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Thread: The Great Movie Tournament - 2010s: Round 3 - Group 16 of 32

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    Default The Great Movie Tournament - 2010s: Round 3 - Group 16 of 32

    During the third 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):


    Parasite (2019)
    Directed by Bong Joon-ho

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    Moneyball (2011)
    Directed by Bennett Miller

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    American Sniper (2014)
    Directed by Clint Eastwood

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    Captain Phillips (2013)
    Directed by Paul Greengrass

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    Look at me... I'm the captain now. AND yes Parasite. I really liked that a lot. NOT my fav foreign movie (That is Incendies) but my 2nd!
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    My favourite foreign film is Jesus of Montreal.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hunchback Jack View Post
    My favourite foreign film is Jesus of Montreal.

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    No, I'll have to check it out.
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    Four well deserving films.

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    American Sniper and Captain Phillips for me. Sorry, Parasite. It was close.

    I went to see American Sniper in the theater on a day it was forecast to snow, thinking it wouldn't actually happen. When I got out of the theater 2+ hours later, there was about 5 inches of snow on my car, the sidewalks, and the parking lot was virtually deserted. Driving home that afternoon in a 2001 car was one of the scariest driving experiences of my life. And now I have learned my lesson.
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    I work with a woman whose husband was on the boat with Captain Phillips. She does not have nice things to say. She says that he was portrayed way differently in the film.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Still Servant View Post
    I work with a woman whose husband was on the boat with Captain Phillips. She does not have nice things to say. She says that he was portrayed way differently in the film.
    Could you elaborate?
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    Easily Parasite and Moneyball. The other two were good but I'll never watch them again movies.
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    Quote Originally Posted by webstar1000 View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Still Servant View Post
    I work with a woman whose husband was on the boat with Captain Phillips. She does not have nice things to say. She says that he was portrayed way differently in the film.
    Could you elaborate?
    She has mentioned that the real Captain Phillips was an asshole and made bad choices leading up to the pirate takeover. He was warned multiple times about taking alternate routes and alsot failed to take proper precautions. She said in general, he's not a nice guy. Basically the opposite for Tom Hanks. Who knows though, it could be sour grapes.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Still Servant View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by webstar1000 View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Still Servant View Post
    I work with a woman whose husband was on the boat with Captain Phillips. She does not have nice things to say. She says that he was portrayed way differently in the film.
    Could you elaborate?
    She has mentioned that the real Captain Phillips was an asshole and made bad choices leading up to the pirate takeover. He was warned multiple times about taking alternate routes and alsot failed to take proper precautions. She said in general, he's not a nice guy. Basically the opposite for Tom Hanks. Who knows though, it could be sour grapes.
    I remember some stories coming out about him basically saying similar things shortly after the movie’s release or maybe it Was during Oscar season. Wouldn’t shock me at all; I doubt there’s a “Based on a true story” film out there that doesn’t misrepresent the real people involved in one way or another.

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    Three "Based on a True Story" films here, just realized that.

    I've heard similar things about Captain Philips. I've also heard things about Chris Kyle. Apparently, if he had not been murdered, he probably would have been punished in some way for lying about how many medals he had won in his autobiography. It's called stolen valor and is abhorrent to soldiers.

    “American Sniper” Chris Kyle Distorted His Military Record, Documents Show

    No American has been more associated with Navy SEAL mystique than Chris Kyle. But the American Sniper author misrepresented how many decorations he had collected, according to internal Navy documents.

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    The poll has closed. The following two titles are moving on to the next round:
    1. Parasite (62.96%)
    2. Moneyball (44.44%)

    And the following two titles have been eliminated:
    1. American Sniper (40.74%)
    2. Captain Phillips (29.63%)

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