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I've only included films Clint starred in, and even then I had to cut a few as it was just too big. So anyway, the following films will be in it:
Absolute Power (1997)
Beguiled, The (1971)
Blood Work (2002)
Bridges of Madison County, The (1995)
Bronco Billy (1980)
Coogan's Bluff (1968)
Dirty Harry (1971)
Eiger Sanction, The (1975)
Enforcer, The (1976)
Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
Firefox
Fistful Of Dollars, A (1964)
For A Few Dollars More (1965)
Gauntlet, The (1977)
Good, The Bad and The Ugly, The (1966)
Hang 'em High (1968)
Heartbreak Ridge (1986)
High Plains Drifter (1972)
Honkytonk Man (1982)
In the Line of Fire (1993)
Kelly's Heroes (1970)
Magnum Force (1973)
Paint Your Wagon (1969)
Pale Rider (1985)
Perfect World, A (1993)
Play Misty for Me (1971)
The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
Unforgiven (1992)
Round 1:
Heartbreak Ridge 7 - 4 The Outlaw Josey Wales
A Perfect World 9 - 0 Hang 'Em High
Blood Work 7 - 5 Kelly's Heroes
Play Misty For Me 8 - 0 Bronco Billy
Firefox 8 - 5 Honkytonk Man
In The Line of Fire 9 - 0 Escape From Alcatraz
Unforgiven 9 - 0 Bridges Of Madison County
A Fistful Of Dollars 8 - 6 For A Few Dollars More
The Good, The Bad & The Ugly 9 - 3 Pale Rider
Dirty Harry 11 - 0 Paint Your Wagon
Magnum Force 10 - 1 Coogan's Bluff
Absolute Power 8 - 7 The Gauntlet
High Plains Drifter 8 - 2 The Beguiled
The Eiger Sanction 9 - 6 The Enforcer
SubMethod
03-01-2003, 07:46 PM
The Outlaw Josey Wales
A.J. Hakari
03-01-2003, 07:53 PM
HEARTBREAK RIDGE
(I was going to do an Eastwood tourney before I decided on the "Haunted House" one. Great minds think alike, Mick. ;))
Originally posted by Adam J. Hakari
HEARTBREAK RIDGE
(I was going to do an Eastwood tourney before I decided on the "Haunted House" one. Great minds think alike, Mick. ;))
:D
Of course ;)
bowieee
03-01-2003, 07:59 PM
Heartbreak ridge
Jason Voorhees
03-02-2003, 01:16 AM
Heartbreak Ridge.
mrdeeds
03-02-2003, 03:45 AM
Heartbreak Ridge
charliebobo
03-02-2003, 04:48 AM
Josey Wales
BTW I'm thinking about doing a DeNiro tournament as soon as some of the ongoing ones are over... don't steal my idea please!
Buck Turgidson
03-02-2003, 05:24 AM
Heartbreak Ridge.
"The Marines are lookin' for a few good men. Unfortunately...you ain't it." :D
arto_j
03-02-2003, 07:02 AM
Heartbreak Ridge
Nate6
03-02-2003, 09:27 AM
Cool tournament!
I vote for The Outlaw Josey Wales.
Moviefan1234
03-02-2003, 10:49 AM
"Heartbreak Ridge"
Heartbreak Ridge beats The Outlaw Josey Wales 7-4
Next up...
A Perfect World (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0107808)
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00006RCOA.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
Vs. Hang 'Em High (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0061747)
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/6304429703.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
As much as I love a good Western, my vote goes to A Perfect World.
A.J. Hakari
03-03-2003, 07:43 AM
The terrific A PERFECT WORLD gets my vote.
charliebobo
03-03-2003, 08:15 AM
A Perfect World
arto_j
03-03-2003, 09:10 AM
A Perfect World
RogueSpear
03-03-2003, 02:33 PM
A Perfect World
Jason Voorhees
03-03-2003, 03:07 PM
A Perfect World.
