The THRILLER Tournament!!!

[dh1989]

This tournament'll consist of films classified as "thrillers". Movies that have great tension and keep you on the edge of your seat! Without further ado.....

LET THE TOURNAMENT BEGIN!

Rear Window(OUT)
Memento
The Usual Suspects(OUT)
North By Northwest(OUT)
Psycho(OUT)
Pulp Fiction
The Silence of the Lambs
M(OUT)
The Third Man(OUT)
Vertigo
Touch of Evil(OUT)
Taxi Driver
Chinatown
The Manchurian Candidate(OUT)
The Matrix(OUT)
L.A. Confidential
Fight Club
Strangers on a Train(OUT)
High Noon(OUT)
Se7en
Notorious(OUT)
Alien
Leon
The Night of the Hunter(OUT)
Witness for the Prosecution(OUT)
Rebecca
Jaws
Reservoir Dogs(OUT)
The Sixth Sense
Along Came A Spider(OUT)
Shadow of a Doubt
Aliens(OUT)
The Shining
Run Lola Run(OUT)
Wages of Fear(OUT)
The Conversation
The Killing(OUT)
Charade
Phone Booth(OUT)
Identity
The Matrix Reloaded
Equilibrium(OUT)
Sleuth(OUT)
Mulholland Drive
Terminator 2: Judgement Day(OUT)
All The President's Men
The 39 Steps
The Lady Vanishes(OUT)
The Insider
The Killer(OUT)
Anaconda(OUT)
The Terminator
Red Dragon
Hannibal(OUT)
Once Upon A Time In America(OUT)
Batman
Dead Man Walking(OUT)
JFK
The Game
A Perfect Murder(OUT)
Minority Report(OUT)
The Fugitive
Witness
Bats(OUT)
Schnidler's List
Apocalypse Now(OUT)
Blood Simple
sex, lies, and videotape(OUT)
Panic Room(OUT)
Mission: Impossible
Predator
The Hand That Rocked The Cradle(OUT)
Sleepy Hollow
Eye of the Beholder(OUT)
Extreme Measures(OUT)
Manhunter
The Client
Predator 2(OUT)
The Abyss
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines(OUT)
The Beach(OUT)
The Watcher
Cape Fear (1991)(OUT)
American Psycho
Seven Days In May
Mission: Impossible 2(OUT)
8MM
The General's Daughter(OUT)
Fallen
The Hunted(OUT)
Domestic Disturbance(OUT)
Disturbing Behavior
Double Indemnity
Unlawful Entry(OUT)
High Crimes(OUT)
Fargo
Presumed Innocent(OUT)
Frantic
The Last Castle(OUT)
Don't Look Now
Whatever Happened To Baby Jane?
Scream(OUT)
Aliens 3(OUT)
Play Misty For Me
Get Carter (1971)(OUT)
Duel
Heat
Killing Me Softly(OUT)
The Day The Earth Stood Still
Dark City(OUT)
Behind Enemy Lines
The Bone Collector(OUT)
Fatal Attraction
Sorry, Wrong Number(OUT)
Halloween
The Birds(OUT)
Insomnia (Remake)(OUT)
The Thing

Thanks for voting!

***

Part I

REAR WINDOW

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VS.

MEMENTO

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Both are great, but I enjoy Memento a bit more.

[RogueSpear]

Memento

[A.J. Hakari]

MEMENTO

[Mick]

Rear Window

[bowieee]

Rear Window

[paul calf]

memento

[shifty]

memento

[PrettyInPink]

Memento

[dh1989]

6-2 in favor of Memento!

Keep voting!

[dannywalker17]

Rear Window

[Damned Martian]

memento

[dh1989]

Part II

THE USUAL SUSPECTS

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VS.

NORTH BY NORTHWEST

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EASY ONE! North By Northwest is an amazing film, while The Usual Suspects is "okay", yet hugely overrated. This time, Hitch gets my vote!

[Moviefan1234]

"The Usual Suspects"

[blamecanada]

You're not putting Memento against Usual Suspects in the second round are you? That should be the final!

Usual Suspects

[Ren Hoek]

WTF? Memento won 7-3??? That's just wrong... :(

NORTH BY NORTHWEST by far!

