The Great Movie Tournament - 2000s: Round 3 - Group 15 of 32

[mae]

During the third round of The Great Movie Tournament, please vote for up to two films you would like to move onto the next round. The top two 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/fb/Gladiator_%282000_film_poster%29.png/220px-Gladiator_%282000_film_poster%29.png
Gladiator (2000) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladiator_%282000_film%29)
Directed by Ridley Scott


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AwPVW0FRLE

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a4/Eternal_Sunshine_of_the_Spotless_Mind.png
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternal_Sunshine_of_the_Spotless_Mind)
Directed by Michel Gondry


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hj7Wgd_Yn94

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0f/Mulholland.png
Mulholland Drive (2001) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulholland_Drive_%28film%29)
Directed by David Lynch


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbZJ487oJlY

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

[fernandito]

damn this group is stacked.

[mae]

Yeah, luck of the draw. Other than Gladiator, which I really like, I wish the other three could go far. Tough choice but had to go with Eternal Sunshine and Spirited Away.

[fernandito]

I took Eternal Sunshine and Mulholland Dr. but it was an extremely difficult choice.

It's not uncommon to see Mulholland Dr. in the top 10 for the decade in various other outlets.

[divemaster]

I kindof hoped I would be able to vote for Mulholland Dr. in the final. It's my "desert island" movie. One that has enough layers and points of interest to keep me engaged no matter how many times I watch it.

[Mattrick]

Well of course Gladiator is in the lead.

[mae]

It’s okay but the other three are way higher for me.

[divemaster]

Mulholland Dr. losing to Gladiator is like a state fair corn dog losing out to filet mignon. I mean, I like a good corn dog and it can really hit the spot, but...

[webstar1000]

Mulholland Dr. losing to Gladiator is like a state fair corn dog losing out to filet mignon. I mean, I like a good corn dog and it can really hit the spot, but...

Mulholland is good... but no where near Gladiator good. I am not surprised to see it go.

[fernandito]

Mulholland is good... but no where near Gladiator good. I am not surprised to see it go.
Depends who you ask. In other outlets MD might have taken this by a landslide.

[DanHocker]

Personally I think David Lynch is kinda divisive. I find most people either love or hate his work.

[mae]

The real crime here is Spirited Away in last place.

[webstar1000]

The real crime here is Spirited Away in last place.

Just cannot do Japanese...

[divemaster]

Before anyone has to mention it, I do realize I reversed my analogy. That's what I get for starting drinking at 11:00 am.

[mae]

The real crime here is Spirited Away in last place.

Just cannot do Japanese...

The home video release has a pretty good English dub.

[Tommy]

The real crime here is Spirited Away in last place.

Just cannot do Japanese...

All of Miyazaki's films have been dubbed pretty well into English often with big name voice actors. Mark Hamil and Chloris Leachman did some voices for The Castle in the Sky. Gillion Anderson, Michael Keaton, Billy Crystal, Uma Thurman, Elle and Dakota Fanning and lot of others have done voice work for his English dubs.

[BROWNINGS CHILDE]

Never seen Mullholland Drive or Spirited Away.

[mae]

That needs to be corrected ASAP.

[Heather19]

Mae, you did it again. I haven't voted in a handful of these groups and now 3 of my favorites left in the competition have to go up against each other :(

Mulholland Drive and Spirited Away get my vote here.

[Heather19]

The real crime here is Spirited Away in last place.

Agreed. It's such a beautiful film. I was always under the impression that Miyazaki's films were widely viewed and loved over here. Our local theater chain has been showing one of his films every month for this past year.

[mae]

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


Gladiator (60.00%)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (52.00%)


And the following two titles have been eliminated:


Mulholland Drive (32.00%)
Spirited Away (24.00%)

[mae]

This turned out to be a very unfortunate group. Eternal Sunshine, Mulholland Drive, and Spirited Away are some of the best films of the decade, and all three should have gone on far into the playoffs. Alas...

[Heather19]

:o This isn't right