The 2002 Movie Tournament - Round 1

[Mike]

I've never done anything like this before, so hopefully I do it right. Anyway, I chose 70 2002 movies to go up against eachother. The first movie that makes it to 15 will be the winner, and then the next two movies will compete.

Here's the movies:

THE RING (Winner)
SIGNS (Loser)
THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES (Loser)
INSOMNIA (Winner)
THE SWEETEST THING (Loser)
40 DAYS & 40 NIGHTS (Winner)
PANIC ROOM
TRAPPED
THE RULES OF ATTRACTION
SWIMFAN
xXx
SUPER TROOPERS
THE NEW GUY
VAN WILDER
KISSING JESSICA STEIN
SWEET HOME ALABAMA
MR. DEEDS
ORANGE COUNTY
SCOOBY DOO
STUART LITTLE 2
SPIDER-MAN
AUSTIN POWERS IN GOLDMEMBER
CHANGING LANES
THE SUM OF ALL FEARS
THE GOOD GIRL
UNFAITHFUL
BLUE CRUSH
JOHN Q
LIKE MIKE
BIG FAT LIAR
JUWANNA MANN
SORORITY BOYS
FEAR DOT COM
ROLLERBALL
DRAGONFLY
QUEEN OF THE DAMNED
RESIDENT EVIL
BLADE 2
EIGHT LEGGED FREAKS
REIGN OF FIRE
LIFE OR SOMETHING LIKE IT
DIVINE SECRETS OF THE YA-YA SISTERHOOD
HIGH CRIMES
ENOUGH
BIRTHDAY GIRL
MURDER BY NUMBERS
THE DANGEROUS LIVES OF ALTAR BOYS
PUMPKIN
LOVELY & AMAZING
SIMONE
SPIRIT: STALLION OF THE CIMARRON
LILO & STITCH
A WALK TO REMEMBER
CROSSROADS
FRAILTY
ABOUT A BOY
BROWN SUGAR
BARBERSHOP
THE HOT CHICK
UNDERCOVER BROTHER
JASON X
HALLOWEEN: RESURRECTION
THEY
HALF PAST DEAD
HARRY POTTER & THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS
THE BOURNE IDENTITY
DEATH TO SMOOCHY
THE BANGER SISTERS
BIG TROUBLE
SHOWTIME


ROUND 1 - MATCH 1

The Ring VS. Signs


My pick is for THE RING (9/10 or A-). I loved it and have seen it three times, it has gotten better and better with each viewing. Naomi Watts is wonderful in it and the film has a great atmosphere and is incredibly creepy. SIGNS (6/10 or C+) was a big disappointment and wasn't the thriller it was advertised as, instead it was a sunday school lesson on faith.

[Gregorious8]

The Ring

p.s. I'm the first to reply therefore I now go down in history.

[Sad man]

The Ring(8/10) gets my vote...


...but I really liked Signs(8/10)

[A.J. Hakari]

SIGNS

[screamer581]

Signs.

[BadCoverVersion]

The Ring

[mattjk_17]

Signs

[Nate6]

They're both good but I'll go with The Ring.

And Mike, you must really like Super Troopers, it's on your list twice. ;) I suggest placing a film like Gangs of New York or Road to Perdition in its place, but that's just a suggestion. :)

[arto_j]

Signs, but the competition is unfair since The Ring hasn't even opened here yet. Still, I loved Signs, so it gets my vote.

[Invincible]

The Ring

[POLYDISTORTION]

SIGNS

[asyouwish530]

Signs

[Rated R]

Signs


but add Narc and Gangs of New York to your list Mike!

[RogueSpear]

Two of the best movies of 2002 right of the bat...hmmm

Signs was very good but The Ring was phenomenal so it gets my vote.

[Mike]

...

[Mike]

Originally posted by Nate6
They're both good but I'll go with The Ring.

And Mike, you must really like Super Troopers, it's on your list twice. ;) I suggest placing a film like Gangs of New York or Road to Perdition in its place, but that's just a suggestion. :)

Oops, I accidently put it twice. But no, I didn't like it that much. In fact, the more I think about it, the more I dislike it. Anyway, I tried not to list too many movies that are in theaters, but I did list some. I know there's a lot of movies I left out, but there's just so many that it would be impossible to include them all.

[Moviefan1234]

"Signs" gets my vote.

[Horror whore]

SIGNS (10/10) was better than THE RING (8/10), so SIGNS gets my vote.

[EDsoulsurvive*]

THE RING

anytime Mike.

[Mike]

It's really close right now, they are neck and neck. The Ring has 8 votes and Signs has 9 votes. 3 more votes will decide the winner.
Go "RING," I know you can do it.

[Moviefan1234]

Originally posted by Mike

Go "RING," I know you can do it.

You know Mike, you could always end it now and let "Signs" win. ;)

[bowieee]

The Ring. And not just to fuck up the system I hated signs.

[Mike]

Originally posted by Moviefan1234
You know Mike, you could always end it now and let "Signs" win. ;)

Yeah, that'll happen :rolleyes:...

[Kastman]

The Ring

Fuck signs up it's alien little ass.

[SubMethod]

Signs

[Cyclonus]

Signs

[DaveyJoeG]

Signs

[Horror whore]

Woo-hoo! SIGNS wins!

[Mike]

What do you do in case there's a tie? I counted the first twenty votes and it was 10 for The Ring and 10 for Signs.

[Horror whore]

You total ALL the votes. SIGNS won 12-10.

