World Cup, Season 3, Match 1A: Russia vs Iran vs Croatia vs Burkina Faso

[Armoreska]

Burkina Faso looks set to upset Iran and Russia, both strong countries losing out

[Mario Gaborović]

Burkina Faso looks set to upset Iran and Russia, both strong countries losing out

I bet Blocho wanted to save a better film for the next round, which proved to be a terrible mistake.

[joachimt]

From the last 5 voters, Burkina Faso got four #1-votes and one #2-vote, so the gap between 2 and 3 is getting bigger indeed.

Ne okreci se sine: 2.032 (61-32)
Buud Yam: 2.484 (47-46)
Gavaznha: 2.677 (41-52)
Kholodnoe leto pyatdesyat tretego: 2.806 (37-56)

[joachimt]

But remember the difference is only 6 wins at the moment. If the two next people vote Iran at #1 and Burkina Faso at #4, the gap has been closed.

[Armoreska]

But remember the difference is only 6 wins at the moment. If the two next people vote Iran at #1 and Burkina Faso at #4, the gap has been closed.

Dont give them any ideas

[Nathan Treadway]

Can I change my top two? For strategic purposes of course. ;)

[wasabi]

1. Ne okreći se sine (1956)
2. Buud Yam (1997)
3. Kholodnoe leto pyatdesyat tretego (1988)
4. Gavaznha (1974)

[joachimt]

Can I change my top two? For strategic purposes of course. ;)

No

[Mario Gaborović]

Can I change my top two? For strategic purposes of course. ;)

Hell no, we count on everyone's honesty when it comes to voting. Otherwise the whole thing would turn out as senseless circus.

[Nathan Treadway]

Ya'll are no fun!

Honestly, my top two could've gone either way. Russia was definitely 3rd, and Burkina Faso definitely last. If Burkina Faso would've gone with the first instead of the sequel, I probably would've voted for it over Russia.

[Nopros]

1. Gavaznha
2. Buud Yam
3. Ne okreći se sine
4. Kholodnoe leto pyatdesyat tretego

[Mario Gaborović]

Exactly a week left.

Ne okreći se sine: 65-34
Buud Yam: 51-48
Gavaznha: 44-55
Kholodnoe leto pyatdesyat tretego: 38-61

[metaller]

So, I finished the first bunch. I have to be perfectly honest and say that I wasn't tht impressed with the selected films in terms of quality, but I appreciate the process of selecting the films. Overall, all 4 are rather close-ish for me, still I didn't have that hard of a time when it came to ranking them.

1. Buud Yam - 7/10
Good classic adventure plot of an outsider having to go on a difficult journey to safe someone close to him, and in turn also gain the respect of his peers. I liked the straithforward simplicity and the distinct african vibes.

2. Gavaznha - 7/10
Intersting in the way that it shows Iran in the time before it became a theocrcy and showing parts of the underbelly of that society. Not a lot of films about drug users from Islamic countries. I assume this was quite a bit influenced by both neo-realism but also thenew wave. And the laconic drug user as the lead is quite likeable and easy to root for.

3. Ne okreci se sine - 6,5/10
Solid WWII guy -on-the-run film. It features a kid too, and as such will easily get into the next round. Nothing bad about it, but not much that I haven't seen in the same or better fashion from similar films. It's interesting in the way that I haven't seen such stories from a Balkan perspective that often.

4. Kholodnoe leto pyatdesyat tretego - 6/10
I liked the naturalistic look of the film and the main character. But the villains were a bit flat and only pure evil and the whole execution didn't particularly impress me either. Perhaps there were a lot of political subtleties that eluded me, but I didn't get terrible much out of the film.

[Armoreska]

There's no Stalingrad in this reality?

[Mario Gaborović]

There's no Stalingrad in this reality?

No, I always wonder how someone could screw up such an extensive pool of good films such as Russian cinema.
Yet few of you have still seen Splash Splash Love - gotta be a ultimate Raspberry Award not only among all 206 WC films ever programmed, but most likely EVER - considering even future, no less.

[Armoreska]

There's no Stalingrad in this reality?

No, I always wonder how someone could screw up such an extensive pool of good films such as Russian cinema.
Yet few of you have still seen Splash Splash Love - gotta be a ultimate Raspberry Award not only among all 206 WC films ever programmed, but most likely EVER - considering even future, no less.

But well it's a pretty good movie (not that I remember it). I guess it's a bit too mainstream.

[blocho]

There's no Stalingrad in this reality?

