ShadowDenizen
Explorer
Interesting matchups, there.
Not sure which I'd vote for in some of those cases.
Not sure which I'd vote for in some of those cases.
EN World Movie Battle Royal! We have our winner!
- Thread starter Gomez
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MonsterMash
First Post
Or you could randomise it and use dice to select which ones to match up, after all we are gamers.
Gomez
First Post
Ok, People! Here is how we are going to do this. I am using the bracket from the NCCA College Baseketball Tournment. I have divided the movies into 4 Divisions of 16 and seeded each movie per it's performance in the eariler rounds. I am going post the brackets and let you look them over for a few hours then open the voting for 3 days. After that period of time the voting will be closed and I will figure out the next round match ups.
Here are the Movie Madness Brackets
Northern Division
#1 Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring (2001) vs #16 Shrek (2001)
#8 Monty Python & the Holy Grail (1975) vs #9 Twelve Monkeys (1995)
#5 The Matrix (1999) vs #12 Pirates of the Caribbean (2003)
#4 City of Lost Children (1995) vs #13 Pete's Dragon (1977)
#6 Ghostbusters (1984) vs #11 Carrie (1976)
#3 Indiana Jones & the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) vs #14 Hellboy (2004)
#7 Galaxy Quest (1999) vs #10 Time Bandits (1981)
#2 Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) vs #15 Shaun of the Dead (2004)
Eastern Division
#1 Alien (1979) vs #16 Fallen (1998)
#8 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) vs #9 The Haunting (1963)
#5 Spiderman (2002) vs #12 Metropolis (1927)
#4 Robocop (1987) vs #13 Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
#6 Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959) vs #11 The Fifth Element (1997)
#3 Sleeping Beauty (1959) vs #14 Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
#7 20,000 Leagues under the Sea (1954) vs #10 Dragonslayer (1981)
#2 Aliens (1986) vs #15 Dark City (1998)
Southern Division
#1 Brazil (1985) vs #16 Cube (1997)
#8 Star Wars Episode IV (1977) vs #9 The Exorcist (1973)
#5 Princess Bride (1987) vs #12 Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
#4 Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) vs #13 Akira (1987)
#6 Hellraiser (1987) vs #11 Total Recall (1990)
#3 The Mummy (1999) vs #14 The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
#7 Planet of the Apes (1968) vs #10 Minority Report (2002)
#2 Dr. Strangelove (1964) vs #15 High Plains Drifter (1973)
Western Division
#1 Bladerunner (1982) vs #16 The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934)
#8 Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971) vs #9 Batman (1989)
#5 The Thing (1982) vs #12 Sleepy Hollow (1999)
#4 King Kong (1933) vs #13 The Seventh Seal (1957)
#6 Camelot (1967) vs #11 Nosferatu (1922)
#3 Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) vs #14 Conan the Barbarian (1982)
#7 Frankenstein (1931) vs #10 Phantom of the Opera (1924)
#2 Three Musketeers (1973) vs #15 Spirited Away (2001)
The number in front of each movie is its seed within its division. I will open the floor to discussion of the match ups, predictions, and comments.
I will open voting in a few hours.
Please vote for each match up. No ties or non votes please.
