TSM Movie Tournament First Round

[Vern Gagne 0]

A Clockwork Orange

A Nightmare on Elm Street

 

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Pulp Fiction

 

Braveheart

Reservoir Dogs

 

Dawn of the Dead (1978)

Psycho (1960)

 

The Crow

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

 

Predator

Goodfellas

 

Ghostbusters

Schindler's List

 

Casino

Rocky

 

L.A. Confidential

The Godfather Part II

 

Back to the Future

Jaws

 

X2: X-Men United

Blazing Saddles

 

American History X

Dogma

 

Almost Famous

Chasing Amy

 

Aliens

Scarface

 

Die Hard

The Shawshank Redemption

 

The Matrix

Mallrats

 

Fight Club

The Royal Tenenbaums

 

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

Kill Bill Vol. 2

 

Platoon

Seven Samurai

 

Full Metal Jacket

Seven (Se7en)

 

Memento

The Evil Dead

 

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Office Space

 

The Usual SuspectsArmy of Darkness

 

Taxi Driver

American Beauty

 

Evil Dead II: Dead by Dawn

North by Northwest

 

The Breakfast Club

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

 

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Raging Bull

 

Kill Bill Vol. 1

The Terminator

 

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Citizen Kane

 

Heat

Forrest Gump

 

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope

Halloween

 

Donnie Darko

Clerks

[Mystery Eskimo 0]

A Clockwork Orange

 

Pulp Fiction

 

Reservoir Dogs

 

Psycho (1960)

 

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

 

Goodfellas

 

Ghostbusters

 

Rocky

 

L.A. Confidential

 

Back to the Future

 

X2: X-Men United

 

American History X

 

Chasing Amy

 

Scarface

 

The Shawshank Redemption

 

Mallrats

 

The Royal Tenenbaums

 

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

 

Seven Samurai

 

Full Metal Jacket

 

Memento

 

Raiders of the Lost Ark

 

The Usual Suspects

 

American Beauty

 

North by Northwest

 

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

 

Raging Bull

 

The Terminator

 

Citizen Kane

 

Heat

 

Halloween

 

Donnie Darko

[spiny norman 0]

A Clockwork Orange

 

Pulp Fiction

 

Braveheart

 

Psycho (1960)

 

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

 

Goodfellas

 

Schindler's List

 

Rocky

 

The Godfather Part II

 

Jaws

 

X2: X-Men United

 

American History X

 

Almost Famous

 

Aliens

 

The Shawshank Redemption

 

The Matrix

 

Fight Club

 

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

 

Platoon

 

Seven (Se7en)

 

Memento

 

Raiders of the Lost Ark

 

The Usual Suspects

 

Taxi Driver

 

North by Northwest

 

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

 

Raging Bull

 

The Terminator

 

Citizen Kane (I love Eternal Sunshine, but it got the bad draw here. And it is in no way justified to beat Citizen Kane, no matter how good it is).

 

Forrest Gump

 

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope

 

Donnie Darko

[Insane Bump Machine 0]

A Nightmare on Elm Street

 

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

 

Reservoir Dogs

 

Psycho (1960)

 

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

 

Goodfellas

 

Schindler's List

 

Rocky

 

L.A. Confidential

 

Back to the Future

 

Blazing Saddles

 

American History X

 

Chasing Amy

 

Aliens

 

Die Hard

 

The Matrix

 

Fight Club

 

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

 

Seven Samurai

 

Full Metal Jacket

 

Memento

 

Raiders of the Lost Ark

 

The Usual Suspects

 

American Beauty

 

North by Northwest

 

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

 

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

 

The Terminator

 

Citizen Kane

 

Forrest Gump

 

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope

 

Clerks

[nl5xsk1 0]

A Clockwork Orange

Pulp Fiction

Reservoir Dogs

Dawn of the Dead (1978)

The Crow

Goodfellas

Schindler's List

Casino

The Godfather Part II

Jaws

Blazing Saddles

American History X

Chasing Amy - can't believe I'm voting for this, but hated the other choice. Better of a bad lot wins.

Scarface

The Shawshank Redemption

Mallrats

Fight Club

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

Platoon

Full Metal Jacket

The Evil Dead

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Army of Darkness

Taxi Driver

Evil Dead II: Dead by Dawn

The Breakfast Club

Raging Bull

The Terminator

Citizen Kane

Forrest Gump

Halloween

Donnie Darko

[Downhome 0]

A Nightmare on Elm Street

 

Pulp Fiction

 

Reservoir Dogs

 

Dawn of the Dead (1978)

 

The Crow

 

Goodfellas

 

Schindler's List

 

Rocky

 

The Godfather Part II

 

Back to the Future

 

Blazing Saddles

 

American History X

 

Almost Famous

 

Scarface

 

The Shawshank Redemption

 

