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mae
07-30-2019, 12:56 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):


https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/TheOthers.jpg/220px-TheOthers.jpg
The Others (2001) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Others_%282001_film%29)
Directed by Alejandro Amenábar


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9Hoj951nSA

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/33/Gangster_No_1.jpg/220px-Gangster_No_1.jpg
Gangster No. 1 (2000) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gangster_No._1)
Directed by Paul McGuigan


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEXQkWlG8b8

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d2/Prestige_poster.jpg/220px-Prestige_poster.jpg
The Prestige (2006) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prestige_%28film%29)
Directed by Christopher Nolan


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObGVA1WOqyE

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/6f/Stardust_promo_poster.jpg/220px-Stardust_promo_poster.jpg
Stardust (2007) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stardust_%282007_film%29)
Directed by Matthew Vaughn


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

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/db/Donnie_Darko_poster.jpg
Donnie Darko (2001) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donnie_Darko)
Directed by Richard Kelly


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPeGaos7DB4

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/93/Mystic_River_poster.jpg/220px-Mystic_River_poster.jpg
Mystic River (2003) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystic_River_%28film%29)
Directed by Clint Eastwood


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7NktJhrRYQ

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/45/Collateral_%28Movie%29.jpg/220px-Collateral_%28Movie%29.jpg
Collateral (2004) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collateral_%28film%29)
Directed by Michael Mann


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meImkemcuW0

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/df/Elf_movie.jpg
Elf (2003) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elf_%28film%29)
Directed by Jon Favreau


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMPyILBePfI
mae
07-30-2019, 04:10 PM
Stardust is probably one people have been sleeping on. It's great!
Mattrick
07-30-2019, 07:43 PM
Glad to see Mystic River on top. I rewatched it recently for the first time in forever. It's so goddamn good. Should've won best picture. Fucking Return of the King.
amd013
07-31-2019, 08:28 AM
Weird, that with this many votes in the 1st round that no one has voted for Gangster #1. I would expect every movie to get at least 2 votes in the first round.
Tommy
07-31-2019, 01:33 PM
I think I'll watch The Prestige tonight. I've had long enough....
Mattrick
07-31-2019, 01:44 PM
I didn't much care for The Prestige at all. Good director. Great cast. But it was just kind of meh for me. I've never understood why it's so universally praised. It wasn't a bad movie by any stretch, it was fine, but utterly forgettable for me. I didn't like Interstellar, but it left more of an impression on me than The Prestige.
fernandito
07-31-2019, 01:47 PM
I like Prestige. Not my favorite Nolan, but it's a fine enough yarn.
Ricky
07-31-2019, 02:37 PM
I love The Prestige. Besides being a great story, it was the film that introduced me to both Christopher Nolan and Christopher Priest (the author of the book). I really need to re-watch it. I probably haven't seen it since 2007.
Heather19
08-01-2019, 04:38 AM
I'm the same way Matt. I saw it and thought it was ok but nothing spectacular. Maybe I should try to watch it again.
divemaster
08-01-2019, 06:51 AM
I liked The Prestige, especially the fist 2/3rds, but had a problem with how it all came out. It would be like going to a Penn and Teller show and finding out at the end that there was no "trick" other than "no, we really can do magic." That's a cheat.
DanHocker
08-01-2019, 06:55 AM
I liked The Prestige, especially the fist 2/3rds, but had a problem with how it all came out. It would be like going to a Penn and Teller show and finding out at the end that there was no "trick" other than "no, we really can do magic." That's a cheat.

I like the end. It makes it all the more twisted. It's not my favorite Nolan movie, but it is my favorite of these 8, though to be fair of the 8 here I've only seen The Prestige, Donnie Darko, Collateral, and Elf.
Still Servant
08-01-2019, 07:07 PM
This is the first one I'm going to have to sleep on. Gangster No. 1 is the only film I haven't seen. I enjoy all the others. I may have to be strategic here.

Also, Stardust is a surprisingly good film. Worth the watch for DeNiro's part alone.
mae
08-06-2019, 03:22 PM
The poll has closed. The following six titles are moving on to the next round:


Mystic River (72.00%)
The Prestige (68.00%)
Donnie Darko (60.00%)
Collateral (44.00%)
The Others (40.00%)
Elf (36.00%)


And the following two titles have been eliminated:


Stardust (20.00%)
Gangster No. 1 (0%)
mae
08-06-2019, 03:23 PM
Weird, that with this many votes in the 1st round that no one has voted for Gangster #1. I would expect every movie to get at least 2 votes in the first round.

I could be wrong but I think this might be our first nominee to not get any votes in these tournaments...
fernandito
08-06-2019, 03:26 PM
What an unfortunate honor :lol:
amd013
08-07-2019, 01:45 PM
Yeah, you would think that the nominator and seconder (that doesn't feel like a real word) would have voted on it at the very least.

Has anyone else not voted for a film they nominated/seconded in the first round?
mae
08-07-2019, 07:30 PM
I can't personally think of any polls offhand, but I suppose it would be possible if there are more than six picks that you had a hand in in a single poll?
St. Troy
08-08-2019, 09:02 AM
Yeah, you would think that the nominator and seconder (that doesn't feel like a real word) would have voted on it at the very least.

I would like to hear from these people, not that they were obligated to vote for this, but just to satisfy my curiosity.
T-Dogz_AK47
08-08-2019, 10:00 AM
Yeah, you would think that the nominator and seconder (that doesn't feel like a real word) would have voted on it at the very least.

I would like to hear from these people, not that they were obligated to vote for this, but just to satisfy my curiosity.

I seconded Gangster No. 1 and would have definitely voted for it in this poll, but unfortunately I have been away on business and missed the opportunity to do so...