MOFO Movie Tournament 2013 Bracket 1

[rauldc14]

Well folks, the time has finally arrived. It's that time of year again to get our brackets rolling. The quest for the 2013 championship is underway. Which film will join 2001: A Space Odyssey and Le Cercle Rouge as the MOFO tournament champions? Well, we have a ways to go before we know that answer, but this will be the beginning.

Perhaps the champ will come out of bracket 1, a bracket that on the outside looks stacked with best picture winners All About Eve and No Country for Old Men, comedy favorites Harold and Maude, Royal Tenenbaums, and Groundhog Day, or perhaps one of the best war movies of all time in Saving Private Ryan.

Like normal, the beginning brackets will last for 1 month, giving everybody up until March 1st to vote on these matches. Rules remain the same (tiebreakers etc.). So without further ado, here is bracket 1! Enjoy!

Bracket 1
1. Harold and Maude
16. Saving Private Ryan

8. No Country for Old Men
9. Fargo

5. The Five Obstructions
12. Girls will be Girls

4. The Isle
13. In the Loop

3. All About Eve
14. The Royal Tenenbaums

6. Sangre de mi sangre
11. Z Channel: A Magnificient Obsession

7. Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
10. They Might Be Giants

2. Groundhog Day
15. Pygmalion

[The Rodent]

1. Harold and Maude
16. Saving Private Ryan

8. No Country for Old Men
9. Fargo

5. The Five Obstructions
12. Girls will be Girls

4. The Isle
13. In the Loop

3. All About Eve
14. The Royal Tenenbaums

6. Sangre de mi sangre
11. Z Channel: A Magnificient Obsession

7. Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
10. They Might Be Giants

2. Groundhog Day
15. Pygmalion

[mark f]

Bracket 1
1. Harold and Maude
16. Saving Private Ryan

8. No Country for Old Men
9. Fargo[too tough to call yet]

5. The Five Obstructions
12. Girls will be Girls[haven't seen]

4. The Isle
13. [B]In the Loop

3. All About Eve
14. The Royal Tenenbaums

6. Sangre de mi sangre[didn't see]
11. Z Channel: A Magnificient Obsession

7. Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
10. They Might Be Giants

2. Groundhog Day
15. Pygmalion

[wintertriangles]

1. Harold and Maude
16. Saving Private Ryan

8. No Country for Old Men
9. Fargo

5. The Five Obstructions
12. Girls will be Girls

4. The Isle
13. In the Loop

3. All About Eve
14. The Royal Tenenbaums

6. Sangre de mi sangre
11. Z Channel: A Magnificient Obsession

7. Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
10. They Might Be Giants

2. Groundhog Day
15. Pygmalion

[donniedarko]

1. Harold and Maude
Saving Private Ryan
This is pretty easy one for me, SPR is one of my favorite of the nineties and my second favorite Spielberg. One of the best war movies, and of course props to the opening sequence. Harold and Maude was a bit of a let down for me though. It wa decent but both of the characters were such turn offs.

8. No Country for Old Men
9. Fargo
Another easy one for me, No country was one of the most overrated films I've ever seen. While Fargo was fun and memorable.

[rauldc14]

Bracket 1
1. Harold and Maude
16. Saving Private Ryan

8. No Country for Old Men
9. Fargo

5. The Five Obstructions
12. Girls will be Girls

4. The Isle
13. In the Loop

3. All About Eve
14. The Royal Tenenbaums

6. Sangre de mi sangre
11. Z Channel: A Magnificient Obsession

7. Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
10. They Might Be Giants

2. Groundhog Day
15. Pygmalion

These are the 1st 3 matchups that I am able to vote on. Saving Private Ryan is one of my favorite war movies of all-time, and it is a gimme over a Harold and Maude movie that I just don't like one bit. Spielberg casts a true look of how devasting war can be.

No Country wins (by a bigger margin than I originally thought). I do think that it is a superior film to Fargo, and while I do like Fargo, I may have overrated it a tad upon its first viewing. No Country has to be my favorite from the Coen's.