SubMethod
03-03-2003, 03:47 PM
A Perfect World
Ren Hoek
03-03-2003, 03:58 PM
A PERFECT WORLD
Nate6
03-03-2003, 04:22 PM
A Perfect World
A Perfect World wins with all 9 of the votes. (I'll take that as a testament of what a great film it is, as I did like Hang 'Em High)
Kelly's Heroes (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0065938)
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00004RF9L.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
Vs. Blood Work (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0309377)
http://i.imdb.com/Photos/Ss/0309377/BWC-227.jpg
Moviefan1234
03-03-2003, 05:06 PM
"Blood Work"
Ren Hoek
03-03-2003, 05:07 PM
Kelly's Heroes
SubMethod
03-03-2003, 05:11 PM
Kelly's Heroes
A.J. Hakari
03-03-2003, 05:12 PM
BLOOD WORK
Nate6
03-03-2003, 09:21 PM
I'm going with the underrated Blood Work on this one. I haven't seen Kelly's Heroes but I don't think it looks very good.
bowieee
03-03-2003, 09:29 PM
Kellys heroes
Deckard
03-03-2003, 09:40 PM
Best : Micheal Cimino's THUNDRERBOLT & LIGHTFOOT
Out of those mentioned: FISTFUL OF DOLLARS
POLYDISTORTION
03-03-2003, 10:18 PM
Kelly's heroes
RogueSpear
03-03-2003, 11:29 PM
The surprisingly great Blood Work...
screamer581
03-03-2003, 11:36 PM
Kelly's Heroes
Reagan
03-04-2003, 01:14 AM
BLOOD WORK, even though I guessed the killer the first moment I saw him.
P.S.
GOOD GOD how in the hell did a cheap piece of shit like Heartbreak Ridge beat one of the greatest westerns of all time. I will continut to participate in this tournament under protest.
charliebobo
03-04-2003, 07:52 AM
Blood Work looks better
arto_j
03-04-2003, 12:07 PM
Originally posted by charliebobo
Blood Work looks better
Same for me.
Blood Work wins by 7-4
Play Misty For Me (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0067588)
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00005LC4R.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
Vs. Bronco Billy (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0080472)
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0790751569.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
GOOD GOD how in the hell did a cheap piece of shit like Heartbreak Ridge beat one of the greatest westerns of all time. I will continut to participate in this tournament under protest. [/B]
Probably because people (like you!) couldn't be bothered voting... I thought Outlaw Josey Wales was a cert to win....
A.J. Hakari
03-04-2003, 01:05 PM
Definitely PLAY MISTY FOR ME, a stalker thriller that wipes the floor with the likes of SWIMFAN.
arto_j
03-04-2003, 01:09 PM
Play Misty for Me
Ren Hoek
03-04-2003, 01:14 PM
Play Misty for Me
charliebobo
03-04-2003, 01:21 PM
Play Misty For Me
screamer581
03-04-2003, 01:45 PM
Play Misty For Me, great flick.
Jason Voorhees
03-04-2003, 01:48 PM
Play Misty for Me.
Nate6
03-04-2003, 03:24 PM
Play Misty for Me
SubMethod
03-04-2003, 06:02 PM
Play Misty For Me
Another white-wash, Misty wins 8-0
Honkytonk Man (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0084088)
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0790751194.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
Vs. Firefox (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0083943)
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/079075116X.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
For me Honkytonk Man was much better than the, IMO pretty crap, Firefox.
POLYDISTORTION
03-04-2003, 06:17 PM
Firefox
A.J. Hakari
03-04-2003, 06:18 PM
FIREFOX
Moviefan1234
03-04-2003, 06:46 PM
"Firefox"
bowieee
03-04-2003, 09:13 PM
Firefox
Ren Hoek
03-04-2003, 09:18 PM
Honkytonk Man
The Claw
03-04-2003, 10:40 PM
Firefox, gets my vote because it looks better.
SubMethod
03-04-2003, 10:44 PM
Honkytonk Man
arto_j
03-05-2003, 08:51 AM
Honkytonk Man
http://www.genkienglish.net/mrbump.gif
5-4 to Firefox just now, any more votes?
