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DVDTalk Draft Game…Voting Round 2…Come one, come all!
Voting is now CLOSED
Welcome to round two of the DVDTalk Draft Tournament! In this thread, the players drafted a roster of ten DVDs each. Now, it is up to you, the DVDTalk community, to vote on who has the best collection. We are now in round 2 of this single-elimination tournament. In order to vote, you need to reply to this post telling me who you think has the best roster. Your vote will not count unless you vote on every pair! Players in the game are also allowed to vote. Optionally, they are also allowed to post to this thread telling everybody why they think you should vote for their collection. So, let the voting begin! The polls close exactly 24 hours after the timestamp of this post. Match-ups will be listed in the first reply to this post. Good luck to all the participants! |
This Round’s Match-Ups
1. Drexl vs. jfrost Drexl’s Collection: 2. Franchot vs. exharrison1. Fantasia Anthology (Box set) 2. The Decalogue (TV) 3. Moulin Rouge (2001) 4. Aladdin Platinum 5. Amelie 6. Sunset Boulevard 7. Forrest Gump 8. Superman: The Movie 9. The Stunt Man LE 10. Wings of Desire jfrost’s Collection: 1. Fellowship of the Rings Extended Edition 2. Se7en Platinum 3. Gladiator (EE) 4. Memento LE 5. Die Hard Ultimate Collection 6. Panic Room 3 disc SE 7. Taken (TV) 8. Brotherhood of the Wolf (3-disc CE) 9. Royal Tenenbaums CC 10. Spirited Away Franchot's Collection: 3. Mhepburn20 vs. ryuryu29491. Honeymooners: Classic 39 Episodes (TV) 2. Casablanca (2 disc SE) 3. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest SE 4. Raging Bull SE 5. Treasure of the Sierra Madre SE 6. Schindler’s List 7. North By Northwest 8. It Happened One Night 9. Woody Allen Collection #3, 1982-1987 (Box) 10. The Sound Of Music--Five Star Collection exharrison’s Collection: 1. The Professional: Deluxe Edition 2. Pulp Fiction CE 3. Undeclared (TV) 4. Princess Bride SE 5. American Beauty: Awards Edition 6. Grave of the Fireflies: Special Edition 7. The Abyss 2 Disc Special Edition 8. Army of Darkness: Boomstick Edition 9. Bruce Lee: Master Collection (Box) 10. Yi Yi Mhepburn20’s Collection: 4. Joe Molotov vs. RyoHazuki1. The Adventures of Antoine Doinel (Box set) 2. Fanny and Alexander (CC) 3. Beauty and the Beast (CC) 4. Monty Python Megaset Flying Circus (TV) 5. Notorius (CC) 6. Ikuru (CC) 7. Amadeus (2 disc) 8. Looney Tunes Golden Collection 9. Who Framed Roger Rabbit - Vista Series 10. Lawrence of Arabia (LE) ryuryu2949’s Collection: 1. Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers Extended Edition 2. Back to the Future Trilogy (Boxset) 3. Seinfeld Season 4 (TV) 4. Shawshank Redeption 3-disc Deluxe Edition 5. Unforgiven 2-disc SE 6. The Deer Hunter (Legacy Series) 7. The Usual Suspects SE 8. Rashomon (Criterion Collection) 9. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2-Disc CE) 10. Old School (Unrated, WS) Joe Molotov’s Collection: 5. cleaver vs. Cameron1. Lawrence of Arabia: Superbit 2. Once Upon a Time in the West 3. Seven Samurai CC 4. The Rocky Horror Picture Show: 25th Ann 5. The Matrix 6. Twin Peaks: Season 1 (TV) 7. Gandhi 8. The Shining (Stanley Kubrick/Remastered) 9. Apocalypse Now (Theatrical Edition) 10. A Chistmas Story: 2-Disc SE RyoHazuki’s Collection: 1. Band of Brothers (TV) 2. Rules of the Game (Criterion) 3. Good Bad Ugly SE 4. Eraserhead 5. True Romance SE 6. Yakuza Papers Boxset 7. Toy Story 10th Aniv. SE 8. To Kill a Mockingbird SE 9. Schindler’s List Giftset 10. Do the Right Thing (Criterion) cleaver’s Collection: 6. raining_helper vs. dollfins11. Godfather Trilogy (Box) 2. Terminator 2 Ulimate Edition 3. Monster’s Inc 4. Rushmore Criterion 5. Saving Private Ryan WW2 Edition 6. Die Hard 5-Star Edition 7. The Sting (Legacy Series) 8. 