The Royal Tenenbaums beats All About Eve, though I'm not too fond of either of them. The casting is what makes my choose Tenenbaums over All About Eve, though I don't believe anyone gives their best performance in the Tenenbaums. Maybe upon another watch of All About Eve I would change my opinion, but it didn't connect as that good a film for me. I know its a favorite of everyone's but it isn't my cup of tea.

[Tyler1]

Bracket 1
1. Harold and Maude
16. Saving Private Ryan

8. No Country for Old Men
9. Fargo

5. The Five Obstructions
12. Girls will be Girls

4. The Isle
13. In the Loop

3. All About Eve
14. The Royal Tenenbaums

6. Sangre de mi sangre
11. Z Channel: A Magnificient Obsession

7. Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
10. They Might Be Giants

2. Groundhog Day
15. Pygmalion

[Godoggo]

Yea! It's time to vote. I've been watching a few of these movies in preparation; ones I haven't seen and ones I don't remember well.

Bracket 1
1. Harold and Maude
16. Saving Private Ryan

8. No Country for Old Men
9. Fargo

5. The Five Obstructions - didn't get around to this one
12. Girls will be Girls

4. The Isle
13. In the Loop

3. All About Eve
14. The Royal Tenenbaums

6. Sangre de mi sangre
11. Z Channel: A Magnificient Obsession

7. Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
10. They Might Be Giants

2. Groundhog Day
15. Pygmalion

[rauldc14]

Trying to decide which match to go after next, perhaps the Never Give a Sucker an Even Break and They Might Be Giants

[Sexy Celebrity]

1. Harold and Maude
16. Saving Private Ryan

[honeykid]

Argh! This is a horrible bracket. There's only four films there that I even like.

I'm guessing The Isle is the Korean one?

[mark f]

Yes.

[Thursday Next]

1. Harold and Maude
16. Saving Private Ryan

8. No Country for Old Men
9. Fargo

5. The Five Obstructions
12. Girls will be Girls

4. The Isle
13. In the Loop

3. All About Eve
14. The Royal Tenenbaums

6. Sangre de mi sangre
11. Z Channel: A Magnificient Obsession

7. Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
10. They Might Be Giants

2. Groundhog Day
15. Pygmalion

Pygmailion I watched just the other day and it was very good. I much preferred it to My Fair Lady.

[Harry Lime]

Argh! This is a horrible bracket.
+1

1. Harold and Maude
16. Saving Private Ryan

8. No Country for Old Men
9. Fargo (what's up with this match?)

5. The Five Obstructions
12. Girls will be Girls

4. The Isle
13. In the Loop

3. All About Eve
14. The Royal Tenenbaums

6. Sangre de mi sangre
11. Z Channel: A Magnificient Obsession

7. Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
10. They Might Be Giants

2. Groundhog Day
15. Pygmalion

[Sexy Celebrity]

Argh! This is a horrible bracket.

http://www2.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Whoopi+Goldberg+Garden+Laughs+Benefit+dP7GzbJEfmtl.jpg

Does this make it any better?

[Guaporense]

1. Harold and Maude
16. Saving Private Ryan

8. No Country for Old Men
9. Fargo

2. Groundhog Day
15. Pygmalion

Haven't watched half of the films there.

[rauldc14]

Like I said, it seems strange the coincidence that Fargo and No Country are matched up against each other. But it really is a match that could go either way. I like No Country more because it feels a bit more badass, whereas Fargo sometimes treads into territory where it seems a bit horrifyingly unrealistic. I mean really, a woodchipper? But to be honest, they are both grand.

[wintertriangles]

Like I said, it seems strange the coincidence that Fargo and No Country are matched up against each other. But it really is a match that could go either way. I like No Country more because it feels a bit more badass, whereas Fargo sometimes treads into territory where it seems a bit horrifyingly unrealistic. I mean really, a woodchipper? But to be honest, they are both grand.If it weren't for the woodchipper I wouldn't like it nearly as much. Something called icing on the cake.

[rauldc14]

It was a weak attempt for me to say why No Country is better, but that's just how I feel. Liked the woodchipper actually.