Jason Voorhees
03-05-2003, 02:24 PM
Firefox.
Nate6
03-05-2003, 05:30 PM
Honkytonk Man
Shakamaker
03-05-2003, 11:24 PM
Firefox
mrdeeds
03-06-2003, 01:20 AM
Firefox... The true Honky Tonk Man was one of my favorite wrestlers. He was the Greatest Intercontinental Champion of All-Time!
In The Line Of Fire (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0107206)
http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B00005951I.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
vs. Escape From Alcatraz (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0079116)
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/630531036X.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
Both are great, but my vote goes to In The Line Of Fire
Ren Hoek
03-06-2003, 04:53 AM
In the Line of Fire
Jason Voorhees
03-06-2003, 07:03 AM
In the Line of Fire.
A.J. Hakari
03-06-2003, 08:12 AM
The classic IN THE LINE OF FIRE gets my vote.
arto_j
03-06-2003, 11:12 AM
Loved both, but In the Line of Fire is better.
PrettyInPink
03-06-2003, 11:16 AM
In The Line Of Fire.
SubMethod
03-06-2003, 08:51 PM
In The Line Of Fire
Shakamaker
03-06-2003, 09:01 PM
In The Line Of Fire
mrdeeds
03-07-2003, 03:37 AM
In the Line of Fire
Wasn't much of a contest again, In The Line of Fire goes through easily.
Next up:
The Bridges of Madison County vs. Unforgiven
No question about it for me really - Unforgiven.
Ren Hoek
03-07-2003, 05:40 AM
UNFORGIVEN ...great film!
The Claw
03-07-2003, 06:27 AM
Unforgiven
A.J. Hakari
03-07-2003, 07:40 AM
UNFORGIVEN
arto_j
03-07-2003, 09:06 AM
Unforgiven
Moviefan1234
03-07-2003, 09:08 AM
"Unforgiven"
screamer581
03-07-2003, 04:45 PM
Unforgiven
SubMethod
03-07-2003, 05:46 PM
Unforgiven
my 11th best movie of all time
DaveyJoeG
03-07-2003, 09:09 PM
Unforgiven
9-0 to Unforgiven, pretty obvious that was going to happen.
http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B00004RCL4.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
A Fistful Of Dollars (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0058461) vs. For A Few Dollars More (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0059578)
http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B00004RCL5.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
I love both, and it's a tough choice - my vote goes to For A Few Dollars More, just.
http://members.aol.com/ilcattivo2/TGBU.JPG
A.J. Hakari
03-08-2003, 09:14 AM
A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS
Jason Voorhees
03-08-2003, 10:35 AM
A Fistfull Of Dollars.
mrdeeds
03-08-2003, 11:22 AM
A Fistful of Dollars.... gee this tournament reminds me of my days in resat the U of C. Booking off the big screen tv for our floor and renting Eastwood and Star Wars flicks.
Rob Gordon
03-08-2003, 01:19 PM
A Fistful of Dollars
SubMethod
03-08-2003, 04:09 PM
For A Few Dollars More
Ren Hoek
03-08-2003, 06:02 PM
For a Few Dollars More
POLYDISTORTION
03-08-2003, 07:01 PM
A Fistful of Dollars
arto_j
03-09-2003, 08:44 AM
A Fistful of Dollars
Damned Martian
03-09-2003, 10:43 AM
For a few dollars more
bowieee
03-09-2003, 08:19 PM
For a few dollars more.
asyouwish530
03-10-2003, 12:52 AM
A Fistful of Dollars
charliebobo
03-10-2003, 07:55 AM
A Fistful Of Dollars
DaveyJoeG
03-10-2003, 04:23 PM
For a Few Dollars More
A Fistful Of Dollars wins 8 - 6
next up:
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/6304698798.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
vs. Pale Rider
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/6304698682.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
Don't really see this being much of a contest, but what the hell.
That's Catholic, Marge, you might as well ask me to do a VOODOO dance!
