Horror Director Tournament

[bwind22]

I have selected 16 of the most reknowned horror directors (Well, 14 actually, plus 2 up and coming horror directors) to compile a tournament to determine the greatest horror director of all time...


You can vote based on whatever you want. First director to 7 votes wins (but if I'm not online to decalre the match over, it continues until I am which means the first director to 7 votes may not neccesarily end up winning if the other one passes him before I sign on and update the thread.)



Anyways, there's only 16 director's involved so most people should be familiar with at least a couple of their films...

Ready? Here we go......

Round 1 - Match 1

Alexadre Aja - High Tension, The Hills Have Eyes (remake), {FYI- He's also directing Halloween 9, due in 2007.}

vs.

Tobe Hooper - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (original), Eaten Alive, Salem's Lot, The Funhouse, Poltergeist, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, Spontaneous Combustion, The Mangler, Crocodile, The Toolbox Murders (remake)

[Dante'sInferno]

Tobe Hooper.





Heh,you will be putting me in this thing in a couple of years.:D

[AUSTIN316426808]

Alexandre Aja

High Tension's script was a little suspect which is the only bad thing I have to say about it. Hills Have Eyes was one of the very rare good remakes and with an upcoming Halloween film, plus only being about 28 I believe, he's got the potential to blow Hooper away.

[bwind22]

I was expecting a blowout, but we're all tied up right now after the first couple of votes. 1-1





Aja is only 27! (Hard to believe the guy's less than 2 years older than me and already has 2 pretty kick ass films under his belt plus another on the way. I need to get my ass in gear...)

[AUSTIN316426808]

Originally posted by bwind22
I was expecting a blowout, but we're all tied up right now after the first couple of votes. 1-1


I totally expect a 7+ to my 1, obviously he hasn't surpassed Hooper in films made or quality films made, but he got my vote because I believe in time he'll far surpass him.

[Zero]

Originally posted by AUSTIN316426808
Alexandre Aja

High Tension's script was a little suspect which is the only bad thing I have to say about it. Hills Have Eyes was one of the very rare good remakes and with an upcoming Halloween film, plus only being about 28 I believe, he's got the potential to blow Hooper away.

oddly enough - i'm going to agree with Austin. . . Hooper has had a decent run, TCM is one of the greatest American horror films and Poltergeist had a few non-Speilberg moments. . . but Aja shows promise and I'll vote for promise (at least over a disappointing career)

[The Flayed One]

Alexandre Aja

[Abominus]

Hooper still gets my vote out of respect for past gems.

[bwind22]

This is blowing me away, but Aja leads Hooper 3-2!!!

This could be a major upset in the making.

Need more votes...

[Yellow Jacket]

Tobe Hooper

[noctuary]

Another vote for Aja here. Sure, he's only made two films so far, but both of them were excellent. Hooper, on the other hand, has made a very few good films, and a lot of really awful ones in a 30+ year career. Not a good average.

[SKOOFx]

AJA

[Angelakillsluts]

you people are crazy... :p

Tobe Hooper

(The ending to Haute Tension ruined the movie completely for me)

[bwind22]

Originally posted by Angelakillsluts
(The ending to Haute Tension ruined the movie completely for me) [/B]

I couldn't agree more.



Aja leads 5-4! Need more votes...


(And just FYI, I'll be signing off now until much later this evening so vote away....)

[alkytrio666]

Tobe Hooper

[MisterSadistro]

As an overall director, I'll have to go with Aja. Yes, ending of 'High Tension' sucked royally, but it had a lot more going on in it than that.
CK

[The_Return]

Aja

[Posher778]

Tobe Hooper. I hated High tension for the most part.

[bwind22]

Alexandre Aja pulls out a massive upset over Tobe Hooper 7-6! (wow!)



Round 1 - Match 2

Dario Argento - The Bird with Crystal Plumage, Deep Red, Suspiria, Inferno, Tenebre, Inferno, Opera, The Card Player


Clive Barker - Hellraiser, NIghtbreed, Lord of Illusions



First one to 7 wins...