The Matrix

 

Fight Club

 

Kill Bill Vol. 2

 

Platoon

 

Seven (Se7en)

 

Memento

 

Raiders of the Lost Ark

 

The Usual Suspects

 

American Beauty

 

Evil Dead II: Dead by Dawn

 

The Breakfast Club

 

Raging Bull

 

Kill Bill Vol. 1

 

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

 

Forrest Gump

 

Halloween

 

Donnie Darko

[Guest OctoberBlood]

A Clockwork Orange

 

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

 

Reservoir Dogs

 

Psycho (1960)

 

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

 

Goodfellas

 

Schindler's List

 

Casino

 

The Godfather Part II

 

Back to the Future

 

X2: X-Men United

 

American History X

 

Almost Famous

 

Aliens

 

The Shawshank Redemption

 

The Matrix

 

Fight Club

 

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

 

Platoon

 

Full Metal Jacket

 

Memento

 

Raiders of the Lost Ark

 

The Usual Suspects

 

American Beauty

 

North by Northwest

 

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

 

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

 

Kill Bill Vol. 1

 

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

 

Forrest Gump

 

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope

 

Donnie Darko

[Guest Askewniverse]

There seems to be some confusion in this thread (particularly centered around the Predator - South Park debate). The votes should be for which movie you like better, not what you think is the better movie.

 

For example, I think Citizen Kane is a better movie than Mallrats. The cinematography, film editing, writing, acting, etc. is way ahead of that in Mallrats. However, I like Mallrats better. Even though I think Citizen Kane is the better movie, it does nothing for me. I just can't "get into" it at all.

 

 

I'm still waiting for someone to explain how fucking PREDATOR deserves to be here and South Park doesn't.  Retards.

If you really want a legit explanation, it's simple. During the tie-breaker round, there were more votes for South Park (and Spider-Man) to be eliminated than Predator.

[chaosrage 0]

If you really want a legit explanation, it's simple. During the tie-breaker round, there were more votes for South Park (and Spider-Man) to be eliminated than Predator.

...Thank you for this valuable information.

 

And it doesn't deserve to be eliminated because of that. It's BS that votes from people who obviously didn't get the movie could cancel out the votes from the people that did.

[nl5xsk1 0]

How exactly does one 'get' a movie like South Park, or Spider-Man? It's not advanced trigonometry we're talking about.

[chaosrage 0]

How exactly does one 'get' a movie like South Park, or Spider-Man? It's not advanced trigonometry we're talking about.

By understanding that it's a satire, not just a bunch of fart jokes and curse words first of all. It's not complex, which makes it all the more sadder that people don't get it.

[Nighthawk 0]

I don't think you got Predator.

[Guest JumpinJackFlash]

Citizen Kane and The Seven Samurai are the only two movies that are good enough to win this tournament.

[Guest thebigjig]

I'm still waiting for someone to explain how fucking PREDATOR deserves to be here and South Park doesn't. Retards.

Some of the GREATEST movies of all time were left off... where's Lawrence of Arabia? Treasure of the Sierra Madre? CasaFREAKINblanca? Amadeus? Manchurian Candidate?

 

Jesus...

[LaParkaYourCar 0]

What I've gathered to this point is that this is a "favorite movie" tournament not a "greatest ever" tournament.

[Guest thebigjig]

What I've gathered to this point is that this is a "favorite movie" tournament not a "greatest ever" tournament.

I dont know... my favorite movies are generally considered the greatest... I'd watch Lawrence of Arabia a thousand times before I would watch X2 a second time

 

and Casablanca owns 99% of the films on this list

[Nighthawk 0]

People just don't like that stuff as much. I've tried to come up with a reason that involved their being stupider than me, but it's a fool's errand. Sure, a library is a better place to go than a strip club, but... you see what I'm saying.

[chaosrage 0]

Some of the GREATEST movies of all time were left off... where's Lawrence of Arabia? Treasure of the Sierra Madre? CasaFREAKINblanca? Amadeus? Manchurian Candidate?

 

Jesus...

Yeah, but at least those didn't get voted off.

 

Casablanca didn't make it?

[Guest Man Of 1,004 Modes]

Because it had a stupid plot and Saddam playing with fake dicks and trying to fuck satan doesn't make it a great movie. It's funny, but it's not even close to great.

If the movie we're talking about is a comedy and you thought it was funny, then I'm afraid that does make it great. How was it stupid?

Let's see....the first 15 minutes alone make me want to gouge my eyes out.

 

"Hey! Lets prosecute Canadians because they made an R rated movie!"

then we have the Satin/Sadam gay relationship plot.

Kenny dies....again.

 

It's a funny movie, but it doesn't touch GREAT. If I have to fast foward scenes, it shouldn't even be mentioned, and I FF through most of the Sadam crap because gay jokes = stupid.

