EN World Movie Battle Royal! We have our winner!
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Gomez
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Here are the results of Round 4
1. Sleeping Beauty (1959) defeated Beauty and the Beast (1991) - 16-4
2. The Scarlet Pimpernel(1934) defeated Cyrano De Bergerac (1990) - 7-6-7
3. Nosferatu (1922) defeated Dracula (1931) - 11-9
4. The Breakfast Club (1985) defeated The Big Chill (1983) - 11-7-2
5. A Man Called Horse (1970) defeated Little Big Man (1970) - 8-5-7
6. West Side Story (1961) defeated Romeo and Juliet (1996) - 10-7-3
7. Pete's Dragon (1977) defeated Pufnstuf (1970) - 12-4-4
8. Carrie (1976) defeated Scanners (1981) - 12-7-1
I am throwing out 2, 4, 5, and 6 from the list of winners. They just don't fit in the theme of the contest. To make up the difference Rounds 5 and 6 will have 10 pairs of movies! Please stay with Horror, Science Fiction, or Fantasy movies! Thanks!
Round 5 is Next!
1. Sleeping Beauty (1959) defeated Beauty and the Beast (1991) - 16-4
2. The Scarlet Pimpernel(1934) defeated Cyrano De Bergerac (1990) - 7-6-7
3. Nosferatu (1922) defeated Dracula (1931) - 11-9
4. The Breakfast Club (1985) defeated The Big Chill (1983) - 11-7-2
5. A Man Called Horse (1970) defeated Little Big Man (1970) - 8-5-7
6. West Side Story (1961) defeated Romeo and Juliet (1996) - 10-7-3
7. Pete's Dragon (1977) defeated Pufnstuf (1970) - 12-4-4
8. Carrie (1976) defeated Scanners (1981) - 12-7-1
I am throwing out 2, 4, 5, and 6 from the list of winners. They just don't fit in the theme of the contest. To make up the difference Rounds 5 and 6 will have 10 pairs of movies! Please stay with Horror, Science Fiction, or Fantasy movies! Thanks!
Round 5 is Next!
ShadowDenizen
Explorer
First, thanks to Gomez and everyone else involved in this! It's been a blast, so far!
I was thinking of doing a "Buffy-vivor" after this, where people vote on their favorite episodes of each season and then pit them against each other until we come up with a "penultimate" Buffy episode.
Next, a few quick notes on why I selected the films I did.. and it took me quite awhile to do so for some reason. (Of course, it could be because there's thousands of great movies to choose from!!)
I had a short set of simple criteria to fulfill when I thought of my list:
A) Pick films people have seen. Everyone before me has done an awesome job in picking acessible films, so I'm (hopefully!) continuing that trend. Sure, as a cinephile, I could pick the most obscure/esoteric films I could think of, but where's the fun in that? People are voting, and you can't vote on something you haven't seen before!
B) Pick a wide slection of movies. I think (hope?) I accomplished this: there's some old, some new, some classic, some not-so-classics, some B+W, some color, some foreign, some domestic, in all 3 genres. (Yes, "Doctor Zhivago" can only tenously be described as fantasy, but it was the best possible match-up for it's partner. Any other film I thought of would have been an uneven match at best.)
C) Pick films that were interesting (but even) match-ups. With one possible exception (anyone guess which?), I don't see any "blow-outs" happening, unless I'm very much mistaken.
D) Pick films I like. While only a bare few are in my personal list of "Favorite Films", each of these are worth seeing and has something to recommend seeing it.
So, without further ado, here are the candidates for Round 5.
ROUND 5:
Clockwork Orange (1971) vs. Time Bandits (1981)
Dr. Strangelove (1964) vs. Doctor Zhivago (1965)
Seventh Sign (1988) vs.the Seventh Seal(1957)
Beastmaster (1982) vs. Robocop (1987)
The Blob (1958) vs. Rebecca (1940)
Princess Bride (1987) vs. Labyrinth (1986)
Ghostbusters (1984) vs. Poltergeist (1982)
Batman (1989) vs. Superman II (1980)
I was thinking of doing a "Buffy-vivor" after this, where people vote on their favorite episodes of each season and then pit them against each other until we come up with a "penultimate" Buffy episode.
Next, a few quick notes on why I selected the films I did.. and it took me quite awhile to do so for some reason. (Of course, it could be because there's thousands of great movies to choose from!!)
I had a short set of simple criteria to fulfill when I thought of my list:
A) Pick films people have seen. Everyone before me has done an awesome job in picking acessible films, so I'm (hopefully!) continuing that trend. Sure, as a cinephile, I could pick the most obscure/esoteric films I could think of, but where's the fun in that? People are voting, and you can't vote on something you haven't seen before!
