The All-Time HDC Tournament of Tournaments

[_____V_____]

9-6, Seven Samurai makes a comeback out of nowhere to beat The Silence of the Lambs.

[_____V_____]

Round 2 Match 31


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Citizen Kane (1941)
Director - Orson Welles




vs.




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The Shining (1980)
Director - Stanley Kubrick

[AUSTIN316426808]

The Shining

[GorePhobia]

The Shining for me as well.

[neverending]

Citizen Kane.


It's CITIZEN KANE.

[fortunato]

Citizen Kane.


It's CITIZEN KANE.

...........................

[ManchestrMorgue]

Citizen Kane

[roshiq]

citizen Kane

[Geddy]

Citizen Kane.

[Disease]

The shining

[jaybomb]

the shining

[urgeok2]

again - i know citizen kane is the better film - and why ...

but due to my age and timing, the Shining had a far greater personal impact.

i can still remember my stomach dropping in the opening credit sequence where the airplane/camera was soaring over the car on the way to the Overlook, and veered off..to that haunting Wendy Carlos/Rachel Elkind score.

[Dante'sInferno]

The Shining




Sorry Alky

[_____V_____]

6-5, The Shining makes a true comeback and pips Citizen Kane to the winning post by an inch.

[_____V_____]

Round 2 Match 32


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One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
Director - Milos Forman




vs.




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The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (1966)
Director - Sergio Leone

[urgeok2]

cuckoo's nest all the way

[Dante'sInferno]

cuckoo's nest all the way



This is getting really difficult.

[ferretchucker]

the good, the bad and the ugly.

[neverending]

Good god- even Kubrick would have voted for Citizen Kane.


Fucking rediculous.

[Bub the Zombie]

Good, Bad & Ugly by a mile

[newb]

Citizen Kane.


It's CITIZEN KANE.

lol....you crack me up

:D

[urgeok2]

Good god- even Kubrick would have voted for Citizen Kane.


Fucking rediculous.


i dont think most people here have seen it.

[Papillon Noir]

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. Probably the best western ever.

[illdojo]

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

[Kane_Hodder]

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. Probably the best western ever.

Word.
Couldn't agree more.

[fortunato]

the good, the bad, and the ugly

[AUSTIN316426808]

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

[GorePhobia]

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly for sure.

[pinkfloyd45769]

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest

[Geddy]

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest.

[Despare]

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest easily for me.

[neverending]

Cukoo's Nest, while a very good film just does not measure up to the book, or even the play.

The Good, the Bad & the Ugly for me.

[Disease]

One flew over the cukoos nest.

[alkytrio666]

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. Probably the best western ever.

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Probably the best movie ever.


And how in the name of Jesus H. Christ did Kubrick's weakest film beat out Welle's most inventive?

[Despare]

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Probably the best movie ever.


And how in the name of Jesus H. Christ did Kubrick's weakest film beat out Welle's most inventive?

That's your opinion, I like One Flew Over... more than most of Kubrick's films. Movies are subjective Alky, you know that, you shouldn't get so pissed off ALL the time when people don't share your view. Sergio Leone isn't perfect but at least he was able to create a masterpiece like The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly to make up for ripping off Yojimbo. ;)

[Roderick Usher]

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

[_____V_____]

11-6, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly waltzes over One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest into the next round.

Which is coming up...


...next.

[_____V_____]

Round 3 Match 1


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Taxi Driver (1976)
Director - Martin Scorcese




vs.




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

[neverending]

Here I am voting the underdog again- Taxi Driver.

[GorePhobia]

Taxi Driver easily the better of the two.

[Freak]

Taxi Driver

[AUSTIN316426808]

Taxi Driver

[cactus]

Taxi Driver

[newb]

Taxi Driver

[Dante'sInferno]

Taxi Driver,easily.

[fortunato]

unabashedly, taxi driver.

[_____V_____]

Don't want my favorite post-2K horror movie to go vote-less so I ll toss it one.

8-1, Taxi Driver beats the sh** out of Grindhouse.

[_____V_____]

Round 3 Match 2


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




vs.




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Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Director - George A. Romero

[neverending]

People are going to hate you for this one, V.

But I vote for No Country for Old Men.

[GorePhobia]

I have to agree with you neverending.

[Geddy]

Dawn Of The Dead for me.

[Disease]

Dawn of the Dead

[urgeok2]

dawn of the dead

had more impact for me than almost any other film i've ever seen.

