The Movie Creatures/Monsters Tournament

[_____V_____]

5-4-2, The Kraken makes a big comeback and narrowly pips The Alien to the winning post.

[_____V_____]

Round 3 Match 3



The Thing (The Thing)

http://melgibstein.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/the-thing1.jpg




vs.




Pinhead (Hellraiser series)

http://www.retrocrush.com/100monsters/pinhead.jpg




vs.




Godzilla (Godzilla series)

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6Je7iKK2178/TeLHm3XxydI/AAAAAAAARE0/PWgGda6TIyE/s1600/godzillabioinfomin2011.jpg

[TheWickerFan]

Godzilla...

[ChronoGrl]

Godzilla.......

[hammerfan]

For me, there's no contest: Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

[neverending]

Gojira...............

[Straker]

The Thing....

[MichaelMyers]

Godzilla FTW!

[roshiq]

Godzilla
.

[_____V_____]

6-1-0, Godzilla stomps all over the opposition and runs to the easy win.

[_____V_____]

Round 3 Match 4



Cyclops (The 7th Voyage of Sinbad)

http://images.wikia.com/godzilla/images/0/05/Cyclops02_crop.jpg




vs.




Frankenstein's monster (Frankenstein)

http://www.shockya.com/news/wp-content/uploads/frankenstein_boris.jpg




vs.




The Gill Man (Creature From The Black Lagoon series)

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JbcW7ewATGo/TMS2Esj7ghI/AAAAAAAAC4g/oIdOJqbkG0A/s1600/creatureblacklagoon2.jpg

[hammerfan]

Oh damn....

The Gill Man

[MichaelMyers]

Tough draw. But gotta go with Frankenstein's monster.

[neverending]

Frankie Baby!

[ChronoGrl]

Cyclops..........................

[TheWickerFan]

Creature From The Black Lagoon

[ManchestrMorgue]

Frankenstein's Monster (as much as I hate to vote against the Gill Man)

[newb]

Frankenstein's Monster (as much as I hate to vote against the Gill Man)

oy vey...a tough one but I'm going to agree with Manchestr

[Elvis_Christ]

Frankenstein!

[The Villain]

The Gill Man!

[_____V_____]

5-3-1, Frankenstein's Monster keeps the opposition at bay and secures the win.

[_____V_____]

Round 3 Match 5



Dracula (Dracula series)

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2010/9/28/1285666278603/Christopher-Lee-Dracula-006.jpg




vs.




The Ymir (20 Million Miles to Earth)

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yNA62hgcWDg/TOArwc1QYVI/AAAAAAAABw8/s3CnDOO_vIA/s1600/ymir4.jpg




vs.




Andre Delambre (The Fly)

http://mutantville.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/the_fly_1958-779691.jpg
http://media.monstersandcritics.com/articles/1357613/article_images/fly3.jpg

[ManchestrMorgue]

Count Dracula

[neverending]

Help meeeeee.. help meeeeeeee

[Sistinas666]

Count Dracula



Who would win in a fight?............This vote is for Drac.......

[Elvis_Christ]

Andre Delambre

[hammerfan]

Count Dracula

[TheWickerFan]

Count Dracula

[MichaelMyers]

Dracula....FTW.

[roshiq]

Andre Delambre

[ChronoGrl]

Count Dracula...........

[_____V_____]

6-3-0, Dracula sails to a rather easy win.

[_____V_____]

Round 3 Match 6



King Kong (King Kong)

http://dorkshelf.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads//2011/02/King-Kong.jpg




vs.




Giant Ants (Them!)

http://www.globalwarming.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Them3.jpg




vs.




The Predator (Predator)

http://designingsound.org/files/2010/08/1987_predator_008.jpg

[hammerfan]

King Kong.

[TheWickerFan]

King Kong...

[roshiq]

King Kong
...............

[newb]

King Kong for me

[MichaelMyers]

Predator...

[ManchestrMorgue]

King Kong

[neverending]

KingKong....

[The Villain]

Predator.......

[_____V_____]

6-2-0, King Kong stomps all over the opposition to take the easy win.

[_____V_____]

Round 3 Match 7



The Colossal Man (The Amazing Colossal Man/War of the Colossal Beast)

http://goremasterfx.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/colossalbeast.jpg




vs.




Medusa (Clash of the Titans)

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7Vu0WdrWjXY/S6knRd6m9rI/AAAAAAAAu34/sfYAXpGID9I/s640/Medusa81.jpg




vs.




