Match Cut Madness 2: Best of the 90s

[Ezee E]

Do the Right Thing vs. Goodfellas
The Shining vs. Pulp Fiction
Aliens vs. Fargo
Amadeus vs. Boogie Nights

[Dukefrukem]

Do the Right Thing vs. Goodfellas
The Shining vs. Pulp Fiction
Aliens vs. Fargo
Amadeus vs. Boogie Nights

[megladon8]

Do the Right Thing vs. Goodfellas
The Shining vs. Pulp Fiction
Aliens vs. Fargo
Amadeus vs. Boogie Nights

[Idioteque Stalker]

Here are where the bonus round competitors placed in the top 100 of Match Cut's Movies to See Before You Die (http://matchcut.artboiled.com/showthread.php?1924-Match-Cut-s-Movies-to-See-Before-You-Die-(or-Get-a-Girlfriend)/page36&p=156220&viewfull=1#post156220).

Pulp Fiction (#10)
Do the Right Thing (#29)
Fargo (#46)
The Shining (#47)
Aliens (#56)
Amadeus (#78)
Goodfellas and Boogie Nights (outside of top 100)

[Skitch]

I don't love the helicopter bit either but isn't it 7/8ths the way through the flick?

[Ezee E]

Here are where the bonus round competitors placed in the top 100 of Match Cut's Movies to See Before You Die (http://matchcut.artboiled.com/showthread.php?1924-Match-Cut-s-Movies-to-See-Before-You-Die-(or-Get-a-Girlfriend)/page36&p=156220&viewfull=1#post156220).

Pulp Fiction (#10)
Do the Right Thing (#29)
Fargo (#46)
The Shining (#47)
Aliens (#56)
Amadeus (#78)
Goodfellas and Boogie Nights (outside of top 100)

Ha. I wonder what an updated list would look like now.

[Lazlo]

Do the Right Thing vs. Goodfellas
The Shining vs. Pulp Fiction
Aliens vs. Fargo
Amadeus vs. Boogie Nights

[DFA1979]

Do the Right Thing vs. Goodfellas
The Shining vs. Pulp Fiction
Aliens vs. Fargo
Amadeus vs. Boogie Nights

Quality batch of flicks there. Goodfellas vs Do The Right Thing was hard but I felt like throwing Right Thing a vote. Especially after last year's events.

[Peng]

Do the Right Thing vs. Goodfellas
The Shining vs. Pulp Fiction
Aliens vs. Fargo
Amadeus vs. Boogie Nights

[StuSmallz]

Do the Right Thing vs. Goodfellas
The Shining vs. Pulp Fiction
Aliens vs. Fargo
Amadeus vs. Boogie Nights

[dreamdead]

Do the Right Thing vs. Goodfellas
The Shining vs. Pulp Fiction
Aliens vs. Fargo
Amadeus vs. Boogie Nights

Would not have thought I'd lean into the 80s options over the 90s, but there it is...

[quido8_5]

Do the Right Thing vs. Goodfellas (Wow, perhaps there's a method to this madness? This was far and away the hardest decision I've made during either competitions)
The Shining vs. Pulp Fiction
Aliens vs. Fargo
Amadeus vs. Boogie Nights

[Idioteque Stalker]

Wow, perhaps there's a method to this madness?

Apparently so. All but one of these match-ups are crazy stupid close.

[Yxklyx]

Do the Right Thing vs. Goodfellas
The Shining vs. Pulp Fiction
Aliens vs. Fargo
Amadeus vs. Boogie Nights

[Idioteque Stalker]

Two ties, one nailbiter, and one blowout. I'll announce results once there are no ties. If you've been thinking about it, now would be a great time to vote by posting in this thread or sending me a PM.

[Mr. McGibblets]

Do the Right Thing vs. Goodfellas (easiest by far)
The Shining vs. Pulp Fiction (I have voted a lot for Pulp Fiction considering that I'm not a huge fan)
Aliens vs. Fargo (second and third best films of the 8)
Amadeus vs. Boogie Nights

[Idioteque Stalker]

The bonus round is over. Here are MC's results:


Do the Right Thing vs. Goodfellas (NAILBITER)
The Shining vs. Pulp Fiction
Aliens vs. Fargo (NAILBITER)
Amadeus vs. Boogie Nights (BLOWOUT)

[Idioteque Stalker]

Every movie I voted for won. The bonus round results please me.