[Bub the Zombie]

sweet jesus!

No Country For Old Men.

[Dante'sInferno]

No Country For Old Men




I would love to see Anton kill some zombies.

[Freak]

Dawn of the Dead

[Zero]

damn - damn - damn ---


Dawn of the Dead

[ferretchucker]

Dawn of the dead.

[Despare]

Dawn of the Dead easily, not only is it a great horror movie but I have a few memories attached to it as well.

[Rayne]

Dawn Of The Dead

[_____V_____]

8-4, Dawn of the Dead puts its foot firmly down on No Country For Old Men.

[_____V_____]

Round 3 Match 3


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The Wild Bunch (1969)
Director - Sam Peckinpah




vs.




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The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Director - Frank Darabont

[urgeok2]

The Wild Bunch

[fortunato]

the wild bunch.

[ferretchucker]

The shawshank redemption.

[pinkfloyd45769]

The Shawshank Redemption,i've never watched the other one.

[jenna26]

The Wild Bunch

[AUSTIN316426808]

Tough one for me...

The Shawshank Redemption

[Papillon Noir]

The Wild Bunch

[ManchestrMorgue]

The Wild Bunch

[Despare]

Tough one for me...

The Shawshank Redemption

Couldn't have said it better.

[Rayne]

Gotta go with Stephen King :cool:

[alkytrio666]

The Wild Bunch.

[Freak]

The Shawshank Redemption

[GorePhobia]

Shawshank for sure.

[_____V_____]

7-6, The Shawshank Redemption just about barely edges out The Wild Bunch.

[_____V_____]

Round 3 Match 4


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Goodfellas (1990)
Director - Martin Scorcese




vs.




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Halloween (1978)
Director - John Carpenter

[pinkfloyd45769]

Halloween ,for sure

[neverending]

Goodfellas.

Fer sure.

[AUSTIN316426808]

Goodfellas

[GorePhobia]

Goodfellas please.

[Bub the Zombie]

Toughest choice of the tournament so far.

Goodfellas.

[alkytrio666]

Goodfellas.

[ManchestrMorgue]

Goodfellas for me.

One of my all-time favourites.

IMO one of the best soundtracks ever.

[Despare]

Halloween .

[roshiq]

Carpenter's Halloween

[Disease]

Halloween...........

[urgeok2]

halloween.......

[Kane_Hodder]

Tough, tough, tough.
Goodfellas, only for DeNiro and Scorcese.

[Geddy]

Goodfellas.

[_____V_____]

8-5, Goodfellas shows Halloween the exit from the tournament.

[_____V_____]

Round 3 Match 5


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Unforgiven (1992)
Director - Clint Eastwood




vs.




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The Shining (1980)
Director - Stanley Kubrick

[GorePhobia]

The Shining.

[Bub the Zombie]

Unforgiven

[Disease]

the shining

[Dante'sInferno]

The Shining

[Despare]

Unforgiven

[Kane_Hodder]

Unforgiven.
I hated Kubrick's Shining.

[neverending]

The Shining.

[crabapple]

The Shining. Tough choice there.

[alkytrio666]

Unforgiven.

[The_Raven]

The Shining.

[_____V_____]

The Shining. Tough choice there.

Yay! Crabby voted!! :D


6-4, The Shining just about manages to cross the winning line ahead of Unforgiven.

[_____V_____]

Round 3 Match 6


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




vs.




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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
Director - Tobe Hooper

[Dante'sInferno]

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

[Disease]

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, my horror fan side is out right now...

[X¤MurderDoll¤X]

Texas Chainsaw

[fortunato]

once upon a time in the west.

[cactus]

Once Upon a Time in the West

[alkytrio666]

Once Upon a Time in the West.

[AUSTIN316426808]

Once Upon a Time in the West


I agree
....

[Geddy]

Once Upon A Time In The West.

[Psycom5k]

Once Upon A Time in the West.

[GorePhobia]

Once Upon a Time in the West.

That's what I'm saying.

[ManchestrMorgue]

I am going to vote for the Saw.

[Freak]

Once Upon A Time In The West

[jenna26]

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

[The_Return]

....I'll hate myself either way. I'm shooting down one of the greatest film of all time no matter how I vote.

I have to go with Texas Chainsaw on this one, I guess.

[Despare]

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

[roshiq]

Once Upon A Time In The West

[ferretchucker]

Tcm.......................