[The_Return]

Argento...

[Yellow Jacket]

Very tough match. But, I'm going to go with Clive Barker.

[friday13thfan]

Barker

[Zero]

Originally posted by The_Return
Argento...

[Posher778]

Originally posted by The_Return
Argento...

[AUSTIN316426808]

Argento

[The Mothman]

Dario. all of his movies are exceptional.

[Dante'sInferno]

Originally posted by AUSTIN316426808
Argento

[noctuary]

Just to pound another nail in the coffin...

Argento

[Angelakillsluts]

Definately Argento.

[MisterSadistro]

Argento

[bwind22]

Dario destroys Clive 9-2!

Next match coming right up.

[bwind22]

Round 1 - Match 3


Let's see if the tournaments only other up & comer (The first was Aja) can pull off as big an upset as his new school peer...



Eli Roth - Cabin Fever, Hostel {He is also slated to direct 4 more upcoming horror films between now and 2007. Hostel 2, The Box, The Bad Seed and Cell.}

David Cronenberg - Shivers, Rabid (aka Rage), The Brood, Scanners, Videodrome, The Dead Zone, The Fly, Dead Ringers

First one to 7 wins.

[The Mothman]

thats a hard one, but ill go with cronenberg.

[MisterSadistro]

Eli Roth couldn't direct traffic down a one way street :D
CRONENBERG !!!!!!
CK

[bwind22]

They'll all be hard. I only took 16 very well known directors.



2-0 Cronenberg is out to an early lead!

[AUSTIN316426808]

Cronenberg

[The Flayed One]

Originally posted by AUSTIN316426808
Cronenberg

[The_Punisher]

Cronenberg


Not that anyone cares, but this is my 101st post, yeah for me, it only took like 2 and a half years.

[The_Return]

Cronenburg, no question

[Zero]

Originally posted by MisterSadistro
Eli Roth couldn't direct traffic down a one way street :D
CRONENBERG !!!!!!
CK

ditto

[bwind22]

Cronenberg serves Eli up with the tournaments first shutout!

7-0!



Next match up in a minute...

[bwind22]

Round 2 - Match 4





Sam Raimi - Evil Dead, Evil Dead 2, Army of Darkness, Crimewave, Darkman, The Gift {Sam also directed the 1st 2 Spiderman movies, The Quick & The Dead, and A Simple Plan.}


Peter Jackson - Bad Taste, Braindead (aka Dead Alive), The Frighteners (Peter also made the Lord of the Rings trilogy and King Kong.)





2 directors that started out in the sloppy gore genre but have worked their ways all the way to being mega Hollywood players....


Who will come out on top?

[Zero]

wowzers - this one is tough . . . i like them both a great deal. . . but. . . boy. . . oh, pooh nuts


PETER JACKSON

[Despare]

Sam Raimi

[SKOOFx]

SAM

[AUSTIN316426808]

Raimi

[The Flayed One]

Ouch.....gotta go with Sam Raimi.

[noctuary]

Raimi

[MisterSadistro]

Since 'King Kong' dragged on forever in what I'd consider to be the closest contest yet, I'll have to go with Raimi on this.
CK

[bwind22]

6-1 Sam Raimi leads Peter Jackson!

Can PJ pull off the comeback???



Need more votes..............

[The_Return]

They both have made some incredible films, but I have to say Sam Raimi comes out on top.

[AUSTIN316426808]

If this were the 'Directors Tournament' then it'd be a hard match but it's the 'Horror Directors Tournament', so imo it's Raimi hands down.

[Angelakillsluts]

I'm going to say Peter Jackson to keep it alive since I can't decide. Don't care for his new stuff at all but oh well.

[Yeti.13]

Sam's early stuff was good but got a bit weker, all of Jacksons work is solid, so Jackson.

[alkytrio666]

Peter Jackson

[The Mothman]

Dead alive and Evil Dead are my two favorite horror films of all time. this is a tough one...I'd have to say Peter jackson, because Riami has some crappy ones under his belt, whilst all of PJ's films are phenomonal. both are both excellent either way.

