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Ok guys we are down to the final 32! Here is a list of the remaining movies, ranked by seed:
#1 – The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
#2 – The Godfather (1972)
#4 – Pulp Fiction (1994)
#5 – The Good, The Bad & The Ugly (1966)
#7 – Schindler’s List (1993)
#9 – The Lord Of The Rings: Return Of The King (2003)
#10 – Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
#11 – Fight Club (1999)
#12 – One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)
#14 – Inception (2010)
#15 – Goodfellas (1990)
#16 – Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977)
#18 – The Matrix (1999)
#20 – Forrest Gump (1994)
#21 – The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
#25 – The SIlence Of The Lambs (1991)
#26 – Se7en (1995)
#27 – Raiders Of The Lost Ark (1981)
#28 – The Usual Suspects (1995)
#34 – Memento (2000)
#35 – American History X (1998)
#36 – Apocalypse Now (1979)
#41 – Alien (1979)
#46 – American Beauty (1999)
#67 – Reservior Dogs (1992)
#107 – Batman Begins (2005)
#116 – Snatch. (2000)
#145 – Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
#161 – Good Will Hunting (1997)
#185 – Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
#234 – Shutter Island (2010)
#251 – The Breakfast Club (1985)
Alright i will do 8 matches at a time for this round. Added some more detail to the movies also. Thought since we are down to 32, we could open up some discussion as to why we are choosing the movies we choose 
Match 225 – #1 – The Shawshank Redemption (1994) V #161 – Good Will Hunting (1997)
TOURNAMENT HISTORY
Top 256 – Blow 7-0
Top 128 – The Big Lebowski 4-1
Top 64 – The Avengers 5-0
The Shawshank Redemption is a 1994 American drama film written and directed by Frank Darabont and starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman.
Adapted from the Stephen King novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption, the film tells the story of Andy Dufresne, a banker who spends nearly two decades in Shawshank State Prison for the murder of his wife and her lover despite his claims of innocence. During his time at the prison, he befriends a fellow inmate, Ellis Boyd “Red” Redding, and finds himself protected by the guards after the warden begins using him in his money laundering operation.
Despite a lukewarm box office reception that barely recouped its budget, the film received favorable reviews from critics, multiple award nominations, and has since enjoyed a remarkable life on cable television, VHS, DVD, and Blu-ray. It was included in the American Film Institute's 100 Years…100 Movies 10th Anniversary Edition
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Top 256 – The Apartment 10-0
Top 128 – Sunset Blvd. 5-0
Top 64 – Leon: The Professional 3-2
Good Will Hunting is a 1997 drama film directed by Gus Van Sant and starring Matt Damon, Robin Williams, Ben Affleck, Minnie Driver, and Stellan Skarsgård. Written by Affleck and Damon, and with Damon in the title role, the film follows 20-year-old South Boston laborer Will Hunting, an unrecognized genius who is forced to see a therapist (Williams) and study advanced mathematics with a renowned professor (Skarsgård) in order to avoid jail time for assaulting a police officer. Through his therapy sessions, Will re-evaluates his relationships with his best friend (Affleck), his girlfriend (Driver), and himself, facing the significant task of thinking about his future.
Good Will Hunting was both a critical and financial success. It grossed over US$225 million during its theatrical run, more than twenty-two times its $10 million budget. It was nominated for nine Academy Awards, winning two: Best Supporting Actor for Williams and Best Original Screenplay for Affleck and Damon.
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Match 226 – #16 – Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977) V #145 – Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
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Top 256 – Ed Wood 6-1
Top 128 – Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid 5-0
Top 64 – Vetigo 5-1
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, originally known as Star Wars, is a 1977 American epic space opera film written and directed by George Lucas. It is the first of six films released in the Star Wars saga: two subsequent films complete the original trilogy, while a prequel trilogy completes the six-film saga. It is the fourth film in terms of the series' internal chronology. Groundbreaking in its use of special effects, unconventional editing, and science fiction/fantasy storytelling, the original Star Wars is one of the most successful and influential films of all time.