No, I always wonder how someone could screw up such an extensive pool of good films such as Russian cinema.
Yet few of you have still seen Splash Splash Love - gotta be a ultimate Raspberry Award not only among all 206 WC films ever programmed, but most likely EVER - considering even future, no less.

OK Mario, you're winning this round. Say what you want about the movie I chose, but I don't see the need to put me down. I don't know why it's so hard to believe, but I really, really like Cold Summer of 53, and I hoped by choosing it that I could share a good movie with others. I'm sorry so many did not enjoy it.

[RBG]

i liked it a lot blocho

[blocho]

i liked it a lot blocho

RBG, you made my day.

[Mario Gaborović]

OK Mario, you're winning this round.

Mochard is the manager, not me. Though I told him about 5-6 films he should watch instead some not very good ones he intended to, so one might say I maybe helped him to top this group... sort of.

[Mate_cosido]

[...]but I really, really like Cold Summer of 53, and I hoped by choosing it that I could share a good movie with others. I'm sorry so many did not enjoy it.

I was surprised by the reaction to this movie, i fucking loved it, i thought the story was cool and the music and cinematography were great, maybe most people expected a drama character driven critique of stalinism, and i was expecting a cool ostern like White sun of the desert, and this was even better

Anyway i'm glad you chose it, because i had never heard of it before

[zuma]

....I usually just copy/paste someone else’s ranking, but, strangely, no one has ranked them the same as me.

[Nathan Treadway]

There's no Stalingrad in this reality?

No, I always wonder how someone could screw up such an extensive pool of good films such as Russian cinema.
Yet few of you have still seen Splash Splash Love - gotta be a ultimate Raspberry Award not only among all 206 WC films ever programmed, but most likely EVER - considering even future, no less.

OK Mario, you're winning this round. Say what you want about the movie I chose, but I don't see the need to put me down. I don't know why it's so hard to believe, but I really, really like Cold Summer of 53, and I hoped by choosing it that I could share a good movie with others. I'm sorry so many did not enjoy it.

I found nothing wrong with it. It's just I liked a couple of the others much, much better. ;) If my opinion matters on these sort of things. I'm sure that's the majority opinion on this, as I see very few people really thrashing it in this thread.

[zuma]

1. Buud Yam

2. The Cold Summer of 1953

3. The Deers

4. My Son Don’t Turn Around

[Mochard]

OK Mario, you're winning this round.

Mochard is the manager, not me. Though I told him about 5-6 films he should watch instead some not very good ones he intended to, so one might say I maybe helped him to top this group... sort of.

You recommended me these 6 of which I have watched one! Def need to check out more though!

1) Ritam zločina / The Rhythm of Crime (1981)
2) Pismo ćaći / A Letter to My Father (2012)
3) Djevojka i hrast / The Girl and the Oak (1955)
4) Živa istina / Real Truth (1972)
5) Tko pjeva zlo ne misli / One Song a Day Takes Mischief Away (1970)
6) Martin u oblacima / Martin in the Clouds (1961)

I'm working my way through this list; albeit slowly!

Top 20 Croatian Films by Croatian Film Critics

[Cynical Cinephile]

OK, my final ranking:

1. Kholodnoe leto pyatdesyat tretego
2. Ne okreći se sine
3. Gavaznha
4. Buud Yam

Tbh, I wasn't impressed with the selection, but I certainly didn't hate any of the films either.

[Armoreska]

OK, my final ranking:

Great ranking

[Cynical Cinephile]

OK, my final ranking:

Great ranking

Is it the same as yours?

[Armoreska]

OK, my final ranking:

Great ranking

Is it the same as yours?

Naturally

[joachimt]

4.5 days left
36 voters so far

Ne okreci se sine: 2.111 (68-40)
Buud Yam: 2.417 (57-51)
Gavaznha: 2.667 (48-60)
Kholodnoe leto pyatdesyat tretego: 2.806 (43-65)

[Fergenaprido]

OK Mario, you're winning this round.

Mochard is the manager, not me. Though I told him about 5-6 films he should watch instead some not very good ones he intended to, so one might say I maybe helped him to top this group... sort of.

You recommended me these 6 of which I have watched one! Def need to check out more though!

1) Ritam zločina / The Rhythm of Crime (1981)
2) Pismo ćaći / A Letter to My Father (2012)
3) Djevojka i hrast / The Girl and the Oak (1955)
4) Živa istina / Real Truth (1972)
5) Tko pjeva zlo ne misli / One Song a Day Takes Mischief Away (1970)
6) Martin u oblacima / Martin in the Clouds (1961)

I'm working my way through this list; albeit slowly!