[The Claw]

North By Northwest gets my vote but The Usual Suspects was good, I though.

[charliebobo]

The Usual Suspects

Originally posted by RenHoek
WTF? Memento won 7-3??? That's just wrong... :(


Amen brother... amen.

[A.J. Hakari]

THE USUAL SUSPECTS

[Invincible]

The Usual Suspects

[arto_j]

The Usual Suspects

Oh, and Amen, Rev. Hoek.

[Hannibal21]

Originally posted by RenHoek
WTF? Memento won 7-3??? That's just wrong... :(

AMEN.

NORTH BY NORTHWEST is the better film by FAR.

6-4 in favor of The Usual Suspects??? :confused:

Need more votes for NBN!

[BadCoverVersion]

Sorry, but I really did enjoy The Usual Suspects.

[PrettyInPink]

The Usual Suspects.

[Damned Martian]

north by northwest

[dh1989]

Seriously, when making these matches, I was not on a mission to get rid of all the classics.... :(

Part III

PSYCHO

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VS.

PULP FICTION

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Another easy one. Pulp Fiction (7/10) is a good film, but very seriously overrated. Psycho (8/10) is a damn good film. Not Hitchcock's best, but it still gets my vote!

[Damned Martian]

pulp fiction

[Sculder]

Pulp Fiction

[Raw Chili]

Pulp Fiction

[ColinM]

Hate to vote against Hitchcock, but...Pulp Fiction.

[paul calf]

Pulp Fiction

[asyouwish530]

Pulp Fiction

[Ren Hoek]

:eek:

The best film of the 90s is up against the best horror thriller of all time... *sigh*

PSYCHO, even though it hurts :(

[A.J. Hakari]

PSYCHO

[dh1989]

6-3 in favor of Pulp Fiction!

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[dannywalker17]

Psycho

[Invincible]

Fiction....Pulp Fiction

[dh1989]

Part 4

THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS

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VS.

M

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M is very good, but The Silence of the Lambs is the better film by far!

[Moviefan1234]

"The Silence Of The Lambs"

[ColinM]

The Silence of the Lambs (10/10)

[charliebobo]

M

... 3 Hitchcock movies out in the first round... :(

[Damned Martian]

tsotl

[scottish-movie-freak]

The Silence Of The Lambs

[dh1989]

Originally posted by charliebobo
... 3 Hitchcock movies out in the first round... :(

I know it is sad. I guess there just is not that much respect for Mr. Hitchcock anymore... :( Just the way the cookie crumbles.

[A.J. Hakari]

THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS

[dh1989]

BUMP

[BadCoverVersion]

The Silence Of The Lambs

[Ren Hoek]

THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (10/10)
M (9/10)

Damn, this is the most painful movie tourney I've ever participated in!

[JCPhoenix]

Silence of the Lambs

[DaveyJoeG]

The Silence of the Lambs

And I think it's a good idea to slow these rounds down, especially with such tough matches this early in the tournament. This is the first I've noticed the tourney and it's already in the fourth match!

And by the way how long has Pulp Fiction been a thriller?

[Horror whore]

The Silence of the Lambs

[asyouwish530]

The Silence of the Lambs

[Hannibal21]

13 for Silence of the Lambs (including my vote), 1 for M.

And I agree that it's better to slow the rounds down a little, that way more people will have a chance to vote.

[urbanlegend23]

Can you plz show the tourney down a little dh?

My vote goes to SOTL, one of my top 10 fave movies!

[dh1989]

Originally posted by DaveyJoeG
And by the way how long has Pulp Fiction been a thriller?

It is sort of thriller-ish. Things such as a restraunt hold-up, being chased by a crime boss, etc. I consider it a thriller, and so does IMDB. ;)

***

I'll leave this open for another hour or so in case there are any last minute voters.

[paul calf]

The Silence Of The Lambs

[arto_j]

The Silence of the Lambs

[dh1989]

Part 5

THE THIRD MAN

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VS.

VERTIGO

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The Third Man rocks, but I have to vote for Hitchcock's best film: Vertigo!

[Damned Martian]

the third man

[mrdeeds]

Vertigo

[dh1989]

BUMP

[Raoul Duke]

Vertigo

[Pulpfellas87]

TOUGH ONE... My vote goes to one of Hitch's best movies, Vertigo. Even so Welles was great in The Third Man.

