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mae
08-20-2019, 01:03 PM
During the second round of The Great Movie Tournament, please vote for up to four films you would like to move onto the next round. The top four 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/a/a1/The_Mist_poster.jpg/220px-The_Mist_poster.jpg
The Mist (2007) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mist_%28film%29)
Directed by Frank Darabont


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhCKXJNGzN8

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/0c/Black_hawk_down_ver1.jpg/220px-Black_hawk_down_ver1.jpg
Black Hawk Down (2001) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Hawk_Down_%28film%29)
Directed by Ridley Scott


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

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8b/Superbad_Poster.png/220px-Superbad_Poster.png
Superbad (2007) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superbad_%28film%29)
Directed by Greg Mottola


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

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/d/db/Spirited_Away_Japanese_poster.png/220px-Spirited_Away_Japanese_poster.png
Spirited Away (2001) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirited_Away)
Directed by Hayao Miyazaki


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsrWpFmB2bQ

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/82/Match_Point_poster.png
Match Point (2005) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Match_Point)
Directed by Woody Allen


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9dRrsKRwgA

fernandito
08-20-2019, 01:43 PM
Damn. Lots of good stuff in here.

mae
08-22-2019, 04:24 AM
Spirited Away needs more, much more. It's one of the best films of 2001 and the whole decade really. It should be in the playoffs, not out in the second round.

Heather19
08-22-2019, 04:34 AM
Yes, I agree. It really should make it to the finals. Are Myazaki films just not widely seen by the members here? I'm shocked that this and Howl's aren't doing better.

Ricky
08-22-2019, 06:14 AM
I've had Match Point in my queue for forever. Is it good enough to make it a priority?

Tommy
08-22-2019, 06:42 AM
I've had Match Point in my queue for forever. Is it good enough to make it a priority?

Yes but I love all his films, even the ones I don't love so I'm biased but I would definitely have it in his top five. It's his sexiest and most humorless film (except maybe Interiors as far as humorless goes).

Heather19
08-22-2019, 07:17 AM
Yes, I'd recommend Match Point as well. I don't normally watch his films but I really enjoyed that one.

Tommy
08-22-2019, 07:20 AM
He does a neat thing with his actors. He gives them only the pages of script that they have lines on so the actors only know their characters and never the entire plot except of course for the leads. I find it definitely adds a bit of something to his work.

Heather19
08-22-2019, 07:23 AM
Oh wow, I never knew that. Does he do that for all his films? I can see how you would get a more honest reaction out of an actor doing that versus them acting how they're supposed to act.

Tommy
08-22-2019, 07:26 AM
Oh wow, I never knew that. Does he do that for all his films? I can see how you would get a more honest reaction out of an actor doing that versus them acting how they're supposed to act.

As far as I know he's done it with most of his films because I hear the actors being interviewed and they think they are making an entirely different picture then what they finally see on the big screen. Can you imagine some of the actor's surprise when they saw Midnight in Paris thinking they were making a period drama? :lol:

Mattrick
08-22-2019, 11:35 AM
No no no no. I cannot exist in a society where Children of Men gets less than half the votes of fucking Black Hawk Down.



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Iwritecode
08-22-2019, 11:56 AM
No no no no. I cannot exist in a society where Children of Men gets less than half the votes of fucking Black Hawk Down.



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CoM is another movie that I just never understood the hype for.

mae
08-23-2019, 06:11 AM
At least Spirited Away has picked up a bit of steam...

Heather19
08-23-2019, 09:42 AM
Thank goodness

Mattrick
08-23-2019, 02:35 PM
No no no no. I cannot exist in a society where Children of Men gets less than half the votes of fucking Black Hawk Down.



https://media.giphy.com/media/ylUmgEWxmvGU0/giphy.gif

CoM is another movie that I just never understood the hype for.


The hype is well-earned. It's a fantastic piece of filmmaking. Some of the long takes are masterful.

Still Servant
08-23-2019, 04:13 PM
Are you guys fucking serious with Children of Men? Look up any list of best movies of the 2000s and Children of Men will be on there. I know this is a strong group, but come on.

Black Hawk Down is a generic 2000s war film and Spirited Away is great, but I'm not sure I see where it distances itself from Miyazaki's other films. They all kind of feel the same to me.

As for the Mist, I love King, but you guys have to calm down. 16 votes?

mae
08-23-2019, 04:15 PM
I really like Black Hawk Down but I'm very surprised to see it tied for first here.

