Ultimate Comedy Movie March Madness: ROUND FIVE (Sweet 16) voting now open!

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ROUND THREE: FIGHT!

Round 3: It’s getting brutal now. A bunch of your favorites are about to get knocked out of the running.

CLICK HERE TO VOTE ON ROUND 3-1

- (1933) Duck Soup vs. Animal Crackers (1930)

- (1963) It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World vs. The Pink Panther (1963)

- (1974) Blazing Saddles vs. The Sting (1973)

- (1983) Strange Brew vs. Vacation (1983)

- (1987) The Princess Bride vs. The Naked Gun (1988)

- (1993) Robin Hood: Men in Tights vs. Clerks (1994)

- (1999) Office Space vs. GalaxyQuest (1999)

- (2004) Shaun of the Dead vs. Borat (2006)

CLICK HERE TO VOTE ON ROUND 3-2

- (1950) Monkey Business vs. Harvey (1950)

- (1968) The Producers vs. Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969)

- (1979) Life of Brian vs. Airplane! (1980)

- (1984) This Is Spinal Tap vs. Three Amigos! (1986)

- (1992) My Cousin Vinny vs. Hot Shots! (1991)

- (1996) Happy Gilmore vs. The Wedding Singer (1998)

- (2001) Shrek vs. Super Troopers (2001)

- (2016) Deadpool vs. Zombieland (2009)

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE CURRENT RESULTS OF ROUND 3-1
CLICK HERE TO SEE THE CURRENT RESULTS OF ROUND 3-2

And that’s the first half of Round 3. (It’s finally starting to get winnowed down to a more manageable number of combatants!)

 

[UselessTriviaMan]

It's beginning to get pretty cutthroat in here. Both Adam Sandler and John Belushi each had to pit their two remaining movies against each other in Round 2, so they're both in danger of getting knocked out entirely. Jim Carrey, Tom Hanks, and Robin Williams have all already fallen. Many more will join them this round.

There are a few unsurprisingly strong contenders - Monty Python, Mel Brooks, Kevin Smith, and the various SNL alumni are faring well.

I can definitely forecast a few of the probable bracket winners, but I'm very intrigued by what's going to happen in Brackets 5 and 6. Whichever comes out atop that heap just might be my pick to win the whole thing.

 

[UselessTriviaMan]

Results!

Results for Round 3-1 and 3-2:

- Duck Soup chowed down on Animal Crackers 8-5

- The Pink Panther snuck past It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 10-8

- Blazing Saddles blasted The Sting 20-1

- Vacation outlasted Strange Brew 12-8

- The Princess Bride disarmed The Naked Gun 19-2

- Robin Hood: Men in Tights robbed Clerks 12-8

- GalaxyQuest shot past Office Space 15-6

- Shaun of the Dead decapitated Borat 14-5

- Harvey hopped over Monkey Business 10-5

- The Producers smoked Support Your Local Sheriff! 15-4

- Airplane! flew past Life of Brian 16-10

- This Is Spinal Tap overcame Three Amigos! 14-13

- Hot Shots! overcame My Cousin Vinny at the last minute, slipping past with a 12-11 win

- Happy Gilmore outscored The Wedding Singer 14-8

- Shrek stomped all over Super Troopers 16-10

- Deadpool shot Zombieland in the head 16-9

The second half of Round Three will begin in a few minutes!

 

[UselessTriviaMan]

The brutality isn’t slowing down at all – the rest of the Round 3 match-ups are just as rough (if not more so):

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- (1944) Arsenic and Old Lace vs. Road to Rio (1947)

- (1964) Dr. Strangelove vs. The Nutty Professor (1963)

- (1975) Monty Python and the Holy Grail vs. Young Frankenstein (1974)

- (1981) Time Bandits vs. Ghostbusters (1984)

- (1987) Spaceballs vs. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)

- (1993) Groundhog Day vs. Mallrats (1995)

- (1998) There’s Something About Mary vs. South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut (1999)

- (2004) Kung Fu Hustle vs. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)

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- (1959) The Shaggy Dog vs. Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)

- (1967) Casino Royale vs. M*A*S*H (1970)

- (1980) The Blues Brothers vs. Caddyshack (1980)

- (1985) Clue vs. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)

- (1989) Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure vs. Major League (1989)

- (1998) The Big Lebowski vs. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)

- (2003) Elf vs. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)

- (2009) The Hangover vs. Tropic Thunder (2008)

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE CURRENT RESULTS OF ROUND 3-3
CLICK HERE TO SEE THE CURRENT RESULTS OF ROUND 3-4

And that’s the rest of Round 3! Thanks for participating in this complete waste of time, and I hope you come back for Round 4!

