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

[UselessTriviaMan]

Round 2 voting begins!

CLICK HERE TO VOTE ON ROUND 2-1

And here we go with Round 2!

- (1940) The Great Dictator vs. Duck Soup (1933)

- (1963) The Nutty Professor vs. McLintock! (1963)

- (1974) Blazing Saddles vs. Shampoo (1975)

- (1981) Stripes vs. Ghostbusters (1984)

- (1987) The Princess Bride vs. Big (1988)

- (1995) Mallrats vs. Dumb and Dumber (1994)

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

- (2004) Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy vs. Hot Fuzz (2007)


AND NOW CLICK HERE TO VOTE ON ROUND 2-2

- (1948) Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein vs. The Ladykillers (1955)

- (1968) Funny Girl vs. The Producers (1968)

- (1980) Caddyshack vs. Every Which Way But Loose (1978)

- (1984) This Is Spinal Tap vs. Fletch (1985)

- (1990) Tremors vs. Major League (1989)

- (1996) Happy Gilmore vs. Bean (1997)

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

- (2016) Deadpool vs. Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)


YOU VOTE NOW!!!

 

[UselessTriviaMan]

So here is the Big Bracket with all of Round 1 completed:

• Three #1 seeds and five #2 seeds were defeated in the first round.

• I count 44 total upsets out of 128 match-ups.

• The only way Woody Allen was able to win a match-up (he had six movies in the running) was by beating himself. (Sleeper defeated Play It Again, Sam)

• I think Bracket 5 is by far the toughest competition in the whole shebang. I predict that the winner of the Bracket 5 / Bracket 6 (in the Great Eight) will be the overall champion when the dust settles, but it's gonna get crazy tough towards the end.

What do you think?

 

[UselessTriviaMan]

Rounds 2-1 and 2-2 results are in!

Here are the results:

- Duck Soup toppled The Great Dictator 9-7

- The Nutty Professor outgunned McLintock! 13-7

- Blazing Saddles washed out Shampoo with a clean sweep 26-0

- Ghostbusters called out Stripes 22-5

- The Princess Bride walloped Big 24-3

- Mallrats edged out Dumb and Dumber 14-11

- It was a close one, but Office Space defeated Dogma 14-12

- Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy squeaked past Hot Fuzz 14-13

- Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein easily defeated The Ladykillers 15-3

- The Producers kicked Funny Face to the curb 14-1

- Caddyshack knocked out Every Which Way But Loose 22-3

- This Is Spinal Tap outplayed Fletch 15-9

- Major League left Tremors in the dust 13-10

- Happy Gilmore blasted Bean 18-6

- Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back outscored Shaolin Soccer 15-4

- Deadpool shot down Forgetting Sarah Marshall 19-3

Stick around for Rounds 2-3 and 2-4, coming soon!

 

[UselessTriviaMan]

Round 2-3 and 2-4 voting open!

In the first round we weeded out most of the lesser movies, and now things are geting much harder. Here's the next match-ups of the second round:

CLICK HERE TO VOTE ON ROUND 2-3

- (1930) Animal Crackers vs. A Day at the Races (1937)

- (1961) The Absent-Minded Professor vs. It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)

- (1974) The Longest Yard vs. The Sting (1973)

- (1983) A Christmas Story vs. Strange Brew (1983)

- (1988) Coming to America vs. The Naked Gun (1988)

- (1992) Wayne's World vs. Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)

- (1999) GalaxyQuest vs. O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)

- (2001) Shrek vs. Zoolander (2001)

AND CLICK HERE TO VOTE ON ROUND 2-4

- (1950) Monkey Business vs. Battle of the Sexes (1960)

- (1969) Support Your Local Sheriff! vs. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? (1967)

- (1979) Life of Brian vs. The Jerk (1979)

- (1986) Three Amigos! vs. Top Secret! (1984)

- (1991) City Slickers vs. My Cousin Vinny (1992)

- (1998) The Wedding Singer vs. Orgazmo (1997)

- (2004) Shaun of the Dead vs. Team America: World Police (2004)

- (2009) Zombieland vs. Step Brothers (2008)

And happily, this marks the halfway point of Round 2. It'll go much faster now!

 

[UselessTriviaMan]

Results!

Round 2 is proving to be (mostly) a much tighter race. Lots of close ones this time, and multiple ties!

- Animal Crackers took down A Day at the Races 8-6

- It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World easily knocked out The Absent-Minded Professor 17-6

- The Sting came back to edge out The Longest Yard 11-7

- With our first tie of this set, Strange Brew pulled a surprise upset over A Christmas Story 12-12

- The Naked Gun shot down Coming to America 20-6

- Robin Hood: Men in Tights and Wayne’s World tied at 13-13, so Men in Tights advances

- GalaxyQuest blasted O Brother, Where Art Thou? 19-6

- Shrek stomped all over Zoolander 19-6

- Monkey Business defeated Battle of the Sexes 10-5

- Support Your Local Sheriff! took down Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? 14-4

- Life of Brian outlived The Jerk 20-10

- Three Amigos! snuck past Top Secret! 18-13

- In yet another close race, My Cousin Vinny bested City Slickers 15-14

- The Wedding Singer came back to take the win from Orgazmo 13-12

- Shaun of the Dead easily defeated Team America: World Police 20-8

- Zombieland trounced Step Brothers 26-3

 

[UselessTriviaMan]

Round 2-5 and 2-6 voting open!

