The All-Time HDC Tournament of Tournaments

[Papillon Noir]

Rashomon...

[_____V_____]

7-6, Halloween makes a late comeback and wins over Rashomon.

[_____V_____]

Round 2 Match 13


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Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991)
Director - James Cameron




vs.




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The Evil Dead (1981)
Director - Sam Raimi

[neverending]

Evil Dead...

[fortunato]

the evil dead, hands down.

[jenna26]

The Evil Dead

[hammerfan]

The Evil Dead

[Bub the Zombie]

Terminator 2

[missmacabre]

the evil dead

[Papillon Noir]

Terminator 2

[illdojo]

Evil Dead.....No contest.

[_____V_____]

6-2, The Evil Dead wins convincingly over T2.

[_____V_____]

Round 2 Match 14


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Blade Runner (1982)
Director - Ridley Scott




vs.




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The Fly (1986)
Director - David Cronenberg

[illdojo]

I dig Blade Runner... but I gotta go with The Fly.

[urgeok2]

blade runner

[Papillon Noir]

Blade Runner

[Geddy]

Bladerunner.

[neverending]

Blade Runner

[Dante'sInferno]

Blade Runner

[Despare]

The Fly

[Bub the Zombie]

Blade Runner

[_____V_____]

6-2, Blade Runner runs all over The Fly's remake.

[_____V_____]

Round 2 Match 15


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Unforgiven (1992)
Director - Clint Eastwood




vs.




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Hellraiser (1987)
Director - Clive Barker

[Bub the Zombie]

Unforgiven

[hammerfan]

Hellraiser

[Geddy]

Unforgiven.

[GorePhobia]

Unforgiven.

[fortunato]

i love hellraiser, but i can't vote against unforgiven.

unforgiven.

[ferretchucker]

Hellraiser...

[Dante'sInferno]

Unforgiven

[alkytrio666]

i love hellraiser, but i can't vote against unforgiven.

unforgiven.
.........................................

[AUSTIN316426808]

Unforgiven

[cactus]

Unforgiven

[Despare]

Unforgiven

[pinkfloyd45769]

Unforgiven

[newb]

Unforgiven

i'll have what he's having

[_____V_____]

11-2, Unforgiven stomps all over Hellraiser and waltzes over it.

[_____V_____]

Round 2 Match 16


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Yojimbo (1961)
Director - Akira Kurosawa




vs.




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American Psycho (2000)
Director - Mary Harron

[Geddy]

American Psycho.

[Dante'sInferno]

American Psycho

[ManchestrMorgue]

American Psycho

[AUSTIN316426808]

American Psycho

[urgeok2]

yojimbo...............

[alkytrio666]

Yojimbo...

[Bub the Zombie]

Yojimbo...

[_____V_____]

4-3, American Psycho leads over Kurosawa's Yojimbo.

[Roderick Usher]

yojimbo...

[Zero]

american psycho

[fortunato]

yojimbo...........

[GorePhobia]

American Psycho

[Freak]

American Pyscho

[Disease]

American Psycho

[neverending]

...Yojimbo

[_____V_____]

8-6, American Psycho takes it from Yojimbo.

[_____V_____]

Round 2 Match 17


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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Director - George Roy Hill




vs.




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Battle Royale aka Batoru Rowaiaru (2000)
Director - Kinji Fukasaku

[Despare]

Although I'll probably hate myself in the morning...


Battle Royale

[neverending]

Butch Cassidy

[AUSTIN316426808]

Although I'll probably hate myself in the morning...


Battle Royale


Word for word.

[cactus]

Love BR, but I've got to go with Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

[Bub the Zombie]

Butch & Sundance

[roshiq]

Battle Royale

[Kane_Hodder]

Battle Royale.
Pretty even matchup though. Just going for more viewing value.

[Disease]

Battle Royal, I never did go much on Butch Cassidy, it's such a typical movie and Battle is somthing else.

[Geddy]

Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid.

[The_Raven]

Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid.

[_____V_____]

5-5, all tied up.

Anybody's game, anyone's win.

[jenna26]

:eek: Battle Royale, I suppose.

[ChronoGrl]

Battle Royale.

[_____V_____]

7-5, Battle Royale pips Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid to the winning post.

[_____V_____]

Round 2 Match 18


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The Princess Bride (1987)
Director - Rob Reiner




vs.




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Metropolis (1927)
Director - Fritz Lang

[Disease]

Metropolis...........

[AUSTIN316426808]

The Princess Bride

[GorePhobia]

The Princess Bride.

[neverending]

Princess Bride is great fun, and I love it, but I'm going with Metropolis for its impact on cinema.