[Jacob Singer]

Peter Jackson

[Abominus]

Raimi Raimi Raimi!

[Yellow Jacket]

Sam Raimi

[bwind22]

10-6 Sam Raimi manages to fend off Peter Jackson, who made a surge at the end, but it was too little too late.

Next match coming right up.

[AUSTIN316426808]

Originally posted by The Mothman
all of PJ's films are phenomonal.


The Valley and Meet the Feebles(among a couple others) are phenomenal?

[bwind22]

Round 1 - Match 5


Stuart Gordon - Re-Animator, From Beyond, Dolls, The Pit & The Pendulum (1990), Castle Freak, Dagon, King of the Ants {Stuart is currently working on a horror film called Stuck, due out in 2007.}

Don Coscarelli - Phantasm, Phantasm 2, Phantasm 3, Phantasm 4 and Bubba Ho-Tep {Don also directed The Beastmaster ad is currently working on a prequel to Bubba Ho-Tep called Bubba Nosferatu.}


First one to 7 votes wins.

[AUSTIN316426808]

Gordon

Wonder who'd get Bwinds vote?:D

[bwind22]

Originally posted by AUSTIN316426808
Gordon

Wonder who'd get Bwinds vote?:D

Haha. No kidding. He's lucky he made Bubba Ho-Tep or he wouldn't have even been put in this tournament to begin with!

[MisterSadistro]

I'll go with Gordon just because we had on his episode from the 'Masters of Horror' series and I've been impersonating him ever since :D
CK

[GorePhobia]

Don Coscarelli

[Despare]

Stuart Gordon

Loved King of the Ants, very under-rated.

[bwind22]

Originally posted by Despare


Loved King of the Ants, very under-rated.

Agreed. Awesome flick.



Gordon leads Coscarelli 3-1!

Need more votes....

[Zero]

Originally posted by GorePhobia
Don Coscarelli

[The Flayed One]

Coscarelli

[noctuary]

Gordon

[The_Return]

Gordon

[Abominus]

Coscarelli

[alkytrio666]

Gordon

[Thomasgeorge]

gordan

[Angelakillsluts]

Stuart Gordon

[The_Punisher]

Coscarelli

[mothermold]

Don Coscarelli

[bwind22]

Stuart Gordon wins over Don Coscarelli 8-6!

Next match coming right up........

[bwind22]

Round 1 - Match 6

M. Night Shyamalan - The 6th Sense, Signs, The Village, Unbreakable

Alfred Hitchcock - Rear Window, Dial M For Murder, Psycho, Vertigo, The Birds, North by Northwest (And waaay too many more to list off, but those are his most major ones.)

[Thomasgeorge]

hitchcock

[AUSTIN316426808]

Hitchcock

[chainleen]

Hitchcock

[Jacob Singer]

Hitchcock

[noctuary]

Hitchcock

[GorePhobia]

Hitchcock

I hate M Night Shyamalan

[AUSTIN316426808]

Originally posted by bwind22
Round 1 - Match 6

M. Night Shyamalan - The 6th Sense, Signs, The Village, Unbreakable

Alfred Hitchcock - Rear Window, Dial M For Murder, Psycho, Vertigo, The Birds, North by Northwest (And waaay too many more to list off, but those are his most major ones.)


You wanna just end this now and give the tourney to Hitchcock? Why put off the inevitable.

[Yeti.13]

Hitchcock

[alkytrio666]

You have to be joking me.

http://i.cnn.net/v5cache/TCM/Images/Dynamic/i34/AlfredHitchcock_WP_1024x768_091620051500.jpg

[Despare]

Originally posted by AUSTIN316426808
You wanna just end this now and give the tourney to Hitchcock? Why put off the inevitable.

There are a lot of younger people voting though, there's a slight chance different tastes will prevail in this one. Although I doubt it heh.

Hitchcock.