CLICK HERE TO VOTE ON ROUND 2-5

- (1944) Arsenic and Old Lace vs. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

- (1963) The Pink Panther vs. What’s New Pussycat? (1965)

- (1975) Monty Python and the Holy Grail vs. Sleeper (1973)

- (1983) Vacation vs. Trading Places (1983)

- (1987) Spaceballs vs. Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988)

- (1994) Ace Ventura: Pet Detective vs. Clerks (1994)

- (1999) Mystery Men vs. There’s Something About Mary (1998)

- (2005) Waiting… vs. Borat (2006)

AND THEN CLICK HERE TO VOTE ON ROUND 2-6

- (1955) The Seven Year Itch vs. Harvey (1950)

- (1967) Casino Royale vs. Catch-22 (1970)

- (1979) The Muppet Movie vs. Airplane! (1980)

- (1984) Revenge of the Nerds vs. Clue (1985)

- (1991) Hot Shots! vs. Home Alone (1990)

- (1998) The Big Lebowski vs. Kingpin (1996)

- (2001) Super Troopers vs. Kung Pow: Enter the Fist (2002)

- (2007) Superbad vs. The Hangover (2009)

More tough matches await. Vote now!

 

[UselessTriviaMan]

Oh hey, you CAN see the results!

I was just tinkering with the settings on the SurveyMonkey site, and realized I'd overlooked something simple. I don't know how many will find this of interest, but I only just discovered I can allow the results to be seen publicly for all polls.

So if you've any interest in seeing those results, here they are:

Round 1-1
Round 1-2
Round 1-3
Round 1-4
Round 1-5
Round 1-6
Round 1-7
Round 1-8
Round 1-9
Round 1-10
Round 1-11
Round 1-12
Round 1-13
Round 1-14
Round 1-15
Round 1-16

Round 2-1
Round 2-2
Round 2-3
Round 2-4
Round 2-5 (current)
Round 2-6 (current)


Moving forward, I'll post this link along with the voting links so anyone interested can follow their favorite match-ups. Or something like that.

 

[UselessTriviaMan]

Results!

Almost all of the matches this time were either blowouts or neck-and-neck. Here they are:


- Arsenic and Old Lace just barely edged out Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 9-7

- The Pink Panther completely shut out What’s New Pussycat? 24-0

- Monty Python and the Holy Grail obliterated Sleeper 28-0

- We have a tie! Vacation squeaks past Trading Places at the last minute in a 14-14 finish. Vacation is the #5 seed, Trading Places #4. Vacation wins!

- Spaceballs beat the Schwartz out of Who Framed Roger Rabbit? 24-4

- Clerks blew away Ace Ventura: Pet Detective 18-10

- There’s Something About Mary barely defeated Mystery Men 14-13

- Borat edged out Waiting… 13-11

- Harvey jumped past The Seven Year Itch 9-5

- Casino Royale put down Catch-22 7-5

- Airplane! Shot down The Muppet Movie 21-4

- Clue sneaks past Revenge of the Nerds 13-12 in another last-minute win

- Hot Shots! slammed Home Alone 17-8

- The Big Lebowski bowled over Kingpin 17-5

- Super Troopers slapped the cuffs on Kung Pow: Enter the Fist 13-10

- The Hangover outlasted Superbad 12-8

 

[UselessTriviaMan]

2-7 and 2-8 voting is open!

CLICK HERE TO VOTE ON 2-7

- (1938) Bringing Up Baby vs. Road to Rio (1947)

- (1964) Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb vs. Cat Ballou (1964)

- (1971) Harold and Maude vs. Young Frankenstein (1974)

- (1981) Time Bandits vs. Porky’s (1982)

- (1988) Dirty Rotten Scoundrels vs. I’m Gonna Git You Sucka (1988)

- (1993) Groundhog Day vs. The Mask (1994)

- (1999) Detroit Rock City vs. South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut (1999)

- (2005) The 40 Year Old Virgin vs. Kung Fu Hustle (2004)


AND THEN CLICK HERE TO VOTE ON ROUND 2-8

- (1959) The Shaggy Dog vs. Funny Face (1957)

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

- (1978) Animal House vs. The Blues Brothers (1980)

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

- (1992) Army of Darkness vs. Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989)

- (1997) Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery vs. Mars Attacks (1996)

- (2003) Elf vs. Evolution (2001)

- (2008) Tropic Thunder vs. The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

You can also follow along to see how the voting is going: Round 2-7 Results and Round 2-8 Results

And that’s it for Round 2. Thanks for playing, and we’ll see you in Round 3!

 

[UselessTriviaMan]

Round 2 Final Results

And that’s the end of Round 2! Here are the results:

- Road to Rio defeats Bringing Up Baby 8-5

- Dr. Strangelove scratched Cat Ballou 14-6

- Young Frankenstein walked all over Harold and Maude 21-2

- Time Bandits outlasted Porky’s 13-10 (Ouch! That one hurts me!)

- Dirty Rotten Scoundrels snuck past I’m Gonna Git You Sucka 18-3

- Groundhog Day trounced The Mask 17-7

- South Park rocked Detroit Rock City 15-5

- Kung Fu Hustle KO’d The 40 Year Old Virgin 13-8

- The Shaggy Dog licked Funny Face 15-4

- M*A*S*H cleaned up The Odd Couple 11-9

- The Blues Brothers danced all over Animal House 16-7

- Ferris Bueller’s Day Off blew away Weird Science 17-5

- Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure cut down Army of Darkness 13-11 (Close one!)

- Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery mojo’d all over Mars Attacks 19-4

- Elf defeated Evolution 14-8 (This one also pains me greatly.)

- Tropic Thunder rocked The Grand Budapest Hotel 12-8

And that’s it for Round 2. Thanks for playing, and we’ll see you in Round 3!