The Great Movie Tournament - 1990s: Round 1 - Group 23 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):


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Dead Alive (1992) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braindead_%28film%29)
Directed by Peter Jackson


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ytg1JFrI2AA

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12 Monkeys (1995) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12_Monkeys)
Directed by Terry Gilliam


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xwh1xBzsc1Q

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/7b/River_wild_movie_poster.jpg/220px-River_wild_movie_poster.jpg
The River Wild (1994) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_River_Wild)
Directed by Curtis Hanson


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FO7GU2cY06E

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/91/Scent_of_a_Woman.jpg/220px-Scent_of_a_Woman.jpg
Scent of a Woman (1992) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scent_of_a_Woman_%281992_film%29)
Directed by Martin Brest


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7_YZzifhSw

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c8/Wes_Craven%27s_New_Nightmare_US_poster.jpg/220px-Wes_Craven%27s_New_Nightmare_US_poster.jpg
Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wes_Craven%27s_New_Nightmare)
Directed by Wes Craven


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AA038-CvN0c

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The Big Lebowski (1998) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_Lebowski)
Directed by Joel Coen


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5SwmkpQqtc

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/df/There%27s_Something_About_Mary_POSTER.jpg/220px-There%27s_Something_About_Mary_POSTER.jpg
There's Something About Mary (1998) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There%27s_Something_About_Mary)
Directed by Peter Farrelly and Bobby Farrelly


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYFwrK8qCOk

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1b/Cape_fear_91.jpg/220px-Cape_fear_91.jpg
Cape Fear (1991) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Fear_%281991_film%29)
Directed by Martin Scorsese


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SYxNjvZBiM

[St. Troy]

12 Monkeys, Wes Craven's New Nightmare, The Big Lebowski - all great.

[Iwritecode]

It took me 4 or 5 tries to finally get through The Big Lebowski. I'd start watching it, get bored and turn it off. Sometimes I'd just start watching it again from the beginning and sometimes I would pick up where I left off. I understand it has a big following and there are a lot of quotable lines, but overall, I just wasn't impressed.

It may have been the fact that it had been so over-hyped before I finally got around to watching it, that it just didn't live up to expectations.

[Still Servant]

It took me 4 or 5 tries to finally get through The Big Lebowski. I'd start watching it, get bored and turn it off. Sometimes I'd just start watching it again from the beginning and sometimes I would pick up where I left off. I understand it has a big following and there are a lot of quotable lines, but overall, I just wasn't impressed.

It may have been the fact that it had been so over-hyped before I finally got around to watching it, that it just didn't live up to expectations.

Yeah, it probably got over hyped for you. Also, I tell people not to try and follow the storyline. It's more enjoyable that way.

[Heather19]

You all need to watch Dead Alive. That movie is hilarious.

[St. Troy]

No movie can please everyone; that is particularly true of The Big Lebowski (which I love). There's no way to describe it correctly to someone who hasn't seen it; I've never been able to articulate why I find it funny. But if you have a friend that likes weird movies, you recommend this one (luckily I had a buddy who recommended it to me).

[St. Troy]

And how good was Brad Pitt in 12 Monkeys?

[Randall Flagg]

When it came out, There's Something About Mary was one of the funniest raunchy comedies (now the bar has been raised...or lowered). I laughed so hard, my face hurt.

[Still Servant]

No movie can please everyone; that is particularly true of The Big Lebowski (which I love). There's no way to describe it correctly to someone who hasn't seen it; I've never been able to articulate why I find it funny. But if you have a friend that likes weird movies, you recommend this one (luckily I had a buddy who recommended it to me).

Me too. The Big Lebowski is one of those films that I think has gotten passed down from friend to friend. Boondock Saints was like that when I was in college. We passed around the same DVD. I would love to see the family tree of the people I told to watch The Big Lebowski and now love the film. I'm sure those people then told a whole bunch of others.


And how good was Brad Pitt in 12 Monkeys?

Brad Pitt's performance in 12 Monkeys is one of the most often overlooked performances.

[Jean]

And how good was Brad Pitt in 12 Monkeys?Everything about 12 Monkeys was great. Everything.

[mae]

How is New Nightmare in seventh?

[Still Servant]

How is New Nightmare in seventh?

Because The River Wild is better!

[Heather19]

What?! :lol:

[mae]

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


12 Monkeys (92.00%)
The Big Lebowski (60.00%)
There's Something About Mary (60.00%)
Cape Fear (48.00%)
Scent of a Woman (44.00%)
The River Wild (28.00%)


And the following two titles have been eliminated:


Wes Craven's New Nightmare (24.00%)
Dead Alive (16.00%)

[Heather19]

Well that's a bummer.

[Iwritecode]

I always thought New Nightmare was one of the better movies out of the entire franchise. The whole movie within a movie and the story-line of the actors playing themselves was interesting and I liked the fact that they brought back the original Nancy.

[Still Servant]

No movie can please everyone; that is particularly true of The Big Lebowski (which I love). There's no way to describe it correctly to someone who hasn't seen it; I've never been able to articulate why I find it funny. But if you have a friend that likes weird movies, you recommend this one (luckily I had a buddy who recommended it to me).


What?! :lol:

It is! Not a huge fan of the Freddy Krueger films. They are so cheesy. Most 90s horror films are.

[St. Troy]

I always thought New Nightmare was one of the better movies out of the entire franchise. The whole movie within a movie and the story-line of the actors playing themselves was interesting and I liked the fact that they brought back the original Nancy.

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