[Yellow Jacket]

Alfred Hitchcock

[Abominus]

Hitchcock

[mothermold]

Originally posted by Abominus
Hitchcock

Done and done.

[bwind22]

Alfred Hitchcock serves Shyamalan up with a nice cup of ass-whooping to emerege an early tournament favorite...

Next match coming right up....


And Austin, are you so sure HItchcock has it in the bag? He's the master of suspense, not the master of horror. Plus, with guys like Romero, Craven and Carpenter still in the tourney, I don't think anything is set in stone yet.

[bwind22]

Okay, because I realized I left a couple of very notable directors out of the tournament originally, I have expanded the field to include 32 directors, instead of only 16.

Round 1 - Match 7

Lucio Fulci - A Lizard in Womans Skin, Dont Torture a Duckling, Dracula in the Provinces, The Psychic, Zombie (aka Zombi 2) , City of the Living Dead (aka The Gates of Hell), Black Cat, The Beyond, The House by the Cemetary, The Ripper, Evil Eye, Touch of Death, The Sweet House of Horrors, Demonia (aka Liza), Voices from Beyond {Plus waaaaay too many other films for me to list off here. Check out imdb.com for a complete list.}

Guillermo del Toro - Cronos, Mimic, The Devil's Backbone, Blade 2, Hellboy, Pan's Labrynth {He is also working on Hellboy 2, and another horror film called A Killing on Carnival Row. Both due in 2007.}

First one to 7 wins.

[AUSTIN316426808]

Originally posted by bwind22


And Austin, are you so sure HItchcock has it in the bag? He's the master of suspense, not the master of horror. Plus, with guys like Romero, Craven and Carpenter still in the tourney, I don't think anything is set in stone yet.


I guess you're right, I've seen The Good, The Bad and The Ugly get beat by The Thing and Taxi Driver lose to X-Men I think it was... So anything can happen in an hdc tourney.


anyway...

Fulci

[bwind22]

Fulci jumps out in front 1-0!

Need more votes....

[The_Punisher]

del Torro

[Thomasgeorge]

del toro

[Yeti.13]

Fulci, done far more for horror than Toro

[Despare]

Lucio Fulci

[noctuary]

del Toro

I like Fulci's movies, but I really think that del Toro is the superior filmmaker.

[The Flayed One]

Originally posted by Despare
Lucio Fulci

[MisterSadistro]

Del Toro
CK

[alkytrio666]

Fulci

[Angelakillsluts]

fulci

[bwind22]

Fulci leads, but del Toro isn't going down without a fight. 6-4!


Need more votes...

[Twilight_Zone]

Fulci

[bwind22]

Lucio Fulci drives the nail into the coffin and takes a 7-4 victory!

Next match coming right up!

[bwind22]

Round 1 - Match 8


Cristophe Gans - Necronomicon: Book of the Dead, Brotherhood of the Wolf, Silent Hill

Wes Craven - Last House on the Left, the Hills Have Eyes, Swamp Thing, Nightmare on Elm Street, Chiller, The Hills Have Eyes 2, The Serpent and the Rainbow, Shocker, The People Under the Stairs, New Nightmare, Vampire in Brooklyn, Scream, Scream 2, Scream 3, Cursed, Red Eye



Something tells me this match may end up kind of one-sided, but there's only one way to find out.

First one to 7 wins....

[Twilight_Zone]

Wes Craven

[Yeti.13]

Wes Craven

[alkytrio666]

Wes

[mothermold]

Wes Craven

[Dante'sInferno]

Although, i liked Silent Hill.It has nothing on all the stuff Craven's done.





So Craven.:)

[Tat2]

W.C.

[bwind22]

So far Wes Craven is demolishing Gans 6-0!

Need more votes...

[Angelakillsluts]

Wes Craven

[bwind22]

Craven puts the nail in the coffin and comes out on top with a 7-0 shut out!

Next match coming right up...

[bwind22]

Round 1 - Match 9

Next up we have our first of only 2 Asian directors battling it out with an American legend. Who will come out on top?


