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SubMethod
01-30-2003, 01:05 AM
I figured what the heck? Why not have a movie tournament for the year 1998 since we already have them for many of the years surrounding it. So here we go. If it dies because of overload of tournaments then oh well.

For the first round I'll take 15 total votes then go on to the next so as to hurry it along.

Dark City(wins) v. Wild Things(loses)
American History X(wins) v. Enemy of the State(loses)
Rushmore(wins) v. Suicide Kings(loses)
A Simple Plan(wins) v. Bulworth(loses)
Saving Private Ryan(wins) v. Meet Joe Black(loses)
Buffalo '66(wins) v. Very Bad Things(loses)
Out of Sight(loses) v. The Big Lebowski(wins)
Armageddon(loses) v. The Thin Red Line(wins)
Rush Hour(loses) v. Baseketball(wins)
Elizabeth(wins) v. Affliction(loses)
Life is Beautiful(loses) v. Gods and Monsters(wins)
Blade(wins) v. Sphere(loses)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas(wins) v. Celebrity(loses)
Deep Impact(wins) v. Mercury Rising(loses)
Stepmom(loses) v. City of Angels(wins)
Pi(wins) v. Apt Pupil(loses)
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer(loses) v. Urban Legend(wins)
Clay Pigeons(loses) v. Sliding Doors(wins)
Mulan(loses) v. Antz(wins)
The Avengers(loses) v. The Truman Show(wins)
A Perfect Murder(loses) v. Shakespeare in Love(wins)
There's Something about Mary(wins) v. Men in Black(loses)
Lethal Weapon 4(wins) v. The Replacement Killers(loses)
The Siege(loses) v. The Devi'ls Advocate(wins)
Disturbing Behavior(loses) v. Snake Eyes(wins)
Patch Adams(loses) v. Waking Ned Devine(wins)
The Mask of Zorro(wins) v. A Civil Action(loses)
Pleasantville(wins) v. What Dreams May Come(loses)
A Bug's Life(wins) v. Dr. Dolittle(loses)
One True Thing(loses) v. He Got Game(wins)
The Wedding Singer(wins) v. 54(loses)
Primary Colors(wins) v. The Opposite of Sex(loses)



The first match is:

Dark City

versus

Wild Things

my vote is for Dark City

screamer581
01-30-2003, 01:07 AM
I guess I will start and vote for the amazing Dark City.

Mike
01-30-2003, 01:13 AM
I never saw Dark City because I thought it looked stupid. But I did see Wild Things and I "loved" it. My vote is definitely for Wild Things.

Sad man
01-30-2003, 01:54 AM
Wild Things(8/10) was way better than the lame Dark City(4/10).

Neve Campbell and Denise Richards are hot!

Gregorious8
01-30-2003, 02:13 AM
WILD THINGS

it had a great cast, plus I haven't seen all of Dark City

arto_j
01-30-2003, 02:43 AM
Dark City, Wild Things is a terrible movie. The only good part in it was Bill Murray (and the sex scene ;))

Damned Martian
01-30-2003, 04:32 AM
Dark city, but I also like Wild Things

DC - 7.5/10

WT - 6.5/10

happy OUT here
01-30-2003, 04:40 AM
Never saw Dark City, but Denise Richards is my vote for Hollywood no talent......so:



Dark City

charliebobo
01-30-2003, 05:25 AM
Dark City

idealdiscountdude
01-30-2003, 07:38 AM
Wild Things (B)

(I haven't seen Dark City)

MarkItZero
01-30-2003, 10:30 AM
I didnt really get Dark City when I saw it, although Ive heard so many people speak highly of it that I would like to see it again.

Im pretty sure I understood Wild Things so it gets my vote for this round.

Puck Bond
01-30-2003, 10:34 AM
Dark City-10/10 gets my vote
Wild Things-7/10

Rated R
01-30-2003, 10:39 AM
I thoroughly enjoy both but Dark City was just a bit better.

Nate6
01-30-2003, 10:56 AM
Dark City for me too.

Moviefan1234
01-30-2003, 05:11 PM
"Dark City"

The Claw
01-30-2003, 05:13 PM
Dark City

mrdeeds
01-30-2003, 05:17 PM
Wild Things.....

A.J. Hakari
01-30-2003, 06:29 PM
DARK CITY

asyouwish530
01-30-2003, 07:21 PM
Dark City

Ren Hoek
01-30-2003, 09:24 PM
Wild Things

urbanlegend23
01-30-2003, 10:31 PM
WILD THINGS - A-
DARK CITY - C

I actually thought DARK CITY was very stupid story-wise and at times laughable, whereas I thoroughly enjoyed my vote-getting film, WILD THINGS.

