Directors Future Classics - A Movie Tournament (2 Viewers)

[Elizabeth S]

Nominate:

Gremlins
Fatal Attraction

Second:

Reservoir Dogs

2 noms, 1 second left.

 

[SteveGon]

Yeesh! Such controversy.

Well, I can see both sides of this debate. I've thrown in some films myself - favorites, yes, but films I do think will last. I've also left out some favs that I believe probably won't be remembered. :frowning:

In any case, this tourney seems to be one of the more popular ones I've run recently and people are having fun, so what the hell, right? Besides, I'm sure the wheat will be separated from the chaff.

Five more noms and seconds for everyone.

 

[ErikG]

Second:

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Beetlejuice
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Gremlins

 

[SteveGon]

List updated. We're up to 158. I helped out by throwing in Contact, The Commitments, and Raising Arizona.

Some suggestions:

Au Revoir, Les Enfants
Babe: Pig in the City - Unjustly overlooked!
Chicken Run
City of Lost Children
Vanya on 42nd Street

 

[LukeB]

Second:
Men in Black

1 nom, 3 seconds left

 

[John Kilduff]

Second:

"Akira"
"Fatal Attraction"
"Labyrinth"
"The King Of Comedy"
"Pretty Woman"

Nominate:

"48 HRS"
"Ruthless People"
"Victor/Victoria"
"The Breakfast Club"
"16 Candles"

0 noms, 0 seconds left.

Sincerely,

John Kilduff...

This could be interesting, folks.

 

[Bill J]

Nominate:
Apollo 13

 

[Walter Kittel]

Nominate:

Lone Star
Eve's Bayou
Microcosmos
Black Robe
Trainspotting

Second:
Apollo 13

- Walter.

 

[SteveGon]

Some excellent choices there, Walter.

 

[Walter Kittel]

Thanks Steve! I think I still have a few nominations left ( from the second round ) so I'll add a couple of other films, one which happens to be a suggestion of yours - ( )

Nominate:
City of Lost Children
Shine

- Walter.

 

[Elizabeth S]

Second:

The Breakfast Club

7 noms, 5 seconds left.

 

[Angelo.M]

Second Hannah and Her Sisters
Second The Red Violin
Second Wonder Boys

Nominate Farewell My Concubine
Nominate Eat Drink Man Woman
Nominate Shanghai Triad
Nominate La Femme Nikita
Nominate Il Postino

 

[Lew Crippen]

Second:

Unforgiven

 

[Rand]

Second:

Eat Drink Man Woman

 

[Elizabeth S]

Second:

La Femme Nikita

7 noms, 4 seconds left.

 

[ChuckDeLa]

Nominate:
Army of Darkness - a milestone in horror-comedy

Drugstore Cowboy - one of the best, most honest films about drug culture

Drunken Master 2 - Jackie Chan's finest moment

 

[Hunter P]

SteveGon,
Would it be helpful for you to define the word "classic" for the purposes of this tournament? I am afraid everyone will be voting based on their own definition thus preventing a true consensus.


Second:
Jacob's Ladder
City of Lost Children
Driving Miss Daisy

One nom left I thunks.

 

[Angelo.M]

I'm also starting to wonder about this tourney, and it's resemblance to the "Best Film of the Last 35 Years" tourney we wrapped up a few months ago.

Is the idea to get it down to a single film that will likely be a classic 50 years from now? Will a single result be more classic than the others? I'm not sure that the concept lends itself to a tourney.

If we do go ahead, I vote that we stop when we get to a Sweet 16 or Great 8, and just leave it at a group of films, not a single film.

 

[ChuckDeLa]

I was thinking the same thing Angelo.

Maybe even instead of the normal "X vs. Y" brackets, just present 4-5 films at a time and have people vote on whether or not they will be classics. Then have a final ranking based on what % of people voted it as a future classic. This would also eliminate the need for a particular number (128, 256) of nominees.

And yes, a definition and discussion of what is meant by "classic" would be helpful.

 

[JenB]

Nominate:

Dirty Dancing
Fright Night
Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
The Mask
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock