Great Films of the 70's Tournament...Final few rounds!

[Puck Bond]

We have finally reached the Quarterfinals, The Elite 8...call it what you will...anyway just to let you know that the Semifinal and Final will also take place in this thread, because I don't feel like opening up a new thread just for a couple of matches. Just to let you know all of my top 8 seeds made it here...I sure know how to pick 'em and I sure know how you guys think! Anyway you're gonna hate me for the first matchup! :D

The Godfather, Part II(1974) v. The Godfather(1972)

Apocalypse Now(1979) v. Taxi Driver(1976)

Chinatown(1974) v. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest(1975)

A Clockwork Orange(1971) v. Star Wars(1977)

OK here we go!

The Godfather, Part II(1974) v. The Godfather(1972)
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[screamer581]

The Godfather

[Puck Bond]

The Godfather-10/10 gets my vote
The Godfather, Part II-9/10

[Adam J. Hakari]

THE GODFATHER

[Sugar Magnolia]

The Godfather

I can't wait to see who wins the whole tournament!

[SubMethod]

The Godfather(10/10)
The Godfather, Part II(10/10)

p.s. Apocalypse Now has no chance now that it's up against Taxi Driver:(

[The Claw]

The Godfather

[bowieee]

The Godfather, Part II

[DaveyJoeG]

The Godfather Part II

[Ren Hoek]

THE GODFATHER (10/10)
THE GODFATHER; PART II (10/10)

oh no, A Clockwork Orange is up against Star Wars? ...gotta buy some votes, I guess ;)

[Nate6]

The Godfather

[Pootie]

godfather 2

[Buck Turgidson]

The Godfather

(A small rant commences: What the bloody blue fuck is Star Wars doing in this august company? That movie effectively ended the fertile decade of cinematic creativity that was the 70's and ushered in the box office obsessed pack of soullessness that we have today.)

[Hannibal21]

The Godfather (11/10)
The Godfather Part II (10/10)

[Mick]

The Godfather Part II

[Nate6]

Originally posted by Buck Turgidson
What the bloody blue fuck is Star Wars doing in this august company? That movie effectively ended the fertile decade of cinematic creativity that was the 70's and ushered in the box office obsessed pack of soullessness that we have today.)

Well, at least you're not bitter. ;)

[Buck Turgidson]

Originally posted by Nate6
Well, at least you're not bitter. ;)

Great films are still around, they just run on IFC instead of getting made by big studios.

It was probably bound to happen anyway, but honestly folks, as much as the 10 year old me who saw it in '77 still lives in my heart, that movie isn't up to the rest of the remaining group.

[Puck Bond]

The Godfather wins 10-4

Up next...

Apocalypse Now(1979)
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v.

Taxi Driver(1976)
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[Puck Bond]

Taxi Driver-10/10 gets my vote
Apocalypse Now-10/10

[The Claw]

Apocalypse Now

[Ren Hoek]

APOCALYPSE NOW, # 2 on my all-time top 100 list and definitely the best movie about the horrors of war I have ever seen. A mesmerizing masterpiece!

[Sugar Magnolia]

Both 10/10's, but Taxi Driver is #8 on my top 20 and Apocalypse Now is at #14...

[bowieee]

Apocalypse Now

[Adam J. Hakari]

APOCALYPSE NOW

[DaveyJoeG]

Taxi Driver

[Pootie]

Taxi Driver

[SubMethod]

Apocalypse Now(10/10) - #1 film of all time
Taxi Driver(10/10) - #7 film of all time

[Buck Turgidson]

Goddamnit...this is just plain brutal. Two films I love, own and know backwards and forwards. It's by the tiniest possible margin, but Apocalypse Now comes out ahead.

[Damned Martian]

Taxi driver

[Hannibal21]

Taxi Driver

[Mick]

Taxi Driver

[Nate6]

Ah fuck...

Taxi Driver - #3 film of all time
Apocalypse Now - #4 film of all time

Damn it...

[Moviefan1234]

"Apocalypse Now"

[MikeyB]

Taxi Driver

[arto_j]

Taxi Driver

[Horror whore]

Apocalypse Now

[MickeyKnox]

Taxi Driver-(11/10)
Apocalypse Now-10/10

[Outlaw_x]

Taxi Driver

[screamer581]

Taxi Driver by a hair.

[Puck Bond]

Taxi Driver wins 12-9

Up next...

