The Great Movie Tournament - 1990s: Round 4 - Group 5 of 16

[mae]

During the fourth round of The Great Movie Tournament, please vote for up to two films you would like to move onto the next round. The top two 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/e/e2/The_Green_Mile_%28movie_poster%29.jpg/220px-The_Green_Mile_%28movie_poster%29.jpg
The Green Mile (1999) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Green_Mile_%28film%29)
Directed by Frank Darabont


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkE97AyPIqU

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/3d/The_Lion_King_poster.jpg/220px-The_Lion_King_poster.jpg
The Lion King (1994) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lion_King)
Directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TS3pBksbZzM

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/cd/Trumanshow.jpg
The Truman Show (1998) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Truman_Show)
Directed by Peter Weir


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loTIzXAS7v4

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/03/Leon-poster.jpg
Léon: The Professional (1994) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9on:_The_Professional)
Directed by Luc Besson


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

[fernandito]

Damn... stacked group.

[mae]

The Green Mile should be last here. Alas...

[fernandito]

I just happen to rewatch The Truman Show on Netflix a few days ago. Honestly, looking back on it many aspects are kinda prophetic. The implantation of marketing/adveristing in that world is pure genius. Its so multi layered.

[becca69]

Sad that The Professional is not further along.

[MikeDuke]

Sad that The Professional is not further along.
Agree

[mae]

Sad that The Professional is not further along.
Agree

Because The Green Mile should not be leading.

[fernandito]

Sad that The Professional is not further along.
Agree

Because The Green Mile should not be leading.

#KingEffect

[Still Servant]

Get out of here with this Green Mile shit!

Let's cancel the tournament for our current decade. There's no point. The final four films will be IT, Gerald's Game, The Dark Tower and 1922.

[Garrell]

Gerald’s Game was actually better than the book, very rare

[mae]

I highly doubt The Dark Tower would even get nominated, much less seconded.

[Heather19]

Maybe I'm in the minority (or majority) because The Green Mile is my favorite movie out of this bunch :shrug:

[St. Troy]

...The Green Mile is my favorite movie out of this bunch...

Same here.

[Garrell]

My family(non SK fans) and I love it

[Still Servant]

I highly doubt The Dark Tower would even get nominated, much less seconded.

If someone nominates it, someone would second it. Guaranteed.

[RUBE]

What's with The Green Mile hate? It's at least the second best film here and should move on out of this group. The Truman Show is decent (better than the Ace Ventura movies some of y'all like so much) but I dont get the love for Leon: The Professional. The relationship between a middle-aged assassin and a little girl kind of creeps me out (and yes I know it is not sexual but there is still some weird vibes there.)

[Still Servant]

What's with The Green Mile hate? It's at least the second best film here and should move on out of this group. The Truman Show is decent (better than the Ace Ventura movies some of y'all like so much) but I dont get the love for Leon: The Professional. The relationship between a middle-aged assassin and a little girl kind of creeps me out (and yes I know it is not sexual but there is still some weird vibes there.)

The Green Mils is a good movie. It's far from great and continues to get a ton of support in the tournament for obvious reasons. Most people are voting with King colored glasses.

For me, Truman Show, Lion King and Leon are both far superior films.

[Heather19]

I don't know, I think if this was on another site, The Green Mile would still get a lot of love. I always thought it was considered one of the best King adaptations made. Not as good as Shawshank, but almost there. I guarantee plenty of people that don't read King enjoyed that movie.

I hated Truman Show, but then again I can't stand Jim Carey's acting. It's been ages since I saw the movie, so I only vaguely remember it, but I remember feeling like he was being too comedic in it, when it would have been much more effective if he played it seriously. And you guys know I wasn't a fan of Leon either. Not sure why it gets all the love it does, but to each their own. I know I'm in the minority on that one.

[mae]

For me Leon was the first time seeing Natalie Portman and she was amazing in that, and at such an early age handling some pretty intense scenes. I just fell in love with her in that movie and the scene where her family gets executed still gets me every time.

[RUBE]

Do yourself a favor and don't look up stuff about Luc Besson then. I did and it makes Leon way more creepy.

[Still Servant]

I don't know, I think if this was on another site, The Green Mile would still get a lot of love. I always thought it was considered one of the best King adaptations made. Not as good as Shawshank, but almost there. I guarantee plenty of people that don't read King enjoyed that movie.

I hated Truman Show, but then again I can't stand Jim Carey's acting. It's been ages since I saw the movie, so I only vaguely remember it, but I remember feeling like he was being too comedic in it, when it would have been much more effective if he played it seriously. And you guys know I wasn't a fan of Leon either. Not sure why it gets all the love it does, but to each their own. I know I'm in the minority on that one.

19 votes though?

Which is ironic now that I look at it.

[mae]

Looks like Leon will be just shy of moving on.

[mae]

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


The Green Mile (80.77%)
The Lion King (50.00%)


And the following two titles have been eliminated:


Léon: The Professional (46.15%)
The Truman Show (23.08%)