View Full Version : "Haunted House" Tournament
A.J. Hakari
01-26-2003, 12:45 AM
I know, I know, I'm getting caught up with the tournament fever sweeping the boards, but what with action and slasher being taken, I thought I'd start up an idea I had: a tournament with films involving ghosts, haunted houses, and the like. I've picked 24 films to be a part of the tournament (I apologize if your favorites have been left out):
The Sixth Sense
The Changeling OUT
The Innocents OUT
House on Haunted Hill (1958)
House on Haunted Hill (1999)
13 Ghosts (1960) OUT
13 Ghosts (2001) OUT
The Haunting (1963)
The Haunting (1999) OUT
The Others
The Legend of Hell House OUT
Ghostbusters
The Amityville Horror
Stephen King's Rose Red OUT
Beetlejuice
The Frighteners OUT
House OUT
Poltergeist
Lady in White
The St. Francisville Experiment OUT
What Lies Beneath OUT
The Exorcist
The Fog
Session 9 OUT
My Internet illiteracy doesn't allow me to post pics of the posters/covers, so instead, I'm posting links to their IMDb sites. Let the tournament begin!
ROUND ONE
MATCH ONE
THE SIXTH SENSE
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0167404
vs.
THE CHANGELING
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0080516
Originally posted by Adam J. Hakari
(I apologize if your favorites have been left out)
I can't believe you didn't include WHAT LIES BENEATH :(...
A.J. Hakari
01-26-2003, 12:51 AM
Originally posted by Mike
I can't believe you didn't include WHAT LIES BENEATH :(...
Last minute additions...I added that and one people would probably lynch me for forgetting, THE EXORCIST, to the list.
Originally posted by Adam J. Hakari
Last minute additions...I added that and one people would probably lynch me for forgetting, THE EXORCIST, to the list.
THANK YOU! Now I'm happy, at least about you adding What Lies Beneath anyway. I found The Exorcist to be overrated so I don't really care too much about that one, but it was still a good one to include.
charliebobo
01-26-2003, 07:58 AM
The Sixth Sense
Moviefan1234
01-26-2003, 08:15 AM
"The Sixth Sense"
Nate6
01-26-2003, 09:08 AM
The Sixth Sense
Horror whore
01-26-2003, 09:52 AM
THE SIXTH SENSE
Sad man
01-26-2003, 10:21 AM
THE SIXTH SENSE...I see dead tournaments...:D
arto_j
01-26-2003, 10:51 AM
The Sixth Sense
mrdeeds
01-26-2003, 11:14 AM
Sixth Sense. This is gonna be a landslide :cool:
A.J. Hakari
01-26-2003, 11:38 AM
7-0 in favor of THE SIXTH SENSE. I'll let this match run until tonight.
My vote is for "The Changeling." I haven't seen it yet, but I've heard it's really good. Plus I was disappointed by "The Sixth Sense" and it certainly doesn't need my vote, since everyone else is voting for it.
SubMethod
01-26-2003, 03:14 PM
The Sixth Sense
Rated R
01-26-2003, 03:18 PM
The Sixth Sense...although it is overrated.
screamer581
01-26-2003, 03:30 PM
Has anyone actually seen The Changeling? IMO it is much better than The 6th Sense, so I vote for The Changeling.
A.J. Hakari
01-26-2003, 10:03 PM
I was hoping THE CHANGELING would win myself, but it looks like THE SIXTH SENSE is the winner of this battle, winning 9 votes to THE CHANGELING's 2.
ROUND ONE
MATCH TWO
THE INNOCENTS
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0055018
vs.
HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL (1958)
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0051744
Tagia_Romero
01-27-2003, 02:29 AM
House On Haunted Hill (Love Price)
charliebobo
01-27-2003, 05:20 AM
House On Haunted Hill
asyouwish530
01-27-2003, 09:46 AM
House on Haunted Hill
Nate6
01-27-2003, 09:51 AM
House on Haunted Hill
I actually haven't seen either. But, since House On Haunted Hill is winning, I'll vote for THE INNOCENTS...
Santa Clause
01-27-2003, 11:37 AM
The House on Haunted Hill- 8/10
arto_j
01-27-2003, 01:21 PM
Originally posted by Mike
I actually haven't seen either. But, since House On Haunted Hill is winning, I'll vote for THE INNOCENTS...
Sounds like a plan to me. I shall do the exact same.
screamer581
01-27-2003, 01:51 PM
The Innocents I think is the better film, I haven't seen either in years. So yeah, The Innocents.