SubMethod
01-30-2003, 10:33 PM
Dark City wins that round 13-6

next round...

American History X

v.

Enemy of the State

I vote for American History X

Ren Hoek
01-30-2003, 10:36 PM
I'm voting for the impressive American History X

Mike
01-30-2003, 10:41 PM
I never did see American History X, but I did see most of Enemy Of The State. What I saw of Enemy Of The State was ok, but nothing special. But since American History X is sure to win, I may as well help out Enemy Of The State with my vote.

screamer581
01-30-2003, 10:45 PM
Mike you should really check American History X out, great flick, and yup that's what I vote for.

urbanlegend23
01-30-2003, 10:46 PM
AMERICAN HISTORY X - A
ENEMY OF THE STATE - N/A

AMERICAN HISTORY X is brilliant. It definitely gets my vote. Mike, you should definitely rent it one time!

Gregorious8
01-30-2003, 11:01 PM
American History X


The curb scene is damn disturbing though.

idealdiscountdude
01-30-2003, 11:30 PM
American History X is a very good film (A-) and it gets my vote.

Enemy Of The State is a fun and entertaining action flick that IMO is Will Smith's best film. (B(

A.J. Hakari
01-30-2003, 11:54 PM
AMERICAN HISTORY X, definitely.

The Other
01-30-2003, 11:56 PM
American History X

Mike
01-31-2003, 12:23 AM
Do you guys think I'd like American History X? It's not that I didn't want to see it, I just never rented it, I don't really know why. Maybe I'll give it a shot. I have some movies that are considered "classics" that I still haven't seen yet, like Pulp Fiction for example. I haven't even seen Nightmare Before Christmas yet, and lately I've seen that a lot of schmoes have given it high ratings. I never knew it was supposed to be so good. I have quite a bit of catching up to do ;).

Rated R
01-31-2003, 12:28 AM
Shazzam!!!!! Errrr...never mind..
I vote for American History X...Edward Norton got robbed

SubMethod
01-31-2003, 12:35 AM
I'll go ahead and end this match so I can get the first round done a little faster and since American History X is winning by so much and will inevitably win.

next match...

Rushmore

vs.

Suicide Kings

I vote for Rushmore

A.J. Hakari
01-31-2003, 12:37 AM
Damn...SUICIDE KINGS is a personal fave of mine, but RUSHMORE was so good, too...Grrr...

Although I love both pictures, I vote RUSHMORE. It left me with a more complete feeling than KINGS, which was brilliant but took a serious turn away from its tone with a bad ending.

DaveyJoeG
01-31-2003, 12:58 AM
Rushmore

The Handeman
01-31-2003, 01:19 AM
Rushmore

Ren Hoek
01-31-2003, 02:42 AM
easy... my favorite 1998 movie: Rushmore

Ren Hoek
01-31-2003, 02:47 AM
Originally posted by Mike
Do you guys think I'd like American History X? It's not that I didn't want to see it, I just never rented it, I don't really know why. Maybe I'll give it a shot. I have some movies that are considered "classics" that I still haven't seen yet, like Pulp Fiction for example. I haven't even seen Nightmare Before Christmas yet, and lately I've seen that a lot of schmoes have given it high ratings. I never knew it was supposed to be so good. I have quite a bit of catching up to do ;).

You'll like American History X
You'll adore The Nightmare Before Christmas
You'll love Pulp Fiction (try to read some articles about the film to 'get' all the references to other movies. The film gets better with every time you watch it IMHO)

promised!

charliebobo
01-31-2003, 07:54 AM
Rushmore

BadCoverVersion
01-31-2003, 08:48 AM
Rushmore

Nate6
01-31-2003, 10:05 AM
Rushmore

MarkItZero
01-31-2003, 10:08 AM
Rushmore

Puck Bond
01-31-2003, 10:52 AM
Tough one...

Rushmore-8/10 gets my vote
Suicide Kings-8/10

screamer581
01-31-2003, 11:38 AM
Rushmore

Mike
01-31-2003, 11:59 AM
I never saw Suicide Kings, but I did see Rushmore (7/10 or B-) and I liked it, but it was no Election (10/10 or A+). Anyway, my vote goes to Rushmore.

SubMethod
01-31-2003, 02:26 PM
Rushmore defeats Suicide Kings 12-0 with a shutout.

next round

A Simple Plan

v.

