The Great Movie Tournament: Overall Event Overview

[MikeDuke]

Wishing your mom well Mae.

[St. Troy]

Best of luck.

[Heather19]

Hope everything goes well for your mom!

[T-Dogz_AK47]

I hope your Mom will be ok, Mae! My thoughts and prayers go to you and your family, my friend!

[Garrell]

Sending prayers

[Still Servant]

Thank you. I'll post the rest of Round 1 polls today, it's a good distraction anyway and I have some time. I know this is just for fun but it's a nice way to get my mind off things. Don't want to get into specifics but it's my mom and she's having very significant kind of surgery this Friday, happened kind of quickly. I'm obviously very worried but as usual this place helps me relax.

Well, I can certainly understand that. This place is a place of refuge for many of us, I'm sure. We are here for you.

Your mom is in my prayers.

[Randall Flagg]

I don't usually pray, but I will send my best good vibes and mojo to your mother and you.

[Jean]

hugs and prayers

[mae]

Thank you all for the well wishes!

[Ricky]

Hope everything went/goes well with your mom, Mae. Family first.

[mae]

Everything went well yesterday and she's doing really good today. Now the recovery and treatment begins. It's been a very tough week but I hope I'll be able to keep the tournament on schedule-ish.

[Ricky]

Happy to hear she's good!

[Still Servant]

It was a good day. This tournament has given me another reason to buy shit I don't need.

I know A Life Less Ordinary didn't even get nominated, but I could have sworn somebody here told me about it, so I bought it. Plus, it's an early Danny Boyle film.

[Heather19]

Everything went well yesterday and she's doing really good today. Now the recovery and treatment begins. It's been a very tough week but I hope I'll be able to keep the tournament on schedule-ish.

So glad to hear the surgery went well!

[Jean]

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[amd013]

Is there somewhere that shows all the movies still in, and all those eliminated so far?

[mae]

Is there somewhere that shows all the movies still in, and all those eliminated so far?

I'll post that here once the tiebreakers are done.

[Still Servant]

A few more decent finds today. I found Quiz Show and Singles. My list of films in the tournament that I haven't seen but now own grows!

[mae]

Even though it's out, I hope you watch Quiz Show soon and report back because I think it's an absolute gem.

[mae]

The last of the tiebreakers just closed and we are done with Round 1. Round 2 begins on Monday. Here are the lists of the films which made it into the next round, and those eliminated:

Moving on

1. The Green Mile 96.67%
2. The Shawshank Redemption 95.45%
3. 12 Monkeys 92.00%
4. Jurassic Park 88.00%
5. Terminator 2: Judgment Day 87.10%
6. The Matrix 84.00%
7. Reservoir Dogs 83.33%
8. Goodfellas 82.61%
9. Scream 82.61%
10. Braveheart 81.48%
11. Groundhog Day 81.48%
12. Seven 81.48%
13. Misery 80.77%
14. The Silence of the Lambs 80.77%
15. Toy Story 80.77%
16. The Usual Suspects 80.00%
17. Fargo 77.42%
18. Pulp Fiction 76.92%
19. Forrest Gump 75.86%
20. The Rock 75.86%
21. The Sixth Sense 75.86%
22. Saving Private Ryan 74.19%
23. Independence Day 74.07%
24. The Lion King 74.07%
25. American Pie 73.91%
26. A Few Good Men 73.08%
27. Twister 73.08%
28. True Lies 72.73%
29. Fight Club 72.00%
30. Total Recall 72.00%
31. Die Hard with a Vengeance 71.43%
32. Sleepy Hollow 71.43%
33. Casino 70.97%
34. American History X 70.37%
35. The Fifth Element 70.00%
36. A League of Their Own 69.57%
37. American Beauty 68.00%
38. Schindler's List 68.00%
39. Ghost 66.67%
40. Apollo 13 65.38%
41. From Dusk till Dawn 65.38%
42. Men in Black 65.38%
43. The Fugitive 65.38%
44. True Romance 65.22%
45. Being John Malkovich 64.29%
46. Contact 64.00%
47. Titanic 64.00%
48. Tombstone 64.00%
49. Toy Story 2 64.00%
50. Speed 63.33%
51. Dogma 62.96%
52. Die Hard 2 62.50%
53. GoldenEye 62.50%
54. Mrs. Doubtfire 61.54%
55. Office Space 61.54%
56. Pleasantville 61.54%
57. Back to the Future Part III 61.29%
58. The Truman Show 61.29%
59. Dances with Wolves 60.71%
60. Unforgiven 60.71%
61. Edward Scissorhands 60.00%
62. The Big Lebowski 60.00%
63. There's Something About Mary 60.00%
64. Rudy 59.09%
65. Donnie Brasco 58.33%
66. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery 58.06%
67. Dazed and Confused 57.69%
68. My Cousin Vinny 57.14%
69. The Nightmare Before Christmas 56.67%
70. Clerks 56.52%
71. Flatliners 56.52%
72. Léon: The Professional 56.52%
73. Philadelphia 56.52%
74. L.A. Confidential 56.00%
75. Con Air 55.56%
76. The Blair Witch Project 55.56%
77. Boogie Nights 54.84%
78. Jackie Brown 54.55%
79. Boyz n the Hood 53.85%
80. Mission: Impossible 53.33%
81. A Time to Kill 52.17%
82. Tremors 52.17%
83. Crimson Tide 52.00%
84. Good Will Hunting 52.00%
85. Heat 52.00%
86. Jerry Maguire 52.00%
87. As Good As It Gets 51.72%
88. The Devil's Advocate 51.72%
89. Ace Ventura: Pet Detective 50.00%
90. Falling Down 50.00%
91. Primal Fear 50.00%
92. The Game 50.00%
93. The Sandlot 48.39%
94. JFK 48.15%
95. Army of Darkness 48.00%
96. Cape Fear 48.00%
97. Happy Gilmore 48.00%
98. Pretty Woman 48.00%
99. Home Alone 47.83%
100. Natural Born Killers 46.67%
101. The Mask 46.67%
102. Dumb and Dumber 46.15%
103. Face/Off 46.15%
104. Sling Blade 46.15%
105. Starship Troopers 46.15%
106. The Crow 46.15%
107. The Talented Mr. Ripley 46.15%
108. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves 45.83%
109. A Simple Plan 45.16%
110. Aladdin 44.83%
111. Event Horizon 44.83%
112. The Wedding Singer 44.44%
113. Thelma & Louise 44.44%
114. Armageddon 44.00%
115. Beauty and the Beast 44.00%
116. Clueless 44.00%
117. Enemy of the State 44.00%
118. Liar Liar 44.00%
119. Scent of a Woman 44.00%
120. Trainspotting 44.00%
121. The Mummy 43.33%
122. The Firm 42.86%
123. Chasing Amy 42.31%
124. Desperado 42.31%
125. Leaving Las Vegas 42.31%
126. Rush Hour 42.31%
127. The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear 42.31%
128. Bram Stoker's Dracula 41.38%
129. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels 41.38%
130. Ed Wood 40.74%
131. Sleepless in Seattle 40.00%
132. Grumpy Old Men 39.29%
133. Conspiracy Theory 39.13%
134. The Frighteners 39.13%
135. The Ref 39.13%
136. Clear and Present Danger 38.71%
137. Backdraft 38.46%
138. Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey 38.46%
139. Glengarry Glen Ross 38.46%
140. Man on the Moon 38.46%
141. Three Kings 38.46%
142. What Dreams May Come 38.46%
143. White Men Can't Jump 38.46%
144. In the Line of Fire 37.93%
145. Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls 37.50%
146. Carlito's Way 37.50%
147. Pi 37.50%
148. The Last of the Mohicans 37.50%
149. Robin Hood: Men in Tights 37.04%
150. South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut 37.04%
151. The Boondock Saints 36.36%
152. The Mask of Zorro 36.00%
153. The Piano 36.00%
154. Wayne's World 36.00%
155. Dark City 35.71%
156. Gattaca 35.48%
157. Cop Land 34.78%
158. A Bronx Tale 34.62%
159. Air Force One 34.62%
160. Rounders 34.62%
161. The Ninth Gate 34.62%
162. The Fisher King 34.48%
163. What About Bob? 34.48%
164. The Addams Family 33.33%
165. The Full Monty 33.33%
166. The Iron Giant 32.26%
167. Point Break 32.14%
168. The Negotiator 32.14%
169. In the Mouth of Madness 32.00%
170. Fallen 30.77%
171. Jacob's Ladder 30.77%
172. Kingpin 30.77%
173. To Die For 30.77%
174. Run Lola Run 30.43%
175. Cruel Intentions 29.63%
176. Waterworld 29.63%
177. Can't Hardly Wait 29.03%
178. Legends of the Fall 29.03%
179. Cube 28.00%
180. Ransom 28.00%
181. The River Wild 28.00%
182. The Thin Red Line 28.00%
183. Fear 26.92%
184. Election 26.67%
185. Malcolm X 26.09%
186. La Femme Nikita 25.81%
187. Breakdown 24.00%
188. The Mighty Ducks 24.00%
189. Friday 22.58%
190. Girl, Interrupted 22.58%
191. Ravenous 22.22%
192. Mermaids 16.00%