Sad man
01-27-2003, 08:51 PM
House on hounted hill
SubMethod
01-27-2003, 08:53 PM
House On Haunted Hill
bowieee
01-27-2003, 08:54 PM
The innocents
A.J. Hakari
01-28-2003, 12:19 AM
I'll let this round run until late tomorrow afternoon, to see if there are anymore votes to be contributed.
A.J. Hakari
01-28-2003, 07:07 PM
Alright, if there's no more votes, then 1958's HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL wins the battle against THE INNOCENTS, 7 votes to 4.
ROUND ONE
MATCH THREE
HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL (1999)
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0185371
vs.
13 GHOSTS (1960)
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0053559
Sad man
01-28-2003, 08:06 PM
House on hounted hill(7/10)
13 ghosts(5/10)
(That means that my vote goes for House on Hounted hill)
SubMethod
01-28-2003, 08:32 PM
House On Haunted Hill
mrdeeds
01-28-2003, 09:57 PM
Both were pretty disappointing, but 13 Ghosts gets my nod because of Shannon Elizabeth.
RogueSpear
01-28-2003, 11:25 PM
House on Haunted Hill
A.J. Hakari
01-28-2003, 11:36 PM
Originally posted by mrdeeds
Both were pretty disappointing, but 13 Ghosts gets my nod because of Shannon Elizabeth.
Actually, the 13 GHOSTS in this match-up is the original 1960 version. The new version is in the next match. Let me know if you want to keep your vote for 13 GHOSTS (1960) or not because of the mix-up. Otherwise, the vote won't be counted (because it's for a movie not in the current match).
Tagia_Romero
01-29-2003, 01:31 AM
13 Ghosts (Original recipe)
charliebobo
01-29-2003, 04:43 AM
13 ghosts
screamer581
01-29-2003, 11:37 AM
13 Ghosts
JST829
01-29-2003, 12:20 PM
House on Haunted Hill
I didn't see the original 13 Ghosts, but I did see House On Haunted Hill (7/10 or B-), and I enjoyed it so that gets my vote.
Nate6
01-29-2003, 01:10 PM
I'm in the exact same situation as Mike, and I'll also vote for House on Haunted Hill.
Kucha
01-29-2003, 05:58 PM
House On Haunted Hill
A.J. Hakari
01-29-2003, 09:03 PM
BUMP
I'll let this round go until tomorrow afternoon.
A.J. Hakari
01-30-2003, 06:20 PM
Alright, if there are no more votes, then 1999's HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL moves onto the next round, winning 7 votes to 13 GHOSTS's 3 votes.
ROUND ONE
MATCH FOUR
13 GHOSTS (2001)
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0245674
vs.
THE HAUNTING (1963)
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0057129
charliebobo
01-30-2003, 06:50 PM
The Haunting
asyouwish530
01-30-2003, 07:17 PM
The Haunting
Nate6
01-31-2003, 10:13 AM
The Haunting
I didn't see the original version of The Haunting, but I actually enjoyed 13 Ghosts (7/10 or B-). So my vote goes to 13 Ghosts.
RogueSpear
01-31-2003, 02:34 PM
uh...13 Ghosts...I guess
SubMethod
01-31-2003, 03:26 PM
The Haunting
Rob Gordon
01-31-2003, 03:33 PM
Haunting, no contest.
screamer581
01-31-2003, 04:35 PM
One of the scariest flicks ever, The Haunting.
A.J. Hakari
01-31-2003, 06:30 PM
Might be able to end this one tonight...I'll check back to see if there are anymore votes after getting home from the flicks.
Sad man
01-31-2003, 07:42 PM
I didnīt see the original version of The Hounting but It has to be better than 13 Ghosts(5/10 or C) thatīs why I vote for it.
Ren Hoek
01-31-2003, 07:47 PM
The Haunting... one the scariest flicks ever!
A.J. Hakari
01-31-2003, 09:41 PM
Never did make that trip to the movies, but it looks like we have a clear-cut winner in this match. 1963's THE HAUNTING wins against 2001's 13 GHOSTS, 8 votes to 2.
ROUND ONE
MATCH FIVE
THE HAUNTING (1999)
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0171363
vs.
THE OTHERS
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0230600
Something tells me this one's going to be an easy match...
