The Sci-Fi Movie Tournament

[fortunato]

eee,

bride of frankenstein.

[_____V_____]

7-7, all tied up.

More votes needed to decide this intense cliffhanger of a match...

[urgeok2]

the thing !



:D

[alkytrio666]

Bride of Frankenstein.

[Bub the Zombie]

The Thing

[_____V_____]

the thing !

:D

Aha. Not so fast. I got your vote the first time. ;)



8-8, all tied up yet again.

More votes needed to decide this very tough and nerve-wracking match...

[Vodstok]

the Thing .

[_____V_____]

9-8, The Thing just about manages to scrap past Bride of Frankenstein into the finishing line to score a very close and intensely tough win, thanks to Vod.

Last match of Round 5 coming up...

[_____V_____]

Round 5 Match 8




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[hammerfan]

Alien.....

[urgeok2]

alien......

[The Flayed One]

Alien......

[The_Return]

I love Alien, but I have to show some love love Planet of the Apes here. It's WAY too good to get shut out.

[GorePhobia]

Alien please.

[ManchestrMorgue]

Alien .

[Roderick Usher]

Planet of the Apes

[Disease]

Planet of the Apes.....

[AUSTIN316426808]

Alien
.....

[neverending]

Planet of the Apes

[jaybomb]

alien......

[alkytrio666]

Planet of the Apes.

[Freak]

Aliens.......

[Bub the Zombie]

/\ |_ | Ê |\|

[_____V_____]

9-5, Alien keeps Planet of the Apes at bay and scores a smooth but uneasy win.

This completes Round 5.

Quarter-Finals start next...

[_____V_____]

QUARTER - FINAL #1




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[AUSTIN316426808]

A Clockwork Orange

[roshiq]

Dr. Strangelove

[fortunato]

war of the kubricks...

dr. strangelove.

[Freak]

A Clockwork Orange



Oh and V your new avatar really threw me off.

[ChronoGrl]

Dr. Strangelove.

[Disease]

A Clockwork Orange

[alkytrio666]

Wow- this is rediculous. Tough, cruel match.

I'm going to go with A Clockwork Orange, which, in my opinion, is the better sci-fi movie.

[The Flayed One]

A Clockwork Orange

[Geddy]

A Clockwork Orange.

[neverending]

A Clockwork Orange

[cactus]

A Clockwork Orange

[_____V_____]

8-3, A Clockwork Orange leads by a pretty big margin over Dr Strangelove.

More votes needed to decide this one yet...

[Bub the Zombie]

A Clockwork Orange

[_____V_____]

9-3, A Clockwork Orange scores a comprehensive and convincing win over Dr Strangelove, and moves into the Semi-Final stage.

Quarter-Final #2 up next...

[Disease]

9-3, A Clockwork Orange scores a comprehensive and convincing win over Dr Strangelove, and moves into the Semi-Final stage.

Quarter-Final #2 up next...

So you only needed one more vote, not more "votes"..... :rolleyes:

[_____V_____]

QUARTER - FINAL #2




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[The Flayed One]

The Day the Earth Stood Still

[GorePhobia]

Alien for me.

[Geddy]

The Day The Earth Stood Still.

[AUSTIN316426808]

Alien
.....

[roshiq]

Alien.....

[alkytrio666]

The Day the Earth Stood Still.

[Dante'sInferno]

The Day The Earth Stood Still

[jaybomb]

alien.....

[Doc Faustus]

The Day the Earth Stood Still

[ChronoGrl]

The Day the Earth Stood Still.

[Zero]

alien


.......

[ManchestrMorgue]

The Day the Earth Stood Still

[neverending]

Day the Earth Stood Still

[Freak]

Aliens..........

[Bub the Zombie]

This is really hard.......

/\ |_ | Ê |\|

[Devil-Hunter]

Alien.....

[_____V_____]

8-8, all tied up.

More votes needed to decide this cliffhanger of a match...

[Psycom5k]

The Day the Earth Stood Still.

Gotta go with what my lesbian lover said.

[Disease]

Alien...................

[Kane_Hodder]

Alien.....

[_____V_____]

10-9, Alien just about manages to fight off a real tough and nail-biting challenge from The Day The Earth Stood Still and scores a very uncomfortable and cliffhanging win!!