Eliminated

1. Eyes Wide Shut 36.36%
2. Under Siege 34.62%
3. Fire in the Sky 30.77%
4. The Doors 28.00%
5. Magnolia 26.92%
6. My Girl 26.92%
7. Ronin 26.92%
8. Shakespeare in Love 26.92%
9. The Client 26.92%
10. Three Colors: Blue 26.92%
11. In & Out 26.09%
12. Babe 25.93%
13. Princess Mononoke 25.00%
14. Ring 24.14%
15. Wes Craven's New Nightmare 24.00%
16. Arlington Road 23.33%
17. The Santa Clause 22.73%
18. Heavenly Creatures 22.22%
19. The Insider 22.22%
20. Dreams 21.74%
21. Immortal Beloved 21.74%
22. Billy Madison 21.43%
23. Out of Sight 21.43%
24. Pump Up the Volume 21.43%
25. Mighty Aphrodite 20.83%
26. Mimic 20.00%
27. Quiz Show 20.00%
28. The Ice Storm 20.00%
29. The Virgin Suicides 20.00%
30. Three Colors: Red 19.35%
31. La haine 19.23%
32. Showgirls 19.23%
33. Singles 19.23%
34. Three Colors: White 19.23%
35. Wild at Heart 19.23%
36. Miller's Crossing 18.52%
37. The English Patient 18.52%
38. Devil in a Blue Dress 17.39%
39. Funny Games 17.24%
40. Beautiful Girls 16.67%
41. Hard Boiled 16.67%
42. Naked Lunch 16.13%
43. Rushmore 16.13%
44. The City of Lost Children 16.13%
45. Boys Don't Cry 16.00%
46. Dead Alive 16.00%
47. Dead Man 16.00%
48. Life Is Beautiful 16.00%
49. The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert 16.00%
50. Delicatessen 14.81%
51. The Legend 14.29%
52. Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai 13.79%
53. The Nutty Professor 13.33%
54. The Sweet Hereafter 13.04%
55. Before Sunrise 12.90%
56. Short Cuts 12.90%
57. Now and Then 12.00%
58. Welcome to the Dollhouse 12.00%
59. Bound 11.54%
60. The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love 8.70%
61. Audition 8.33%
62. Raise the Red Lantern 8.33%
63. Fist of Legend 8.00%
64. Chungking Express 6.90%

[Randall Flagg]

Looks like some really good movies drew the wrong bracket.

[mae]

Or not enough people have seen them. I can't imagine all things being equal movies like Audition, Arlington Road, Fire in the Sky, Heavenly Creatures, The City of Lost Children, Naked Lunch, etc. etc. would get such low scores. Once again, hopefully some folks here seek them, and others, out. There are tons of great movies not moving on to Round 2.

[Still Servant]

It looks like Chungking Express fared the worst of any film in the tournament. People really have to check that one out.

[Still Servant]

I'm still finding films worthy for this tournament!

I can't believe I forgot to nominate Private Parts.

[Jean]

Even though it's out, I hope you watch Quiz Show soon and report back because I think it's an absolute gem.

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