Holland-Italy v Night of the Hunter

[Donna Ferentes]

Tonight in Berne the Dutch play Italy: tonight, at a timeoverlapping with the match, the Huesca Film Festival have a showing of Night of the Hunter.

I have to choose. Laughton v Van Basten. Mitchum v Del Piero. Who will prevail in the big head-to-head?

Vote now, and I promise to take no notice whatsoever....

 

[Belushi]

Night of the Hunter every time.

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

Um, you can watch films any time. They don't change each time you watch them.

I mean, if they could, then film would easily be preferable to football. Imagine if, for instance, you had a copy of Star Wars where you never knew what was going to happen. One night you could watch it and see Luke Skywalker slaughtering Aunt Beru and Uncle Owen at the start of the film and going off, rebelliously, to join the Empire. In another version, you would see Darth Vader blow up the Millennium Falcon and triumph over the Rebels. If films were like that, there would be no question. Film would be preferable.

But until such films begin to exist, in the context of a particular one off-instance, the football has to take preference. You can tape the film and watch it later. It's not really the same watching a football match which has been taped, even if you do manage to avoid finding out the score.

 

[Belushi]

Um, you can watch films any time.

Not on a big screen you cant.

 

[TrippyLondoner]

No contest for me since i don't watch films much. And ofcourse, love football, so yeah.

 

[Epico]

The football.

Largely because I've no idea what 'Night of the Hunter' is about.

Yours,

Uncultured of Surrey

 

[Balbi]

Italy v Holland FTW.

Romania v France FT even bigger W though.

 

[Paulie Tandoori]

Mitchum would beat Del Piero hands down every time. But i'd still go for the footie.

 

[CharlieAddict]

'night of the hunter' is an awesome film.

but big screen or not, you know the beginning, middle and end.

i'll go with the footie.

(though holland already looked fucked).

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

Not on a big screen you cant.

Who are you calling a cant?

 

[Belushi]

Who are you calling a cant?

This fucking Cant

 

[Lord Camomile]

It's kinda Football Live v the Cinema Experience.

If you could record the match then I'd be tempted to do that, as there'll be less difference, especially if you avoid finding out the result beforehand, whereas there's a big difference between seeing a film at the cinema and watching it at home.

If not, then I think the football might shade it.

Saying all that, I passed up the opportunity to go to the cinema on Saturday to watch the Portugal v Turkey match, so who am I to say

 

[passenger]

wild horses on crack cocaine, could not tear me away from the box tonight

 

[Sadken]

Fooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooootbaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaallllllllllllllllllllll

 

[El Jefe]

Night Of The Hunter - one of the finest films of the 20th century

football - toss.

 

[poului]

football - toss.

Just a tad sweeping, that.

 

[El Jefe]

Just a tad sweeping, that.

Sometimes truths are best expressed simply.

 

[heinous seamus]

I read this as Holland v Italy - Night of the Huntelaar.

 

[Wilf]

Tonight in Berne the Dutch play Italy: tonight, at a timeoverlapping with the match, the Huesca Film Festival have a showing of Night of the Hunter.

I have to choose. Laughton v Van Basten. Mitchum v Del Piero. Who will prevail in the big head-to-head?

Vote now, and I promise to take no notice whatsoever....

Choose fupball every time. All other forms of culture should be banned during Euros and World Cups. The only other TV allowable in this period should be re-runs of Terry and June to keep everybody tuned to Gary Linneker's words of wisdom. 1990 was an abomination - World Cup + tenors!

To add: Opening cermonies should also be banned. Diana Ross used to be a great penalty taker - but add in a bit of singing and her whole technique became sub-Ronaldoesque. Truly, the sleep of reason breeds monsters.

 

[Diamond]

Immediate reaction was to go for the footy but if it's on a big screen then it's a whole different ball game. What other factors might come into play...outdoor screening, VCR recording capabilities, prior viewings of the film...

 

[perplexis]

Sometimes truths are best expressed simply.

Culture = more better than Sport

 

[Donna Ferentes]

football - toss.

As Paul Merton remarked to Ian Hislop:

"You like cricket though, don't you?"

 

[Paulie Tandoori]

So, film or footie then?

The way France/Romania's gone so far, i'd prolly pick the movie now tbh.

 

[Refused as fuck]

I read this as Holland v Italy - Night of the Huntelaar.

.

 

[Diamond]

I think we can safely say that a visit to the cinema would have been the less entertaining option.

 

[Malamud]

I think we can safely say that a visit to the cinema would have been the less entertaining option.

What a fantasic performance from the Dutch!

 

[Donna Ferentes]

Well, naturally I watched the film. Though I did also catch the second half of the football.