"Best Picture" Blu-ray.com Tournament - Avatar Region Round 1! Come Vote!! - Blu-ray Forum

CZAR · 03-04-2010, 03:29 PM

We are now underway for our 2nd official Blu-ray.com Tourney! This one is Best Picture Theme! Avatar Region! Same rules apply as the first tournament and u vote the same way as each film is paired in 2's and only one film will advance for each matchup. 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 Godfather is up against #16 seed All the King's Men 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!!

jhiggy23 · 03-04-2010, 05:09 PM

Easy again:

Godfather
Rain Man
River Kwai
Slumdog
Forest
English Patient (tough choice)
Annie Hall
American Beauty

AKORIS · 03-04-2010, 07:51 PM

looks like my only vote that was against the norm was CHICAGO over ANNIE HALL.... and they were very close to me--

toef · 03-04-2010, 11:16 PM

I went with:

Godfather
The Apartment
My Fair Lady
Slumdog
Forrest Gump (tough choice)
Gone With The Wind (though I don't care to sit through either of those again, any time soon)
Annie Hall
American Beauty (I love Capra and Stewart, but not that movie)

jhiggy23 · 03-05-2010, 01:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by toefer

I went with:

Godfather
The Apartment
My Fair Lady
Slumdog
Forrest Gump (tough choice)
Gone With The Wind (though I don't care to sit through either of those again, any time soon)
Annie Hall
American Beauty (I love Capra and Stewart, but not that movie)

Nice selections, even though I chose a few differently. Am I the only one really surprised that American Beauty is not out on blu yet?

lucv13 · 03-05-2010, 03:55 AM

Voted

(1) The Godfather
(9) Rain Man
(5) The Bridge on the River Kwai
(13) The Last Emperor
(3) Forrest Gump
(6) Gone With the Wind
(7) Annie Hall
(2) American Beauty

Porkchop Express · 03-05-2010, 12:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lucv13

Voted

(1) The Godfather
(9) Rain Man
(5) The Bridge on the River Kwai
(13) The Last Emperor
(3) Forrest Gump
(6) Gone With the Wind
(7) Annie Hall
(2) American Beauty

I voted the same.

Daredevil666 · 03-05-2010, 02:10 PM

Seriously, why is the Godfather there ? The whole movie is a remastering disaster, with clipped whites, and colors changes that don't match the original film at all. It's an hideous rewriting of the movie history, made to match up the look of the third one. I can forgive that, but clipped whites are no-no. It can't classify as best picture. (sorry if I got the poll wrong)

MDJ · 03-05-2010, 02:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dvdvision

Seriously, why is the Godfather there ? The whole movie is a remastering disaster, with clipped whites, and colors changes that don't match the original film at all. It's an hideous rewriting of the movie history, made to match up the look of the third one. I can forgive that, but clipped whites are no-no. It can't classify as best picture. (sorry if I got the poll wrong)

(assuming you are not joking) these are movies that won best picture at the OSCARS !!!!

toef · 03-05-2010, 02:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MDJ

(assuming you are not joking) these are movies that won best picture at the OSCARS !!!!

Haha. I can see how "Best Picture" might've quickly registered in someone's mind as "Best Picture Quality", but half of the movies in the poll should've given away that this isn't about PQ (since they aren't even on Blu-ray).

Jwilly019 · 03-05-2010, 04:10 PM

I voted:

(1) The Godfather
(8) The Apartment
(5) The Bridge on the River Kwai
(13) The Last Emperor
(3) Forrest Gump
(6) Gone With the Wind
(7) Annie Hall
(2) American Beauty

Justin

Secretagentnumber6 · 03-05-2010, 11:45 PM

I cannot believe I am only one of two people to vote A Man For All Seasons over Gump. I just have to assume a lot of people have not seen it. In my opinion it is 100 times the film Gump is. Gump is a great film too though.

