Wednesday, May 9, 2007
I'm not trying to ruin the tournament, really....
8. Annie Hall v 25. Punch Drunk Love
Annie Hall is one of two Woody Allen movies that I really like. The other one is Mighty Aphrodite, although my love for that particular movie may have more to do with my love for Mira Sorvino and a Greek chorus than any appreciation for the actual movie. At any rate, Annie Hall is a fine movie that firmly establishes the character Woody Allen will go on to play in every other goddamn movie he will ever make. But you all knew that. Punch Drunk love is a movie about a couple of wierdos falling in love. While the plot moves entirely too slow, especially in the beginning, Punch Drunk Love does feature the mattress man, the mattress man commercial where the guy bounces off the mattress and hurts himself (in the extras), an understated performance from Adam Sandler, and a particularly cute performance from Emily Watson, whom I love way more than Mira Sorvino.
2. Amelie v 31. Willy Wonka (Gene Wilder)
Annie Hall is one of two Woody Allen movies that I really like. The other one is Mighty Aphrodite, although my love for that particular movie may have more to do with my love for Mira Sorvino and a Greek chorus than any appreciation for the actual movie. At any rate, Annie Hall is a fine movie that firmly establishes the character Woody Allen will go on to play in every other goddamn movie he will ever make. But you all knew that. Punch Drunk love is a movie about a couple of wierdos falling in love. While the plot moves entirely too slow, especially in the beginning, Punch Drunk Love does feature the mattress man, the mattress man commercial where the guy bounces off the mattress and hurts himself (in the extras), an understated performance from Adam Sandler, and a particularly cute performance from Emily Watson, whom I love way more than Mira Sorvino.
2. Amelie v 31. Willy Wonka (Gene Wilder)
This one ain't so tough to call. Let's see, crazy French movie about a girl who goes to ridiculous extremes to meet some random boy who she falls in love with versus Gene Wilder singing some idiotic song and a chicken getting its head cut off. Well, maybe this is a little harder than I thought, but Amelie still wins.
4. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind v 29. High Fidelity
Battle of two movies that I like but don't love. I had to think about this for quite a while, actually. In the end, Nick Hornby's pretentious assholism wins out over Charlie Kaufman's strangeness. Only because of Jack Black, though. Sorry, Kate.
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Yes, you're ruining the tournament.
Also, you stole fizzy lifting drinks, and now the ceiling must be cleaned.
That's it. It's over. You lose. Good day, sir.
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Also, you stole fizzy lifting drinks, and now the ceiling must be cleaned.
That's it. It's over. You lose. Good day, sir.
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