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_____V_____ 01-18-2013 08:55 AM
How about another tournament?
 
I have had 2-3 PMs in the past couple weeks to get another one going.

Good idea or bad? Or after a while?

MichaelMyers 01-18-2013 09:00 AM
Yes, asap.

hammerfan 01-18-2013 09:06 AM
I always love your tournaments, V! I say yes!

realdealblues 01-18-2013 09:46 AM
I'm game...

newb 01-18-2013 10:01 AM
Go For It......................

_____V_____ 01-18-2013 10:54 AM
Any suggestions for themes?

hammerfan 01-18-2013 10:56 AM
Hmmm, what have we covered so far?

_____V_____ 01-18-2013 11:07 AM
http://www.horror.com/forum/forumdis...ort=replycount

Uhh...plenty. :o

hammerfan 01-18-2013 11:13 AM
Wow, I don't know that there's any subject left. LOL!

MichaelMyers 01-18-2013 11:49 AM
Best Horror Film Involving Simians Tourney.

newb 01-18-2013 01:08 PM
Best WTF moment .......doesn't have to be just "horror".

The Mothman 01-18-2013 01:21 PM
Best backyard/z-grade movies!

ImmortalSlasher 01-18-2013 04:22 PM
I wouldn't be able to join this one till next month so hopefully not soon.

_____V_____ 01-18-2013 09:07 PM
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Originally Posted by MichaelMyers (Post 943757)
Best Horror Film Involving Simians Tourney.
Any contenders who can give Kong a run for his money there?

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Originally Posted by newb (Post 943758)
Best WTF moment .......doesn't have to be just "horror".
Nice. It would be a "spoiler"-filled tourney, though.

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Originally Posted by The Mothman (Post 943759)
Best backyard/z-grade movies!
Excellent but I doubt many might have seen them.

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Originally Posted by ImmortalSlasher (Post 943764)
I wouldn't be able to join this one till next month so hopefully not soon.
Will take me some researching so yes, take your time.

Freak 01-18-2013 11:07 PM
You can always do the Video Game Character one that I could never get off the ground. Could give tons of suggestions for that one.

hammerfan 01-19-2013 02:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Freak (Post 943768)
You can always do the Video Game Character one that I could never get off the ground. Could give tons of suggestions for that one.
I wouldn't be able to participate in that. I don't play video games and know nothing about the characters.

roshiq 01-19-2013 03:43 AM
Best Horror Movie location/premise tourney?:D

ChronoGrl 01-19-2013 04:15 AM
How 'bout a Cryptid and/or Urban Legends tournament?

_____V_____ 01-19-2013 06:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Freak (Post 943768)
You can always do the Video Game Character one that I could never get off the ground. Could give tons of suggestions for that one.
Not too many gamers in our HDC regulars these days, like hammerfan. The tourney will starve for votes.

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Originally Posted by roshiq (Post 943772)
Best Horror Movie location/premise tourney?:D
Interesting. Might be worth a shot.

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Originally Posted by ChronoGrl (Post 943773)
How 'bout a Cryptid and/or Urban Legends tournament?
Interesting thought as well. Might require quite a bit of research too.


Hmm...I have been toying with an idea since yesterday. Let me see if there's enough material to hammer out a tournament from it. Meanwhile, keep the suggestions coming.

newb 01-19-2013 08:15 AM
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Originally Posted by _____V_____ (Post 943767)



Nice. It would be a "spoiler"-filled tourney, though.
Good point

_____V_____ 01-20-2013 07:08 AM
Working on 2 ideas since yesterday - a shorter one scraping through the bottom of the barrels, and a longer one which involves some more research.

Let's start the shorter one.

_____V_____ 01-21-2013 06:52 AM
Turns out the longer tournament idea has a huge scope to be epic.

I hope you all are a patient bunch, voters. A gigantic tournament is headed your way soon.

hammerfan 01-21-2013 07:13 AM
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Originally Posted by _____V_____ (Post 943879)
Turns out the longer tournament idea has a huge scope to be epic.

