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Friday, October 21st, 2022 1:52 PM

Live Poll: Face-Off: 'In Bruges' vs. 'The Banshees of Inisherin'

Both movies directed by ​ ​ ​​Martin McDonagh​​​​ with ​ ​ ​​Colin Farrell​​​​ and ​ ​ ​​Brendan Gleeson​​​​ in the leading roles. Which one is your favorite?​ ​
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2 years ago

Seeing Banshees tonight.

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2 years ago

bump!

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2 years ago

@Aris_Athanas I wonder how this one will shake out, the critics seem to love 'The Banshees of Inisherin' more, while the general public has always been huge fans of 'In Bruges'.

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@urbanemovies​ I need to give both a rewatch. Haven't seen In Bruges in so many years. And Banshees was great but without subtitles, I missed out on a ton of the dialogue. So far, I prefer In Bruges over Banshees which was slightly more play-like in structure. But we're talking preference that's too small to measure.

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@Tsarstepan

I only commented because I think they are close too. But, the critics have them miles apart with a 20 point difference on a 100 point scale via MetaCritic and the movie-going public only a  2 point difference between them on a 100 point scale on IMDb.

I know how beloved 'In Bruges' is and Banshees might be a tad too dark for most people. But, the fact, they both star the same two leads and are helmed by the same director is the final kicker, that makes one think they should be in the same ballpark.

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2 years ago

FYC, your introductory sentence is a bit clunky. This might be a better phrasing and question tweak would capitalize on the buzz surrounding the Irish film industry right now and with St. Paddy's on Face-Off Friday, it couldn't hurt.

These two movies were directed by Martin McDonagh and star Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson in the leading roles. 

Which film featuring these sons of Ireland is your favorite?

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2 years ago

Please change "Poll Suggestion" to "Live Poll" in the discussion thread title and change the settings so that it appears under "Praise" now, rather than "Idea."

 

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