Greatest Movie of All Time, Drama/Thriller Title Match
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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 Championship
16 Silence of the Lambs
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 Championship
16 Silence of the Lambs
vs.
15 Shawshank Redemption
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Greatest Movie Of All Time: Drama/Thriller Region Championship
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Greatest Movie Of All Time: Drama/Thriller Region Championship
16 Silence of the Lambs
vs.
15 Shawshank Redemption
Love Shawshank, but greatest drama/thriller of all time? Methinks probably not.0 -
Greatest Movie Of All Time: Drama/Thriller Region Championship
16 Silence of the Lambs
vs.
15 Shawshank Redemption
Love Shawshank, but greatest drama/thriller of all time? Methinks probably not.
agreed. which is why something like casablanca or godfather or raging bull not being here is so baffling.0 -
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As good as Silence of the Lambs is, I cannot believe it beat out Casablanca. Have any of you actually watched Casablanca?0
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As good as Silence of the Lambs is, I cannot believe it beat out Casablanca. Have any of you actually watched Casablanca?
I think that's the problem, honestly.0 -
Greatest Movie Of All Time: Drama/Thriller Region Championship
16 Silence of the Lambs
(I'm rooting for the seemingly big underdog on this one!)
(and, while I love Silence of the Lambs? I have to agree - Godfather should be the real winner in this one!)0 -
Shawshank Redemption!!0
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Shawshank Redemption.0
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I just finished watching this an hour ago, Gotta go with it...
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As good as Silence of the Lambs is, I cannot believe it beat out Casablanca. Have any of you actually watched Casablanca?
yep, which is why I voted for Silence of the Lambs over Casablanca
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If that's my choices Silence of the Lambs0
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well, this has gotten dusty.
I will tally tonight, just because then the region winners can start their final battle ....0 -
Greatest Movie Of All Time: Drama/Thriller Region Championship Results
15 Shawshank Redemption def. 16 Silence of the Lambs , 13-40 -
The Final Four is up, folks.
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