[_____V_____]

9-8, Once Upon A Time In The West scores the win despite a valiant fight put up by The Saw.

[_____V_____]

Round 3 Match 7


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Fight Club (1999)
Director - David Fincher




vs.




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Metropolis (1927)
Director - Fritz Lang

[ferretchucker]

Metropolis...

[neverending]

Metropolis.....

for decades it stood above anything else done in science fiction.

[alkytrio666]

Metropolis.....

for decades it stood above anything else done in science fiction.
In many ways it still does.

Metropolis.

[illdojo]

Both are great....but I choose Fight Club.

[Dante'sInferno]

Metropolis.

[GorePhobia]

Fight Club.

[cactus]

Metropolis

[AUSTIN316426808]

Fight Club

[fortunato]

several times, metropolis.

[Psycom5k]

Fight Club

[Disease]

Fight club

[ChronoGrl]

I still have yet to see Metropolis. :(

Fight Club by default.

[GorePhobia]

Hmmm all tied up 6-6!!

Wonder who is gonna win!

[Freak]

Fight Club

[_____V_____]

7-6, Fight Club just about manages to squeeze past Metropolis.

(Thanks for the initial count, Gore)

[_____V_____]

Round 3 Match 8


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Pulp Fiction (1994)
Director - Quentin Tarantino




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Frankenstein (1931)
Director - James Whale

[Freak]

Frankenstein

[Despare]

Pulp Fiction


I sooooooooo would have voted Metropolis. :(

[Bub the Zombie]

Pulp Fiction

[cactus]

Pulp Fiction

[AUSTIN316426808]

Pulp Fiction

[neverending]

FRANKENSTEIN!

A landmark & trend setter.

[The_Return]

I cant.

No vote from me this round...sorry.

[_____V_____]

I cant.

No vote from me this round...sorry.

You do realise matchups will get increasingly more tougher as we progress, right? ;)

[The_Return]

You do realise matchups will get increasingly more tougher as we progress, right? ;)

Denial is a wonderful thing:)

[fortunato]

ugh, i can't believe metropolis lost out to fight club...FIGHT CLUB.

[alkytrio666]

ugh, i can't believe metropolis lost out to fight club...FIGHT CLUB.
I know.

...wow...

...I know I've been chastised for critisizing some of these results, but come on...


-----


I'm gonna go with Pulp Fiction for its originality.

[roshiq]

FRANKENSTEIN!

A landmark & trend setter.

.....Ditto

[neverending]

I know.

...wow...

...I know I've been chastised for critisizing some of these results, but come on...


-----


I'm gonna go with Pulp Fiction for its originality.

FRANKENSTEIN wasn't original?

[alkytrio666]

FRANKENSTEIN wasn't original?
In some ways it was- but in most ways it wasn't.
It took its main ideas from Shelley's novel and then produced the most basic presentation of them possible. Most of this had to do with budget/studio restrictions, but anything that wasn't taken directly from Shelley's book was some kind of simplification of it.

So if we're speaking in terms of sheer for-the-screen originality, I've gotta go with Tarantino's mothership.

[neverending]

In some ways it was- but in most ways it wasn't.
It took its main ideas from Shelley's novel and then produced the most basic presentation of them possible. Most of this had to do with budget/studio restrictions, but anything that wasn't taken directly from Shelley's book was some kind of simplification of it.

So if we're speaking in terms of sheer for-the-screen originality, I've gotta go with Tarantino's mothership.


Humbug!
Pierce's makeup was one of the most original creations on film, ever- certainly back then! The lab created by Strickfaden was the blueprint for mad doctor's labs for 30 years. And certainly Clive's portrayal set the template for mad scientists for... forever. And the biggest inovation- playing the monster for sympathy broke tradition. The film created an entire HORROR FILM INDUSTRY. This one film, because of being such a trend setter and for capturing the audience's heart so decisively assured that horror films as a genre would enjoy a long life.

FRANKENSTEIN'S influence cannot be overestimated.

[alkytrio666]

Humbug!
Pierce's makeup was one of the most original creations on film, ever- certainly back then! The lab created by Strickfaden was the blueprint for mad doctor's labs for 30 years. And certainly Clive's portrayal set the template for mad scientists for... forever. And the biggest inovation- playing the monster for sympathy broke tradition. The film created an entire HORROR FILM INDUSTRY. This one film, because of being such a trend setter and for capturing the audience's heart so decisively assured that horror films as a genre would enjoy a long life.