Iwritecode
08-26-2019, 06:05 AM
No no no no. I cannot exist in a society where Children of Men gets less than half the votes of fucking Black Hawk Down.



https://media.giphy.com/media/ylUmgEWxmvGU0/giphy.gif

CoM is another movie that I just never understood the hype for.


The hype is well-earned. It's a fantastic piece of filmmaking. Some of the long takes are masterful.

That's probably it. I don't watch films for how they are filmed, I watch them for the story. :shrug:

DanHocker
08-26-2019, 06:29 AM
I really like Black Hawk Down but I'm very surprised to see it tied for first here.

Honestly Black Hawk Down is a lot better than people give it credit for. I think Cinefix does a really good job of talking about Black Hawk Down on their action movies list video.


https://youtu.be/EWa7a2fFid0?t=270

MikeDuke
08-26-2019, 06:32 AM
I really like Black Hawk Down but I'm very surprised to see it tied for first here.

Honestly Black Hawk Down is a lot better than people give it credit for. I think Cinefix does a really good job of talking about Black Hawk Down on their action movies list video.


https://youtu.be/EWa7a2fFid0?t=270
Agree. And the directors cut just adds those little parts that make it even better. IMHO.

Tommy
08-26-2019, 09:46 AM
Black Hawk Down is one of my favorite war flicks and any time I see that it's on, I watch it until the end. Very underrated. CoM is a masterpiece but that's no reason to hate on BHD.

Mattrick
08-26-2019, 12:44 PM
No no no no. I cannot exist in a society where Children of Men gets less than half the votes of fucking Black Hawk Down.



https://media.giphy.com/media/ylUmgEWxmvGU0/giphy.gif

CoM is another movie that I just never understood the hype for.


The hype is well-earned. It's a fantastic piece of filmmaking. Some of the long takes are masterful.

That's probably it. I don't watch films for how they are filmed, I watch them for the story. :shrug:

If you watch for a story then you're just judging a script. Films are visual. How they're filmed is far more important (which includes performances). The script is the bedrock. And Children of Men is a far more captivating story than Black Hawk Down imo. Black Hawk Down in a fine movie, but Children of Men is a masterpiece. It's in plenty of top 10 and 20 lists for the decade. It's the best film in this group by a significant margin. The only other film with equal clout here is Spirited Away.

Still Servant
08-26-2019, 07:08 PM
Black Hawk Down is one of my favorite war flicks and any time I see that it's on, I watch it until the end. Very underrated. CoM is a masterpiece but that's no reason to hate on BHD.

I don't hate it. It's a good war film. It's not even in the same ballpark as Children of Men as a film.

Black Hawk Down has tons of great actors, but I didn't feel a connection to any of the characters like I do in other war films like Saving Private Ryan.

DanHocker
08-27-2019, 06:26 AM
Black Hawk Down is one of my favorite war flicks and any time I see that it's on, I watch it until the end. Very underrated. CoM is a masterpiece but that's no reason to hate on BHD.

I don't hate it. It's a good war film. It's not even in the same ballpark as Children of Men as a film.

Black Hawk Down has tons of great actors, but I didn't feel a connection to any of the characters like I do in other war films like Saving Private Ryan.

I don't really think you're supposed to in Black Hawk Down. That movie strives to make you feel like you are there with them, part of the unit. You're supposed to feel a connection to the unit as a whole not necessarily the individual members of the unit. I won't argue with you about Children of Men though, it's definitely the best movie in this group. Black Hawk Down I think probably just has a bit of a broader appeal, in the sense that it's probably just generally had more eyes on it than Children of men has.

mae
08-27-2019, 01:13 PM
The poll has closed. The following four titles are moving on to the next round:


Black Hawk Down (64.00%)
The Mist (64.00%)
Superbad (44.00%)
Spirited Away (40.00%)


And the following two titles have been eliminated:


Children of Men (36.00%)
Match Point (24.00%)

Still Servant
08-27-2019, 06:04 PM
Wow. l grossly underestimated Children of Men for this tournament. Of course, getting in a group with a King film was a bad draw. I thought there were more Cuaron fans here though.

I'm not looking forward to the tournament for this decade. An IT vs. IT 2 final doesn't do a lot for me.

Mattrick
08-27-2019, 06:53 PM
Wow. l grossly underestimated Children of Men for this tournament. Of course, getting in a group with a King film was a bad draw. I thought there were more Cuaron fans here though.

I'm not looking forward to the tournament for this decade. An IT vs. IT 2 final doesn't do a lot for me.

I see a a Marvel film winning that.