EN World Movie Battle Royal! We have our winner!

[Pielorinho]

I like to say that Dial M for Murder has the plot of an intricate, brainy thriller, all in its first act. And enough plot for another intricate, brainy thriller in the second, and again in the third. It's triple the twisty plotting for your pleasure! Great stuff.

Daniel

 

[shady]

Clockwork Orange (1971) vs. Time Bandits (1981)
Time Bandits, though I have no real love for it. I think CO is way overrated.

Dr. Strangelove (1964) vs. Doctor Zhivago (1965)
Strangelove. DZ is another overrated film, apart from the music. Factlet: the war room is IBM Havant (near Portsmouth, Hampshire, although the location is no longer part of IBM) and the extras were IBM personnel.

Seventh Sign (1988) vs.the Seventh Seal(1957)
Seventh Seal. A classic.

Beastmaster (1982) vs. Robocop (1987)
Robocop.

The Blob (1958) vs. Rebecca (1940)
Rebecca.

Princess Bride (1987) vs. Labyrinth (1986)
Princess Bride is a better film, but again not a favourite.

Ghostbusters (1984) vs. Poltergeist (1982)
Sigh. Poltergeist. Dan Ackroyd cannot act. For toffee.

Batman (1989) vs. Superman II (1980)
Superman II ... best of the Superman movies. I didn't really like any of the Batman films.

 

[ddvmor]

Clockwork Orange (1971)
Dr. Strangelove (1964)
Seventh Sign (1988)
Robocop (1987)
Rebecca (1940)
Labyrinth (1986)
Ghostbusters (1984)
Batman (1989)

 

[shady]

I really liked Notorious. You cannot go wrong with Grant, Bergman, and South American Nazis! I think Rear Window is my favorite Hitchcock though. That and The 39 Steps, Lifeboat, and North by Northwest. Though it is hard to pick. Hitchcock did so many great movies.

North by Northwest, Rear Window and Vertigo (watch it several times, it's a different movie each time). But then you leave out Psycho, the Birds, Shadow of a Doubt, Strangers on a Train, the Man Who Knew Too Much, etc etc.

Relatively few duds - Marnie, To Catch a Thief, Frenzy. And some very minor tricky stuff like Rope (too stagey), the Trouble with Harry (too comedy).

Catch the good ones on the big screen as they were meant to be seen, though.

 

[Abraxas]

Are we allowed to edit if we've had time to think more about a certain pairing?

 

[Krieg]

5-18
Time Bandits (1981) - Orange is probably the better film, but Gilliam is my favorite.
Dr. Strangelove (1964) - Among the all time bests.
The Seventh Seal(1957) - The more thought provoking of the two.
Robocop (1987) - Robocop is the more original of the two.
The Blob (1958) - By default, have never seen Rebecca.
Princess Bride (1987) - Your blowout perhaps?
Poltergeist (1982) - Damn you for making me choose!
Superman II (1980) - None of the Batman films have done much for me.

 

[Gomez]

Are we allowed to edit if we've had time to think more about a certain pairing?

You can edit until I say the voting is closed.

 

[Abraxas]

Thanks - Off to Edit

 

[Barendd Nobeard]

As for Rebecca, it at least has a ghost in the story? Correct?

No, it doesn't. It's a great film and I really like it, but it's just a gothic romance.

 

[Qlippoth]

Ack! Tough choices!

5-19
1. A Clockwork Orange ("as clear as an azure sky")
2. Dr. Strangelove ("...but you'll have to answer to the Coca-Cola company")
3. The Seventh Seal ("229")
4. Robocop ("I like it!")
5. Rebecca ("Bring me a chocolate.")
6. The Princess Bride ("He's only mostly dead!")
7. Poltergeist ("You knew!")
8. Superman II ("KNEEL BEFORE ZOD!")