Chinatown(1974)
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v.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest(1975)
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[Sugar Magnolia]

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

[Puck Bond]

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest-10/10 gets my vote
Chinatown-10/10

[Nate6]

Chinatown

[Ren Hoek]

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (10/10)
Chinatown (9/10)

[SubMethod]

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest(10/10)
Chinatown(9.5/10)

[Adam J. Hakari]

ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST

[RickySlade]

Chinatown

[The Claw]

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

[Rob Gordon]

Chinatown

[screamer581]

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

[Outlaw_x]

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

[mrdeeds]

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

[Buck Turgidson]

Chinatown

[Moviefan1234]

"Chinatown"

[Mick]

Chinatown

[Hannibal21]

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

[dh1989]

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, even though Chintatown is a great film also. Brutal round.

[asyouwish530]

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest

[arto_j]

One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest

[paul calf]

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

[MikeyB]

Chinatown

[Tweaky]

Chinatown

[charliebobo]

Cuckoo's Nest

[Puck Bond]

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest wins 15-8

Up next...

A Clockwork Orange(1971)
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v.

Star Wars(1977)
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[RogueSpear]

Star Wars

[MikeyB]

A ClOCKWORK ORANGE

[Puck Bond]

Star Wars-10/10 gets my vote
A Clockwork Orange-10/10

[Ren Hoek]

I vote for A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (10/10) ...oh, it's up against a STAR WARS movie? Well, I think we have to say goodbye to Kubrick then. :(

[Nate6]

Originally posted by RenHoek
Well, I think we have to say goodbye to Kubrick then. :(

Sad, isn't it?

I'm flushing my vote down the toilet here by going with A Clockwork Orange...

[MacReady]

Don't count A Clockwork Orange out yet because it just got another vote.

[screamer581]

A Clockwork Orange baby...let's pull off the upset!

[Sugar Magnolia]

A Clockwork Orange

[Outlaw_x]

Star Wars

[Adam J. Hakari]

STAR WARS

[The Claw]

I don't like Star Wars, and I havent seen Orange but to make the people who love it so much happy I give my vote to A Clockwork Orange.

[screamer581]

Originally posted by The Claw
I don't like Star Wars, and I havent seen Orange but to make the people who love it so much happy I give my vote to A Clockwork Orange.

Why thank you Claw. *hands him a 20*

[SubMethod]

A Clockwork Orange(10/10)
Star Wars(7/10)

[Rob Gordon]

Star Wars

[arto_j]

Star Wars

[MickeyKnox]

A CLOCKWORK ORANGE
Viddy well brother viddy well!

[Shakamaker]

A Clockwork Orange is the better film, but Star Wars was more important at the time. Hmmm.

Going with A Clockwork Orange.

[Mick]

A Clockwork Orange

[charliebobo]

Star Wars. Actually I don't like either

[Ghostface 2000]

star wars

[Hannibal21]

A CLOCKWORK ORANGE

[Paterfamilias]

Star wars

[BadCoverVersion]

A Clockwork Orange

[Damned Martian]

STAR WARS!!

[DaveyJoeG]

A Clockwork Orange

[Puck Bond]

A Clockwork Orange wins 14-10

Up next...the Semifinals!

The Godfather(1972) v. Taxi Driver(1976)

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest(1975) v. A Clockwork Orange(1971)

The Final 4 is here!

The Godfather(1972)
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v.

Taxi Driver(1976)
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[Puck Bond]

Taxi Driver-10/10 gets my vote
The Godfather-10/10

[Ren Hoek]

This is brutal... :(

THE GODFATHER (10/10)
TAXI DRIVER (9.5/10)

[SubMethod]

The Godfather(10/10) - #5 of all time
Taxi Driver(10/10) - #7 of all time

[screamer581]

Taxi Driver-10/10


The Godfather-10/10


I really hate voting against The Godfather....

[Adam J. Hakari]

THE GODFATHER

[DaveyJoeG]

Originally posted by screamer581
I really hate voting against The Godfather....

Don't go against the family.;)

I vote for The Godfather.

[MickeyKnox]

TAXI DRIVER-(11/10)
The Godfather-10/10

* Damn this is a tough match both are great movies and both are my favorites but i had to go with the movie I like the most!

[screamer581]

Originally posted by DaveyJoeG
Don't go against the family.;)

I vote for The Godfather.



*Finds a horse head in my bed* Shit.

[Moviefan1234]

"Taxi Driver"

[Hannibal21]

THE GODFATHER (11/10)
Taxi Driver (10/10)

[Horror whore]

Taxi Driver

[Mick]

TAXI DRIVER

[MikeyB]

The Godfather

[Rob Gordon]

The Godfather

[BadCoverVersion]

Taxi Driver

:(

[asyouwish530]

Taxi Driver

[zsofika]

saw them all....give them all 10/10....

[Damned Martian]

The Godfather

[arto_j]

Taxi Driver

[dh1989]

Taxi Driver

[The Claw]

Taxi Driver

[RogueSpear]

The Godfather

[Nate6]

Man, this round is awful...my heart...

