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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wombat" data-source="post: 2027493" data-attributes="member: 8447">Let's see what we can come up with.  Northern Division#1 Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring (2001) vs #16 <s>Shrek </s>(2001)  Very tough, but go with LotR#8 Monty Python & the Holy Grail (1975) vs #9 <s>Twelve Monkeys</s> (1995) -- argh!  Forcing me to choose!  **sigh** Holy Grail it is, then#5 <s>The Matrix</s> (1999) vs #12 Pirates of the Caribbean (2003) -- that's easy.  One I will watch again, the other I wouldn't  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />#4 City of Lost Children (1995) vs #13 <s>Pete's Dragon</s> (1977) -- see above  #6 Ghostbusters (1984) vs #11 <s>Carrie </s>(1976) -- and the flowers are still standing!#3 Indiana Jones & the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) vs #14 <s>Hellboy </s>(2004) -- while I really like Hellboy, Raiders is just a better film  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />#7 Galaxy Quest (1999) vs #10 <s>Time Bandits</s> (1981) -- tough choice again; in the end Galaxy Quest.  It was a helluva thing#2 <s>Close Encounters of the Third Kind</s> (1977) vs #15 Shaun of the Dead (2004) -- Shaun.  Easy. Eastern Division#1 Alien (1979) vs #16 <s>Fallen </s>(1998) -- Alien, I suppose#8 <s>Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon</s> (2000) vs #9 The Haunting (1963) -- The Haunting.  Better ghosts  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />#5 Spiderman (2002) vs #12 <s>Metropolis </s>(1927) -- While I like Metropolis, it does feel a bit dated.  I go with Spidey.  #4 <s>Robocop </s>(1987) vs #13 Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) -- Gimme Riff Raff in this pair-up  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />#6 <s>Plan 9 from Outer Space</s> (1959) vs #11 The Fifth Element (1997) -- Plan 9 is amazing in it's badness.  Fifth Element was fun  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />#3 Sleeping Beauty (1959) vs #11 <s>Creature from the Black Lagoon</s> (1954) -- glack.  If I actuall have to choose one, I'll go with Disney#7 20,000 Leagues under the Sea (1954) vs #10 <s>Dragonslayer </s>(1981) -- hold my nose and go with the Nautilus#2 Aliens (1986) vs #15 <s>Dark City</s> (1998) -- Aliens.  Game over, man.Southern Division#1 Brazil (1985) vs #16 <s>Cube </s>(1997) -- This is a contest??  It's all about Scapirelli hats!#8 Star Wars Episode IV (1977) vs #9 <s>The Exorcist</s> (1973) -- Hmmm, interesting pair.  I'll go Star Wars (NOT "Episode IV" -- I prefer it's true name, rather than later additions.)#5 Princess Bride (1987) vs #12 <s>Big Trouble in Little China</s> (1986) -- Princess Bride.  Hands down and easy.#4 Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) vs #13 <s>Akira </s>(1987) -- I have to choose one of these?  Ych.  Ummm.... Okay.  Dracula, I suppose... #6 Hellraiser (1987) vs #11<s> Total Recall</s> (1990) -- Another one?  If forced to watch one, Hellraiser.#3 <s>The Mummy</s> (1999) vs #14 The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) -- The Mummy is nice, but Errol Flynn is classic  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />#7 <s>Planet of the Apes</s> (1968) vs #10 Minority Report (2002) -- Well, I suppose Minority Report.  Slightly more watchable.  #2 Dr. Strangelove (1964) vs #15 <s>High Plains Drifter</s> (1973) -- Both brilliant, but in utterly different ways.  In the end, I have to go with the superior quality film.  YEEEha!Western Division#1 Bladerunner (1982) vs #16 <s>The Scarlet Pimpernel</s> (1934) -- **sigh**  I'll go with the potential of Bladerunner, rather than how it has worked out...  #8 <s>Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory</s> (1971) vs #9 Batman (1989) -- Joker trumps Oompa-Loompas#5 The Thing (1982) vs #12 <s>Sleepy Hollow</s> (1999)  -- oh yuck again.  Ummm, if forced, I'll choose The Thing, but neither one of them for me, quite honestly.  #4 <s>King Kong</s> (1933) vs #13 The Seventh Seal (1957) -- Monkey okay, if viewed in right light.  Seveth Seal is a classic and brilliant.  #6 <s>Camelot </s>(1967) vs #11 Nosferatu (1922) -- No challange.  Nosferatu.  #3 Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) vs #14 <s>Conan the Barbarian</s> (1982) -- This is a challenge?  Empire all the way!#7 Frankenstein (1931) vs #10 <s>Phantom of the Opera</s> (1924) -- Ooooh!  Tough choice!  I think I give a marginal tip to Frank.#2 Three Musketeers (1973) vs #15 <s>Spirited Away </s>(2001) -- not even close.  Gimme D'Artangan every time!</blockquote>

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