Blu-ray.com Tournament - Paramount Region Round 1! Come Vote!!

[CZAR]

Ok we are underway! Just to be clear for some of those that dont follow march madness here is how it works. This poll will have 16 films but they are in matchups. So for example #1 seed The Dark Knight is up againts #16 seed The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. U only vote for 1 of those films to advance. U do that with every 2 films paired up and u choose 1 of each 2 paired because only 1 film from each pair will advance.

So its not 16 films head to head but they are in pairs head to head. Make sure u vote 1 film for each matchup. This will be opened for 3 days which is plenty of time to get your votes in. The winner of each individual matchup will advance to the 2nd round. Rememeber dont vote for the best 8 out of the 16 but do it on a matchup by matchup basis. If u have any questions feel free to ask!

Also this is not a best of or favorites matchup. I would say vote based on the overall take of the film u either feel is better or that u like better or a combination of both! Its up to u of what films to vote for and why. Make your vote count and please only vote 1 film for each paired matchup so that the voting totals come out correct. Below is the bracket link for this region just to make sure u understand what the matchups are. Here we go. Lets get this started!! Got Em!!

Paramount Region
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[JLant19]

Sweet! There weren't that many tough picks for me in this region. But I went with...

(16)The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
(9)Spider-Man 2
(5) Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back
(4)Braveheart
(3)The Shining
(6)Beauty & The Beast
(10)Casablanca
(2)Gladiator

[Lacit170]

so its safe to assume every star wars will win every time

LETS GO GOONIES! HEEEY YOOOU GUUUYS

[JLant19]

Originally Posted by Lacit170

so its safe to assume every star wars will win every time

LETS GO GOONIES! HEEEY YOOOU GUUUYS

Yea i wish they weren't paired up. That was the hardest decision of this region for sure.

[seeweda]

Originally Posted by JLant19

Yea i wish they weren't paired up. That was the hardest decision of this region for sure.

Seriously?! A good adventure comedy versus what is arguably the greatest Sci-fi adventure film of all time was a hard choice? Empire is also considered the film that invented the modern twist ending. I think people tend to forget that finding out Vader was Luke's father was an actual shock when the film first came out.

I like Goonies as much as anyone but come on.

[Lacit170]

Originally Posted by JLant19

Yea i wish they weren't paired up. That was the hardest decision of this region for sure.

not for me... not a big star wars fan. should probably rewatch them though...

side note... i havent seen Blade Runner and went to put it on my netflix... which version???

Blade Runner: The Final Cut
(1982) R

Blade Runner: Workprint
(1982) NR

Blade Runner: Theatrical and Director's Cut
(1982) R

[Romulus]

My picks:

The Dark Knight over The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Blade Runner over Spider-man 2
Empire Strikes Back over Goonies
Toy Story over Braveheart
The Shining over Temple of Doom
Shaun of the Dead over Beauty and the Beast
Casablanca over The Exorcist
Gladiator over Inglorious Basterds

[Rob71]

The Dark Knight
Blade Runner
The Empire Strikes Back
Braveheart
The Shining
Shaun Of The Dead
The Exorcist
Inglorious Basterds

[master_8ball]

The Dark Knight
Blade Runner
The Empire Strikes Back
Braveheart
Temple of Doom
Shaun Of The Dead
The Exorcist
Gladiator

[Lacit170]

If the Shining loses to the Temple of Doom then people have some problems!~

[jhiggy23]

I am absolutely SHOCKED that Beauty and the Beast is losing to Shaun of the Dead. One of the best animated films of all time versus an extremely mediocre comedy spoof.

[rkolinski]

Originally Posted by jhiggy23

I am absolutely SHOCKED that Beauty and the Beast is losing to Shaun of the Dead. One of the best animated films of all time versus an extremely mediocre comedy spoof.

I'm totally shocked by that too but I also wasn't that shocked by some of the films picked in the initial round. Not very many EPICS in MHO; should have been a separate poll just for those (e.g., no TEN COMMANDMENTS, CLEOPATRA (even though this one is questionable as being a great film), KHARTOUM, FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE, THE SAND PEBBLES and the list could go on and on).

[Steve46]

Dark Knight
Blade Runner
Star Wars
Toy Story
The Shining
Beauty and the Beast
Casablanca
Inglourious Basterds

[Arvin Clone]

The Dark Knight
Spider-Man 2
The Empire Strikes Back
Toy Story
The Shinning (that was a tough one for me)
Shaun of the Dead
Casablanca
Gladiator

[Blu-Benny]

I voted for:

The Dark Knight
Spider Man 2
Empire Strikes Back
Braveheart
Temple of Doom
Beauty and the Beast
The Exorcist
Gladiator

[SteelPen]

(1) The Dark Knight
(9) Spider-Man 2
(5) Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
(13) Toy Story
(3) The Shining
(6) Beauty and the Beast (1991)
(7) The Exorcist
(2) Gladiator

[jhiggy23]

Originally Posted by Redliner17k

(1) The Dark Knight
(9) Spider-Man 2
(5) Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
(13) Toy Story
(3) The Shining
(6) Beauty and the Beast (1991)
(7) The Exorcist
(2) Gladiator

Originally Posted by Blu-Benny

I voted for:

The Dark Knight
Spider Man 2
Empire Strikes Back
Braveheart
Temple of Doom
Beauty and the Beast
The Exorcist
Gladiator

[CZAR]

The first round for this region ends tomorrow so make sure u get your choices in for each matchup. Got Em!!

[Gaius Marius]

Wow, some narrow leads going on here!

[toef]

Originally Posted by Lacit170

not for me... not a big star wars fan. should probably rewatch them though...

side note... i havent seen Blade Runner and went to put it on my netflix... which version???

Blade Runner: The Final Cut
(1982) R

Blade Runner: Workprint
(1982) NR

Blade Runner: Theatrical and Director's Cut
(1982) R

This may be late, but if you're only going to watch it once, go with the final cut.

Then if you ever decide to watch it again, you can check out the theatrical cut to see the most differences.