Game 13: Nobody Knows (13) vs Junebug (42)

Ah, the excitement of another pick!!!

Game 13: Nobody Knows (13) vs Junebug (42)

Winner: Nobody Knows (13)

Mom says,

"Junebug... a wonderful movie made entirely in the hollering capital of the world and that is in NC
if you have ever been in ga, al., nc, sc, miss, tn. Anywhere in the south you know these folks.... score a four

and...
"nobody knows
a wonderful movie telling a true story of four children that survive living alone in a rundown apartment A.Wonderful presentation and acted by the four children. a must see.............. Scoring a five

and...
"my choice is nobody knows...... "

With this pick PCH gets a taste of the #1 position. It pays to sign up early, technically PCH and Todd are tied but since PCH signed up first she shows up first in the rankings. VAsko, Rowan and greg, work neighbors in the real world, are bunched together, talk about exciting!!!


Rowan is not a reed at all, but a tree!! I am shocked!!!!!Rank Predictor Score
1 PCH 9
2 Todd King 9
3 Etherpimp.com 8
4 Ben Owens 8
5 Jan 7
6 Rock Star's Wife 6
7 Tarzan 6
8 VAsko 6
9 Rowan Reid 6
10 greg 5
11 Terry Maltos 5
12 Bill M. 5
13 Nancy 5
14 Sara Sara 5
15 Tony Owens 3

Up Next: Game 15: 40 Year Old Virgin (38) vs Best of Youth (27)

Game 18: Murderball (30) vs Broken Flowers (35)

Not only does PCH seem to think she is #1, but her best friend is a bike
It has been a busy week for Mom and she has another pick for you. Game 18: Murderball (30) vs Broken Flowers (35)

Winner: Broken Flowers (35) That's right Jan, Broken Flowers

I have heard a lot of mixed reviews about Broken Flowers with some people giving this movie terrible reviews, but Mom loved it.

Mom says,
"Murderball wonderful documentary on young men confined to wheelchairs , organizing a rugby team and land up going to the paralympics in Athens in 2004.

"great movie score 5"

and...
"Broken Flowers... What can I say.. this is one of the best movies to come out of Hollywood in a long time. It is great, I loved it. A score 5.

a film by Jim jarmusch... great name. right?..
score 5"

and...
"....without a doubt Broken Flowers"

Rank Predictor Score
1 Todd King - 9
2 PCH - 8
3 Etherpimp.com - 7
4 Ben Owens - 7
5 Jan - 7
6 Rock Star's Wife - 6
7 VAsko - 6
8 Tarzan -5
9 Rowan Reid - 5
10 Sara Sara - 5
11 greg - 4
12 Terry Maltos - 4
13 Bill M. - 4
14 Nancy - 4
15 Tony Owens - 3

Up Next!
Game 13: Nobody Knows (13) vs Junebug (42)

Tone Loc vs. Gordon Lightfoot

Nothing really to say here. It just cracks me up that there is a situation where Tone Loc vs. Gordon Lightfoot.
http://bandmadness.net/?p=14&page=6

Game 43: 2046(10) vs Downfall (43)

Here we have the first pick of the second round. Game 43: 2046 (10) vs Downfall (43).

Winner: 2046 (10). With this 2046 (10) moves into the Sweet 16!

Mom says,
"downfall, a documentary on a Hitler's last days and the fall of the third Reich.... extremely well done a must see for every
one. score 5"

and,
"2046, great movie. a love story... a traveler has many relationships to recall a past/lost love . The movie is a work of art, color motion, computer designed city back grounds, very beautiful , I viewed it twice.... score 5"

and,
"which one would I look at again... without a doubt 2046 "

The two points awarded for this game shuffled the standings pretty good. Todd moves back into being the sole leader, and Etherpimp.com and PCH move into 2nd and 3rd.


Todd says that it's good to be King. Who knew?Rank Predictor Score
1 Todd King - 8
2 Etherpimp.com - 7
3 PCH - 7
4 Ben Owens - 6
5 Jan - 6
6 Rock Star's Wife - 6
7 VAsko - 5
8 Rowan Reid -5
9 Terry Maltos - 4
10 Tarzan - 4
11 Nancy - 4
12 Sara Sara - 4
13 greg - 3
14 Bill M. - 3
15 Tony Owens - 2

Up Next: Game 18: Murderball (30) vs Broken Flowers (35)

Game 23: Wallace and Gromit: Curse of the Wererabbit (26) vs Holy Girl (39)

Mom has done it again. This time she watched Game 23: Wallace and Gromit: Curse of the Wererabbit (26) vs Holy Girl (39).