Bulworth

I vote for the amazing A Simple Plan

RogueSpear
01-31-2003, 02:28 PM
A Simple Plan

Mike
01-31-2003, 02:46 PM
Bulworth had its moments, but was overall disappointing. A Simple Plan was simply excellent. My vote definitely goes to A Simple Plan.

MarkItZero
01-31-2003, 03:21 PM
I enjoyed Bullworth, but A Simple Plan was better.

Rob Gordon
01-31-2003, 04:17 PM
Bulworth. Easy.

Not that A Simple Plan was bad or anything...

screamer581
01-31-2003, 04:33 PM
Bulworth was great (8/10), but A Simple Plan (9/10) was outstanding, so that's what I vote for.

DaveyJoeG
01-31-2003, 04:34 PM
I vote for the pleasant surprise that is A Simple Plan.

Gregorious8
01-31-2003, 05:06 PM
Don't really like either of these films, but I'll vote for A Simple Plan

Moviefan1234
01-31-2003, 05:10 PM
"A Simple Plan"

A.J. Hakari
01-31-2003, 06:31 PM
Originally posted by Mike
Bulworth had its moments, but was overall disappointing. A Simple Plan was simply excellent. My vote definitely goes to A Simple Plan.

Exactly, mi amigo. :cool:

Thus, A SIMPLE PLAN gets my vote as well.

Ren Hoek
01-31-2003, 06:34 PM
A Simple Plan (8/10) [Bulworth (6/10)]

The Handeman
01-31-2003, 06:36 PM
Bulworth

charliebobo
01-31-2003, 07:06 PM
A Simple Plan

Sad man
01-31-2003, 07:27 PM
A Simple Plan(A-)

idealdiscountdude
01-31-2003, 08:57 PM
Both films were good, yet at the same time disappointing, however A Simple Plan (B) gets my vote, all because of Billy Bob's superb performance.

SubMethod
01-31-2003, 11:54 PM
A Simple Plan wins easily with a score of 13-2.

next match

Saving Private Ryan

v.

Meet Joe Black

I vote for my favorite movie of 1998, Saving Private Ryan

A.J. Hakari
01-31-2003, 11:55 PM
Hmm...powerful, stunning, brutal war picture from one of today's greatest living directors...or three hours of Brad Pitt falling in love with peanut butter? ;)

SAVING PRIVATE RYAN gets my vote, no contest.

Rated R
01-31-2003, 11:58 PM
Saving Ryan's Privates

Whoops...I think you know what I meant

Rob Gordon
02-01-2003, 12:08 AM
Meet Joe Black because it got a bum wrap for some comparatively minor flaws.
Long. Yes. Melodramatic. Yes. Overpowering and relentless score. Yes.
How are these two seperate films again?

Mike
02-01-2003, 12:19 AM
I'm sorry people, but I'm going with Meet Joe Black (9/10 or A-). I actually loved it, I was really surprised with it and have seen it a total of three times. It is a long movie, but it is really engrossing. I loved the beautiful Claire Forlani in it and the cinematography was wonderful. And yes, it even brought a tear to my eye. I think it's an underrated flick, but maybe that's just me. I never saw Saving Private Ryan, I'm not a big fan of war flicks or Tom Hanks, and I don't care how great some people say it is, it didn't look that good to me. Besides, I may as well help out the wonderful Meet Joe Black, since it's obvious Saving Private Ryan will win anyway. This match-up is so not fair ;).

Ren Hoek
02-01-2003, 12:20 AM
Originally posted by Rated R
Saving Ryan's Privates

Whoops...I think you know what I meant

Raving Primate Ryan ...just wondering how many lame jokes you can make with the film title ;)

Tagia_Romero
02-01-2003, 03:40 AM
So unfair!!!!

Saving Private Ryan by the hair of my chinny chin chin

darkface
02-01-2003, 04:29 AM
This must be a joke of some kind lol

Saving Private Ryan all-da-way

arto_j
02-01-2003, 04:36 AM
I actually love both movies, but since SPR will win this so easily, I vote for the peanut butter- eating film. That's Meet Joe Black by the way.

Nice to find that one other person in the world that enjoyed MJB, Mike...

urbanlegend23
02-01-2003, 05:11 AM
I've only seen about the first 45 minutes of Saving Private Ryan, but it was brilliant and definitely convincing enough to not vote for Meet Joe Black (5/10 or C).