12 Monkeys Special Edition 9. Animal House DSPE WS 10. Star Trek The Next Generation Season 4 (TV) Cameron’s Collection: 1. Snow White Platinum 2. Edison: The Invention of the Movies 3. Jaws 30th Anniversary Edition 4. 8 1/2 Criterion 5. Metropolis Kino 6. The Adventures of Pete & Pete Season 1 (TV) 7. Bringing up Baby 2 Disc SE 8. The Who: The Kids are Alright 2 disc SE 9. Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 2 10. Director series: Spike Jonze raining_helper’s Collection: 7. slop101 vs. darkhawk1. Mickey Mouse in Living Color Vol 1 2. Arrested Development Season One 3. Dark City 4. Magnolia 5. Night of the Living Dead (Millenium Edition) 6. Suspiria 3 disc SE 7. Ingmar Bergman Collection 8. Throne of Blood (CC) 9. The Day The Earth Stood Still 10. Naked Lunch (CC) dollfins1’s Collection: 1. Alien Quadrilogy 2. Star Trek TOS Season 1 (TV) 3. E.T. CE Giftset 4. Jurassic Park CE (DTS) 5. West Side Story Special Edition DVD Collector's Set 6. Wizard of Oz 7. Rebel Without a Cause (WB 2 disc SE) 8. The Great Escape (2-Disc Collector's Set) 9. Mary Poppins: 40th Anniversary Edition 10. Planet Of The Apes: 35th Anniversary CE slop101’s Collection: 8. obscurelabel vs. William Fuld1. Brazil (Criterion) 2. Citizen Kane 3. Led Zeppelin DVD 4. Goodfellas 2-disc SE 5. The Bridge on the River Kwai 2-disc LE 6. Life Aquatic (2-disc Criterion) 7. Deadwood Season 1 (TV) 8. Dr. Strangelove (2-disc, 40th anniversary SE) 9. Bambi (2-disc platinum ed.) 10. Short Cuts (Criterion) darkhawk’s Collection: 1. Gone With the Wind SE 2. The Thorn Birds (TV) 3. Hard Day’s Night 4. Rebecca (Criterion) OOP 5. Spellbound (Criterion) 6. Big Trouble in Little China (2 disk SE) 7. The French Connection SE 8. Wuthering Heights (1939) 9. The Lion King Platinum 10. Frankenstein (Legacy Collection) obscurelabel’s Collection: 1. Salo (Criterion) 2. The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Criterion) 3. This is Spinal Tap (Criterion) 4. Sid and Nancy (Criterion) 5. Silence of the Lambs (Criterion) 6. The Red Desert (Image) 7. Two Lane Blacktop (Anchor Bay) (Colletor's Tin version) 8. Othello (1952/Welles/Image) 9. Three Colors Trilogy (Box) 10. The Dick Van Dyke Show Season One (TV) William Fuld’s Collection: 1. by Brakhage: An Anthology (Box) 2. In the Mood for Love 3. Singin’ in the Rain SE 4. Simpsons Season 4 5. Talking Heads – Stop Making Sense 6. My Darling Clementine 7. 2001: A Space Odyssey 8. L'Âge d'Or 9. Mulholland Drive 10. Band of Outsiders |
My votes go to:
jfrost exharrison ryuryu2949 RyuHazuki (tough one!!!) cleaver raining_helper slop101 obscurelabel |
jfrost’s Collection
exharrison’s Collection ryuryu2949’s Collection Joe Molotov’s Collection cleaver’s Collection dollfins1’s Collection darkhawk’s Collection William Fuld’s Collection |
1. jfrost
2. exharrison 3. mhepburn20 4. Joe Molotov 5. Cameron 6. raining_helper 7. slop101 8. obscurelabel |
1. jfrost
2. exharrison 3. ryuryu2949 4. RyoHazuki 5. Cleaver 6. dollfins1 7. slop101 8. William Fuld |
My votes:
1. jfrost 2. exharrison 3. ryuryu2949 4. RyoHazuki 5. Cleaver (Cameron: Pete & Pete? What? But I like the DS: Spike Jones choice) 6. dollfins1 7. slop101 8. obscurelabel (Spinal Tap CC--what a great commentary) |
