EN World Movie Battle Royal! We have our winner!

[Wombat]

Okay, let's see where we stand...

1.(Disneys) Sleeping Beauty (1959) vs (Disneys) Beauty and the Beast (1991) -- Well, if I have to choose one, it would be Sleeping Beauty, but Cocteau's Beauty & the Beast would beat all

2. Cyrano De Bergerac (1990) vs The Scarlet Pimpernel(1934) -- split decision...

3 Nosferatu (1922) vs Dracula (1931) -- Ooooh! Very tough! Eventually, though, I have to go with Max Schrek! Both are excellent, though

4 The Big Chill (1983) vs The Breakfast Club (1985) -- not really fond of either movie, but I prefer the soundtrack to Big Chill

5 A Man Called Horse (1970) vs Little Big Man (1970) -- not even a contest. Little Big Man all the way!

6 West Side Story (1961) vs Romeo and Juliet (1996) -- Interesting paring. Not the earlier R & J? Okay, I go West Side Story...

7 Petes Dragon (1977) vs Pufnstuf (1970) -- split decision, as I can't stand either...

8 Carrie(1976) vs Scanners (1981) -- I guess Carrie, but neither is a fave rave...

Well, you took up a couple I would have used in my poll, so I shall have to revamp

 

[Wombat]

Leo's only good acting was in What's Eating Gilbert Grape.[/b]

And yet he is getting a "lifetime" (at 30?!?) achievement award...

Gotta agree with your sentiment on this one...

 

[Barendd Nobeard]

Round 4-4


1.(Disneys) Sleeping Beauty (1959)

2. no comment

3 Nosferatu (1922)

4 The Big Chill (1983)

5 no comment

6 West Side Story (1961)

7 Pufnstuf (1970)

8 Carrie(1976)



Sleeping Beauty has a better villain the Beauty and the Beast. Sleeping Beauty also had some actual style to the animation, not just the usual "Disney bland" (as I call it). It pains me to vote against a Menken/Ashman score, but sorry guys, you lose!

And Pete's Dragon is about the worst Disney movie of the 1970s (and that's saying something!); besides, Cass Elliott trumps Helen Reddy any day!

 

[Tonguez]

Well, you took up a couple I would have used in my poll, so I shall have to revamp

I was going to use My Beautiful Laundrette but couldn't think of anything to compare it with - you might do better coming up with a Vs for it if you like

and Smoke Signals vs Map of the Human Heart didn't seem appropriate so I dropped it - Rabbit-Proof Fence may have been a better match-up (damn so many movies!)

 

[WaterMonk]

1. (Disney’s) Sleeping Beauty (1959) - Ever since I've read "The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty" I haven't looked at this movie the same way again.
2. Cyrano De Bergerac (1990) - Although Steve Martin's "Roxanne" was a better version<o></o>
3 Dracula (1931) - Listening to the score at night while driving on a dark two-lane road in the middle of a rain storm isn't the best thing to do
4 The Breakfast Club (1985) - A true tale of how selfish we really were during the 80s
5 A Man Called Horse (1970) - How can I vote against Richard Harris
6 Romeo & Juliet (1996) - reluctantly
7 Pete’s Dragon (1977) - Say what you want, but Helen Reddy (she played Nora) was hot and she had a sexy voice
8 Carrie (1976) - Don't pick on the little guys!!<o></o>

 

[Wombat]

3 Dracula (1931) - Listening to the score at night while driving on a dark two-lane road in the middle of a rain storm isn't the best thing to do

Which score? The original or the Kronos Quartet re-do?

 

[ddvmor]

1.Beauty and the Beast (1991) - Am I wrong for thinking Belle is a hot chick?

2. Cyrano De Bergerac (1990)

3. Dracula (1931)

4 The Big Chill (1983)

5 A Man Called Horse (1970)

6 Romeo and Juliet (1996)

7 Petes Dragon (1977)

8 Carrie(1976)

 

[Greylock]

1. Sleeping Beauty
2. The Scarlet Pimpernel
3. Nosferatu
4. The Big Chill
5. A Man Called Horse
6. West Side Story
7. Pufnstuf
8. Carrie

The only one here that made me go hmmm for a bit was #5.

I used to really love Little Big Man, but MCH is superior, IMO.

 

[MonsterMash]

Round 4 - 8

1. Sleeping Beauty
2. Scarlet Pimpernel (tough choice - but Depardieu loses out this time)
3. Nosferatu
4. The Big Chill
5. Little Big Man
6. Romeo and Juliet - isn't the title actually Willam Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet?
7. Cant remember seeing either
8. Scanners

 

[Berandor]

1.(Disneys) Sleeping Beauty (1959): And when finally, the black-haired arrogant shmo is defeated, the Beast turns into a blonde even more slimy-looking prince? Urgs!

2. Cyrano De Bergerac (1990): I assume this is the Depardieu version, which I own on DVD (but know not the year of production of).

3 Nosferatu (1922): If you're going to go old, go really old. Plus, we have "Shadow of the Vampire"

4 The Breakfast Club (1985): The old man.

5 A Man Called Horse (1970): Richard Harris

6 Romeo and Juliet (1996): Baz Luhrmann's version is better than the musical, even if not genius.

7 Petes Dragon (1977): no doubt. Loved it as a kid.

8 Carrie(1976): Not really a fan of either, I must say.