8 remain, The Foriegn film Tournament continues

[donniedarko]

Once again all nominees were drawn out of a hat and matched up, with no ties in the previous round

Here's the match ups:
Blue Kite (Tyler1) vs Cries and Whispers (Hitchfan97)
Stalker (Mr.Minio) vs Andre Rublev (ThomasP)
Girl on the Bridge (Honeykid) vs Double Life of Veronique (Honeykid)
Sansho The Baliff (rauldc) vs Underground (Harrylime)

I'm pleased with how the match ups worked out, Tarkovsky vs Tarkovsky, HK nominee vs HK nominee, Underground vs equally popular Sansho, and Bergman vs Eastern Asia cinema

Voting ends January 3rd

[mark f]

Blue Kite (Tyler1) vs Cries and Whispers (Hitchfan97)
Stalker (Mr.Minio) vs Andrei Rublev (ThomasP)
Girl on the Bridge (Honeykid) vs Double Life of Veronique (Honeykid)
Sansho The Baliff (rauldc) vs Underground

[Tyler1]

Blue Kite (Tyler1) vs Cries and Whispers (Hitchfan97)
Stalker (Mr.Minio) vs Andre Rublev (ThomasP)
Girl on the Bridge (Honeykid) vs Double Life of Veronique (Honeykid)
Sansho The Baliff (rauldc) vs Underground (Harrylime)

The Blue Kite is a Chinese film, not Hong Kong.

[Mr Minio]

I've only seen both Stalker and Andrey Rublev. Stalker wins.

[donniedarko]

The Blue Kite is a Chinese film, not Hong Kong.

According to wiki, it was filmed in Hong Kong and China, but I edited the original post

[wintertriangles]

Blue Kite (Tyler1) vs Cries and Whispers (Hitchfan97)
Stalker (Mr.Minio) vs Andre Rublev (ThomasP)
Girl on the Bridge (Honeykid) vs Double Life of Veronique (Honeykid)
Sansho The Baliff (rauldc) vs Underground (Harrylime)

[ThomasP]

Blue Kite (Tyler1) vs Cries and Whispers (Hitchfan97)
Stalker (Mr.Minio) vs Andre Rublev (ThomasP)
Girl on the Bridge (Honeykid) vs Double Life of Veronique (Honeykid)
Sansho The Baliff (rauldc) vs Underground (Harrylime)

[Harry Lime]

Blue Kite (Tyler1) vs Cries and Whispers (Hitchfan97)
Stalker (Mr.Minio) vs Andre Rublev (ThomasP)
Girl on the Bridge (Honeykid) vs Double Life of Veronique (Honeykid)
Sansho The Baliff (rauldc) vs Underground (Harry Lime)

[honeykid]

I can only vote in my bracket and I don't know which to choose. :o

[Proximity]

Stalker

[Thursday Next]

I can only vote in my bracket and I don't know which to choose.

Same. Although it's not my bracket. Both good films.

[Godoggo]

Blue Kite (Tyler1) vs Cries and Whispers (Hitchfan97)
Stalker (Mr.Minio) vs Andre Rublev (ThomasP)
Girl on the Bridge (Honeykid) vs Double Life of Veronique (Honeykid)
Sansho The Baliff (rauldc) vs Underground (Harry Lime)

[donniedarko]

Watched Girl on The Bridge, surprisingly fascinating

[donniedarko]

Girl on the Bridge (Honeykid) vs Double Life of Veronique (Honeykid)

Well this is an easy choice for me, I watched both recently for the tournament, and GOTB was a very enjoyable and unique experience. Double Life could be one of the least connected to me film I've come across. Stopped it 40 minutes in, I couldn't anything appealing.

[honeykid]

If you stopped after 40 minutes are you allowed to vote against it?

[donniedarko]

I don't see why not. Didn't you say you fell asleep during 2001:A Space odessey? Have you ever voted against it?

I mean I couldn't get into this at all, and I was trying

[wintertriangles]

Funny. That movie really moves me, and I've seen it like 8 times.

[donniedarko]

I try to rewatch every "classic/largely popular" film I dont get, and often I like it when I give it another viewing. But this it was truly the least connected I felt to the screen while watching a movie, ever

[Mr Minio]

Have you seen any other Kieślowski film?

[honeykid]

I don't see why not. Didn't you say you fell asleep during 2001:A Space odessey? Have you ever voted against it?
It took 5 attempts before I watched 2001 from start to finish and once, as you said, I did fall asleep. However, I have seen it from start to finish, which is why I vote against it.

I was just wondering whether that was the rule, as it is with the MoFo Tournament. If it was, then you couldn't vote against it. They're both my films and I'm still not sure which to vote for, so I don't have an agenda either way. :D

[Thursday Next]

Girl on the Bridge (Honeykid) vs Double Life of Veronique (Honeykid)

Having only seen once, I'm leaning slightly towards Veronique, but I liked both. I can't get hold of the Blue Kite or Sansho, and while I can get Andrei Rublev, it's unlikely that I'll get to watch it by Jan 3rd.

[donniedarko]

Under 24 hours left to get your votes in!

[honeykid]

As they're both my picks, I've got to go with one of them. Arrgggghhh!

OK, it's Double Life of Veronique.

[donniedarko]

Ok well we had two ties this round and I will be posting a thread to vote on those in a couple hours. Bolded ones were the winners of round 3. The matchups in Italics were ties

Blue Kite (Tyler1) vs Cries and Whispers (Hitchfan97)
Stalker (Mr.Minio) vs Andre Rublev (ThomasP)
Girl on the Bridge (Honeykid) vs Double Life of Veronique (Honeykid)
Sansho The Baliff (rauldc) vs Underground (Harrylime)