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Greatest Movie of All Time, Sci-Fi/Fantasy's Second Round
(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. Now, it's time for Sci-Fi/Fantasy, which will then be followed by Drama/Thriller.
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SCI-FI/FANTASY: SECOND ROUND
(1) Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back vs. (16) Aliens
(8) 2001: A Space Odyssey vs. (24) Serenity
(5) Wizard of Oz vs. (12) Jurassic Park
(13) Jason and the Argonauts vs. (4) Avatar
(3) Bladerunner vs. (14) Close Encounters of the Third Kind
(6) LOTR: Return of the King vs. (11) LOTR: The Two Towers
(7) Clockwork Orange vs. (10) Star Wars: A New Hope
(18) Star Trek: Wrath of Khan vs. (2) Alien
* Note: King Kong, Body Snatchers and all the rest of the classics here are the originals, not the remake crap.
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. Now, it's time for Sci-Fi/Fantasy, which will then be followed by Drama/Thriller.
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SCI-FI/FANTASY: SECOND ROUND
(1) Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back vs. (16) Aliens
(8) 2001: A Space Odyssey vs. (24) Serenity
(5) Wizard of Oz vs. (12) Jurassic Park
(13) Jason and the Argonauts vs. (4) Avatar
(3) Bladerunner vs. (14) Close Encounters of the Third Kind
(6) LOTR: Return of the King vs. (11) LOTR: The Two Towers
(7) Clockwork Orange vs. (10) Star Wars: A New Hope
(18) Star Trek: Wrath of Khan vs. (2) Alien
* Note: King Kong, Body Snatchers and all the rest of the classics here are the originals, not the remake crap.
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(1) Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back
(24) Serenity
(12) Jurassic Park
(13) Jason and the Argonauts
(3) Bladerunner
(11) LOTR: The Two Towers (Damn you for making me choose!)
(7) Clockwork Orange
(2) Alien0 -
SCI-FI/FANTASY: SECOND ROUND
(1) Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back
(8) 2001: A Space Odyssey
(12) Jurassic Park
(4) Avatar
(3) Bladerunner
(11) LOTR: The Two Towers
(10) Star Wars: A New Hope
(18) Star Trek: Wrath of Khan0 -
(1) Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back
(8) 2001: A Space Odyssey
(5) Wizard of Oz (This one was tough for me, both movies seriously brought brand new special effects that had never been seen before.)
(4) Avatar
(14) Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Oh damn you for making me pick one of these.
(6) LOTR: Return of the King
(10) Star Wars: A New Hope
(18) Star Trek: Wrath of Khan0 -
brutal matchups this round ... and they will get worse.0
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(16) Aliens
(24) Serenity
(5) Wizard of Oz
(13) Jason and the Argonauts
(3) Bladerunner
(6) LOTR: Return of the King
(10) Star Wars: A New Hope
(18) Star Trek: Wrath of Khan0 -
(1) Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back
(8) 2001: A Space Odyssey
(12) Jurassic Park
(4) Avatar
(14) Close Encounters of the Third Kind
(11) LOTR: The Two Towers
(10) Star Wars: A New Hope
(2) Alien0 -
SCI-FI/FANTASY: SECOND ROUND
(1) Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back
(24) Serenity
(5) Wizard of Oz
(13) Jason and the Argonauts
(3) Bladerunner
(6) LOTR: Return of the King
(10) Star Wars: A New Hope
(2) Alien0 -
Very disappointed with how the first round turned out.
(1) Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back
(24) Serenity
(12) Jurassic Park
(4) Avatar
(3) Bladerunner
(11) LOTR: The Two Towers
(10) Star Wars: A New Hope
(2) Alien0 -
Very disappointed with how the first round turned out.
why?0 -
(1) Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back
(24) Serenity
(12) Jurassic Park
(13) Jason and the Argonauts (classic and awesome for its time)
(3) Bladerunner vs. (14) Close Encounters of the Third Kind (no vote)
(11) LOTR: The Two Towers
(10) Star Wars: A New Hope
(2) Alien0 -
why?
Just sad to see some of the ones I was rooting for not make it past the First Round, namely ET, Back to the Future and Donnie Darko. But it's cool.0 -
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Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back
Serenity
Wizard of Oz
Jason and the Argonauts
Bladerunner
LOTR: Return of the King
Star Wars: A New Hope
Alien0 -
(1) Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back
(8) 2001: A Space Odyssey
(12) Jurassic Park
(13) Jason and the Argonauts
(14) Close Encounters of the Third Kind
(6) LOTR: Return of the King
(10) Star Wars: A New Hope
(18) Star Trek: Wrath of Khan0 -
SCI-FI/FANTASY: SECOND ROUND
(1) Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back
(24) Serenity
(5) Wizard of Oz
(4) Avatar
(3) Bladerunner
(6) LOTR: Return of the King
(10) Star Wars: A New Hope
(18) Star Trek: Wrath of Khan0 -
I missed the first round. =( I had no idea it was up.
