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mae
08-22-2019, 01:05 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):


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Sin City (2005) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sin_City_%28film%29)
Directed by Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkxGTwA4XiY

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Remember the Titans (2000) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remember_the_Titans)
Directed by Boaz Yakin


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

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Up in the Air (2009) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Up_in_the_Air_%282009_film%29)
Directed by Jason Reitman


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbbXGW5czKo

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The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Royal_Tenenbaums)
Directed by Wes Anderson


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DNAI9bhBFU

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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Assassination_of_Jesse_James_by_the_Coward_Rob ert_Ford)
Directed by Andrew Dominik


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RwAWZtK5Uw

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/About_Schmidt_poster.jpg/220px-About_Schmidt_poster.jpg
About Schmidt (2002) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/About_Schmidt)
Directed by Alexander Payne


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-dafG40eGU
Mattrick
08-22-2019, 02:09 PM
On the bright side, I can only lose two of my favourite 2000s flicks in this bracket. Up in the Air, Assassination of Jesse James, About Schmidt, and The Royal Tenenbaums are all top 50 films for me of the decade.
Heather19
08-22-2019, 03:37 PM
The Assassination of Jesse James has some of the most beautiful cinematography I've ever seen in a film.
mae
08-22-2019, 03:44 PM
I must be missing something with Remember the Titans, but I'm not a big fan of sports movies in general.
Mattrick
08-22-2019, 05:29 PM
The Assassination of Jesse James has some of the most beautiful cinematography I've ever seen in a film.


Can you believe Roger Deakins was nominated for that and No Country For Old Men in the same year and lost?
Tommy
08-22-2019, 07:30 PM
I must be missing something with Remember the Titans, but I'm not a big fan of sports movies in general.

I'm surprised as well because I watched Remember the Titans but totally forgot it. I clearly ignored the order the title gave me. :doh:
Mattrick
08-22-2019, 09:12 PM
Remember the Titans is good, but it's a sports movie. Even the good ones are just decent films with certain exceptions like Moneyball, Rudy, or, as I've heard, Hoosiers.
Tommy
08-22-2019, 10:02 PM
Hoop Dreams is good but it's a doc and Field of Dreams seems to be near and dear to several that don't even like sports films. Friday Night Lights was OK too. And going back to the 40s, I did like The Pride of the Yankees.

But boxing flicks seem to have a monopoly on great sports films. Raging Bull, Rocky, Warrior, Million Dollar Baby, The Fighter, Cinderella Man, The Champ etc. I don't really like watching boxing as a sport but I love boxer movies. It's weird.
RUBE
08-23-2019, 03:17 AM
Remember the Titans is also alot about racism and inequality so it is a little more than just a sports film.
mae
08-23-2019, 03:33 AM
Sports films usually are. I actually really liked Miracle (2004), and thought of nominating it.
Heather19
08-23-2019, 04:11 AM
The Assassination of Jesse James has some of the most beautiful cinematography I've ever seen in a film.


Can you believe Roger Deakins was nominated for that and No Country For Old Men in the same year and lost?

That's crazy.
Iwritecode
08-23-2019, 04:51 AM
Remember the Titans is also alot about racism and inequality so it is a little more than just a sports film.

It's also based on a true story. Although from what I read, they took A LOT of liberties with the Hollywood version.
amd013
08-23-2019, 08:40 AM
Remember the Titans is also alot about racism and inequality so it is a little more than just a sports film.

Was about to point out the same thing! In my mind it is really a movie about racial integration.
amd013
08-23-2019, 08:44 AM
Remember the Titans is also alot about racism and inequality so it is a little more than just a sports film.

It's also based on a true story. Although from what I read, they took A LOT of liberties with the Hollywood version.

This is a reason, I generally don't bother to watch most biographical movies. You never know whats fact, whats embellishment and whats filler/fiction.

I'm fine with movies/shows that are promoted as "inspired" by an event or person but not promoted as biographical or historical.
DanHocker
08-23-2019, 09:04 AM
I know Wes Anderson can be a bit divisive, but Royal Tenenbaums is one of my favorites of his. Also on the sports movie subject I've never really liked sports movies much either, but Remember the Titans is one of a few exceptions, and I can't really say I know why. Remember The Titans, Money Ball, Major League, Happy Gilmore, Caddyshack, and A League of Their Own are all ones that stand out in my memory as ones I do like. Though now that I look at that list half of them are really just comedies disguised as sports movies.
Still Servant
08-23-2019, 04:47 PM
This is the weirdest tournament we've ever had. Remember the Titans? Really? It's one of the more forgettable sports films of the decade. I think people are just voting for famous actors they like or something.
RUBE
08-23-2019, 08:37 PM
I think it is more about what movies it is facing. This group is so bad I didn't bother voting for any but Titans would be the only I would consider. (I haven't seen most of The Assassination... so it may be good but I can't vote for something I haven't seen.)
St. Troy
08-24-2019, 07:57 AM
I must be missing something with Remember the Titans, but I'm not a big fan of sports movies in general.

Trust Denzel.
Randall Flagg
08-25-2019, 07:52 AM
This is the weirdest tournament we've ever had. Remember the Titans? Really? It's one of the more forgettable sports films of the decade. I think people are just voting for famous actors they like or something.
I loved the movie. I could watch it twice a year forever.
Mattrick
08-25-2019, 09:13 PM
Goodbye Royal Tenenbaums and About Schmidt. I've watched both of you at least ten times. The two weakest films are well in front. These tournaments only seem to serve to depress me.



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mae
08-29-2019, 01:09 PM
The poll has closed. The following four titles are moving on to the next round:


Remember the Titans (56.52%)
Sin City (52.17%)
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (39.13%)
Up in the Air (34.78%)


And the following two titles have been eliminated:


The Royal Tenenbaums (30.43%)
About Schmidt (21.74%)