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| 11. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) |
  
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35 | 61.40% |
| 246. Sin City (2005) |
  
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20 | 35.09% |
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| 118. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) |
  
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16 | 28.07% |
| 139. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) |
  
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15 | 26.32% |
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| 54. Sunset Boulevard (1950) |
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22 | 38.60% |
| 203. The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) |
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12 | 21.05% |
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| 75. M (1931) |
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10 | 17.54% |
| 182. Come and See [Idi i smotri] (1985) |
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| 22. La La Land (2016) |
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8 | 14.04% |
| 235. Twelve Monkeys (1995) |
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33 | 57.89% |
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| 107. The Hunt [Jagten] (2012) |
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6 | 10.53% |
| 150. Wild Strawberries [Smultronstället] (1957) |
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| 43. The Pianist (2002) |
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10 | 17.54% |
| 214. The Truman Show (1998) |
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32 | 56.14% |
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| 86. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) |
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28 | 49.12% |
| 171. Cool Hand Luke (1967) |
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23 | 40.35% |
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FOFC Favourite Movie - Opening Round (Part 16)
And finally we reach the end of the opening round, the field being whittled down to the 128 remaining movies. There are still a few more hours to vote in part 15 here while the complete bracket is here.
Moving forward, Round 2 will probably start Friday evening or Saturday. I'll also probably stick with 8 match-ups (16 movies) per poll for now. Even at this rate (and 2-3 days per poll), this thing won't wrap up until early to mid-April. Stats through part 15... Most Votes (matchup) 64 - Raiders of the Lost Ark vs. Annie Hall 62 - The Dark Knight vs. This is Spinal Tap 62 - Die Hard vs. Ran 61 - Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope vs. Jaws 61 - Back to the Future vs. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind 61 - Pulp Fiction vs. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Most Votes (Winning Movie) 58 - Back to the Future 58 - Raiders of the Lost Ark 54 - Rocky 54 - Forrest Gump 53 - Four tied (The Shawshank Redemption, Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, Saving Private Ryan, Die Hard) Most Votes (Losing Movie) 25 - Unforgiven 24 - Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels 24 - Jurassic Park 22 - Amadeus 20 - Six Movies Tied (Requiem for a Dream, The Deer Hunter, Groundhog Day, Léon: The Professional, Catch Me if You Can, This is Spinal Tap) Fewest Votes (Matchup) 9 - Sunrise v 3 Idiots 15 - A Separation vs. Incendies 16 - Like Stars on Earth vs. Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. 16 - The Intouchables vs. The Message 18 - The Kid vs. Rang De Basanti 18 - Modern Times vs. Touch of Evil Fewest Votes (Winning Movie) 7 - Sunrise 8 - A Separation 9 - Modern Times 13 - The Third Man 15 - Judgement at Nuremburg 15 - Like Stars on Earth 15 - The Intouchables Largest Margin of Victory 55 - Back to the Future 53 - The Shawshank Redemption 52 - Raiders of the Lost Ark 51 - The Shining 51 - Rocky 51 - Saving Private Ryan Smallest Margin of Victory (min. 40 votes) 0 (24-24) - Some Like it Hot vs. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels 1 (23-22) - Finding Nemo vs. Amadeus 2 (27-25) - Blade Runner vs. Unforgiven 3 (27-24) - Apocalypse Now vs. Jurassic Park 4 (24-20) - Kill Bill: Vol. 1 vs. Requiem for a Dream Biggest Shutout 53-0 - The Shawshank Redemption vs. Phantom of the Paradise 48-0 - Goodfellas vs. Infernal Affairs 47-0 - Inglourious Basterds vs. Andaz Apna Apna 46-0 - Terminator 2: Judgement Day vs. The Stalker 46-0 - Aliens vs. The Wages of Fear Biggest "Underdogs" Wins 230. The Wizard of Oz vs. 27. Life is Beautiful (47-9) 229. Terminator vs. 28. Léon: The Professional (38-20) 226. Monsters Inc vs. 31. Once Upon a Time in the West (26-16) 221. Rocky vs. 36. City Lights (54-3) 207. The Princess Bride vs. 50. The Prestige (37-10) Last edited by Carman Bulldog : 02-23-2017 at 08:47 AM. Reason: Stats updated through part 15. |
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DOLA: Enjoy the easier choices for now because, outside of a few mismatches, Round 2 gets significantly more difficult in choices. And looking ahead, by the time we hit Round 3 (round of 64), every match-up feels like a toss-up.
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Two Chaplin movies on the biggest upsets. FOFC not a fan of the little tramp.
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02-22-2017, 01:46 PM
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Kind of a weak round. Only 2 movies of the lot jump out at me. Possibly 3
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02-22-2017, 03:03 PM
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Terrible round.
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118. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
139. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) If you haven't seen both of these movies, you really ought to. I'd say Sierra Madre holds up about as well as any "older" movie I have ever seen. I love it, it's in my all time top ten or so and I hope I can vote for it all the way out of this bracket. (yeah, I know) |
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at least it has a matchup where it has a chance. |
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02-22-2017, 05:14 PM
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I love Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. It is timeless.
And Sierra Madre is a good movie. For sure. Im shocked that Cool Hand Luke is getting crushed. I did not see that coming.
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Yeah, pretty shocking (and disappointing) to me too.
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Yup, a couple of tough ones for me in this round. Cool Hand Luke is one and Sin City is the other, which I'd rather watch a million times than watch the generic fantasy mashup that was the LOTR movies one more (and it's my favorite book of all time)
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La La Land is 22?
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02-22-2017, 06:42 PM
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This round was really difficult.
I love Sin City but I am a LOTR fanboy, and I am still amazed at the achievements in that series. Plus, the extended cut of FOTR is really an amazing film. 12 Monkeys over La La Land is really easy for me, because I love scifi films, generally can't stand musicals, and I always felt 12 Monkeys is massively underrated. Still, it's funny to see an Oscar fave like La La Land getting beat out by somewhat of an old cult scifi flick. I just saw The Pianist for the first time recently and it is really well done. But Truman Show is one of my favorites. And I am one of the ones going with Eternal over Cool Hand. Cool Hand was terrific--but Eternal is such a great "man's" love story, as in it's a love story made for men who have known and lost love and can identify with Jim Carrey's character so easily. I can't pass on that one, even for Paul Newman.
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Perhaps because it's been out roughly a month and most voters haven't seen it or are strictly protesting that such a controversial favorite is 22nd in the ranks. |
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Oh, I understand why it's happening. Just funny to see. In the long run, I doubt greatly that La La Land was going to get a long run in polls on this forum in any case.
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At the time I drew up the bracket, yes. It's since dropped to #57, seemingly as more people have seen it and not loved it. |
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