 

As for the topic, most of the movies I consider great are in such as Jaws, Back to The Future, Psycho...etc. I'm just made Rocky made it but not Rocky II, while every LOTR shit got in.

[chaosrage 0]

Let's see....the first 15 minutes alone make me want to gouge my eyes out.

 

"Hey! Lets prosecute Canadians because they made an R rated movie!"

then we have the Satin/Sadam gay relationship plot.

Kenny dies....again.

Like I was saying....

 

As for the topic, most of the movies I consider great are in such as Jaws, Back to The Future, Psycho...etc. I'm just made Rocky made it but not Rocky II, while every LOTR shit got in.

 

Rocky 1 and 3 > 2 anyway.

[Guest Man Of 1,004 Modes]

I'm not impressed with using ">" as the best logic.

 

How was Rocky III better than Rocky II? Or Rocky for that matter.

[Guest Man Of 1,004 Modes]

After reviewing through the tiebreaker choices, I am a bit shocked some choices beat out SP and Spiderman, but still, I wouldn't vote for them past round of 32.

[chaosrage 0]

I'm not impressed with using ">" as the best logic.

 

How was Rocky III better than Rocky II? Or Rocky for that matter.

 

But.. would you be impressed if I said 2 was stupid and I had to fast forward through it?

 

Rocky 3 had this man, you fool.

 

 

Hopefully you now realize your mistake.

[Ravenbomb 0]

A Clockwork Orange

 

Pulp Fiction

 

Reservoir Dogs

 

Psycho (1960)

 

The Crow

 

Goodfellas

 

Ghostbusters

 

Casino

 

The Godfather Part II

 

Back to the Future

 

Blazing Saddles

 

Dogma

 

Almost Famous

 

Scarface

 

Die Hard

 

Mallrats

 

Fight Club

 

Kill Bill Vol. 2

 

Seven Samurai

 

Seven (Se7en)

 

Memento

 

Raiders of the Lost Ark

 

The Usual Suspects

 

Taxi Driver

 

Evil Dead II: Dead by Dawn

 

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

 

Raging Bull

 

Kill Bill Vol. 1

 

Citizen Kane

 

Heat

 

Halloween

 

Donnie Darko

[DrVenkman PhD 0]

In fairness, there was a nominations thread, and these movies weren't just randomly thrown onto a list to be voted on. So, Lawrence of Arabia received zero votes, it's your fault for it not at least getting one.

 

And yeah, I think re-branding this thing "Favourite Movie" instead of Greatest Movie would be for the best, since the criteria that Askew is having us follow involves voting for the films you mark out for, not which one you think is technically superior.

[The Ill One 0]

A Clockwork Orange

 

 

 

Pulp Fiction

 

Braveheart

 

 

 

Psycho (1960)

 

 

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

 

 

Goodfellas

 

 

Schindler's List

 

Casino

 

 

 

The Godfather Part II

 

 

Jaws

 

 

Blazing Saddles

 

 

Dogma

 

 

Chasing Amy

 

 

Scarface

 

Die Hard

 

 

 

Mallrats

 

Fight Club

 

 

 

Kill Bill Vol. 2

 

Platoon

 

 

 

Seven (Se7en)

 

Memento

 

 

 

Office Space

 

The Usual Suspects

 

 

Taxi Driver

 

 

 

North by Northwest

 

 

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

 

 

Raging Bull

 

 

The Terminator

 

 

Citizen Kane

 

 

Forrest Gump

 

 

Halloween

 

 

Clerks

[Guest Man Of 1,004 Modes]

I'm not impressed with using ">" as the best logic.

 

How was Rocky III better than Rocky II? Or Rocky for that matter.

 

But.. would you be impressed if I said 2 was stupid and I had to fast forward through it?

 

Rocky 3 had this man, you fool.

 

 

Hopefully you now realize your mistake.

I'm surprised you didn't say it had Hogan, since I like Hogan.

 

Anyway, to clear up what I meant, I thought SP was beat out by 1 movie, not 15 others that included some I never even heard of. (I didn't participate in the voting, but my 2 top picks are in anyway)

[The Mandarin 0]

The biggest travesty in this list is putting Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind against Citizen Kane.

 

If either Donnie Darko or Clerks is getting to the second round, than ESotSM should too.

[Guest Man Of 1,004 Modes]

The biggest travesty in this list is putting Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind against Citizen Kane.

 

If either Donnie Darko or Clerks is getting to the second round, than ESotSM should too.

If I voted for either, it was randomly generated beither because I've never seen either move, or just hate the other film against it.

[Downhome 0]

For ESotSM to be eliminated in the first round is wrong. I'm sure not everyone is like this, but I'd be willing to bet that more than a couple of people voted for CK just becaus its...CK, "the best film ever".