Pumpkinhead (Pumpkinhead series)

http://images.hollywood.com/site/Pumpkinhead-horror-movies-7329639-1680-1050.jpg

[neverending]

The Colossal Man for purely sentimental reasons.

[The Villain]

Pumpkinhead

[MichaelMyers]

Pumpkinhead.

[TheWickerFan]

Medusa....

[newb]

The Colossal Man for purely sentimental reasons.

I tend to agree

[Straker]

Medusa....

[Fearonsarms]

Medusa............

[roshiq]

Medusa
............

[MichaelMyers]

Wow, what a turn! Medusa is going to win.

[ManchestrMorgue]

The Colossal Man

[ChronoGrl]

Medusa...................

[hammerfan]

Pumpkinhead

[ferretchucker]

Medusa, just because I'm a sucker for old stop motion.

[Tangleduponblue]

Pumpkinhead

[_____V_____]

6-4-3, Medusa scores a really tough win over the opposition.

[_____V_____]

Round 3 Match 8



Hydra (Jason and the Argonauts)

http://media.screened.com/uploads/0/5735/284987-jata4_super.jpg




vs.




The Wolf Man (The Wolf Man)

http://latimesherocomplex.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/6a00d8341c630a53ef0128775c636b970c-600wi.jpg




vs.




Audrey II (Little Shop of Horrors)

http://www.alicia-logic.com/capsimages01/ls2_183AudreyII.jpg

[Tangleduponblue]

Wolf-Man. Simply classic.

[newb]

Wolf Man



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

[hammerfan]

Wolf-Man. Simply classic.

I couldn't agree more.

[ChronoGrl]

Wolfie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TheWickerFan]

Audrey II...

[ManchestrMorgue]

The Wolf Man

[The Villain]

The Wolf Man

[_____V_____]

6-1-0, The Wolf Man rips the competition to shreds and howls ahead to the win.

Last match of Round 3 up shortly...

[_____V_____]

Round 3 Match 9



Cthulhu (The Call of Cthulhu)

http://monroelab.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2006/05/call-of-cthulhu.jpg




vs.




"Joe" (Mighty Joe Young)

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oMcYmOKAdg4/TaxkyZDeQJI/AAAAAAAAADY/YUO0PYmepc4/s1600/mightyjoeyoung2+-+1949.jpg




vs.




The Queen Alien (Alien series)

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8sv9gYsuLwc/SZ5KiYTd2zI/AAAAAAAAAHc/aoSqjSZ6FkI/s1600/aliensk-6751.jpg

[blademan9999]

Cthulhu, obviously, he wins this round, he wins the next, and the next, he wins the entire thread without having to raise a tentacle.

BECAUSE NOONE MESSES WITH A GREAT! OLD! ONE!

[MichaelMyers]

^What he said.

[ManchestrMorgue]

Mighty Joe Young

[ChronoGrl]

Queen Alien...

[hammerfan]

Queen Alien

[TheWickerFan]

Cthulhu...

[Sistinas666]

Queen Alien

[Straker]

Cthulhu...........

[neverending]

Cthulhu...........

[roshiq]

Cthulhu
...............

[The Villain]

Cthulhu, obviously, he wins this round, he wins the next, and the next, he wins the entire thread without having to raise a tentacle.

BECAUSE NOONE MESSES WITH A GREAT! OLD! ONE!

Wow way to introduce yourself to the forum.

I'm going with Cthulhu as well.

[MichaelMyers]

Nobody puts Cthulhu in a corner.

[_____V_____]

7-3-1, Cthulhu breaks away and surges ahead to the emphatic win.

This concludes Round 3.

Pre-Finals up shortly...

[_____V_____]

PRE - FINAL #1



"Bruce" (Jaws)

http://cdn-i.dmdentertainment.com/cracked/jp/makeshift7.jpg




vs.




Frankenstein's Monster (Frankenstein)

http://www.shockya.com/news/wp-content/uploads/frankenstein_boris.jpg




vs.




King Kong (King Kong)

http://dorkshelf.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads//2011/02/King-Kong.jpg

[last bad move]

Frankenstein!!!

[The Villain]

Frankenstein's Monster

[Straker]

King Kong.... Tough call, any of those would make worthy winners.

[neverending]

Frankie Baby!

[Elvis_Christ]

"Bruce" (Jaws)

[MichaelMyers]

King Kong!