SubMethod
02-01-2003, 12:01 AM
The Others
This is one of the easiest choices I've ever had to make. The Others (9/10 or A-) surprised the crap out of me. It was very creepy and entertaining. The Haunting (5/10 or C-) pretty much blew. My vote is definitely for The Others.
Tagia_Romero
02-01-2003, 03:32 AM
The Others
arto_j
02-01-2003, 04:32 AM
Okay, now getting to some films I've actually seen :)
The Haunting sucked, The Others kicked ass. So I vote for The Others.
charliebobo
02-01-2003, 05:52 AM
The Others, but I don't think it was that good
Sad man
02-01-2003, 07:06 AM
The Others(9/10) is a great movie.
The Hounting(3/10) sucked a lot.
Nicole gets my vote.....
Moviefan1234
02-01-2003, 07:09 AM
"The Others" (8/10)
Nate6
02-01-2003, 11:56 AM
The Others
The Haunting was one of 1999's worst...
Santa Clause
02-01-2003, 12:12 PM
The Others
POLYDISTORTION
02-02-2003, 04:04 AM
THE OTHERS
A.J. Hakari
02-02-2003, 09:26 AM
I called it alright; THE OTHERS wipes the floor with 1999's THE HAUNTING, winning 10 votes to 0.
ROUND ONE
MATCH SIX
THE LEGEND OF HELL HOUSE
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0070294
vs.
GHOSTBUSTERS
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0087332
arto_j
02-02-2003, 10:14 AM
My vote goes to the classic Ghostbusters. Have not seen the other film though, but it's tough to be Gb's...
Gregorious8
02-02-2003, 02:05 PM
Who ya going to call?
GHOSTBUSTERS
PrettyInPink
02-02-2003, 02:17 PM
GHOSTBUSTERS
charliebobo
02-02-2003, 02:49 PM
Ghostbusters
Nate6
02-03-2003, 09:46 AM
You can't vote against Ghostbusters!
RogueSpear
02-03-2003, 12:58 PM
Ghostbusters
screamer581
02-03-2003, 03:48 PM
Ghostbusters yo!
Moviefan1234
02-03-2003, 05:12 PM
"Ghostbusters"
A.J. Hakari
02-03-2003, 07:16 PM
In a turn of events I saw coming a mile away, this match is a massacre, as GHOSTBUSTERS beats THE LEGEND OF HELL HOUSE with a 9-0 victory.
ROUND ONE
MATCH SEVEN
THE AMITYVILLE HORROR
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0078767
vs.
STEPHEN KING'S ROSE RED
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0259153
Nate6
02-03-2003, 07:17 PM
Definitely The Amityville Horror. Rose Red was 40000-hour long bore.
screamer581
02-03-2003, 10:02 PM
Both not great flicks, but I guess I vote for The Amityville Horror .
mrdeeds
02-04-2003, 12:37 AM
Rose Red
SubMethod
02-04-2003, 01:16 AM
Amytiville Horror
Sad man
02-04-2003, 03:12 AM
Amytiville horror for me.
Rose Red(2/10) was crap on a stick
charliebobo
02-04-2003, 08:01 AM
The Amityville horror
BadCoverVersion
02-04-2003, 08:03 AM
The Amityville horror
NO DOUBT about it!!!
bowieee
02-04-2003, 06:59 PM
Amytiville Horror
bowieee
02-04-2003, 07:00 PM
Amytiville Horror
A.J. Hakari
02-04-2003, 07:48 PM
It's pretty clear what this match's winner is going to be, but I'll post the results tomorrow just in case there are anymore votes.
A.J. Hakari
02-04-2003, 11:07 PM
On second thought, it's better to get the tourney moving along now. I'm pretty confident of the winner right now, and that is THE AMITYVILLE HORROR, defeating the mini-series ROSE RED with an 8 votes to 1 vote victory.
ROUND ONE
MATCH EIGHT
BEETLEJUICE
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0094721
vs.
THE FRIGHTENERS
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0116365
Sad man
02-05-2003, 02:13 AM
Oops, I shouldnīt have said that.Oh well, It still gets my vote.:cool:
charliebobo
02-05-2003, 05:11 AM
Beetlejuice!
BadCoverVersion
02-05-2003, 07:22 AM
Beetlejuice
arto_j
02-05-2003, 10:36 AM
Has to be the cunning Beetlejuice.
How is it cunning? I have no idea. Just sounded like a fun thing to say.