[Mike]

Originally posted by Horror whore
You total ALL the votes.

Really? I thought that when it got to a certain number you counted the votes. Wait, maybe it was as soon as one of the movies competing reaches that number then you declare the winner. So if that's the case then it would still be going, until either The Ring or Signs makes it to 20.

[Horror whore]

Originally posted by Mike
Really? I thought that when it got to a certain number you counted the votes. Wait, maybe it was as soon as one of the movies competing reaches that number then you declare the winner. So if that's the case then it would still be going, until either The Ring or Signs makes it to 20.

Hmmm..... I don't know. In the Slasher Movies tournament urbanlegend usually says how much time is left and the first time he checks back he declares the winner no matter how many people have voted.

[Mike]

Originally posted by Mike
So if that's the case then it would still be going, until either The Ring or Signs makes it to 20.

Yeah, I've decided that's the way I'm going to do it from now on. I guess I didn't really have it too well thought out. I didn't even think about what to do if a tie happened. So from now on it will be the first movie that makes it to 20 is the winner. This way we won't have to worry about a tie happening. So THE RING vs. SIGNS is still going on. Right now SIGNS is in the lead with 12 and THE RING has 10. The first one that makes it to 20 is the winner and the other one will be eliminated.

[Horror whore]

Originally posted by Mike
Yeah, I've decided that's the way I'm going to do it from now on. I guess I didn't really have it too well thought out. I didn't even think about what to do if a tie happened. So from now on it will be the first movie that makes it to 20 is the winner. This way we won't have to worry about a tie happening. So THE RING vs. SIGNS is still going on. Right now SIGNS is in the lead with 12 and THE RING has 10. The first one that makes it to 20 is the winner and the other one will be eliminated.

Wow! 20 is a lot of votes... I don't think I've ever seen a movie get 20 votes in any of the tournaments on these boards...

[Moviefan1234]

You may run into a problem that not enough people will vote to make it to 20. That happens in the other tournaments sometimes.

[Mike]

Yeah, you're probably right. I'll change it to 15, which I know is still probably pushing it a little.

[Sad man]

Why don´t you do this: If Signs gets another vote wins...but if the ring gets 3 more votes, It wins!!!!:confused:

Let´s say it this way: Signs just need one vote to win, but The Ring needs 3.
I don´t know....:(

[Puck Bond]

Signs-9/10 gets my vote
The Ring-8/10

[Annie Hall]

The Ring

[Mikey2Dope]

The Ring for sure (9/10)

[charliebobo]

Signs

[mrdeeds]

The Ring

[Horror whore]

The suspense is killing me! ;) Actually, after seeing THE RING again last night, I'll be happy if it wins, it's a great movie.

[Mike]

Originally posted by Horror whore
The suspense is killing me! ;) Actually, after seeing THE RING again last night, I'll be happy if it wins, it's a great movie.

It definitely is! I remember the first time I saw it I gave it an 8/10. But I wasn't sure if that would be its final grade because I just had to see it again to know for sure because I didn't know what to think. I knew I liked it but I didn't know how much. Then I saw it again and I enjoyed it even more. And then this last week I saw it again and I liked it more than I did the second time. It just gets better and better with each viewing. The atmosphere is perfect and amazing in it. I loved all of the gloom and rain. Plus, Naomi Watts was excellent.

[The Claw]

The Ring

[Freddy is God]

The Ring

[Mike]

http://us.ent4.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/dreamworks_skg/the_ring/_group_photos/david_dorfman6.jpg

It was a very close match, but THE RING is the winner with 15-14...


It's time for:

ROUND 1 - MATCH 2

THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES

http://us.ent4.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/screen_gems/the_mothman_prophecies/richard_gere/mothman9.jpg

VS.

INSOMNIA

http://us.ent4.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/warner_brothers/insomnia/_group_photos/al_pacino3.jpg


My vote is for the creepy THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES (7/10 or B). I enjoyed INSOMNIA (7/10 or B-), but I found it to be overrated.

[screamer581]

I enjoyed Mothman, but I loved Insomnia so I vote Insomnia.

[charliebobo]

Insomnia

[Kimmy]

insomnia

[POLYDISTORTION]

INSOMNIA

[Moviefan1234]

"Insomnia"

[idealdiscountdude]

The Mothman Prophecies gets my vote! Its a very eerie and atmospheric flick.(B+)

Insomnia on the otherhand is visually stunning and boring as hell. I think it is the years most overrated film. (C)

[notchreturns]

Insomnia

[A.J. Hakari]

INSOMNIA

[The Claw]

Insomnia but i enjoyed the other one too..

[asyouwish530]

The Mothman Prophecies

[Rated R]

Insomnia

I am just finishing my vomiting from the outcome of the last match.

[urbanlegend23]

Damnit! I'm so annoyed I missed the last match because then I could've voted for SIGNS!

THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES - 2/4 Bronze
INSOMNIA - 3/4 Silver

Definitely INSOMNIA.

[Nate6]

Insomnia is masterfully suspenseful, a strong follow-up to Memento from Chris Nolan...it gets my vote.

[Mike]

Originally posted by Rated R
I am just finishing my vomiting from the outcome of the last match.

SIGNS sucked! Get over it!

[SubMethod]

Originally posted by Rated R
Insomnia

I am just finishing my vomiting from the outcome of the last match.

I'm right there with you.

I vote for Insomnia.