Here are the Movie Madness Brackets
Northern Division
#1 Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring (2001) vs #16 Shrek (2001)
#8 Monty Python & the Holy Grail (1975) vs #9 Twelve Monkeys (1995)
#5 The Matrix (1999) vs #12 Pirates of the Caribbean (2003)
#4 City of Lost Children (1995) vs #13 Pete's Dragon (1977)
#6 Ghostbusters (1984) vs #11 Carrie (1976)
#3 Indiana Jones & the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) vs #14 Hellboy (2004)
#7 Galaxy Quest (1999) vs #10 Time Bandits (1981)
#2 Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) vs #15 Shaun of the Dead (2004)
Eastern Division
#1 Alien (1979) vs #16 Fallen (1998)
#8 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) vs #9 The Haunting (1963)
#5 Spiderman (2002) vs #12 Metropolis (1927)
#4 Robocop (1987) vs #13 Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
#6 Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959) vs #11 The Fifth Element (1997)
#3 Sleeping Beauty (1959) vs #14 Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
#7 20,000 Leagues under the Sea (1954) vs #10 Dragonslayer (1981)
#2 Aliens (1986) vs #15 Dark City (1998)
Southern Division
#1 Brazil (1985) vs #16 Cube (1997)
#8 Star Wars Episode IV (1977) vs #9 The Exorcist (1973)
#5 Princess Bride (1987) vs #12 Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
#4 Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) vs #13 Akira (1987)
#6 Hellraiser (1987) vs #11 Total Recall (1990)
#3 The Mummy (1999) vs #14 The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
#7 Planet of the Apes (1968) vs #10 Minority Report (2002)
#2 Dr. Strangelove (1964) vs #15 High Plains Drifter (1973)
Western Division
#1 Bladerunner (1982) vs #16 The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934)
#8 Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971) vs #9 Batman (1989)
#5 The Thing (1982) vs #12 Sleepy Hollow (1999)
#4 King Kong (1933) vs #13 The Seventh Seal (1957)
#6 Camelot (1967) vs #11 Nosferatu (1922)
#3 Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) vs #14 Conan the Barbarian (1982)
#7 Frankenstein (1931) vs #10 Phantom of the Opera (1924)
#2 Three Musketeers (1973) vs #15 Spirited Away (2001)
The number in front of each movie is its seed within its division. I will open the floor to discussion of the match ups, predictions, and comments.
I will open voting in a few hours.
Please vote for each match up. No ties or non votes please.
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Krieg
First Post
Edit: Oops, looks like Gomez went and decided while I was typing this up. I'll just leave it for posterity's sake. 
It would also give us a hypothetical 2.2 consisting of:
Brazil (1.2#1) 18-0-2 vs Big Trouble in Little China (1.7#8) 12-8
City of Lost Children (1.2#2) 15-3-2 vs Sleepy Hollow (1.7#7) 12-8
The Matrix (1.2#3) 15-4-1 vs The Fifth Element (1.7#6) 12-7-1
Twelve Monkeys (1.2#4) 13-6-1 vs Minority Report (1.7#5) 12-6-2
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1.2#5) 13-6-1 vs Dragonslayer (1.7#4) 12-6-2
The Haunting (1.2#6) 13-6-1 vs Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (1.7#3) 13-5-2
Metropolis (1.2#7) 12-8 vs Bram Stoker's Dracula (1.7#2) 15-3-2
Shaun of the Dead (1.2#8) vs The Mummy (1.7#1) 16-3
It would also give us a hypothetical 2.2 consisting of:
Brazil (1.2#1) 18-0-2 vs Big Trouble in Little China (1.7#8) 12-8
City of Lost Children (1.2#2) 15-3-2 vs Sleepy Hollow (1.7#7) 12-8
The Matrix (1.2#3) 15-4-1 vs The Fifth Element (1.7#6) 12-7-1
Twelve Monkeys (1.2#4) 13-6-1 vs Minority Report (1.7#5) 12-6-2
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1.2#5) 13-6-1 vs Dragonslayer (1.7#4) 12-6-2
The Haunting (1.2#6) 13-6-1 vs Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (1.7#3) 13-5-2
Metropolis (1.2#7) 12-8 vs Bram Stoker's Dracula (1.7#2) 15-3-2
Shaun of the Dead (1.2#8) vs The Mummy (1.7#1) 16-3
Pielorinho
Iron Fist of Pelor
Discussion:
Northern Division
Gandalf versus the ogre! Terry Gilliam's cartoons versus Terry Gilliam's movie! Ninjas versus pirates! (Okay, hackers versus pirates)! Lost kids versus dumb kids! Funny ghosts versus freaky poltergeist! Pulp versus comic book! Funny trekkies versus scary dwarfs! Playing with your food versus being food!
That's my feedback, anyway.
Daniel
Northern Division
Gandalf versus the ogre! Terry Gilliam's cartoons versus Terry Gilliam's movie! Ninjas versus pirates! (Okay, hackers versus pirates)! Lost kids versus dumb kids! Funny ghosts versus freaky poltergeist! Pulp versus comic book! Funny trekkies versus scary dwarfs! Playing with your food versus being food!
That's my feedback, anyway.
Daniel
Krieg
First Post
Gomez said:
I would suggest a final four matchup of North vs West and East vs South based on the overall records of the #1 seed in each bracket (ie LoTR 20-0 #1 vs Bladerunner 18-1-1 #4 and Alien 19-1 #2 vs Brazil 18-0-2 #3).
