FOFC Favourite Movie - Second Round (Part 1)

[Carman Bulldog]

And with that we finally move onto the second round, the field being whittled down to 128 entries, some deserving of advancement, others not so much.

Complete bracket and first round results can be found here.

Some stats from the opening round...

Most Votes - Matchup
64 - Raiders of the Lost Ark (58) vs. Annie Hall (6) [Round 1]
62 - The Dark Knight (42) vs. This is Spinal Tap (20) [Round 1]
62 - Die Hard (53) vs. Ran (9) [Round 1]
61 - Pulp Fiction (47) vs. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (14) [Round 1]
61 - Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (53) vs. Jaws (8) [Round 1]
61 - Back to the Future (58) vs. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (3) [Round 1]

Most Votes - Winning Movie
58 - Back to the Future (vs. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (3) [Round 1])
58 - Raiders of the Lost Ark (vs. Annie Hall (6) [Round 1])
54 - Rocky (vs. City Lights (3) [Round 1])
54 - Forrest Gump (vs. The Battle of Algiers (5) [Round 1])
53 - Four other movies tied

Most Votes - Losing Movie
25 - Unforgiven (vs. Blade Runner (27) [Round 1])
24 - Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (vs. Some Like it Hot (24) [Round 1])
24 - Jurassic Park (vs. Apocalypse Now (27) [Round 1])
22 - Amadeus (vs. Finding Nemo (23) [Round 1])
20 - Six other movies tied

Fewest Votes - Matchup
9 - Sunrise (7) vs. 3 Idiots (2) [Round 1]
10 - The Hunt (6) vs. Wild Strawberries (4) [Round 1]
10 - M (10) vs. Come and See (0) [Round 1]
15 - A Separation (8) vs. Incendies (7) [Round 1]
16 - Like Stars on Earth (15) vs. Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (1) [Round 1]
16 - The Intouchables (15) vs. The Message (1) [Round 1]

Fewest Votes - Winning Movie
6 - The Hunt (vs. Wild Strawberries (4) [Round 1])
7 - Sunrise (vs. 3 Idiots (2) [Round 1])
8 - A Separation (vs. Incendies (7) [Round 1])
9 - Modern Times (vs. Touch of Evil (9) [Round 1])
10 - M (vs. Come and See (0) [Round 1])

Largest Margin of Victory
55 - Back to the Future (58) vs. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (3) [Round 1]
53 - The Shawshank Redemption (53) vs. The Phantom of the Paradise (0) [Round 1]
52 - Raiders of the Lost Ark (56) vs. Annie Hall (6) [Round 1]
51 - The Shining (52) vs. Wild Tales (1) [Round 1]
51 - Rocky (54) vs. City Lights (3) [Round 1]
51 - Saving Private Ryan (53) vs. 8½ (2) [Round 1]

Smallest Margin of Victory (min. 40 votes)
0 - Some Like it Hot (24) vs. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (24) [Round 1]
1 - Finding Nemo (23) vs. Amadeus (22) [Round 1]
2 - Blade Runner (27) vs. Unforgiven (25) [Round 1]
3 - Apocalypse Now (27) vs. Jurassic Park (24) [Round 1]
4 - Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (24) vs. Requiem for a Dream (20) [Round 1]

Biggest Shutout
53-0 - The Shawshank Redemption vs. The Phantom of the Paradise [Round 1]
48-0 - Goodfellas vs. Infernal Affairs [Round 1]
47-0 - Inglourious Basterds vs. Andaz Apna Apna [Round 1]
46-0 - Terminator 2: Judgement Day vs. The Stalker [Round 1]
46-0 - Aliens vs. The Wages of Fear [Round 1]

Biggest "Underdogs" Wins
235. Twelve Monkeys (33) vs. 22. La La Land (8) [Round 1]
230. The Wizard of Oz (47) vs. 27. Life is Beautiful (9) [Round 1]
229. Terminator (38) vs. 28. Léon: The Professional (20) [Round 1]
226. Monsters Inc (26) vs. 31. Once Upon a Time in the West (16) [Round 1]
221. Rocky (54) vs. 36. City Lights (3) [Round 1]

[Chief Rum]

As expected, these rounds will now only get tougher.

[CrimsonFox]

Dark Knight Rises made it to round 2? That's such a shitty movie.

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by CrimsonFox

Dark Knight Rises made it to round 2? That's such a shitty movie.

It beat Spotlight in the first round, which is a rather unfortunate result.

That said, I don't think it's a shitty movie, just nothing special.

[Julio Riddols]

There are going to be some tight contests in this round. 4 matchups within 2 votes at this point.

How are tiebreakers determined?

[Carman Bulldog]

Originally Posted by Julio Riddols

There are going to be some tight contests in this round. 4 matchups within 2 votes at this point.

How are tiebreakers determined?

I settled on the following in the first round;

1. IMDB Rating (not the rank). So if one movie is an 8.4 and the other movie is an 8.3, the movie rated 8.4 wins. Now, if both movies have the same rating, for instance both are rated an 8.4...

2. Number of rating votes.

So for instance, The Shawshank Redemption is rated a 9.3 with 1,776,485 votes.

Having said that, I was thinking instead of using the rating and votes only for the 30-44 male demographic, as found here. Am I wrong to assume most voters are in this demographic? If I were to do this, it would impact at least one first round tie.

Two questions for everyone then...
1. Should I use just the stats (rating and votes) for 30-44 year old male voters?
2. Should I apply it retroactively to the first round (ie. the match was played in protest and overturned on appeal)?

[sabotai]

Originally Posted by CrimsonFox

Dark Knight Rises made it to round 2? That's such a shitty movie.

Fuck, I read that as "The Dark Knight", not "The Dark Knight Rises". Princess Mononoke easily gets my vote of Rises, but looks like my mistake won't matter.

[NobodyHere]

Originally Posted by sabotai

Fuck, I read that as "The Dark Knight", not "The Dark Knight Rises". Princess Mononoke easily gets my vote of Rises, but looks like my mistake won't matter.

I actually made the same mistake.

[CrescentMoonie]

As did I.

[korme]

Now this is what I'm talking about. What a round! A bunch of my picks are going to lose and I'm fine with the loss on them.

American History X and Snatch are two of my all-timers, One Flew/Casino another great battle, Apocalypse Now/Clockwork and finally Memento/Taxi Driver. Wow.

[Vince, Pt. II]

Seriously, and this is only the first of 8 brackets. The third round will be insane.

[Julio Riddols]

By the finals we'll all be bald.

[NobodyHere]

Yeah, as a group we will have to eventually vote against every single movie save 1.

[CrimsonFox]

Oh? And what's so stinking about it?

[Umbrella]

Originally Posted by korme

Apocalypse Now/Clockwork and finally Memento/Taxi Driver. Wow.

These were the two I really had to think about. No losers from these.

[Umbrella]

Dola, tough draw for Judgement at Nuremberg. It's a great movie, and it seems unfair it is getting blown out so badly. Even though Goodfellas is a better movie IMO, and my favorite Scorsese film.

[Carman Bulldog]

Interesting comeback by Taxi Driver in the lone Scorsese vs. Christopher Nolan match-up, in what is really a Scorsese/Nolan dominated bracket. Hard to believe that out of Memento, Interstellar and Dark Knight Rises, it is the latter that is the only one likely to advance. Though it would setup Taxi Driver vs. Goodfellas in the next round.