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    Default The Great Movie Tournament - 1980s: Round 4 - Group 1 of 16

    During the fourth 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):


    Aliens (1986)
    Directed by James Cameron

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    A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
    Directed by Wes Craven

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    Platoon (1986)
    Directed by Oliver Stone

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    National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
    Directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik

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    Christmas Vacation
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    How is Christmas Vacation in second? This is not Vacation. And we have Elm Street here.

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    Christmas Vacation is actually funnier than the first one even though I do take points away due to no Christie Brinkley.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Aremag View Post
    Christmas Vacation is actually funnier than the first one
    ^^^This.

    I watch it every year almost as much as A Christmas Story. Sometimes more.
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    Quote Originally Posted by St. Troy View Post
    Christmas Vacation
    Nightmare on Elm St.
    My thoughts exactly

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    Aliens and Elm, though it was so hard not to vote for Platoon.

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    This is a tough group. I wish I could move some of these to another group where I have nothing to vote for. Will have to think about it a bit.
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    Personally not much of a fan of Elm Street. I never really liked the 80's slasher genre. So it was Aliens and Christmas Vacation for me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Aremag View Post
    Christmas Vacation is actually funnier than the first one...
    Yep.

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    ...I do take points away due to no Christie Brinkley.
    As far as this type of thing goes, I prefer Beverly D'Angelo in both movies.
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    Freddy Krueger is not impressed. Need more love for the classic and original as heck Elm Street!

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    I love Freddy, but he's going up against 2 films that are some of the greatest of all time in their respective genres.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fernandito View Post
    I love Freddy, but he's going up against 2 films that are some of the greatest of all time in their respective genres.
    And Freddy Kruger isn't?
    Hearts are tough, she said, most times hearts don't break, and I'm sure that's right . . . but what about then? What about who we were then? What about hearts in Atlantis?

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    Not in the same league.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fernandito View Post
    Not in the same league.
    Could not disagree more, respectfully, feevy! Freddy is one of the most iconic cinematic figures of all time, and completely epitomizes the '80s. And of course he's probably one of the most recognizable villains not just in horror, but film in general. While the series may have had lesser entries down the road, the original is an undisputed A-list classic at this point and one of the best horror films of the decade. Elm Street fandom is still huge, despite the poor remake from ten years ago being the last gasp of the franchise (until the inevitable upcoming reboot). Freddy will always be remembered, decades from now. I don't think National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, as funny as it may be, ranks anywhere near it, or even as a top '80s comedy (or even of its year).

    Finally, a few numbers:

    A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984): 7.5 on IMDB, 76/8.8 on Metacritic, 94/83 on RT, and 3.8 on Letterboxd.

    National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989): 7.6 on IMDB, 49/7.8 on Metacritic, 66/86 on RT, and 3.6 on Letterboxd.


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    Ok, maybe I was being a little harsh.. and don't get me wrong, I love Freddie! Probably my favorite horror film icon. But even the first film's power is comparatively a step behind the 2 films leading the way here.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fernandito View Post
    Ok, maybe I was being a little harsh.. and don't get me wrong, I love Freddie! Probably my favorite horror film icon. But even the first film's power is comparatively a step behind the 2 films leading the way here.
    That would be an understatement.
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    The poll has closed. The following two titles are moving on to the next round:
    1. Aliens (78.13%)
    2. A Nightmare on Elm Street (46.88%)

    And the following two titles have been eliminated:
    1. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (43.75%)
    2. Platoon (28.13%)

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    What a bummer, I really wish Christmas Vacation could move on.
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    Luck of the draw, it was close and might have in another group.

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    Yeah, I wish it was in another group. Seems like my remaining favorites all get lumped together. There's been a couple groups already where I don't think I've voted, and many where I only voted for one.
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