I hope you all are a patient bunch, voters. A gigantic tournament is headed your way soon.
I'm intrigued!

_____V_____ 01-22-2013 04:15 AM
Quick question - if you are listing the characters from a film/series, do you list the creatures/robots/machines in the films under characters as well?

For e.g., for 2001: A Space Odyssey, we have the character David Bowman (and other minor characters). Is HAL 9000 a character too?

hammerfan 01-22-2013 04:18 AM
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Originally Posted by _____V_____ (Post 943902)
Quick question - if you are listing the characters from a film/series, do you list the creatures/robots/machines in the films under characters as well?

For e.g., for 2001: A Space Odyssey, we have the character David Bowman (and other minor characters). Is HAL 9000 a character too?
If you're asking me, personally, and not as a rule, yes, I would. Not sure what the rule would be.

EDIT: I went to IMDB. Using your example of 2001: A Space Odyssey, they do list the actor that provided the voice for HAL9000.

realdealblues 01-22-2013 04:56 AM
I was actually going to suggest maybe a best "killer" (or in general) Robot/Cyborg/Machine tournament...but perhaps you have something similar/better in mind V :)

Yes, I would definitely consider HAL9000 to be a character.

_____V_____ 01-22-2013 05:13 AM
Thanks, guys.

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Originally Posted by hammerfan (Post 943903)
If you're asking me, personally, and not as a rule, yes, I would. Not sure what the rule would be.

EDIT: I went to IMDB. Using your example of 2001: A Space Odyssey, they do list the actor that provided the voice for HAL9000.
Providing a voice is different, don't you think?

We can judge the performance of an actor, but can we judge the performance of a machine/creature character? What about emotion? Does a machine emote? Does it have "character" to be considered as an actual character?

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Originally Posted by realdealblues (Post 943906)
I was actually going to suggest maybe a best "killer" (or in general) Robot/Cyborg/Machine tournament...but perhaps you have something similar/better in mind V :)

Yes, I would definitely consider HAL9000 to be a character.
What about Wall-E, then? Would it be a character too, even though it's animated and has someone providing voice for it?

That's a nice idea, realdeal. I am working on something more comprehensive. 25% through the source material and I have 700+ shortlisted candidates! :eek:

hammerfan 01-22-2013 05:15 AM
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Originally Posted by _____V_____ (Post 943908)
Thanks, guys.



Providing a voice is different, don't you think?

We can judge the performance of an actor, but can we judge the performance of a machine/creature character? What about emotion? Does a machine emote? Does it have "character" to be considered as an actual character?



What about Wall-E, then? Would it be a character too, even though it's animated and has someone providing voice for it?

That's a nice idea, realdeal. I am working on something more comprehensive. 25% through the source material and I have 700+ shortlisted candidates! :eek:
Yes and yes. :D

_____V_____ 01-22-2013 05:16 AM
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Originally Posted by hammerfan (Post 943909)
Yes and yes. :D
You just made my job a lot more harder. :D

realdealblues 01-22-2013 05:48 AM
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Originally Posted by _____V_____ (Post 943908)

We can judge the performance of an actor, but can we judge the performance of a machine/creature character? What about emotion? Does a machine emote? Does it have "character" to be considered as an actual character?
Think about the "Short Circuit" movies and Johnny 5. He most certainly showed emotion :) He was "really pissed off" at Oscar after being betrayed in Part 2.

On the reverse side, it made "me" cry as a kid when they killed him even though he was just a machine...

_____V_____ 01-22-2013 11:16 AM
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Originally Posted by realdealblues (Post 943911)
Think about the "Short Circuit" movies and Johnny 5. He most certainly showed emotion :) He was "really pissed off" at Oscar after being betrayed in Part 2.

On the reverse side, it made "me" cry as a kid when they killed him even though he was just a machine...
Valid point. My workload got increased. :)


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