[Sad man]

The Mothman Prophecies(8/10) is waaaay better than Christopher Nolan´s week follow up to the great Memento(8/10), Insomnia(6/10) was ok, but it was the same old good detective, bad psycho movie.I enjoyed it, but it was overrated.

[Horror whore]

Originally posted by Mike
SIGNS sucked! Get over it!

KISSING JESSICA STEIN sucked! Well, actually it didn't but I felt like saying something that would affect you the way your post effected me... :D

[Horror whore]

INSOMNIA

[Mike]

Originally posted by Horror whore
KISSING JESSICA STEIN sucked!

OH MY GOD! That's it, just for saying that you will be damned to movie hell and have to watch The Master Of Disguise, Rollerball, Fear Dot Com, Teenage Caveman, Glitter, and Jack Frost 2 for the rest of your life ;).

[Horror whore]

Originally posted by Mike
OH MY GOD! That's it, just for saying that you will be damned to movie hell and have to watch The Master Of Disguise, Rollerball, Fear Dot Com, Teenage Caveman, Glitter, and Jack Frost 2 for the rest of your life ;).

OH GOD NO! TEENAGE CAVEMAN and JACK FROST 2 are two of the worst movies ever. I never saw THE MASTER OF DIGUISE though. ;)

[DaveyJoeG]

Insomnia

[arto_j]

The Mothman Prophecies. Perhaps I'd vote differenly had I actually seen the other movie :)

[Puck Bond]

Insomnia-8/10 gets my vote
The Mothman Prophecies-7/10

[Santa Clause]

Insomnia

[Annie Hall]

Insomnia...


....Pacino, baby ;)

[Mike]

Well, the first one to 15 was INSOMNIA. So INSOMNIA is the winner in this not very close match with 15-4.


ROUND 1 - MATCH 3

THE SWEETEST THING

http://us.ent4.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/columbia_pictures/the_sweetest_thing/_group_photos/cameron_diaz1.jpg

vs.

40 DAYS & 40 NIGHTS

http://us.ent4.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/miramax_films/40_days_and_40_nights/_group_photos/josh_hartnett5.jpg

The Sweetest Thing (7/10 or B) was a fun time, nothing more and nothing less. 40 Days & 40 Nights (7/10 or B-) was disappointing, but still watchable because of the charming Josh Hartnett. If I wasn't a fan of his, then I doubt I would have enjoyed the movie as much. He carries the whole thing on his shoulders. But, my vote goes to the fun and energetic The Sweetest Thing.

[MarkItZero]

Mothman was sooooo bad. My vote is for the excellent..

Insomnia

[MarkItZero]

whoops, too late for the Insomnia vote.

I havent seen either of these next 2. So I vote for the Big Lebowski (can I do that?)

[Nate6]

I didn't really like either of them. But 40 Days & 40 Nights was a lot better than that other piece of crap...

[asyouwish530]

40 Days & 40 Nights

[screamer581]

The Sweetest Thing was horrible, 40 Days And 40 Nights at least had it's moments, so I vote for 40 Days And 40 Nighs.

[Puck Bond]

Originally posted by screamer581
The Sweetest Thing was horrible, 40 Days And 40 Nights at least had it's moments, so I vote for 40 Days And 40 Nighs.

My thoughts exactly...the Sweetest Thing was unwatchable and one of the worst films of the year!

40 Days and 40 Nights-7/10 gets my vote
The Sweetest Thing-5/10

[A.J. Hakari]

40 DAYS AND 40 NIGHTS

[charliebobo]

40 days and 40 nights

[Horror whore]

I haven't seen either....Oh well, they both look mediocre.

[Moviefan1234]

"40 Days And 40 Nights"

[POLYDISTORTION]

40 DAYS AND 40 NIGHTS

[SubMethod]

40 Days and 40 Nights

[Sad man]

40 DAYS AND 40 NIGHTS(3/10) is like number 3 in my bottom 10 of 2002.It sucked bad.
THE SWEETEST THING(6/10) wasn´t great either, but at least you could watch Cameron Diaz for an hour and 20 miunutes.


You are too BIG to FIT in HERE, too BIG to Fit in HERE, TOO BIG TOO FIT IN HERE!!!!!!

[idealdiscountdude]

I'm in the minority here, but I much prefered the immature and stupidly funny The Sweetest Thing (B-).

40 Days and 40 Nights was unfunny and cringe-inducing. One of 2002's ten worst films....(D+)

[urbanlegend23]

THE SWEETEST THING - B
40 DAYS AND 40 NIGHTS - B

Very hard decision but I enjoyed THE SWEETEST THING (see subject) just a little more.

[Mike]

Right now 40 Days & 40 Nights is in the lead with 9 votes, and The Sweetest Thing is running a little behind with only 4 votes...

[mrdeeds]

40 Days, 40 Nights

[Mikey2Dope]

40 Days and 40 Nights (7/10)
The Sweetest Thing (1/10)

40 Days and 40 Nights is my choice quite easily:D

[EDsoulsurvive*]

sweetest thing

[Mike]

BUMP!

[happy OUT here]

40 Days & 40 nights

[Hannibal21]

Oh jesus both sucked!

I'll go with 40 Days and 40 Nights

[Mike]

Right now 40 Days & 40 Nights has 13 votes and The Sweetest Thing has 5 votes... Come on people and vote vote vote so we can start the next match!

[Horror whore]

Maybe it should be 12 votes for a movie to win because I still think 15 is a lot and it takes forever....

