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Mar 15, 2023Liked by David Kern

Oh my gosh. Why do we do this to ourselves every year.

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My Fair Lady is beating The Godfather??

This is an interesting year.

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I can't believe what has been eliminated. How can Hunt for Red October and The Fantastic Mr. Fox be gone??? David, explain this to me.

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Mar 14, 2023·edited Mar 14, 2023Liked by David Kern

I'm a little sore that we lost The 39 Steps (it's better than the book!), 20,000 Leagues (James Mason's portrayal of Nemo is masterful and on par with a Kenneth Branagh adaptation, so I get the bracket), Master and Commander (seriously!?) and Hunt for Red October (c'mon--that's niche, up against a cult classic??). But I am very proud of all of us for throwing out Les Mis (a musical adaptation versus To Kill a Mockingbird?). Haven't listened to the podcast, so maybe that explains some of these brackets...

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I’m just excited that we may end up with a Keira Knightley-free final line up! C’mon everyone, make it happen!

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Go Muppets Go!!!!

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Winnie the Pooh vs Mary Poppins is an impossible choice.

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My biggest gripe is that HP3 was the movie choice. I know it’s an artsy movie and all but I will be forever bitter about how poorly the movie served the Marauders (who I adore with all my heart) and how it really began the character assassination of Ron Weasley in favor of making Hermione a near perfect character. I think there are other Potter movies that serve as good films but are much better adaptations of the books, but that could be just me. On the plus side HP3 being the choice made it easy to vote against it out of spite 😂

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I can't stop laughing at these results.

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LOTR vs Princess Bride...which child do I sacrifice??

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Princess Bride vs Fellowship of the Ring and Little Women vs Anne of Green Gables???? That is final round type match ups!

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My only problem was deciding between Little Women (2019) and Ben Hur. I haven't seen Ben Hur so I voted for Little Women... but very guiltily!

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It’s like people listened to the discussion episode and made a pact to can all of the guys’ favorites 😂

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Oooh, these were good!! I didn't have too much trouble except The Remains of the Day is not winning so far!!

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I think I'm most upset about Winnie the Pooh against Mary Poppins! How can I choose between two such beloved movies!

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Mar 13, 2023Liked by David Kern

I wonder if Dr Zhivago would have stood a chance against something that wasn't Sense and Sensibility.

Also A River Runs Through It is something that comes to mind when I think "Excellent adaption" and really ought to made it past the first round.

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