Set “a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away”, the film follows a group of freedom fighters known as the Rebel Alliance as they plot to destroy the powerful Death Star space station, a devastating weapon created by the evil Galactic Empire. This conflict disrupts the isolated life of farmboy Luke Skywalker when he inadvertently acquires the droids carrying the stolen plans to the Death Star. After the Empire begins a cruel and destructive search for the droids, Skywalker decides to accompany Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi on a daring mission to rescue the owner of the droids, rebel leader Princess Leia, and save the galaxy.
Produced with a budget of $11 million and released on May 25, 1977, the film earned $460 million in the United States and $314 million overseas, surpassing Jaws as the nominal highest-grossing film and remained that way until being surpassed by E.T. the Extra Terrestrial in 1983. When adjusted for inflation, it is the second highest grossing film in the US and Canada and is the third highest-grossing in the world as of 2012. Among the many awards the film received, it gained ten Academy Award nominations, winning six; the nominations included Best Supporting Actor for Alec Guinness and Best Picture. The film is often ranked among the best films of all time. Lucas has re-released the film on several occasions, sometimes with significant changes; the most notable versions are the 1997 Special Edition, the 2004 DVD release, and the 2011 Blu-ray release, which have modified computer-generated effects, altered dialogue, and added scenes.
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Top 256 – The Elephant Man 5-2
Top 128 – Seven Samurai 5-0
Top 64 – Full Metal Jacket 4-2
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels is a 1998 British crime film directed and written by Guy Ritchie. The story is a heist film involving a self-confident young card sharp who loses £500,000 to a powerful crime lord in a rigged game of three card brag. In order to pay off his debts, he and his friends decide to rob a small-time gang who happen to be operating out of the flat next door. The film brought Guy Ritchie international acclaim and introduced actors Vinnie Jones, a former Welsh international footballer, and Jason Statham, a former street merchant, to worldwide audiences.
A television series, Lock, Stock…, followed in 2000, only running for seven episodes including the pilot.
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Match 227 – #185 – Slumdog Millionaire (2008) V #25 – The SIlence Of The Lambs (1991)
TOURNAMENT HISTORY
Top 256 – Requiem For A Dream 5-2
Top 128 – Aliens 3-1
Top 64 – The Dark Knight 5-1
Slumdog Millionaire is a 2008 British drama film directed by Danny Boyle, written by Simon Beaufoy, and co-directed in India by Loveleen Tandan. It is an adaptation of the novel Q & A (2005) by Indian author and diplomat Vikas Swarup. Set and filmed in India, the film tells the story of Jamal Malik, a young man from the Juhu slums of Mumbai who appears on the Indian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (Kaun Banega Crorepati in the Hindi version) and exceeds people's expectations, thereby arousing the suspicions of the game show host and of law enforcement officials. The movie combines elements of crime and adventure.
After its world premiere at Telluride Film Festival and later screenings at the Toronto International Film Festival and the London Film Festival, Slumdog Millionaire had a nationwide grand release in the United Kingdom on 9 January 2009 and in the United States on 12 November 2008. It premiered in Mumbai on 22 January 2009.
A sleeper hit, Slumdog Millionaire was nominated for 10 Academy Awards in 2009 and won eight, the most for any film of 2008, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay. It also won seven BAFTA Awards (including Best Film), five Critics' Choice Awards, and four Golden Globes. The film was dubbed in Hindi for Indian release as Slumdog Crorepati and also in Tamil as Naanum Kodieswaran.
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Top 256 – Let The Right One In 6-1
Top 128 – Casino 4-1
Top 64 – V For Vendetta 5-1
The Silence of the Lambs is a 1991 American thriller film that blends elements of the crime and horror genres. It was directed by Jonathan Demme and stars Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Ted Levine, and Scott Glenn. It is based on the 1988 novel of the same name by Thomas Harris, his second to feature Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist and cannibalistic serial killer.
In the film, Clarice Starling, a young FBI trainee, seeks the advice of the imprisoned Dr. Lecter to apprehend another serial killer, known only as “Buffalo Bill”.
