March Movie Madness 2018 - Best Picture Winners (first round, 64 titles) - Blu-ray Forum

Rodney-2187 · 03-07-2018, 02:49 PM

Blu-ray.com March Movie Madness 2018

Last March we started with a list consisting of the highest ranked movies from the various voting threads on the forum. This year I thought we would go with Best Picture winners.

Just for fun, vote for your 32 favorite titles from 64 Best Picture winners. Please do not vote for more than 32. You can vote for less than 32 if you are not fond of that many.

I will post the 32 movies with the most votes in the next thread and so on, until we get down to the Sweet Sixteen, Elite Eight, Final Four, and then of course the Champion.

Last year, Back to the Future defeated Terminator 2 in the championship: https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=289800

link to next round: https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=303725

Here we go, lets have fun!

cinemaphile · 03-07-2018, 03:04 PM

I only wish we were doing this bracket-style rather than clicking off a list. It's more fun when you pit specific movies against each other.

Troll2fan · 03-07-2018, 03:33 PM

Voted!

1. Spotlight
2. Argo
3. The Hurt Locker
4. Slumdog Millionaire
5. No Country for Old Men
6. The Departed
7. Million Dollar Baby
8. A Beautiful Mind
9. Gladiator
10. Braveheart
11. Forrest Gump
12. Schindler's List
13. Unforgiven
14. Silence of the Lambs
15. Dances with Wolves
16. Driving Miss Daisy
17. Rain Man
18. Platoon
19. Terms of Endearment
20. The Deer Hunter
21. Rocky
22. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
23. The Godfather 2
24. The Godfather
25. Midnight Cowboy
26. In the Heat of the Night
27. My Fair Lady
28. The Bridge on the River Kwai

imsounoriginal · 03-07-2018, 03:35 PM

Voting now!

My 32:

1. Moonlight
2. Spotlight
3. Argo
4. The Hurt Locker
5. No Country for Old Men
6. The Departed
7. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
8. A Beautiful Mind
9. Titanic
10. The English Patient
11. Braveheart
12. Schindler’s List
13. Unforgiven
14. The Silence of the Lambs
15. Amadeus
16. Gandhi
17. The Deer Hunter
18. Annie Hall
19. The Godfather, Part II
20. The Sting
21. The Godfather
22. In the Heat of the Night
23. A Man for All Season
24. The Sound of Music
25. My Fair Lady
26. Lawrence of Arabia
27. Ben-Hur
28. The Bridge on the River Kwai
29. On the Waterfront
30. Casablanca
31. Gone with the Wind
32. It Happened One Night

cinemaphile · 03-07-2018, 04:49 PM

Voted. Only found 20 I felt like voting for. Of course, most years I disagree with the winners, so that's no surprise.
I do see that (so far at least) people seem to agree with me that the 80's winners were unimpressive.

Britbuffguy · 03-07-2018, 05:50 PM

I could only find 14 I'd vote for.

Hucksta G · 03-07-2018, 06:27 PM

Voted for:

1. The Godfather
2. The Godfather Part II
3. Schindler's List
4. American Beauty
5. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
6. The Departed
7. The Return of the King
8. 12 Years a Slave
9. Gladiator
10. Amadeus
11. The Deer Hunter
12. Braveheart
13. No Country for Old Men
14. Forrest Gump
15. Dances with Wolves
16. Platoon
17. Silence of the Lambs
18. Ben-Hur
19. Moonlight
20. Slumdog Millionaire
21. Birdman
22. Lawrence of Arabia
23. Argo

All the best picture winners I've given 10s or 9s to.

Hoke Moseley · 03-07-2018, 06:49 PM

Voted for:

It Happened One Night
Gone with the Wind
Casablanca
On the Waterfront
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Lawrence of Arabia
A Man for All Seasons
Midnight Cowboy
The French Connection
The Godfather
The Sting
The Godfather: Part II
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Annie Hall
The Deer Hunter
Amadeus
The Silence of the Lambs
Unforgiven
Braveheart
Gladiator
LOTR: Return of the King
The Departed
No Country for Old Men
The Hurt Locker

somehow forgot to vote for The Apartment. -_-

Rodney-2187 · 03-12-2018, 11:58 AM

Three days left to vote!

yellowjacket1 · 03-13-2018, 07:10 PM

Amazing that there have been only TWO great movies out of the last 14 "winners" ...

jacobsever · 03-13-2018, 07:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yellowjacket1

Amazing that there have been only TWO great movies out of the last 14 "winners" ...

I count 3.

No Country
Birdman
Moonlight

cinemaphile · 03-13-2018, 08:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yellowjacket1

Amazing that there have been only TWO great movies out of the last 14 "winners" ...