[fortunato]

Princess Bride is great fun, and I love it, but I'm going with Metropolis for its impact on cinema.

well-said.

[ferretchucker]

Never seen metropolis but from what I have seen from clips of it, it looks interesting. But, I have to go with Princess Bride.

[alkytrio666]

Metropolis by a country fucking mile.
If Lang's terrifying, mesmerizing, larger-than-life epic masterpiece loses to Reiner's fluff-shit, I don't know what.

[Despare]

Princess Bride

I'm sorry but this time I'm going to vote for the film I could watch once a week with anybody at any time. Had it been M maybe I would have voted differently.

[Freak]

The Princess Bride

[ManchestrMorgue]

Metropolis .

[Geddy]

Metropolis.

[roshiq]

Metropolis

[_____V_____]

7-5, Metropolis barely edges out The Princess Bride.

[_____V_____]

Round 2 Match 19


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Grindhouse (2007)
Director duo - Robert Rodriguez & Quentin Tarantino




vs.




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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Director - Michel Gondry

[roshiq]

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

[ManchestrMorgue]

Grindhouse .

[Disease]

Grindhouse.........

[Geddy]

Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind.

[Dante'sInferno]

Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind

[Despare]

Grindhouse easily

[newb]

Grindhouse easily

yes.............................

[The_Return]

Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind

Grindhouse was great fun, but Eternal Sunshne has one of - IMO - the top 3 or 4 greatest screenplays in the history of film. That plus the amazing performances from the two leads catapult it head and shoulders past Grindhouse.

[_____V_____]

4-4, all tied up.

Anyone's match.

[alkytrio666]

Grindhouse.

[Zero]

eternal sunshine

[Bub the Zombie]

Grindhouse

[ferretchucker]

have to give my vote to grindhouse.

[_____V_____]

7-5, Grindhouse squeaks past Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

[_____V_____]

Round 2 Match 20


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Blazing Saddles (1974)
Director - Mel Brooks




vs.




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The Haunting (1963)
Director - Robert Wise

[AUSTIN316426808]

Blazing Saddles

[alkytrio666]

Tough! Blazing Saddles is the funniest movie ever made.

[Geddy]

Blazing Saddles.

[Freak]

Blazing Saddles

[GorePhobia]

Blazing Saddles.

[cactus]

Damn tough. I can't bear to see one of my all time favorites get shut out...so The Haunting

[ChronoGrl]

That's really, really tough...

...

But I have to go with The Haunting.

[neverending]

The Haunting

[_____V_____]

5-3, Blazing Saddles leads over The Haunting.

[roshiq]

The Haunting

[ManchestrMorgue]

The Haunting

[The_Return]

Blazing Saddles

[Dante'sInferno]

Blazing Saddles

[_____V_____]

7-5, Blazing Saddles just about pips in ahead of The Haunting in yet another close encounter.

[_____V_____]

Round 2 Match 21


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Once Upon A Time In The West (1968)
Director - Sergio Leone




vs.




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Evil Dead II (1987)
Director - Sam Raimi

[jaybomb]

evil dead II

[AUSTIN316426808]

Once Upon A Time In The West

[Freak]

Once Upon A Time In The West

[Abominus]

Evil Dead the second.

[Bub the Zombie]

Once Upon A Time In The West

[alkytrio666]

Once Upon a Time in the West.

[ferretchucker]

Once upon a time in the west.

[newb]

Once Upon a Time in the West.

[Despare]

Evil Dead II

[neverending]

Once Upon a Time In the West

[Zero]

once upon a time in the west

[_____V_____]

8-3, Once Upon A Time In The West scores a comfortable one over Evil Dead II.

[_____V_____]

Round 2 Match 22


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No Country For Old Men (2007)
Directors duo - Ethan Coen & Joel Coen




vs.




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An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Director - John Landis

[neverending]

No Country for Old Men

[Despare]

An American Werewolf in London

[alkytrio666]

Damn!
No Country For Old Men.

[Mr. Grady]

Too close to call. You're makin this hard!

[hammerfan]

I haven't seen No Country For Old Men yet, so I'm going to abstain from this one.

[Bub the Zombie]

Right from the first match, every one of these matches has been hard.

No Country For Old Men, only just.

[Freak]

An American Werewolf In London

[ferretchucker]

american werewolf in london.

[AUSTIN316426808]

No Country For Old Men

[Roderick Usher]

An American Werewolf in London

[newb]

damn V.....really tough one



An American Werewolf in London

[Zero]

no country for old men

[Geddy]

An American Werewolf In London.