Takashi Shimizu - Ju-On, Ju-On 2, Tomie: Rebirth, The Grudge, Marebito, Rinne {He is also working on American remake of The Grudge 2, as well as The Grudge 3 and two other horror films called Parasyte and The Death.}


John Carpenter - Halloween, The Fog, The Thing, Christine, Prince of Darkness, They Live!, Memoirs of an Invisible Man, In the Mouth of Madness, Village of the Damned (remake), Vampires, Ghosts of Mars. {John has also made a number of notable non-horror films including Assault on Precinct 13 (original), Escape from New York, Starman, Big Trouble in Little China and Escape from LA.}

First one to 7 votes wins it.

[The_Punisher]

Carpenter

[Abominus]

John Carpenter

[The Flayed One]

Originally posted by Abominus
John Carpenter

[bwind22]

JC leads 3-0.


Need more votes...

[Zero]

johnny C.

[noctuary]

Carpenter

[MisterSadistro]

Takashi Shimizu.
CK

[bwind22]

5-1 Carpenter leads.

Need more votes...

[AUSTIN316426808]

Carpenter

[The Mothman]

This one is an extremely easy decision. john.

[Despare]

John Carpenter

[alkytrio666]

J.C.

[The_Return]

Ive only seen 1 of Shimizu's films, but the rest of his films cant be anywhere near good enough to beat my personal favourite horror director.

John Carpenter.

Question - Is William Castle in this?

[Nyarlathotep]

Originally posted by The_Return
Question - Is William Castle in this?

jacques tourneur?

terence fisher?

tod browning?

james whale?

mario bava?

[The Flayed One]

Originally posted by Nyarlathotep
jacques tourneur?

terence fisher?

tod browning?

james whale?

mario bava?

Uwe Boll?

[bwind22]

John Carpenter wins 9-1!

Next match coming right up!

[bwind22]

William Castle? - Yep.

jacques tourneur? - No.

terence fisher? - Yep.

tod browning? - Yep.

james whale? - Yep.

mario bava? - Yep.

Uwe Boll? - Uh, no. House of the Dead, Alone in the Dark & BloodRayne are not enough to earn yourself consideration for the title of best horror director.

[bwind22]

Round 1 - Match 11


Herschel Gordon Lewis - Blood Feast, 2000 Maniacs, Color Me Blood Red, A Taste for Blood, The Wizard of Gore, The Gore Gore Girls (aka Blood Orgy), Blood Feast 2: All You Can Eat

Tod Browning - Dracula (1931), Freaks, The Devil Doll, Dracula (1966)

Both of these directors have dozens of other non-horror films as well so be sure to check out their profiles at imdb.com if you want more info.

First one to 7 wins....

[alkytrio666]

Tod Browning

[Zero]

Browning - the architect of the American horror film and, if i might be so bold, the person who should without a doubt win this competition (though he's not my favourite director)

[Twilight_Zone]

Tod Browning

[Dante'sInferno]

Originally posted by alkytrio666
Tod Browning

[persuasian70]

Browning

[MisterSadistro]

Browning
CK

[bwind22]

Browning is beating Lewis 6-0!

Need more votes....







(And it would appear there is some dissention amongst the voters as only a couple matchs ago Austin was telling me to end the tourney and give it to Hitchcock. Now, we see Browning emerge as another fan favorite. Should make for some very interesting matches down the stretch...)

[Tat2]

Browning

[bwind22]

Browning colors Lewis blood red and demolishes him with a 7-0 shutout!


Next match will be up in a few minutes...

[bwind22]

Round 1 - Match 12

I know I said earlier there were only 2 up and coming directors but that was before I doubled the tourney size.

Rob Zombie - House of 1000 Corpses, The Devils Rejects

David Schmoeller - The Tourist Trap, Crawlspace, Curse IV: The Ultimate Sacrifice, Puppet Master, The Arrival, Netherworld

First one to 7 wins...

