Greatest Movie of All Time, Drama/Thriller Final Four
(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 Final Four
16 Silence of the Lambs
vs.
5 Casablanca
19 To Kill a Mocking Bird
vs.
15 Shawshank Redemption
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 Final Four
16 Silence of the Lambs
vs.
5 Casablanca
19 To Kill a Mocking Bird
vs.
15 Shawshank Redemption
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5 Casablanca
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16. Silence of the Lambs - the 'monster' is a three dimensional person, actually likable - no black and white here!
15. Shawshank Redemption - my all-time favorite movie - it all boils down to hope - if you have it you can survive anything, if you don't, anything can take you down0 -
5 Casablanca
15 Shawshank Redemption0 -
Greatest Movie Of All Time: Drama/Thriller Region Final Four
16 Silence of the Lambs
15 Shawshank Redemption
** I have a feeling that these will be landslides... but, we'll see, right?!?
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16-15
15 Wins it.0 -
Greatest Movie Of All Time: Drama/Thriller Region Final Four
16 Silence of the Lambs
19 To Kill a Mocking Bird0 -
16 Silence of the Lambs
19 To Kill a Mocking Bird0 -
Greatest Movie Of All Time: Drama/Thriller Region Final Four
5 Casablanca
15 Shawshank Redemption0 -
Casablanca and Shawshank Redemption0
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Greatest Movie Of All Time: Drama/Thriller Region Final Four
16 Silence of the Lambs
vs.
5 Casablanca
19 To Kill a Mocking Bird
vs.
15 Shawshank Redemption0 -
Silence of the Lambs
Shawshank Redemption
but, agree with tsh0ck, at least one of the Godfather movies should be up there0 -
Greatest Movie Of All Time: Drama/Thriller Region Final Four
16 Silence of the Lambs
15 Shawshank Redemption0 -
Greatest Movie Of All Time: Drama/Thriller Region Final Four
16 Silence of the Lambs
15 Shawshank Redemption
This ^^^0 -
16 Silence of the Lambs
15 Shawshank Redemption0 -
16 Silence of the Lambs
19 To Kill a Mocking Bird0 -
5 Casablanca
15 Shawshank Redemption0 -
My votes:
5 Casablanca <---- I know it's black and white, guys. but, please. watch this. classic if there ever was one.
19 To Kill a Mocking Bird <---- scout, ftw.0 -
5 Casablanca
15 Shawshank Redemption (one of my all time faves)0 -
16 Silence of the Lambs
19 To Kill a Mocking Bird0 -
16 Silence of the Lambs
15 Shawshank Redemption0 -
Casablanca
Shawshank Redemption
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I can't choose!! They are all fantastic films (although I prefer the book "To Kill A Mockingbird" over the film)
I would choose Shawshank Redemption and Silence of the Lambs, I think.0 -
Silence of the Lambs
Shawshank Redemption0 -
Shameless Bump... because I'd like to get to the Final Four - of one from each region! 0
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Silence of the lambs
Shawshank redemption0 -
Silence of the Lambs
Shawshank Redemption.
Thriller beats drama hands down!0 -
I'll let this go for a few hours, then it's results and the final pairing.0
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Greatest Movie Of All Time: Drama/Thriller Region Final Four Results
16 Silence of the Lambs def. 5 Casablanca, 16-9
15 Shawshank Redemption def. 19 To Kill a Mocking Bird, 20-50 -
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