[Mike]

Originally posted by Horror whore
Maybe it should be 12 votes for a movie to win because I still think 15 is a lot and it takes forever....

I think this has been the longest match so far. The Insomnia VS. The Mothman Prophecies one didn't take too long, I'd say about a day. It all depends on how many people are participating in the tournament and how many people have seen each movie. Since I started doing it with 15 votes, I don't really want to change it now. I know some rounds will probably take longer (like this one for example), but others will go by fast. As soon as this one is done I think the next round should be another quickie (Panic Room VS. Trapped).

[Gregorious8]

40 Days and 40 Nights

[DaveyJoeG]

I haven't seen either movie but just to get this round over with I'll vote for 40 Days and 40 Nights.

[The Handeman]

The Sweetest thing was the worst movie i saw all year.

I vote for 40D40N

[Mike]

That round is finally over. 40 Days & 40 Nights was the first to 15 while The Sweetest Thing had only 5. So the winner is 40 Days & 40 Nights.


ROUND 1 - MATCH 4

PANIC ROOM

http://us.ent4.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/columbia_pictures/panic_room/jodie_foster/panic2.jpg

vs.

TRAPPED

http://i.imdb.com/Photos/Ss/0280380/C2-10A.jpg


I enjoyed both movies and would give them both the same rating (8/10 or B+). Panic Room was just the same old predictable thriller, the only difference is that it looked GREAT. The cinematography was top notch. It also had a nice performance by Jodie Foster. However, I feel Charlize Theron gave a better performance in Trapped. Trapped was a very well done thriller that was more of a character study than anything. It had some real intense and gripping scenes. It got a little goofy towards the end, but until then it is a solid thriller. Since Panic Room will probably win and Trapped is already underrated enough, I'm going to vote for the excellent Trapped.

[arto_j]

The very entertaining Panic Room gets my vote.

I haven't had the chance to see Trapped yet, and even if I had...I probably wouldn't have seen it anyway.

[DaveyJoeG]

Panic Room

[idealdiscountdude]

Both are great films, but Trapped gets my vote.

It is an underrated, well acted, suspenseful, and fun as hell thriller.

[RogueSpear]

Trapped

[Puck Bond]

Panic Room-8/10 gets my vote
Trapped-7/10...good, surprising and underrated thriller though

[SubMethod]

Panic Room

[Horror whore]

PANIC ROOM is much better than TRAPPED, so I vote for PANIC ROOM...

[Moviefan1234]

"Panic Room" (7/10)

[Rob Gordon]

Panic Room

[A.J. Hakari]

TRAPPED was a nice surprise, but Fincher's excellent thriller PANIC ROOM gets my vote.

[Mike]

So far Panic Room has 8 votes and Trapped has 3. Poor Trapped, I guess style will win over substance this time.

[The Handeman]

Panic Room

[Sad man]

"Panic Room"(7/10), haven´t seen "Trapped"

[Horror whore]

Originally posted by Mike
So far Panic Room has 8 votes and Trapped has 3. Poor Trapped, I guess style will win over substance this time.

PANIC ROOM had style and substance. TRAPPED just had substance for most of the movie... That ending really didn't live up to the rest of the movie IMO...

[Hannibal21]

Panic Room

[Nate6]

Panic fuckin' Room

[Santa Clause]

I loved them both but I'll have to go with Panic Room.

[urbanlegend23]

I didn't like Panic Room (5/10 or C) but I am looking forward to seeing Trapped as a rental and it looks really good so I vote for Trapped.

[dh1989]

"Panic Room" was really overrated(5/10). It is sad that Fincher went "mainstream".

Trapped, on the other hand, was a fun thrill ride(7/10), so it gets my vote.

[POLYDISTORTION]

PANIC ROOM

[Horror whore]

C'mon, one more vote for PANIC ROOM and we can have the next round!

[Mike]

PANIC ROOM is ahead right now with 14-5... All it needs is one more vote to win, TRAPPED needs 10 more. It's pretty obvious which one will win, but it's still not over yet.

[PrettyInPink]

Ooh who should i vote for.

Mmm this is a toughie.

Okay,Okay PANIC ROOM it is then.

[Mike]

PANIC ROOM is the winner with 15-5. You know what's funny?, the last three matches have all had final scores of 15-5. I just thought that was sort of interesting.

Anywhoo, on to the next round...

ROUND 1 - MATCH 5

THE RULES OF ATTRACTION

http://us.ent4.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/lions_gate_films/the_rules_of_attraction/kate_bosworth/rules.jpg

vs.

SWIMFAN

http://us.ent4.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/twentieth_century_fox/swimfan/_group_photos/erika_christensen2.jpg


THE RULES OF ATTRACTION (10/10 or A+) is my favorite film of 2002 so far. It was amazing and has stayed with me ever since I first saw it opening weekend. SWIMFAN (7/10 or B-) wasn't a good movie by any means, but it was a fun movie. Definitely a guilty pleasure. If you watch it to make fun of it, then it can be a very enjoyable flick. If you watch it and take it seriously, it can be a very bad flick. I had fun with it, but it's definitely not what you'd call a "good" movie. My vote definitely goes to "THE RULES OF ATTRACTION."

By the way, if you haven't seen these movies, then you can just vote for which one you'd rather see or which one you think you'd like more. There's nothing wrong with that...

Anyway, may the best movie win ;)!

[A.J. Hakari]

THE RULES OF ATTRACTION, most definitely. Ages better than the second-rate PLAY MISTY FOR ME that is SWIMFAN.

