Battle of the 00s - Voting Thread

[soitgoes...]

1. Sideways
2. N/A
3. Letters from Iwo Jima
4. The Heart of the World

[Melville]

2046
The Darjeeling Limited
The Heart of the World

Haven't seen Superbad.

[DSNT]

Scores Now:

Sideways 7 vs. Superbad 1
O Brother Where Art Thou 6 vs. 2046 5
The Darjeeling Limited 5 vs. Letters from Iwo Jima 3
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring 1 vs. The Heart of the World 6

[origami_mustache]

Sideways
O Brother Where Art Thou
The Darjeeling Limited
The Heart of the World

[Boner M]

1. Superbad
2. 2046
3. Letters from Iwo Jima
4. The Heart of the World

[Rowland]

1. Sideways
2. n/a
3. Letters from Iwo Jima
4. n/a

[Sven]

1. Superbad

For reals? You no like Sideways? Or you really like Superbad?

3. Letters from Iwo Jima

You've pulled a boner. Plz fix.

[Boner M]

For reals? You no like Sideways? Or you really like Superbad?

You've pulled a boner. Plz fix.

Not a fan of Sideways, no. I feel Superbad is a more poignant variation on a similar theme.

As for the second grouping, I could really go either way on both. Darjeeling is the recent film I'm most ambivalent about; I swing from 'meh' to 'great' depending on mood. Right now, I'm more in the 'meh' camp.

[ledfloyd]

1. Superbad
2. O Brother, Where Art Thou?
3. Darjeeling Limited
4. n/a

[MacGuffin]

1. Sideways
2. door ajar
3. The Darjeeling Limited
4. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring

[BirdsAteMyFace]

1. Sideways
2. 2046
3. -
4. -

[Sycophant]

I should see this Heart of the World thing.

[Boner M]

I should see this Heart of the World thing.

Here y'are.

[Gizmo]

1. Sideways
2. O Brother Where Art Thou
3. The Darjeeling Limited
4. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (tough vote)

[DSNT]

Scores So Far:

Sideways 11 vs. Superbad 3
O Brother Where Art Thou 8 vs. 2046 7
The Darjeeling Limited 8 vs. Letters from Iwo Jima 5
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring 3 vs. The Heart of the World 7

This batch will end when I get home from work, around 6pm.

[Sven]

As for the second grouping, I could really go either way on both. Darjeeling is the recent film I'm most ambivalent about; I swing from 'meh' to 'great' depending on mood. Right now, I'm more in the 'meh' camp.

Man, Iwo Jima is, like, the "meh"est of the "meh"s. Ever. On the basis of pictorial interest alone, Darjeeling should triumph.

[Boner M]

Man, Iwo Jima is, like, the "meh"est of the "meh"s. Ever. On the basis of pictorial interest alone, Darjeeling should triumph.

I dunno, Eastwood's earnest storytelling always strikes a chord with me, in spite of how clunky his films often are, this one included. Part of me realises how anonymously archetypal the characters in the film are, and yeah, the hyperbolically monochrome look was ill-advised, but altogether I was absorbed.

I suppose Darjeeling is easily the more interesting film, though. Hmm, I'm almost swayed...

[Raiders]

1. Sideways
2. 2046
3. The Darjeeling Limited
4. The Heart of the World

[Lazlo]

New Battles
1. Sideways
2. O Brother Where Art Thou
3. The Darjeeling Limited
4. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring

[Kurosawa Fan]

1. Sideways
2. O Brother, Where Art Thou
4. The Heart of the World

[MacGuffin]

I was surprised at how much I liked Letters From Iwo Jima. It's interesting to see an American tell the story from the opposite perspective. I haven't seen it's brother.

[origami_mustache]

I agree with Iosos...Letters From Iwo Jima was meh-city.

[DSNT]

Final Scores:
Sideways 14 vs. Superbad 3
O Brother Where Art Thou 10 vs. 2046 8
The Darjeeling Limited 10 vs. Letters from Iwo Jima 5
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring 4 vs. The Heart of the World 9

New Matchups:
1. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind vs. Sweet Sixteen
2. In the Mood for Love vs. The New World
3. Before Sunset vs. Paprika
4. The Twilight Samurai vs. The Fog of War

Some unfortunate pairings in this batch.

[origami_mustache]

1. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2. In the Mood for Love
3. seen neither
4. haven't seen Twilight Samurai

[Eleven]

1. -
2. In the Mood for Love
3. Paprika
4. The Twilight Samurai