[Tat2]

Gotta go with:

Rob Zombie.

[Dante'sInferno]

Rob Zombie

[bwind22]

Rob Zombie out to a quick 2-0 lead.

Need more votes....

[mothermold]

Rob Zombie

[AUSTIN316426808]

Zombie

[bwind22]

Zombie continues to batter Schmoeller in to the ground. 4-0

Need more votes...

[chainleen]

Rob Zombie

[The Flayed One]

Originally posted by mothermold
Rob Zombie

[Zero]

sorry - i hated both zombie's films and, to be honest, only like the older white zombie music so. . .

David Schmoeller

[bwind22]

6-1 Rob Zombie leads.

Need more votes...

[noctuary]

Zombie

[bwind22]

7-1 Rob Zombie defeats David Schmoeller!


Next match up in a few minutes....

[bwind22]

Round 1 - Match 13



Mario Bava - Black Sunday, The Evil Eye, Black Sabbath, Blood and Black Lace, Curse of the Vampires, Kill Baby Kill, Island of Terror, Hatchet for the Honeymoon, Bay of Blood, Baron Blood, The House of Exorcism, Schock

Lamberto Bava - Macabre, A Blade in the Dark, Devil Fish, Demons, You'll Die at Midnight (aka Midnight Horror), Demons 2, Graveyard Disturbance, The Changeling 2, Delirium, The Prince of Terror, Demons 3: The Ogre, Dinner with a Vampire, Demons 5: The Devil's Veil, School of Fear


The Bava boys will battle it out here in match 13 to see who will move on to the next round!

First one to 7 votes wins...

[MisterSadistro]

Mario
CK

[Yeti.13]

Mario

[Despare]

Mario Bava

[kpropain]

Mario

[AUSTIN316426808]

Originally posted by Despare
Mario Bava

[The_Return]

http://www.pixelydixel.com/img/marioorquestra.jpg

[Twilight_Zone]

mario

[Yellow Jacket]

Mario Bava

[bwind22]

Mario wins 8-0! (I woulda voted for Lamberto though simply because of how much I like Demons & Demons 2.)



Next match up in a few minutes....

[bwind22]

Round 1 - Match 14

Ridley Scott - Alien, Hannibal {Ridley also directed Blade Runner, Legend, Thelma & Louise, 1492: Conquest of Paradise, White Squall, G.I. Jane, Gladiator, Blackhawk Down, Matchstick Men, Kingdom of Heaven. Ridley also has 2 movies scheduled for a 2006 release, American Gangster and A Good Year.}

Roman Polanski - Repulsion, The Fearless Vampire Killers, Rosemary's Baby, The Tenant, The Ninth Gate {Roman also directed Cul-de-sac, The Tragedy of MacBeth, What?, Chinatown, Pirates, Frantic, Bitter Moon, Death and the Maiden, The Pianist, Oliver Twist.}

First one to 7 wins...

[Tat2]

Tough One.

Ridley Scott

[Dante'sInferno]

Ridley Scott



Even though i really did like the 9th Gate.

[persuasian70]

Ridley Scott

[bwind22]

Wow, the surprises never end. (Rosemarys Baby has one of my favorite endings.)

Ridley Scott is beating Roman Polanski 3-0 out of the gate.

Need more votes...

[mothermold]

Double tuff match.



Ridley Scott.

[bwind22]

4-0 Scott leading...

Need more votes...

[Yeti.13]

Don't want to see a shut out but is is a tough one
Roman Polanski

[The_Punisher]

Ridley Scott

[bwind22]

5-1 Ridley Scott leads...


Need more votes....

[MisterSadistro]

Polanski
CK

[bwind22]

5-2 Ridley Scott still leads, but could Roman Polanski be staging a comeback?

Need more votes...

[Despare]

Ridley Scott

[The Flayed One]

Roman Polanski

[bwind22]

6-3 Ridley still hanging on to the lead, but can he seal the deal?

Need more votes....

