The Great Movie Tournament - 1970s: Round 5 - Group 1 of 16

During the fifth round of The Great Movie Tournament, please vote for one film you would like to move onto the next round. The top film 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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Alien (1979)
Directed by Ridley Scott

Watch Trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n75AEkRrwJg

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Apocalypse Now (1979)
Directed by Francis Ford Coppola

Watch Trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9l-ViOOFH-s

I guess most of us love the smell of xenomorph acid in the morning... Too bad AN had to face this literal monster of a movie.

I literally just flipped a coin here. Both are masterpieces. It landed Apocalypse Now.

Well, that's Apocalypse Now officially fucked.

Most any/every movie going head to head against Alien is fucked.

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Originally Posted by Randall Flagg

Most any/every movie going head to head against Alien is fucked.

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Honestly, there are 8-10 movies still in the tournament (for now), that I would vote over Alien. Several will be eliminated this round though.

In reality these two should be much, much closer - Apocalypse Now is arguably the better film. But as I mentioned before, high-concept/blockbuster films usually corral the bulk of the votes in these tournaments.

I told y'all already. Alien is going to win. Everything else is fighting for second.

Apocalypse Now would have made it a little further if these were matched up like they do in the NCAA tournament. You know: 1 vs 16, 2 vs 15, etc. But it was not going to win in the end, so I guess it doesn't matter.

The poll has closed. Alien moves on and Apocalypse Now is eliminated.

It's clear. If anything but Alien wins it will be a huge upset.