The Great Movie Tournament - 1990s: Round 1 - Group 2 of 32

[mae]

During the first round of The Great Movie Tournament, please vote for up to six films you would like to move onto the next round. The top six films will be moving on. Keep in mind that the percentage of the vote a given film receives will determine its standing going forward.

The poll will run for seven days. Discussion is greatly encouraged!

The nominees are (please let me know if any video doesn't play for you):


https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/26/What_About_Bob_%281991%29.png/220px-What_About_Bob_%281991%29.png
What About Bob? (1991) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_About_Bob%3F)
Directed by Frank Oz


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptmP1lziJw4

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a4/The_Sixth_Sense_poster.png
The Sixth Sense (1999) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sixth_Sense)
Directed by M. Night Shyamalan


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cbq5Ob4Q9VE

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e9/Lock%2C_Stock_and_Two_Smoking_Barrels_2.jpg/220px-Lock%2C_Stock_and_Two_Smoking_Barrels_2.jpg
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lock,_Stock_and_Two_Smoking_Barrels)
Directed by Guy Ritchie


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmeY8AXNufE

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8c/Event_horizon_ver1.jpg/220px-Event_horizon_ver1.jpg
Event Horizon (1997) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Event_Horizon_%28film%29)
Directed by Paul W. S. Anderson


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ix9CHnOo94k

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Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_Dog:_The_Way_of_the_Samurai)
Directed by Jim Jarmusch


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRMu7RytXyE

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Chungking Express (1994) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chungking_Express)
Directed by Wong Kar-Wai


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3NDz_7KP2g

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The Devil's Advocate (1997) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Devil%27s_Advocate_%281997_film%29)
Directed by Taylor Hackford


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ylLXucmeBQ

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/58/Aladdinposter.jpg/220px-Aladdinposter.jpg
Aladdin (1992) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aladdin_%281992_Disney_film%29)
Directed by Ron Clements and John Musker


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTjHiQKJUDY

[T-Dogz_AK47]

I'm guessing not many people have seen Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai.... :orely:

For if they had, this film would surely be getting more votes!

[fernandito]

I haven't tbh, but I'm aware that it has a very strong, dedicated following. Maybe I'll add it to my list of stuff to watch.

[T-Dogz_AK47]

I haven't tbh, but I'm aware that it has a very strong, dedicated following. Maybe I'll add it to my list of stuff to watch.

Yes definitely and then you will kick yourself for not voting for it.

[Randall Flagg]

I'm guessing not many people have seen Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai.... :orely:

For if they had, this film would surely be getting more votes!
So far it has one vote, and that vote was mine. Where's your vote for the movie?

[T-Dogz_AK47]

I'm guessing not many people have seen Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai.... :orely:

For if they had, this film would surely be getting more votes!
So far it has one vote, and that vote was mine. Where's your vote for the movie?

I'm not voting until I've seen each film nominated. I have two yet to watch from this group.

[mae]

Are you going to be able to hold to that standard? How many of the 256 have you seen? Cause if you can do that that's amazing.

[T-Dogz_AK47]

Are you going to be able to hold to that standard? How many of the 256 have you seen? Cause if you can do that that's amazing.

There's quite a few I haven't seen, so I can only do my best to watch as many as I can. And give it my best, I will.

[Mattrick]

I'm not going to be able to watch any 90's flicks I haven't seen right now. If this started in March or April, different story.

[mae]

Thankfully I have seen most of them (my DVD/Bluray collection is over 1,000 titles) and whatever I have not hopefully is streaming out there somewhere. But even if people have seen all of these films, hopefully these polls spark some discussion and reminiscences and maybe some of these are due for a re-watch, just to immerse yourself in that '90s goodness :)

[Still Servant]

Shit.

I could have sworn more people would have seen Chungking Express. Especially since the DVD came out years ago with Tarantino's name all over it. :lol:

Such a beautiful film.

Conversely, I'm ashamed to admit that I haven't gotten around to watching Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai despite the fact that I have owned the DVD for a few years. I saw half of the film on TV years ago, but I've yet to watch the entire thing.

[mae]

I'm surprised at how well The Devil's Advocate is doing. Was never a fan of that one, but I guess Al Pacino?

[Still Servant]

I'm surprised at how well The Devil's Advocate is doing. Was never a fan of that one, but I guess Al Pacino?

It's Pacino. I always thought it was an average film. It's funny, I believe 1997 gave us two films with similar names that featured A-List casts. Both films are fairly average. The Devil's Advocate and the Brad Pitt/Harrison Ford film The Devil's Own. I actually prefer The Devil's Own and I'm a little surprised it didn't even get nominated.

[fernandito]

Tbh I have an affinity for dark, twisty-supernatural dramas. Stuff like Devil's Advocate, The Ninth Gate (did someone nominate this btw!?)

Also I have this memory of being a 10, 11 year old kid and seeing a VHS preview of the part where Al Pacino dips his finger into the holy water and it starts boiling. Love how stuff like that sticks with you.

[Still Servant]

Tbh I have an affinity for dark, twisty-supernatural dramas. Stuff like Devil's Advocate, The Ninth Gate (did someone nominate this btw!?)

Also I have this memory of being a 10, 11 year old kid and seeing a VHS preview of the part where Al Pacino dips his finger into the holy water and it starts boiling. Love how stuff like that sticks with you.

Yes, Ninth Gate is in. Also, I too have that same memory of Devil's Advocate when I think about it.

[St. Troy]

Tbh I have an affinity for dark, twisty-supernatural dramas. Stuff like Devil's Advocate, The Ninth Gate...

Yep; that's good stuff.

The Ninth Gate seemed to peter off toward the end, though; I loved it for a while, then...eh. But when it comes to the all too rare satanic film with Hollywood production values, I guess I'll take what I can get.

[Jean]

The Ninth Gate (did someone nominate this btw!?)well, with bears and heathers :rose: around, it would be difficult to manage to go without it



I'm surprised at how well The Devil's Advocate is doing. Was never a fan of that one, but I guess Al Pacino?
It's Pacino. I always thought it was an average film.
Yes and yes. Voted for it, too, because how could I not vote for a Pacino movie?

[mae]

Kind of amazing how far ahead The Sixth Sense is here.

[Still Servant]

Kind of amazing how far ahead The Sixth Sense is here.

That's going to be one of the fun parts of the tournament. Seeing films that end up faring better than people thought.

[fernandito]

Not surprising at all; it is a defining film of the 90s and is arguably single handedly responsible for the rise in prominence of the Twist.

[mae]

The poll has closed. The following six titles are moving on to the next round:


The Sixth Sense (75.86%)
The Devil's Advocate (51.72%)
Aladdin (44.83%)
Event Horizon (44.83%)
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (41.38%)
What About Bob? (34.48%)


And the following two titles have been eliminated:


Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (13.79%)
Chungking Express (6.90%)