[Ren Hoek]

THE THIRD MAN is my #11 movie of all time and easily gets my vote. Vertigo is great though!

[CruJonesIs Rad]

The Third Man

[Moviefan1234]

"Vertigo"

[BadCoverVersion]

Vertigo

[Sad man]

Vertigo.
One of Hitchcocks´s best.

[Mick]

Both are wonderful.......

The Third Man gets my vote.

[dh1989]

7-4 in favor of Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo!

http://i.imdb.com/Photos/Ss/0052357/2

[charliebobo]

Vertigo

[bowieee]

THE THIRD MAN

[DaveyJoeG]

Vertigo

[A.J. Hakari]

THE THIRD MAN

VERTIGO was good, but it pales in comparison to the likes of PSYCHO, ROPE, and even FAMILY PLOT (for me, at least...).

[Tweaky]

Vertigo

[Sugar Magnolia]

The Third Man...

[Rob Gordon]

The Third Man

[asyouwish530]

Vertigo

[Hannibal21]

Both are 10/10's in my book, but I have to go with Hitchcock's classic: VERTIGO

[arto_j]

Vertigo

[dh1989]

Part 6

TOUCH OF EVIL

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VS.

TAXI DRIVER

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Both are great flicks, but I'll give a pity vote to Touch of Evil.

[Doc Holliday]

Taxi Driver

[paul calf]

Taxi Driver

[charliebobo]

Taxi Driver

[dannywalker17]

Taxi Driver

[A.J. Hakari]

TOUCH OF EVIL

[Damned Martian]

touch of evil

[Rated R]

Taxi Driver

[mrdeeds]

Taxi Driver

[ColinM]

Touch of Evil

[MickeyKnox]

TAXI DRIVER

[Nate6]

Taxi Driver

[Moviefan1234]

"Taxi Driver"

[Tweaky]

Taxi Driver

[dh1989]

Part 7

CHINATOWN

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Vs.

THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE

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I don't like The Manchurian Candidate. It's weird, everyone tells me it is amazing, but I just can't get into it. :( I vote for Chinatown (10/10)!

[Sugar Magnolia]

Chinatown...

[Ren Hoek]

THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (9/10)
CHINATOWN (9/10)

[Nate6]

Chinatown

[A.J. Hakari]

CHINATOWN

[MikeyB]

Chinatown

[Raoul Duke]

Chinatown.

[arto_j]

Chinatown

[charliebobo]

Chinatown

[Damned Martian]

from the fragments i've seen of the manchurian candidate, i definitely vote for Chinatown

[asyouwish530]

Chinatown

[Tweaky]

Chinatown

[dh1989]

...

[dh1989]

Part 8

THE MATRIX

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VS.

L.A. CONFIDENTIAL

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Yet another easy one! L.A. Confidential (5/10) had its moments, but was ultimatley quite mediocre, and, on these boards, very overrated. The Matrix (10/10), IMHO, is an instant classic. A great science fiction thriller, with an awesome story and awesome visuals. It easily gets my vote!

[Sugar Magnolia]

L.A. Confidential easily, no question aboot it...

[Nate6]

L.A. Confidential...

[paul calf]

L.A. CONFIDENTIAL

[Mick]

L.A. Confidential is much, much, much better than The Matrix.

[charliebobo]

LA CONFIDENTIAL

[Could Be Worse]

L.A. Confidential

[PrettyInPink]

L A Confidential.

[A.J. Hakari]

THE MATRIX

[Hannibal21]

L.A. Confidential because it is very, very good

[MikeyB]

L.A. Confidential

[blamecanada]

I love L.A. Confidential but c'mon

The Matrix

[JCPhoenix]

It's L.A. over Matrix for me. Tho both are very good.

[asyouwish530]

L.A. Confidential

[arto_j]

L.A Confidential

[Moviefan1234]

"L.A. Confidential"

[Damned Martian]

my head is in danger of exploding....

the matrix 10/10

la confidential 9.5/10


:(

[Tweaky]

L.A. Confidential

[Joel_R]

The Matrix....I guess.

[dh1989]

Part 9

FIGHT CLUB

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VS.

