - Not that good.
Spider-Man - I liked it.
Enigma - Haven't seen it.
Scooby-Doo - Okay kids movie. (Better than Ice Age.)
Amelie - Loved it.
Death to Smoochy - Hated it.
Brotherhood of the Wolf - Liked it.
Ice Age - Hated it.
Sorority Boys - Didn't like it.
The Score - Not that good.
Training Day - Liked it.

Justin easily.

 

[Mike Hutman]

I thought it might.
I'm glad I got any votes at all.

 

[Mike Hutman]

Justin, are you voting? If you are, then I vote for me. If not, then I will not vote.

 

[ErikG]

Justin S
Requiem for a Dream--
Mulholland Dr.--
Frailty--
Irreversible--haven't seen
Identity--
American Psycho--
X2: X-Men United--
One Hour Photo--
Below--haven't seen
Vanilla Sky--even
Spider--haven't seen
Session 9--
Dagon--


VS.


Mike Hutman
Road to Perdition--
Signs--
Star Wars II: Attack Of The Clones--
Spider-Man--
Enigma--haven't seen
Scooby-Doo--
Amelie--
Death to Smoochy--haven't seen
Brotherhood of the Wolf--
Ice Age--
Sorority Boys--haven't seen
The Score--
Training Day--

Justin

 

[Bill McA]

Justin S
Requiem for a Dream
Mulholland Dr. - should have been my pick
Frailty
Irreversible - haven't seen it yet, but loved Noe's first film I Stand Alone
Identity - the ending was easily predictable due to a lingering close-up 1/2 hour into the film.
American Psycho
X2
One Hour Photo
Below - haven't seen
Vanilla Sky - but I liked the original better
Spider - haven't seen
Session 9
Dagon - haven't seen

VS.

Mike Hutman
Road to Perdition - for the cinematography only
Signs
Star Wars II: Attack Of The Clones
Spider-Man
Enigma - haven't seen
Scooby-Doo
Amelie - even
Death to Smoochy
Brotherhood of the Wolf
Ice Age
Sorority Boys - funny farce with good comedic acting
The Score
Training Day

Justin S

 

[Justin_S]

Justin_S moves on.


ROUND 1, MATCH 2
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Angelo M
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Memento
Spirited Away
Unbreakable
In the Mood for Love
Russian Ark
Traffic
Heist
Chicago
Ocean's Eleven
About a Boy
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing


VS.


ErikG
Donnie Darko
The Others
Minority Report
Black Hawk Down
X-Men
25th Hour
The Ring
Insomnia
Blade II
Catch Me If You Can
Dog Soldiers
Daredevil
The Matrix Reloaded

 

[Ric Bagoly]

ErikG

 

[ShawnFr]

Angelo M
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon ****
Memento ****
Spirited Away *** 1/2
Unbreakable *** 1/2
In the Mood for Love (shamefully haven't seen)
Russian Ark **** (wow, is this film beautiful or what!)
Traffic ****
Heist (haven't seen)
Chicago (haven't seen yet...)
Ocean's Eleven ***
About a Boy (about to watch)
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing (not seen)


VS.


ErikG
Donnie Darko *** 1/2
The Others ***
Minority Report ***
Black Hawk Down ***
X-Men ***
25th Hour (not seen)
The Ring *** 1/2
Insomnia *** 1/2
Blade II (not seen)
Catch Me If You Can (not seen)
Dog Soldiers ****
Daredevil (not seen)
The Matrix Reloaded (will see soon)

Close, but the 4 four-star films from Angelo's picks set him over the edge.

 

[Justin_S]

Angelo M
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon- Thought it was overrated tripe.
Memento- A masterpiece, and one of the best films in recent memory!
Spirited Away- haven't seen.
Unbreakable- Loved it! Very underrated!
In the Mood for Love- Its okay.
Russian Ark- haven't seen.
Traffic- Very good.
Heist- Its okay.
Chicago- Don't want to see it.
Ocean's Eleven- Didn't like.
About a Boy- haven't seen.
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing- haven't seen.


VS.


ErikG
Donnie Darko- Brilliant film, and one of my top 20 favorites of all time!
The Others- A new gothic horror classic, and one of the best ghost tales in ages!
Minority Report- Spectacular sci-fi epic!
Black Hawk Down- Easily one of my favorite war films!
X-Men- Stellar comic adaptation!
25th Hour- haven't seen yet, but I want to.
The Ring- Just as good as the classic original!
Insomnia- Pretty good. Original is better in my eyes.
Blade II- Very fun action/horror gem! Original is better though.
Catch Me If You Can- Despite Jennifer Garner's presence, I didn't like this one at all.
Dog Soldiers- New classic, and one of my top five favorite werewolf films!
Daredevil- Another of the best comic adaptations!
The Matrix Reloaded- Liked it a lot. I may give it favorite status down the road, but I'm still deciding. Probably will though.


ErikG hands down.

 

[Brian Lawrence]

Angelo M

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon :star::star::star::star: (out of 5)
Memento :star::star::star:
Spirited Away :star::star::star:
Unbreakable :star::star::star:1/2
In the Mood for Love :star::star::star::star:
Traffic :star::star::star:1/2
Heist :star:1/2
Ocean's Eleven :star::star:
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing :star::star:1/2


VS.


ErikG
Donnie Darko :star::star::star:1/2
The Others :star::star::star::star:
Minority Report :star::star::star:
Black Hawk Down 1/2
X-Men :star::star::star:
The Ring :star::star:
Insomnia :star::star:
Blade II :star::star::star:1/2
Catch Me If You Can :star::star:1/2


Angelo M

 

[Angelo.M]

I'm voting for me.

Is there a reason that a film was omitted from my list?

 

[Angelo.M]

Sorry, my mistake, nothing was omitted. But I have 12 films and Erik has 13. Did I miss something?

 

[Angelo.M]

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon- Thought it was overrated tripe.

Nah, you're thinking of Mulholland Drive...

 

[Brian Lawrence]

Sorry, my mistake, nothing was omitted. But I have 12 films and Erik has 13. Did I miss something?

Looking through the thread I found that you never made a pick in Round 10

 

[Mike Hutman]

ErikG

 

[Walter Kittel]

Angelo - Simply has more films that suit my cinematic temperament. Don't feel like breaking them down, but Spirited Away, Traffic, and In The Mood for Love are all excellent picks.

I also like Donnie Darko, Minority Report, and The Ring from Erik's list.

- Walter.

 

[Bill McA]

Angelo M
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Memento - even
Spirited Away
Unbreakable
In the Mood for Love
Russian Ark - haven't seen
Traffic
Heist
Chicago
Ocean's Eleven - even
About a Boy
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing - haven't seen

VS.

ErikG
Donnie Darko - even, nothing special
The Others
Minority Report - interesting premise let down by an entirely conventional whodunit ending
Black Hawk Down
X-Men - even, needed a larger budget
25th Hour
The Ring
Insomnia
Blade II
Catch Me If You Can - for the performances of DiCaprio & Walken only
Dog Soldiers - haven't seen
Daredevil - haven't seen
The Matrix Reloaded

ErikG

 

[ErikG]

To off-set Angelo's vote for himself, I'll cast one for ErikG.