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  • Poltergeist

    22 75.86%

  • Caddyshack

    16 55.17%

  • Coming to America

    18 62.07%

  • Red Dawn

    13 44.83%

  • Moonstruck

    8 27.59%

  • Working Girl

    3 10.34%
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Thread: The Great Movie Tournament - 1980s: Round 2 - Group 5 of 32

  1. 02-18-2020 01:34 PM #1
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    Default The Great Movie Tournament - 1980s: Round 2 - Group 5 of 32

    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):


    Poltergeist (1982)
    Directed by Tobe Hooper

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    Caddyshack (1980)
    Directed by Harold Ramis

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    Coming to America (1988)
    Directed by John Landis

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    Red Dawn (1984)
    Directed by John Milius

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    Moonstruck (1987)
    Directed by Norman Jewison

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    Working Girl (1988)
    Directed by Mike Nichols

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    Poltergeist
    Coming To America
    Red Dawn
    Moonstruck

    ...but I actually like all of these.
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    Working Girl with two votes is silly
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    Quote Originally Posted by mae View Post
    Working Girl with two votes is silly
    I wanted to vote for it, but couldn't fit it in. I almost took it over Moonstruck.
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    I think it must be hard for Red Dawn to grab an audience in the 2000's like it did in the 80's.
    That shit was pretty plausible to the average American in the 80's with the Cold War in full effect.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ladysai View Post
    I think it must be hard for Red Dawn to grab an audience in the 2000's like it did in the 80's.
    That shit was pretty plausible to the average American in the 80's with the Cold War in full effect.
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    Quote Originally Posted by mae View Post
    Working Girl with two votes is silly
    Silly doesn't cover it.
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    The poll has closed. The following four titles are moving on to the next round:
    1. Poltergeist (75.86%)
    2. Coming to America (62.07%)
    3. Caddyshack (55.17%)
    4. Red Dawn (44.83%)

    And the following two titles have been eliminated:
    1. Moonstruck (27.59%)
    2. Working Girl (10.34%)
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