That is it. That. Is. It! By only ONE vote, the master of suspense takes down Akira Kurosawa. It must’ve been my initial vote that turned the tide. But Alfred Hitchcock has won this year’s director’s tournament.
Thanks to everyone who played and it was a fun little mind distractor while it lasted. I’m sure we’ll be back in the not too distant future with something similar, until then have fun with whatever commentary you might have on this little experiment of ours and be sure to check out the final brackets and rub your eyes in disbelief at some of the upsets that occurred.
See the FULL BRACKET
See the CONSOLATION BRACKET
Hitchcock got my vote, although it was mainly because I’ve seen far more of his films than I have of Kurosawa’s. Everything I have seen has been brilliant, but I didn’t feel as though I could justify voting for him.
Fine, tonight I rewatch North by Northwest. If Kurosawa had to lose to somebody, Hitchcock is a worthy opponent.
Well, I love both directors, and I must say that image above with Hitch’s near-smiling face is pretty excellent.
Very disappointing. Hitchcock’s great, but he’s no Kurosawa or Kubrick in my eyes.
He has some amazing films to be sure, but it’s not stuff that sticks with me over the long haul like other directors.
Anyway, fun exercise regardless.