[Horror whore]

I can't vote because I haven't seen either of those and don't plan on seeing one of them.

[Mike]

Originally posted by Horror whore
I can't vote because I haven't seen either of those and don't plan on seeing one of them.

Just pick which one you'd rather see...

[Gregorious8]

The Rules of Attraction for me

[urbanlegend23]

Can't vote because I want to see The Rules of Attraction but haven't yet and I have seen Swimfan (6/10 or C+) but it wasn't good enough to vote for it.

[The Handeman]

the rules of attraction

[idealdiscountdude]

Although it is a guilty pleasure and a pretty shitty thriller, Swimfan gets my vote because Rules of Attraction didn't grab me and it was far to uneven.....being awful in parts then excellent in parts, making me give it a bad rating.

[Shakamaker]

The Rules Of Attraction

[Sad man]

The rules of attraction

[kahoolagovich]

i can't wait to watch the rules of attraction...it's raving out there with awesome reviews...hey, i've already put it in my "fav movies" list:D

[Mike]

Originally posted by kahoolagovich
i can't wait to watch the rules of attraction...it's raving out there with awesome reviews...hey, i've already put it in my "fav movies" list:D

So, are you voting for it then?

[charliebobo]

The Rules Of Attraction

[Nate6]

I haven't seen either of them but I'd rather see The Rules of Attraction so it gets my vote.

[arto_j]

Originally posted by Nate6
I haven't seen either of them but I'd rather see The Rules of Attraction so it gets my vote.

This would be my exact response as well. RoA for me too.

[Hannibal21]

Swimfan because I didn't think it was THAT awful, though it is far from great.

The Rules of Attraction, however :eek: I really didn't get what the big deal was about, the story was weak, the acting horrible, and sometimes I felt like I just needed to carve my eyes out. 2/10

[kahoolagovich]

Originally posted by Mike
So, are you voting for it then?

absolutely:D

[Horror whore]

Originally posted by Mike
Just pick which one you'd rather see...

Nah, it's not really fair because I really don't want to see either. If there was one in particular that I really wanted to see then I would vote for that, but both those movies don't interest me so I won't vote.

[bowieee]

The Rules of attraction

[SubMethod]

Swimfan

[Moviefan1234]

"Swimfan"

[BadCoverVersion]

The Rules of Attraction

[Mike]

Right now The Rules Of Attraction has 12 votes and Swimfan has 4. The Rules Of Attraction only needs 3 more votes to win and Swimfan needs 11.

[kahoolagovich]

i would definately rather see the rules of attraction

[Rob Gordon]

Swimfan bites. No surprise. So I'll vote for Rules of Attraction and see it later.

[Tagia_Romero]

Swimfan. it wasn't that bad

[Nate6]

Come on Mike, just end the damn round! ;)

[Mike]

Originally posted by Nate6
Come on Mike, just end the damn round! ;)

I'd really like to, but The Rules Of Attraction needs at least two more votes before I can end it. Sorry...

[PorcheRacer]

I'd rather see The Rules Of Attraction....

[screamer581]

Alright, I haven't seen either...but The Rules Of Attraction I am sure is 10 times better than Swim Fan. So I vote for "Attraction".

[Mike]

For the 4th time in a row the match ends with a score of 15-5, in favor of The Rules Of Attraction.

ROUND 1 - MATCH 6

xXx

http://us.ent4.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/columbia_pictures/xxx/vin_diesel/xxx3.jpg

vs.

SUPER TROOPERS

http://us.ent4.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/fox_searchlight/super_troopers/_group_photos/erik_stolhanske1.jpg


Neither xXx (5/10 or C-) or Super Troopers (5/10 or C-) were very good and I'd give them both the same rating. xXx had no plot and was just plain laughable. Super Troopers was too immature and most jokes failed because of it. But out of the two, I guess I'd have to say that I found Super Troopers to be a little better. It was more entertaining and was shorter. So Super Troopers gets my vote.

[charliebobo]

Originally posted by Mike
I'd really like to, but The Rules Of Attraction needs at least two more votes before I can end it. Sorry...

What's the point in waiting when a movie is like winning 13-4 or 12-5? The other movie will never win anyway, and I think about 15 overall votes are more than sufficient when one movie is in the lead by so much... if you end it sooner the game won't lose momentum

[Nate6]

I have to agree with charliebobo...but it's your game, not ours, so it's not a big deal!

Anyways, this is a terrible round. Disgusting, in fact. Both films were so bad that they should both be kicked out this round.

Hmm...I suppose the least bad of the two was Super Troopers...oh my, it hurts me to have to vote for it but that's the way it is.

[Hannibal21]

XXX

[SubMethod]

Originally posted by charliebobo
What's the point in waiting when a movie is like winning 13-4 or 12-5? The other movie will never win anyway, and I think about 15 overall votes are more than sufficient when one movie is in the lead by so much... if you end it sooner the game won't lose momentum

I agree. For the first round it's good to keep the voting to a minimum as to get it over with and move onto the next rounds. Keeping it to 15-20 total votes is a good idea. But, it's your tournament Mike, it's your decision.

my vote....

Super Troopers

[blankpage]

:eek: Two bad movies. Well I guess my vote goes to, xXx

[A.J. Hakari]

XXX

[Horror whore]

xXx is a million times better, I vote for that.

