EN World Movie Battle Royal! We have our winner!

[Thornir Alekeg]

Well, I'll pass on this round as well, for not having seen too many of these movies to effectively make a call, but I want to comment that Brazil, Twelve Monkeys, and Dark Star are among my all time favorites, and that Gattacca was one of the most disappointing films I've ever seen. IMO, a good concept that was not done to its potential.

 

[Pielorinho]

Hmm...I was a little worried that this round would have this effect (i.e., too many obscure/old/foreign movies for folks to vote on). Gomez, how do you want to handle this? We can mulligan this round if you want, or wait another few days to get more votes, or go with what votes we have--whatever you want. Sorry for throwing a wrench in things .

Daniel

Edit: Once the votes are in, I'll make my own comments on these movies; however, I will say that the list includes many of my favorites, and if you've liked several of the ones on here, you ought to give the others a try. If you hate all the ones you've seen, avoid the rest.

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

Same here; more or less. I haven't seen enough of them to bother voting. And I considered myself a movie buff!

I see we have company in this boat but I’m just glad to know I’m not alone in it…

 

[Gomez]

Come on people! We need your votes. We are only half way through round 2!

Let's give it a couple of more days and see what votes we get.

 

[Cthulhu's Librarian]

Round 2-11

1. Brazil (1985)
2. ?
3. ?
4. Gattaca (1997)
5. Shaun of the Dead (2004)
6. Videodrome (1983)
7. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)
8. The Haunting (1963)

 

[Jaws]

2-12

1. Brazil (1985)
2. City of Lost Children (1995)
3. Twelve Monkeys (1995)
4. Gattaca (1997)
5.
6. The Matrix (1999)
7. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)
8. Spoorloos/The Vanishing (1988)


Peace and smiles

j.

 

[Krieg]

Come on people! We need your votes. We are only half way through round 2!

Let's give it a couple of more days and see what votes we get.

Round 3 is ready and waiting.

 

[nakia]

Interesting and fun choices

2-13

1. Brazil
2. City of Lost Children
3. Twelve Monekys
4. Metropolis
5. Shaun of the Dead
6. The Matrix (never saw Videodrome)
7. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
8. The Vanishing (honestly, I never saw either)

Daniel, you and I need to hang out and watch movies sometime. This was a good list.

 

[Cthulhu's Librarian]

(honestly, I never saw either)

You never saw The Haunting???

Boy, we are going to fix that one night this week or next. My favorite horror film EVER!

(that crappy remake from a few years back, however, was a waste of time and $)

 

[shady]

Interesting game ... can I still vote on round 1?

1. Delicatessen (1991) vs. Brazil (1985) - Brazil

2. City of Lost Children (1995) vs. Peter Pan (2003)
City of Lost Children

3. Twelve Monkeys (1995) vs. Donnie Darko (2001)
Donnie Darko. Not the best film I've seen in the last few years, but one of my favourites.

4. Gattaca (1997) vs. Metropolis (1927)
Gattaca was way underrated, Metropolis the opposite. Gattaca.

5. Dark Star (1974) vs. Shaun of the Dead (2004)
Dark Star by a mile.

6. Videodrome (1983) vs. The Matrix (1999)
The memory of the Matrix is a little dulled by its sequels. But it was a fantastic film. The Matrix.

7. Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983) vs. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Hated Willy Wonka, loved SWTWC (saw it when it came out, then saw it again a month or so later when it came round in a double bill with Tron - now that was a great evening). Something Wicked.

8. Spoorloos/The Vanishing (1988) vs. The Haunting (1963)
The Haunting