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And the best remake is The Maltese Falcon (which I would have predicted from the beginning). The worst remake of all time is Down to Earth (which I agree sucks, but surprises me as the winner - I would have predicted Psycho or Planet of the Apes). Thanks for playing.

Henry, Let me explain my philosophy about film aesthetic to you briefly. Deep meaning and symbolism are great in films. Social and political commentary is nice. But if the story in which that is embedded isn't interesting to watch (and I found the story to be completely stupid), then who...

No, I was paying very close attention. For One hundred and eighteen agonizing minutes. Just because I disagree with your assessment of the film, doesn't mean that I wasn't paying attention. :rolleyes I think Henry that perhaps you are the one who wasn't paying attention when I wrote :)

The Maltese Falcon and Flubber win. Which brings us to our finals: Best: The Maltese Falcon (1941) vs. The Magnificent Seven (1960) Worst: Flubber (1997) vs. Down to Earth (2001)

The Magnificent Seven and Down to Earth win. Best: The Maltese Falcon (1941) vs. Ben-Hur (1959) Worst: 101 Dalmatians (1996) vs. Flubber (1997)

The Magnificent Seven win. We have a tie for worst. I've had the misfortune of having seen both of these, and it's a very touch choice, but I'll go with 101 Dalmatians. Best: The Magnificent Seven (1960) vs. A Fistful of Dollars (1964) Worst: Psycho (1998) vs. Down to Earth (2001)

Ben-Hur and Down to Earth win. Best: The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) vs. The Magnificent Seven (1960) Worst: Invaders from Mars (1986) vs. 101 Dalmatians (1996)

Well look at this way. Abstaining in the best bracket means there's a great film out there you can look forward to seeing. And abstaining in the worst bracket means there's a piece of crap that you've been lucky enough not to be subjected to. :)

The Maltese Falcon and Flubber win. Best: In the Good Old Summertime (1949) vs. Ben-Hur (1959) Worst: Down to Earth (2001) vs. Planet of the Apes (2001)

My ISP was unavailable this morning so I went through an alternative route and was in a hurry and obviously made a typo. :) A Fistful of Dollars and Psycho won that last match-up.

A Fistful of Dollars and Gaslight win. Best: His Girl Friday (1940) vs. The Maltese Falcon (1941) King Kong (1976) vs. Flubber (1997)

The Maltese Falcon & Planet of the Apes win. Best: Gaslight (1944) vs. A Fistful of Dollars (1964) Worst: Psycho (1998) vs. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)

In the Good Old Summertime and Invaders from Mars win. Best: The Maltese Falcon (1941) vs. White Christmas (1954) Worst: Night of the Living Dead (1990) vs. Planet of the Apes (2001)

Gaslight and King Kong win. Best: In the Good Old Summertime (1949) vs. Father of the Bride, Part 2 (1995) Worst: Invaders from Mars (1986) vs. The Good Thief (2002)

The Magnificent Seven and Texas Chainsaw Massacre win. Best: Gaslight (1944) vs. The Ten Commandments (1956) Worst: High Society (1956) vs. King Kong (1976)

Ben-Hur and 101 Dalmatians win. Best: The Magnificent Seven (1960) vs. Pollyanna (1960) Worst: The Jungle Book (1994) vs. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)

The Man Who Knew Too Much and Down to Earth win. Best: Ben-Hur (1959) vs. The Thomas Crown Affair (1999) Worst: Village of the Damned (1995) vs. 101 Dalmatians (1996)

Steve, I agree with your sentiment, and the final outcome. :) A Fistful of Dollars & Psycho win. Best: The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) vs. The Out-of-Towners (1999) Worst: Down to Earth (2001) vs. The Truth About Charlie (2002)

His Girl Friday and Flubber win. Best: A Fistful of Dollars (1964) vs. Freaky Friday (2003) Worst: Psycho (1998) vs. Far From Heaven (2002)

The Ten Commandments and The Truth About Charlie wins. sounds more like a description of The Birdcage to me. :) Best: His Girl Friday (1940) vs. Sorcerer (1977) Worst: Cape Fear (1991) vs. Flubber (1997)

The Maltese Falcon and Night of the Living Dead win. Best: The Ten Commandments (1956) vs. Vanilla Sky (2001) Worst: The Birdcage (1996) vs. The Truth about Charlie (2002)

Brook, I couldn't vote in either of these ones myself, while you can vote in both. :)

We have two ties. One I can break. Both of the worst are bad IMO, but if I was forced to pick one to have to sit through, it would be Doctor Dolittle, so I'll vote for Cape Fear. The other one I had to flip a coin - Gaslight wins. Best: The Maltese Falcon (1941) vs. Insomnia (2002)...

Well Brook, depending on which one you have seen, only 1 or 2 of the ones you haven't are any longer in this tournament. :) The Out-of-Towners and Far From Heaven win. Best: Gaslight (1944) vs. The Thin Red Line (1998) Worst: Cape Fear (1991) vs. Doctor Dolittle (1998)

In the Good Old Summertime and Psycho win. Best: To Be or Not to Be (1983) vs. The Out-of-Towners (1999) Worst: Diabolique (1996) vs. Far From Heaven (2002)

Pollyanna and The Good Thief win. Best: In the Good Old Summertime (1949) vs. An Affair to Remember (1957) Worst: Psycho (1998) vs. You've Got Mail (1998)

We have a tie between Ben-Hur and A Star is Born, which I will break for Ben-Hur (A Star is Born is OK, but IMO it's not in the same league as Ben-Hur). High Society also wins. Best: Pollyanna (1960) vs. A Perfect Murder (1998) Worst: Never Say Never Again (1983) vs. The Good Thief...

The Man Who Knew Too Much and Flubber win. Best: A Star is Born (1954) vs. Ben-Hur (1959) Worst: High Society (1956) vs. Nosferatu: The Vampyre (1979)

Father of the Bride, Part 2 and Down to Earth win. Best: The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) vs. Heaven Can Wait (1978) Worst: The Money Pit (1986) vs. Flubber (1997)