[The Claw]

Super Troopers which i cough enjoyed cough

[DaveyJoeG]

Super Troopers

[Puck Bond]

xXx-6/10 gets my vote

[screamer581]

Super Troopers

[Sad man]

XXX

[RogueSpear]

XXX

[Gregorious8]

Super Troopers was way Better than XXX

[POLYDISTORTION]

Super Troopers

[Tagia_Romero]

XXX (soley b/c of Marton Csokas)

[mrdeeds]

xXx

[Moviefan1234]

"xXx"

[arto_j]

Haven't seen either, but I vote for xXx.

[mrdeeds]

40 Days and 40 Nights

[charliebobo]

XXX I guess (haven't seen either)

[Horror whore]

So far the votes tally up to:

12 for xXx - 8 for SUPER TROOPERS - 1 for 40 DAYS & 40 NIGHTS. ;)

[Nate6]

Originally posted by Horror whore
1 for 40 DAYS & 40 NIGHTS. ;)

I should have voted for 40 Days and 40 Nights as well, it's better than both of these puddles of piss. ;)

[screamer581]

Am I the only one that thought Super Troopes was quite amusing?

[Hannibal21]

XXX

[Invincible]

xXx

[Mike]

This match has actually went pretty fast. xXx has 14 votes right now and needs only one more to win, then we can move on to the next match...

[Nate6]

Originally posted by screamer581
Am I the only one that thought Super Troopes was quite amusing?

Yes. I still voted for it though...:(

[The Claw]

Originally posted by screamer581
Am I the only one that thought Super Troopes was quite amusing?

I liked it. I thought it was rather amusing but i guess people just wanna watch heathers eh ;)

[screamer581]

Originally posted by The Claw
I liked it. I thought it was rather amusing but i guess people just wanna watch heathers eh ;)

Hehehe, god damn "Heather watchers". ;)

[Horror whore]

*hums the Jeopardy theme*

[Mike]

One more vote for xXx is all it would take for the next match to start... Come on, I'm sure there's someone who hasn't voted yet...

[urbanlegend23]

I give my vote to Super Troopers, sorry Mike! I hated xXx.

[Mike]

Originally posted by urbanlegend23
I give my vote to Super Troopers, sorry Mike! I hated xXx.

That's fine, I didn't care for either of them, but I too prefer Super Troopers.

[idealdiscountdude]

Unfortunately XXX...

I havent seen the other one.....

[Mike]

Well, that round is done... xXx won with 15-9...


ROUND 1 - MATCH 7

THE NEW GUY

http://us.ent4.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/columbia_pictures/the_new_guy/_group_photos/dj_qualls3.jpg

vs.

VAN WILDER

http://us.ent4.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/artisan_entertainment/national_lampoon_s_van_wilder/_group_photos/ryan_reynolds5.jpg


I actuall found both of these entertaining. But if I had to watch one of them again, I think I'd rather watch The New Guy (7/10 or B-) over Van Wilder (7/10 or B-). The comedy in Van Wilder didn't work that well for me, I found the movie entertaining, but the jokes were a little too immature. Ryan Reynolds, Tara Reid, and their cute romance is what worked for me in that movie. So, my vote goes to The New Guy, which didn't start out that good, but got better and better along the way.

[screamer581]

The New Guy (2/10) was my #2 film on my "Worst of 2002", Van Wilder (5/10) wasn't a masterpiece by any means either, but at least it wasn't painful to sit through. So it gets my vote.

[Annie Hall]

I did not see either, but, Van Wilder looked mildly more tolerable. So, Wilder's my vote.

[A.J. Hakari]

The fairly ok THE NEW GUY gets my vote.

[bowieee]

Van Wilder

[Nate6]

I haven't seen either, and hopefully I never will. But I guess Van Wilder looks better.

[idealdiscountdude]

I haven't seen The New Guy, but I have seen the mildly entertaining but stupid Van Wilder (C-)

Van Wilder gets my vote...

[Horror whore]

Never saw THE NEW GUY, never wanted to. I did enjoy VAN WILDER though so that gets my vote.

[The Claw]

Van Wilder

[urbanlegend23]

The New Guy because it stars Eliza Dushku who played Faith on Buffy and is so incredibly sexy. :D

[SubMethod]

Van Wilder

[arto_j]

Van Wilder

[mrdeeds]

The New Guy

[charliebobo]

Van Wilder is the one I'd rather see

[BadCoverVersion]

Van Wilder

[Moviefan1234]

"The New Guy"

[Rated R]

Van Wilder

[Invincible]

Van Wilder

[Mike]

Right now Van Wilder has 13 votes and The New Guy has 5 votes. Two more votes and Van Wilder wins this match.

[Tagia_Romero]

Van Wilder

[Puck Bond]

Van Wilder

[Mike]

Van Wilder wins this match 15-5...


ROUND 1 - MATCH 8

Kissing Jessica Stein

http://us.ent4.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/fox_searchlight/kissing_jessica_stein/_group_photos/heather_juergensen4.jpg


vs.

Sweet Home Alabama

http://us.ent4.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/touchstone_pictures/sweet_home_alabama/_group_photos/josh_lucas7.jpg


Although I enjoyed Sweet Home Alabama (8/10 or A-) quite a bit, my vote still must go to the original, witty, and all around great romantic comedy Kissing Jessica Stein (9/10 or A-). Kissing Jessica Stein is one of the years best films and destined to be a classic. Along with When Harry Met Sally, Kissing Jessica Stein is my favorite romantic comedy of all time. Sweet Home Alabama sure was cute and entertaining, but there's no denying which is the all around better film. Without hesitation, my vote goes to Kissing Jessica Stein.