FRANKENSTEIN'S influence cannot be overestimated.


Yes, it did do all that. However, it also obliviated an originally humanistic and mature commentary on mankind and replaced it with a monster movie armed only with the intention of a "monster bad, man good" mindset.
Well, this complete mis-translation was an enormous success, and one that may have been responsible for an immediate stereotype that horror movies could not bare any kind of morale on life but instead were only created with the intention of showering their audiences with an appropriate amount of shock value followed by an inevitable victory by man.

I sincerely enjoy James Whale's Frankenstein, but its complete disregard for the intention of its source material has always been a turn-off for me, and when it is pitted against a movie like Pulp Fiction, it falls short.

If this were King Kong, things would be different.

[neverending]

Yes, it did do all that. However, it also obliviated an originally humanistic and mature commentary on mankind and replaced it with a monster movie armed only with the intention of a "monster bad, man good" mindset.
Well, this complete mis-translation was an enormous success, and one that may have been responsible for an immediate stereotype that horror movies could not bare any kind of morale on life but instead were only created with the intention of showering their audiences with an appropriate amount of shock value followed by an inevitable victory by man.

I sincerely enjoy James Whale's Frankenstein, but its complete disregard for the intention of its source material has always been a turn-off for me, and when it is pitted against a movie like Pulp Fiction, it falls short.

If this were King Kong, things would be different.


With all due respect, I belive you have completely misread the film. Karloff's monster is clearly shown as a tortured soul and a sympathetic character. We are not lead to root for the lumbering mob, but for the poor confused creature who has no idea how to function in the world.

I'm sorry, but I COMPLETELY disagree with your analysis and the legacy the film left us with. In fact I find it to be exactly OPPOSITE what you say. In later Universal Frankenstein films the creature was demoted to a mere thug, but in the first three, it's the monster we root for. The Dr. even says this- that he considers the creature to be a man.

In the book Frankenstein hates his creation and wants only to kill it. He never sees his creation as a man. This is, indeed a basic difference in the book, but I believe it results in exactly to opposite effect on the audience than you describe.

[_____V_____]

Very interesting discussion.

5-3, Pulp Fiction leads over Frankenstein.

[ManchestrMorgue]

Frankenstein .

[Kane_Hodder]

Pulp Fiction.

[neverending]

To clarify my point- I'm not arguing that Frankenstein is a great adaptation of the book- of course it is not. But I AM arguing it's a GREAT movie, an iconic horror film which stands as a landmark in film history which had a great influence on the film industry. The sequel was better, but Frankenstein paved the way.

In the same way One Flew Over the Cukoo's Nest is an AWFUL, AWFUL adaptation of the book. It dumbs down the story, radically changes the focus and lacks both the subtelety and impact of the novel. Kesey hated it so much at the time he demanded his name not be used in any way in conjunction with the film. Yet it's a great movie that stands on its own and deserves its place in film history.

[Disease]

Frankenstein

[The_Raven]

Pulp Fiction.

No denying Frankenstein's status, but Pulp is the more complete entertainer of the two.

[_____V_____]

7-5, Pulp Fiction just about manages to speed past the finish line at the final moments.

[_____V_____]

Round 3 Match 9


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Die Hard (1988)
Director - John McTiernan




vs.




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Apocalypse Now (1979)
Director - Francis Ford Coppola

[hammerfan]

Apocalypse Now

[jaybomb]

die hard..

[Zero]

Apocalypse Now

[neverending]

7-5, Pulp Fiction just about manages to speed past the finish line at the final moments.

@#%$$$@%$^@#^$!!!!!

[neverending]

Apocalypse Now

[missmacabre]

apocalypse Now

[Disease]

Apocalypse now

[Bub the Zombie]

Die Hard

[GorePhobia]

Apocalypse Now.

[alkytrio666]

Apocalypse Now.

With all due respect, I belive you have completely misread the film. Karloff's monster is clearly shown as a tortured soul and a sympathetic character. We are not lead to root for the lumbering mob, but for the poor confused creature who has no idea how to function in the world.

I'm sorry, but I COMPLETELY disagree with your analysis and the legacy the film left us with. In fact I find it to be exactly OPPOSITE what you say. In later Universal Frankenstein films the creature was demoted to a mere thug, but in the first three, it's the monster we root for. The Dr. even says this- that he considers the creature to be a man.