[_____V_____]

QUARTER - FINAL #3




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[neverending]

Frankenstein

[alkytrio666]

The Thing.

[The Flayed One]

The Thing .

[ChronoGrl]

Frankenstein.

And I feel as though this SHOULD be no contest... :confused:

[GorePhobia]

The Thing for me please.

[Geddy]

Frankenstein.

[Dante'sInferno]

Frankenstein....

[illdojo]

The Thing.

[roshiq]

Frankenstein

[AUSTIN316426808]

The Thing
..

[Zero]

frankenstein - - - total classic

[jaybomb]

the thing....

[Disease]

Frankenstein






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[missmacabre]

frankenstein

[Bub the Zombie]

The Thing

[cactus]

The Thing.

[_____V_____]

8-8, all tied up.

More votes needed to decide this very intense and closely-fought match...

[jenna26]

The Thing.....

[_____V_____]

9-8, The Thing wins over Frankenstein by a mere whisker.

Last Quarter-Final up shortly...

[_____V_____]

QUARTER - FINAL #4




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[The Flayed One]

12 Monkeys

[neverending]

I give up on this tourney. :mad: I stand by my prediction at the beginning of the whole thing.

[jenna26]

Mad Max....

[GorePhobia]

I will say 12 Monkeys but it's only by the smallest of margins over Mad Max.

[Disease]

12 Monkeys............

[Bub the Zombie]

12 Monkeys

[Devil-Hunter]

Mad Max....

[Geddy]

12 Monkeys.

[Elvis_Christ]

MAD MAX fuckin' kills 12 Monkeys you cunts have no taste :)

[Kane_Hodder]

12 Monkeys.
I think it's more sci-fi than Mad Max, which was an actioner set in the near future.

[_____V_____]

I give up on this tourney. :mad: I stand by my prediction at the beginning of the whole thing.

rofl...dont count on it, NE. And don't give up just yet, either.

There are still some twists left in this one...;)




6-3, 12 Monkeys leads over Mad Max.

More votes needed to decide this one...

[The_Raven]

12 Monkeys.

Gilliam's excellent visionary tale outshines Gibson's post-apocalyptic action film by a mile.

[hammerfan]

12 Monkeys

[newb]

12 Monkeys.
I think it's more sci-fi than Mad Max, which was an actioner set in the near future.

Agreed....................

[_____V_____]

9-3, 12 Monkeys cruises through to a rather easy and smooth win over Mad Max.

This concludes the Quarter-Finals.

Semi-Finals start next...

[_____V_____]

SEMI - FINAL #1




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[urgeok2]

wow


bastard of a choice.

But .... i'm going to go with The Thing

although the effects in Alien were top notch - The Thing blew the envelope wide open with the operating room scene .. inspired mayhem the likes of which have never been repeated so effectively.

also - and no one ever mentions this : i love the fact that the movie was about a group of scruffy old men.

i love women, but they are often just t&a in horror films.
Even Sigourney was exploited for her beauty in the underwear shots.
It's the one thing almost every horror movie tries to sell itself with - sex appeal ...

This Thing is unique in this - a very ballsy approach to the genre, and a lesser film would have worked - illogically - a woman in this as a love interest.

Again - i love women, and i love strong women, and i love scantilly dressed strong women even more .... but i always admired The Thing for it's simplicity...

sort of the way i admire a comedian who manages to be hysterically funny - without being dirty.

(and i like the dirty comedians too)


i realize i probably just dug myself a hole no one else will understand - oh well.

[hammerfan]

Have you had enough coffee today, dear? :D

Alien

[urgeok2]

Have you had enough coffee today, dear? :D



never touch the stuff !

dont drink tea either. (hot water .. yummy ....... ick)

[jaybomb]

alien.........

[newb]

I enjoyed The Thing more

[alkytrio666]

The Thing.

[Dante'sInferno]

Alien......

[The_Raven]

I would say, The Thing.

More down to earth, more practical, and very scaringly realistic than Alien.

[urgeok2]

I would say, The Thing.

More down to earth, ......

was that a pun ?

[The_Raven]

Very much so.

