The All-Time HDC Tournament of Tournaments

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6-0, Travis Bickle single handedly destroys Godzilla.

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Round 1 Match 45


Coppola and Brando at their fiercest best...



Apocalypse Now (1979)
Director - Francis Ford Coppola




vs.




The chilling and frightening saga of an author and his obsessive fan...



Misery (1990)
Director - Rob Reiner

[Dante'sInferno]

Apocalypse Now

[neverending]

Originally Posted by urgeok2

you dont have to praise it - but you might want to understand why it is popular ... people dig it for a reason ..

it's not like we're talking about some white-wash crowd pleaser like The Titanic.


American Beauty is a fine film .. but it didnt speak to me. I'm the guys age - but experiencing nothing like this guy is. I'm not saying it's less natural than The Fly, but somehow i was able to sympathize more with Seth Brundle than I was with Spaceys character.

and i guess thats the key to me liking one film more than another when forced to chose (between 2 competently made films) - can i identify with/ or at least dig the character.

i would pick The Fly.

American Beauty amazed, astounded and moved me. The Fly just annoyed the heck out of me. And I'm a Cronenberg fan.

May I be allowed m answer now?

[neverending]

Apocalypse Now

[Despare]

Apocalypse Now

[urgeok2]

Originally Posted by neverending

American Beauty amazed, astounded and moved me. The Fly just annoyed the heck out of me. And I'm a Cronenberg fan.

different strokes, different triggers and all that ..

there's been a lot of times i've questioned the tastes of other folks .. but what are you gonna do - people like what they like - some films speak to people more loudly than others.

as long as they're not just liking something because they think they are supposed to .. it's pretty tough to be critical..




an ..

apocalypse now for me

(i never liked misery)

[neverending]

Originally Posted by urgeok2

different strokes, different triggers and all that ..

there's been a lot of times i've questioned the tastes of other folks .. but what are you gonna do - people like what they like - some films speak to people more loudly than others.

as long as they're not just liking something because they think they are supposed to .. it's pretty tough to be critical..




an ..

apocalypse now for me

(i never liked misery)

That was my point to begin with. I'M the one whose taste was questioned.

[urgeok2]

Originally Posted by neverending

That was my point to begin with. I'M the one whose taste was questioned.

ah - i didnt see back that far ..

(not that it mattered - my comments were neutral anyway)

[ferretchucker]

misery.................