[blademan9999]

King Kong.

[Tangleduponblue]

Frankenstein's Monster, but damn if this wasn't a close one for me.

[hammerfan]

Frankenstein's Monster

[roshiq]

Frankenstein's Monster

[_____V_____]

6-3-1, Frankenstein's Monster surges ahead to secure the win and move into the Finals.

[_____V_____]

PRE - FINAL #2



The Kraken (Clash of the Titans)

http://unrealitymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/kraken.jpg




vs.




Dracula (Dracula)

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2010/9/28/1285666278603/Christopher-Lee-Dracula-006.jpg




vs.




The Wolf Man (The Wolf Man)

http://latimesherocomplex.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/6a00d8341c630a53ef0128775c636b970c-600wi.jpg

[TheWickerFan]

Dracula...

[MichaelMyers]

Wolf Man all the way.

[hammerfan]

Count Dracula

[roshiq]

The Kraken

[last bad move]

the kracken

[ChronoGrl]

Tough!!


Kraken.

[Tangleduponblue]

Wolf Man, baby!

[Straker]

The Kraken!

[The Villain]

Count Dracula

[blademan9999]

Wolfman...

[Fearonsarms]

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

[_____V_____]

The Kraken - 4
Dracula - 4
The Wolf Man - 3

More votes needed...

[MichaelMyers]

I sense a rally by Wolf Man coming.:cool:

[ManchestrMorgue]

Count Dracula

[_____V_____]

5-4-3, Dracula fights off a real tough challenge from the opposition to secure the nail-biting win.

Last Pre-Final up in a bit...

[_____V_____]

PRE - FINAL #3



Godzilla (Gojira)

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6Je7iKK2178/TeLHm3XxydI/AAAAAAAARE0/PWgGda6TIyE/s1600/godzillabioinfomin2011.jpg




vs.




Medusa (Clash of the Titans)

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7Vu0WdrWjXY/S6knRd6m9rI/AAAAAAAAu34/sfYAXpGID9I/s640/Medusa81.jpg




vs.




Cthulhu (The Call of Cthulhu)

http://monroelab.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2006/05/call-of-cthulhu.jpg

[ChronoGrl]

Godzilla...........

[ManchestrMorgue]

Godzilla .

[Tangleduponblue]

Godzilla...

[blademan9999]

Seriously? An over grown lizard vs a cosmic horror who's very name can drive a man insane???
Oh you people did not just try to back Cthulhu into a corner
,did you?! did you?!
Cause you better not have.

I would advise that you change your votes for Cthulhu instead of the pathetic lizard that is Godzilla.
Because no one, I repeat no one, messes with CTHULHU!

[TheWickerFan]

Seriously? An over grown lizard vs a cosmic horror who's very name can drive a man insane???
Oh you people did not just try to back Cthulhu into a corner
,did you?! did you?!
Cause you better not have.

I would advise that you change your votes for Cthulhu instead of the pathetic lizard that is Godzilla.
Because no one, I repeat no one, messes with CTHULHU!

You talked me into it.:D

Cthulhu

[hammerfan]

Godzilla..

[The Villain]

Seriously? An over grown lizard vs a cosmic horror who's very name can drive a man insane???
Oh you people did not just try to back Cthulhu into a corner
,did you?! did you?!
Cause you better not have.

I would advise that you change your votes for Cthulhu instead of the pathetic lizard that is Godzilla.
Because no one, I repeat no one, messes with CTHULHU!

Dude you are nuts.....I think i'm gonna like you. But i choose to defy you.

GODZILLA!!!!!!

[Straker]

Medusa... Turns both to stone while getting her nails done. :cool:

[_____V_____]

5-2-1, Godzilla stomps all over Cthulhu and Medusa to take the final spot in the Big Finale...

...which is coming up shortly...

[_____V_____]

THE GRAND FINALE



Frankenstein's Monster (Frankenstein)

http://www.shockya.com/news/wp-content/uploads/frankenstein_boris.jpg




vs.




Dracula (Dracula)

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2010/9/28/1285666278603/Christopher-Lee-Dracula-006.jpg




vs.




Godzilla (Gojira)

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6Je7iKK2178/TeLHm3XxydI/AAAAAAAARE0/PWgGda6TIyE/s1600/godzillabioinfomin2011.jpg

[The Villain]

Godzilla FOR THE WIN!!!!

[Fearonsarms]

Damn I would have backed Cthulhu for the final.

