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Asian movie tournament
Ok, it's a regular type tournament, 64 entries, et cetera. I put in half "contemporary" movies (1990-) and half "classic" movies (before 1990) to mix things up. If this belongs in the Japanese movie folder, then move it, although it's not just Japanese movies.
First match in a few minutes |
Round 1: Match 1
A Better Tomorrow http://images.amazon.com/images/P/63...CLZZZZZZZ_.jpg VS Ichi the Killer http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0...CLZZZZZZZ_.jpg John Woo classic vs. crazy yakuza serial killer S&M movie...thing... I randomized the list as much as possible, first to get 5 (or, if I check and they both have more than 5, the one that has the most) wins. Ready, go |
Damn, here I thought I'd be good at this one, and I stumble across two I've yet to see....hope I can do better in future rounds...for now, at a guess, on the basis of things I've heard, and my familiarity with a certain director:
A better Tommorow |
stiff competition.
i'll go with "A Better Tomorrow". |
A Better Tomorrow
Good idea by the way. |
the film that inspired rick baker to coin the phrase that named a whole new sub-genre
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assuming I understand Zwoti's post correctly, it's 4-0, Better Tomorrow. One more and it's a (rather surprising) shutout
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4-0 it is |
A Better Tomorrow
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Its a little late and pointless but i would have said Ichi the Killer
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I would have made it 5 to 1 for A Better Tomorrow
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Round 1: Match 2
The Street Fighter http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0...CLZZZZZZZ_.jpg VS 9 Souls http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0...CLZZZZZZZ_.jpg old-school Sonny Chiba awesomeness vs. Japan's Reservoir Dogs-like submission to this years Oscars |
C'mon....
The Street Fighter, Chiba is the oldskool asskickin' GOD. |
The Street Fighter, haven't seen the other one
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2-0 Street Fighter. This might be the 2nd shutout in a row
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The Street Fighter
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Street Fighter
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shutout #2. Street Fighter wins. Next match in a second
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Round 1: Match 2
First actual horror movies in the tournament Kaïro http://www.rstvideo.com/film/kairofm.jpg VS Three...Extremes http://www.moviegod.de/images/dvd/00004/347/347_l.jpg no comment, you already know which one I'm pulling for |
Kairo
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kairo
three....extremes was good, but i wasn't much of a fan of miike's segment |
2-0 Kairo, 3 more votes to yet ANOTHER shutout
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I really liked both films alot. But I have to give it to ......
Kairo |
3-0 Kairo
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Kairo
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kairo.
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another shutout (one I couldn't be happier about), and the next match will be up in a second
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Round 1: Match 3
A Snake of June http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0...CLZZZZZZZ_.jpg VS Ikiru http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0...CLZZZZZZZ_.jpg A rather obscure-ish movie from the director of the Tetsuo movies vs. a classic Kurosawa pic. Akira Kurosawa, by the way, is the most represented director in the tournament, with a whopping seven movies entered. |
ikiru.
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Ikiru
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3-0 Ikiru, 2 votes to ANOTHER shut-out, and this is getting ridiculous
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a snake of june
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a snake of june
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...and suddenly it's tied.
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A Snake of June
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4-3: A Snake of June, one more ends the match
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