[Kane_Hodder]

Tough, real tough choice. :confused:
Ummm.....................okay, I will go with The Thing.

[The_Return]

The Thing!

[Papillon Noir]

Alien........

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6-4, The Thing leads by a slender margin over Alien in this battle of the modern sci-fi/horror masterpieces!

More votes needed to decide this dynamite match...

[Vodstok]

wow


bastard of a choice.

But .... i'm going to go with The Thing

although the effects in Alien were top notch - The Thing blew the envelope wide open with the operating room scene .. inspired mayhem the likes of which have never been repeated so effectively.

also - and no one ever mentions this : i love the fact that the movie was about a group of scruffy old men.

i love women, but they are often just t&a in horror films.
Even Sigourney was exploited for her beauty in the underwear shots.
It's the one thing almost every horror movie tries to sell itself with - sex appeal ...

This Thing is unique in this - a very ballsy approach to the genre, and a lesser film would have worked - illogically - a woman in this as a love interest.

Again - i love women, and i love strong women, and i love scantilly dressed strong women even more .... but i always admired The Thing for it's simplicity...

sort of the way i admire a comedian who manages to be hysterically funny - without being dirty.

(and i like the dirty comedians too)


i realize i probably just dug myself a hole no one else will understand - oh well.
I completely get it, and you are right.


But my vote goes to alien because it is the very first horror movie i ever saw and molded who i eventually became.

[jenna26]

The Thing......

[AUSTIN316426808]

The Thing
..

[GorePhobia]

I am also going to have to go with The Thing.

Now if it was up against Aliens then it would be a different story.

[Bub the Zombie]

So hard.......

The Thing

[Freak]

The Thing......

[_____V_____]

Eck- one of the Alien movies will win, knowing this crowd.

Mark my words.


I give up on this tourney. :mad: I stand by my prediction at the beginning of the whole thing.


rofl...dont count on it, NE. And don't give up just yet, either.

There are still some twists left in this one...


;)




11-5, The Thing scores a thumping and rather surprisingly easy win over Alien!!

2nd Semi-Final up in a moment...

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SEMI - FINAL #2




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[urgeok2]

clockwork orange

[Geddy]

A Clockwork Orange.

[Dante'sInferno]

A Clockwork Orange.

[Papillon Noir]

I hate to vote against 12 monkeys, but Clockwork Orange is a hard one to beat.

[newb]

I hate to vote against 12 monkeys, but Clockwork Orange is a hard one to beat.

she speaks the truth..Clockwork for me as well

[nightmare_of _death]

A Clockwork Orange

[jenna26]

A Clockwork Orange

[hammerfan]

Just so it won't get shut out........12 Monkeys

[AUSTIN316426808]

A Clockwork Orange

[roshiq]

12 Monkeys

[jaybomb]

12 monkeys....

[alkytrio666]

I hate to vote against 12 monkeys, but Clockwork Orange is a hard one to beat.
Yep. Super hard match, but I gotta go with ACO.

[Roderick Usher]

A Clockwork Orange

[fortunato]

Yep. Super hard match, but I gotta go with ACO.

bah, yeah.
same here.

clockwork.

[Freak]

A Clockwork Orange

[The Flayed One]

A Clockwork Orange

[cactus]

A Clockwork Orange

[illdojo]

Damn...umm.....A Clockwork Orange.

[_____V_____]

15-3, A Clockwork Orange scores a gigantic win over 12 Monkeys.

The big Final up next...

[_____V_____]

THE FINAL



Coming into the Final by beating :-

Screamers
Evolution
Jurassic Park
The Blob (1958)
2001: A Space Odyssey
Bride of Frankenstein
Frankenstein, and
Alien


Ladies and Gentlemen, the first FINALIST...


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Coming into the Final by beating :-

A Sound of Thunder
Hulk
Metropolis
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Videodrome
Blade Runner
Dr Strangelove, and
12 Monkeys


Ladies and Gentlemen, the second FINALIST...


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Voting is open for the next 48 hours.

[_Leatha_Face_]

Clockwork orange

[jenna26]

A Clockwork Orange

[Elvis_Christ]

A Clockwork Orange

The Thing always wins its time for this fucker to have a day in court.

[Roderick Usher]

The Thing!!!