Top 20 Croatian Films by Croatian Film Critics

This is what I did last season when I managed Croatia I'm still going to finish that list; recently acquired a few more films. Sadly, a few still don't have subs (though Mario has been great at uploading them for some films).

Mario was upset I didn't bother to see Martin in time for the second round :p Finally managed to watch it a few months ago and it was good.

Also, The other film I was considering for round 2 was Rondo, and it just entered the iCM Most Favourite List, much to my surprise, so check that out too.

[Mario Gaborović]

Mochard is the manager, not me. Though I told him about 5-6 films he should watch instead some not very good ones he intended to, so one might say I maybe helped him to top this group... sort of.

You recommended me these 6 of which I have watched one! Def need to check out more though!

1) Ritam zločina / The Rhythm of Crime (1981)
2) Pismo ćaći / A Letter to My Father (2012)
3) Djevojka i hrast / The Girl and the Oak (1955)
4) Živa istina / Real Truth (1972)
5) Tko pjeva zlo ne misli / One Song a Day Takes Mischief Away (1970)
6) Martin u oblacima / Martin in the Clouds (1961)

I'm working my way through this list; albeit slowly!

Top 20 Croatian Films by Croatian Film Critics

This is what I did last season when I managed Croatia I'm still going to finish that list; recently acquired a few more films. Sadly, a few still don't have subs (though Mario has been great at uploading them for some films).

Mario was upset I didn't bother to see Martin in time for the second round :p Finally managed to watch it a few months ago and it was good.

Also, The other film I was considering for round 2 was Rondo, and it just entered the iCM Most Favourite List, much to my surprise, so check that out too.

That poll was held in 1999 I believe, but it had 25 films - not 20. This is the full line-up:
https://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/najb ... extrigger/

Personally I think it's a pretty accurate one though I would throw out Bitka na Neretvi and put something else there; frankly you don't need to subject yourself to that horrid political pamphlet.

[tommy_leazaq]

1. My Son, Don't Turn Around.. 67.. Except for the terrible title this amalgamation of noir and neo realism held its position well throughot the film.

2. Buud Yam.. 65.. My African film interest level is too low. But this film engaged me from the beginning to the end and convinced me to go for African binge. Got interested in Kuuni character that I will now DL and watch the first part.

3. Cold Summer of 1953.. 62.. I stopped caring about the plot and enjoying the scenery and the great music. I will probably forget the whats the plot about but this seaside village will be etched forever in my memory.

4. The Deer.. 54.. I have watched this kind of film in India day in and day out so nothing special about this for me. That character with glasses was cool. Could have liked the film more if it explored more on him. The lead's voice was kind of annoying but his acting was solid.

[blocho]

1. Cold Summer of 53
2. Buud Yam
3. My Son Don't Turn Around
4. Gavaznha

[DulceDoes]

1. Kholodnoe leto pyatdesyat tretego
2. Buud Yam
3. Gavaznha
4. Ne okreci se sine

[musikurt]

1. Ne okreći se sine
2. Kholodnoe leto pyatdesyat tretego
3. Buud Yam
4. Gavaznha

[Mario Gaborović]

1 day, 16 hours left. Iran dropped 4th.

1. Ne okreći se sine: 75-45
2. Buud Yam: 64-56
3. Kholodnoe leto pyatdesyat tretego: 52-68
4. Gavaznha 49-71

[zhangalan]

It seems that my taste simply does not fit with this forum
At least I hope The Deer can enter 500<400 list, and its place in DTC won't be shaken by this game.

Anyway, glad to see many new faces here.
Which good old buddies of the past WC haven't voted yet?

[Nathan Treadway]

It seems that my taste simply does not fit with this forum
At least I hope The Deer can enter 500<400 list, and its place in DTC won't be shaken by this game.

Anyway, glad to see many new faces here.
Which good old buddies of the past WC haven't voted yet?

I had it on my 500<400 list last year, and probably give it a 6 if it were to come up for a DTC vote.. That being said, there are other Iranian films I love a whole lot more, and probably would've stood a better chance.

[joachimt]

Anyway, glad to see many new faces here.
Which good old buddies of the past WC haven't voted yet?

From the 19 members with 100% participation in season 2, these haven't voted yet:

Angel Glez
Carmel98
HVM
Lonewolf2003
sortile9io

From the 12 other members with more than 50% participation in season 2, these haven't voted yet:

brokenface
monty
Fergenaprido
PeacefulAnarchy