EN World Movie Battle Royal! We have our winner!

[Thornir Alekeg]

Northern Group

#1 Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
#5 The Matrix (1999)
#3 Indiana Jones & the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
#10 Time Bandits (1981)

Eastern Group

#1 Alien (1979)
#5 Spiderman (2002)
#11 The Fifth Element (1997)
#2 Aliens (1986)

Southern Group

#1 Brazil (1985) This was a very painful choice to make!
#5 Princess Bride (1987)
#11 Total Recall (1990)
#2 Dr. Strangelove (1964)

Western Divison

#1 Bladerunner (1982)
#5 The Thing (1982)
#3 Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
#2 Three Musketeers (1973)

 

[Thornir Alekeg]

whee!

Round Two!

Southern Group

#1 Alien
#5 Princess Bride (1987)
#11 Total Recall (1990)
#7 Planet of the Apes (1968)

Hey, Evil Halfling, you have a problem in the Southern Group - #1 Alien is in the Eastern Group. The Southern matchup is #1 Brazil vs. #8 Star Wars. I know it is a really tough choice, but denial (picking a film from another group) is not a good thing.

 

[Tonguez]

#11 Nosferatu (1922) one of the all time classics...partial to it because I am doing a graphic novel adaptation of it

Cool so whens that coming out? and is it the movie retold or so ething different?

I agree that Nosferatu is a great classic and imho the GREATEST horror movie ever - when I first saw it I was truely suprised just how 'scary' it is and with nought save great use of shadows. Its a bit sad it isn't faring as well as it should (I'd love to see it win overall best)

 

[demiurge1138]

Here we go again...
Northern Group

#1 Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring (2001) (no contest)
#5 The Matrix (1999) (the first was a classic)
#3 Indiana Jones & the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) (not really comparable)
#10 Time Bandits (1981) (I love this movie. Probably more than I should)

Eastern Group

#1 Alien (1979) (very close call)
#5 Spiderman (2002) (one of the best superhero movies)
#11 The Fifth Element (1997) (close, but...)
#2 Aliens (1986) (bughunters beat squid. Sorry, Jules Verne)

Southern Group

#8 Star Wars Episode IV (1977) (no contest)
#5 Princess Bride (1987) (difficult decision)
#3 The Mummy (1999) (not a fan of Total Recall)
#2 Dr. Strangelove (1964) (damn you for making me have to choose!)

Western Divison

#8 Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971) (Don't really know why...)
#4 King Kong (1933) (King over thing)
#3 Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) (OK, Nosferatu is a classic, but ESB is one of the best space operas ever. Again, damn you for making me choose)
#7 Frankenstein (1931) (friend... good. OK, so that was from Bride of Frankenstein.)

Demiurge out.

 

[Berandor]

Tell you what. If Nosferatu makes it to the Final, I'll vote for it. I promise.

 

[Barendd Nobeard]

I agree that Nosferatu is a great classic and imho the GREATEST horror movie ever - when I first saw it I was truely suprised just how 'scary' it is and with nought save great use of shadows. Its a bit sad it isn't faring as well as it should (I'd love to see it win overall best)

I'm curious as to how many people voting here have even seen Nosferatu--and was that on t.v. or in a theater?

I've seen most movies in this competition, but not City of Lost Children, so it will always lose my vote.

 

[Jaws]

I'm curious as to how many people voting here have even seen Nosferatu--and was that on t.v. or in a theater?

Barendd, since the Times Cinema just down the street from you shows it around Halloween, I have been able to see Nosferatu at the theater. I never seen it on t.v.


Peace and smiles

j.

 

[Tonguez]

yep never seen it on TV but tey showed at at a film festival many moons ago and some of the boutique theatres show it on different occasions

 

[Greylock]

I'm curious as to how many people voting here have even seen Nosferatu--and was that on t.v. or in a theater?

Both.

 

[Wombat]

I'm curious as to how many people voting here have even seen Nosferatu--and was that on t.v. or in a theater?
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I first saw this in a theatre that ran old films (after a restoration job in the 1970s). Later I saw it on tv. Finally I came to own it, first on VHS, now on DVD. I watch it probably twice a year.

And, yes, I also love Shadow of the Vampire