The Great HDC Showdown II - Masters of Cinema

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Good Evening HDC!

By popular demand, it's back! Welcome to HDC Showdown II!


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All of you have been following the teaser thread for the past 1 month or so now. Just to refresh your memories again :-


1 - Each HDC participant in this Showdown was a part of a random draw of THREE numbers, each of which was allotted to an acclaimed Film Director. They were then asked to list THREE movies of each film director they had chosen, and send it via PM.

2 - Each of those NINE choices of the HDCian will be pitted in a Showdown against the choices of TWO other HDCians. It will be a run to 5 - the first one to 5 votes will win the Showdown. The participants involved in the Showdown can also cast in their own votes too (including a bit of canvassing for their choices, if they may choose to do so).

3 - The winner earns 1 point. The losers get nullified.

4 - All points are added up on the leaderboards, which will be displayed ONCE after every ELEVEN Showdowns.

5 - At the end of all Showdowns of Round 1 (for all 3 Groups), TWO HDCians with the lowest scores in all 3 Groups will be ELIMINATED.

6 - Updated Grid along with the chosen categories of contestants will be posted at the end of each match, for one of you to make the next set of choices.

7 - Whoever is online when the Grid is posted, is eligible to post his/her choices. IN CASE the said person does NOT want to be a part of the Showdown then, he/she may choose to sit out their Showdown and name THREE others who will duke it out between themselves.

8 - A choice once chosen and ending up either winning/losing a Showdown, CANNOT be chosen again. This ensures all other choices AND all other participants a fair chance of gaining some points too.

9 - In case of any conflict/misunderstanding, PM me pointing it out, and I will look into it before finalising a solution/decision. You are free to indulge in ribbing and gentle nudging your opponents, as well as cheering for your choices (which you MUST!), but PLEASE dont degrade the thread into arguments, bickering and fights. Just sit back, and enjoy the ride!


So...

without further ado...


HDC SHOWDOWN II BEGINS NOW!!


The Masters of Cinema. Ahh...so many wonderful, talented and legendary filmmakers. Each one of them brilliant in their own right. Just take a peek down the list :-

Akira Kurosawa
Alan Parker
Charlie Chaplin
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Nolan
Clint Eastwood
Coen Bros
David Lean
Don Siegel
Francis Ford Coppola
Frank Capra
George Lucas
Gore Verbinski
Harold Ramis
Ingmar Bergman
James Cameron
Joel Schumacher
John Ford
John Hughes
John Huston
John McTiernan
John Sturges
Jonathan Demme
Kevin Smith
Martin Scorcese
Mel Brooks
Michael Mann
Oliver Stone
Orson Welles
Paul T Anderson
Paul Verhoeven
Peter Weir
Quentin Tarantino
Richard Donner
Ridley Scott
Rob Reiner
Robert Altman
Robert Rodriguez
Robert Zemeckis
Roman Polanski
Ron Howard
Sam Peckinpah
Sergio Leone
Sidney Lumet
Stanley Kubrick
Steven Soderbergh
Steven Spielberg
Sydney Pollack
Terry Gilliam
Woody Allen
Adrian Lyne
Alexandre Aja
Alfred Hitchcock
Brian DePalma
Christophe Gans
Clive Barker
Danny Boyle
Dario Argento
David Cronenberg
David Fincher
David Lynch
Don Coscarelli
Edgar Wright
Eli Roth
F W Murnau
Freddie Francis
Fritz Lang
George Romero
Guillermo del Toro
H G Lewis
Ishiro Honda
Jack Arnold
Jacques Tourneur
James Wan
James Whale
Joe Dante
John Carpenter
John Frankenheimer
John Landis
John Waters
Ken Russell
Lamberto Bava
Lucio Fulci
M Night Shyamalan
Mario Bava
Neil Marshall
Peter Jackson
Rob Zombie
Robert Wise
Roger Corman
Sam Raimi
Stuart Gordon
Takashi Miike
Terence Fisher
Tim Burton
Tobe Hooper
Tod Browning
Wes Craven
William Castle
William Friedkin


3 of them assigned to a HDC member. 3 films selected per filmmaker. 3 Groups. 11 members in each.

Who will be the last man standing?

Here we go...

We roll out...



GROUP 1!



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Someone please come forward and make THREE choices from the above Grid. You may make only ONE choice for each HDC member above.

[neverending]

Cheeba 3, Ferret 2 & Doc 1

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CHAPTER 1 - Round 1 Match 1


Neverending has thrown in Cheeba, Ferret and the good Doc into the arena!


Cheeba's corner - JOHN MCTIERNAN'S

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Ferret's corner - TIM BURTON'S

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Doc's corner - RIDLEY SCOTT'S

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First to 5 wins.