RogueSpear
02-05-2003, 01:18 PM
The Frighteners
Nate6
02-05-2003, 02:26 PM
Beetlejuice
The Frighteners was good, but Beetlejuice was better, so I vote for Beetlejuice...
POLYDISTORTION
02-05-2003, 06:55 PM
Beetlejuice
SubMethod
02-05-2003, 11:10 PM
Beetlejuice
A.J. Hakari
02-05-2003, 11:43 PM
And I believe we have a clear winner. BEETLEJUICE wins this match, 8 votes to 1.
ROUND ONE
MATCH NINE
HOUSE
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0091223
vs.
POLTERGEIST
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0084516
A.J. Hakari
02-05-2003, 11:47 PM
Oh, and to make the list an even number of flicks in the second round, I added THE FOG and SESSION 9 to the end of the tournament list. I had been considering putting them on before just in case, and thus, they've been added to make up the last match of the tourney.
SubMethod
02-05-2003, 11:51 PM
Poltergeist
Gregorious8
02-06-2003, 12:09 AM
I haven't seen house yet, so...
Poltergeist
arto_j
02-06-2003, 02:22 AM
Poltergeist
mrdeeds
02-06-2003, 02:24 AM
Poltergeist, but honorable mention to House for starring the Greatest American Hero!
Tagia_Romero
02-06-2003, 03:40 AM
House
Nate6
02-06-2003, 05:08 PM
Poltergeist
A.J. Hakari
02-06-2003, 08:29 PM
BUMP
I'll let this match run until tomorrow night.
The Claw
02-06-2003, 09:45 PM
HOUSE motherfucking HOUSE
I hate Poltergeist.
POLYDISTORTION
02-06-2003, 11:08 PM
HOUSE
A.J. Hakari
02-07-2003, 05:09 PM
And POLTERGEIST wins this round with 5 votes, although HOUSE put up a fight at the end with 3 votes (I'd let this round go on a little bit more, but I don't think anyone else will be voting in this match).
ROUND ONE
MATCH TEN
LADY IN WHITE
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0095484
vs.
THE ST. FRANCISVILLE EXPERIMENT
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0218625
And a reminder...If you haven't seen any of the films in a match, vote for the one that looks best to you.
A.J. Hakari
02-07-2003, 07:33 PM
Just giving this a little BUMP up to the top.
SubMethod
02-07-2003, 07:43 PM
Lady In White
charliebobo
02-08-2003, 03:19 AM
Lady In White
arto_j
02-08-2003, 03:22 AM
Lady in White
Nate6
02-08-2003, 09:24 AM
Lady in White
The Claw
02-08-2003, 03:20 PM
I've seen neither but Lady In White looks better so it gets my vote.
screamer581
02-08-2003, 03:25 PM
Originally posted by The Claw
I've seen neither but Lady In White looks better so it gets my vote.
Ditto
A.J. Hakari
02-08-2003, 05:54 PM
Doesn't seem like there are any ST. FRANCISVILLE supporters out there, so I might as well end the round here. LADY IN WHITE wins, 7 votes to 0.
ROUND ONE
MATCH ELEVEN
WHAT LIES BENEATH
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0161081
vs.
THE EXORCIST
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0070047
Just a heads-up for the voters out there. These matches have been going pretty quickly, but with not as many contenders in the upcoming rounds, I'll let them last longer.
SubMethod
02-08-2003, 06:55 PM
The Exorcist
bowieee
02-08-2003, 10:21 PM
THE EXORCIST
THE EXORCIST (5/10 or C-) is very overrated and not scary in the least. They should make a remake ;), I doubt it could be any worse than the original. REPOSSESSED (7/10 or B-), the spoof of THE EXORCIST, was even more enjoyable. Anyway, my vote goes to the GREAT and underrated 2000 hitchcockian thriller WHAT LIES BENEATH (10/10 or A+), which is my favorite haunted house flick of all time.
Tagia_Romero
02-09-2003, 01:06 AM
WLB for me. It actually made me jump in places
arto_j
02-09-2003, 03:48 AM
What Lies Beneath
charliebobo
02-09-2003, 06:07 AM
The Exorcist is my all-time favorite horror movie.
