One of my buddies and I saw NCFOM when it came out because I had heard it was so great. Neither one of us liked it much at all.Lathspell said:
Never understood the love for No Country for Old Men. Good movie, but the fact it's in the final 4 shows how high some people regard it, which I don't get. I personally think O Brother Where Art Thou and True Grit are better movies, in this century.
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I specifically mentioned Coen Brothers movies in the 2000's.Bruce Almighty said:I think Hell or High Water is better than all of them.Lathspell said:
Never understood the love for No Country for Old Men. Good movie, but the fact it's in the final 4 shows how high some people regard it, which I don't get. I personally think O Brother Where Art Thou and True Grit are better movies, in this century.
Man it's amazing how much better trailers are than they used to be. That Gladiator trailer was awful. Could have used some Kanye or something…
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The best character tournament could definitely highlight some of the early-round knockouts of this tournament.
And possibly give us a tournament where the Final 2/4 isn't an automatic known.
I'm leaning toward the format of ACTOR NAME as CHARACTER NAME and then take every nominee that comes out.
To avoid superpower early matchups, I think I might do what we once did for best soundtrack and have some seeding prelims - groups of 4-8 where you vote for your favorites or potentially rank all 4, then really seed the thing. Would be a lot more work, but could be really rewarding as well.
Having people vote on Waltz from IB vs. Bardem from NCFOM vs. RDJ as Iron Man vs. Ledger as the Joker all seem like unchartered territory we should be diving into,
And possibly give us a tournament where the Final 2/4 isn't an automatic known.
I'm leaning toward the format of ACTOR NAME as CHARACTER NAME and then take every nominee that comes out.
To avoid superpower early matchups, I think I might do what we once did for best soundtrack and have some seeding prelims - groups of 4-8 where you vote for your favorites or potentially rank all 4, then really seed the thing. Would be a lot more work, but could be really rewarding as well.
Having people vote on Waltz from IB vs. Bardem from NCFOM vs. RDJ as Iron Man vs. Ledger as the Joker all seem like unchartered territory we should be diving into,
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I was thinking when I watched them that I don't think for Tolkien book fans you could have done any better than that teaser.Wolfpac 08 said:
Man it's amazing how much better trailers are than they used to be. That Gladiator trailer was awful. Could have used some Kanye or something…
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Ancient Rome's on upset watch.
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Deservedly so. It's a really good movie, but best of the last quarter century? Come on.
I mean that's gotta be our Final Four right?
Though for fanboys like me I'd love to have McKellan in the mix as Gandalf.
Edit: Actually I might have Phoenix as Commodus in there over RDJ.
Edit #2: On further thought I'd put Depp as Jack Sparrow over RDJ as well.
Though for fanboys like me I'd love to have McKellan in the mix as Gandalf.
Edit: Actually I might have Phoenix as Commodus in there over RDJ.
Edit #2: On further thought I'd put Depp as Jack Sparrow over RDJ as well.
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But that's the real debate, isn't it? Everyone's criteria for "best" is going to be a little different. Is Gladiator the "best" from an artistic perspective, meaning strength of performances, direction, and script? Not many would say so, including yourself presumably. It's certainly well made enough, especially when compared with other historical epics like Troy or Napoleon (shudder.) But was it the "best" from a spectacle and entertainment perspective? It's much harder to dismiss Gladiator on that level. For proof, just consider how quotable Gladiator is. It's become part of the cultural reference lexicon. Few movies can claim the same. NCFOM definitely can't, regardless of its other excellent qualities.double aught said:
Deservedly so. It's a really good movie, but best of the last quarter century? Come on.
I feel like he's gotta get at least through a round or 2toucan82 said:
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A best characters tourney could have Brian Earl Spilner as an entry and a voter. Same with Duncan Idaho.
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Can any of them defeat Margot Robbie in Wolf of Wall Street?
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Can Jack Burton be a wild card entry?
If we did an all-time movie character tournament, Jack Burton would win with 3 million percent of the voteChipotlemonger said:
Can Jack Burton be a wild card entry?
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Last round will start tomorrow around 8 AM. Will call it around 4 PM so you can have closure for the weekend.
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