[neverending]

Blade Runner

[roshiq]

Blade Runner

Humm...a showdown of choices! then I think hardly 1 or 2 of my 9 choices got the little chance to win a match:(

[cheebacheeba]

I'm still not sure what, if anything I'm supposed to do here...why am I choosing?

[neverending]

To see which movie is the last one standing.

[roshiq]

To see which movie is the last one standing.

and eventually find the luckiest HDCian who has a great taste of films.:)

For example, at HDC Showdown 1, there were 2 parts of rounds. Though there were 2 different winners at each part but a mighty HDC member consecutively ranked 2nd in both part at the aggregated results...who was actually the ultimate winner but the sad thing was he didn't receive that recognition at the end.:o
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[Freak]

Blade Runner

[cheebacheeba]

Still have to say it seems a bit of a convoluted process...I'm not sure how random number based designations indicate taste? Probably my A.D.D getting in the way of my full understanding.
Anyways, it seems like I don't have to really vote or anything for this to continue so I'll just let it roll and see what happens.

[novakru]

Blade Runner

[Zero]

blade runner

[ManchestrMorgue]

Blade Runner

[The_Return]

Sweeney Todd!

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Blade Runner wins!

Doc Faustus scores the FIRST POINT of HDC Showdown II!

Doc - 1
Cheeba - 0
Ferret - 0


I'm still not sure what, if anything I'm supposed to do here...why am I choosing?

To cheerleader and urge your candidates on. Get some popularity swinging behind your choices. :D

This is not a test of tastes, but a run of luck. And popularity. ;)

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Someone please come forward and make THREE choices from the above Grid. You may make only ONE choice for each HDC member above.

Cheeba 3 - Once gone, two remain.
Ferret 2 - Once gone, two remain.
Doc 1 - Once gone, two remain.

[ferretchucker]

Jenna 2, Des 2, Dante 2

[novakru]

Miss M-1
Jenna-1
Doc-2

[novakru]

grr ferret

[ferretchucker]

Bwahahahahaha!

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CHAPTER 1 - Round 1 Match 2


Ferretchucker has thrown in Jenna26, Despare and Dante'sInferno into the arena!


Jenna's corner - SIDNEY LUMET'S

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Despare's corner - KEN RUSSELL'S

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Dante's corner - TOD BROWNING'S

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First to 5 wins.

[novakru]

12 Angry Men

[neverending]

12 Angry Men

[Doc Faustus]

Dracula. I don't want Browning out this early.

[bwind22]

dracula...

[ferretchucker]

Dracula...

[Zero]

browning's dracula

[ChronoGrl]

Dracula...............

[ManchestrMorgue]

Dracula .

[novakru]

pish
you guys have obviously never seen 12 angry men

and as much as I love the classic Dracula, it is a far inferior film

[Angra]

Angry men...

[The_Return]

pish
you guys have obviously never seen 12 angry men

and as much as I love the classic Dracula, it is a far inferior film

I have seen 12 Angry Men and would consider it one of my favourite movies - but I still would rank Dracula higher.

My vote goes to Browning.

[Straker]

12 Angry Men.

[missmacabre]

12 angry men

[friday13thfan]

12 Angry Men

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End score is 7-6 in favor of Tod Browning's Dracula, and it was first to 5 anyway.

DANTE SCORES THE POINT!

Dante - 1
Jenna - 0
Despare - 0

[The Flayed One]

IllDojo - 3
Miss M - 2
NOD - 3

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Someone please come forward and make THREE choices from the above Grid. You may make only ONE choice for each HDC member above.

Doc 1 - Strike one.
Des 2 - Strike one.
Jenna 2 - Strike one.
Dante 2 - Strike one.
Ferret 2 - Strike one.
Cheeba 3 - Strike one.

[The Flayed One]

illdojo - 3
miss m - 2
nod - 3

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CHAPTER 1 - Round 1 Match 3


The Flayed One has thrown in Illdojo, MissMacabre and Nightmare_of_death into the arena!


Illdojo's corner - KEVIN SMITH'S

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MissMacabre's corner - ISHIRO HONDA'S

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NOD's corner - STANLEY KUBRICK'S

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First to 5 wins.

[neverending]

Full Metal Jacket

[Straker]

Full Metal Jacket.

[Freak]

Full Metal Jacket


And V if you could put X's over each member that has already went so it might be a little easier to keep track of who has already gone.

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Xs will be added once each member's code has struck out, i.e., swung three times. :)

Remember, its 3 films per director. Ergo, three choices per code. That makes it nine films per member.

[bwind22]

full metal jacket

[roshiq]

Mashroom People

pish
you guys have obviously never seen 12 angry men

and as much as I love the classic Dracula, it is a far inferior film

Ditto.

[neverending]

You're too late- that round is over.