The Silence of the Lambs was released on February 14, 1991, and grossed over $272 million. The film was the third film to win Oscars in all the top five categories: Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay. It is also the first winner of Best Picture widely considered to be a horror film, and only the second such film to be nominated in the category, after The Exorcist in 1973. The film is considered “culturally, historically or aesthetically” significant by the US Library of Congress and was selected to be preserved in the National Film Registry in 2011.
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Match 228 – #9 – The Lord Of The Rings: Return Of The King (2003) V #41 – Alien (1979)
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Top 256 – The Philadelphia Story 8-1
Top 128 – Gran Torino 3-2
Top 64 – A Beautiful Mind 4-2
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is a 2003 epic fantasy-drama film directed by Peter Jackson based on the second and third volumes of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. It is the concluding film in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, following The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) and The Two Towers (2002).
As Sauron launches the final stages of his conquest of Middle-earth, Gandalf the Wizard, and Théoden King of Rohan rally their forces to help defend Gondor's capital Minas Tirith from the looming threat. Aragorn finally claims the throne of Gondor and summons an army of ghosts to help him defeat Sauron. Ultimately, even with full strength of arms, they realise they cannot win; so it comes down to the Hobbits, Frodo and Sam, to bear the burden of the Ring and deal with the treachery of Gollum. After a long journey they finally arrive in the dangerous lands of Mordor, seeking to destroy the One Ring in the place it was created, the volcanic fires of Mount Doom.
Released on 17 December 2003, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King received rave reviews and became one of the greatest critical and box-office successes of all time, being only the second film to gross $1 billion worldwide, becoming the highest grossing film from New Line Cinema, as well as the biggest financial success for Time Warner in general, until Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 surpassed The Return of the King's final gross in 2011. Notably, it won all eleven Academy Awards for which it was nominated, an Oscar record, and tied for largest number of awards won with Ben-Hur and Titanic. It also won the Academy Award for Best Picture, the first and only time a fantasy film has done so; it was also the second sequel to win a Best Picture Oscar (following The Godfather Part II) and the only time a sequel has won without a predecessor winning the award. It was the highest-grossing film of 2003.
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Top 256 – Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl 5-3
Top 128 – The Terminator 4-1
Top 64 – The King's Speech 4-2
Alien is a 1979 science fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm and Yaphet Kotto. The film's title refers to its primary antagonist: a highly aggressive extraterrestrial creature that stalks and kills the crew of a spaceship. Dan O'Bannon wrote the screenplay from a story by him and Ronald Shusett, drawing influence from previous works of science fiction and horror. The film was produced through Brandywine Productions and distributed by 20th Century Fox, with producers David Giler and Walter Hill making significant revisions and additions to the script. The titular Alien and its accompanying elements were designed by Swiss surrealist artist H. R. Giger, while concept artists Ron Cobb and Chris Foss designed the human aspects of the film.
Alien garnered both critical acclaim and box office success, receiving an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, Saturn Awards for Best Science Fiction Film, Best Direction for Scott, and Best Supporting Actress for Cartwright, and a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, along with numerous other award nominations. It has remained highly praised in subsequent decades, being inducted into the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress in 2002 for historical preservation as a film which is “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant”. In 2008 it was ranked as the seventh-best film in the science fiction genre by the American Film Institute, and as the 33rd-greatest movie of all time by Empire magazine.
The success of Alien spawned a media franchise of novels, comic books, video games, and toys, as well as three sequel and two prequel films. It also launched Weaver's acting career by providing her with her first lead role, and the story of her character Ripley's encounters with the Alien creatures became the thematic thread that ran through the sequels Aliens (1986), Alien 3 (1992), and Alien Resurrection (1997). The subsequent prequels Alien vs. Predator (2004) and Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007) abandoned this theme in favor of a crossover with the Predator franchise. Scott began work on an Alien prequel in 2009, which developed into his 2012 film Prometheus.
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Match 229 – #4 – Pulp Fiction (1994) V #36 – Apocalypse Now (1979)
TOURNAMENT HISTORY
Top 256 – Ocean's Eleven 6-0
Top 128 – Cool Hand Luke 6-1
Top 64 – A Clockwork Orange 6-0
Pulp Fiction is a 1994 American crime film directed by Quentin Tarantino, who co-wrote its screenplay with Roger Avary. The film is known for its rich, eclectic dialogue, ironic mix of humor and violence, nonlinear storyline, and host of cinematic allusions and pop culture references. The film was nominated for seven Oscars, including Best Picture; Tarantino and Avary won for Best Original Screenplay. It was also awarded the Palme d'Or at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival. A major critical and commercial success, it revitalized the career of its leading man, John Travolta, who received an Academy Award nomination, as did costars Samuel L. Jackson and Uma Thurman.