[Nate6]

I would much, much, much rather see the terrific-looking Kissing Jessica Stein.

[idealdiscountdude]

Reese Reese! Sweet Home Alabama gets my vote!

I still haven't seen KJS yet Mike ;) Spring Break starts Friday so I hope to check it out then!

[A.J. Hakari]

Oh, most definitely KISSING JESSICA STEIN.

[arto_j]

Haven't seen either, but I've heard someone hype up Kissing Jessica Stein quite a bit around here, so I'll vote for that. Plus SHA looks quite bad.

[Nate6]

Originally posted by arto_j
I've heard someone hype up Kissing Jessica Stein quite a bit around here

*ahemimprettysuremikegetspaidtoplugkissingjessicas teineverywhereahem*

[screamer581]

Sweet Home Alabama was annoying, Kissing Jessica Stein was cute and quite funny , so it gets my vote

[charliebobo]

I really wanna see KJS so it gets my vote

[Mike]

Originally posted by Nate6
*ahemimprettysuremikegetspaidtoplugkissingjessicas teineverywhereahem*

I don't get paid a dime to plug Kissing Jessica Stein. I just talk about it so much and want everyone to check it out because I loved it and I think it deserves to be seen.

[Moviefan1234]

"Sweet Home Alabama"

[mrdeeds]

Sweet Home Alabama

[Nate6]

Originally posted by Mike
I don't get paid a dime to plug Kissing Jessica Stein. I just talk about it so much and want everyone to check it out because I loved it and I think it deserves to be seen.

Ah yes...;)

[Cole666]

I haven't seen either, but what the hell, Kissing Jessica Stein sure does look much better. Probably gonna see it sometime!

[The Claw]

Originally posted by Cole666
I haven't seen either, but what the hell, Kissing Jessica Stein sure does look much better. Probably gonna see it sometime!

what he said.

[RogueSpear]

Well, seeing as Kissing Jessica Stein looks horrible I'll vote for the somewhat entertaining Sweet Home Alabama...

[Puck Bond]

Kissing Jessica Stein

[POLYDISTORTION]

Kissing Jessica Stein

[SubMethod]

Sweet Home Alabama

[Annie Hall]

Kissing Jessica Stein...Mike, this one's for you ;)

[Mike]

Originally posted by Annie Hall
Kissing Jessica Stein...Mike, this one's for you ;)

Aww, thanks Annie!

[flowrchild]

Kissing Jessica Stein all the way. One of the smarter romantic comedies I've seen in ages.

[urbanlegend23]

Kissing Jessica Stein gets my vote even though I haven't seen it. Sweet Home Alabama (4/10 or D+) was one of 2002's worst films.

[Horror whore]

I'm not going to vote yet. I haven't seen SWEET HOME ALABAMA yet, but something tells me I may enjoy it more than KISSING JESSICA STEIN (7/10).

[Mike]

Alright guys, some changes are going to be made. First of all, due to some requests I've added a shitload of more 2002 movies. And also, since there's so many movies to get through, I've decided that after this current match it will be the first movie with 10 votes instead of the first movie with 15 votes, this way it will go faster.

Here's the updated list of movies:


THE RING (Winner)
SIGNS (Loser)
THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES (Loser)
INSOMNIA (Winner)
THE SWEETEST THING (Loser)
40 DAYS & 40 NIGHTS (Winner)
PANIC ROOM (Winner)
TRAPPED (Loser)
THE RULES OF ATTRACTION (Winner)
SWIMFAN (Loser)
xXx (Winner)
SUPER TROOPERS (Loser)
THE NEW GUY (Loser)
VAN WILDER (Winner)
KISSING JESSICA STEIN
SWEET HOME ALABAMA
MR. DEEDS
ORANGE COUNTY
SCOOBY DOO
STUART LITTLE 2
SPIDER-MAN
AUSTIN POWERS IN GOLDMEMBER
CHANGING LANES
THE SUM OF ALL FEARS
THE GOOD GIRL
UNFAITHFUL
BLUE CRUSH
JOHN Q
LIKE MIKE
BIG FAT LIAR
JUWANNA MANN
SORORITY BOYS
FEAR DOT COM
ROLLERBALL
DRAGONFLY
QUEEN OF THE DAMNED
RESIDENT EVIL
BLADE 2
EIGHT LEGGED FREAKS
REIGN OF FIRE
LIFE OR SOMETHING LIKE IT
DIVINE SECRETS OF THE YA-YA SISTERHOOD
HIGH CRIMES
ENOUGH
BIRTHDAY GIRL
MURDER BY NUMBERS
THE DANGEROUS LIVES OF ALTAR BOYS
PUMPKIN
LOVELY & AMAZING
SIMONE
SPIRIT: STALLION OF THE CIMARRON
LILO & STITCH
A WALK TO REMEMBER
CROSSROADS
FRAILTY
ABOUT A BOY
BROWN SUGAR
BARBERSHOP
THE HOT CHICK
UNDERCOVER BROTHER
JASON X
HALLOWEEN: RESURRECTION
THEY
HALF PAST DEAD
HARRY POTTER & THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS
THE BOURNE IDENTITY
DEATH TO SMOOCHY
THE BANGER SISTERS
BIG TROUBLE
SHOWTIME