I count zero, with Departed coming the closest.
But then, I only count about 12-13 truly "great" movies on the entire list.

AsOldAsRhyme · 03-13-2018, 09:11 PM

I’m laughing at the fact that none of the 80s winners currently make the top 32 most-voted films.

Terms of Endearment deserves better.

AaronJ · 03-13-2018, 10:55 PM

Voted!

Spotlight
Birdman
Argo
The Hurt Locker
No Country For Old Men
The Departed
Million Dollar Baby
Chicago
A Beautiful Mind
Gladiator
American Beauty
Shakespeare in Love
Titanic
Schindler’s List
The Silence of the Lambs
The Last Emperor
Platoon
Amadeus
Ordinary People
The Deer Hunter
Annie Hall
Rocky
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
The Godfather Part II
The Godfather
My Fair Lady
Lawrence of Arabia
The Apartment
All About Eve
Casablanca
Gone With the Wind
It Happened One Night

I have a feeling that I'm going to be extremely unhappy with these results.

03-07-2018, 02:49 PM	#1
Rodney-2187 Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Jan 2014 4K collection:31 Blu-ray collection:416 DVD collection:149 MA collection:716 Digital collection:366 iTunes collection:762 Prime collection:729 Trading Score:82	March Movie Madness 2018 - Best Picture Winners (first round, 64 titles) Blu-ray.com March Movie Madness 2018 March_Movie_Madness.jpg Last March we started with a list consisting of the highest ranked movies from the various voting threads on the forum. This year I thought we would go with Best Picture winners. Just for fun, vote for your 32 favorite titles from 64 Best Picture winners. Please do not vote for more than 32. You can vote for less than 32 if you are not fond of that many. I will post the 32 movies with the most votes in the next thread and so on, until we get down to the Sweet Sixteen, Elite Eight, Final Four, and then of course the Champion. Last year, Back to the Future defeated Terminator 2 in the championship: https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=289800 link to next round: https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=303725 Here we go, lets have fun! Last edited by Rodney-2187; 03-15-2018 at 04:24 PM.

03-07-2018, 03:04 PM	#2
cinemaphile Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Feb 2010 Location:Illinois Trading Score:322	I only wish we were doing this bracket-style rather than clicking off a list. It's more fun when you pit specific movies against each other. Last edited by cinemaphile; 03-07-2018 at 04:45 PM.

03-07-2018, 03:33 PM	#3
Troll2fan Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Feb 2013 Location:Benicia, CA 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Digital collection:- Trading Score:21	Voted! 1. Spotlight 2. Argo 3. The Hurt Locker 4. Slumdog Millionaire 5. No Country for Old Men 6. The Departed 7. Million Dollar Baby 8. A Beautiful Mind 9. Gladiator 10. Braveheart 11. Forrest Gump 12. Schindler's List 13. Unforgiven 14. Silence of the Lambs 15. Dances with Wolves 16. Driving Miss Daisy 17. Rain Man 18. Platoon 19. Terms of Endearment 20. The Deer Hunter 21. Rocky 22. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 23. The Godfather 2 24. The Godfather 25. Midnight Cowboy 26. In the Heat of the Night 27. My Fair Lady 28. The Bridge on the River Kwai Last edited by Troll2fan; 03-07-2018 at 04:25 PM.

View Poll Results: Choose you your 32 favorites:
The Shape of Water	12	33.33%
Moonlight	14	38.89%
Spotlight	19	52.78%
Birdman	13	36.11%
12 Years a Slave	16	44.44%
Argo	12	33.33%
The Artist	5	13.89%
The King's Speech	10	27.78%
The Hurt Locker	13	36.11%
Slumdog Millionaire	12	33.33%
No Country for Old Men	29	80.56%
The Departed	22	61.11%
Crash	6	16.67%
Million Dollar Baby	14	38.89%
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	21	58.33%
Chicago	11	30.56%
A Beautiful Mind	14	38.89%
Gladiator	19	52.78%
American Beauty	20	55.56%
Shakespeare In Love	7	19.44%
Titanic	18	50.00%
The English Patient	2	5.56%
Braveheart	22	61.11%
Forrest Gump	21	58.33%
Schindler's List	25	69.44%
Unforgiven	20	55.56%
The Silence of the Lambs	30	83.33%
Dances With Wolves	13	36.11%
Driving Miss Daisy	5	13.89%
Rain Man	11	30.56%
The Last Emperor	5	13.89%
Platoon	11	30.56%
Out of Africa	4	11.11%
Amadeus	11	30.56%
Terms of Endearment	5	13.89%
Gandhi	6	16.67%
Chariots of Fire	1	2.78%
Ordinary People	3	8.33%
Kramer vs. Kramer	5	13.89%
The Deer Hunter	15	41.67%
Annie Hall	11	30.56%
Rocky	20	55.56%
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest	23	63.89%
The Godfather Part II	26	72.22%
The Sting	14	38.89%
The Godfather	29	80.56%
The French Connection	12	33.33%
Patton	7	19.44%
Midnight Cowboy	12	33.33%
Oliver!	4	11.11%
In the Heat of the Night	9	25.00%
A Man for All Seasons	3	8.33%
The Sound of Music	15	41.67%
My Fair Lady	13	36.11%
Lawrence of Arabia	23	63.89%
West Side Story	12	33.33%
The Apartment	16	44.44%
Ben-Hur	14	38.89%
The Bridge on the River Kwai	19	52.78%
On the Waterfront	14	38.89%
All About Eve	14	38.89%
Casablanca	24	66.67%
Gone With the Wind	21	58.33%
It Happened One Night	16	44.44%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 36. You may not vote on this poll