So I vote Shaving Ryan's Privates.

charliebobo
02-01-2003, 05:54 AM
I vote for Saving Private Ryan, even though MJB has Claire Forlani

Damned Martian
02-01-2003, 06:55 AM
Do I REALLY need to say my vote?

Oh, ok... Saving primate Ryan

Sad man
02-01-2003, 07:00 AM
Saving Private Ryan(8/10)
Meet Joe Black(9/10)

My vote goes for Joe...

Moviefan1234
02-01-2003, 07:05 AM
"Saving Private Ryan" (9/10)

Hannibal21
02-01-2003, 11:09 AM
Saving Private Ryan

DaveyJoeG
02-01-2003, 11:43 AM
Saving Private Ryan it's come to the point where I actually have to think about it to make sure I don't accidentally write one of the joke titles.

Nate6
02-01-2003, 11:44 AM
Easy, easy, easy...Saving Private Ryan.

SubMethod
02-01-2003, 12:17 PM
Saving Private Ryan wins 13-4.

next match...

Buffalo '66

vs.

Very Bad Things

My vote goes to Buffalo '66.

Santa Clause
02-01-2003, 12:18 PM
Very Bad Things

Moviefan1234
02-01-2003, 01:06 PM
"Very Bad Things"

Nate6
02-01-2003, 01:09 PM
Interesting round...

I suppose I'll vote for Very Bad Things.

Ren Hoek
02-01-2003, 01:16 PM
Buffalo '66 ...hey, I really like weird stuff in films! But VERY BAD THINGS is just sick and NOT funny at all!

Damned Martian
02-01-2003, 02:29 PM
I haven't seen Buffalo '66 (I don't even know what movie it is), but I can't think in a worst movie than Very Bad Things. It's just the worst and more disgusting 90 minutes of my life!:mad:

So my vote goes to Buffalo '66

A.J. Hakari
02-01-2003, 02:51 PM
I'm with Nate...this is probably the oddest match to date.

I actually liked both films (if one can say they "liked" VERY BAD THINGS). But as dark, sick, disgusting, and hilarious VBT is, I must vote for the sheer indie coolness that is BUFFALO '66.

Gregorious8
02-01-2003, 09:30 PM
Buffalo 66

POLYDISTORTION
02-02-2003, 03:52 AM
Buffalo 66

charliebobo
02-02-2003, 05:34 AM
Buffalo 66

SubMethod
02-02-2003, 07:48 PM
bump

Horror whore
02-02-2003, 09:10 PM
I haven't seen BUFFALO 66 and VERY BAD THINGS sucked. So I'll throw in a vote for BUFFALO 66...

Mike
02-02-2003, 09:18 PM
I never saw Buffalo 66, but I did see Very Bad Things. Very Bad Things (7/10 or B-) was highly disgusting and disturbing, yet I liked it. Very Bad Things gets my vote.

The Handeman
02-02-2003, 10:46 PM
buffalo 66

Sad man
02-03-2003, 02:40 AM
Buffalo 66(8/10) gets my vote....
Very Bad Things(4/10) was a Very Bad Movie...

MarkItZero
02-03-2003, 05:21 PM
To those of you who havent seen Buffalo '66 you should go check it out. A great film imo.

Buffalo '66 gets my vote.

SubMethod
02-03-2003, 07:09 PM
Buffalo '66 wins 11-4.

next match...

Out of Sight

vs.

The Big Lebowski

my vote goes to the very funny The Big Lebowski.

Ren Hoek
02-03-2003, 07:14 PM
White Russian for everyone! :D The Big Lebowski gets my vote.

Nate6
02-03-2003, 07:16 PM
Out of Sight! One of the coolest movies made in the past decade.

A.J. Hakari
02-03-2003, 07:21 PM
THE BIG LEBOWSKI

Gregorious8
02-03-2003, 07:50 PM
OUT OF SIGHT

idealdiscountdude
02-03-2003, 08:02 PM
Out Of Sight......great film!

Sad man
02-03-2003, 08:57 PM
Out of Sight

Horror whore
02-03-2003, 09:03 PM
OUT OF SIGHT

bowieee
02-03-2003, 09:17 PM
The Big Lebowski.

screamer581
02-03-2003, 10:00 PM
Hmmm, they both get 8.5/10's from me. I guess I will vote for Out Of Sight .

Annie Hall
02-03-2003, 10:10 PM
Lebowski is losing. Well...that's...just, like, you're opinion...man...

Lebowski gets my vote.

