Video Vault Draft Playoffs - Round 1 The Toss-Up Division

[Jespher]

(7) Superman
1.03 - Inception (2010) PG-13
2.14 - Gladiator (2000) R
3.03 - The Prestige (2006) PG-13
4.14 - Toy Story (1995) G
5.03 - Ocean's Eleven (2001) PG-13
6.14 - Remember the Titans (2000) PG
7.03 - The Hurt Locker (2008) R
8.14 - Wicker Park (2004) PG-13
9.03 - Iron Man (2008) PG-13
10.14 - 12 Monkeys (1995) R
11.03 - Tropic Thunder (2008) R
12.14 - Training Day (2001) R
13.03 - Rush Hour (1998) PG-13
14.14 - TRON: Legacy (2010) PG
15.03 - V for Vendetta (2006) R
16.14 - Hook (1991) PG
17.03 - The Town (2010) R
18.14 - Back to the Future Part III (1990) PG
19.03 - Friday Night Lights (2004) PG-13
20.14 - Lucky Number Slevin (2006) R

vs.

(10) RookieOfTheDay
1.05 - Mulholland Dr. (2001) R
2.12 - The Shawshank Redemption (1994) R
3.05 - Goodfellas (1990) R
4.12 - Rear Window (1954) PG
5.05 - Unforgiven (1992) R
6.12 - Apocalypse Now (1979) R
7.05 - Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) R
8.12 - Ghost World (2001) R
9.05 - Sling Blade (1996) R
10.12 - Office Space (1999) R
11.05 - Taxi Driver (1976) R
12.12 - Eyes Wide Shut (1997) R Version
13.05 - Gone with the Wind (1939) G
14.12 - River's Edge (1986) R
15.05 - Spirited Away (2001) PG
16.12 - Sunset Boulevard (1950) Never Rated (Allowed)
17.05 - A Clockwork Orange (1971) R
18.12 - Point Break (1991) R
19.05 - Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989) PG-13
20.12 - Short Cuts (1993) R

 

[Jespher]

(8) Capt. Factorial
1.10 - The Princess Bride (1987) PG
2.07 - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) R
3.10 - The Big Lebowski (1998) R
4.07 - Casablanca (1942) PG
5.10 - Ghostbusters (1984) PG
6.07 - The Fall (2006) R
7.10 - The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) R
8.07 - Lars and the Real Girl (2007) PG-13
9.10 - Up (2009) PG
10.07 - Heavenly Creatures (1994) R
11.10 - Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead (1990) PG
12.07 - To Kill A Mockingbird (1962) Never Rated (Allowed)
13.10 - Trois Couleurs: Bleu (AKA "Blue") (1993) R
14.07 - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Le scaphandre et le papillon) (2007) PG-13
15.10 - Ikiru (To Live) (1952) PG
16.07 - Manhattan (1979) R
17.10 - Real Genius (1985) PG
18.07 - Evita (1996) PG
19.10 - Titus (1999) R
20.07 - Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould (1994) Never Rated (Allowed)

vs.

(9) Warhawk
1.11 - Tombstone (1993) R
2.06 - The Dark Knight (2008) PG-13
3.11 - Spaceballs (1987) PG
4.06 - Christmas Vacation (1989) PG-13
5.11 - Conan the Barbarian (1982) R
6.06 - Iron Man 2 (2010) PG-13
7.11 - Die Hard (1988) R
8.06 - Terminator Salvation (2009) PG-13
9.11 - How to Train Your Dragon (2010) PG
10.06 - Red (2010) PG-13
11.11 - My Cousin Vinny (1990) R
12.06 - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) PG-13
13.11 - O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) PG-13
14.06 - RoboCop (1978) R
15.11 - Kung Fu Panda (2008) PG
16.06 - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) PG-13
17.11 - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Part II (2011) PG-13
18.06 - Lethal Weapon (1987) R
19.11 - True Lies (1994) R
20.06 - Kelly's Heroes (1970) PG

 

[Jespher]

This poll will close in 72 hours
Wednesday 8/31 at 7:43 AM PST

Everyone can vote for these playoff match-ups (even if you didn't participate in the draft). Don't be shy!

Feel free to back-up your rationale here.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

I get the impression that Supes and I just don't like the same type of movies, so Rookie's list had a pretty easy win - two Kubrick, one Woody Allen, one Billy Wilder and a bunch of other solid stuff makes for a good list.

And yes, I voted for myself. Warhawk had both Die Hard and Lethal Weapon, he had Spaceballs, he had O Brother...but my list was the only one where I love all 20 movies. Had to go with that.

 

[Warhawk]

I'm getting whooped here!

