2012 Movie Tournament Thread!!

[TLC]

Reservoir Dogs
Fargo
Shame
Take Shelter

 

[TLC]

In Bruges

+1

 

[Bernkastel]

Anyone like the movie Dreamcatcher?

And +1 for Reservoir Dogs

 

[Ming]

Never seen Dreamcatcher properly, from what I remember it was quite fucked up

 

[Richard Blonoff]

Not a single damn Monty Python mention yet?

I'll say Holy Grail since it is likely most people have seen it.

Two more I didn't see listed.......

Boyz n' the Hood
Predator(because fuck you I like that movie)

 

[Wolf Pac]

Boyz n' the Hood

+1

I put Boyz N' The Hood down as an honorable mention, glad someone finally picked that.

 

[Lowdown]

A lot of noteworthy picks for sure. The top of my list is Heat with DeNiro and Pacino. Also:

Casino
The Warriors (had to mention it)
A Soldier's Story
Revenge of the Nerds
...And Justice For All
Ordinary People
Escape from New York
Tango & Cash
Lock Up
All That Jazz
Being There
Escape from Alcatraz
The Rock
Grand Canyon
Road House
The Last Boy Scout
Last Man Standing
Swingers
Made
In Too Deep
Tombstone
Posse

There are several others but these leap out at me for the moment.

 

[GrandSword]

Raiders of the Lost Ark +1

Blade Runner +1

Enter the Dragon

 

[Loveless]

Not a single damn Monty Python mention yet?

I put forward Life of Brian.

Hurrah for Blade Runner getting in. Now all I need is Amelie/Magnolia and I'll be happy.

 

[IHW]

I Am Legend is my third pick.

3.) Forrest Gump
-Again, one of those movies we have seen a million times, which begins to filter how good it was to us when we originally saw it. This movie is an epic tale that has all the elements of a classic.

+1

The Pursuit of Happyness

+1

The Social Network

+1

As for animated movies here is some I loved growing up. And, still wouldn't mind to watch.

Shrek 1 or 2
Finding Nemo
Fantasia
The Lion King (any)
The Little Mermain or even Beauty and the Beast
Up (a newer one, still great)
The Iron Giant
Bugs Life
Oliver and Company

 

[Loveless]

Pleased to see repeated love for The Warriors.

 

[Uncle Sam]

I can't find the theatrical edition anywhere. Is the special edition so bad?

 

[The Doctor]

Pleased to see repeated love for The Warriors.

Absolutely. That would have been on my list if I had more than three choices. +1 to infinity and beyond.

 

[Loveless]

I can't find the theatrical edition anywhere. Is the special edition so bad?

Not at all, it only adds minor things that Walter Hill couldn't include originally due to time constraints.

 

[Lowdown]

Not at all, it only adds minor things that Walter Hill couldn't include originally due to time constraints.

I'd love to see what was omitted from the theatrical version. The copy I have just has the trailer.

 

[The 1-2-3 Killam]

Spoiler

1. The Godfather, Part II
2. Pulp Fiction
3. Fight Club
4. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
5. The Matrix
6. Se7en
7. Terminator 2
8. Gladiator
9. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
10. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
11. A Clockwork Orange
12. No Country for Old Men
13. Inglorious Bastards
14. The Avengers
15. Shawshank Redeption
16. The Big Lebowski
17. Jurassic Park
18. American History X
19. Jaws
20. 12 Angry Men
21. American Beauty
22. The Warriors
23. The Artist
24. Grave of the Fireflies
25. Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
26. Spired Away
27. The Tree of Life
28. Seven Samurai
29. The Godfather: Part II
30. LOTR: Fellowship of the Ring
31. LOTR: Return of the King
32. Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back
33. The Dark Knight
34. Raiders of the Lost Ark
35. Toy Story 3
36. Casino Royale
37. The Bourne Identity
38. Alien
39. Aliens
40. The Departed
41. Cool Hand Luke
42. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
43. Boondock Saints
44. Psycho
45. Blade Runner
46. Drive
47. Donnie Darko
48. Stand By Me
49. Silence of the Lambs
50. [500] Days of Summer
51. Pursuit of Happyness
52. Clue
53. Kill Bill
54. Back to the Future
55. Boys n the Hood
56. The Warriors
57. Rocky
58. Forrest Gump
59. Social Network

Based on your suggestions, here's the first lot of movies. There will be more, for certain, but at this point I'm going to stop revealing them so there's some surprise for the tournament.

Now that it seems nearly everyone has gotten their favorites out of the way, it's time for the broader, "HOW THE FUCK ISN'T THIS ON YOUR LIST ALREADY!?" films. I've got about 30 more that I haven't listed, I just want to make sure all our bases are covered.

Keep up the +1's, it's extremely helpful. And if you have another suggestion that isn't super ridiculously popular, also feel free to keep listing those as well. Thanks guys, and I can't wait to get started!

 

[The Doctor]

It's Spirited Away, just so you know.

 

[Wolf Pac]

Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (the remake with Donald Sutherland)

 

[JGlass]

Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (the remake with Donald Sutherland)

-1

 

[Alex]

Battle Royale
American Pyscho
This Is Spinal Tap

 

[Loveless]

I think Million Dollar Baby has been mentioned more than once (13 & 53) and Synecdoche New York (4 & 53) definitely has because I +1'd it. In Bruges (53 & 77) too

That'd leave 4 more. My choices would be

Amelie
Dawn of the Dead (original)
Magnolia
Let The Right One In

 

[Uncle Sam]

I got a +1 for Speed Racer and Loveless called it shit. Tell me that's not worth discussing in a tournament setting.

 

[Loveless]

I got a +1 for Speed Racer and Loveless called it shit. Tell me that's not worth discussing in a tournament setting.

I was too harsh on Speed Racer due to it being mentioned alongside Let Me In. Let Me In's shitness drifted over onto Speed Racer and made it worse. It's ok but it doesn't belong on this list when things like Pans Labyrinth and much better aren't included.

 

[Uncle Sam]

Quality is subjective though, isn't it? That's the whole point of the tournament.

+1 for Pan's Labyrinth

 

[Loveless]

Quality is subjective though, isn't it?

I want to say no because it's offensive, for example, to judge something like Synecdoche as equal to Justin Biebers Never Say Never Again.
I think it's possible to be objective about films in some aspects. For example, I have a real dislike of Pedro Almodovar but technically and scriptwise he's obviously talented. Things like technical ability and not leaving plot holes can be viewed objectively.