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WSoF, Round 1, #3 Chicago vs. #30 Buffalo
| High Fidelity (Chicago, 2000) | 8 votes |
| Buffalo '66 (Buffalo, 1998) | 1 votes |
| AG/DC Apr 27 2008 08:33 PM |
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Chicago and Buffalo, two chilly, lake-bound midwestern towns hosting films about men who can't grow up.
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| sharpie Apr 29 2008 07:54 AM |
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High Fidelity. I liked Buffalo '66 but hadda go with Chicago here. Finally one of these where I've seen both movies. Both of 'em make good use of pop music.
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| The Second Spitter Apr 29 2008 08:00 AM |
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I liked both, but was swayed to High Fidelity because of the "Arsenal connections. "
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 29 2008 08:34 AM |
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WTF is High Fidelity doing representing Chicago? I mean, I know the film was "set there" but who cares. I mean, Adventures in Babysitting was just as Chicago, prolly.
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| Willets Point Apr 29 2008 09:34 AM |
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Ferris Bueller's Day Off, The Blues Brothers, Eight Men Out, The Fugitive, A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon, and Running Scared all feel more Chicago-ey to me, but I like High Fidelity so I'm going to vote for it anyway.
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 29 2008 09:37 AM |
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Yeah, I voted for it too, but it's gonna get creamed when it comes up against a real city movie
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| AG/DC Apr 29 2008 09:41 AM |
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Blues Brothers and The Fugitive are lined up for future rounds.
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 29 2008 09:48 AM |
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So wait... the next Chicago matchup would be represented by another film? Will the next round be a double feature? Will the finals be an entire festival? And why aren't more people submitting film reviews in this forum instead of talking about comic books?
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| Willets Point Apr 29 2008 10:27 AM |
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I'm also wondering how a non-MLB city has cracked the top 30 when there are currently 30 franchises.
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| AG/DC Apr 29 2008 10:53 AM |
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I wanted a field of 32, so I included former MLB citites. I also gave cities with two MLB entries only one slot.
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| Willets Point Apr 29 2008 11:36 AM |
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Hmm...I think there are definite Mets films and Yankees films.
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| AG/DC Apr 29 2008 11:46 AM |
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Sure, but distinguishing a film set in Yankee territory from a film set in Mets territory is hard, and Chicago is much harder.
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| The Second Spitter May 01 2008 10:41 AM |
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Mets -- Goodfellas, Coming to America, Queens Logic
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