In the book Frankenstein hates his creation and wants only to kill it. He never sees his creation as a man. This is, indeed a basic difference in the book, but I believe it results in exactly to opposite effect on the audience than you describe.

How are we supposed to relate Karloff's monster to a human being when it functions so blatantly as a monster? In the novel, the creature has a drive to be a free spirit, and goes about learning language and studying human function and family relation.

A perfect example is the scene in which the monster kills a child. In the book, it is out of frustration; he siezes the child and begs him to help him, but is only jabbed at with monster remarks and hideous screams of detestation. Out of panic and pure, spur-of-the-moment anger, the monster murders the child. Afterwards, he experiences sensations of power but also, later, guilt, a feeling of absolute humanity. In the movie, the victim is a little girl (of course, it's much more shocking!), and, as Mel Brooks pointed out years later in his comic spoof, throws the girl in the water because he can- they are out of flower petals, and he realizes he has the strength to drown the poor being. There is no call for the murder, and we, as an audience, are given no post-murder scenes of remorse or feeling at all. The creature simple bumbles onward.

In Shelley's novel, the monster can think for himself, and obviously adapts humanistic emotions; in the movie, there is NO transformation between the creation of the monster and the death of him. Think of the most iconic screen capture from the film; it is Karloff emerging from his dungeon with a horrifying look of murder in his eyes- this is right before he murder's the doctor's assistant. And this image, this iconic, monsterous Karloff look, is the image that every person knows when the word Frankenstein is mentioned. This image. Not the image from the book where the monster pours out his guilty sins to a ship captain while tears literally stream down his face, not the scene from the book where he watches a family for a year and a half, dreaming of one day joining that family and living in peace.

I guess I may have watched the film with different eyes, but when I see the ending I am left with a barbaric feeling of relief when the monster is destroyed and Dr. Frankenstein (thank God!) is returned to his rich household and beautiful, longing wife. There is no push for sympathy- instead, there is the idea that man created monster, man destroyed monster, man shouldn't play God- but if we do, we can handle it.

Note that I am not speaking of Bride of Frankenstein, only the first installment.

[_____V_____]

7-2, Apocalypse Now sweeps over Die Hard.

[_____V_____]

Round 3 Match 10


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Blade Runner (1982)
Director - Ridley Scott




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

[neverending]

He doesn't throw the girl in- he gently places her in the water out of sheer dumb innocence- he sees her as a pretty flower.

And the look on the creature's face is desperation.

He murders Fritz to end his own torment, unable to deal with Fritz's torture any longer.

[alkytrio666]

He doesn't throw the girl in- he gently places her in the water out of sheer dumb innocence- he sees her as a pretty flower.

And the look on the creature's face is desperation.

He murders Fritz to end his own torment, unable to deal with Fritz's torture any longer.
Well, agree to disagree. Still friends? :)


Blade Runner.

[neverending]

Well, agree to disagree. Still friends? :)

.

Naturally!

[GorePhobia]

Blade Runner.

[hammerfan]

Blade Runner

[Despare]

I couldn't choose, I love both films so much for such different reasons. I will stop the slaughter with a vote for Battle Royale.

[neverending]

Blade Runner

[Disease]

Blade Runner

[Papillon Noir]

Battle Royale. Tough choice though, but it just had so much originality and satire.

[Geddy]

Bladerunner.

[AUSTIN316426808]

Battle Royale

[The_Return]

Battle Royale

Blade Runner was fun, but it didnt really blow me away.

[_____V_____]

6-4, Blade Runner stops a late comeback by Battle Royale.

[_____V_____]

Round 3 Match 11


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Seven Samurai aka Shichinin No Samurai (1954)
Director - Akira Kurosawa




vs.




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Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Director - George A. Romero

[fortunato]

holy mustard!

this one's going to take me some time.

[alkytrio666]

Yeesh!

Seven Samurai.

[GorePhobia]

Yeesh!

Seven Samurai.

My exact same thought process.

[Psycom5k]

Night Of the Living Dead.

[illdojo]

Romero's 1968 masterpiece.

[Freak]

Night of the Living Dead

[ferretchucker]

Night of the living dead.

[hammerfan]

Night of the Living Dead

[missmacabre]

night of the living dead

[The_Return]

Night of the Living Dead for me, as well.