[Zero]

Originally posted by Despare
Ridley Scott

[alkytrio666]

Ridley Scott

[Twilight_Zone]

Ridley

[The_Return]

Polanski

[Yellow Jacket]

Roman Polanski

[bwind22]

9-5 Ridley Scott fends off Roman Polanski to move on to the 2nd round...

Next match up in a few minutes....

[bwind22]

Round 1 - Match 15

Terence Fisher - Three's Company, The Curse of Frankenstein (1957), Dracula (aka Horror of Dracula, 1958), The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958), The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Man Who Could Cheat Death, The Mummy, The Stranglers of Bombay, The Brides of Dracula, The Two Faces of Dr. Jeckyll, The Curse of the Werewolf, The Phantom of the Opera, The Horror of it All, The Gorgon, The Earth Dies Screaming, Island of Terror, Dracula: Prince of Darkness, Island of the Burning Damned, Frankenstein Created Woman, The Devils Bride, Frankenstein Must be Destroyed, Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell {Terence also directed dozens of other non horror films throughout his career.}

James Whale - Frankenstein (1931), The Old Dark House, The Invisible Man (1933), Bride of Frankenstein (1935), The Invisible Man (1966) {James also directed several other non-horror films as well.}

First one to 7 votes wins it...

[Tat2]

Tough one!

James Whale

[bwind22]

Whale takes the early 1-0 lead.

Need more votes...

[chainleen]

Whale

[bwind22]

Whale leads 2-0.

Need more votes...

[MisterSadistro]

Whale
CK

[Abominus]

The white Whale!

[bwind22]

Whale takes a 4-0 lead...


Still need more votes...

[Yeti.13]

James Whale

[Zero]

Originally posted by Yeti.13
James Whale

[alkytrio666]

Oh my God.

James Whale, of course. Now here's an example of a horror master.

[The Flayed One]

There's absolutely NO WAY Fisher should go without at least one vote.

Fisher.

[The_Return]

James Whale hands down

[Thomasgeorge]

Originally posted by Yeti.13
James Whale

[bwind22]

Whale wins 9-1 to advance to the 2nd round.


Final round 1 match coming up in a few minutes...

[bwind22]

Round 1 - Match 16


Ronny Yu - Bride of Chucky, Freddy vs. Jason

Takashi Miike - Audition, N-Girls vs. Vampire, Ichi the Killer, Gozu, You've Got a Call, Izo, The Great Yokai War,.

Both of these directors have dozens of other films that don't fall in to the horror genre. Check out imdb.com for their full filmographies.

First one to 7 wins.


This is the final match of Round 1.

[The_Return]

Originally posted by bwind22
William Castle? - Yep.


LIAR!


Miike

[persuasian70]

takashi Miike

[Dante'sInferno]

Takashi Miike

[mothermold]

Originally posted by Dante'sInferno
Takashi Miike

[bwind22]

Originally posted by The_Return
LIAR!


Miike


Miike leads 4-0! Need more votes....



You're right. I DID lie, but not about Castle being in the tournament. I lied when I said this was the 16th match of Round 1. It's actually the 15th and I totally overlooked one on accident, so fear not, William Castle is still coming up. But be warned, he faces some very tough competition.

[The Flayed One]

Originally posted by Dante'sInferno
Takashi Miike

[chainleen]

Miike

[Yeti.13]

Takashi Miike, no question!:D

[bwind22]

Miike destroys Ronny Yu 8-0 to advance to the next round.


Now, the real last match of Round 1 is coming up in a moment...

[bwind22]

Round 1 - Final Match

Willaim Castle - Undertow, Macabre (1958), House on Haunted Hill (original), The Tingler, 13 Ghosts, Homicidal, Mr. Sadonicus, Zotz, The Old Dark House, Strait Jacket, The Night Walker, I Saw What You Did, Let's Kill Uncle, Shanks

George Romero - NIght of the Living Dead (original), Season of the Witch (aka Hungry Wives), The Crazies, Martin, Dawn of the Dead (original), Creepshow, Day of the Dead, Monkey Shines, Two Evil Eyes, The Dark Half, Bruiser, Land of the Dead {George also has a few more horror movies lined up for our future... The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, From a Buick 8 & Diamond Dead are all scheduled to hit theatres by 2007.}

First to 7 wins...

