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mae
08-01-2019, 01:05 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/e/eb/Battle_Royale-japanese-film-poster.jpg/220px-Battle_Royale-japanese-film-poster.jpg
Battle Royale (2000) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_Royale_%28film%29)
Directed by Kinji Fukasaku


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

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d1/Remember_the_titansposter.jpg/220px-Remember_the_titansposter.jpg
Remember the Titans (2000) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remember_the_Titans)
Directed by Boaz Yakin


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ir1OH33uiwA

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d6/Tropic_thunder_ver3.jpg/220px-Tropic_thunder_ver3.jpg
Tropic Thunder (2008) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropic_Thunder)
Directed by Ben Stiller


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-6YhRZowgc

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/02/Milkposter08.jpg/220px-Milkposter08.jpg
Milk (2008) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milk_%28film%29)
Directed by Gus Van Sant


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hF05_CB81c0

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fc/Children_of_men_ver4.jpg/220px-Children_of_men_ver4.jpg
Children of Men (2006) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children_of_Men)
Directed by Alfonso Cuarón


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VT2apoX90o

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c6/The_Last_Samurai.jpg/220px-The_Last_Samurai.jpg
The Last Samurai (2003) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Samurai)
Directed by Edward Zwick


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yt-7YMz6DfI

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/66/From_Hell_film.jpg/220px-From_Hell_film.jpg
From Hell (2001) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/From_Hell_%28film%29)
Directed by The Hughes Brothers


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-UL3V15E8s

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/73/Mpafunnygamesposterb.jpg/220px-Mpafunnygamesposterb.jpg
Funny Games (2007) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funny_Games_%282007_film%29)
Directed by Michael Haneke


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3o49aoh8t8
mae
08-01-2019, 02:37 PM
Whoops, forgot to vote for Milk, hoping RF could add one to the total?
Still Servant
08-01-2019, 07:09 PM
Whoops, forgot to vote for Milk, hoping RF could add one to the total?

Nothing to cry over.
divemaster
08-02-2019, 03:27 AM
Hahahahahaha!
Randall Flagg
08-02-2019, 06:18 AM
Whoops, forgot to vote for Milk, hoping RF could add one to the total?
Done.
mae
08-02-2019, 06:20 AM
Thanks!
mae
08-02-2019, 10:33 AM
From Hell and Funny Games are tied for last but both are such great films. It's a shame they'll probably get knocked out right away.
fernandito
08-02-2019, 10:36 AM
Yeah, I've noticed that Funny Games doesn't do well in our tournaments. It's probably a combination of most not having seen it, or it being just too brutal for some. It's essentially a 2 hour torture scene. But then again, so is Passion of the Christ.
mae
08-02-2019, 10:38 AM
I'm not a fan of the so-called torture porn movies, but Funny Games is much more than that, it's an indictment of violence in film as a whole, I think.
fernandito
08-02-2019, 12:36 PM
Yes, correct. It's Haneke feeding our own sadistic nature right back to us.

"Oh, so you love violence? Well here you go."
amd013
08-02-2019, 01:59 PM
From Hell and Funny Games are tied for last but both are such great films. It's a shame they'll probably get knocked out right away.

Thought about voting for "From Hell", but it was a movie that I had to watch the trailer to confirm if I had seen the movie, and since I only vaguely remembered the movie, figured it wasn't good enough to get a vote.
Mattrick
08-02-2019, 02:07 PM
Yeah, I've noticed that Funny Games doesn't do well in our tournaments. It's probably a combination of most not having seen it, or it being just too brutal for some. It's essentially a 2 hour torture scene. But then again, so is Passion of the Christ.


I'm not sure why I was thinking this Funny Games was the original. I didn't think Funny Games was so old. If someone could add a vote for me for Funny Games that, that would be super.
Still Servant
08-02-2019, 05:50 PM
I had the DVD for From Hell in my hands today, but I passed on it. I forgot it made it into the tournament.

Also, Children of Men is my dark horse for the tournament. Probably my favorite film of the decade.
Tommy
08-02-2019, 08:41 PM
Funny Games (Original) has been the one Haneke film I've seen that I didn't like. I have no interest in watching the American version.
Tommy
08-02-2019, 09:58 PM
Elephant 2003 by Gus Van Sant is one I regret not nominating.
mae
08-03-2019, 03:57 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F75kUaNJJxU
Mattrick
08-03-2019, 04:43 PM
I had the DVD for From Hell in my hands today, but I passed on it. I forgot it made it into the tournament.




I've owned From Hell for 15 yeas and I've never watched it.
Tommy
08-03-2019, 06:58 PM
I had the DVD for From Hell in my hands today, but I passed on it. I forgot it made it into the tournament.




I've owned From Hell for 15 yeas and I've never watched it.

One of these yeas, you need to watch that shit. It's good. Even though I didn't vote for it, I would still watch it again.
mae
08-04-2019, 05:36 PM
If someone could add a vote for me for Funny Games that, that would be super.

Looks like the boss hasn't done it yet. RF is usually good with adjusting these, but I will account for it when posting the totals after the polls close. With this Funny Games actually ties Battle Royale and From Hell for last place.
Still Servant
08-05-2019, 06:19 AM
I had the DVD for From Hell in my hands today, but I passed on it. I forgot it made it into the tournament.




I've owned From Hell for 15 yeas and I've never watched it.

One of these yeas, you need to watch that shit. It's good. Even though I didn't vote for it, I would still watch it again.

I picked it up this weekend at a flea market for a buck. Can't go wrong.
Randall Flagg
08-05-2019, 06:58 AM
If someone could add a vote for me for Funny Games that, that would be super.

Looks like the boss hasn't done it yet. RF is usually good with adjusting these, but I will account for it when posting the totals after the polls close. With this Funny Games actually ties Battle Royale and From Hell for last place.
Just took care of it.
MikeDuke
08-05-2019, 07:05 AM
From Hell was a really good film. It may have taken some liberties on the Jack the Ripper story, but it was still a worthy film.
Garrell
08-05-2019, 08:03 AM
Ack, Funny Games was awesome... didn't realize it was that movie. Would have got my vote, I only voted for 4 of the movies.
mae
08-05-2019, 08:31 AM
Ack, Funny Games was awesome... didn't realize it was that movie. Would have got my vote, I only voted for 4 of the movies.

If you wish, RF can add one to the total for you.
Randall Flagg
08-05-2019, 08:56 AM
Ack, Funny Games was awesome... didn't realize it was that movie. Would have got my vote, I only voted for 4 of the movies.

If you wish, RF can add one to the total for you.
I added a vote for Funny Games.
Garrell
08-05-2019, 11:12 AM
Thank you
mae
08-07-2019, 07:32 PM
This is closing tomorrow afternoon but Battle Royale and Funny Games are tied for last.
mae
08-08-2019, 07:13 PM
The poll has closed. The following five titles are moving on to the next round:


Remember the Titans (62.50%)
Tropic Thunder (54.17%)
Children of Men (41.67%)
Milk (37.50%)
The Last Samurai (33.33%)


The following two titles will face off in a tiebreaker for the last spot:


Battle Royale (25.00%)
Funny Games (25.00%)


And the following title has been eliminated:


From Hell (20.83%)