I mean "The Good, The Bad & The Ugly"
arto_j
03-11-2003, 01:34 PM
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Damned Martian
03-11-2003, 02:10 PM
Pale Rider
Whoa, it seems I always vote for the underdog!!
asyouwish530
03-11-2003, 02:50 PM
I vote for Pale Rider, but only because Sydney Penney is in it
bowieee
03-11-2003, 02:56 PM
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Ren Hoek
03-11-2003, 03:48 PM
Originally posted by bowieee
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
bowieee is always right... well, at least very often ;)
screamer581
03-11-2003, 04:02 PM
The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
charliebobo
03-11-2003, 04:16 PM
The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
Moviefan1234
03-11-2003, 04:48 PM
"Pale Rider"
SubMethod
03-11-2003, 06:06 PM
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
A.J. Hakari
03-11-2003, 06:26 PM
THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY
Rob Gordon
03-11-2003, 10:32 PM
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
happy OUT here
03-12-2003, 06:13 AM
Good, Bad & Ugly
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly wins 9 - 3.
Dirty Harry
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/6304698550.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
vs.
Paint Your Wagon
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00003CXBX.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
I must admit, I haven't seen PYW..... but seeing as Dirty Harry ranks in my top 10, it gets my vote.
A.J. Hakari
03-13-2003, 07:50 AM
DIRTY HARRY
arto_j
03-13-2003, 08:22 AM
Dirty Harry
Ren Hoek
03-13-2003, 08:30 AM
Dirty Harry
Damned Martian
03-13-2003, 08:58 AM
Dirty Harry, although I don't like it very much
Jason Voorhees
03-13-2003, 10:41 AM
Dirty Harry.
Rob Gordon
03-13-2003, 12:14 PM
Dirty Harry
charliebobo
03-13-2003, 12:32 PM
Dirty Harry
Nate6
03-13-2003, 01:45 PM
Ah yes, Paint Your Wagon gets my vote...
"Gonna paint that wagon/Gonna paint it fine/Gonna use oil-based paint/Cause the wood is pine" (ah, classic Simpsons)
Not. Of course, it's Dirty Harry.
The Claw
03-13-2003, 01:47 PM
Dirty Harry
RogueSpear
03-13-2003, 01:48 PM
Dirty Harry
charliebobo
03-13-2003, 01:58 PM
Originally posted by Nate6
"Gonna paint that wagon/Gonna paint it fine/Gonna use oil-based paint/Cause the wood is pine
Ponderooosa Pine! :D
Dirty Harry wins by a vote or two.
Coogan's Bluff (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0062824)
http://www.blackstar.co.uk/img/video/cover/front-sorted/7000000/07/43/70.jpg
vs.
Magnum Force (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0070355)
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00005NTNN.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
If it was between CB and any of the other Dirty Harry sequels, I'd probably go with Coogan's Bluff, but Magnum Force was a little better IMO.
screamer581
03-13-2003, 03:57 PM
Magnum Force
RogueSpear
03-13-2003, 04:27 PM
Magnum Force
The Claw
03-13-2003, 04:41 PM
Magnum Force was damn good.
Nate6
03-13-2003, 05:03 PM
I'm not sure so I'll vote for Magnum Force.
charliebobo
03-13-2003, 06:06 PM
Magnum Force
A.J. Hakari
03-13-2003, 06:16 PM
COOGAN'S BLUFF
Ren Hoek
03-13-2003, 07:53 PM
MAGNUM FORCE
SubMethod
03-13-2003, 11:11 PM
Magnum Force
Damned Martian
03-14-2003, 03:20 AM
Magnum Force, I supose
arto_j
03-14-2003, 08:47 AM
umm...Magnum Force, I guess.