Mike
02-03-2003, 10:23 PM
I never saw The Big Lebowski, but I did see Out Of Sight and I enjoyed it, so that gets my vote.

RogueSpear
02-03-2003, 11:37 PM
The Big Lebowski

DaveyJoeG
02-04-2003, 12:25 AM
You are entering a world of pain...


The Big Lebowski

mrdeeds
02-04-2003, 12:41 AM
The Dude... er Big Lebowski

SubMethod
02-04-2003, 01:01 AM
Well, there have been 15 votes cast and The Big Lebowski wins by a hair with a score of 8-7.

next match...

Armageddon

vs.

The Thin Red Line

my vote goes to The Thin Red Line.

Sad man
02-04-2003, 03:08 AM
Armageddon, I hate war movies

POLYDISTORTION
02-04-2003, 03:33 AM
The Thin Red Line, i hate movies with meteors involved.
:)

Damned Martian
02-04-2003, 03:49 AM
Armagedon, just for the fun. I don't really like much any of them.

urbanlegend23
02-04-2003, 03:57 AM
The Thin Red Line - 9/10 or A
Armageddon - 5/10 or C

Ren Hoek
02-04-2003, 05:19 AM
Armageddon? hmmmmm... the first 15 mins are excellent (8/10), the rest of it (2/10) is just the typical Jerry Bruckheimer crapfest!

The Thin Red Line is a great film and Terence Malick one of my favorite directors. Thus, I'm voting for his film...

PrettyInPink
02-04-2003, 05:34 AM
Armageddon. (i loved it) But how could they kill Brucie Baby. I though it was a sick joke. Boo Hoo.

Rob Gordon
02-04-2003, 06:27 AM
The Thin Red Line

A.J. Hakari
02-04-2003, 07:35 AM
ARMAGEDDON

BadCoverVersion
02-04-2003, 07:57 AM
Armageddon

Cheesy fun!!! I'm not a fan of WAR movies meself, they have to be MORE than bloody brilliant to command my attention!!!

charliebobo
02-04-2003, 08:07 AM
I don't really like either, but The Thin Red Line was very well-made, so it gets my vote

arto_j
02-04-2003, 09:10 AM
Armageddon, just for the heck of it.

KillerKlown
02-04-2003, 09:14 AM
The Thin Red Line - Armageddon sucked.

Hannibal21
02-04-2003, 10:15 AM
Both sucked shit. But The Thin Red Line was a slightly better movie.

screamer581
02-04-2003, 11:30 AM
Gee, should Armageddon vote (1/10) or The Thin Red Line (9/10), man this is tough... :) sorry for the sarcasim, I just despise Armageddon, easily one of the worst films of all time.

Mike
02-04-2003, 12:13 PM
I don't really like war movies, hence me not seeing The Thin Red Line. But I did enjoy Armageddon (8/10 or B+), so it gets my vote.

Cole666
02-04-2003, 12:15 PM
The Thin Red Line

Nate6
02-04-2003, 12:29 PM
Definitely The Thin Red Line. Armageddon was so dumb I think I lost some brain cells while watching it!

RogueSpear
02-04-2003, 01:26 PM
Armageddon was awesome so it gets my vote.

The Thin Red Line was one of the most excruciatingly painful experiences I've ever had at the movies.

SubMethod
02-04-2003, 02:08 PM
The Thin Red Line wins 11-8.

next match...

Rush Hour

vs.

Baseketball

my vote goes to Baseketball.

Tagia_Romero
02-04-2003, 02:44 PM
Rush Hour

KillerKlown
02-04-2003, 03:34 PM
Baseketball, even though I haven't seen it, it couldn't possibly be any worse than Rush Hour.

Hannibal21
02-04-2003, 03:55 PM
Rush Hour

Moviefan1234
02-04-2003, 05:24 PM
"Rush Hour"

idealdiscountdude
02-04-2003, 05:30 PM
Rush Hour

Mike
02-04-2003, 05:53 PM
I thought Rush Hour sucked! Even the sequel was better than the first one. I didn't want to see Baseketball, I thought it looked horrible. But a friend of mine rented it and brought it over almost two years ago, so I decided I may as well watch it. To my surprise, it was hilarious and very enjoyable. Not at all what I expected. My vote definitely goes to the very funny Baseketball.

PrettyInPink
02-04-2003, 05:58 PM
Rush Hour

mrdeeds
02-04-2003, 06:00 PM
Baseketball had it moments, but Rush Hour gets my vote by a big margin.

