Directors Why Does George Kaplan Hate This Movie Tournament? (1 Viewer)

[Brook K]

All That Heaven Allows {sigh}

 

[Lew Crippen]

Now this is strange—it looks as though Brook made a post a little after 10, but the last post I can see are two identical ones by George (at 7:39 and 7:40. Sorry George, but I’m only going to count your vote once.

You only get to vote more than once in Chicago and Duval County.

 

[Brook K]

I thought I already posted here but now I see two posts by George. Am I going insane or has the GK Cabal finally won?

All That Heaven Allows {sigh} I keep voting against OUATIA and it keeps winning.

 

[george kaplan]

Bwaaa-ha-ha

[makes evil laugh to hide the fact that Brook's alter-ego as George Kaplan is starting to come out, with a "Brook" post morphing into a "Kaplan" post]

Seriously, I have no idea why Brook's post would disappear, and mine would get duplicated.

And believe me Lew, in a "hold your nose and vote for the lesser of two evils contest", I have no desire to confer two votes onto any of these films.

 

[Lew Crippen]

Once Upon a Time in America beats All that Heaven Allows with George and Brook’s double votes canceling each other out.


The second semifinal:

Round 4: Bracket 2:

A Room with a View: I don't care what I see outside. My vision is within. Basically an old-fashioned, British, comedy of manners (with judgmental views of society by author E.M. Forrester) we have repartee, nude bathing, period setting and Italian scenery. Surely there must be something to like and not to hate.

A Room with a View had to reach the semis by beating Thelma and Louise in a play-in round, Titanic, Safe and The Searchers.

vs.

Andrei Rublev: (no quote, as Rublev is mute for much of the movie) A movie shows us how art transcends life (and most especially the times of Rublev)—and how art and spirituality are connected.

This movie made it by beating The Conformist, Do the Right Thing and Alphaville.

 

[JohnRice]

Brook's first post shows up for me. Maybe it was fixed. The database has been funky lately. Plus, the whole forum has been tending to lock up frequently.


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[Lew Crippen]

And now Brook's first shows up for me as well?

 

[george kaplan]

Room with a View

 

[Bill McA]

Andrei Rublev

 

[Rob Tomlin]

Andrei Rublev (but I don't really care too much for either of these films).

 

[Lew Crippen]

Andrei Rublev beats A Room with a View 2–1


The Finals


Round 5:

Once Upon a Time in America

vs.

Andrei Rublev

 

[SteveGon]

Once Upon a Time in America

 

[Brook K]

Andrei Rublev

George, if you're keeping stats, mark this one down for "most times I voted against a film that went on to win the tournament"

 

[george kaplan]

Once Upon a Time in America

That's OK Brook. This is by far the most times I've voted in a tourney for best film for films I hate.

 

[Bill McA]

Once Upon a Time in America

 

[Lew Crippen]

Once Upon a Time in America

is the winner. The film that George hates that we like the best.

 

[JohnRice]

I'm surprised. Actually one that's in my top 20.

 

[george kaplan]

Thanks for the tourney Lew. It was an interesting idea, and fun. I particularly enjoyed getting to rant about those films in a sanctioned environment.

 

[Lew Crippen]

Anything to encourage your sense of humor.