GREATEST Movie Tournament...

[Guest Man Of 1,004 Modes]

OK, I know we had a favorite one, but that became a complete farce when Quentin Tarantino got 3 movies into the semi-finals while Rocky & Scarface didn't. So let's nominate some great movies for a tournament of 64 movies.

 

Please nominate a minimum of three films or a maximum of 5 with 4 being the middle man. Remember, GREATEST movies.

[LaParkaYourCar 0]

To Kill a Mockingbird

The Ten Commandments

Ben Hur

 

I figured I'd throw in some classics.

[slabinskia 0]

I hope these qualify as best.they are in my top 10 list.

taxi driver

scarface

the usual suspects

forrest gump

full metal jacket

[Guest Askewniverse]

The Godfather Part II

Goodfellas

American Beauty

Rocky

 

Yeah, I'm not exactly happy with the results of the "favorite movie" tourney either...and I'm the one who's running it.

[Guest Man Of 1,004 Modes]

It's not your fault, it's all the "all of a sudden love" for Tarantino flicks. I expected LOTR or something to win...not Tarantino stuff.

[Edwin MacPhisto 0]

Why do you think the results of this are going to be different? Half the nominations will inevitably be the same.

[Guest Man Of 1,004 Modes]

Most of the Semi-Finals thread has people saying their favorite movies aren't ones you watch over and over, just like Kill bill, Pulp Fiction and the other one. They aren't great, but are fun. I think differently. A Great movie is one I can watch over and over and not get tired of.

[Guest Askewniverse]

In theory, the voting shouldn't be the same.

[The Ill One 0]

Rear Window (Personal favorite)

Casablanca (respect, bitches)

It's A Wonderful Life

Fight Club (Yeah yeah yeah, ready to catch heat for that)

Se7en?

[Downhome 0]

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

 

Memento

 

Léon

 

Adaptation

 

American Beauty

[spiny norman 0]

Gone With The Wind

Life Is Beautiful

Blade Runner

Apocalypse Now

A Clockwork Orange

[Guest Man Of 1,004 Modes]

Life Is Beautiful

Is that the film with Roberto Bengini in a concentration camp with his wife and son?

[spiny norman 0]

Yep.

[Nighthawk 0]

I disagree with this idea conceptually. Who here is qualified to judge this? Who anywhere, for that matter. This is an ideal format for a favorite movies tournament, but greatest? Nah.

[Guest ShamRock]

Raging Bull

Taxi Driver

The Shawshank Redemption

The Deer Hunter

On the Waterfront

[Toshiaki Koala 0]

The Godfather

The Killer

LOTR: The Return of the King

L.A. Confidential

Heat

[Boner Kawanger 0]

You know, Scarface isn't a great movie, but it's fun.

 

Jaws

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Goldfinger

[Guest Dynamite Kido]

Midnight Express

 

Empire Strikes Back

 

Dr. Strangelove

[nl5xsk1 0]

2001

Once Upon a Time in America

Menace II Society

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

 

(yes, I know 2 of my choices are off the beaten track, but a lot of what I'd have nominated have been suggested already.)

[chaosrage 0]

Back to the Future

Shawshank Redemption

Rocky

[chaosrage 0]

The Godfather Part II

Goodfellas

American Beauty

Rocky

 

Yeah, I'm not exactly happy with the results of the "favorite movie" tourney either...and I'm one the one who's running it.

You should do like Choken One and just quit, don't have a finals, and don't mention the tournament again.

[Anakin Flair 0]

Citizen Kane

The Usual Suspects

Das Boot

Scarface

Reservoir Dogs

[Guest CurryMan]

The Shawshank Redemption

The Usual suspects

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

[Guest Man Of 1,004 Modes]

If there's not enough for a 64 tournament, I'll just cut it to 32 and go from there. Keep nominating for a few days.

[The Mandarin 0]

Pulp Fiction

Reservoir Dogs

Kill Bill Vol. 1

Back to the Future

 

Honestly, though:

Goodfellas~!~!

American Beauty

Amadeus

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Monster

[NYU 0]

American History X

 

Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood

 

Forrest Gump

[Nighthawk 0]

Seriously, don't underestimate perfect movies in genres not commonly associated with greatest ever. Like:

 

Beverly Hills Cop

Die Hard

Once Upon A Time In China

Hard Boiled

[godthedog 0]

I disagree with this idea conceptually. Who here is qualified to judge this?

me.

 

i hereby judge 'the bicycle thief' to be the greatest movie ever made.

 

i thank you all for your participation and interest, you may go home.

[Guest Man Of 1,004 Modes]

So far, 57 movies have been nominated. Once 7 more movies are nominated I'll start making up the brackets via RANDOM Drawing...for the first round only.

[WrestlingDeacon 0]

Some people don't seem to be getting the idea here:

 

Citizen Kane

Touch of Evil

The Third Man

The Searchers

Wait Until Dark

The Americanization of Emily

Cool Hand Luke

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

The Manchurian Candidate

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence

Chinatown

A Face in the Crowd

Grand Illusion

An American in Paris

Breakfast at Tiffany's

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

Vertigo

The Quiet Man

Night of the Hunter

Greed

Bride of Frankentstein

Duck Soup

Key Largo

The African Queen