[roshiq]

I know, just sharing my late support & sincere apology for not being online that time...though probably my vote wouldn't affect the result anyway.:o

[ManchestrMorgue]

Full Metal Jacket

[Zero]

full metal jacket!!

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Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket storms through to the win.

NIGHTMARE OF DEATH SCORES THE POINT!

NOD - 1
Illdojo - 0
MissMacabre - 0

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Someone please come forward and make THREE choices from the above Grid. You may make only ONE choice for each HDC member above.

Doc 1 - Strike one.
Des 2 - Strike one.
Jenna 2 - Strike one.
Dante 2 - Strike one.
MissM 2 - Strike one.
Ferret 2 - Strike one.
NOD 3 - Strike one.
Illdojo 3 - Strike one.
Cheeba 3 - Strike one.

[neverending]

Psycho 1
Miss M 1
Jenna 1

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CHAPTER 1 - Round 1 Match 4


Neverending has thrown in Psycho_d, MissMacabre and Jenna26 into the arena!


Psycho_d's corner - RON HOWARD'S

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MissMacabre's corner - WOODY ALLEN'S

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Jenna's corner - HAROLD RAMIS'S

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First to 5 wins.

[Zero]

tough one. i really admire Manhattan but . . .


gotta go with GROUNDHOG DAY!

[Angra]

Groundhog Day

[ChronoGrl]

Manhattan...........

[Straker]

Manhattan...

[ferretchucker]

Groundhog Day.

[neverending]

Manhattan......

[novakru]

.Apollo 13.

[newb]

tough one. i really admire Manhattan but . . .


gotta go with GROUNDHOG DAY!

gotta agree....not the better movie but one I can watch over & over.

[missmacabre]

Manhattan :p I can vote for myself right? Just in case I missed a rule somewhere. If I did ignore this.

[friday13thfan]

Apollo 13........

[bwind22]

groundhog day i guess

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After a really close race, Harold Ramis' GROUNDHOG DAY scores the nailbiting 5-4 win.

JENNA SNATCHES THE POINT FROM MISSMACABRE!

Jenna26 - 1
MissMacabre - 0
Psycho_d - 0


Manhattan :p I can vote for myself right? Just in case I missed a rule somewhere. If I did ignore this.

2 - Each of those NINE choices of the HDCian will be pitted in a Showdown against the choices of TWO other HDCians. It will be a run to 5 - the first one to 5 votes will win the Showdown. The participants involved in the Showdown can also cast in their own votes too (including a bit of canvassing for their choices, if they may choose to do so).

A-ha. ;)

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Someone please come forward and make THREE choices from the above Grid. You may make only ONE choice for each HDC member above.

Cheeba 3 - Strike one.
Dante 2 - Strike one.
Des 2 - Strike one.
Doc 1 - Strike one.
Ferret 2 - Strike one.
Psycho 1 - Strike one.
Illdojo 3 - Strike one.
Jenna 1 - Strike one.
Jenna 2 - Strike one.
MissM 1 - Strike one.
MissM 2 - Strike one.
NOD 3 - Strike one.

[newb]

cheeba 1

dante 1

moth 1

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CHAPTER 1 - Round 1 Match 5


Newb has thrown in Cheeba, Dante'sInferno and The Mothman into the arena!


Cheeba's corner - SYDNEY POLLACK'S

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Dante's corner - EDGAR WRIGHT'S

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Mothman's corner - CHRISTOPHE GANS'S

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First to 5 wins.

[Straker]

Out of Africa Purley for the visuals and location, can't say I like much else about the film...

[novakru]

Silent Hill

[missmacabre]

Silent Hill

[The_Return]

Silent Hill

[DP McCoy]

Hot Fuzz ...

[Doc Faustus]

Hot Fuzz. As trippy as Silent Hill is, there's something a little TOO sterile about it.

[fortunato]

Hot Fuzz...

[Zero]

hot fuzz ....

[neverending]

Hot Fuzz...

[ferretchucker]

Hot Fuzzzzzzzzzz

[Angra]

Silent Hill

[newb]

Hot fuzz.........................

[cactus]

Hot Fuzz..

[The Flayed One]

Crap. Too late, but I'll vote for Silent Hill anyway

[friday13thfan]

Hot Fuzzzz

[fortunato]

I'm surprised so many people like Silent Hill more than Hot Fuzz, actually. I thought this one would be a lock.

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End score is 9-5 in favor of Hot Fuzz, and it was first to 5 anyway. Hot Fuzz takes this one!

DANTE SCORES HIS SECOND POINT!

Dante - 1
Cheeba - 0
Mothman - 0

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Someone please come forward and make THREE choices from the above Grid. You may make only ONE choice for each HDC member above.


