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| 8. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) |
  
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43 | 76.79% |
| 249. The Imitation Game (2014) |
  
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7 | 12.50% |
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| 121. Raging Bull (1980) |
  
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47 | 83.93% |
| 136. The Secret in Their Eyes [El secreto de sus ojos] (2009) |
  
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1 | 1.79% |
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| 57. Cinema Paradiso [Nuovo Cinema Paradiso] (1988) |
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5 | 8.93% |
| 200. The Maltese Falcon (1941) |
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30 | 53.57% |
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| 72. North by Northwest (1959) |
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30 | 53.57% |
| 185. Rush (2013) |
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6 | 10.71% |
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| 25. It's a Wonderful Life (1946) |
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44 | 78.57% |
| 232. Udaan (2010) |
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1 | 1.79% |
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| 104. Scarface (1983) |
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33 | 58.93% |
| 153. V for Vendetta (2005) |
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17 | 30.36% |
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| 40. Modern Times (1936) |
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9 | 16.07% |
| 217. Touch of Evil (1958) |
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9 | 16.07% |
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| 89. Amadeus (1984) |
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22 | 39.29% |
| 168. Finding Nemo (2003) |
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23 | 41.07% |
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Join Date: Aug 2005
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FOFC Favourite Movie - Opening Round (Part 11)
The tournament continues. As always, "favourite" is left open for interpretation by the individual. A tiebreaker is decided by the IMDB rating (not tournament ranking) followed by the number of IMDB votes for that rating.
The complete bracket with results thus far can be found here. Stats (through part 10)... Most Votes (one movie) 58 - Back to the Future 54 - Rocky 54 - Forrest Gump Most Votes (matchup) 62 - The Dark Knight vs. This is Spinal Tap 61 - Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope vs. Jaws 61 - Back to the Future vs. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind Largest Margin of Victory 55 - Back to the Future 53 - The Shawshank Redemption 51 - The Shining 51 - Rocky 51 - Saving Private Ryan Closest Margin of Victory 0 (24-24) - Some Like it Hot vs. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels 2 (27-25) - Blade Runner vs. Unforgiven 3 (27-24) - Apocolapyse Now vs. Jurrasic Park Biggest Shutout 53-0 - The Shawshank Redemption vs. Phantom of the Paradise 48-0 - Goodfellas vs. Infernal Affairs 47-0 - Inglourious Basterds vs. Andaz Apna Apna Biggest "Underdogs" Wins 226. Monsters Inc vs. 31. Once Upon a Time in the West (26-16) 221. Rocky vs. 36. City Lights (54-3) 207. The Princess Bride vs. 50. The Prestige (37-10) Last edited by Carman Bulldog : 02-09-2017 at 08:48 PM. Reason: Updated with stats through part 10. |
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02-09-2017, 06:42 PM
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FWIW I'm enjoying this tournament tremendously
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This was a personally tough round for me, often choosing between classicly great films and more flawed films to which I had more a personal connection.
I mostly ended up rolling with the literal translation for what this tournament is and just picked my favorite, even if it's silly to pick it over the other film.
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02-09-2017, 07:23 PM
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Say hello to my little friend
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02-09-2017, 07:45 PM
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I guess I shouldn't be too surprised that the Maltese Falcon is beating Cinema Paradiso so handily. Still bummed to see it, though.
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02-09-2017, 07:48 PM
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The tough ones were Scarface-Vendetta and Amadeus-Nemo. I'm hoping the awful North by Northwest somehow loses.
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02-10-2017, 10:30 AM
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??? North by Northwest is top tier Hitchcock.
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02-10-2017, 10:38 AM
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Hot taek here. I always thought Raging Bull was one of the most overrated movies of all time. I didn't actually get to see it until the mid 90's or so, and all I heard about was how it was one of the greatest sports movies ever. I don't know if it would even make my top 10 of sports movies. I feel like it was trying so hard to be art that it lost semblance of an interesting movie.
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02-10-2017, 10:40 AM
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I have a dog named Zuzu.
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02-10-2017, 10:48 AM
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This was a blah bracket for me, but I love the tournament!
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I've watched it several times and hated it more on each viewing. Hitchcock is all or nothing for me, I'm not much of a Cary Grant fan either, and North by Northwest just didn't click for me on any level. |
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02-10-2017, 11:14 AM
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Watch it again as a grown up. |
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02-10-2017, 11:55 AM
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I was in my 30's, and it still did nothing for me. |
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02-10-2017, 12:21 PM
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I could care less about Raging Bull but its matchup is gonna let it sail through and get on the leaderboard as well
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02-10-2017, 01:27 PM
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Dramatic much? Second round is hardly "leaderboard."
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02-10-2017, 02:31 PM
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by "leaderboard" I mean that list of "wins by the largest amount" stuff. I have no beef with raging bull but it certainly isn't that noteworthy to me to be a "blowout" movie.  |
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02-10-2017, 04:27 PM
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Okay, I get that. Of course, it's also I am sure partly because Raging Bull's opponent is a foreign movie most of us haven't seen, but them's the breaks!
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02-10-2017, 06:14 PM
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Meanwhile one of Finding Nemo and Amadeus will lose
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