Nate6
02-04-2003, 06:01 PM
Baseketball! Tons o' fun!

charliebobo
02-04-2003, 06:14 PM
Rush Hour

DaveyJoeG
02-04-2003, 06:21 PM
Baseketball

Mike
02-04-2003, 07:31 PM
Come on BASEKETBALL! You can do it!

The Claw
02-04-2003, 07:33 PM
Basketball

Ren Hoek
02-04-2003, 07:42 PM
Baseketball (3/10) - Rush Hour (2/10)... both terrible!

Mike
02-04-2003, 07:54 PM
Originally posted by RenHoek
Baseketball (3/10) - Rush Hour (2/10)... both terrible!

So is that a vote for Baseketball?

Ren Hoek
02-04-2003, 08:03 PM
Originally posted by Mike
So is that a vote for Baseketball?

yeah, it is! You can start to go bananas now, Mike ;)

Mike
02-04-2003, 09:29 PM
Originally posted by RenHoek
yeah, it is! You can start to go bananas now, Mike ;)

Woohoo!

Horror whore
02-04-2003, 09:30 PM
I vote for RUSH HOUR, I never saw BASEKETBALL, never wanted to either.

SubMethod
02-04-2003, 09:49 PM
It's 8-8 right now. Next vote breaks it and wins it for that movie.

Annie Hall
02-04-2003, 10:33 PM
Baseketball was amusing to me in a very juvenille way...so...Basketball.

SubMethod
02-04-2003, 10:35 PM
Baseketball wins 9-8.

next match...

Elizabeth

vs.

Affliction

my vote is for Affliction

Ren Hoek
02-04-2003, 10:38 PM
The ONE perfect role for Cate Blanchett:

Elizabeth

idealdiscountdude
02-04-2003, 10:56 PM
ELIZABETH

The Best Film of 1998!

A.J. Hakari
02-04-2003, 11:14 PM
Damn, that match went fast...never got to vote in that one. :(

Oh, well.

My vote goes to the stirring AFFLICTION.

SubMethod
02-04-2003, 11:33 PM
Originally posted by Adam J. Hakari
Damn, that match went fast...never got to vote in that one. :(



Ya. I'm trying to keep the total votes to between 15 and 20 so I can get this first round done.

Gregorious8
02-04-2003, 11:50 PM
I don't remember much of each except, so I'll go with ELIZABETH since I remember a little bit more.

bowieee
02-04-2003, 11:51 PM
Elizabeth

Mike
02-05-2003, 12:19 AM
Originally posted by Horror whore
I vote for RUSH HOUR, I never saw BASEKETBALL, never wanted to either.

You actually should check it out. I thought it looked HORRIBLE but I was extremely surprised with. I think you'd like it. It's a funny flick!

Sad man
02-05-2003, 02:07 AM
ELIZABETH

And by the way, MIKE, you really loved KISSING JESSICA STEIN didnīt you?, It was a very underrated movie.

Rob Gordon
02-05-2003, 03:54 AM
Affliction

charliebobo
02-05-2003, 05:13 AM
Elizabeth

PrettyInPink
02-05-2003, 05:55 AM
Elizabeth

KillerKlown
02-05-2003, 07:16 AM
Elizabeth

BadCoverVersion
02-05-2003, 07:18 AM
Elizabeth

arto_j
02-05-2003, 10:35 AM
Affliction

Nate6
02-05-2003, 02:29 PM
My vote goes to the powerful Affliction...the best film of 1998, IMHO.

Elizabeth is great as well, though.

MarkItZero
02-05-2003, 02:49 PM
Affliction, but both were good

Moviefan1234
02-05-2003, 04:37 PM
"Elizabeth"

urbanlegend23
02-05-2003, 04:41 PM
Elizabeth is my vote...wasn't Affliction a 1997 film? :rolleyes:

SubMethod
02-05-2003, 05:41 PM
Originally posted by urbanlegend23
Elizabeth is my vote...wasn't Affliction a 1997 film? :rolleyes:

Yes. It was. This is my fault. I don't know why I put it in the list.

Elizabeth won 11-6 though. I don't think we'll redo this round just because Elizabeth would very likely beat any movie I put up against it.

next match...

Life is Beautiful

vs.

Gods and Monster

my vote is for Life is Beautiful

Nate6
02-05-2003, 05:45 PM
Gods and Monsters...Life is Beautiful is a crappy, sentimental, false, overacted piece of excrement.