Directed in a highly stylized manner, Pulp Fiction connects the intersecting storylines of Los Angeles mobsters, fringe players, small-time criminals, and a mysterious briefcase. Considerable screen time is devoted to conversations and monologues that reveal the characters' senses of humor and perspectives on life. The film's title refers to the pulp magazines and hardboiled crime novels popular during the mid-20th century, known for their graphic violence and punchy dialogue. Pulp Fiction is self-referential from its opening moments, beginning with a title card that gives two dictionary definitions of “pulp”. The plot, as in many of Tarantino's other works, is presented out of chronological sequence.
The picture's self-reflexivity, unconventional structure, and extensive use of homage and pastiche have led critics to describe it as a prime example of postmodern film. Considered by some critics a black comedy, the film is also frequently labeled a “neo-noir”. Critic Geoffrey O'Brien argues otherwise: “The old-time noir passions, the brooding melancholy and operatic death scenes, would be altogether out of place in the crisp and brightly lit wonderland that Tarantino conjures up. [It is] neither neo-noir nor a parody of noir”. Similarly, Nicholas Christopher calls it “more gangland camp than neo-noir”, and Foster Hirsch suggests that its “trippy fantasy landscape” characterizes it more definitively than any genre label. Pulp Fiction is viewed as the inspiration for many later movies that adopted various elements of its style. The nature of its development, marketing, and distribution and its consequent profitability had a sweeping effect on the field of independent cinema (although it is not an independent film itself). Considered a cultural watershed, Pulp Fiction's influence has been felt in several other media, and it is widely regarded as one of the greatest films of all time.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110912/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulp_Fiction
TOURNAMENT HISTORY
Top 256 – Bringing Up Baby 4-0
Top 128 – All About Eve 5-0
Top 64 – Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade 3-3
Apocalypse Now is a 1979 American epic war film set during the Vietnam War, directed and produced by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, and Martin Sheen. The film follows the central character, U.S. Army special operations officer Captain Benjamin L. Willard (Sheen), of MACV-SOG, on a mission to kill the renegade and presumed insane Special Forces Colonel Walter E. Kurtz (Brando).
The screenplay by John Milius and Coppola came from Milius's idea of adapting Joseph Conrad's novella Heart of Darkness into the Vietnam War era. It also draws from Michael Herr's Dispatches, the film version of Conrad's Lord Jim[citation needed] (which shares the same character of Marlow with Heart of Darkness), and Werner Herzog's Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972). The film drew attention for its lengthy and troubled production. Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse documented Brando's showing up on the set overweight, Sheen's heart attack, and extreme weather destroying several expensive sets. The film's release was postponed several times while Coppola edited millions of feet of footage.
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, Apocalypse Now has a 99% “Certified Fresh” rating and was received with critical acclaim. Its cultural impact and its philosophical themes have been extensively discussed. Honored with the Palme d'Or at Cannes, and nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture and the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama, the film was also deemed “culturally, historically or aesthetically significant” and selected for preservation by the National Film Registry in 2000.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078788/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apocalypse_now
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Match 230 – #116 – Snatch. (2000) V #20 – Forrest Gump (1994)
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Top 256 – High Noon 6-0
Top 128 – The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring 4-3
Top 64 – The Departed 4-2
Snatch is a 2000 crime film written and directed by British filmmaker Guy Ritchie, featuring an ensemble cast. Set in the London criminal underworld, the film contains two intertwined plots: one dealing with the search for a stolen diamond, the other with a small-time boxing promoter named Turkish (Jason Statham) who finds himself under the thumb of a ruthless gangster known as Brick Top (Alan Ford).