[Yeti.13]

George Romero

[_____V_____]

Romero by 10,000,000 miles and counting...

[Despare]

George Romero

[Abominus]

Curious George

[The_Return]

Dammit...

Ive been waiting for Castle's match the whole round, and now he's up against Romero? Bah!

As much as I love Castle, he doesnt even compare to the R.

George Romero

[Dante'sInferno]

George Romero

[persuasian70]

Romero by a zombie or two

[alkytrio666]

George A., all the way! Hey, hey, hey! Whadda ya' say?

[Yellow Jacket]

I love William Castle, but my vote has to go to Romero.

[Tat2]

Romero

[Thomasgeorge]

romero

[bwind22]

George Romero wins in a slam dunk shutout! 11-0!



Round 1 is now complete.



Round 2 will begin in a few minutes....

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Round 2 - Match 1

Coming off of an impressive 9-5 over Rosemary's director, Roman Polanski...

Ridley Scott - Alien, Hannibal {Ridley also directed Blade Runner, Legend, Thelma & Louise, 1492: Conquest of Paradise, White Squall, G.I. Jane, Gladiator, Blackhawk Down, Matchstick Men, Kingdom of Heaven. Ridley also has 2 movies scheduled for a 2006 release, American Gangster and A Good Year.}

And his opponent.... Coming off of the most dominant victory of anyone in the opening round... An astounding 13-0 routing of M. Night Shyamalan....

Alfred Hitchcock - Rear Window, Dial M For Murder, Psycho, Vertigo, The Birds, North by Northwest (And waaay too many more to list off, but those are his most major ones.)


First one to 7 votes wins....

[The_Return]

Hard one:rolleyes:

Hitchcock

[Dante'sInferno]

Alfred Hitchcock

[Twilight_Zone]

Alfred Hitchcock

[Yellow Jacket]

Alfred Hitchcock

[chainleen]

Hitchcock

[persuasian70]

I think if you take Ridley Scott's whole body of work, it would be a much closer race. Since this is a horror director tournament, I have to go with Hitchcock.

[alkytrio666]

Oh honestly, come on...

Sir Alfred Hitchcock

[mothermold]

Alfred Hitchcock

[bwind22]

Alfred Hitchcock continues his dominance with another shutout! 8-0! To advance to the quarter finals....


Next match will be up soon...

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Round 2 - Match 2

After surviving a 7-6 dogfight with veteran and favorite Tobe Hooper in round 1, this young up and comer will have his hands full again with yet another legend...

Alexadre Aja - High Tension, The Hills Have Eyes (remake), {FYI- He's also directing Halloween 9, due in 2007.}

Aja's opponent in round two put up an impressive 9-2 thumping of horror mastro Clive Barker in the opening round...

Dario Argento - The Bird with Crystal Plumage, Deep Red, Suspiria, Inferno, Tenebre, Inferno, Opera, The Card Player

First to 7 wins...

[Miss Olivia]

Argento...Suspiria was an original.

[Yellow Jacket]

Alexadre Aja

[mothermold]

Dario Argento.

[AUSTIN316426808]

Originally posted by bwind22
this young up and comer will have his hands full again with yet another legend.


What do you mean ''another legend''? Everybody's entitled to their own opinion I guess.

[MisterSadistro]

Argento
CK

[_____V_____]

Director of one of my most fav movies...Suspiria...

Argento

[Tat2]

Damn...not a very good match-up IMO.

Anyway, I have 2 go with Argento!!!!!!!!!!

[Thomasgeorge]

Originally posted by MisterSadistro
Argento
CK

me two

[Yeti.13]

Has to be Argento, ok his later work tends to be a bit lame but his earlier work is outstanding!!

[Dante'sInferno]

Dario Argento









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