And the IMDb may say Affliction is a 1997 film, but it was only shown at the Venice Film Festival in 1997. It wasn't released in the USA until December of 1998 and James Coburn won an Oscar in March 1999 for the year 1998 for it, so yes, I think you were right in considering it a 1998 film.

DaveyJoeG
02-05-2003, 05:47 PM
The surprisingly good Gods and Monsters beats the surprisingly bad Life Is Beautiful.

idealdiscountdude
02-05-2003, 05:48 PM
Gods and Monsters

A great film. Ian McKellan was superb...hell even Brendan Fraser was good in it!

charliebobo
02-05-2003, 06:09 PM
Gods And Monsters gets my vote...

...you think Life Is Beautiful is bad? Wait till you see Pinocchio...

Damned Martian
02-05-2003, 06:11 PM
Life is beautiful

The only movie that makes me cry every time I see it.

bowieee
02-05-2003, 06:18 PM
Damn you for making me pick. :) Both movies are brilliant...


Life is beautiful but by a schmidgen

SubMethod
02-05-2003, 06:32 PM
Originally posted by Nate6
[b]
And the IMDb may say Affliction is a 1997 film, but it was only shown at the Venice Film Festival in 1997. It wasn't released in the USA until December of 1998 and James Coburn won an Oscar in March 1999 for the year 1998 for it, so yes, I think you were right in considering it a 1998 film.

Ok. Because I could have sworn that Nick Nolte was nominated for it 1998. Thanks Nate.

POLYDISTORTION
02-05-2003, 06:34 PM
Gods and Monsters

Nate6
02-05-2003, 06:46 PM
Originally posted by SubMethod
Thanks Nate.

No biggie. :)

Ren Hoek
02-05-2003, 07:45 PM
Gods and Monsters

A.J. Hakari
02-05-2003, 08:22 PM
GODS AND MONSTERS (though I love the hell out of LIB).

Rob Gordon
02-05-2003, 10:13 PM
Gods and Monsters

KillerKlown
02-05-2003, 10:16 PM
Gods and Monsters

Gregorious8
02-05-2003, 11:03 PM
Gods and Monsters

SubMethod
02-05-2003, 11:52 PM
Gods and Monsters pretty much won already so I'll move to the next round. The score was 10-3.

next match...

Blade

vs.

Sphere

SubMethod
02-05-2003, 11:54 PM
I vote for Blade

A.J. Hakari
02-06-2003, 12:07 AM
I vote for the quite cool, entertaining BLADE.

Gregorious8
02-06-2003, 12:08 AM
This is the round I've been waiting for! My vote is going to the great action flick...


B L A D E

Sad man
02-06-2003, 12:18 AM
BLADE

arto_j
02-06-2003, 02:25 AM
Blade it is, though both films were rather dissapointing.

Mike
02-06-2003, 02:37 AM
I didn't care for either of them. But out of the two, Blade was better, so it gets my vote.

Ren Hoek
02-06-2003, 03:51 AM
both very disappointing... I'm voting for Blade

Rob Gordon
02-06-2003, 03:56 AM
Blade

Tagia_Romero
02-06-2003, 04:27 AM
Blade

idealdiscountdude
02-06-2003, 07:03 AM
Blade gets my vote....



Sphere sucked major ass!

Damned Martian
02-06-2003, 08:01 AM
Blade 7/10
Sphere 6/10

BadCoverVersion
02-06-2003, 08:06 AM
Blade

KillerKlown
02-06-2003, 08:50 AM
Blade


Such an entertaining movie.

Tom Samborski
02-06-2003, 09:08 AM
My vote goes to Sphere.

Hannibal21
02-06-2003, 09:55 AM
Blade - 8/10
Sphere - 2/10

My vote goes to Blade.

SubMethod
02-06-2003, 02:12 PM
Blade wins easily 14-1.

next match...

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

vs..

Celebrity

my vote goes to Fear and Loathing

Rob Gordon
02-06-2003, 02:16 PM
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

KillerKlown
02-06-2003, 02:34 PM
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

charliebobo
02-06-2003, 04:15 PM
Celebrity

DaveyJoeG
02-06-2003, 04:37 PM
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Ren Hoek
02-06-2003, 04:39 PM
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas ... "and this is my lawyer: Dr. Gonzo" :D

Nate6
02-06-2003, 05:05 PM
Haven't seen either. I vote for Celebrity because it's the one I'd rather see.

QUENTIN
02-06-2003, 05:10 PM
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, an awesome flick, sober or stoned.

screamer581
02-06-2003, 05:55 PM
Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas, Depp rocks!