The film features an assortment of colourful characters, including gypsy Mickey O'Neil (Brad Pitt), arms-dealer Boris “the Blade” Yurinov (Rade Šerbedžija), professional thief and gambling addict Franky “Four-Fingers” (Benicio del Toro), American gangster-jeweller “Cousin Avi” (Dennis Farina), and bounty hunter Bullet-Tooth Tony (Vinnie Jones). It is also distinguished by a kinetic direction and editing style, a circular plot featuring numerous ironic twists of chance and causality, and a fast pace.
The film shares themes, ideas and motifs with Ritchie's first film, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. It is also filmed in the same visual style and features many of the same actors, including Jones, Statham, and Ford.
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Top 256 – In The Heat Of The Night 6-0
Top 128 – Kill Bill: Vol. 1 4-2
Top 64 – The Shining 4-2
Forrest Gump is a 1994 American romantic drama film based on the 1986 novel of the same name by Winston Groom. The film was directed by Robert Zemeckis and starred Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise and Sally Field. The story depicts several decades in the life of Forrest Gump, a naïve and slow-witted yet athletically prodigious native of Alabama who witnesses, and in some cases influences, some of the defining events of the latter half of the 20th century; more specifically, the period between Forrest's birth in 1945 and 1982.
The film differs substantially from Winston Groom's novel on which it is based, including Gump's personality and several events that were depicted. Filming took place in late 1993, mainly in Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Extensive visual effects were used to incorporate the protagonist into archived footage and to develop other scenes. A comprehensive soundtrack was featured in the film, using music intended to pinpoint specific time periods portrayed on screen. Its commercial release made it a top-selling soundtrack, selling over 8 million copies worldwide.
Released in the United States on July 6, 1994, Forrest Gump was well received by critics and became a commercial success as the top grossing film in North America released that year, being the first major success for Paramount Pictures since the studio's sale to Viacom earlier in the year. The film earned over $677 million worldwide during its theatrical run. The film won the Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director for Robert Zemeckis, Best Actor for Tom Hanks, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Visual Effects and Best Film Editing. It also garnered multiple other awards and nominations, including Golden Globe Awards, People's Choice Awards and Young Artist Awards, among others. Since the film's release, varying interpretations have been made of the film's protagonist and its political symbolism. In 1996, a themed restaurant opened based on the film, and has since expanded to multiple locations worldwide. The scene of Gump running across the country is often referred to when real-life people attempt the feat. In 2011, the Library of Congress selected Forrest Gump for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.”
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Match 231 – #5 – The Good, The Bad & The Ugly (1966) V #28 – The Usual Suspects (1995)
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Top 256 – Dumb & Dumber 3-3
Top 128 – Sin City 6-1
Top 64 – The Green Mile 3-3
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Italian: Il buono, il brutto e il cattivo) is a 1966 Italian epic Spaghetti western film directed by Sergio Leone, starring Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, and Eli Wallach in the title roles. The screenplay was written by Age & Scarpelli, Luciano Vincenzoni and Leone, based on a story by Vincenzoni and Leone. Director of photography Tonino Delli Colli was responsible for the film's sweeping widescreen cinematography and Ennio Morricone composed the famous film score, including its main theme. It is the third film in the Dollars Trilogy following A Fistful of Dollars (1964) and For a Few Dollars More (1965). The plot revolves around three gunslingers competing to find a fortune in buried Confederate gold amid the violent chaos of gunfights, hangings, American Civil War battles and prison camps. The film was a co-production between companies in West Germany, Italy and Spain.
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Top 256 – Nausicaä of the Valley of Wind 6-0
Top 128 – The Grapes Of Wrath 6-1
Top 64 – Terminator 2: Judgement Day 3-3
The Usual Suspects is a 1995 American neo-noir film written by Christopher McQuarrie and directed by Bryan Singer. It stars Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne, Benicio del Toro, Chazz Palminteri, Kevin Pollak, Pete Postlethwaite, and Kevin Spacey.
The film follows the interrogation of Roger “Verbal” Kint, a small-time con man who is one of only two survivors of a massacre and fire on a ship docked at the Port of Los Angeles. He tells an interrogator a convoluted story about events that led him and four other criminals to the boat, and of a mysterious mob boss known as Keyser Söze who commissioned their work. Using flashback and narration, Kint's story becomes increasingly complex.