Cheeba 1, Cheeba 3 - Strike one.
Dante 1, Dante 2 - Strike one.
Des 2 - Strike one.
Doc 1 - Strike one.
Ferret 2 - Strike one.
Psycho 1 - Strike one.
Illdojo 3 - Strike one.
Jenna 1 - Strike one.
Jenna 2 - Strike one.
MissM 1 - Strike one.
MissM 2 - Strike one.
NOD 3 - Strike one.
The Mothman 1 - Strike one.

[missmacabre]

Me 1 Nod 1 Ferret 3
(is that right? can I pick those cause i still have 2 strikes on my number 2?)

[neverending]

Doc 3 Despare 3 Ildojo 3

Ack too late!

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Yep. Perfectly fine, MissM.


CHAPTER 1 - Round 1 Match 6


MissMacabre has thrown in Ferret and Nightmare_of_Death into the arena and has jumped in herself!


MissM's corner - WOODY ALLEN'S

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NOD's corner - PETER WEIR'S

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Ferret's corner - TERENCE FISHER'S

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First to 5 wins.

[fortunato]

Definitely Sleeper.

[neverending]

What's the last image? I can't see it- even if I paste the url into my browser.

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Now?

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[neverending]

Thank you.

Sleeper for me as well.

[bwind22]

Haven't seen any of them, but Hound of the Baskervilles gets my vote because it'd be the one I'd be most apt to watch.

[roshiq]

The Hound of the Baskervilles

[novakru]

The Hound of the Baskervilles

ditto......

[newb]

Sleeper

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[Angra]

Baskervilles

[Zero]

sleeper is hilarious

SLEEPER for me!

[Straker]

Hound of the Baskervilles

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Hound of the Baskervilles jumps over the finish line, just marginally ahead of Sleeper, with a score of 5-4.

Terence Fisher and Hammer beat Woody Allen out!

FERRETCHUCKER SCORES THE POINT!

Ferret - 1
MissM - 0
NOD - 0

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Someone please come forward and make THREE choices from the above Grid. You may make only ONE choice for each HDC member above.


Cheeba 1, Cheeba 3 - Strike one.
Dante 1, Dante 2 - Strike one.
Des 2 - Strike one.
Doc 1 - Strike one.
Ferret 2, Ferret 3 - Strike one.
Psycho 1 - Strike one.
Illdojo 3 - Strike one.
Jenna 1, Jenna 2 - Strike one.
MissM 1 - STRIKE TWO.
MissM 2 - Strike one.
NOD 1, NOD 3 - Strike one.
The Mothman 1 - Strike one.

[neverending]

Nod doc and jenna 2

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CHAPTER 1 - Round 1 Match 7


Neverending has thrown in Nightmare_of_Death, Doc Faustus and Jenna26 into the arena!


NOD's corner - WILLIAM CASTLE'S

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Doc's corner - INGMAR BERGMAN'S

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Jenna's corner - SIDNEY LUMET'S

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First to 5 wins.

[missmacabre]

13 Ghosts.

(My last match was really close. First to 5 is killing me.)

[novakru]

The seventh seal

[newb]

Dog Day Afternoon

love that movie

[neverending]

Attica! Attica! Attica!

Dog Day Afternoon

[Straker]

The Seventh Seal... Tough choice.

[bwind22]

dog day afternoon

[ferretchucker]

13 ghosts.

[roshiq]

Attica! Attica! Attica!

Dog Day Afternoon

Ditto! Ditto! Ditto!

[ChronoGrl]

The Seventh Seal.

[Freak]

Dog Day Afternoon

[psycho d]

Seventh Seal!

[zwoti]

seventh seal

[Doc Faustus]

If I can vote, (and I'm too lazy to go back and figure out if this is so), I'd say give it up for Ingmar" the Kingmar" Bergman. Seventh Seal. If it matters, if my vote doesn't matter, I vote Ghostbusters.

[Zero]

Attica! Attica! Attica!

Dog Day Afternoon

dittoooo!!!

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If I can vote, (and I'm too lazy to go back and figure out if this is so), I'd say give it up for Ingmar" the Kingmar" Bergman. Seventh Seal. If it matters, if my vote doesn't matter, I vote Ghostbusters.

Of course you can vote in your own match, Doc.


End score is 6-6, a tie between Dog Day Afternoon & The Seventh Seal. But Dog Day Afternoon was first to 5, so it scores the win!

SIDNEY LUMET pulls a really narrow one over INGMAR BERGMAN!

JENNA26 SCORES THE POINT!

Jenna - 1
Doc - 0
NOD - 0

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Someone please come forward and make THREE choices from the above Grid. You may make only ONE choice for each HDC member above.


Cheeba 1, Cheeba 3 - Strike one.
Dante 1, Dante 2 - Strike one.
Des 2 - Strike one.
Doc 1, Doc 2 - Strike one.
Ferret 2, Ferret 3 - Strike one.
Psycho 1 - Strike one.
Illdojo 3 - Strike one.
Jenna 1 - Strike one.
MissM 2 - Strike one.
NOD 1, NOD2, NOD 3 - Strike one.
The Mothman 1 - Strike one.
Jenna 2 - STRIKE TWO.
MissM 1 - STRIKE TWO.