Absolute Power
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0790731959.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
vs. The Gauntlet
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/6305308780.01.LZZZZZZZ.gif
Damned Martian
03-14-2003, 06:02 PM
Absolute Power, but I don't really care
Ren Hoek
03-14-2003, 06:08 PM
The Gauntlet
RogueSpear
03-14-2003, 06:14 PM
The Gauntlet
asyouwish530
03-14-2003, 06:24 PM
The Gauntlet
A.J. Hakari
03-14-2003, 06:41 PM
ABSOLUTE POWER
charliebobo
03-15-2003, 03:00 AM
The Gauntlet. I didn't like Absolute Power
mrdeeds
03-15-2003, 03:00 AM
The Gauntlet
Moviefan1234
03-15-2003, 10:57 AM
"Absolute Power"
Nate6
03-15-2003, 12:29 PM
Absolute Power
Jason Voorhees
03-15-2003, 12:54 PM
Absolute Power.
SubMethod
03-15-2003, 07:28 PM
Absolute Power
arto_j
03-16-2003, 02:27 AM
Absolute Power
Buck Turgidson
03-16-2003, 04:44 AM
The Gauntlet.
Have to go with any film in which Sodra Locke calls Clint a ".45 Caliber fruit" :D
7-6 to Absolute Power at the moment... any more votes?
Jyrka
03-16-2003, 10:12 AM
aye, I'll vote for The Gauntlet ;)
Well that'll make it 7-7...... anyone want to end this?
Shakamaker
03-17-2003, 01:30 AM
Absolute Power
Absolute Power goes through.
High Plains Drifter (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0068699)
You're going to look pretty silly with that knife sticking out of your ass.
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0783225725.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
vs. The Beguiled (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0066819)
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0783227930.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
High Plains Drifter gets my vote - wonderful flim :cool:
Ren Hoek
03-17-2003, 04:25 AM
High Plains Drifter
charliebobo
03-17-2003, 07:36 AM
High Plains Drifter
A.J. Hakari
03-17-2003, 07:38 AM
THE BEGUILED, a chilling and underrated Clint film.
Jyrka
03-17-2003, 07:46 AM
High Plains Drifter
arto_j
03-17-2003, 09:08 AM
High Plains Drifter
SubMethod
03-17-2003, 07:33 PM
High Plains Drifter
bowieee
03-17-2003, 08:24 PM
High Plains drifter
Nate6
03-17-2003, 08:48 PM
The Beguiled, stunningly good, and Clint's personal fave as well.
Damned Martian
03-18-2003, 07:16 AM
Originally posted by bowieee
High Plains drifter
ditto
Well that's 8-2 to High Plains Drifter, that'll do.
Well that only leaves two left so....
The Enforcer (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0074483)
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00005NTNM.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
vs.
The Eiger Sanction (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0072926)
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0783230346.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
Not much in it really, I'll vote for The Eiger Sanction.
arto_j
03-18-2003, 11:41 AM
The Eiger Sanction
Rob Gordon
03-18-2003, 12:20 PM
The Enforcer
Damned Martian
03-18-2003, 01:36 PM
The Eiger Sanction
RogueSpear
03-18-2003, 01:37 PM
The Enforcer
Jyrka
03-18-2003, 02:00 PM
The Eiger Sanction
Asokan
03-18-2003, 02:19 PM
THE ENFORCER
charliebobo
03-18-2003, 03:44 PM
The Enforcer
Nate6
03-18-2003, 05:53 PM
The Eiger Sanction
The Claw
03-18-2003, 05:59 PM
The Eiger Sanction looks better, so I vote for it.
A.J. Hakari
03-18-2003, 06:31 PM
THE ENFORCER
(Something told me early on that THE BEGUILED would be massacred...)
screamer581
03-18-2003, 06:38 PM
The Eiger Sanction
SubMethod
03-18-2003, 08:24 PM
The Eiger Sanction
Ren Hoek
03-18-2003, 09:56 PM
Impossible not to like a movie with Clint Eastwood AND George Kennedy ;) : The Eiger Sanction
Shakamaker
03-18-2003, 10:37 PM
Gotsta be The Enforcer
9-6 to The Eiger Sanction just now. BUMP.
Well it's been a while since I bumped this, so The Eiger Sanction goes through.
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