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Adam_S

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Last year I ran a comedy march madness movie tourney that I found on MSN.

This year I decided to do my own, but using HTF selected films.. So the top 16 films from 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001 along with their respective point totals (all taken from the top ten , 'thrown down' lists) put into a spread sheet and sorted by total, the top four point earners were the first seed, one in each bracket, each seed was broken down by the the next four, so the 16th seed would be 61st, 62nd, 63rd, and 64th in point totals.

THe only thing was for 2001, I could only find a list with the top fifteen films listed, so I took the seventeenth film with the highest point total, which was the 25th hour.


These are the films I'm using:

I'll run four a day to get through the first round, and then two a day for the second round, and then one a day for the remaining rounds.

I'll recuse myself from voting, unless there's a tie.

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Return of the King
vs..
Matrix: Reloaded

Two Towers
vs.
Closer


Memento
vs.
Monsters Inc.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
vs.
Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
 

Brook K

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Some relatively tough choices here as I found every one of these films to be disappointing in some way with a few I outright dislike.

Return of the King

The Two Towers

Memento (though each of these 3 is the better film in each matchup, I'm still reluctant to vote for them because it is inevitable they'll be knocking off films I think highly of in the future. It wouldn't surprise me if all 3 of these made the final 4.)

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (more of a reflection of my dislike for Eternal Sunshine than any great affection for Zissou)
 

Adam_S

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All four frontrunners win, I imagine George would have been the lone vote for Monsters Inc, which I would also choose over Memento.

Next up:

Road to Perdition
vs.
In the Bedroom


Mystic River
vs.
Master and Commander


Aviator
vs.
21 Grams


Before Sunset
vs.
Ghost World
 

Marc Fedderman

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Would have voted for:
ROTK and Monsters Inc.


Haven't seen Closer or Eternal Sunshine yet. Two Towers, Memento, and The Life Aquatic are all very good and Matrix: Reloaded was disappointing.

This round, I'll take Before Sunset (a coin flip) in the only match-up where I've seen both films.
 

george kaplan

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I tried to vote last night, but couldn't get on, and by the time I logged in this morning it was too late. Adam is right, I would have voted for Monsters Inc., though I think Memento is a great film, and am not unhappy to see it advance.
 

Brook K

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In The Bedroom

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

21 Grams


haven't seen Before Sunset. It's the only movie in the tournament I haven't seen.
 

Bill McA

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Like George, I couldn't log on last night either. I would have picked:

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Monsters Inc.
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou



In the Bedroom
Mystic River
The Aviator
Ghost World
 

Adam_S

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Road to Perdition advances 4-3
Master and Commander advances 5-3
Aviator and 21 Grams tie 3-3 which I'll break for Aviator
Ghost World advances 3-1




The Royal Tenenbaums
vs.
Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl


Finding Nemo
vs.
X-Men 2


Spirited Away
vs.
Catch Me if You Can


Chicago
vs.
Far From Heaven
 

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