This month the Video Monsters are celebrating the storied acting career of Danish heartthrob, Mads Mikkelsen. Why are we mad for Mads? Well, for starters, he’s one of the most striking, versatile actors of his generation; the rare international star who has managed to crossover into flashy Hollywood supporting roles; while maintaining an acclaimed, eclectic career in European cinema; AND also starred in one of the most celebrated American television shows of the last decade….. but also we just couldn’t resist the pun. ;)
So to kick off our late start to this series, we decided to really lean into the theme and determine which three Mads Mikkelsen movies we are going to cover by using a bracket system… with a twist. Nathan, Eric, and Dan have selected 16 different films from Mads Mikkelsen’s filmography. The match ups are decided by drawing titles at random. A brief debate ensues and a majority vote advances the winners until we have our final two. The third film is a chaos pick decided by a loser’s bracket, a wild card, and a Magic 8 Ball. This little game turned out to be a wild, surprisingly dramatic ride and so much fun that we will absolutely be using this method to decide on the films we discuss for our monthly themes from now on, in a future segment that we’ve decided (at least for now) to call POPCORN PUNCHOUT: The Video Rack Attack Bracket! So brace yourself for ALL the Mads puns… so many bad Mads puns… a few rad Mads puns…. maybe a tad too many Mads puns… but you’ll be glad you had time to add a little Mads to your day. Don’t be a cad! Join us for March MADSness!
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music for Video Monsters by Evan Simmons
