I want to thank each and every person who's made a nomination or a seconding as we wrapped up our 1930s nominations today. This has been such a long tournament and I can't believe we're starting to see the finish line! This has been such a joy to run this event, with all of life's trials and tribulations. Movies are a special kind of entertainment that can transport us and transform us. They're time capsules and time machines. It's why I find the 1930s so endlessly fascinating and looking forward to start voting on this decade probably most of all.
I've updated the first post of this thread with the schedule. As you can see, we have three full weeks before Round 1 starts. In the next few days I want to post a list of where each movie seems to be streaming, and I hope we all can take advantage of this time and catch up with the nominees or refresh our memories if it's been years and decades since we've seen some of these classics.
Thank you for all your hard work and organizing the tournaments for us Mae. Can't wait for the voting to begin.
Only the gentle are ever really strong.
Just a quick reminder that the 1930s tournament begins on Monday, February 6!
Yesterday, the first Round of the 1930s came to a close (we have one stray tiebreaker which will end after Round 2 starts, but won't impact any of the earlier groups). Thank you so much to everyone who voted, we had some unexpectedly great turnout with this much older decade of movies! But this includes some of the best known movies of all time. And my hope is that folks use this opportunity to check out some of the other lesser known films moving on through the rounds, as each of the 96 nominees and even the ones left unseconded, are worth a look.
Round 2 starts on Monday!
Standings after the first round of the 1930s:
Moving on:
Eliminated:
I can't remember if I nominated it or seconded it but that was my entry. I did not vote for it because it was up against two other better films.
Everyone's participation is very appreciated! Things will keep getting more difficult from here on out. Here are the standings after Round 2:
Moving on:
Eliminated:
How depressing that Chaplin's final silent film doesn't move on. Some believe it's one of the top 50 movies OF ALL TIME!
We're now into the playoffs! Though, technically, the last couple of rounds were all one-on-one polls anyway. Here are the standings going in:
Moving on:
- Frankenstein 274.12%
- Dracula 257.61%
- The Mummy 254.95%
- King Kong 253.15%
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 251.91%
- The Wizard of Oz 240.65%
- All Quiet on the Western Front 238.92%
- The Bride of Frankenstein 234.50%
- M 230.51%
- Gone with the Wind 227.39%
- The Man Who Knew Too Much 219.89%
- The Invisible Man 216.16%
- The Lady Vanishes 196.11%
- A Night at the Opera 182.50%
- City Lights 181.70%
- The Testament of Dr. Mabuse 178.06%
Eliminated:
- The 39 Steps 223.33%
- Duck Soup 203.33%
- The Public Enemy 182.50%
- Goodbye, Mr. Chips 177.50%
- Mutiny on the Bounty 171.19%
- White Zombie 164.04%
- Little Caesar 163.81%
- It Happened One Night 156.67%
- Animal Crackers 154.77%
- Bringing Up Baby 152.49%
- Gunga Din 152.27%
- The Thin Man 151.99%
- Stagecoach 148.71%
- Mystery of the Wax Museum 144.29%
- You Can't Take It with You 126.14%
- The Blue Angel 122.35%
Funny seeing The Invisible Man and The Lady Vanishes on the list back to back
And we are now down to the Quarterfinals, which begin on Monday!
Moving on:
- King Kong 346.48%
- Dracula 338.86%
- Frankenstein 334.12%
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 325.24%
- The Wizard of Oz 321.90%
- The Bride of Frankenstein 313.07%
- The Mummy 311.20%
- All Quiet on the Western Front 300.46%
Eliminated:
- M 270.51%
- The Man Who Knew Too Much 263.64%
- Gone with the Wind 246.14%
- The Invisible Man 222.83%
- The Lady Vanishes 222.78%
- City Lights 220.16%
- A Night at the Opera 201.25%
- The Testament of Dr. Mabuse 199.49%
I guess I haven't been paying attention to the overall standing because I thought Wizard of Oz would be ranked number 1. Shocked that it's currently at number 5.
Only the gentle are ever really strong.
I’m hoping it wins actually!
The Wizard of Oz should win since it's the best film left but it won't.
Reading Fairy Tale now and King references it yet again in his work.
Wizard of Oz wasn't even popular upon release. It took a decade until people started to like it.
I can't stand the movie.
It would be my pick for top film of the decade. It's just so iconic. I always thought it was universally loved.
Only the gentle are ever really strong.
I can't believe The Mummy made it. Such a boring movie! And over so many deserving films too.