The Great Movie Tournament - 2000s: Round 2 - Group 7 of 32

[mae]

During the second round of The Great Movie Tournament, please vote for up to four films you would like to move onto the next round. The top four 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):

The Mist (2007)
Directed by Frank Darabont

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Black Hawk Down (2001)
Directed by Ridley Scott

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Superbad (2007)
Directed by Greg Mottola

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Children of Men (2006)
Directed by Alfonso Cuarón

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Spirited Away (2001)
Directed by Hayao Miyazaki

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Match Point (2005)
Directed by Woody Allen

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[fernandito]

Damn. Lots of good stuff in here.

[mae]

Spirited Away needs more, much more. It's one of the best films of 2001 and the whole decade really. It should be in the playoffs, not out in the second round.

[Heather19]

Yes, I agree. It really should make it to the finals. Are Myazaki films just not widely seen by the members here? I'm shocked that this and Howl's aren't doing better.

[Ricky]

I've had Match Point in my queue for forever. Is it good enough to make it a priority?

[Tommy]

I've had Match Point in my queue for forever. Is it good enough to make it a priority?

Yes but I love all his films, even the ones I don't love so I'm biased but I would definitely have it in his top five. It's his sexiest and most humorless film (except maybe Interiors as far as humorless goes).

[Heather19]

Yes, I'd recommend Match Point as well. I don't normally watch his films but I really enjoyed that one.

[Tommy]

He does a neat thing with his actors. He gives them only the pages of script that they have lines on so the actors only know their characters and never the entire plot except of course for the leads. I find it definitely adds a bit of something to his work.

[Heather19]

Oh wow, I never knew that. Does he do that for all his films? I can see how you would get a more honest reaction out of an actor doing that versus them acting how they're supposed to act.

[Tommy]

Oh wow, I never knew that. Does he do that for all his films? I can see how you would get a more honest reaction out of an actor doing that versus them acting how they're supposed to act.

As far as I know he's done it with most of his films because I hear the actors being interviewed and they think they are making an entirely different picture then what they finally see on the big screen. Can you imagine some of the actor's surprise when they saw Midnight in Paris thinking they were making a period drama?

[Mattrick]

No no no no. I cannot exist in a society where Children of Men gets less than half the votes of fucking Black Hawk Down.

[Iwritecode]

No no no no. I cannot exist in a society where Children of Men gets less than half the votes of fucking Black Hawk Down.

CoM is another movie that I just never understood the hype for.

[mae]

At least Spirited Away has picked up a bit of steam...

[Heather19]

Thank goodness

[Mattrick]

No no no no. I cannot exist in a society where Children of Men gets less than half the votes of fucking Black Hawk Down.

CoM is another movie that I just never understood the hype for.

The hype is well-earned. It's a fantastic piece of filmmaking. Some of the long takes are masterful.

[Still Servant]

Are you guys fucking serious with Children of Men? Look up any list of best movies of the 2000s and Children of Men will be on there. I know this is a strong group, but come on.

Black Hawk Down is a generic 2000s war film and Spirited Away is great, but I'm not sure I see where it distances itself from Miyazaki's other films. They all kind of feel the same to me.

As for the Mist, I love King, but you guys have to calm down. 16 votes?

[mae]

I really like Black Hawk Down but I'm very surprised to see it tied for first here.

[Iwritecode]

No no no no. I cannot exist in a society where Children of Men gets less than half the votes of fucking Black Hawk Down.

CoM is another movie that I just never understood the hype for.

The hype is well-earned. It's a fantastic piece of filmmaking. Some of the long takes are masterful.

That's probably it. I don't watch films for how they are filmed, I watch them for the story.

[DanHocker]

I really like Black Hawk Down but I'm very surprised to see it tied for first here.

Honestly Black Hawk Down is a lot better than people give it credit for. I think Cinefix does a really good job of talking about Black Hawk Down on their action movies list video.

https://youtu.be/EWa7a2fFid0?t=270

[MikeDuke]

I really like Black Hawk Down but I'm very surprised to see it tied for first here.

Honestly Black Hawk Down is a lot better than people give it credit for. I think Cinefix does a really good job of talking about Black Hawk Down on their action movies list video.

https://youtu.be/EWa7a2fFid0?t=270

Agree. And the directors cut just adds those little parts that make it even better. IMHO.

[Tommy]

Black Hawk Down is one of my favorite war flicks and any time I see that it's on, I watch it until the end. Very underrated. CoM is a masterpiece but that's no reason to hate on BHD.

[Mattrick]

No no no no. I cannot exist in a society where Children of Men gets less than half the votes of fucking Black Hawk Down.

CoM is another movie that I just never understood the hype for.

The hype is well-earned. It's a fantastic piece of filmmaking. Some of the long takes are masterful.

That's probably it. I don't watch films for how they are filmed, I watch them for the story.

If you watch for a story then you're just judging a script. Films are visual. How they're filmed is far more important (which includes performances). The script is the bedrock. And Children of Men is a far more captivating story than Black Hawk Down imo. Black Hawk Down in a fine movie, but Children of Men is a masterpiece. It's in plenty of top 10 and 20 lists for the decade. It's the best film in this group by a significant margin. The only other film with equal clout here is Spirited Away.

[Still Servant]

Black Hawk Down is one of my favorite war flicks and any time I see that it's on, I watch it until the end. Very underrated. CoM is a masterpiece but that's no reason to hate on BHD.

I don't hate it. It's a good war film. It's not even in the same ballpark as Children of Men as a film.

Black Hawk Down has tons of great actors, but I didn't feel a connection to any of the characters like I do in other war films like Saving Private Ryan.

[DanHocker]

Black Hawk Down is one of my favorite war flicks and any time I see that it's on, I watch it until the end. Very underrated. CoM is a masterpiece but that's no reason to hate on BHD.

I don't hate it. It's a good war film. It's not even in the same ballpark as Children of Men as a film.

Black Hawk Down has tons of great actors, but I didn't feel a connection to any of the characters like I do in other war films like Saving Private Ryan.

I don't really think you're supposed to in Black Hawk Down. That movie strives to make you feel like you are there with them, part of the unit. You're supposed to feel a connection to the unit as a whole not necessarily the individual members of the unit. I won't argue with you about Children of Men though, it's definitely the best movie in this group. Black Hawk Down I think probably just has a bit of a broader appeal, in the sense that it's probably just generally had more eyes on it than Children of men has.

[mae]

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

1. Black Hawk Down (64.00%)
2. The Mist (64.00%)
3. Superbad (44.00%)
4. Spirited Away (40.00%)

And the following two titles have been eliminated:

1. Children of Men (36.00%)
2. Match Point (24.00%)