[neverending]

Moth 2 cheeba 2 doc 3

[The Flayed One]

Jenna 2
Miss M 1
NOD 3

[neverending]

You're too slow!

[The Flayed One]

You're too slow!

Bastard! You are now my nemesis for the rest of the game!

Have at you!

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CHAPTER 1 - Round 1 Match 8


Neverending has thrown in The Mothman, Cheeba and Doc Faustus into the arena!


Moth's corner - JOEL SCHUMACHER'S

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Cheeba's corner - DAVID LYNCH'S

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Doc's corner - ROBERT ALTMAN'S

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First to 5 wins.

[The Flayed One]

Elephant Man

[neverending]

Since Flayed is my nemesis, I'll vote for M*A*S*H

[fortunato]

M*A*S*H* is great, but I'll go with Elephant Man.

[Angra]

Elephant Man, of course.

[jenna26]

The Elephant Man

[ManchestrMorgue]

Mash .

[bwind22]

8mm..................

[novakru]

the elephant man

[Zero]

gotta go with MASH

[Straker]

The Elephant Man

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The Elephant Man cruises through to the very comfortable win.

CHEEBA SCORES THE POINT!

Cheeba - 1
Doc - 0
Mothman - 0

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Someone please come forward and make THREE choices from the above Grid. You may make only ONE choice for each HDC member above.


Cheeba 1, Cheeba 2, Cheeba 3 - Strike one.
Dante 1, Dante 2 - Strike one.
Des 2 - Strike one.
Doc 1, Doc 2, Doc 3 - Strike one.
Ferret 2, Ferret 3 - Strike one.
Illdojo 3 - Strike one.
Jenna 1 - Strike one.
MissM 2 - Strike one.
NOD 1, NOD2, NOD 3 - Strike one.
Psycho 1 - Strike one.
Moth 1, Moth 2 - Strike one.

Jenna 2 - STRIKE TWO.
MissM 1 - STRIKE TWO.

[Straker]

Dante 3, Des 1 & Ferret 1

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CHAPTER 1 - Round 1 Match 9


Straker has thrown in Dante'sInferno, Despare and Ferretchucker into the arena!


Dante's corner - CHRISTOPHER NOLAN'S

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Despare's corner - LAMBERTO BAVA'S

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Ferret's corner - CLINT EASTWOOD'S

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First to 5 wins.

[novakru]

Memento...

[psycho d]

Memento...

[Doc Faustus]

Kidnapped. Memento is pretty weak in my opinion. As a thriller, it's thoroughly unfair to the audience.

[missmacabre]

Memento, as I haven't seen Kidnapped and didn't like The Changeling.

[ferretchucker]

Changeling :)

[bwind22]

memento....

[scouse mac]

Memento...

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Memento completes the very easy run to 5 and wins. Home run to Chris Nolan!

DANTE'SINFERNO SCORES THE POINT!

Dante - 1
Despare - 0
Ferret - 0

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Someone please come forward and make THREE choices from the above Grid. You may make only ONE choice for each HDC member above.


Cheeba 1, Cheeba 2, Cheeba 3 - Strike one.
Dante 1, Dante 2, Dante 3 - Strike one.
Doc 1, Doc 2, Doc 3 - Strike one.
Ferret 1, Ferret 2, Ferret 3 - Strike one.
NOD 1, NOD2, NOD 3 - Strike one.
Des 1, Des 2 - Strike one.
Moth 1, Moth 2 - Strike one.
Illdojo 3 - Strike one.
Jenna 1 - Strike one.
MissM 2 - Strike one.
Psycho 1 - Strike one.

Jenna 2 - STRIKE TWO.
MissM 1 - STRIKE TWO.

[neverending]

Moth ildojo psycho 1

[_____V_____]

CHAPTER 1 - Round 1 Match 10


Neverending has thrown in The Mothman, Illdojo and Psycho_d into the arena!


Moth's corner - CHRISTOPHE GANS'

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Psycho_d's corner - RON HOWARD'S

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Illdojo's corner - SAM RAIMI'S

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First to 5 wins.

[Angra]

Loved the last fight scene in Crying Freeman. Awsome stuff, but....


Army of Darkness.

[scouse mac]

Army of Darkness

[neverending]

Army of Smugness.

[newb]

Army Of Darkness

[novakru]

Army of Darkness

[Straker]

Army of Darkness.

[novakru]

Loved the last fight scene in Crying Freeman. Awsome stuff, but....

damn, not on netflix...just the anime series
I have never seen it

[Angra]

damn, not on netflix...just the anime series
I have never seen it

Are you into martial arts, Nova?

