The Great Movie Tournament - 1970s: Round 2 - Group 16 of 32

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02-19-2021 05:50 AM
mae

The Great Movie Tournament - 1970s: Round 2 - Group 16 of 32

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://a.ltrbxd.com/resized/film-po...g?k=9576b36051
The Godfather (1972)
Directed by Francis Ford Coppola

Watch Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1x0GpEZnwa8

https://a.ltrbxd.com/resized/film-po...g?k=0480937fe6
Superman (1978)
Directed by Richard Donner

Watch Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JV-9V1bOrTM

https://a.ltrbxd.com/resized/sm/uplo...g?k=98600ebdf9
Grease (1978)
Directed by Randal Kleiser

Watch Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNhZNp9GXb8

https://a.ltrbxd.com/resized/sm/uplo...g?k=75eedef1f1
The Amityville Horror (1979)
Directed by Stuart Rosenberg

Watch Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yg0PKz44aLk

https://a.ltrbxd.com/resized/film-po...g?k=65b853edef
Tommy (1975)
Directed by Ken Russell

Watch Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERFCDzHutVk

https://a.ltrbxd.com/resized/film-po...g?k=c806315205
The In-Laws (1979)
Directed by Arthur Hiller

Watch Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aILHK6iHKg
02-19-2021 05:51 AM
mae

I can't believe The Godfather ended up in 16th place after Round 1.
02-19-2021 06:53 AM
webstar1000

ONLY one here for me. :coo3l:
02-19-2021 07:06 AM
becca69

I'm hopelessly devoted to YOU!
02-19-2021 08:20 AM
DoctorZaius

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ONLY one here for me. :coo3l:

Really? Which one?
02-19-2021 08:25 AM
webstar1000

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ONLY one here for me. :coo3l:

Really? Which one?

One of my childhood favourite movies. I must have watched Superman a 1000 times when I was a kid. I was born Jul 15th, 1976. I started watching this when I was like 5-7 years old prob? Love it
02-19-2021 08:32 AM
DoctorZaius

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ONLY one here for me. :coo3l:

Really? Which one?

One of my childhood favourite movies. I must have watched Superman a 1000 times when I was a kid. I was born Jul 15th, 1976. I started watching this when I was like 5-7 years old prob? Love it

These tournaments are so interesting. Superman is one I didn't even vote for. I went with Godfather, Grease, and Tommy. Age at the time must have been a factor. I remember being so disappointed with Superman. I loved the second one, however.
02-19-2021 08:37 AM
Aremag

Mae I forgot to click Tommy. Could you add a vote for me?
02-19-2021 09:17 AM
mae

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Mae I forgot to click Tommy. Could you add a vote for me?

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02-19-2021 09:22 AM
Iwritecode

I've never actually seen Grease in it's entirety.

It's one of my wife's favorite movies and I've seen most of it in bits and parts here and there over the years but I just cannot sit down and watch it straight through.
02-19-2021 09:56 AM
Aremag

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Mae I forgot to click Tommy. Could you add a vote for me?

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Thanks Mae!
02-19-2021 11:27 AM
divemaster

I love Grease! Such a fun movie.
02-20-2021 07:40 AM
Heather19

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Originally Posted by Iwritecode

I've never actually seen Grease in it's entirety.

It's one of my wife's favorite movies and I've seen most of it in bits and parts here and there over the years but I just cannot sit down and watch it straight through.

You should sit down and give it your undivided attention sometime. Love that movie. It's one that we grew up watching all the time. When we were younger I probably could have recited all the lyrics to all the songs. I've seen bits and pieces of it again recently, but I really should sit down and watch the whole thing as it's been quite awhile now since I last saw it.
02-21-2021 07:53 AM
Still Servant

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I can't believe The Godfather ended up in 16th place after Round 1.

That looks like anti-Godfather bias to me. A bunch of people who don't like it just because it's popular. It's literally become a cliche for people to name it as their favorite film.

You can't tell me there are 15 better films from the 70s.
02-21-2021 09:51 AM
DoctorZaius

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Originally Posted by Iwritecode

I've never actually seen Grease in it's entirety.

It's one of my wife's favorite movies and I've seen most of it in bits and parts here and there over the years but I just cannot sit down and watch it straight through.

You should sit down and give it your undivided attention sometime. Love that movie. It's one that we grew up watching all the time. When we were younger I probably could have recited all the lyrics to all the songs. I've seen bits and pieces of it again recently, but I really should sit down and watch the whole thing as it's been quite awhile now since I last saw it.

And it stands the test of time. My daughters loved it when we watched it a few years ago. Still an absolute gem of a film.
02-21-2021 09:52 AM
DoctorZaius

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Originally Posted by mae

I can't believe The Godfather ended up in 16th place after Round 1.

That looks like anti-Godfather bias to me. A bunch of people who don't like it just because it's popular. It's literally become a cliche for people to name it as their favorite film.

You can't tell me there are 15 better films from the 70s.

I quite agree. Perhaps it just the way the brackets were set up. Sometimes a group can be incredibly weak, thus affording some padding in the voting for the top movie in a particular group. Hard to believe it does not get all 20 votes in this group though.
02-21-2021 03:32 PM
Still Servant

Yeah, very true. It could also be one of those deals where people assume it's going to go through with no problem, so they throw their votes elsewhere.
02-21-2021 03:50 PM
Jon

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Mae I forgot to click Tommy. Could you add a vote for me?

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Thanks Mae!

Ya' better shape up!! Hoo Hooo
02-21-2021 09:56 PM
amd013

Well, I have to confess this is the first time in any of the tournaments where I needed more votes (not counting 1 on 1 rounds). I debated not giving a vote to Godfather for many of the reasons Still Servant mentions, but eventually I didn't give a vote to Superman.

Speaking of which is there another live-action tv show featuring Superman coming out? How many is that now?
02-26-2021 07:37 AM
mae
The poll has closed. The following four titles are moving on to the next round:
1. The Godfather (86.36%)
2. Grease (63.64%)
3. Superman (54.55%)
4. The Amityville Horror (50.00%)
And the following two titles have been eliminated:
1. Tommy (45.45%)
2. The In-Laws (13.64%)