 

[UselessTriviaMan]

Round 3 Results

Results for Round 3-3 and 3-4:

- Arsenic and Old Lace edged out Road to Rio 10-9

- Dr. Strangelove shut down The Nutty Professor 19-11

- In the battle of giants, Monty Python and the Holy Grail toppled Young Frankenstein 22-11

- Ghostbusters called out Time Bandits 30-3

- Spaceballs arrested Dirty Rotten Scoundrels 27-5

- Groundhog Day trounced Mallrats 24-7

- South Park beat out There’s Something About Mary 20-10

- Anchorman defeated Kung Fu Hustle 16-11

- Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein neutered The Shaggy Dog 15-9

- M*A*S*H closed down Casino Royale 26-2

- The Blues Brothers burned down Caddyshack 21-12

- Ferris Bueller’s Day Off danced past Clue 18-15

- Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure scored a home run against Major League 20-12

- The Big Lebowski came back to knock out Austin Powers 19-16

- Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back beat down Elf 21-11

- The Hangover edged out Tropic Thunder 15-13

And that’s it for Round 3! Next up: Bracket championships and the Sweet Sixteen!

 

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Round 4 IN ITS ENTIRETY

And here's Round 4: the Division Championships (a.k.a., the Battle for the Sweet Sixteen) IN ITS ENTIRETY!

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- (1933) Duck Soup vs. Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)

- (1964) Dr. Strangelove vs. The Pink Panther (1963)

- (1975) Monty Python and the Holy Grail vs. Blazing Saddles (1974)

- (1983) Vacation vs. Ghostbusters (1984)

- (1987) The Princess Bride vs. Spaceballs (1987)

- (1993) Groundhog Day vs. Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)

- (1999) South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut vs. GalaxyQuest (1999)

- (2004) Shaun of the Dead vs. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)

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- (1948) Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein vs. Harvey (1950)

- (1970) M*A*S*H vs. The Producers (1968)

- (1980) Airplane! vs. The Blues Brothers (1980)

- (1984) This Is Spinal Tap vs. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)

- (1989) Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure vs. Hot Shots! (1991)

- (1998) The Big Lebowski vs. Happy Gilmore (1996)

- (2001) Shrek vs. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)

- (2016) Deadpool vs. The Hangover (2009)

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE RESULTS OF ROUND 4-1
CLICK HERE TO SEE THE RESULTS OF ROUND 4-2

And that’s it for Round 4! Which comedy greats will advance to the Sweet Sixteen?

 

[UselessTriviaMan]

I Screwed Up. On quiz 4-1, question #8 was supposed to be Shaun of the Dead versus Anchorman, but I mistakenly put Borat in there.

IF YOU HAVE ALREADY ANSWERED THIS QUIZ, YOU MAY GO IN AND CHANGE YOUR ANSWERS.

DAMMIT. I'd been doing so well, too.

 

[UselessTriviaMan]

We have our Sweet Sixteen!

Results for Round 4-1 and 4-2:

And we now have our Sweet Sixteen! The Divisional Bracket champions are:

- Arsenic and Old Lace offed Duck Soup 12-9

- A tie! The Pink Panther and Dr. Strangelove, at 13-13, had the tightest of races. But as the lower seed, The Pink Panther advances.

- It was neck-and-neck the whole way, but Monty Python and the Holy Grail edged out Blazing Saddles 14-12

- Ghostbusters neutronized Vacation 24-6

- The Princess Bride out-fenced Spaceballs 19-9

- Groundhog Day defeated Robin Hood: Men in Tights in a surprisingly close race 15-13

- GalaxyQuest toppled South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut in a big 17-13 upset

- Shaun of the Dead easily knocked out Anchorman 19-5

- Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein chased off Harvey 10-8

- The Producers shot down M*A*S*H 13-6

- Airplane! ended The Blues Brothers 13-12

- Ferris Bueller’s Day Off outlasted This Is Spinal Tap 15-10

- Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure rocked all over Hot Shots! 14-11

- The Big Lebowski bowled over Happy Gilmore 17-7

- Shrek shredded Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back 16-9

- Deadpool blasted The Hangover 20-5

 

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CLICK HERE TO VOTE ON ROUND FIVE

- (1944) Arsenic and Old Lace vs. Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)

- (1963) The Pink Panther vs. The Producers (1968)

- (1975) Monty Python and the Holy Grail vs. Airplane! (1980)

- (1984) Ghostbusters vs. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)

- (1987) The Princess Bride vs. Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989)

- (1993) Groundhog Day vs. The Big Lebowski (1998)

- (1999) GalaxyQuest vs. Shrek (2001)

- (2004) Shaun of the Dead vs. Deadpool (2016)

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE RESULTS OF ROUND 5

And that’s it for Round 5! Which comedy greats will advance to the Great Eight?

 

[UselessTriviaMan]

View the Big Bracket here

And then there were only eight:

- Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein offed Arsenic and Old Lace 11-7

- The Pink Panther took down The Producers 14-8, removing Mel Brooks from the competition

- Monty Python and the Holy Grail took down another strong competitor, defeating Airplane! 16-9

- Ferris Bueller’s Day Off brought down Ghostbusters 13-11 in a surprising upset

- The Princess Bride ended the surprisingly deep run of Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure 20-5

- The Big Lebowski shut down Groundhog Day 12-11

- GalaxyQuest blasted Shrek 20-4

- Deadpool shot down Shaun of the Dead 15-9