Anyway-Dracula

[blademan9999]

Cthulhu.
He got bribed to throw last rounds fight, BUT NOW HE'S COMING BACK TO DESTROY THE COMPETITORs.
BECAUSE HE'S CTHULHU.

[The Villain]

Cthulhu.
He got bribed to throw last rounds fight, BUT NOW HE'S COMING BACK TO DESTROY THE COMPETITORs.
BECAUSE HE'S CTHULHU.

Let it go dude.....let it go

[Straker]

Frank.......

[last bad move]

go go godzilla!!!

[neverending]

Frankie all the way.

[ManchestrMorgue]

Frankenstein - the grandfather of all movie monsters.

[TheWickerFan]

Godzilla...

[Tangleduponblue]

Frankenstein's Monster

[_____V_____]

Frankenstein's Monster - 4
Godzilla - 3
Dracula - 1

More votes needed...

[roshiq]

Godzilla
...............

[Geddy]

Dracula...

[Horror4ever]

I decide....Godzilla!

[MichaelMyers]

Dracula...Cthulhu's killer must be slayed!

[Elvis_Christ]

Frankenstein

[hammerfan]

Count Dracula

[newb]

Frankenstein's Monster

[_____V_____]

Frankenstein's Monster - 6
Godzilla - 5
Dracula - 4

More votes needed...

[Freak]

Dracula...

[leezuki]

godzilla...

[_____V_____]

Frankenstein's Monster - 6
Godzilla - 6
Dracula - 5

I was thinking of wrapping this up on the 31st, but the fierce fight for Monster supremacy is still locked and it could be anyone's match.

Let's have some more votes to decide this really intense nail-biter of a Final...

[Weapon X]

Frankenstein's Monster

Ditto........

[MichaelMyers]

Frankenstein's Monster - 6
Godzilla - 6
Dracula - 5

I was thinking of wrapping this up on the 31st, but the fierce fight for Monster supremacy is still locked and it could be anyone's match.

Let's have some more votes to decide this really intense nail-biter of a Final...

Surprised it's this close. Godzilla has put up one helluv a fight.

[_____V_____]

Well, time to wrap this one in a bowtie and congratulate the winner.


Ladies and Gentlemen,

By beating the much (read - "MUCH") fancied opponents such as GODZILLA and DRACULA by a Final Score Margin of...

7 votes to 6 votes for Godzilla to 5 votes for Dracula...

The Winner...

AND THE UNDISPUTED KING OF ALL CREATURES & MONSTERS ON CELLULOID CINEMA...


FRANKENSTEIN'S MONSTER


The Book:

http://www.english-e-corner.com/britishliterature/contents/workshop1/Frankenstein.jpg

The Adaptations:

http://www.fearnet.com/eol_images/Entire_Site/2010212/frank_big.jpg

http://cache2.allpostersimages.com/p/LRG/37/3706/2YCAF00Z/posters/bride-of-frankenstein-boris-karloff-1935.jpg

http://roberthood.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/christopher-lee-curse-of-frankenstein-sigler.jpg

http://3.static.wix.com/media/9ff73d5656eaf82c511e370b6a939ed1.wix_mp

...and many, many more.


A big thanks to all voters who gave their immense contribution to make this tournament a roaring success from the beginning. Special thanks go to all those who contributed to the nominations for the tourney, and made it a near-perfect list of worthy contenders.

Last but not the least, a big thank you from me to all of you. Your continued voting energy and support keeps me going to churn out such projects, and all of you make it possible to pass these humble efforts of mine as successes in HDC's history. Thank you so much.

Until the next one...Ciao!




************************TOURNAMENT IS CLOSED************************

[neverending]

Yay Frankie!


Thanks for the fun, V.

[hammerfan]

Thanks for another fun tournament, V! I'm disappointed that the Count didn't win, but it was still fun!

[newb]

excellent job as per usual V


GO FRANKIE

[MichaelMyers]

Thank you, V. And congratulations Frankenstein's Monster, a worthy winner.

[The Villain]

I still think Godzilla should've won but i'm okay with Frankenstein's Monster winning

[ChronoGrl]

Congratulations, Frankie! (though I still think that Godzilla should have won :p)

V, thanks again for a really fun and well-put-together tournament. This one was a blast. I do love my beasties. :D

[ManchestrMorgue]

Well done V, one of the best tournaments to date.

[Fearonsarms]

This was very enjoyable :):):)