[novakru]

Are you into martial arts, Nova?

do bears poo in the woods?:cool:

[Angra]

do bears poo in the woods?:cool:

I live in Denmark. I wouldn't know.


But I can tell you Crying Freeman is quite the slow bore from beginning to end, except for the last 10 minutes fight scene.

And It's right here if you're interested.

2t9hbD5K050

;)

[Freak]

Army of Darkness

[novakru]

I live in Denmark. I wouldn't know.


But I can tell you Crying Freeman is quite the slow bore from beginning to end, except for the last 10 minutes fight scene.

And It's right here if you're interested.

;)

not bad
thx angra

[_____V_____]

Army of Darkness waltzes through to the very comfortable double shutout.

ILLDOJO SCORES THE POINT!

Illdojo - 1
Psycho d - 0
Mothman - 0

[_____V_____]

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Someone please come forward and make THREE choices from the above Grid. You may make only ONE choice for each HDC member above.


Cheeba 1, Cheeba 2, Cheeba 3 - Strike one.
Dante 1, Dante 2, Dante 3 - Strike one.
Doc 1, Doc 2, Doc 3 - Strike one.
Ferret 1, Ferret 2, Ferret 3 - Strike one.
NOD 1, NOD2, NOD 3 - Strike one.
Des 1, Des 2 - Strike one.
Moth 2 - Strike one.
Illdojo 1, Illdojo 3 - Strike one.
Jenna 1 - Strike one.
MissM 2 - Strike one.

Jenna 2 - STRIKE TWO.
MissM 1 - STRIKE TWO.
Moth 1 - STRIKE TWO.
Psycho 1 - STRIKE TWO.

[neverending]

Jenna, Despare & Mothman 3

[_____V_____]

CHAPTER 1 - Round 1 Match 11


Neverending has thrown in Jenna26, Despare and The Mothman into the arena!


Jenna's corner - MARTIN SCORCESE'S

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Despare's corner - FREDDIE FRANCIS'

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Moth's corner - JAMES WHALE'S

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First to 5 wins.

[novakru]

The Invisible Man

[neverending]

Goodfellas

[newb]

Goodfellas

[missmacabre]

The Invisible Man

[ManchestrMorgue]

Three great films, but I will have to go with Goodfellas

[ChronoGrl]

The Invisible Man - It holds some SERIOUS nostalgia value for me... Plus I still haven't seen Goodfellas. :o

[fortunato]

The Invisible Man

[Angra]

not bad
thx angra

Damn. :(

That was just the end of the scene I see.

But the best part anyways.

[Angra]

Godfellas.......

[FreddyMyers]

GoodFellas. Of all the movies you've seen that wasn't one of them. I have to say im surprised Crono

[bwind22]

army of darkness

[_____V_____]

Goodfellas fights off a strong challenge from The Invisible Man and scores a close 5-4 win!

Scorcese beats out Whale!

JENNA26 SCORES THE POINT!

Jenna - 1
Mothman - 0
Despare - 0


First look at the Scoreboard follows shortly...

[_____V_____]

SCOREBOARD OF GROUP A AFTER THE FIRST 11 SHOWDOWNS


Cheebacheeba - 1 point (3 Showdowns),

Dante'sInferno - 3 points (3 Showdowns), (LEADER)

Despare - 0 points (3 Showdowns),

Doc Faustus - 1 point (3 Showdowns),

Ferretchucker - 1 point (3 Showdowns),

Illdojo - 1 point (2 Showdowns),

Jenna26 - 3 points (4 Showdowns), (LEADER)

MissMacabre - 0 points (3 Showdowns),

Nightmare Of Death - 1 point (3 Showdowns),

Psycho d - 0 points (2 Showdowns),

The Mothman - 0 points (4 Showdowns).

[_____V_____]

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Someone please come forward and make THREE choices from the above Grid. You may make only ONE choice for each HDC member above.


Cheeba 1, Cheeba 2, Cheeba 3 - Strike one.

Dante 1, Dante 2, Dante 3 - Strike one.

Doc 1, Doc 2, Doc 3 - Strike one.

Des 1, Des 2, Des 3 - Strike one.

Ferret 1, Ferret 2, Ferret 3 - Strike one.

NOD 1, NOD2, NOD 3 - Strike one.

Illdojo 1, Illdojo 3 - Strike one.

Jenna 1, Jenna 3 - Strike one.

Moth 2, Moth 3 - Strike one.

MissM 2 - Strike one.


Jenna 2 - STRIKE TWO.
MissM 1 - STRIKE TWO.
Moth 1 - STRIKE TWO.
Psycho 1 - STRIKE TWO.

[neverending]

Psycho d 1 Ildojo 2 Miss M 3

[_____V_____]

CHAPTER 1 - Round 1 Match 12


Neverending has thrown in Psycho d, Illdojo and MissMacabre into the arena!