STRANGERS ON A TRAIN

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Strangers on a Train (7/10) is a pretty good movie, but I vote for the instant classic, Fight Club (10/10)!

[Mick]

Fight Club (10/10)
Strangers On A Train (9/10)

[MikeyB]

Strangers on a Train

[Damned Martian]

fight club all the way!

[Sugar Magnolia]

Fight Club...

[MickeyKnox]

FIGHT CLUB

[A.J. Hakari]

FIGHT CLUB

[Hannibal21]

Strangers on a Train

[Nate6]

Strangers on a Train

[JCPhoenix]

Fight Club

[screamer581]

Both great, but Fight Club it is.

[charliebobo]

Strangers On A Train

[arto_j]

Fight Club

[Ren Hoek]

STRANGERS ON A TRAIN (9/10)
FIGHT CLUB (8/10)

[Moviefan1234]

"Fight Club"

[RogueSpear]

Fight Club

[scottish-movie-freak]

I do have some desire to see Strangers On A Train but for now its Fight Club (which I have seen and enjoyed, even if it wasn't as good as EVERYONE said).

[dh1989]

Part 10

HIGH NOON

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VS.

SE7EN

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High Noon (9/10) is a great film, but I vote for Se7en (10/10)!

[Moviefan1234]

"Se7en"

[Sugar Magnolia]

Se7en...

[Damned Martian]

7

[Nate6]

High Noon

[Tweaky]

Se7en

[Mick]

Se7en

[Raoul Duke]

Se7en.

[DaveyJoeG]

For the love of all that is holy I vote for Se7en!

[A.J. Hakari]

I gotta go with the classic HIGH NOON on this one.

[Ren Hoek]

I'll throw in another pity vote for HIGH NOON... but Se7en is equally good.

[MikeyB]

High Noon

[Hannibal21]

HIGH NOON. HIGH NOON. HIGH NOON. Becauseit'sagreatwesternfilmandIREFUSEtovoteforany ofdavidfinchersfilms

[Doc Holliday]

Originally posted by Hannibal21
HIGH NOON. HIGH NOON. HIGH NOON. Becauseit'sagreatwesternfilmandIREFUSEtovoteforany ofdavidfinchersfilms

I guess you refuse to use your space bar too.

I agree with you. I love Se7en though, my vote goes to High Noon .

[ColinM]

High Noon is pretty awesome, but I've gotta go with Se7en.

[charliebobo]

Se7en

[BadCoverVersion]

Se7en

[arto_j]

Se7en

[RogueSpear]

Seven

[screamer581]

High Noon

[mrdeeds]

Fighting against insurmountable odds, just like Will Kane ;) but I gotta go with High Noon.

[dh1989]

Part 11

NOTORIOUS

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VS.

ALIEN

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Hard one. Notorious is a great movie, but I enjoy Alien (10/10) more.

[Raoul Duke]

ALIEN.

[ColinM]

Notorious. Very good movie. Hitchcock + Ingrid Bermgan = Heaven

[Damned Martian]

alien

[Moviefan1234]

"Alien"

[PrettyInPink]

Notorious.

[MikeyB]

Notorious

[charliebobo]

Notorious... still can't believe 4 out of 5 Hitchcock movies have gone out in the 1st round

[A.J. Hakari]

NOTORIOUS

[Tweaky]

Alien

[Hannibal21]

Notorious (10/10)

[Mick]

Notorious

[BadCoverVersion]

Notorious.

[arto_j]

Alien

[Ren Hoek]

What a toughie. Love them both... :(

ALIEN

[screamer581]

Alien by a hair.

[RogueSpear]

Alien

[DaveyJoeG]

Alien

[dh1989]

Part 12

LEON

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VS.

THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER

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Both get a 7/10 from me, but I'll give a pity vote to The Night of the Hunter, since it is sure to get its ass handed to it.

[mattjk_17]

Léon

[Tweaky]

Leon: The Professional

[Sugar Magnolia]

I want to see Night of the Hunter a lot, but I haven't...:(

I'll give it a vote because it seems, judging by the first couple of votes(other than dh's), that it could lose...

[Moviefan1234]

"Leon: The Professional"

[charliebobo]

The Night Of The Hunter... which in a recent French poll was voted as the best film ever made. Second came Vertigo

[MikeyB]

Leon

[asyouwish530]

Leon

[scottish-movie-freak]

Toss in another vote for Leon!