SCI-FI/FANTASY: SECOND ROUND
(16) Aliens
(8) 2001: A Space Odyssey
(12) Jurassic Park
(13) Jason and the Argonauts
(14) Close Encounters of the Third Kind
(6) LOTR: Return of the King
(7) Clockwork Orange (One of my all time favorite movies!)
(2) Alien0 -
SCI-FI/FANTASY: SECOND ROUND
(1) Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back
(24) Serenity
(5) Wizard of Oz
(4) Avatar
(14) Close Encounters of the Third Kind
(6) LOTR: Return of the King
(10) Star Wars: A New Hope
(2) Alien0 -
(1) Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back
(8) 2001: A Space Odyssey
(12) Jurassic Park
(4) Avatar
(14) Close Encounters of the Third Kind
(11) LOTR: The Two Towers
(10) Star Wars: A New Hope
(18) Star Trek: Wrath of Khan0 -
(1) Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back
(24) Serenity
(12) Jurassic Park
(4) Avatar
(14) Close Encounters of the Third Kind
(6) LOTR: Return of the King vs.
(10) Star Wars: A New Hope
(2) Alien0 -
(1) Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back
(24) Serenity
(12) Jurassic Park
(4) Avatar
(3) Bladerunner
(6) LOTR: Return of the King
(10) Star Wars: A New Hope
(18) Star Trek: Wrath of Khan
A couple more observations: A Clockwork Orange isn't Sci-Fi, nor is it Fantasy, Jurassic Park I still don't qualify as Sci-Fi or Fantasy. I voted for it because I liked it better lol.0 -
A couple more observations: A Clockwork Orange isn't Sci-Fi, nor is it Fantasy, Jurassic Park I still don't qualify as Sci-Fi or Fantasy. I voted for it because I liked it better lol.
guess we just disagree, brother, because I don't see any way that clockwork isn't sci-fi. double checked, and IMDB and some other online sites list it as the same. same thing with the park.
I appreciate your return, man.
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(1) Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back
(8) 2001: A Space Odyssey
(12) Jurassic Park
(13) Jason and the Argonauts
(3) Bladerunner
(6) LOTR: Return of the King
(10) Star Wars: A New Hope
(2) Alien0 -
guess we just disagree, brother, because I don't see any way that clockwork isn't sci-fi. double checked, and IMDB and some other online sites list it as the same. same thing with the park.
I appreciate your return, man.
i just consider both of those plain 'ole fiction. Not saying they aren't good movies.....but when compared to the other science fiction and fantasy that's posted....they aren't even close....like King Kong...that's not fantasy, that was even considered horror.0 -
(1) Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back
(8) 2001: A Space Odyssey
(12) Jurassic Park
(13) Jason and the Argonauts
(3) Bladerunner
(11) LOTR: The Two Towers
(10) Star Wars: A New Hope
(18) Star Trek: Wrath of Khan0 -
(1) Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back
(8) 2001: A Space Odyssey
(12) Jurassic Park
(4) Avatar
(3) Bladerunner
(6) LOTR: Return of the King
(10) Star Wars: A New Hope
(2) Alien0 -
SCI-FI/FANTASY: SECOND ROUND
(1) Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back vs. (16) Aliens
(8) 2001: A Space Odyssey vs. (24) Serenity - So hard. I like Serenity better, but 2001 is an absolute classic...
(5) Wizard of Oz vs. (12) Jurassic Park
(13) Jason and the Argonauts vs. (4) Avatar - Not so tough here.
(3) Bladerunner vs. (14) Close Encounters of the Third Kind
(6) LOTR: Return of the King vs. (11) LOTR: The Two Towers - Not sure here either. ROTK was epic, but Two Towers was so perfectly constructed. It made a LOTR fan out of me...
(7) Clockwork Orange vs. (10) Star Wars: A New Hope - Again, tough!! I could make a strong case for either one of these...
(18) Star Trek: Wrath of Khan vs. (2) Alien
MAN this was hard.........0 -
SCI-FI/FANTASY: SECOND ROUND
(1) Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back
(8) 2001: A Space Odyssey
(5) Wizard of Oz
(4) Avatar
(3) Bladerunner
(6) LOTR: Return of the King
(10) Star Wars: A New Hope
(2) Alien0 -
SCI-FI/FANTASY: SECOND ROUND
(1) Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back
(24) Serenity
(12) Jurassic Park
(4) Avatar
(3) Bladerunner
(6) LOTR: Return of the King
(7) Clockwork Orange
(2) Alien0 -
SCI-FI/FANTASY: SECOND ROUND
(1) Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back
(24) Serenity
(5) Wizard of Oz
(4) Avatar
(14) Close Encounters of the Third Kind
(6) LOTR: Return of the King
(10) Star Wars: A New Hope
(2) Alien0 -
(1) Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back
(8) 2001: A Space Odyssey
(5) Wizard of Oz
(4) Avatar
(14) Close Encounters of the Third Kind
(6) LOTR: Return of the King
(7) Clockwork Orange
(2) Alien0
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