[ManchestrMorgue]

A Clockwork Orange

[Kane_Hodder]

The Thing.

[Disease]

A Clockwork Orange....

[AUSTIN316426808]

A Clockwork Orange

[newb]

The Thing......

[Bub the Zombie]

A Clockwork Orange

[jaybomb]

the thing....

[hammerfan]

The Thing.

[The_Raven]

A Clockwork Orange.

Dystopian, witty and satiric sci-fi scores, and how.

[_____V_____]

8-5, A Clockwork Orange leads over The Thing in this titanic clash of the Sci-Fi heavyweights!!

Plenty of time for the deadline yet...keep em coming, folks...

[alkytrio666]

This one seems pretty easy. A Clockwork Orange.

[urgeok2]

the thing...........

[GorePhobia]

A Clockwork Orange.

[The Flayed One]

The Thing......

[_____V_____]

End of the first 24 hours of voting, and...

10-7, A Clockwork Orange still hangs on to its lead over The Thing, but not by much.

Keep em coming, folks...voting is open for the next 24 hours...

[Freak]

The Thing.....

[illdojo]

The Thing.

[Dante'sInferno]

A Clockwork Orange!

[Klaatu Barada Nikto]

Meh, A Clockwork Orange gets this one by a mile.

[bwind22]

a clockwork orange

[GorePhobia]

A Clockwork Orange.

[_____V_____]

The deadline is up.


Ladies and Gentlemen, the WINNER of this Tournament and,

HDC's Chosen KING OF ALL SCI-FI MOVIES EVER MADE...


Stanley Kubrick's dystopian vision of societal degradation at its satiric worst...


A CLOCKWORK ORANGE


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Thank you, folks, for making this another highly successful journey through the movies. Each one of you who voted in this tournament has a hand in its immense success, so from the first voter to the last, I thank each and every one of you.

Also, many thanks go to Despare, NeverEnding, Austin and the rest who had a major hand in making up this tournament's initial round of 384 movies. Thanks, guys! You all rock!

Until the next one rolls out...Ciao, folks!!!



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[neverending]

Great job, V- as always!

[hammerfan]

Great tourney, V - as always!

[ManchestrMorgue]

Yep, another thoroughly enjoyable tourney. Thanks mate.

[urgeok2]

great tourney - weird outcome.

how on earth did CO win this ?

[neverending]

Because it's a damn good film?

Yes- BETTER than that remake.

[urgeok2]

Because it's a damn good film?

Yes- BETTER than that remake.


sure i think it's a good film ...

but again .. for me - it's far from the best Sci-Fi film ..
(the only sci-fi elements are that it's supposedly set in the future - which is pretty much the same as the present.

not very science-fictiony

[roshiq]

sure i think it's a good film ...

but again .. for me - it's far from the best Sci-Fi film ..
(the only sci-fi elements are that it's supposedly set in the future - which is pretty much the same as the present.

not very science-fictiony

Agree and I guessed it for it's very strong fan base.

Anyways, thanks to V & the team for another fantastic tournament.

[newb]

Great job V

I also agree on the outcome........great film....but not the best sci-fi of the bunch.

[neverending]

Haha... Clockwork Orange not very science fictiony but Donnie Darko IS.


Crazy definitions imo.

[urgeok2]

Haha... Clockwork Orange not very science fictiony but Donnie Darko IS.


Crazy definitions imo.



time travel son, time travel.

[neverending]

time travel son, time travel.

MAGICAL time travel....


Big difference.

[urgeok2]

look .. are you willing to admit Clockwork Orange was a better sci-fi film than 2001 ?


le oops

[neverending]

I don't have admin powers.

[urgeok2]

I don't have admin powers.

should have quoted me ... now you just look random :D

[roshiq]

Donnie Darko..!?....:D

Sometimes I wonder.... what if David Lynch made Donnie Darko?:confused:

[alkytrio666]

Great Tournament, Avi!

[GorePhobia]

Again another amazing tournament from the amazing V.

Good stuff, sir.

[Disease]

Good Work again _____V_____

[ChronoGrl]

Holy crap. Didn't see that coming! I LOVE Clockwork Orange, but I never considered it a science fiction movie.

Good tourney, V.