1. Drexl - Got to go with Amélie and Moulin Rouge. Other wise Die Hard would have won me over.
2. Franchot's - I was happy to vote for exharrison's collection last time, but as a current Harrison, Franchot has the better selection with Casablanca, Cuckoo's Nest, Treasure, Schindler and North by Northwest. 3. Mhepburn20 - It's a little too Criterion heavy, but Doinel, Notorious, Amadeus and Lawrence are favorites. And I just can't vote for Old School. :shrug: 4. Joe Molotov’s - The first really rough choice for me. RyoHazuki has Band of Brothers which is probably the prize of my collection. But Joe has Lawrence, Once Upon a Time, Seven Samurai, Matrix and Christmas Story. Even though I have to give up Band of Brothers, there's just more juicy goodness in Joe's. 5. cleaver - Another tough one that just came down to who has more good titles. And I'm out of clever things to say. 6. dollfins1 - Not a stinker in the lot. 7. slop101 - Brazil, Kane, Kwai, Deadwood, Bambi. I'd enjoy spending time with this group. 8. William Fuld - While I love the Three Colors trilogy from obscurelabel’s collection, it just feels a little too pretentious with half the collection being Criterion. Not enough diversity for my tastes. Plus Willy has Singin' in the Rain! |
1.jfrost
2.exharrison 3.ryuryu2949 4.JoeMolotov 5.Cleaver (TOUGH call) 6.dollfins1 7.darkhawk 8.obscurelabel |
Originally Posted by MEJHarrison
8. William Fuld - While I love the Three Colors trilogy from obscurelabel’s collection, it just feels a little too pretentious with half the collection being Criterion. Not enough diversity for my tastes. Plus Willy has Singin' in the Rain!
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Originally Posted by MEJHarrison
I was happy to vote for exharrison's collection last time, but as a current Harrison, Franchot has the better selection with Casablanca, Cuckoo's Nest, Treasure, Schindler and North by Northwest.
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Originally Posted by MEJHarrison
3. Mhepburn20 - It's a little too Criterion heavy, but Doinel, Notorious, Amadeus and Lawrence are favorites. And I just can't vote for Old School. :shrug: 8. William Fuld - While I love the Three Colors trilogy from obscurelabel’s collection, it just feels a little too pretentious with half the collection being Criterion. Not enough diversity for my tastes. Plus Willy has Singin' in the Rain! |
1. Drexl
2. Franchot 3. Mhepburn20 4. Joe Molotov 5. Cameron 6. raining_helper 7. darkhawk 8. William Fuld |
Originally Posted by Autumn
1. Drexl
2. Franchot 3. Mhepburn20 4. Joe Molotov 5. Cameron 6. raining_helper 7. darkhawk 8. William Fuld Different strokes for different folks . . . different strokes to rule the world. |
1) jfrost
2) exharrison - hardest one to decide right here. 3) ryuryu2949 4) Joe Molotov 5) cleaver 6) raining_helper 7) Slop101 8) obscurelabel |
1. Jfrost
2. exharrison’s 3. ryuryu2949’s 4. Joe Molotov’s 5. cleaver’s 6. dollfins1’s 7. slop101’s 8. obscurelabel’s |
1. jfrost--(Lord, save me from "Forest Dump.")