[A.J. Hakari]

THE PROFESSIONAL

[Raw Chili]

Leon

[Hannibal21]

THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER (10/10) is much better than LEON (6/10).

[dh1989]

Part 13

WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION

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VS.

REBECCA

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Both are good movies, but I vote for Rebecca!

[A.J. Hakari]

REBECCA

[Pulpfellas87]

Rebecca

[Nate6]

Rebecca

[paul calf]

WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION

[charliebobo]

REBECCA

[Mick]

Rebecca

[MikeyB]

Rebecca

[Hannibal21]

REBECCA (10/10)

[BadCoverVersion]

WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION

[arto_j]

Rebecca

[Ren Hoek]

WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION

[Damned Martian]

the first half of rebecca was very good, but then it turns into a boring and midly-silly thriller... disappointing 6/10


Witness for the prosecution 7.5/10

[screamer581]

Rebecca, Hitch rules.

[dh1989]

Part 14

JAWS

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VS.

RESERVOIR DOGS

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Both get a solid 7/10 from me, but I vote for RD, Tarantino's best film.

[Could Be Worse]

Jaws wins for me, always a classic.

[A.J. Hakari]

RESERVOIR DOGS

[rupert pupkin]

reservoir dogs has its moments

but jaws is classic stuff

[Hannibal21]

JAWS

Nice to see that a Hitchcock movie won. :)

[MikeyB]

JAWS

[Raoul Duke]

Reservoir Dogs.

[Sugar Magnolia]

Jaws is better...

[charliebobo]

Jaws

[arto_j]

Reservoir Dogs

[Damned Martian]

Jaws


gotta love that little fish...;)

[Moviefan1234]

"Reservoir Dogs"

[Ren Hoek]

Originally posted by rupert pupkin
reservoir dogs has its moments

but jaws is classic stuff
Ditto.

JAWS it is! :)

[Horror whore]

Jaws

[dh1989]

Part 15

THE SIXTH SENSE

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VS.

ALONG CAME A SPIDER

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This is THE easiest match I've ever voted on. Along Came A Spider (6/10) is an okay thriller, but The Sixth Sense (10/10) is the best thriller of all-time, and has a snug place in my top 12 of all-time.

[Mick]

Along Came A Spider was pretty "meh", but still better than The Sixth Sense

[mrdeeds]

The Sixth Sense

[MikeyB]

The Sixth Sense

[Ren Hoek]

ALONG CAME A SPIDER (6/10) gets my vote!
THE SIXTH SENSE (4/10)

[DaveyJoeG]

The Sixth Sense

[Moviefan1234]

"The Sixth Sense"

[DevilMonkey]

The Sixth Sense

[Joel_R]

The Sixth Sense.

[A.J. Hakari]

THE SIXTH SENSE

[Damned Martian]

the sixth sense, easily

[JCPhoenix]

The Sixth Sense

[Sad man]

The Sixth Sense

[blamecanada]

Sixth Sense

[paul calf]

The Sixth Sense

[Hannibal21]

Along Came a Spider

[Tweaky]

The Sixth Sense

[charliebobo]

Along Came A Spider

[arto_j]

The Sixth Sense (7/10)

Have not seen Spider, and don't really care to either.

[Horror whore]

The Sixth Sense

[Raoul Duke]

The Sixth Sense.

[Could Be Worse]

I liked Along Came a Spider (book was better) but Sixth Sense gets my vote.

[dh1989]

Part 16

SHADOW OF A DOUBT

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VS.

ALIENS

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Aliens (8/10) is a good film, but I vote for Shadow of a Doubt (8/10). It is a bit better.

[Mick]

Shadow Of A Doubt

Aliens is good, but my vote easily goes to one of Hitchcock's best films.

[charliebobo]

Shadow Of A Doubt

[Damned Martian]

Haven't seen the Hitchcock, i think, so i'll vote for Aliens (8.5/10)

[Hannibal21]

Shadow of a Doubt

[Tweaky]

Shadow of a Doubt

[A.J. Hakari]

Hitchcock's third best film, SHADOW OF A DOUBT.