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The Auteurs' World Cup: Comments and reviews

Kai White

over 2 years ago

Yeah, let’s do it – see if we can get Kenji or Dimitris to be our “ref,” so to speak, so we have someone to submit films to.

Drew Gregory

over 2 years ago

I’m telling you up front. I am not going to be a dick and use 8 1/2. :)

Kai White

over 2 years ago

haha – I have to be honest, that was the first film I thought you might use. :)

Drew Gregory

over 2 years ago

I’d much rather have the chance to show some of the more personal favorites that I didn’t get a chance to show because Kenji had to go and kick my ass!

Kai White

over 2 years ago

As Dimitris knows, I was holding on to some potentially riskier choices during the Cup because I wasn’t sure how they’d go over . . . as it turns out, trying to play it a little “safer” with Memories of a Marriage didn’t quite work out for me, either :). But I’ve got a few Danish choices I wanted to get out there, so I welcome the opportunity to get crushed by Italy. In the most friendly way possible, of course.

Drew Gregory

over 2 years ago

I won’t crush you because I’m going to just pick personal favorites.

Long live Bertolucci!!!!

Dimitri​s Psachos

over 2 years ago

Kai, Memories of a Marriage wasn’t a safe choice at all but i’m glad you picked it!!!

Denmark like several other countries doesn’t have many “big names” in its roster, so whenever you use your popular directors, you won’t have many chances afterwards for victories, so…either you keep altering the same films or hoping the public won’t be in such a Carl Dreyer love-fest ;)

Adam Cook

-moderator-
over 2 years ago

I definitely want to be involved next time around. I’d love to manage a team!

Dimitri​s Psachos

over 2 years ago

come on over Adam, we do need managers now that some individuals have given up (where is Justin Vicari anyhow???) and by re-organizing some teams’ status, i do think we can create a major event of clashes even with a couple same films (but hopefully, not similar results, hehe)

Adam Cook

-moderator-
over 2 years ago

I wouldn’t know which country to play for, as I’m not really an expert on any specific nation. I have an affinity for France, Germany and Japan though.

@ Adam Cook, I don’t know you from Adam, but please join the Dorkapalooza, I mean, World Cup!

Joshua W

over 2 years ago

I’d like to try next time out, with Canada, if it was open.

@ Joshua,
Cool, the team assignments probably can’t be set in stone as of yet, but most likely you will get your team of choice.

Sir Douglas

over 2 years ago

Huh, no more World Cup topics link at the top of the forum. That wasn’t very nice.

When will the first friendly start?

Grey Daisies

over 1 year ago

Bump.

Kenji

over 1 year ago

Ok, when do people want the next world cup for? Should the next be after 4 years like the football? I suggest Portugal must be in and a Baltic team, and maybe there could be a Euro cup before then? Or would people prefer another Directors cup or similar first?

Grey Daisies

over 1 year ago

Or what about an under-20 tournament, that’d be fun too.

Dimitri​s Psachos

over 1 year ago

“I suggest Portugal must be in and a Baltic team”

BALKANS SEPARATE PLEASE!

If anyone wants me to, I can offer a 16 or 32 teams idea of a next World Cup, with plenty of merged teams due to punishment.

(and yes Grey, I’ll punish both Austria and Germany :P)