[GorePhobia]

No Country For Old Men.

[Dante'sInferno]

My favorite movie ever!




No Country For Old Men

[cactus]

Argh!

An American Werewolf in London

[_____V_____]

7-7, all tied up.

Next vote decides this one.

[Kane_Hodder]

This is really, really tough.
No Country For Old Men I think. A very powerful film.

[_____V_____]

8-7, No Country For Old Men takes it from AAWIL.

[_____V_____]

Round 2 Match 23


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Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Director - Steven Spielberg




vs.




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Rear Window (1954)
Director - Alfred Hitchcock

[fortunato]

rear window.

[neverending]

Rear Window

[Bub the Zombie]

Raiders Of The Lost Ark

[roshiq]

Raiders of the Lost Ark

[Freak]

Raiders of the Lost Ark

[The_Return]

Hitchcock beats Spielberg + Lucas any day.

[ChronoGrl]

Hitchcock beats Spielberg + Lucas any day.

Uhm.... Yeah. :confused:

Rear Window.

[hammerfan]

Raiders of the Lost Ark

[ManchestrMorgue]

Raiders was great in its day, but I will have to go with Rear Window for this one.

[Papillon Noir]

Raiders of the Lost Ark

[urgeok2]

Raiders. the 1st one was the most fun i had at a theatre at the time.

[Kane_Hodder]

Raiders of the Lost Ark.
An unforgettable experience and Indiana Jones!

[the_real_linda]

Raiders of the Lost Ark

[_____V_____]

8-5, Indy's Raiders beats out Hitchcock's Rear Window.

[_____V_____]

Round 2 Match 24


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Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Director - Quentin Tarantino




vs.




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Frankenstein (1931)
Director - James Whale

[hammerfan]

Frankenstein, hands down

[ferretchucker]

Has to be frankenstein.

[_____V_____]

2-0, Frankie jumps to an early lead over QT's badasses.

[Despare]

Make that 3-0.

[alkytrio666]

'Raiders' beat Rear Window? Damn shame.

Frankenstein.

[_____V_____]

4-0, Frankie stretches its lead over QT's pack of wild dogs.

[urgeok2]

frigit - i'm saying Res-Dogs.

I appreciate them - but i'm not as in love with the old universal horrors as much as most people.

[neverending]

Frankenstein

[Bub the Zombie]

Frankenstein

[Papillon Noir]

Reservoir Dogs

[_____V_____]

6-2, Frankenstein dominates over Reservoir Dogs.

[_____V_____]

Round 1 Match 25


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The Wild Bunch (1969)
Director - Sam Peckinpah




vs.




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The Sixth Sense (1999)
Director - M. Night Shyamalan

[hammerfan]

The Wild Bunch

[urgeok2]

sixth sense

i think this movie was a landmark - in making hollywood take a serious look at horror again after a long dry season

[neverending]

Sixth Sense

[AUSTIN316426808]

The Wild Bunch

[ferretchucker]

6th sense.

[Despare]

Sixth Sense

[Papillon Noir]

The Wild Bunch

[alkytrio666]

sixth sense

i think this movie was a landmark - in making hollywood take a serious look at horror again after a long dry season

I would agree with you there. However- The Wild Bunch pushed the limits of film violence and paved a path of bloody grindstone for thousands of great films to come.

I pick Peckinpah.

[fortunato]

I would agree with you there. However- The Wild Bunch pushed the limits of film violence and paved a path of bloody grindstone for thousands of great films to come.

I pick Peckinpah.

me, too......................

[urgeok2]

I would agree with you there. However- The Wild Bunch pushed the limits of film violence and paved a path of bloody grindstone for thousands of great films to come.

I pick Peckinpah.

i was going to mention that myself ...
it's often credited as being the 1st splatter film.


i guess the contribution the 6th sense made was more important as far as i was aware what it was doing and it meant a lot to me (having seen with my own eyes how poorly horror did since the 70's - with of course - some exceptions)

[Disease]

The wild bunch.

[Zero]

well - my recollection is that both Bonnie and Clyde and The Dirty Dozen had blazed quite a trail of violence the year before Wild Bunch was released- the use of blood squibs on the principles in Bonnie and Clyde was seen as particularly shocking.


but, i still vote the wild bunch

(oh and since i'm in a historical mood - anyone ever notice that peckinpah has a cameo in the original Invasion of the Body Snatchers - he's the 'gas guy' in the basement)

[cactus]

The Wild Bunch

[ChronoGrl]

I've never seen The Wild Bunch, so I guess my vote goes for Sixth Sense.

