Author Topic: 1990s US Bracket: Verdicts  (Read 712467 times)

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Re: 1990s US Bracket commentary
« Reply #60 on: November 12, 2007, 11:24:08 PM »
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Re: 1990s US Bracket commentary
« Reply #61 on: November 12, 2007, 11:26:08 PM »
Damn right. Get out of my way. FACE SMASH ORLANDO!
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Re: 1990s US Bracket commentary
« Reply #62 on: November 12, 2007, 11:30:27 PM »
So this is how I'm gonna defend my choice. When I watched Orlando I was pleasantly surprised and captivated by Tilda Swinton. When I watched Dead Man I was surprised and captivated by the whole thing. But it wasn't pleasant. It was certainly a good movie, but I enjoyed watching Orlando more. I'm not saying that happy films are always better than "angry" films, but it certainly colored my responses to this pairing.
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Re: 1990s US Bracket commentary
« Reply #63 on: November 12, 2007, 11:31:13 PM »
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Re: 1990s US Bracket commentary
« Reply #64 on: November 12, 2007, 11:31:52 PM »
So this is how I'm gonna defend my choice. When I watched Orlando I was pleasantly surprised and captivated by Tilda Swinton. When I watched Dead Man I was surprised and captivated by the whole thing. But it wasn't pleasant. It was certainly a good movie, but I enjoyed watching Orlando more. I'm not saying that happy films are always better than "angry" films, but it certainly colored my responses to this pairing.
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Re: 1990s US Bracket commentary
« Reply #65 on: November 12, 2007, 11:34:22 PM »
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Re: 1990s US Bracket commentary
« Reply #66 on: November 12, 2007, 11:35:41 PM »
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Re: 1990s US Bracket commentary
« Reply #67 on: November 13, 2007, 03:15:14 AM »
I really like Orlando, but Dead Man may very well be my pick as the best film of the 90s.

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Re: 1990s US Bracket commentary
« Reply #68 on: November 13, 2007, 04:23:47 AM »
Nice job, Junior.  I haven't even seen Orlando, but on principle it's nice to see a second film by a female director advance to round two.  Also, I'm not that big a fan of Dead Man — especially not compared with Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai.  (That's part of this bracket, right?)


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Re: 1990s US Bracket commentary
« Reply #69 on: November 13, 2007, 08:45:33 AM »
So this is how I'm gonna defend my choice. When I watched Orlando I was pleasantly surprised and captivated by Tilda Swinton. When I watched Dead Man I was surprised and captivated by the whole thing. But it wasn't pleasant. It was certainly a good movie, but I enjoyed watching Orlando more. I'm not saying that happy films are always better than "angry" films, but it certainly colored my responses to this pairing.

I can't disagree that Tilda Swinton is amazing, but I just cannot condone your choice... but thanks for taking the heat off of me for the whole Slacker debacle (I could tell there was some disagreement).