Psycho's corner - RON HOWARD'S

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Illdojo's corner - AKIRA KUROSAWA'S

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MissM's corner - PAUL VERHOEVEN'S

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First to 5 wins.

[ferretchucker]

Total Recall

[psycho d]

Red Beard...

[Angra]

Total Recall

[Straker]

Total Recall

[novakru]

Red Beard..

[ChronoGrl]

Red Beard...

[bwind22]

total recall

[missmacabre]

Total Recall

[_____V_____]

Total Recall scores the surprise win!

Paul Verhoeven beats out Akira Kurosawa!!


MISSMACABRE SCORES HER FIRST POINT OF SHOWDOWN II!

MissM - 1
Illdojo - 0
Psycho - 0

[_____V_____]

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Someone please come forward and make THREE choices from the above Grid. You may make only ONE choice for each HDC member above.


Cheeba 1, Cheeba 2, Cheeba 3 - Strike one.

Dante 1, Dante 2, Dante 3 - Strike one.

Doc 1, Doc 2, Doc 3 - Strike one.

Des 1, Des 2, Des 3 - Strike one.

Ferret 1, Ferret 2, Ferret 3 - Strike one.

NOD 1, NOD2, NOD 3 - Strike one.

Illdojo 1, Illdojo 2, Illdojo 3 - Strike one.

Jenna 1, Jenna 3 - Strike one.

Moth 2, Moth 3 - Strike one.

MissM 2, MissM 3 - Strike one.


Jenna 2 - STRIKE TWO.
MissM 1 - STRIKE TWO.
Moth 1 - STRIKE TWO.

Psycho 1 - STRUCK OUT.

[Straker]

Jenna 2, Moth 1, MissM 1.

[_____V_____]

CHAPTER 1 - Round 1 Match 13


Straker has chucked in Jenna26, The Mothman and MissMacabre into the arena!


Jenna's corner - SIDNEY LUMET'S

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Moth's corner - CHRISTOPHE GANS'

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MissM's corner - WOODY ALLEN'S

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First to 5 wins.

[novakru]

Network...

[missmacabre]

Annie Hall. Just watched it last night with my Mom, who surprisingly liked it. :D

[Straker]

Network....

[ManchestrMorgue]

Brotherhood of the Wolf

[ChronoGrl]

Annie Hall. One of my absolute favorites. Of all time.

[The Flayed One]

Brotherhood of the Wolf

[The_Return]

I've honestly never seen Annie Hall or Brotherhood of the Wolf, but I love Network. As much as I'm sure the others are fantastic films as well, I really doubt that I'd be voting against Peter Finch anyway. His on-air breakdown blows my mind every single time.

[Doc Faustus]

Network. Annie Hall might be Woody Allen's best (no, actually, that's Broadway Danny Rose) but it doesn't compare to Network.

[Zero]

annie hall ..,

[scouse mac]

Brotherhood of the Wolf

[neverending]

Annie Hall...

[_____V_____]

Network - 4
Annie Hall - 4
Brotherhood of the Wolf - 3

The very next voter will decide who wins the point in this super-charged encounter...

[neverending]

Unless they vote for Brotherhood of the Wolf.

[fortunato]

Eeeeeee...
Network.

[_____V_____]

ANDDDDDDDDDDDDD NETWORK TAKES THE MATCH!!!

Fortunato propels Jenna over the finish line and helps her SCORE THE POINT!

Jenna - 1
MissM - 0
Mothman - 0

[_____V_____]

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Someone please come forward and make THREE choices from the above Grid. You may make only ONE choice for each HDC member above.


Cheeba 1, Cheeba 2, Cheeba 3 - Strike one.

Dante 1, Dante 2, Dante 3 - Strike one.

Doc 1, Doc 2, Doc 3 - Strike one.

Des 1, Des 2, Des 3 - Strike one.

Ferret 1, Ferret 2, Ferret 3 - Strike one.

NOD 1, NOD2, NOD 3 - Strike one.

Illdojo 1, Illdojo 2, Illdojo 3 - Strike one.

Jenna 1, Jenna 3 - Strike one.

Moth 2, Moth 3 - Strike one.

MissM 2, MissM 3 - Strike one.


Jenna 2 - STRUCK OUT.
MissM 1 - STRUCK OUT.
Moth 1 - STRUCK OUT.
Psycho 1 - STRUCK OUT.

[The_Return]

Doc 1, Illdojo 1, MissM 3.

[_____V_____]

CHAPTER 1 - Round 1 Match 14


The_Return has thrown in Doc Faustus, Illdojo and MissMacabre into the arena!


Doc's corner - RIDLEY SCOTT'S

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Illdojo's corner - SAM RAIMI'S

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MissM's corner - PAUL VERHOEVEN'S

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First to 5 wins.

