EN World Movie Battle Royal! We have our winner!

[MonsterMash]

6-6

1. Robin Hood
2. Three Musketeers (1973)
3. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
4. Camelot
5. Indiana Jones and the last Crusade
6. Phantom of the Opera (Lon Chaney version)
7. Pale Rider
8. - haven't seen either
9. Rocky Horror Picture Show
10. Plan 9 from Outer Space
11. Repo Man
12. - haven't seen either

 

[Jaws]

6-7

6-7

1. The Mask of Zorro (1998)
2. Three Musketeers (Richard Lester version 1973)
3. Monty Python & the Holy Grail (1975)

4. First Knight (1995) vs. Camelot (1967) I enjoyed First Knight but we are talking Harris here.

5. Indiana Jones & the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
6. Phantom of the Opera (Lon Chaney version 1924) vs. Phantom of the Opera (Andrew Lloyd Webber version 2004) Didn't see the latest version.

7. High Plains Drifter (1973) vs. Pale Rider (1985) These are a tie. Both good.

8. The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension (1984)

9. Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) It wins because of the Saturday midnight showings at the Oriental.

10. Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959)

EXTRA CREDIT!

(fun, but inappropriate)

11. Heathers (1989)

(fun, inappropriate, and tolerably obscure…)

12. Highway 61 (1991) vs. Cold Feet (1989) I haven't seen either.


Peace and smiles

j.

 

[Greylock]

9. Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) It wins because of the Saturday midnight showings at the Oriental.

Man, I miss the Oriental. Used to live on Park just north of there. One of the GREATEST neighborhoods I ever had the pleasure of residing in.

 

[Qlippoth]

Round 6-8

1. The Adventures of Robin Hood
2. The Three Musketeers (Richard Lester version) - arguably one of the most entertaining movies around.
3. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
4. Camelot (let's see--Richard Harris vs. Richard Gere)
5. Raiders of the Lost Ark
6. Phantom of the Opera (Lon Chaney version)
7. High Plains Drifter
8. Hellboy (first time I was pleasantly surprised by a movie adaptation in a long time)
9. Little Shop of Horrors
10. Plan 9 From Outer Space
11. OK, making me choose between these 2 is akin to asking "which of your grandmothers will you sacrifice?" I'll go with Heathers
12. No opinion (haven't seen either)

 

[demiurge1138]

6-8

1. The Mask of Zorro (1998)
2. Three Musketeers (Richard Lester version 1973)
3. Monty Python & the Holy Grail (1975)
4. Camelot (1967) (did not like First Knight)
5. Indiana Jones & the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) (the first is still the best
6. Phantom of the Opera (Lon Chaney version 1924) (have to support the classics)
7. High Plains Drifter (1973) vs. Pale Rider (1985) abstain
8. Hellboy (2004) (this one was tough, but Hellboy was really good...)
9. Little Shop of Horrors (1980)
10. "Manos", Hands of Fate, to use its original, equally stupid, title. You see, Plan Nine has redeeming qualities. Manos does not, so it is the superior terrible movie.

Demiurge out.

 

[Cthulhu's Librarian]

6-9

1. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

2. Three Musketeers (Richard Lester version 1973)

3. Monty Python & the Holy Grail (1975)

4. ?

5. Indiana Jones & the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

6. Phantom of the Opera (Lon Chaney version 1924) - Saw the new one and liked it as a film, but I'm not a fan of the music, so I have to go with the silent version, which is a great film.

7. ?

8. Hellboy (2004)

9. Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)

10. Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959)

EXTRA CREDIT!

(fun, but inappropriate)

11. Heathers (1989)

(fun, inappropriate, and tolerably obscure…)

12. ?

 

[Gomez]

ROUND 6-10

1. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) I have to go with the classic.

2. Three Musketeers (Richard Lester version 1973) - No contest. It and Four Mustketeers are THE Mustketeer movies!

3. Excalibur (1981) - Very hard but I have to give Excalibur the edge.

4. Pass. Have not seen either.

5. Indiana Jones & the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) - I just have to give the orginal the edge. Tough Choice.

6. Pass. Have not seen either.

7. High Plains Drifter (1973)

8. The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension (1984) - "Laugh while you can, monkey-boy."

9. Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)

10. Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959) - Ed Wood! nuff said.

EXTRA CREDIT!

(fun, but inappropriate)

11. Heathers (1989)

(fun, inappropriate, and tolerably obscure…)

12. Pass? I haven't even heard of them before!

 

[Barendd Nobeard]

Round 6-11

1. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
2. Three Musketeers (Richard Lester version 1973)
3. Monty Python & the Holy Grail (1975)
4. didn't see FK, so no vote
5. Indiana Jones & the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
6. Phantom of the Opera (Lon Chaney version 1924)
7. no comment
8. Hellboy (2004)
9. Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) (sorry Little Shop, but the bastardized ending ruins it)
10. Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959)

EXTRA CREDIT!

(fun, but inappropriate)

11. Repo Man (1984)

(fun, inappropriate, and tolerably obscure…)

12. never heard of either one.

 

[shady]

1. The Mask of Zorro (1998) vs. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
Robin Hood. The former is a good synthetic version of the latter, but it's still synthetic.

2. Three Musketeers (Richard Lester version 1973) vs. Three Musketeers (Disney version 1993)
The Lester version.

3. Monty Python & the Holy Grail (1975) vs. Excalibur (1981)
Sigh. I'm going to go with Excalibur, probably alone.

4. First Knight (1995) vs. Camelot (1967)
Camelot

5. Indiana Jones & the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) vs. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Raiders. By a long way

6. Phantom of the Opera (Lon Chaney version 1924) vs. Phantom of the Opera (Andrew Lloyd Webber version 2004)
Ha! Lon Chaney.

7. High Plains Drifter (1973) vs. Pale Rider (1985)
Pale Rider is a far better film than HPD.

8. Hellboy (2004) vs. The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension (1984)
Hellboy, though I like Buckaroo. I thought Hellboy was an excellently executed comic book movie.

9. Little Shop of Horrors (1980) vs. Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
And Little Shop was an excellently executed musical, much underrated.

10. “Manos”, the Hands of Fate (1966) vs. Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959)
Gah. Neither.

EXTRA CREDIT!

(fun, but inappropriate)

11. Heathers (1989) vs. Repo Man (1984)
Heathers but only just.

(fun, inappropriate, and tolerably obscure…)

12. Highway 61 (1991) vs. Cold Feet (1989)
Me no vote.

 

[Pielorinho]

I'll vote tomorrow--but all y'all need to go out tonight and get Highway 61. A brief teaser:

The devil is out of money, so he goes to play Bingo at a small-town church bingo day. Of course, he wins big, and as he leaves, someone mutters, "Cheater!" at him. He stops, turns around, sneers, and says,

"Lady. You can't *cheat* at bingo.

"If you could, I would. But you can't.

"I'm just lucky.

"Lucky to end up in a town full of losers."

And then walks out the door.

It is another of my favorite movies.

Daniel