Supes has a great list for my rewatchability ideals so I voted for that one over the rooks. Gladiator, Ocean's 11, Iron Man, Rush Hour, The Town.....all great stuff.

 

[Spike]

Spaceballs, Christmas Vacation, and Conan the Barbarian are three solid picks in a row. That gets my vote.

 

[Superman]

I'm getting whooped here!

Supes has a great list for my rewatchability ideals so I voted for that one over the rooks. Gladiator, Ocean's 11, Iron Man, Rush Hour, The Town.....all great stuff.

I thought we had the most similar lists. About half of your picks fit in my library very well. I thought we would be matched up with each other, but I guess that's to come.

 

[Superman]

I get the impression that Supes and I just don't like the same type of movies, so Rookie's list had a pretty easy win - two Kubrick, one Woody Allen, one Billy Wilder and a bunch of other solid stuff makes for a good list.

And yes, I voted for myself. Warhawk had both Die Hard and Lethal Weapon, he had Spaceballs, he had O Brother...but my list was the only one where I love all 20 movies. Had to go with that.

Very good logic. I like some of your movies (Eternal Sunshine, Princess Bride, Up), but I've never seen about half of them. Not big on foreign films with subtitles. But I think you'd be an interesting cat to spend a day with.

 

[Bricklayer]

So many strong movies on your list Rookie, but I am guessing you don't have a major problem with smile lines.

 

[RookieOfTheDay]

So many strong movies on your list Rookie, but I am guessing you don't have a major problem with smile lines.

The comedies I wanted all got picked before i could take them. A film doesn't have to be a pure comedy to be funny though. Goodfellas, Glengarry Glen Ross, Ghost World, Sling Blade, River's Edge, A Clockwork Orange, Crimes and Misdemeanors, and Short Cuts all have their share of funny moments. But of course, nothing i picked can compete with the sheer cinematic greatness of stuff like Hook,TRON: Legacy, and Back to the Future Part III.

 

[William Blake]

The first matchup was a no brainer for me since Rookie was number one in my rankings. The second was harder and even if Warhawk has a pretty entertaining list (Space Balls, LOTR, O Brother) I voted for the Captain because of the variety and overall quirkiness of his picks and also because of The Big Lebowski.

 

[pdxKingsFan]

I voted for Supes and Warhawk. I really liked Rookie's list though, there are probably more movies I like individually but I just like the flow of Supe's list even if there are one or two movies I don't quite get on it. Warhawk vs. Captain was a little different. I do like the quirkiness of Captain's picks but Lebowski is really the only pick I love. Warhawk was kind of tough because he picked several sequels where I strongly prefer the originals which were available but ultimately I think I'd have more fun with his list.

 

[Warhawk]

I voted for Supes and Warhawk. I really liked Rookie's list though, there are probably more movies I like individually but I just like the flow of Supe's list even if there are one or two movies I don't quite get on it. Warhawk vs. Captain was a little different. I do like the quirkiness of Captain's picks but Lebowski is really the only pick I love. Warhawk was kind of tough because he picked several sequels where I strongly prefer the originals which were available but ultimately I think I'd have more fun with his list.

Don't forget - some of those originals, etc., I took last year and couldn't repick too many early in the draft. I also find that in the case of the Dark Knight and IM2 that I like the sequels better than the originals, at least for rewatchability.

My goal was to pick my favorite flicks that I enjoy watching over and over. Tried to mix it up with action and comedy (with one or two "epic" flicks thrown in as well), but it was all what I find enjoyable in movies.

 

[pdxKingsFan]

I voted for you don't get so defensive

 

[Superman]

But of course, nothing i picked can compete with the sheer cinematic greatness of stuff like Hook,TRON: Legacy, and Back to the Future Part III.

Careful, or you're gonna make me think you don't like my list...

 

[Warhawk]

I voted for you don't get so defensive

Sorry, didn't mean to sound that way!

 

[pdxKingsFan]

Sorry, didn't mean to sound that way!

I'm just playin, isn't a smiley good for anything anymore?

 

[Warhawk]

I'm just playin, isn't a smiley good for anything anymore?

I saw the smiley, but when I re-read what I wrote it did sound a little defennsive. There was a nugget of truth in your joke!

 

[Jespher]

Congrats to Superman and Warhawk. You're headed to the next round!

 

[jalfa]

Very sad to see the Captain go down so early. About 3/4 of his list is what I'd want on my island, too. Although that probably means he was doomed from the beginning.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

Very sad to see the Captain go down so early. About 3/4 of his list is what I'd want on my island, too. Although that probably means he was doomed from the beginning.

We can go have our own island!