[roshiq]

RoboCop:)
..............

[neverending]

Evil Dead....

[Angra]

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

[ManchestrMorgue]

Alien .

[ferretchucker]

Gotta be Alien. The perfect Sci-fi horror.

[Zero]

ridley scott's alien

[psycho d]

Tough call, but i'm for Alien...
d

[ChronoGrl]

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

[_____V_____]

Wow...Alien scores a surprising almost one-sided win!

DOC FAUSTUS SCORES THE POINT!

Doc - 1
Illdojo - 0
MissM - 0

[Straker]

Evil Dead...

[_____V_____]

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Someone please come forward and make THREE choices from the above Grid. You may make only ONE choice for each HDC member above.


Cheeba 1, Cheeba 2, Cheeba 3 - Strike one.

Dante 1, Dante 2, Dante 3 - Strike one.

Des 1, Des 2, Des 3 - Strike one.

Ferret 1, Ferret 2, Ferret 3 - Strike one.

NOD 1, NOD 2, NOD 3 - Strike one.

Illdojo 2, Illdojo 3 - Strike one.

Doc 2, Doc 3 - Strike one.

Jenna 1, Jenna 3 - Strike one.

Moth 2, Moth 3 - Strike one.

MissM 2 - Strike one.


Doc 1 - STRIKE TWO.
Illdojo 1 - STRIKE TWO.
MissM 3 - STRIKE TWO.


Jenna 2 - STRUCK OUT.
MissM 1 - STRUCK OUT.
Moth 1 - STRUCK OUT.
Psycho 1 - STRUCK OUT.

[Straker]

Cheeba 1, Dante 1, Des 1.

[_____V_____]

CHAPTER 1 - Round 1 Match 15


Straker has thrown in Cheeba, Dante'sInferno and Despare into the arena!


Cheeba's corner - SYDNEY POLLACK'S

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Dante's corner - EDGAR WRIGHT'S

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Despare's corner - LAMBERTO BAVA'S

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First to 5 wins.

[Straker]

Demons....

[novakru]

demons....

[Zero]

fustfull of dollars

[The_Return]

fustfull of dollars

Look closer...

Demons for me.

[The Flayed One]

Demoni .

[missmacabre]

Demons....

[ManchestrMorgue]

Demons .

[bwind22]

demons.........

[scouse mac]

demons.........

[Doc Faustus]

Demons and more letters.

[Freak]

Demons............

[_____V_____]

Demons scores the overcharged thumping win!

DESPARE SCORES THE POINT!

Despare - 1
Cheeba - 0
Dante - 0

[_____V_____]

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Someone please come forward and make THREE choices from the above Grid. You may make only ONE choice for each HDC member above.


Cheeba 2, Cheeba 3 - Strike one.

Dante 2, Dante 3 - Strike one.

Des 2, Des 3 - Strike one.

Ferret 1, Ferret 2, Ferret 3 - Strike one.

NOD 1, NOD 2, NOD 3 - Strike one.

Illdojo 2, Illdojo 3 - Strike one.

Doc 2, Doc 3 - Strike one.

Jenna 1, Jenna 3 - Strike one.

Moth 2, Moth 3 - Strike one.

MissM 2 - Strike one.


Cheeba 1 - STRIKE TWO.
Dante 1 - STRIKE TWO.
Des 1 - STRIKE TWO.
Doc 1 - STRIKE TWO.
Illdojo 1 - STRIKE TWO.
MissM 3 - STRIKE TWO.


Jenna 2 - STRUCK OUT.
MissM 1 - STRUCK OUT.
Moth 1 - STRUCK OUT.
Psycho 1 - STRUCK OUT.

[Straker]

Cheeba 1, Illdojo 1, Jenna 1

[_____V_____]

CHAPTER 1 - Round 1 Match 16


Straker has thrown in Cheeba, Illdojo and Jenna into the arena!


Cheeba's corner - SYDNEY POLLACK'S

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Illdojo's corner - SAM RAIMI'S

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Jenna's corner - HAROLD RAMIS'

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First to 5 wins.

[missmacabre]

evil dead 2

[Doc Faustus]

I've got a feeling nobody's going to vote for this and I prefer the first Evil Dead, so Tootsie.

[FreddyMyers]

Your right doc, nobody is. That being said....Evil Dead II

[neverending]

IMO Tootsie is one of Pollack's weaker films.

Evil Dead 2

[ManchestrMorgue]

National Lampoon's Vacation

[bwind22]

evil dead 2

[Zero]

tootsie . . . i love a man in drag!!

[Angra]

Evil Dead 2


HAIL!!, HAIL!!, HAIL!!, HAIL!!, HAIL!!!

[Scarebaby]

Errm.. am I allowed to post in here?