Winner: Holy Girl (39)

Mom said,
"the holy girl... a young girl spending tons of time trying to save souls.... She must be from al. haha it was a dark comedy very entertaining it as fun score 4"

and,
"Wallace and grommit curse of the wererabbit
A love-cheese- only fellow with his dog saves everyone from a vegetarian monster how fun is that ????
A fun flick to watch with the younger crowds score 4"

and,
"Which movie would I watch again? it will have to be the holy girl"


This bunny makes a cameo in Wallace and Grommit as a toupe.

Rock Star's Wife's deep disdain for animation paid off this round, giving her the point she needed to move up with Jan and Todd. Vasko is crushing Bill. Oh! Tony scored a point!!


Shemane hates animation AND cheese.Rank Predictor Score
1 Jan - 6
2 Rock Star's Wife - 6
3 Todd King - 6
4 Etherpimp.com -5
5 PCH - 5
6 VAsko - 5
7 Rowan Reid - 5
8 Ben Owens - 4
9 Terry Maltos - 4
10 Tarzan - 4
11 Nancy - 4
12 Sara Sara - 4
13 greg - 3
14 Bill M. - 3
15 Tony Owens - 2

Up Next: Game 18: Murderball (30) vs Broken Flowers (35)

Also, we are waiting on Mom's decision from Game 43: 2046 (10) vs Downfall (43). 2 points for this one!!

Since you have read this far, take some time to watch the movie in the next post. Good stuff!!

Great Rube Movie

These are fantastic Rube Goldberg machines.

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Game 26: Old Boy (32) vs Tropical Malady (33)

Moving along nicely.

Seeds 32 and 33! Game 26: Old Boy (32) vs Tropical Malady (33)

Winner: Tropical Malady (33)


Pick me, I'm clean!!Mom said, " OLDBOY. I had a hard time with this movie extremely violent , eating live things. pulling teeth ect.... lots of blood...

"Tropical malady.
The film started of what I thought was a documentary on why you should or should not visit Thailand...then the movie changed to a mystic adventure , beautiful shots of the tropical Forrest in Thailand , mystic animals spirits make it almost a children's story
The last part of the movie has no dialogue......

"Match with oldboy....... tropical malady is my choice. "

I saw Old Boy. If you ever wanted to watch someone eat an octopus, then this is your movie!

Nancy Pants jumps into the top 10!! Good job Nancy.


The Pants Strike Back!Rank Predictor Score
1 Jan - 6
2 Todd King - 6
3 Etherpimp.com - 5
4 PCH - 5
5 Rock Star's Wife - 5
6 VAsko - 5
7 Rowan Reid - 5
8 Ben Owens - 4
9 Tarzan - 4
10 Nancy - 4
11 greg - 3
12 Terry Maltos - 3
13 Bill M. - 3
14 Sara Sara - 3
15 Tony Owens - 1

Next!
Game 23: Wallace and Gromit: Curse of the Wererabbit (26) vs Holy Girl (39)

Psst! This is a really excellent movie!

BandMadness.net

Well, these guys are trying to figure out the best band. They forgot a few. Where is Muddy Waters? Captain Beefheart? GG Allin? Commander Cody?!! Oh, no one cares about GG?

As long as Frank Zappa beats Jefferson Airplane, I will be happy.

http://www.bandmadness.net

Game 22: 2046 (10) vs War of the Worlds (55)

Ziyiyi!! Ziyi Zhang from 2046Alrighty!! Game 22: 2046 (10) vs War of the Worlds (55)

Winner: 2046 (10)

Mom had a tough time deciding on the winner for this match up!

Mom said, "I watched 2046 last night and again this morning... it is a great movie, very different it is art on screen......"

and
"I watched war of the world last night I liked it.... very scary"

and
"the two movies are great.... I liked both very much.... So how do do you rate that... I gave both a 5......

"I suppose I will have to stay with 2046 The male lead has many relationships just to recall a past/lost love affair.
The film is a work of art.. photography, color, the computer art work are simply outstanding....
I watched the film twice. great flick... It has subtitles though! it is a five."

With this selection, we have our first pairing of the second round, Game 43: 2046 (10) vs Downfall (43). I will wait about a week and ask Mom which she likes more. Two points for this game!!

Your scores!

Rank Predictor Score
1 Jan - 6
2 Todd King - 6
3 PCH - 5
4 Etherpimp.com - 4
5 Ben Owens - 4
6 Rock Star's Wife - 4
7 VAsko - 4
8 Rowan Reid - 4
9 Bill M. -3
10 Tarzan - 3
11 Nancy - 3
12 greg - 2
13 Terry Maltos - 2
14 Sara Sara - 2
15 Tony Owens - 1

Up Next: Seeds 32 and 33! Exciting Stuff. Game 26: Old Boy (32) vs Tropical Malady (33)