The Great Movie Tournament - 1990s: Round 1 - Group 4 of 32

[Still Servant]

Oh wow, that's pretty cool! She was so good on Six Feet Under. One of the best TV series of all time.

My mom said she was one of the nicest students ever. She still went by her real name back then - Lauren D'Ambruoso.

Also, I just picked up Can't Hardly Wait at Goodwill tonight.

[Tommy]

I forgot to vote for Saving Private Ryan but it doesn't need my vote anyway.

[Jean]

Only really one here. T2.

it was the only one I have voted; but I haven't seen some of the others

[Randall Flagg]

I forgot to vote for Saving Private Ryan but it doesn't need my vote anyway.

I can edit the poll and add your vote if you feel strongly about it.

[mae]

Keep in mind it's not just about winning the group, it's about obtaining the highest percentage possible, since ranking and seeding in forthcoming rounds is based on the percentage of the vote the movie received in preceding rounds (not average but cumulative).

For example, if a movie receives 100% in Round 1 and 100% in Round 2, it will be ranked using 200 going into Round 3. Which will probably place it first in Group 1. Others will be seeded in descending order across the groups, meaning the 32 highest ranking movies will be first in descending order from 1 to 32, from Group 1 to Group 32, and then for that second spot it will be the next 32 movies across Groups 1 to 32, and so on. Hopefully that makes sense, for anyone not familiar with how this works.

[Randall Flagg]

The seeding method is exactly why I rarely vote for 6 in each poll. It's important, IMO, to "weight" my vote by only voting for films I really feel are deserving.

[mae]

That's wise words for any poll

[fernandito]

Yup, you have to be pretty strategic with your votes.

Also I had Terminator 2 playing in the background this morning as I got ready for work lol.

[amd013]

I have only voted for 3 movies once, all others I voted for just 1 or 2. I wish there was an option for none of the above, so if you don't want to vote for any you can still affect its percentage.

[Still Servant]

The seeding method is exactly why I rarely vote for 6 in each poll. It's important, IMO, to "weight" my vote by only voting for films I really feel are deserving.

^This^

Also, I was under the impression we weren't using the popular vote method. That seems pretty flawed. I thought we came up with a method where certain board members get to have multiple votes. That seems to make much more sense.

Spoiler:

[Heather19]

Oops Mae, I accidentally voted for Before Sunrise but it was supposed to be Boogie Nights.

[mae]

No worries I can correct that when doing totals. Or perhaps RF can fix the poll itself.

[Heather19]

Thanks Mae!

[Randall Flagg]

No worries I can correct that when doing totals. Or perhaps RF can fix the poll itself.

I edited the poll to correct the mistake.

[mae]

Thank you!

[Heather19]

Thanks Jerome

[Mattrick]

Oops Mae, I accidentally voted for Before Sunrise but it was supposed to be Boogie Nights.

No! Sunrise needed the help! Boogie Nights does not! lol

[mae]

Also true. But at this point, sadly, looks like Before Sunrise's ride is over before it even began.

[Heather19]

I'm sorry guys, I really want to watch it but just haven't been able to yet, and doubt I will before the poll ends

[Mattrick]

Heather, make sure you watch the whole trilogy before the 2000s/2010s tournament! The sequels are even better.

[Heather19]

I will

[Still Servant]

Also true. But at this point, sadly, looks like Before Sunrise's ride is over before it even began.

Dare I say, the sun has set.

[fernandito]

Lol

[mae]

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

1. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (87.10%)
2. Saving Private Ryan (74.19%)
3. Boogie Nights (54.84%)
4. The Sandlot (48.39%)
5. Can't Hardly Wait (29.03%)
6. Legends of the Fall (29.03%)

And the following two titles have been eliminated:

1. Before Sunrise (12.90%)
2. Short Cuts (12.90%)