Iron-Blu-123 · 03-06-2010, 12:04 AM

Voted:

The Godfather
Rain Man
The Bridge on the River Kwai
The Last Emperor
Forrest Gump
Gone With the Wind
Annie Hall
American Beauty

View Poll Results: Pick 1 Film From Each Matchup! 8 Votes In Total!!
(1) The Godfather	32	84.21%
(16) All the King's Men	2	5.26%
(8) The Apartment	9	23.68%
(9) Rain Man	26	68.42%
(5) The Bridge on the River Kwai	29	76.32%
(12) My Fair Lady	4	10.53%
(4) Slumdog Millionaire	16	42.11%
(13) The Last Emperor	19	50.00%
(3) Forrest Gump	36	94.74%
(14) A Man for All Seasons	2	5.26%
(6) Gone With the Wind	29	76.32%
(11) The English Patient	5	13.16%
(7) Annie Hall	23	60.53%
(10) Chicago	11	28.95%
(2) American Beauty	35	92.11%
(15) You Can't Take it With You	0	0%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 38. You may not vote on this poll

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03-04-2010, 03:29 PM	#1
CZAR Blu-ray Prince Member since:Jul 2009 Location:Camp Crystal lake 4K collection:72 Blu-ray collection:312 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:75	"Best Picture" Blu-ray.com Tournament - Avatar Region Round 1! Come Vote!! We are now underway for our 2nd official Blu-ray.com Tourney! This one is Best Picture Theme! Avatar Region! Same rules apply as the first tournament and u vote the same way as each film is paired in 2's and only one film will advance for each matchup. 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 Godfather is up against #16 seed All the King's Men 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!! Last edited by CZAR; 03-04-2010 at 03:33 PM.

03-04-2010, 05:09 PM	#2
jhiggy23 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jul 2009 Location:Club Loop 4K collection:73 Blu-ray collection:630 Blu-ray reviews:6 Trading Score:13	Easy again: Godfather Rain Man River Kwai Slumdog Forest English Patient (tough choice) Annie Hall American Beauty

03-04-2010, 07:51 PM	#3
AKORIS Blu-ray Prince Member since:Jul 2008 Location:Beautiful Pacific Northwest 4K collection:662 Blu-ray collection:3655 Blu-ray reviews:19	looks like my only vote that was against the norm was CHICAGO over ANNIE HALL.... and they were very close to me--

03-04-2010, 11:16 PM	#4
toef Blu-ray Champion Member since:May 2008 Location:Isla Nublar 4K collection:229 Blu-ray collection:545 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:4	I went with: Godfather The Apartment My Fair Lady Slumdog Forrest Gump (tough choice) Gone With The Wind (though I don't care to sit through either of those again, any time soon) Annie Hall American Beauty (I love Capra and Stewart, but not that movie)

03-05-2010, 03:55 AM	#6
lucv13 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Gatineau QC Canada DVD collection:70 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:12	Voted (1) The Godfather (9) Rain Man (5) The Bridge on the River Kwai (13) The Last Emperor (3) Forrest Gump (6) Gone With the Wind (7) Annie Hall (2) American Beauty

03-05-2010, 02:10 PM	#8
Daredevil666 Power Member Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Future Earth Blu-ray reviews:1	Seriously, why is the Godfather there ? The whole movie is a remastering disaster, with clipped whites, and colors changes that don't match the original film at all. It's an hideous rewriting of the movie history, made to match up the look of the third one. I can forgive that, but clipped whites are no-no. It can't classify as best picture. (sorry if I got the poll wrong)

03-05-2010, 04:10 PM	#11
Jwilly019 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Columbus, OH Blu-ray collection:192 Trading Score:9	I voted: (1) The Godfather (8) The Apartment (5) The Bridge on the River Kwai (13) The Last Emperor (3) Forrest Gump (6) Gone With the Wind (7) Annie Hall (2) American Beauty Justin

03-05-2010, 11:45 PM	#12
Secretagentnumber6 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Mar 2008 Location:St Louis Area Home Theater Gallery:15 Blu-ray collection:212 Trading Score:4	I cannot believe I am only one of two people to vote A Man For All Seasons over Gump. I just have to assume a lot of people have not seen it. In my opinion it is 100 times the film Gump is. Gump is a great film too though.

03-06-2010, 12:04 AM	#13
Iron-Blu-123 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Mar 2009 Location:Southern Ca. Home Theater Gallery:29 4K collection:130 Blu-ray collection:2042	Voted: The Godfather Rain Man The Bridge on the River Kwai The Last Emperor Forrest Gump Gone With the Wind Annie Hall American Beauty

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