Greatest Movie of All Time, Drama/Thriller Elite Eight
Greatest Movie Of All Time: Drama/Thriller Region Second Round Results
16 Silence of the Lambs def. 1 The Godfather, 15-11
9 Rear Window def. 25 The Untouchables, 13-12
5 Casablanca def. 12 The Shining, 13-12
4 Schindler's List def. 13 Rocky, 19-7
19 To Kill a Mocking Bird def. 3 Citizen Kane, 15-11
6 The Godfather, Part II def. 11 Chinatown, 19-6
10 Psycho def. 7 Goodfellas, 13-13*
15 Shawshank Redemption def. 2 Raging Bull, 22-3
* For the first time, we got a tie. Needing a way to break it, I decided to look up each movie on AFI's top 100 movies of all time. The higher ranking got the nod. Seemed a fair way to break the tie. And Psycho, on the newest list, is 14th. Goodfellas is 92. That gives Psycho the win.
also, it needs to be noted, while Shawshank is certainly a good movie, it is 72nd on AFI's list. Raging Bull? Fourth. Right after Casablanca, which barely snuck into the next round past an AFI unranked Shining. Oh, and The Godfather? No. 2!! You guys are killing me. I think I need to start a film appreciation group on here.
(Intro from the initial thread:)
OK. Here's the deal. Being a little bored, being a movie nerd and having a little extra time, I've built a few brackets. The idea is to, eventually, crown the Greatest Movie of All Time. (Hence the thread title.)
First, these are the movies I happened to choose. Some good ones got left out. Some that you think are good aren't thought good by the masses or, more importantly, by me -- since, well, I made the bracket. And you may then disagree with the seedings, too. And that's fair. But just play along, if you're interested. Could be fun.
Reply on the thread with the seeds and names of your winners of each pairing. I'll let the first round go for a while, then add up the votes and post the winners/next round's pairings.
Not represented in this particular tournament are the 'smaller' genres, like war, western, documentary, etc. And, sorry international MFPers, I didn't go foreign, either. So consider this The Greatest (American) Movie of All Time Bracket Tourney, I suppose.
The four genre regions are Comedy, Action, Sci-Fi/Fantasy and Drama/Thriller. Winners of each region will be determined, starting with Comedy, and then will pair off for the Final Four. Comedy will face Drama/Thriller, Action will meet Sci-Fi/Fantasy.
And to spark more discussion, feel free to give your reasons for some of your choices!
Comedy's region has a winner; the genre will be represented in the Final Four by Monty Python: Holy Grail. Action, too, has given us a representative in Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Arc. Sci-Fi/Fantasy's champion is Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back. And now, Drama/Thriller.
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Greatest Movie Of All Time: Drama/Thriller Region Elite Eight
16 Silence of the Lambs
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9 Rear Window
5 Casablanca
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4 Schindler's List
19 To Kill a Mocking Bird
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6 The Godfather, Part II
10 Psycho
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15 Shawshank Redemption
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9 Rear Window
4 Schindler's List
19 To Kill a Mocking Bird
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16 Silence of the Lambs
5 Casablanca
19 To Kill a Mocking Bird
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16 Silence of the Lambs
4 Schindler's List
6 The Godfather, Part II
15 Shawshank Redemption0 -
Greatest Movie Of All Time: Drama/Thriller Region Elite Eight
16 Silence of the Lambs
4 Schindler's List
6 The Godfather, Part II
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Greatest Movie Of All Time: Drama/Thriller Region Elite Eight
16 Silence of the Lambs
5 Casablanca - this was a tough one
6 The Godfather, Part II
10 Psycho - the original0 -
Greatest Movie Of All Time: Drama/Thriller Region Elite Eight
16 Silence of the Lambs
5 Casablanca
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9 Rear Window
5 Casablanca
6 The Godfather, Part II
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16 Silence of the Lambs
5 Casablanca
6 The Godfather, Part II
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Greatest Movie Of All Time: Drama/Thriller Region Elite Eight
16 Silence of the Lambs
4 Schindler's List
19 To Kill a Mocking Bird
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16 Silence of the Lambs
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Greatest Movie Of All Time: Drama/Thriller Region Elite Eight
16 Silence of the Lambs
5 Casablanca
6 The Godfather, Part II
15 Shawshank Redemption
** perhaps said host shouldn't critique the popular vote! I mean... this wasn't a competition of what movies are ranked the highest, it was which ones are the most popular with said voters... Ha! It really was about the seedings anyway - I mean, Godfather vs Silence of the Lambs?!? Almost an impossible choice... almost! LMAO.0 -
Greatest Movie Of All Time: Drama/Thriller Region Elite Eight
16 Silence of the Lambs
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9 Rear Window
5 Casablanca
vs.