What Lies Beneath was very disappointing, the final 30 minutes are amazingly dumb
The Exorcist gets my vote
Moviefan1234
02-09-2003, 10:52 AM
"What Lies Beneath"
Originally posted by charliebobo
What Lies Beneath was very disappointing, the final 30 minutes are amazingly dumb
Holy shit, the final 30 minutes were amazingly tense and kept me on the edge of my seat. God, I loved the last 30 minutes. This movie made me jump, and had a nice creepy atmosphere. Plus, who doesn't love Michelle Pfeiffer!? I know I sure love her.
screamer581
02-09-2003, 01:56 PM
This is about as easy as it gets, What Lies Beneath sucked the big one, and The Exorcist is one of the scariest and best horror flicks ever, so it obviously gets my vote.
charliebobo
02-09-2003, 02:12 PM
Originally posted by Mike
Holy shit, the final 30 minutes were amazingly tense and kept me on the edge of my seat. God, I loved the last 30 minutes. This movie made me jump, and had a nice creepy atmosphere. Plus, who doesn't love Michelle Pfeiffer!? I know I sure love her.
The bathtub scenes were quite scary and suspenseful but the climax with the car and the bridge is what ruined the movie for me.
PS: Of course I love Michelle Pfeiffer too ;)
A.J. Hakari
02-09-2003, 07:59 PM
The match is at a 4-4 tie at the moment...I knew this would be a tough match, so I'm letting this one run until tomorrow night.
POLYDISTORTION
02-09-2003, 08:01 PM
The Exorcist
DaveyJoeG
02-09-2003, 08:37 PM
The Exorcist
Nate6
02-09-2003, 08:45 PM
The fuckin' Exorcist!
screamer581
02-09-2003, 09:12 PM
Thank god we are starting to get some The Exorcist votes here!
Nate6
02-09-2003, 09:15 PM
Originally posted by screamer581
Thank god we are starting to get some The Exorcist votes here!
No problem! WLB sucked more balls than Marisa Tomei on Oscar night ten years ago.
Originally posted by screamer581
The Exorcist is one of the scariest and best horror flicks ever
Scary!? Well, maybe we saw a different movie then because the one I saw was funnier than it was scary. Hell, The Anna Nicole Show is scarier. The Exorcist was very laughable.
screamer581
02-10-2003, 12:16 AM
Originally posted by Mike
Scary!? Well, maybe we saw a different movie then because the one I saw was funnier than it was scary. Hell, The Anna Nicole Show is scarier. The Exorcist was very laughable.
Well nothing is scarier than Anna Nicole! ;)
A.J. Hakari
02-10-2003, 01:08 PM
BUMP
RogueSpear
02-10-2003, 03:34 PM
The Exorcist
What Lies Beneath was dumb and not scary at all.
A.J. Hakari
02-10-2003, 09:39 PM
Sorry, Mike and all you WLB voters. THE EXORCIST wins this match, 8 votes to 4 votes (the toughest match yet, and the one that garnered the most votes). This next match is going to be the last, after which Round Two will begin.
ROUND ONE
MATCH TWELVE
THE FOG
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0080749
vs.
SESSION 9
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0261983
The Claw
02-10-2003, 09:49 PM
THE FOG
mrdeeds
02-10-2003, 11:46 PM
Session 9 by a sliver.
SubMethod
02-11-2003, 12:21 AM
The Fog
Tagia_Romero
02-11-2003, 12:28 AM
The Fog
Originally posted by screamer581
Well nothing is scarier than Anna Nicole! ;)
I guess you have a point there...
I'm disappointed What Lies Beneath didn't win, but whatever. It should have been up against a movie like The Haunting (1999). ;)
Anyway, my vote for this match goes to The Fog...
arto_j
02-11-2003, 09:42 AM
I shall also vote for The Fog.
Nate6
02-11-2003, 09:46 AM
I'll vote for Session 9, because I can.
charliebobo
02-11-2003, 10:14 AM
Session 9
A.J. Hakari
02-11-2003, 06:33 PM
This one looks to be a close match. Get those votes in so Round Two can start soon!
screamer581
02-11-2003, 06:55 PM
Hmm dug both, but I will go with The Fog .
A.J. Hakari
02-11-2003, 09:12 PM
And that match ends Round One of the "Haunted House" tournament. THE FOG wins, 6 votes to SESSION 9's 3 votes. The following films have made it to the second round:
THE SIXTH SENSE
HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL (1958)
HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL (1999)
THE HAUNTING (1963)
THE OTHERS
GHOSTBUSTERS
THE AMITYVILLE HORROR
BEETLEJUICE
POLTERGEIST
LADY IN WHITE
THE EXORCIST
THE FOG
Stay tuned for Round Two, coming up soon!
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