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Thread: The Great Movie Tournament - 1970s: Quarterfinal 1 of 4

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    Default The Great Movie Tournament - 1970s: Quarterfinal 1 of 4

    During the seventh 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):


    Alien (1979)
    Directed by Ridley Scott

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    Halloween (1978)
    Directed by John Carpenter

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    So bummed these two got put up against each other. I voted Halloween, it's such an iconic horror film, and one that I watch every year. I fear this might be the end of it's run, which will be very disappointing. It was my dark horse pick to win the competition.
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    Halloween
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    Alien

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    Went with Halloween, rewatch this one a lot, Alien only rarely.

    Even though all 4 of my final four are alive, neither of these was in it. So at least 1 final four will be eliminated.
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    Fuck it, Halloween. Just cause I'm tired of seeing Alien

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    This was the toughest decision of the four. I actually initially voted for Alien but went back and changed my mind. I feel like Halloween was way more influential on subsequent slashers that dominated the following decade than Alien was on sci-fi/horror. Love both though, so that's why I'm indecisive.

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    Halloween
    Alright, we'll call it a draw.

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    This was a tricky one for me. Like many people, Halloween is an annual rewatch for me. That said, Alien is just such an amazing film. It literally spawned an entire subgenre.
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    Alien, though it was a hard vote for sure.

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    Both a great actually. But I went with Halloween.

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    The poll has closed. Alien moves on and Halloween is eliminated.

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    Michael Myers is gone...but I suspect he'll be back, as he's been known to hide in a variety of decades.
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    This sucks, Alien took out 2 of the best horror films.
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    Alien did win our horror movie tournament.

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