Not that it will really matter much by the time we get to that point.
Krieg
First Post
Northern Division
#1 Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
#9 Twelve Monkeys (1995)
#12 Pirates of the Caribbean (2003)
#4 City of Lost Children (1995)
#6 Ghostbusters (1984)
#3 Indiana Jones & the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
#7 Galaxy Quest (1999)
#2 Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Eastern Division
#1 Alien (1979)
#8 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
#5 Spiderman (2002)
#4 Robocop (1987)
#11 The Fifth Element (1997)
#3 Sleeping Beauty (1959)
#10 Dragonslayer (1981)
#2 Aliens (1986)
Southern Division
#1 Brazil (1985)
#8 Star Wars Episode IV (1977)
#12 Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
#13 Akira (1987)
#6 Hellraiser (1987)
#3 The Mummy (1999)
#7 Planet of the Apes (1968))
#15 High Plains Drifter (1973)
Western Division
#1 Bladerunner (1982)
#8 Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)
#5 The Thing (1982)
#4 King Kong (1933)
#6 Camelot (1967)
#14 Conan the Barbarian (1982)
#7 Frankenstein (1931)
#15 Spirited Away (2001)
Poor poor Shrek...and Hellboy for that matter.
#1 Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
#9 Twelve Monkeys (1995)
#12 Pirates of the Caribbean (2003)
#4 City of Lost Children (1995)
#6 Ghostbusters (1984)
#3 Indiana Jones & the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
#7 Galaxy Quest (1999)
#2 Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Eastern Division
#1 Alien (1979)
#8 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
#5 Spiderman (2002)
#4 Robocop (1987)
#11 The Fifth Element (1997)
#3 Sleeping Beauty (1959)
#10 Dragonslayer (1981)
#2 Aliens (1986)
Southern Division
#1 Brazil (1985)
#8 Star Wars Episode IV (1977)
#12 Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
#13 Akira (1987)
#6 Hellraiser (1987)
#3 The Mummy (1999)
#7 Planet of the Apes (1968))
#15 High Plains Drifter (1973)
Western Division
#1 Bladerunner (1982)
#8 Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)
#5 The Thing (1982)
#4 King Kong (1933)
#6 Camelot (1967)
#14 Conan the Barbarian (1982)
#7 Frankenstein (1931)
#15 Spirited Away (2001)
Poor poor Shrek...and Hellboy for that matter.
ShadowDenizen
Explorer
Oooh.
So many though choices.
Northern Division
1)LotR: Fellowship
2)12 Monkeys
3)Matrix
4)City of Lost Children
5)Ghostbusters
6)Indiana Jones
7)Time Bandits
8)Shaun of the Dead
Eastern Division
1)Alien
2)Crouching Tiger
3)Metropolis
4)Rocky Horror
5)Fifth Element
6)Sleeping Beauty
7)Dragonslayer
8)Aliens
Southern Division
1)Brazil
2)Star Wars
3)Oooh.. Do I have to choose? Well, gotta go with "Big Trouble" then. (Albeit reluctantly.)
4)Akira.
5)Total Recall
6)Mummy
7)Minority Report
8)Dr. Stangelove
Western Division
1)Bladerunner
2)Willy Wonka
3)Sleepy Hollow
4)Another toughie. Seventh Seal
5)Nosferatu
6)Star Wars
7)Frankenstein
8)Spirited Away
So many though choices.
Northern Division
1)LotR: Fellowship
2)12 Monkeys
3)Matrix
4)City of Lost Children
5)Ghostbusters
6)Indiana Jones
7)Time Bandits
8)Shaun of the Dead
Eastern Division
1)Alien
2)Crouching Tiger
3)Metropolis
4)Rocky Horror
5)Fifth Element
6)Sleeping Beauty
7)Dragonslayer
8)Aliens
Southern Division
1)Brazil
2)Star Wars
3)Oooh.. Do I have to choose? Well, gotta go with "Big Trouble" then. (Albeit reluctantly.)
4)Akira.
5)Total Recall
6)Mummy
7)Minority Report
8)Dr. Stangelove
Western Division
1)Bladerunner
2)Willy Wonka
3)Sleepy Hollow
4)Another toughie. Seventh Seal
5)Nosferatu
6)Star Wars
7)Frankenstein
8)Spirited Away
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