EN World Movie Battle Royal! We have our winner!

[Barendd Nobeard]

Round 8-1

1. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

2. Frankenstein (1931)

3. Wolf Man (1941)

4. Planet of the Apes (1968)

5. The Thing from Another World (1951)

6. Shrek (2001) - gotta give the edge to the Gingerbread man ("Not my gumdrop buttons!")

7. no comment (didn't see either)

8. Spirited Away (2001)

9. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)

 

[Cthulhu's Librarian]

8-2

1. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

2. Frankenstein (1931)

3. The Creature From the Black Lagoon (1954)

4. Forbidden Planet (1956)

5. The Thing (1982)

6. Monsters Inc (2001)

7. ?

8. ?

9. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)

 

[Desdichado]

1. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

2. Frankenstein (1931)

3. The Creature From the Black Lagoon (1954)

4. Planet of the Apes (1968)

5. The Thing (1982)

6. Monsters Inc (2001)

7. Ghost in the Shell (1996)

8. Princess Mononke (1997)

9. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)

Bleargh! Too much animation for my taste.

 

[Wombat]

Aaaaaaaand they're off!

1. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) vs Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) -- Are you kidding? Hobbits all the way!

2. The Mummy (1932) vs Frankenstein (1931) -- While I enjoy The Mummy, it is all down to Frank

3. Wolf Man (1941) vs The Creature From the Black Lagoon (1954) -- never really liked fishboy that much... Give it to Lawrence Talbot!

4. Planet of the Apes (1968) vs Forbidden Planet (1956) -- hmm, interesting, but I have to go with Leslie.

5. The Thing (1982) vs The Thing from Another World (1951) -- **sigh** not that fond of either, but I'll go with the earlier thing

6. Shrek (2001) vs Monsters Inc (2001) -- AGH! Such a choice! I love 'em both to tears! **whimper** Okay, I'll go with Monsters Inc simply because I watch it slightly more often, but this is unfair!

7. Akira (1987) vs Ghost in the Shell (1996) -- simple. Both are out for me. Yrg.

8. Princess Mononke (1997) vs Spirited Away (2001) -- Princess Mononoke. One of the few anime that I am willing to rewatch.

9. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) vs Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959) -- 20,000 Leagues, but neither of them is a very good adaptation of Verne...

 

[Felix]

8-5, Winners highlighted in BOLD

1. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) vs Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)

2. The Mummy (1932) vs Frankenstein (1931)

3. Wolf Man (1941) vs The Creature From the Black Lagoon (1954)

4. Planet of the Apes (1968) vs Forbidden Planet (1956)

5. The Thing (1982) vs The Thing from Another World (1951)

6. Shrek (2001) vs Monsters Inc (2001)

7. Akira (1987) vs Ghost in the Shell (1996)

8. Princess Mononke (1997) vs Spirited Away (2001)

9. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) vs Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)

 

[Abraxas]

1. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
2. The Mummy (1932) - this was tough
3. The Creature From the Black Lagoon (1954)
4. Forbidden Planet (1956)
5. The Thing (1982)
6. Shrek (2001) - better soundtrack
7. Akira (1987)
8. Princess Mononke (1997)
9. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) - also tough, but giant squids rule

 

[WaterMonk]

1. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) - This was almost a no-brainer
2. The Mummy (1932)
3. The Creature From the Black Lagoon (1954) - I had the 3D version shown at my college it was too cool
4. Forbidden Planet (1956) - another no-brainer
5. The Thing (1982) - John Carpenter rules
6. Monsters Inc (2001)
7. Akira (1987) - Wow. Wow. Wow.
8. Spirited Away (2001) - It completely captivated me.
9. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) - You can't go wrong with Kirk Douglas

 

[Krieg]

8-8

1. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) - I almost put this one in my round but thought I was already overly "blockbustery".

2. Frankenstein (1931) - How can you not be sympathetic to Adam....er Frankenstein's monster's plight?

3. The Creature From the Black Lagoon (1954) - As a child I remember peeking through a crack in the door to watch this being shown on a home projector. Scared me silly.

4. Planet of the Apes (1968)- "You Bastards! You Did It, you actually did IT! YOU BLEW IT UP!!" Best line ever!...and in an excellent sci-fi movie to boot.

5. The Thing (1982) - John Carpenter's masterpiece is woefully underappreciated.

6. Shrek (2001) - Actually a tough choice for me but Shrek is just a tiny bit more fun. (Toy Story vs Shrek would have been interesting.)

7. Akira (1987) - Akira led the way for the rest to follow in this country.

8. Spirited Away (2001)- Perhaps the best crafted Anime so far.

9. Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959) - In the battle of bad special effects, JttCoTE connected with me just a tad more as a kid.

 

[Qlippoth]

Round 8-9
1. LotR: The Fellowship of the Ring (though both were well-made)
2. Frankenstein (see above comment)
3. Creature from the Black Lagoon
4. Planet of the Apes (it's fun to see Taylor go from misanthrope to simianthrope to misanthrope again)
5. The Thing (1982) (I'm an unabashed Howard Hawks fan, but the Carpenter version actually scared me)
6. Can't vote for either (and my niece and nephew are unavailable right now)
7. Akira (though it's splitting hairs with these choices--curse you Gomez)
8. Spirited Away
9. Journey to the Center of the Earth ("Gertrude!")

 

[WayneLigon]

1. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2. The Mummy (1932)
3. Wolf Man (1941)
4. Forbidden Planet (1956)
5. The Thing (1982)
6. Monsters Inc (2001)
7. Ghost in the Shell (1996)
8. Princess Mononke (1997)
9. Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)