4 Schindler's List
19 To Kill a Mocking Bird
vs.
6 The Godfather, Part II
10 Psycho
vs.
15 Shawshank Redemption
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Greatest Movie Of All Time: Drama/Thriller Region Elite Eight
16 Silence of the Lambs (I haven't seen Rear WIndow)
5 Casablanca (Haven't seen either of these 2 but can quote from this one)
19 To Kill a Mocking Bird (Love this movie)
15 Shawshank Redemption (One of the best movies I've ever seen)0 -
Greatest Movie Of All Time: Drama/Thriller Region Elite Eight
16 Silence of the Lambs
4 Schindler's List
6 The Godfather, Part II
15 Shawshank Redemption0 -
16 Silence of the Lambs
4 Schindler's List
19 To Kill A Mockingbird
15 Shawshank Redemption0 -
Silence of the Lambs
Casablanca
To Kill a Mockingbird
Shawshank Redemption (introduced this one to my kid's over the weekend... needless to say, they loved it!)0 -
Greatest Movie Of All Time: Drama/Thriller Region Elite Eight
16 Silence of the Lambs
4 Schindler's List
19 To Kill a Mocking Bird
15 Shawshank Redemption0 -
The greatest movie of all time is TOMBSTONE.
The greatest thriller is the original The Thing.0 -
The greatest movie of all time is TOMBSTONE.
The greatest thriller is the original The Thing.
I'm willing to be your huckleberry, but neither made the list.
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9 Rear Window
4 Schindler's List
6 The Godfather, Part II
15 Shawshank Redemption0 -
Greatest Movie Of All Time: Drama/Thriller Region Elite Eight
9 Rear Window
5 Casablanca
19 To Kill a Mocking Bird
15 Shawshank Redemption0 -
Greatest Movie Of All Time: Drama/Thriller Region Elite Eight
16 Silence of the Lambs
4 Schindler's List
19 To Kill a Mocking Bird
15 Shawshank Redemption
Great thread, by the way.0 -
Rear Window
Casablanca
To Kill a Mocking Bird
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Greatest Movie Of All Time: Drama/Thriller Region Elite Eight
16 Silence of the Lambs
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9 Rear Window ABSTAIN - Never seen Rear Window
5 Casablanca
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4 Schindler's List
19 To Kill a Mocking Bird
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6 The Godfather, Part II -- ABSTAIN - Never saw Godfather, Part II
10 Psycho --- Love Shawshank, but Psycho is a cultural pehomenon
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15 Shawshank Redemption0 -
Get your votes in ... will try to tally tonight and post new pairings!0
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16 Silence of the Lambs
4 Schindler's List
6 The Godfather, Part II
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Greatest Movie Of All Time: Drama/Thriller Region Elite Eight Results
16 Silence of the Lambs def. 9 Rear Window, 17-6
5 Casablanca def. 4 Schindler's List, 12-11
19 To Kill a Mocking Bird def. 6 The Godfather, Part II, 13-10
15 Shawshank Redemption def. 10 Psycho, 19-50 -
sad, sad, sad results. have people maybe just not seen the first two godfather movies? (don't watch the third. really. I'm saving you here.)
Final Four is up.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/618627-greatest-movie-of-all-time-drama-thriller-final-four0 -
sad, sad, sad results. have people maybe just not seen the first two godfather movies? (don't watch the third. really. I'm saving you here.)
Final Four is up.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/618627-greatest-movie-of-all-time-drama-thriller-final-four0
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