***Just Added***

ONE HOUR PHOTO
GANGS OF NEW YORK
SECRETARY
RED DRAGON
GHOST SHIP
BELOW
LITTLE SECRETS
THE COUNTRY BEARS
8 MILE
MOONLIGHT MILE
WHITE OLEANDER
TUCK EVERLASTING
POSSESSION
FEMME FATALE
ABANDON
I SPY
JACKASS: THE MOVIE
FRIDAY AFTER NEXT
KNOCKAROUND GUYS
THE TUXEDO
DRUMLINE
STEALING HARVARD
TADPOLE
SWEPT AWAY
MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING
MAID IN MANHATTAN
ROAD TO PERDITION
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN
AMY'S O(RGASM)
THE MASTER OF DISGUISE
WISEGIRLS
FULL FRONTAL
SPIRITED AWAY
ICE AGE
THE FOUR FEATHERS
CITY BY THE SEA
THE POWERPUFF GIRLS
HEY ARNOLD!
SERVING SARA
BALLISTIC: ECKS VS. SEVER

[Horror whore]

I think you should add LOTR since it is the second biggest movie of the year....

[Mike]

Originally posted by Horror whore
I think you should add LOTR since it is the second biggest movie of the year....

I don't really want to though, since pretty much every tournament seems to have it and I'm sick of seeing it win everything all of the time. I'd much rather see something else get a chance instead of be clobbered by this big blockbuster that wins everything. Nothing has a chance against it, and I don't want this to be just another tournament where LOTR is the champion.

[PorcheRacer]

Definatley Kissing Jessica Stein! 9/10

[SubMethod]

Originally posted by Mike
I don't really want to though, since pretty much every tournament seems to have it and I'm sick of seeing it win everything all of the time. I'd much rather see something else get a chance instead of be clobbered by this big blockbuster that wins everything. Nothing has a chance against it, and I don't want this to be just another tournament where LOTR is the champion.

But if this is to find out what we think is the best of 2002, dont you think that if we think its the best it should be in the list?

[RogueSpear]

Originally posted by SubMethod
But if this is to find out what we think is the best of 2002, dont you think that if we think its the best it should be in the list?

I agree.

It's like telling the Lakers they can't play in the NBA anymore because everyone's tired of them winning the championship.

You're not truly finding out what everyone thinks is the best movie if you're leaving it out because of personal bias.

[Mike]

Originally posted by SubMethod
But if this is to find out what we think is the best of 2002, dont you think that if we think its the best it should be in the list?

I just don't see why every tournament has to include it. Besides, I can't include EVERY movie from 2002. And it's not to find out the best of 2002, it's to find out the best out of the movies included in the 2002 tournament. I can't include every movie that someone wants in the tournament. I don't care if it was the #2 grossing movie of the year, that doesn't matter to me, but not every movie needs to be included. There's movies missing from other tournaments too, but that's just the way it is. Like I said, I can't include every movie. I've made the list, and I don't plan on changing it again. There's enough movies right now and it's already going to take awhile to get through them all. It's not just because I don't think it looks good (afterall, I did include other stupid looking movies (Gangs Of New York, Road To Perdition, etc...)).

[SubMethod]

Originally posted by Mike
I just don't see why every tournament has to include it. Besides, I can't include EVERY movie from 2002. And it's not to find out the best of 2002, it's to find out the best out of the movies included in the 2002 tournament. I can't include every movie that someone wants in the tournament. I don't care if it was the #2 grossing movie of the year, that doesn't matter to me, but not every movie needs to be included. There's movies missing from other tournaments too, but that's just the way it is. Like I said, I can't include every movie. I've made the list, and I don't plan on changing it again. There's enough movies right now and it's already going to take awhile to get through them all. It's not just because I don't think it looks good (afterall, I did include other stupid looking movies (Gangs Of New York, Road To Perdition, etc...)).

It's your tournament...

[Mike]

Originally posted by SubMethod
It's your tournament...

Thank you!

[Horror whore]

If my calculations are correct (which they're probably not), KJS just needs two more votes to win.

[Mike]

Originally posted by Horror whore
If my calculations are correct (which they're probably not), KJS just needs two more votes to win.

Actually, I counted 14 for Kissing Jessica Stein and 5 for Sweet Home Alabama. Who knows, maybe I messed up though. But if I'm right, Kissing Jessica Stein only needs one more vote to win.

[Horror whore]

Originally posted by Mike
Actually, I counted 14 for Kissing Jessica Stein and 5 for Sweet Home Alabama. Who knows, maybe I messed up though. But if I'm right, Kissing Jessica Stein only needs one more vote to win.

Yep, you're right, I missed PorchRacer's vote down near the bottom of page 6, I told you I was probably wrong.

[Rob Gordon]

Kissing Jessica Stein

There we go, next match please.

[Mike]

Kissing Jessica Stein wins that match 15-5...


ROUND 1 - MATCH 9

MR. DEEDS

http://us.ent4.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/columbia_pictures/mr__deeds/_group_photos/adam_sandler3.jpg

vs.

ORANGE COUNTY

http://us.ent4.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/paramount_pictures/orange_county/_group_photos/colin_hanks2.jpg


Mr. Deeds (6/10 or C+) was okay entertainment, but worst than I thought it would be. The best thing about it for me was Winona Ryder, she looked great and "stole" the show ;).

Orange County (8/10 or A-) was hilarious though. A very clever and witty movie that's majorly underrated. I don't know why more people didn't love it. I laughed my ass off. I think it's a very well done teen comedy.

My vote definitely goes to ORANGE COUNTY.


***Remember, the first movie with 10 votes wins***

[RogueSpear]

Mr. Deeds