The Great Movie Tournament - 1990s: Round 1 - Group 29 of 32

[mae]

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/3/3a/Ref_ver1.jpg/215px-Ref_ver1.jpg
The Ref (1994) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ref)
Directed by Ted Demme


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iGD_BflzFg

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/db/True_Adventures_of_2_girls_1995.jpg
The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love (1995) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Incredibly_True_Adventure_of_Two_Girls_in_Love )
Directed by Maria Maggenti


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1ZWLpNREpc

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/33/Tremorsposter.jpg/220px-Tremorsposter.jpg
Tremors (1990) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tremors_%28film%29)
Directed by Ron Underwood


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3Q4z0teFr4

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f5/Lola_Rennt_poster.jpg/220px-Lola_Rennt_poster.jpg
Run Lola Run (1998) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Run_Lola_Run)
Directed by Tom Tykwer


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

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c6/Kurosawasdreams.jpg
Dreams (1990) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreams_%281990_film%29)
Directed by Akira Kurosawa


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

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/98/Conspiracy_theory_poster.jpg/220px-Conspiracy_theory_poster.jpg
Conspiracy Theory (1997) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspiracy_Theory_%28film%29)
Directed by Richard Donner


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adYGUai7PNc

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/7b/Flatliners.jpg/220px-Flatliners.jpg
Flatliners (1990) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flatliners)
Directed by Joel Schumacher


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfqGrVwFTU8

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/5f/League_of_their_own_ver2.jpg/225px-League_of_their_own_ver2.jpg
A League of Their Own (1992) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_League_of_Their_Own)
Directed by Penny Marshall


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcN392H2jx0

[Jean]

...and finally here's a bracket where bears haven't seen one single film

heather :rose: , mattrick, feverish, mae, Still Servant, and or anyone willing to help a bear - what do you think I should start with?

[Heather19]

Run Lola Run! It's such a creative and different type of film. She's literally running through the whole film :lol:

I haven't seen many of the others in this bracket though. Flatliners, which I enjoyed. And Tremors, which I also enjoyed. But I didn't vote for it here because I kinda see it as a B type horror film.

[Jean]

what I fail to understand is how come we have probably only one Kurosawa movie here and it is probably the only Kurosawa movie I haven't watched http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/bear_unsure.gif (http://s91.photobucket.com/user/mishemplushem/media/Facilitation/bear_unsure.gif.html)

[Iwritecode]

...and finally here's a bracket where bears haven't seen one single film

heather :rose: , mattrick, feverish, mae, Still Servant, and or anyone willing to help a bear - what do you think I should start with?

I'd start with A League of Their Own but I'm probably biased since 1) I'm a big baseball fan and 2) the Rockford Peaches are probably the biggest thing to come out of my hometown other than Cheap Trick.

[Jean]

Iwritecode: do you think I will understand anything, considering that I don't know one single thing about baseball, not even the rules?

[Iwritecode]

Iwritecode: do you think I will understand anything, considering that I don't know one single thing about baseball, not even the rules?

You'll probably be OK. They focus more on the story and the characters than the actual playing of the game. It's a really good movie too. Fictionalized but based on a true story.

My wife actually worked with a Rockford Peach at her previous job. They just within the last 10 year or so completely redid and updated the field they played on as well.

[Jean]

I'll give it a try if I can find it! http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/0134-bear.gif (http://s91.photobucket.com/user/mishemplushem/media/Facilitation/0134-bear.gif.html)

[Mattrick]

Yeah, this is a fairly weak bracket tbh. The Ref is a good comedy. Flatliners was a decent concept film. I've never really been that big into Tremors. Have seen a few, but I'd say A League of Their Own is the best of the lot that I've seen by a fair margin.

[Still Servant]

Run Lola Run! It's such a creative and different type of film. She's literally running through the whole film :lol:

I haven't seen many of the others in this bracket though. Flatliners, which I enjoyed. And Tremors, which I also enjoyed. But I didn't vote for it here because I kinda see it as a B type horror film.

I second Run Lola Run. It's such a unique movie and I think it's something you will likely enjoy more than anything else in this bracket. My personal favorite is A League of Their Own, but I have my doubts as to whether or not you have to be a fan of baseball to truly enjoy everything the film has to offer.

[Randall Flagg]

I love Tremors. B flick all the way, but when it came out, I believe I had a laser disc player, and had recently purchased a 5.1 surround sound system, and most importantly, a subwoofer. The sound on the movie was phenomenal. A bit like the 5th Element was visually mind blowing.

[mae]

It's understandable that The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love only has two votes as it's a little-known indie movie but I hope at least some folks check it out, because it's really good.

[mae]

It's understandable that The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love only has two votes as it's a little-known indie movie but I hope at least some folks check it out, because it's really good.

Ugh I just looked and seems this isn't even streaming anywhere. I think it used to be on Prime but no longer: https://www.amazon.com/Incredibly-True-Adventure-Girls-Love/dp/B00BAK5GR6/ This is really sad, it's such a sweet and good movie, and no one has seen it apparently.

[Still Servant]

It's understandable that The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love only has two votes as it's a little-known indie movie but I hope at least some folks check it out, because it's really good.

Ugh I just looked and seems this isn't even streaming anywhere. I think it used to be on Prime but no longer: https://www.amazon.com/Incredibly-True-Adventure-Girls-Love/dp/B00BAK5GR6/ This is really sad, it's such a sweet and good movie, and no one has seen it apparently.

I thought I watch a lot of obscure movies, but this one takes the cake. :lol:

[mae]

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


A League of Their Own (69.57%)
Flatliners (56.52%)
Tremors (52.17%)
Conspiracy Theory (39.13%)
The Ref (39.13%)
Run Lola Run (30.43%)


And the following two titles have been eliminated:


Dreams (21.74%)
The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love (8.70%)