The film, shot on a $6 million budget, began as a title taken from a column in Spy magazine called “The Usual Suspects,” after one of Claude Rains' most memorable lines in the classic film Casablanca. Singer thought it would make a good title for a film, the poster for which he and McQuarrie had developed as the first visual idea.
The Usual Suspects was shown out of competition at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival, and then initially released in a few theaters. It received favorable reviews, and was eventually given a wider release. McQuarrie won an Academy Award for the screenplay and Spacey won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance.
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Match 232 – #12 – One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (1975) V #21 – The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
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Top 256 – Castle In The Sky 7-0
Top 128 – Hotel Rwanda 6-0
Top 64 – Chinatown 6-0
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a 1975 drama film directed by Miloš Forman and based on the 1962 novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey.
The film was the second to win all five major Academy Awards (Best Picture, Actor in Lead Role, Actress in Lead Role, Director, and Screenplay) following It Happened One Night in 1934, an accomplishment not repeated until 1991 by The Silence of the Lambs.
The film is #20 on the American Film Institute's 100 Years… 100 Movies list. It was shot at Oregon State Hospital in Salem, Oregon, which was also the setting of the novel.
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Top 256 – La Dolce Vita 6-0
Top 128 – Inglourious Basterds 3-3
Top 64 – Stand By Me 4-2
The Dark Knight Rises is a 2012 superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan, who co-wrote the screenplay with his brother Jonathan Nolan and the story with David S. Goyer. Featuring the DC Comics character Batman, the film is the third and final installment in Nolan's Batman film trilogy, and it is the sequel to The Dark Knight (2008). Christian Bale reprises the lead role of Bruce Wayne/Batman, with a returning cast of Michael Caine as Alfred Pennyworth, Gary Oldman as James Gordon, Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox, and Cillian Murphy as Dr. Jonathan Crane. The film introduces two main characters to Nolan's series: Selina Kyle (Anne Hathaway), a cat burglar whose appearance in Gotham City sets in motion a chain of events that leads Batman to come out of retirement; and Bane (Tom Hardy), a mercenary whose objective is to destroy Gotham with a thermonuclear weapon.
Christopher Nolan was initially hesitant about returning to the series for a second time, but agreed to come back after developing a story with his brother and Goyer that he felt would conclude the series on a satisfactory note. Nolan drew inspiration from Bane's comic book debut in the 1993 Knightfall storyline, the 1986 series The Dark Knight Returns, and the 1999 storyline No Man's Land. Filming took place in various locations, including Jodhpur, London, Nottingham, Glasgow, Los Angeles, New York City, Newark, and Pittsburgh. Nolan utilized IMAX cameras for much of the filming to optimize the quality of the picture, including the first six minutes of the film. A variation of the Batplane termed “The Bat”, an underground prison set, and a new Batcave set were created specifically for the film. As with The Dark Knight, viral marketing campaigns began early during production to help promotion. When filming concluded, Warner Bros. refocused its campaign; developing promotional websites, releasing the first six minutes of the film and theatrical trailers, sending random pieces of information regarding the film's plot to various companies.
The Dark Knight Rises premiered in New York City on July 16, 2012. The film was released in Australia and New Zealand on July 19, 2012, and in North America and the United Kingdom on July 20, 2012. The film received positive reviews and has grossed over $1.07 billion worldwide. The Dark Knight Rises is currently the seventh-highest-grossing film of all time and the second-highest-grossing film of 2012.
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Shawshank Redemption V Good Will Hunting
Just watched GWH for the first time a couple of months ago, and really enjoyed it. However, Shawshank has stuck with me from the first time i watched it, and having actually watched it again the other night, have gotta go with the number 1 seed on this one.
My pick: Shawshank Redemption
A New Hope V Lock, Stock
I have never really been that big of a star wars fan But i was however a big fan of the Lock Stock/Snatch duo growing up. Not so much now, but still more than star wars. Still bitter that lock stock beat full metal jacket though
My Pick: Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels
Slumdog Millionaire V Silence Of The Lambs
This is based on the fact that a. I havent seen lambs in ages, and b. I love slumdog I'm sure if i re watch lambs (which i plan to do soon) this would be a closer match.