The Godfather

[Sugar Magnolia]

The Godfather(10/10)
Taxi Driver(10/10)

[scottish-movie-freak]

Please dont hurt me (physically OR mentally) but I haven't seen either! :(

I would rather see The Godfather though...

[Puck Bond]

The Godfather wins 12-11

Up next...

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest(1975)
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v.

A Clockwork Orange(1971)
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[Nate6]

A Clockwork Orange

[Puck Bond]

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest-10/10 gets my vote
A Clockwork Orange-10/10

[Adam J. Hakari]

ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST

[screamer581]

A Clockwork Orange

[Sugar Magnolia]

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

[SubMethod]

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest(10/10)
A Clockwork Orange(10/10)

[bowieee]

A Clockwork Orange

I feel so guilty voting against one who.....

[Hannibal21]

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

[arto_j]

One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest

[Mick]

A Clockwork Orange

[Damned Martian]

One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest

[dh1989]

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (10/10), one of my all-time favorite films!

A Clockwork Orange (2/10)

[The Claw]

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

[RogueSpear]

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

[Ren Hoek]

This is brutal...

A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (10/10)
ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST (10/10)

*sheds a tear* :(

[dannywalker17]

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

[Puck Bond]

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest wins 11-5

Up next...The Final!

The Godfather(1972) v. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest(1975)
Brando v. Jack, Coppola v. Forman, Wise guys v. Wackos!

The winner will be annouced on Monday! Thanks to all the schmoes who participated in my little tournament...OK vote you buggas!:D

The Godfather(1972)
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v.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest(1975)
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[Puck Bond]

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest-10/10 gets my vote
The Godfather-10/10

[Sugar Magnolia]

The Godfather...

[Puck Bond]

BTW...I'm thinking of doing a follow up Tourney with Great films of the 1960's...let me know if you think it's a good idea.

[SubMethod]

The Godfather(10/10) - #5 of all time
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest(10/10) - #9 of all time

Awesome tourney Puck. This was by far my favorite one to participate in and it provided some of the best matchups of any tourney. A 60's tournament would be well-welcomed by me.

[Sugar Magnolia]

Originally posted by SubMethod
A 60's tournament would be well-welcomed by me.

And an 80's tournament, maybe a 90's tournament...

[Adam J. Hakari]

A '60s tournament sounds nifty, Puck. :cool:

My vote goes to the great ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST.

[Ren Hoek]

THE GODFATHER (10/10)
ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST (10/10)

A 60s tourney would be fantastic! And let me add that this was a very cool tourney. The 70s were hands down the best decade for Hollywood cinema... and even if it was sometimes hard to make a choice between all these great movies, it was always great fun to vote. Thanx, Puck! :)

Okay, that's enough arse-kissing for today! ;)

[screamer581]

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest-10/10 (my number 6 film)



The Godfather Part I-10/10 (my number 11 film)

[DaveyJoeG]

The Godfather

[arto_j]

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

[Hannibal21]

Both are in my top 10.

THE GODFATHER (my number 3 movie)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (my number 8 movie)

[Mick]

The Godfather

[Damned Martian]

The Godfather

[Ghostface 2000]

The Godfather

[MikeyB]

The Godfather

[Moviefan1234]

"The Godfather"

[ColinM]

The Godfather is my #4 movie of all time. The other one is #8.

Awesome final round. Great tournament.

[MickeyKnox]

THE GODFATHER

[Nate6]

Superb final round, great tournament. For me, it would have been absolutely ideal if the last match was Godfather vs. Apocalypse Now, but OFOTCN is great too. Go for that '60s tournament!

I vote for The Godfather.

[The Claw]

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

I'd vote in a 60's tournament, although I've seen very few 60s films.

[XCoRyX]

One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest

[dh1989]

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (10/10)

The Godfather does nothing for me.

[charliebobo]

THE GODFATHER

[Outlaw_x]

THE GODFATHER

[Puck Bond]

The Godfather wins 15-7!

Thanks again to all who participated...making this a fun and enjoyable tournament. Stay tuned...:D

[Sugar Magnolia]

Congrats Puck on an excellent tourney!! I quite liked the outcome, especially since The Godfather is my favorite film from the 70's and One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest is my 2nd fave from the 70's...:D

[Adam J. Hakari]

Congrats on a very cool and involving tourney, Puck! :cool:

[ColinM]

The best movie won! Great tournament, Puck.

[Hannibal21]

I joined in a little late in this tourney but I'd have to say you did an awesome job, Puck! Keep up the good work! :)

[bowieee]

Thanks Puck I liked this thread alot. Great idea :)