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mae
07-29-2019, 12:39 PM
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):


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Big Fish (2003) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Fish)
Directed by Tim Burton


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3YVTgTl-F0

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Mulholland Drive (2001) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulholland_Drive_%28film%29)
Directed by David Lynch


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbZJ487oJlY

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a1/Brokeback_mountain.jpg/220px-Brokeback_mountain.jpg
Brokeback Mountain (2005) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brokeback_Mountain)
Directed by Ang Lee


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5D1iU5KnqQ

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Watchmen (2009) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watchmen_%28film%29)
Directed by Zack Snyder


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUjMO_k9IF8

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/26/Fridaposter.jpg/220px-Fridaposter.jpg
Frida (2002) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frida)
Directed by Julie Taymor


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CTM7FcY1LE

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Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_Episode_III_%E2%80%93_Revenge_of_the_Si th)
Directed by George Lucas


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzh09b3WcZU

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Once (2007) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Once_%28film%29)
Directed by John Carney


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fpv0Bt0AGd0

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Training Day (2001) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Training_Day)
Directed by Antoine Fuqua


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKTVQPOH8ZA

Tommy
07-29-2019, 01:19 PM
oooh meant to vote for Frida too, put me down for that please, Mae? Thanks!

mae
07-29-2019, 01:22 PM
I can account for it when the polls close, but RF can actually adjust the totals.

Randall Flagg
07-29-2019, 01:34 PM
I added a vote for Frida.

Tommy
07-29-2019, 01:36 PM
Thank you.

fernandito
07-29-2019, 01:45 PM
Unpopular Opinion: Watchmen is a damn good CBM. Very misunderstood film.

Also, Training Day is my favorite movie in this group.

Tommy
07-29-2019, 01:52 PM
Brokeback Mountain is a film that forever changed my life and yet I have trouble re-watching it. It should have won Best Picture. It's difficult putting into words just exactly what it meant. I'm getting emotional now thinking about it.

mae
07-29-2019, 02:34 PM
Brokeback Mountain is tremendous and beautiful. I hope it goes far. And is Watchmen really underrated? I thought it was very well-respected.

Still Servant
07-30-2019, 04:23 AM
Unpopular Opinion: Watchmen is a damn good CBM. Very misunderstood film.

Also, Training Day is my favorite movie in this group.

Training Day is my favorite in the group as well. I'm surprised at how well Mulholland Dr. is doing. I didn't realize it was so popular.

mae
07-30-2019, 04:41 AM
Oh no Frida is falling behind! Such a magical movie.

Heather19
07-30-2019, 04:46 AM
Big Fish and Mullholland Drive get my vote.

fernandito
07-30-2019, 09:11 AM
And is Watchmen really underrated? I thought it was very well-respected.Yup. If you do a little digging you'll find that mentioning it will be met with much derision and scorn. I know Snyder gets a lot of shit for some of his films but that was one I thought he got mostly right, with the exception of

Dr. Manhattan in place of the SQUID, which while I can understand why he needed to do it, time/budget constraints and all, still didn't quite fit the way it was supposed to.


I'm surprised at how well Mulholland Dr. is doing. I didn't realize it was so popular.Oh for sure. It's place in the pantheon of great modern films is etched in stone.

Tommy
07-30-2019, 09:45 AM
I did want to vote for MD and Watchmen but I was afraid of losing Brokeback Mountain so I gave it and Frida my votes. But BM looks to be safe at the moment, shame about Frida though. And I really like Tim Burton a LOT but Big Fish is one of my least favorite from him.

divemaster
07-30-2019, 11:59 AM
I would be pleased as punch if Mulholland Dr. won the whole shebang. I've probably watched this movie more times than any other non-Tarantino Hollywood film. So many layers. So many great (no, OUTSTANDING) scenes. This is my "one movie to have on a desert island" scenario because I always get something new out of it every time I watch it. I could watch it 7 days in a row and each time it would come across fresh.

"Sometimes there's a buggy...Now--Who's driving the buggy?"

"Silencio"

fernandito
07-30-2019, 12:17 PM
I would not be upset at all if Mulholland Dr. took it all. Definitely a worthy champion.

mae
07-30-2019, 04:12 PM
A surprisingly strong showing so far by Revenge of the Sith.

amd013
07-31-2019, 08:22 AM
Well it is the best of the 3 prequel trilogy (IMO). Also it reveals a lot of the history of the Skywalkers, that is alluded to in the original trilogy. (in fact, it might be my 2nd favorite SW movie)

DanHocker
07-31-2019, 08:29 AM
This one is really close so far. I think my favorite of these is Watchmen though.

MikeDuke
07-31-2019, 08:31 AM
4 way tie for first. WOW.

Iwritecode
07-31-2019, 10:15 AM
Well it is the best of the 3 prequel trilogy (IMO). Also it reveals a lot of the history of the Skywalkers, that is alluded to in the original trilogy. (in fact, it might be my 2nd favorite SW movie)

That light saber battle though... AFAIK, that's the only time that a 1V1 light saber fight occurs where the two sabers are both the same color.

For as much flack as the movie gets, this scene still gives me chills:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_YozYt8l-g

DoctorZaius
07-31-2019, 02:15 PM
So sad that more people have not seen Once - beautiful movie with an awesome soundtrack.

mae
08-02-2019, 07:03 AM
Just 4 votes for Frida breaks my heart :cry:

mae
08-04-2019, 05:38 PM
This is closing Monday afternoon.

mae
08-06-2019, 04:09 AM
The poll has closed. The following six titles are moving on to the next round:


Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (52.00%)
Training Day (52.00%)
Mulholland Drive (48.00%)
Big Fish (44.00%)
Watchmen (40.00%)
Brokeback Mountain (36.00%)


And the following two titles have been eliminated:


Frida (16.00%)
Once (12.00%)