EN World Movie Battle Royal! We have our winner!

[Gomez]

what's Rebecca? Never heard of it.

Rebecca (1940) is the classic Hitchcock gothic thriller and a compelling mystery (and haunting ghost story) about a tortured romance. It starred Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine.

This black and white film received eleven Academy Award nominations - and won for the nominated director his first and only Best Picture Oscar, beating out strong competition in 1940 from The Grapes of Wrath, The Great Dictator, The Philadelphia Story, and Hitchcock's own Foreign Correspondent. The film also won an Academy Award for Cinematography (George Barnes), and was nominated in nine other categories, including Best Actor (Olivier), Best Actress (Fontaine), Best Supporting Actress (Judith Anderson with her sole career nomination), Best Director (Hitchcock's first nomination in this category), Best Screenplay, Best B/W Interior Decoration, Best Original Score (Franz Waxman), Best Film Editing, and Best Special Effects.

 

[ShadowDenizen]

Wow, Gomez.
Color me impressed.

So far, some match-ups are what I expected, others are surprising me.

 

[Laurel]

5-7

Another good list!


1. Clockwork Orange (1971) -had to see it more then once to like it though
2. Doctor Zhivago (1965)
3. Seventh Sign (1988) -though actually not a huge fan of either one
4. Beastmaster (1982) -the weasels did it for me
5. Rebecca (1940) -by the master
6. Princess Bride (1987)- David Bowe in tights... um no. Close though since I was one who traded up my VHS tapes to DVD's when they came out
7. Ghostbuster (1984)
8. Batman (1989) -May have changed if it wasn't the second Superman

 

[Thornir Alekeg]

More great choices.

1) Time Bandits - Return the map!
2) Dr. Stangelove
3) Seventh Sign
4) Robocop - oh, but Tanya Roberts in Beastmaster...no, Robocop
5) Pass
6) Princess Bride - vote for another choice? Inconceivable!
7) Ghostbusters - this one was my toughest choice
8) Batman

 

[Greylock]

1. Time Bandits (1981)
2. Dr. Strangelove (1964)
3. The Seventh Seal(1957)
4. Robocop (1987)
5. Rebecca (1940)
6. Princess Bride (1987)
7. Poltergeist (1982)
8. Batman (1989)

There ya go...

 

[Felix]

5-10, Winners in Bold

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)

 

[Gomez]

Felix's votes were number 9 not 10.

Back to the voting!

 

[WaterMonk]

ROUND 5:
Time Bandits (1981) – Tough decision, but went with this one since I’ve worn out two copies on VHS of this movie already.
Dr. Strangelove (1964) – Can’t vote against Peter Sellers
Seventh Sign (1988) – Demi and Biehn! Biehn is such the genre actor for us, although the other film was pretty good.
Beastmaster (1982) – Tanya, Tanya. So? Was Dar (Marc Singer) a specialized Druid or Ranger?
The Blob (1958) – Steve McQueen, how can there be competition?
Labyrinth (1986) – Jennifer Connelly! I still have this soundtrack on cassette somewhere.
Ghostbusters (1984) – My all-time favorite comedy as well.
Batman (1989) – Keaton, Burton, Nicholson, Palance & "Colt .45" Williams. Iconic acting and directing at its best

 

[Wombat]

Okay, some tough choices...

Clockwork Orange (1971) vs. Time Bandits (1981) -- I love 'em both, for very, very different reasons. Very tough. Ultimately, I'll go with Baby Alex, but it is a close thing...
Dr. Strangelove (1964) vs. Doctor Zhivago (1965) -- This is a contest? YAHOOOOO!!!!!
Seventh Sign (1988) vs.the Seventh Seal(1957) -- Another easy one for me. Chess over questionable books.
Beastmaster (1982) vs. Robocop (1987) -- oh ugh. Not really a fan of either, but of the two, gimme the cop
The Blob (1958) vs. Rebecca (1940) -- Odd pairing, but I'll go Hitchcock.
Princess Bride (1987) vs. Labyrinth (1986) -- AGH! Unfair! Two great films! **sigh** I give it to Inigo...
Ghostbusters (1984) vs. Poltergeist (1982) -- And the flowers are still standing! Not even a question.
Batman (1989) vs. Superman II (1980) -- Again, no problems. I go with Batty.

This had several odd pairing, definitely. And two more films have to go from my list now... Round Six will be ... interesting.

 

[Desdichado]

ROUND 5:
Time Bandits (1981)
Dr. Strangelove (1964)
Seventh Sign (1988)
Robocop (1987)
Rebecca (1940)
Princess Bride (1987)
Ghostbusters (1984)
Superman II (1980)