[Thursday Next]

Fargo is more fun.

[Nausicaä]

1. Harold and Maude
16. Saving Private Ryan

8. No Country for Old Men
9. Fargo

4. The Isle
13. In the Loop

3. All About Eve
14. The Royal Tenenbaums

2. Groundhog Day
15. Pygmalion

[Mingusings]

1. Harold and Maude
16. Saving Private Ryan

8. No Country for Old Men
9. Fargo

3. All About Eve
14. The Royal Tenenbaums

[sarah f]

1. Harold and Maude
16. Saving Private Ryan
(Though I hate having to kick Saving Private Ryan out...)

3. All About Eve
14. The Royal Tenenbaums

2. Groundhog Day
15. Pygmalion

[Skepsis93]

1. Harold and Maude
16. Saving Private Ryan

8. No Country for Old Men
9. Fargo

[donniedarko]

When are the next brackets going up?

[syj]

1. Harold and Maude
16. Saving Private Ryan

8. No Country for Old Men
9. Fargo

3. All About Eve
14. The Royal Tenenbaums

2. Groundhog Day
15. Pygmalion

[linespalsy]

Bracket 1
1. Harold and Maude - kind of close but I'm not really a fan of either of these.
16. Saving Private Ryan

8. No Country for Old Men
9. Fargo

5. The Five Obstructions (need to see)
12. Girls will be Girls (need to see)

4. The Isle (need to see)
13. In the Loop (need to see)

3. All About Eve
14. The Royal Tenenbaums

6. Sangre de mi sangre (need to see)
11. Z Channel: A Magnificient Obsession (need to see)

7. Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
10. They Might Be Giants (I'm sure this would have lost, but I think it would have been more interesting paired up with Harold and Maude. I would have voted for it over any other movie I've seen in this bracket.)

2. Groundhog Day
15. Pygmalion (need to re-watch)

[rauldc14]

Where's the No Country for Old Men fans? It needs some help

[Daniel M]

8. No Country for Old Men
9. Fargo

Unfortunately this is the only set that I can vote in, and believe me this is really, really close. I'm a massive fan of the Coen Brothers and I absolutely love both of these films, I think I nominated Fargo for this tournament though, and I would probably say I slightly enjoyed it more for its dark comedic side.

[rauldc14]

Scoring Update(pardon the abbreviations):

HM 12
SPR 5

NC 5
FAR 10

FO 0
GWBG 1

ISLE 3
ITL 3

AAE 8
RT 5

SAN 1
Z CHAN 1

NGS 3
TMBG 2

GD 5
PYG 6

[Godoggo]

5. The Five Obstructions
12. Girls will be Girls

[rauldc14]

Just a friendly reminder. Voting for this bracket will close on the end of Friday.

[rauldc14]

And....the somewhat final results(bold moves on)

Harold and Maude 12
Saving Private Ryan 5

No Country for Old Men 5
Fargo 10

Five Obstructions 0
Girls will be Girls 2

The Isle 3
In the Loop 3

All About Eve 8
Royal Tenenbaums 5

Sangre di me sangre 1
Z Channel: A Magnificient Obsession 1

Never Give a Sucker an Even Break 3
They Might Be Giants 2

Groundhog Day 5
Pygmalion 6

As you can see, there are 2 ties. Overtime voting will go in 24 hour increments, until a winner is determined for those 2 matchups.

[rauldc14]

unfortunately nobody is voting on the ties. I'll give it until the end of Saturday night, then it will have to go to the unfortunate coinflip

[Harry Lime]

Can anyone vote for ties? I forget.

[Godoggo]

Someone should watch those movies and vote. They are all worth watching.

[rauldc14]

people that haven't voted, Lime. Had I seen one of either matchups, I would just watch the 2nd but I haven't seen any of those 4.

[rauldc14]

Dreaded coinflip time-----

Moving on is In the Loop and Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

[honeykid]

Yay! If I had a copy of Sangre di me sangre I might've watched it, but I'm glad that Z Channel is through. It's a good documentary. Frankly, In The Loop and The Isle was lose/lose for me.