The Great Movie Tournament - 2000s: Round 1 - Group 27 of 32

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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Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Directed by Quentin Tarantino

Watch Trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sE8hc4gVyGo

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Signs (2002)
Directed by M. Night Shyamalan

Watch Trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpBgGEn6f58

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Shrek (2001)
Directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson

Watch Trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_INNPR84CI

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Synecdoche, New York (2008)
Directed by Charlie Kaufman

Watch Trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibs46Kjg5sc

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Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
Directed by Wes Anderson

Watch Trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1v6-T52zLO0

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Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
Directed by Guillermo del Toro

Watch Trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7XGNPXdlGQ

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Black Hawk Down (2001)
Directed by Ridley Scott

Watch Trailer

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

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Lady Vengeance (2005)
Directed by Park Chan-wook

Watch Trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MM1XAl38l4k

Fantastic Mr. Fox is a wonderful movie and amazingly funny. It should have more votes than mine! If you haven't seen it, you should do it now.

Three now but still too few, yeah. Also, two films featuring Mike Myers...

Well, time for me to cry as Synecdoche, New York, the greatest film of the decade and one of the greatest films ever made, doesn't pass the first round, and Shrek does.


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I am with you on this one, Mattrick. It is one of the best films ever made but I knew it wouldn't go far in this tournament.

Signs is a great movie if you ignore the idiocy of the aliens' weakness.

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Originally Posted by Mattrick

Well, time for me to cry as Synecdoche, New York, the greatest film of the decade and one of the greatest films ever made, doesn't pass the first round, and Shrek does.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9PzSNy3xj0

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I have this on my Prime queue, just for you. I'll watch this this weekend. Shame about it getting knocked out though.

Pan's Labyrinth is another potential tournament winner for me.

Well this sucks, most polls I've only voted for 1 or 2 films. This one I voted for 5. And I agree, more people should check out Synecdoche, New York. And also bummed to see Fantastic Mr. Fox struggling a bit. It's such a fun witty film.

Am I the only one not impressed by Shrek? It was all the rage in 2001 and I wasn't a fan then either. Shrug...

Shrek is pretty lame. I thought the sequel was better, but not good enough to keep watching the next 32 movies.

Wow, I thought Shrek was great, and much better then the sequel (each sequel was worse then the predecessor). Shrek is definitely one of my favorite animated movies. I love all the subtle adult jokes in it.

I have to watch Synecdoche, New York some day only because Matt won't talk to me if I don't.

I must say though, it's a shit name for a movie. I know it's a play on real place (Schenectady), but that doesn't mean you have to name your movie after it. It's hard to say, it's hard to write and you can't Google it. I really think that's a reason the film doesn't get more attention.

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

1. Inglourious Basterds (75.00%)
2. Signs (70.83%)
3. Black Hawk Down (62.50%)
4. Shrek (62.50%)
5. Pan's Labyrinth (50.00%)
6. Fantastic Mr. Fox (33.33%)

And the following two titles have been eliminated:

1. Lady Vengeance (20.83%)
2. Synecdoche, New York (20.83%)

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Originally Posted by Still Servant

I have to watch Synecdoche, New York some day only because Matt won't talk to me if I don't.

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I'm holding them posters hostage until you do.