[Freak]

I've never seen The Wild Bunch, so I guess my vote goes for Sixth Sense.

Same here...

[_____V_____]

8-6, The Wild Bunch stops The Sixth Sense dead on its tracks.

[_____V_____]

Round 2 Match 26


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To Kill A Mockingbird (1962)
Director - Robert Mulligan




vs.




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Nosferatu (1922)
Director - F.W. Murnau

[Despare]

Now THIS is a tough match... holy hell.


Nosferatu

[neverending]

Holy ****


To kill a Mockingbird.

[AUSTIN316426808]

To Kill A Mockingbird

[alkytrio666]

Too hard. Can't do it. Won't do it.

[pinkfloyd45769]

To Kill A Mockingbird

[Psycom5k]

To Kill A Mockingbird

[cactus]

Right now...To Kill a Mockingbird.

[ManchestrMorgue]

Nosferatu.

Because it is the father of Dracula films, and when I was young it was one of the films that I always most wanted to see. This was before VHS was available.

[jenna26]

To Kill A Mockingbird

[_____V_____]

6-2, To Kill A Mockingbird scores an easy and breezy one over Nosferatu.

[_____V_____]

Round 2 Match 27


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Apocalypse Now (1979)
Director - Francis Ford Coppola




vs.




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King Kong (1933)
Directors duo - Merian C. Cooper & Ernest B. Schoedsack

[alkytrio666]

Wow! Two of my favorites.

Apocalypse Now. Movies just don't come more powerful than this.

[AUSTIN316426808]

Apocalypse Now

[neverending]

Apocalypse Now.

[GorePhobia]

Apocalypse Now.

I concur.....

[ManchestrMorgue]

Apocalypse Now

[Geddy]

Apocalypse Now.

[roshiq]

Apocalypse Now

[_____V_____]

7-0, Apocalypse Now scores a whoopass shutout win over King Kong.

[_____V_____]

Round 2 Match 28


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Goodfellas (1990)
Director - Martin Scorcese




vs.




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The Night of the Hunter (1955)
Director - Charles Laughton

[jaybomb]

goodfellas

[neverending]

A very sad choice to make, but Goodfellas.

[Roderick Usher]

The Night of the Hunter

[hammerfan]

GoodFellas

[pinkfloyd45769]

GoodFellas

[GorePhobia]

Goodfellas by a mile.

[jenna26]

Goodfellas.....

[urgeok2]

night of the hunter

[alkytrio666]

Goodfellas hands down.

I like Night of the Hunter, but I always compare it to its book which makes it look like a Disney movie in comparison.

[_____V_____]

7-2, GoodFellas outshines The Night of the Hunter.

[_____V_____]

Round 2 Match 29


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The Godfather (1972)
Director - Francis Ford Coppola




vs.




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The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Director - James Whale

[jenna26]

The Godfather

[neverending]

Well, it won't win, but it's my fave horror film of all time, so I have to vote for it.

Bride of Frankenstein.

[Abominus]

Godfather...

[AUSTIN316426808]

The Godfather

[Bub the Zombie]

The Godfather

[Kane_Hodder]

The Godfather, hands down.

[pinkfloyd45769]

The Bride of Frankenstein

[Roderick Usher]

The Bride of Frankenstein

[Papillon Noir]

Bride of Frankenstein

[The_Raven]

As much as my love for Bride and particular fondness for James Whale, I have to side with The Godfather. A landmark in cinema.

[missmacabre]

Bride of Frankenstein

[_____V_____]

6-5, The Godfather fights off a surprising close challenge from Bride of Frankenstein.

[_____V_____]

Round 2 Match 30


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Seven Samurai aka Shichinin no samurai (1954)
Director - Akira Kurosawa




vs.




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The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Director - Jonathan Demme

[missmacabre]

slience of the lambs

[Dante'sInferno]

Silence of the Lambs

[urgeok2]

Seven Samurai !!!

[fortunato]

Seven Samurai !!!

same here, please.

[Papillon Noir]

Silence of the Lambs

[hammerfan]

Silence of the Lambs

[Freak]

Silence of the Lambs

[AUSTIN316426808]

Silence of the Lambs

[Geddy]

Seven Samurai.

[ManchestrMorgue]

Seven Samurai

[alkytrio666]

Easiest match so far. Seven Samurai.

[Despare]

Easiest match so far. Seven Samurai.

Pretty easy for me too...

[Psycom5k]

Seven Samurai for me sir.

[GorePhobia]

Easiest match so far. Seven Samurai.

I agree....

[cactus]

Seven Samurai