My Pick: Slumdog Millionaire
ROTK V Alien
Same with star wars, i havent really gotten into LOTR properly. I've seen them all, enjoyed them, but not as much as everyone else i guess. Besides, Alien is fantastic.
My Pick: Alien
Pulp Fiction V Apocalypse Now
PULP FICTION FTMFW!!! 'Nuff said.
My Pick: Pulp Fiction
Snatch V Forrest Gump
Same with lock stock, i've loved snatch from a young age 
My Pick: Snatch
Good, Bad & Ugly V Usual Suspects
This is the closest of the 8, as both movies are in my top 10. I hate choosing, but i guess…
My Pick: Usual Suspects
Cuckoo's Nest V Dark Night Rises
Cuckoo's nest is one fine piece of film, and i believe the dark knight rises is the weakest of the trilogy (The strongest being eliminated last round)
My pick: Cuckoo's Nest
June 1, 2012
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The Shawshank Redemption Star Wars The SIlence Of The Lambs Alien Pulp Fiction Forrest Gump The Good, The Bad & The Ugly One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
May 30, 2012
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shawshank, one of the most intense and interesting plot twists iv ever seen.
Starwars a new hope, hard to go past this one, easily the best movie in the series. (although 5/6 are good) overall has much more impact.
silence of the lambs, (im dark that i missed the last round and all my picks lost by landslides) slumdog is good but not that good.
pulp fiction, Quentin at his best. enough said
forrest gump, superior plot
usual suspects, my favourite to take it down
Cuckoos nest, dark that Dark knight lost last round
ROTK, best movie of the series
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shawshank – there is a reason why this is rated as the best film of all time, simple brilliant
star wars
silence of the lambs – hopkins mastered the genre, easily the best horror film of all time. and it doesnt even have that much gore in it, but the way the suspense is built is brilliant.
lord of the rings – still havent seen alien, yeah i know, pretty stupid
pulp fiction – obv
forrest gump – quite simply one of the most heartwarming movies ever
since i havent seen either movit, but the good, the bad and the ugly knocked out two of my favourite movies in dumb and dumber and the green mile, i think i have to vote for the usual suspects lol
dark knight rises
June 3, 2012
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Shawshank Redemption
Star Wars (tough cause I love Lock Stock)
Silence of the Lambs
LOTR
Pulp Fiction
Snatch
Usual Suspects
Dark Knight Rises
October 22, 2012
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shawshank redemption
star wars – no brainer
silence of the lambs
alien
pulp fiction tarantino ftw
snatch
the good the bad the ugly love all sergio leone western, epic scenes
cuckoos nest
July 10, 2012
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Ok guys thats it for the first half of the final 32. Here's the results:
The Shawshank Redemption – 6
Good Will Hunting – 0
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope – 5
Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels – 1
Slumdog Millionaire – 1
The Silence Of The Lambs – 6
Lord Of The Rings: Return Of The King – 3 (Higher Seed)
Alien – 3
Pulp Fiction – 6
Apocalypse Now – 0
Snatch – 3
Forrest Gump – 3 (Hiigher Seed)
The Good, The Bad & The Ugly – 2
The Usual Suspects – 4
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest – 4
The Dark Knight Rises – 2
Here is the updated brackets:
The second half of the final 32 will be up shortly
October 22, 2012
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4 guys definetly should rewatch the good the bad & the ugly 😉
June 1, 2012
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I shed a tear for Alien.
June 1, 2012
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Let’s just jump to the final 2. Shawshank or Pulp 🙂
July 10, 2012
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4 guys definetly should rewatch the good the bad & the ugly 😉
Good bad n ugly is in my top 10, but so is usual suspects. Hence why it was the hardest choice for me so far in this tourney.
July 10, 2012
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Let’s just jump to the final 2. Shawshank or Pulp 🙂
Looks like they are the front runners. But they will square off in the final 4, if they make it 🙂
Cuckoos nest actually got its first votes against this round, while shawshank n pulp has one each previously.
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