2. Franchot--(This guy has a wonderful and very timely collection. With the death today of Robert Wise (director of The Sound Of Music ), I think everyone should honor the memory of this great director by voting for Franchot's collection.) 3. Mhepburn20--(Lord, save me from "Old Skool.") 4. RyoHazuki--(Lord, save me from "The Schlocky Horror Picture Show.") 5. Cameron--(Lord, save me from "Gushmore.") 6. raining_helper--(Lord, save me from "JurASSic Park.") 7. darkhawk--(Lord, save me from that dude that made "Rushmore.") 8. William Fuld--(Lord, save me from "Salo.") As an incentive, I have some left over butterscotch candy from my opponent Sweet Baby James to give to people who vote for me. All the lists are very strong. I pretty much voted by finding the one film on each list that didn't just do it for me. |
1. jfrost - so strong 7-10
2. exharrison - we seemed to follow the same strategy 3. ryuryu2949 - that Rashomon pick came in handy here to match up with Ikiru; it says "Hey, my collection is diverse, too" 4. RyoHazuki - I love it. It comes down to one preference: The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly vs. Once Upon a Time in the West 5. cleaver 6. dollfins1 - sci-fi heavy, but getting 2 Spielberg flicks is a coup 7. slop101 - Bridge on the River Kwai and Goodfellas decides this one for me, my 2nd favorite war movie and 2nd favorite gangster movie (hint: I took my favorites) 8. obscurelabel - I've only seen a combined 7 of these movies and the Simpsons, but Silence of the Lambs Criterion is just a cool DVD to have |
1. jfrost
2. exharrison 3. Mhepburn20 4. RyoHazuki 5. cleaver 6. raining_helper 7. slop101 8. obscurelabel |
Originally Posted by Franchot
As an incentive, I have some left over butterscotch candy from my opponent Sweet Baby James to give to people who vote for me.
Originally Posted by cleaver
2. exharrison - we seemed to follow the same strategy
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Originally Posted by exharrison
Really? Could you tell me what strategy that is? I seem to be a bit lost as to what mine really was.
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Well I thought about seeking revenge against those who wasn't with me in Round 1, but I'll try to harbor no grudges and be a good sport.:)
1. jfrost-Spirited Away sealed it for jfrost and I must hold Forrest Gump against Drexl. 2. Franchot-I can't support The Abyss and Franchot has one of the strongest collections. 3. Mhepburn20-it is a little too much top heavy with Criterion, but it still wins out(a very tough call). 4. Joe Molotov-another close call. Picking the proper versions of LOA and Apocalypse Now and the inclusion of Twin Peaks won out. 5. cleaver-god damn, these are tough calls. I like your collection slightly better although Rushmore is a little shaky for my tastes. 6. raining_helper-I must support the risk you took in picking a few horror films. 7. darkhawk-anyone that can have a list filled with classics and still put Big Trouble in Little China on it garners my vote. 8. William Fuld-another toughie. 2001 and Clementine won me over. For those contestants that I did not vote for, you have my sympathy. Almost all of my picks were 51-49. It really could have gone either way. Good luck to all.:) |
My strategy, if I have one, is similar to IDrinkMolson's: choose mostly prominent OOP titles. The Criterions are some that are pretty well known, I think, and the ones up to 8. are all OOPs that I have seen with more or less premium asking prices. The quality of the DVD wasn't my main consideration, just its status as a collectable.
To match the rules for the kinds of choices allowed, for my last two choices I picked <strike>whatever I could think of at the time</strike> a great boxed set and a classic TV show. |
1 Drexl’s Collection
2 Franchot's Collection - hardest one for me this time...Franchot by a nose. 3 Mhepburn20’s Collection - a close one too...The Adventures of Antoine Doinel tipped it. 4 Joe Molotov’s Collection - Joe by a length... 5 cleaver’s Collection - it was hard voting against Metropolis and The Kids are Alright but T2, Godfather and The Sting won out. 6 dollfins1’s Collection 7 darkhawk’s Collection 8 William Fuld’s Collection - the easiest one for my this time....OOP doesn't mean good. Also, Fudd had Mulholland Drive. |
Originally Posted by cleaver
I'll tell you mine: take best DVD available 1st 2 picks regardless on genre, take great movies from other genres, and take 1 box you can't live without early and wait until the end for the other.
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