I really need to check some of Kurosawa's work...haven't seen any:(

[Despare]

Night of the Living Dead for me, as well.

I really need to check some of Kurosawa's work...haven't seen any:(

Yes you do, he is incredible. Drunken Angel, Rashômon, Seven Samurai, Ran, The Hidden Fortress, Yojimbo, Kagemusha... I could pretty much list any of his films here. Hidden Fortress inspired Lucas with characters in Star Wars, Yojimbo was pretty much recreated by Leone with A Fistful of Dollars, Drunken Angel is a beautiful noir picture... I could go on and on. Such an influential director with such amazing pieces.





Night of the Living Dead

[AUSTIN316426808]

Night of the Living Dead

[Dante'sInferno]

Night of the Living Dead

[cactus]

Night of the Living Dead

[_____V_____]

11-2, Night of the Living Dead whoops Seven Samurai's collective butts.

[_____V_____]

Round 3 Match 12


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Blazing Saddles (1974)
Director - Mel Brooks




vs.




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Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Director - Roman Polanski

[Psycom5k]

Rosemary's Baby for me please.

[GorePhobia]

Blazing Saddles.

[alkytrio666]

Hmmm.

Blazing Saddles.

[neverending]

Blazing Saddles

[AUSTIN316426808]

Rosemary's Baby

[roshiq]

Rosemary's Baby

[ManchestrMorgue]

Rosemary's Baby

[Geddy]

Rosemary's Baby.

[hammerfan]

One of my favorite movies: Rosemary's Baby

[ferretchucker]

Rosemary's baby.

[missmacabre]

Rosemary's Baby

[_____V_____]

8-3, Rosemary's Baby kicks Blazing Saddles off its mighty horse.

[_____V_____]

Round 3 Match 13


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




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Casablanca (1942)
Director - Michael Curtiz

[neverending]

Casablanca

[alkytrio666]

This one's easy. Casablanca.

[hammerfan]

Absolutely Casablanca

[Dante'sInferno]

This one's easy. Casablanca.What he said.

[Bub the Zombie]

Casablanca

[urgeok2]

oh once again i'm going to take shit for this ..

but Raiders had a far greater impact on me than Casablanca did.

(not sure if thats the criteria for voting or not - but it's been what i've been using.

[hammerfan]

oh once again i'm going to take shit for this ..

but Raiders had a far greater impact on me than Casablanca did.

(not sure if thats the criteria for voting or not - but it's been what i've been using.



That's what I've been using, too.

[Despare]

oh once again i'm going to take shit for this ..

but Raiders had a far greater impact on me than Casablanca did.

(not sure if thats the criteria for voting or not - but it's been what i've been using.

I've been switching my criteria around but for this one I'm choosing fun and Raiders was one hell of a ride. At my young age, I hadn't seen a movie like it.

[fortunato]

casablanca.

[Papillon Noir]

Casablanca

[_____V_____]

7-2, Casablanca absolutely waltzes all over Indy and the Raiders of the Lost Ark.

[_____V_____]

Round 3 Match 14


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Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Director - Irvin Kershner




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American Psycho (2000)
Director - Mary Harron

[Despare]

Star Wars

[hammerfan]

The Empire Strikes Back

[AUSTIN316426808]

American Psycho

[Doc Faustus]

Empire. American Psycho pales in comparison to the book and was a disappointment to me. Plus, it almost completely stole a sequence from Night Train to Terror aesthetically.

[illdojo]

The Empire Stikes Back.

[Despare]

American Psycho pales in comparison to the book and was a disappointment to me.

I loved the movie and the book, but I felt they told two completely different stories. Empire had such an impact and told such a fantastic story, I may have to watch it again soon. :)

[Papillon Noir]

American Psycho

[neverending]

American Psycho








I just hate Star Wars.

[Dante'sInferno]

American Psycho

[_____V_____]

4-4, anyone's match.

[alkytrio666]

American Psycho.

[fortunato]

american psycho.

[Freak]

American Psycho

[GorePhobia]

American Psycho

[Disease]

American Psycho

[jaybomb]

the empire strikes back

[Geddy]

American Psycho.

[_____V_____]

:eek:

10-5, American Psycho beats the pants off The Empire Strikes Back. (:confused: )

Wtf...

[_____V_____]

Round 3 Match 15


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The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (1967)
Director - Sergio Leone




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To Kill A Mockingbird (1962)
Director - Robert Mulligan