Match Cut Madness 2: Best of the 90s

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Originally Posted by Ezee E

I don't think there's a "Pulp Fiction" of the 90's in that it created many imitations, captured the zeitgeist of a generation, and kickstarted (or restarted) several careers.

Closest I can think would be Donnie Darko.

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I don't think so either. Not seeing the Donnie Darko comparison. Donnie Darko made like $00.05 at the box office. Pulp Fiction was a runaway theatrical hit with people seeing it multiple times. Maybe something like The Departed, but everyone was well established and the budget was much higher.

Predictions for the 2000s:

• À la verticale de l'été (Tran Anh Hung, 2000)
• About Elly (Asghar Farhadi, 2009)
• Bamako (Abderrahmane Sissako, 2006)
• Los bastardos (Amat Escalante, 2008)
• Crimson Gold (Jafar Panahi, 2003)
• Devils on the Doorstep (Jiang Wen, 2000)
• Distant (Nuri Bilge Ceylan, 2002)
• Goodbye, Dragon Inn (Tsai Ming-liang, 2003)
• Moolaadé (Sembène Ousmane, 2004)
• La niña santa (Lucrecia Martel, 2004)
• Platform (Jia Zhangke, 2000)
• Shirin (Abbas Kiarostami, 2008)
• Silent Light (Carlos Reygadas, 2007)
• Three Times (Hou Hsiao-hsien, 2005)
• Tony Manero (Pablo LarraÃ*n, 2008)
• Tropical Malady (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2004)

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Originally Posted by Ezee E

I don't think there's a "Pulp Fiction" of the 90's in that it created many imitations, captured the zeitgeist of a generation, and kickstarted (or restarted) several careers.

Closest I can think would be Donnie Darko.

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I think The Dark Knight fits there. You could argue that Batman Begins started the trend towards overly serious, stacked cast superhero films, but you could also argue that Reservoir Dogs started the 90s indie crime wave. Pulp Fiction and The Dark Knight took those nascent ventures and blew them up into the public consciousness and gave their creators carte blanche to do what they want.

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Originally Posted by Idioteque Stalker

T2 > Dark Knight, if for no other reason than T2 has a sense of humor.

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It's not even close, IMO.

Batman Returns and Batman are both miles better as well.

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Originally Posted by transmogrifier

I think The Dark Knight fits there. You could argue that Batman Begins started the trend towards overly serious, stacked cast superhero films, but you could also argue that Reservoir Dogs started the 90s indie crime wave. Pulp Fiction and The Dark Knight took those nascent ventures and blew them up into the public consciousness and gave their creators carte blanche to do what they want.

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The only thing for The Dark Knight is that it was an established franchise already. Not original. But you're certainly right in that it led to many imitators afterwards (everything had to be "dark") until MCU took over about 5-6 years later. It made Bale a superstar... Made Nolan the top director in the world.

Yeah, I'll agree with this.

Fargo over GoodFellas. I've not seen Boogie Nights.

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Originally Posted by megladon8

I imagine the best of the 2000's winner will be something like Gladiator.

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Only if it goes up against Juno every round.

Boogie Nights
Goodfellas

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Originally Posted by Peng

Sigh. Might as well go full bro now:

Pulp Fiction vs. Boogie Nights
Goodfellas vs. Fargo

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Embrace the bro, yo.

Goodfellas vs. Fargo

Never seen Boogie Nights.

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Originally Posted by quido8_5

Embrace the bro, yo.

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Pulp Fiction vs. Boogie Nights (ouch)
Goodfellas vs. Fargo (YAWN)

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Originally Posted by baby doll

Predictions for the 2000s:

• À la verticale de l'été (Tran Anh Hung, 2000)
• About Elly (Asghar Farhadi, 2009)
• Bamako (Abderrahmane Sissako, 2006)
• Los bastardos (Amat Escalante, 2008)
• Crimson Gold (Jafar Panahi, 2003)
• Devils on the Doorstep (Jiang Wen, 2000)
• Distant (Nuri Bilge Ceylan, 2002)
• Goodbye, Dragon Inn (Tsai Ming-liang, 2003)
• Moolaadé (Sembène Ousmane, 2004)
• La niña santa (Lucrecia Martel, 2004)
• Platform (Jia Zhangke, 2000)
• Shirin (Abbas Kiarostami, 2008)
• Silent Light (Carlos Reygadas, 2007)
• Three Times (Hou Hsiao-hsien, 2005)
• Tony Manero (Pablo LarraÃ*n, 2008)
• Tropical Malady (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2004)

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You have broken the machine that generates odds. Presuming it's 500k/1, your prize for a correct prediction is I burn my house down and cut off both pinkies.

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Originally Posted by Dukefrukem

Only if it goes up against Juno every round.

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If the Madness 3.0 Championship is Juno vs. Gladiator then someone else will need to take over for Madness 4.0, as I will announce my retirement.

Note that if a movie that has only been seen by one person gets in, that movie would automatically win (as long as that one person keeps voting for it) because no one could vote against it due to it not being seen. I hope that's taken into account with these rules... So À la verticale de l'été vs Gladiator for the top spot - Gladiator loses.

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Originally Posted by Dukefrukem

Only if it goes up against Juno every round.

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I forgot about Juno.

MatchCut's best of the 2000s winner will be Juno.

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Originally Posted by Yxklyx

Note that if a movie that has only been seen by one person gets in, that movie would automatically win (as long as that one person keeps voting for it) because no one could vote against it due to it not being seen. I hope that's taken into account with these rules... So À la verticale de l'été vs Gladiator for the top spot - Gladiator loses.

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This is precisely why the #1 Play-In Round rule is you can only suggest movies that have more LB views than the movie you're replacing.

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Originally Posted by megladon8

MatchCut's best of the 2000s winner will be Juno.

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Clueless is the Juno of the 90s.

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Originally Posted by Idioteque Stalker

Clueless is the Juno of the 90s.

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Nah

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Originally Posted by Yxklyx

So À la verticale de l'été vs Gladiator for the top spot - Gladiator loses.

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I should hope so. Of the two, Tran's film is the one that doesn't suck.

American Hustle will be MatchCut's #1 of the 2010's.

No Tree of Life

Pulp Fiction
Goodfellas

1970s will be interesting though. And maybe the better way to go, IMO

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Originally Posted by Ezee E

1970s will be interesting though. And maybe the better way to go, IMO

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The Godfather.

Torque will be the winner of the 2000s. Let's be real.

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Originally Posted by Ezee E

1970s will be interesting though. And maybe the better way to go, IMO

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Not for me. It's my most hated decade.

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Originally Posted by Dukefrukem

Not for me. It's my most hated decade.

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Aw, why? The 70's is my favorite decade in Hollywood history, bro...