Annie Hall
02-06-2003, 06:08 PM
Haven't seen either, but I vote Fear and Loathing because it is atop my list of "must see soon"...

Hannibal21
02-06-2003, 07:26 PM
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. I couldn't resist the lovely Johnny Depp!

Gregorious8
02-06-2003, 07:33 PM
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Rated R
02-06-2003, 08:37 PM
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

SubMethod
02-06-2003, 08:39 PM
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas wins this match 11-2.

next match...

Deep Impact

vs.

Mercury Rising

my vote is for Mercury Rising.

A.J. Hakari
02-06-2003, 08:44 PM
DEEP IMPACT

Ren Hoek
02-06-2003, 10:19 PM
DEEP IMPACT

RogueSpear
02-06-2003, 10:45 PM
Mercury Rising

Puck Bond
02-06-2003, 10:50 PM
Mercury Rising-6/10 gets my vote
Deep Rising-5/10

KillerKlown
02-06-2003, 11:04 PM
Deep Impact

Sad man
02-06-2003, 11:10 PM
Mercury Rising for me, I hate Deep Impact(4/10).

Mike
02-06-2003, 11:43 PM
Mercury Rising was better than Deep Impact, so it gets my vote.

Rated R
02-07-2003, 01:48 AM
Deep Impact

screamer581
02-07-2003, 02:02 AM
Mercury Rising (3.5/10) was horrible, at least Deep Impact (6/10) was watchable.

Tagia_Romero
02-07-2003, 02:18 AM
Mercury Rising

mrdeeds
02-07-2003, 03:04 AM
Deep Impact by far

Damned Martian
02-07-2003, 03:44 AM
Mercury Rising

Moviefan1234
02-07-2003, 06:47 AM
"Deep Impact"

charliebobo
02-07-2003, 07:23 AM
Originally posted by screamer581
Mercury Rising was horrible, at least Deep Impact was watchable.

Ditto.

arto_j
02-07-2003, 08:53 AM
Both sucked, but Deep Impact at least had a great cast. So I vote for that.

Hannibal21
02-07-2003, 09:43 AM
Deep Impact

Rob Gordon
02-07-2003, 12:04 PM
Deep Impact

SubMethod
02-07-2003, 05:31 PM
Deep Impact wins 11-7.

next match...

Stepmom

vs.

City of Angels

my vote is for City of Angels.

A.J. Hakari
02-07-2003, 05:38 PM
CITY OF ANGELS. I'm not a fan of either, but CoA left be with a definitely better feeling than the odious STEPMOM.

Narst
02-07-2003, 06:27 PM
City of Angels

KillerKlown
02-07-2003, 06:44 PM
City of Angels

Annie Hall
02-07-2003, 06:50 PM
The underwhelming Stepmom, I guess...City of Angels left me feeling--for lack of a better word--yucky.

Ren Hoek
02-07-2003, 07:08 PM
both no real highlights of 1998... City of Angels

Mike
02-07-2003, 08:46 PM
City Of Angels was alright, but I actually loved Stepmom, so it gets my vote.

Tagia_Romero
02-07-2003, 10:00 PM
I have a bit of a soft spot for City of Angels, so I'll vote for that

Sad man
02-07-2003, 11:12 PM
Stepmom(8/10) was better tahn City Of Angels(5/10).
Susan Sarandon and Julia Roberts for me.

Rob Gordon
02-08-2003, 12:01 AM
City of Angels

screamer581
02-08-2003, 12:49 AM
City Of Angels I guess.

charliebobo
02-08-2003, 03:23 AM
Stepmom 5.5/10 gets my vote
City Of Angels 5/10

arto_j
02-08-2003, 03:28 AM
I vote for City of Angels.

Damned Martian
02-08-2003, 05:58 AM
Yuk!!

Nate6
02-08-2003, 09:23 AM
Yeah, what a sappy round. I vote for City of Angels.

Hannibal21
02-08-2003, 10:09 AM
I loved Stepmom, the only film I liked Julia Roberts in, so that gets my vote.

Moviefan1234
02-08-2003, 11:45 AM
"City Of Angels"

SubMethod
02-08-2003, 12:43 PM
City of Angels wins 11-5

next match...

Pi

vs.

Apt Pupil

my vote goes to the amazing Pi.

A.J. Hakari
02-08-2003, 01:45 PM
PI, all the way.

Invincible
02-08-2003, 02:32 PM
PI

Damned Martian
02-08-2003, 03:11 PM
PI 8.5/10
Apt pupil 7/10