[Pop Trash]

This thread reminded me that I sure do love a lot of Spike Lee and Tarantino movies despite their personalities annoying me. Do the Right Thing and Donnie Darko are my two favorite movies where I don't think the filmmakers themselves fully understand why they are great.

[Idioteque Stalker]

Match Cut Madness 3 -- best of the 00s -- coming soon.

Play-In Round first. Start thinking: what are your favorites from the decade (with more than 15k views on Letterboxd)?

[baby doll]

Match Cut Madness 3 -- best of the 00s -- coming soon.

Play-In Round first. Start thinking: what are your favorites from the decade (with more than 15k views on Letterboxd)?Over 15k:
Mulholland Dr. (David Lynch, 2001): 358k
In the Mood for Love (Wong Kar-wai, 2000): 215k
Marie Antoinette (Sofia Coppola, 2006): 170k
Dogville (Lars von Trier, 2003): 91k
Yi Yi (Edward Yang, 2000): 51k
I'm Not There. (Todd Haynes, 2007): 34k
Happy-Go-Lucky (Mike Leigh, 2008): 27k
Black Book (Paul Verhoeven, 2006): 19k
Femme fatale (Brian De Palma, 2002): 18k
Code inconnu: Récit incomplet de divers voyages (Michael Haneke, 2000): 17k

Under 15k:
Goodbye, Dragon Inn (Tsai Ming-liang, 2003): 13k
La mujer sin cabeza (Lucrecia Martel, 2008): 12k
demonlover (Olivier Assayas, 2002): 9.2k
Platform (Jia Zhangke, 2000): 4.7k
Innocence (Lucile Hadžihaliović, 2004): 4.3k
Les Amants réguliers (Philippe Garrel, 2005): 4k
Moolaadé (Sembène Ousmane, 2004): 3.9k
En la ciudad de Sylvia (José Luis GeurÃ*n, 2007): 3.1k
Vincere (Marco Bellocchio, 2009): 2.5k
Pas sur la bouche (Alain Resnais, 2003): 552

Maybe we should do separate votes based on weight category?

[Ezee E]

OVER 15k (that aren't the obvious ones):
Observe and Report (38k)
Diving Bell and the Butterfly (46k)
Bully (18k)
Fish Tank (56k)
Enter the Void (110k)

[DFA1979]

I guess I'm still behind on the 2000s. I've only seen two from baby's list.

[transmogrifier]

Movies I want to see added not because I think they will win, but so that people will see them (thus, I have left out obvious calls such as Mulholland Drive and Eternal Sunshine...):

Battle Royale
The Emperor's New Groove
Die Bad
Suicide Club
My Beautiful Girl Mari
Rodger Dodger
Oasis
About a Boy
Dolls
Changing Lanes
Spring Summer Fall Winter...and Spring
Dead Man's Shoes
Cache
United 93
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
Into the Wild
Assassination of Jesse James etc.
Wall-E
Lake Mungo
The Informant!
Thirst

[Dukefrukem]

I have been putting off United 93 and World Trade Center since... well they were released. Always thought of them as too soon or a cash grab.

[Ezee E]

I have been putting off United 93 and World Trade Center since... well they were released. Always thought of them as too soon or a cash grab.

Feel like neither have been watched by anybody since 2010.

[Idioteque Stalker]

BD and trans will be happy to find several of the movies they listed are in competition. E wasn't so lucky, though I do think The Diving Bell and the Butterfly could make an interested play-in contender...

And y'all reminded me I really want to see Bully and demonlover.



Maybe we should do separate votes based on weight category?

I like this idea in theory, but lesser-seen movies don't jive with this format unfortunately.

[Skitch]

SSFW...AS & A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints are wonderful films. Sad but wonderful.

Suicide Club....shutter. that was a hell of a blind buy...

[Yxklyx]

I did actually re-watch United 93 within the past year. I did not think that would be a movie I'd rewatch.