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mae
02-01-2019, 03:55 AM
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):


https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/6d/White_men_cant_jump.jpg/220px-White_men_cant_jump.jpg
White Men Can't Jump (1992) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Men_Can%27t_Jump)
Directed by Ron Shelton


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

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/2c/Bluevidcov.jpg/220px-Bluevidcov.jpg
Three Colors: Blue (1993) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Colours:_Blue)
Directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVaqLZmMf-k

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/44/Kingpinposter.jpg/220px-Kingpinposter.jpg
Kingpin (1996) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingpin_%281996_film%29)
Directed by Peter Farrelly and Bobby Farrelly


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WI9_0T_rGQ

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Clientfilmposter.jpg/220px-Clientfilmposter.jpg
The Client (1994) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Client_%281994_film%29)
Directed by Joel Schumacher


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qo7Lqyt5HDg

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d2/To_Die_For_%281995%29.png/220px-To_Die_For_%281995%29.png
To Die For (1995) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Die_For)
Directed by Gus Van Sant


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVzSfF1th6Y

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/ca/Chasing_Amy_film.jpg/220px-Chasing_Amy_film.jpg
Chasing Amy (1997) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chasing_Amy)
Directed by Kevin Smith


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiATQ04pH14

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/45/A_Few_Good_Men_poster.jpg/220px-A_Few_Good_Men_poster.jpg
A Few Good Men (1992) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Few_Good_Men)
Directed by Rob Reiner


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCrR9uQrPKA

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/39/Pleasantville_ver5.jpg/220px-Pleasantville_ver5.jpg
Pleasantville (1998) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleasantville_%28film%29)
Directed by Gary Ross


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9EHRObUQqY

Still Servant
02-01-2019, 04:40 PM
A Few Good Men!! Let's go!

Also, Pleasantville is such a beautiful, unique film. I think it's been largely forgotten over the years.

mae
02-01-2019, 04:43 PM
Pleasantville has always been a huge favorite of mine. So good!

Jean
02-03-2019, 06:30 AM
I am watching it right now. I can't believe I might have missed it. Mae :rose: can't thank you enough!!!!!!!

mae
02-09-2019, 03:32 PM
The poll has closed. The following six titles are moving on to the next round:


A Few Good Men (73.08%)
Pleasantville (61.54%)
Chasing Amy (42.31%)
White Men Can't Jump (38.46%)
Kingpin (30.77%)
To Die For (30.77%)


And the following two titles have been eliminated:


The Client (26.92%)
Three Colors: Blue (26.92%)