B) Pick a wide slection of movies. I think (hope?) I accomplished this: there's some old, some new, some classic, some not-so-classics, some B+W, some color, some foreign, some domestic, in all 3 genres. (Yes, "Doctor Zhivago" can only tenously be described as fantasy, but it was the best possible match-up for it's partner. Any other film I thought of would have been an uneven match at best.)
C) Pick films that were interesting (but even) match-ups. With one possible exception (anyone guess which?), I don't see any "blow-outs" happening, unless I'm very much mistaken.
D) Pick films I like. While only a bare few are in my personal list of "Favorite Films", each of these are worth seeing and has something to recommend seeing it.
So, without further ado, here are the candidates for Round 5.
ROUND 5:
Clockwork Orange (1971) vs. Time Bandits (1981)
Dr. Strangelove (1964) vs. Doctor Zhivago (1965)
Seventh Sign (1988) vs.the Seventh Seal(1957)
Beastmaster (1982) vs. Robocop (1987)
The Blob (1958) vs. Rebecca (1940)
Princess Bride (1987) vs. Labyrinth (1986)
Ghostbusters (1984) vs. Poltergeist (1982)
Batman (1989) vs. Superman II (1980)
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Cthulhu's Librarian
First Post
5-2
Time Bandits (1981)
Dr. Strangelove (1964)
Seventh Sign (1988)
Robocop (1987)
The Blob (1958)
Labyrinth (1986)
Ghostbusters (1984)
Batman (1989)
Time Bandits (1981)
Dr. Strangelove (1964)
Seventh Sign (1988)
Robocop (1987)
The Blob (1958)
Labyrinth (1986)
Ghostbusters (1984)
Batman (1989)
Gomez
First Post
ROUND 5-4
1. Clockwork Orange (1971) Man that was a close one.
2. Dr. Strangelove (1964)
3. The Seventh Seal(1957)
4. Robocop (1987) Another close call.
5. Rebecca (1940) While I loved the Blob as a kid, Rebecca is just a better movie.
6. Princess Bride (1987) Battle of the babes. I quote Prince Bride too much for it to lose.
7. Ghostbusters (1984) "Ray, when someone asks you if you are a god, you say YES!"
8. Batman (1989) Dang you beat me too it. Man this is a close one. Jack puts it over the edge though.
1. Clockwork Orange (1971) Man that was a close one.
2. Dr. Strangelove (1964)
3. The Seventh Seal(1957)
4. Robocop (1987) Another close call.
5. Rebecca (1940) While I loved the Blob as a kid, Rebecca is just a better movie.
6. Princess Bride (1987) Battle of the babes. I quote Prince Bride too much for it to lose.
7. Ghostbusters (1984) "Ray, when someone asks you if you are a god, you say YES!"
8. Batman (1989) Dang you beat me too it. Man this is a close one. Jack puts it over the edge though.
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Pielorinho
Iron Fist of Pelor
Clockwork Orange (1971) -- I liked this movie a lot, though I'll probably never watch it again. I've seen Time Bandits twice, and hated it even more the second time.
Dr. Strangelove (1964) --although I've never seen Dr. Zhivago, it's hard for me to think of a comedy more brilliant than Strangelove, which I've seen many times and absolutely adore.
Seventh Sign (1988) vs.the Seventh Seal(1957)--no vote, given that I can't remember if I've even seen either, or if I have, what happened in it.
Robocop (1987)--a good, though not great, satire; I never saw Beastmaster, and doubt I ever will.
The Blob (1958)--what's Rebecca? Never heard of it.
Princess Bride (1987) --Yeah, Bowie's hot hot hot in those pants, and the MC Escher scene was great, and muppets are wonderful. But you can't beat The Princess Bride.
Ghostbusters (1984) --difficult choice, but I think Ghostbusters was more successful in making me laugh than Poltergeist was in scaring me.
Batman (1989) --I remember liking Batman a lot, whereas I remember thinking the second Superman kinda sucked. But it's been over ten years since I've seen either.
Daniel
Dr. Strangelove (1964) --although I've never seen Dr. Zhivago, it's hard for me to think of a comedy more brilliant than Strangelove, which I've seen many times and absolutely adore.
Seventh Sign (1988) vs.the Seventh Seal(1957)--no vote, given that I can't remember if I've even seen either, or if I have, what happened in it.
Robocop (1987)--a good, though not great, satire; I never saw Beastmaster, and doubt I ever will.
The Blob (1958)--what's Rebecca? Never heard of it.
Princess Bride (1987) --Yeah, Bowie's hot hot hot in those pants, and the MC Escher scene was great, and muppets are wonderful. But you can't beat The Princess Bride.
Ghostbusters (1984) --difficult choice, but I think Ghostbusters was more successful in making me laugh than Poltergeist was in scaring me.
Batman (1989) --I remember liking Batman a lot, whereas I remember thinking the second Superman kinda sucked. But it's been over ten years since I've seen either.
Daniel
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