The Great Movie Tournament - 2000s: 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/f/ff/Stranger_Than_Fiction_%282006_movie_poster%29.jpg/220px-Stranger_Than_Fiction_%282006_movie_poster%29.jpg
Stranger than Fiction (2006) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stranger_than_Fiction_%282006_film%29)
Directed by Marc Forster


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZpg8VII7es

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/ae/Gangs_of_New_York_Poster.jpg
Gangs of New York (2002) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gangs_of_New_York)
Directed by Martin Scorsese


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bjh979vVG0

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/ed/Brotherhood_of_the_Wolf_Film_Poster.jpg/220px-Brotherhood_of_the_Wolf_Film_Poster.jpg
Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brotherhood_of_the_Wolf)
Directed by Christophe Gans


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIjDB31KfsM

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/ca/Pineapple_Express_Poster.jpg/220px-Pineapple_Express_Poster.jpg
Pineapple Express (2008) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pineapple_Express_%28film%29)
Directed by David Gordon Green


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

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/20/Espinazo_del_diablo_poster.jpg/220px-Espinazo_del_diablo_poster.jpg
The Devil's Backbone (2001) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Devil's_Backbone)
Directed by Guillermo del Toro


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qj_QUV8HZp4

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Meet_the_parents_ver2.jpg/220px-Meet_the_parents_ver2.jpg
Meet the Parents (2000) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meet_the_Parents)
Directed by Jay Roach


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXqxP-bUC7I

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/06/Far_from_Heaven_%282002_film%29_poster.jpg/220px-Far_from_Heaven_%282002_film%29_poster.jpg
Far from Heaven (2002) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far_from_Heaven)
Directed by Todd Haynes


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IioYhtWTb9Y

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/24/25th_Hour_Poster.jpg/220px-25th_Hour_Poster.jpg
25th Hour (2002) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/25th_Hour)
Directed by Spike Lee


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qZVGJd6-rI

[Still Servant]

25th Hour is one of my favorites of the decade. Such a great film.

I have to watch Far from Heaven. I saw it pop up on CNN's The Movies.

[Ricky]

"I have nipples, Greg. Can you milk me?"

[mae]

Loving the support for Brotherhood of the Wolf!

[mae]

But really sad about Far from Heaven...

[MikeDuke]

Loving the support for Brotherhood of the Wolf!
Indeed.

[mae]

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


Meet the Parents (68.18%)
Gangs of New York (63.64%)
Stranger than Fiction (40.91%)
25th Hour (31.82%)
Pineapple Express (31.82%)
Brotherhood of the Wolf (27.27%)


And the following two titles have been eliminated:


The Devil's Backbone (22.73%)
Far from Heaven (9.09%)