Donate To Keep The Site Ad Free

View Poll Results: Please choose one

Voters
17. You may not vote on this poll

  • Eyes Wide Shut

    6 35.29%

  • The Boondock Saints

    11 64.71%
+ Reply to Thread
Results 1 to 8 of 8

Thread: The Great Movie Tournament - 1990s: Round 1 - Group 19 of 32 - Tiebreaker

  1. 02-11-2019 05:04 AM #1
    mae
    mae is offline
    Oz the Gweat and Tewwible mae seldom gets put on hold mae seldom gets put on hold mae seldom gets put on hold mae seldom gets put on hold mae seldom gets put on hold mae seldom gets put on hold mae seldom gets put on hold mae seldom gets put on hold mae seldom gets put on hold mae seldom gets put on hold mae seldom gets put on hold mae's Avatar

    Join Date
    Oct 2007
    Location
    New Jersey
    Posts
    35,568
    Country
    Country Flag
    Gender
    Gender

    Default The Great Movie Tournament - 1990s: Round 1 - Group 19 of 32 - Tiebreaker

    For the tiebreaker poll, please vote for one title to move on to the next round. The poll will be open for four days.


    Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
    Directed by Stanley Kubrick

    Watch Trailer



    The Boondock Saints (1999)
    Directed by Troy Duffy

    Watch Trailer
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  2. 02-11-2019 06:02 AM #2
    fernandito
    fernandito is offline
    Gojo fernandito seldom gets put on hold fernandito seldom gets put on hold fernandito seldom gets put on hold fernandito seldom gets put on hold fernandito seldom gets put on hold fernandito seldom gets put on hold fernandito seldom gets put on hold fernandito seldom gets put on hold fernandito seldom gets put on hold fernandito seldom gets put on hold fernandito seldom gets put on hold fernandito's Avatar

    Join Date
    May 2007
    Posts
    29,039
    My Mood
    Daring
    Country
    Country Flag

    Default

    Legit love both of these. Hmm...
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  3. 02-11-2019 05:39 PM #3
    Still Servant
    Still Servant is offline
    Those who cling to life; Still Servant has a reputation beyond repute Still Servant has a reputation beyond repute Still Servant has a reputation beyond repute Still Servant has a reputation beyond repute Still Servant has a reputation beyond repute Still Servant has a reputation beyond repute Still Servant has a reputation beyond repute Still Servant has a reputation beyond repute Still Servant has a reputation beyond repute Still Servant has a reputation beyond repute Still Servant has a reputation beyond repute Still Servant's Avatar

    Join Date
    May 2007
    Location
    Connecticut, United States
    Posts
    9,479
    My Mood
    Breezy
    Country
    Country Flag
    Gender
    Gender

    Default

    Let me help you decide.

    Check out my website: PopCulturedwithMovieMike
    Add me on Letterboxd: https://www.letterboxd.com/MovieMike80/
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  4. 02-12-2019 02:20 PM #4
    mae
    mae is offline
    Oz the Gweat and Tewwible mae seldom gets put on hold mae seldom gets put on hold mae seldom gets put on hold mae seldom gets put on hold mae seldom gets put on hold mae seldom gets put on hold mae seldom gets put on hold mae seldom gets put on hold mae seldom gets put on hold mae seldom gets put on hold mae seldom gets put on hold mae's Avatar

    Join Date
    Oct 2007
    Location
    New Jersey
    Posts
    35,568
    Country
    Country Flag
    Gender
    Gender

    Default

    I really think EWS is a masterpiece. I have it as my number one film of 1999 and the 1990s as a whole. Yes, I'm serious. This is an amazing achievement in hallucinatory dreamspaces with no special effects, just cinematography and music. It's a unique experience, even for Kubrick. It sucks that the film is not more respected and most of the focus is due to off-screen stuff between the two stars and or their director. What's on the screen is astounding and it's one of my favorite films of all time.

    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  5. 02-12-2019 04:53 PM #5
    Still Servant
    Still Servant is offline
    Those who cling to life; Still Servant has a reputation beyond repute Still Servant has a reputation beyond repute Still Servant has a reputation beyond repute Still Servant has a reputation beyond repute Still Servant has a reputation beyond repute Still Servant has a reputation beyond repute Still Servant has a reputation beyond repute Still Servant has a reputation beyond repute Still Servant has a reputation beyond repute Still Servant has a reputation beyond repute Still Servant has a reputation beyond repute Still Servant's Avatar

    Join Date
    May 2007
    Location
    Connecticut, United States
    Posts
    9,479
    My Mood
    Breezy
    Country
    Country Flag
    Gender
    Gender

    Default

    Yeah, as I mentioned in another thread, the off-the-screen stuff seemed to distract from the film.

    I am surprised to hear how much you love the film. When it comes to Kubrick, it's not one of the films you hear people talk about as one of their favorites.
    Check out my website: PopCulturedwithMovieMike
    Add me on Letterboxd: https://www.letterboxd.com/MovieMike80/
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  6. 02-15-2019 05:05 AM #6
    mae
    mae is offline
    Oz the Gweat and Tewwible mae seldom gets put on hold mae seldom gets put on hold mae seldom gets put on hold mae seldom gets put on hold mae seldom gets put on hold mae seldom gets put on hold mae seldom gets put on hold mae seldom gets put on hold mae seldom gets put on hold mae seldom gets put on hold mae seldom gets put on hold mae's Avatar

    Join Date
    Oct 2007
    Location
    New Jersey
    Posts
    35,568
    Country
    Country Flag
    Gender
    Gender

    Default

    The poll has closed. The Boondock Saints moves on and Eyes Wide Shut has been eliminated.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  7. 02-16-2019 04:32 AM #7
    Jean
    Jean is offline
    The Tenant Jean has a brilliant future Jean has a brilliant future Jean has a brilliant future Jean has a brilliant future Jean has a brilliant future Jean has a brilliant future Jean has a brilliant future Jean has a brilliant future Jean has a brilliant future Jean has a brilliant future Jean has a brilliant future Jean's Avatar

    Join Date
    May 2007
    Location
    Chinatown
    Posts
    28,087
    Country
    Country Flag

    Default

    It's a pity. I couldn't have voted for it anyway, because I never watched The Boondock Saints, but I have re-watched Eyes Wide Shut and liked it a lot more this time. Although I can't say I even now understand what people see in it. I totally agree with Mae that it is "an amazing achievement in hallucinatory dreamspaces", but it doesn't seem enough. Feels like, so to speak, subtext without the text. I think bears need text too.

    Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
    When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
    bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  8. 02-16-2019 06:36 AM #8
    fernandito
    fernandito is offline
    Gojo fernandito seldom gets put on hold fernandito seldom gets put on hold fernandito seldom gets put on hold fernandito seldom gets put on hold fernandito seldom gets put on hold fernandito seldom gets put on hold fernandito seldom gets put on hold fernandito seldom gets put on hold fernandito seldom gets put on hold fernandito seldom gets put on hold fernandito seldom gets put on hold fernandito's Avatar

    Join Date
    May 2007
    Posts
    29,039
    My Mood
    Daring
    Country
    Country Flag

    Default

    I enjoy EWS as a sensory experience but that's pretty much it.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
+ Reply to Thread
« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts

Forum Rules