03-07-2018, 03:35 PM	#4
imsounoriginal Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:NYC 4K collection:320 Blu-ray collection:946 DVD collection:70 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:59	Voting now! My 32: 1. Moonlight 2. Spotlight 3. Argo 4. The Hurt Locker 5. No Country for Old Men 6. The Departed 7. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 8. A Beautiful Mind 9. Titanic 10. The English Patient 11. Braveheart 12. Schindler’s List 13. Unforgiven 14. The Silence of the Lambs 15. Amadeus 16. Gandhi 17. The Deer Hunter 18. Annie Hall 19. The Godfather, Part II 20. The Sting 21. The Godfather 22. In the Heat of the Night 23. A Man for All Season 24. The Sound of Music 25. My Fair Lady 26. Lawrence of Arabia 27. Ben-Hur 28. The Bridge on the River Kwai 29. On the Waterfront 30. Casablanca 31. Gone with the Wind 32. It Happened One Night

03-07-2018, 04:49 PM	#5
cinemaphile Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Feb 2010 Location:Illinois Trading Score:322	Voted. Only found 20 I felt like voting for. Of course, most years I disagree with the winners, so that's no surprise. I do see that (so far at least) people seem to agree with me that the 80's winners were unimpressive.

03-07-2018, 05:50 PM	#6
Britbuffguy Blu-ray Champion Member since:Feb 2013 Location:Madison, WI 4K collection:9 Blu-ray collection:323 DVD collection:23 Trading Score:62	I could only find 14 I'd vote for.

03-07-2018, 06:27 PM	#7
Hucksta G Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Jan 2011 Location:New Zealand 4K collection:119 Blu-ray collection:1000 DVD collection:378 iTunes collection:1 Trading Score:5	Voted for: 1. The Godfather 2. The Godfather Part II 3. Schindler's List 4. American Beauty 5. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 6. The Departed 7. The Return of the King 8. 12 Years a Slave 9. Gladiator 10. Amadeus 11. The Deer Hunter 12. Braveheart 13. No Country for Old Men 14. Forrest Gump 15. Dances with Wolves 16. Platoon 17. Silence of the Lambs 18. Ben-Hur 19. Moonlight 20. Slumdog Millionaire 21. Birdman 22. Lawrence of Arabia 23. Argo All the best picture winners I've given 10s or 9s to.

03-07-2018, 06:49 PM	#8
Hoke Moseley Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Sep 2014 4K collection:305 Blu-ray collection:1353 DVD collection:62 Digital collection:15 iTunes collection:7 Trading Score:156	Voted for: It Happened One Night Gone with the Wind Casablanca On the Waterfront The Bridge on the River Kwai Lawrence of Arabia A Man for All Seasons Midnight Cowboy The French Connection The Godfather The Sting The Godfather: Part II One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Annie Hall The Deer Hunter Amadeus The Silence of the Lambs Unforgiven Braveheart Gladiator LOTR: Return of the King The Departed No Country for Old Men The Hurt Locker somehow forgot to vote for The Apartment. -_-

03-12-2018, 11:58 AM	#9
Rodney-2187 Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Jan 2014 4K collection:31 Blu-ray collection:416 DVD collection:149 MA collection:716 Digital collection:366 iTunes collection:762 Prime collection:729 Trading Score:82	Three days left to vote!

03-13-2018, 07:10 PM	#10
yellowjacket1 Expert Member Member since:Sep 2015	Amazing that there have been only TWO great movies out of the last 14 "winners" ...

03-13-2018, 09:11 PM	#13
AsOldAsRhyme Active Member Member since:Dec 2017	I’m laughing at the fact that none of the 80s winners currently make the top 32 most-voted films. Terms of Endearment deserves better.

03-13-2018, 10:55 PM	#14
AaronJ Banned Member since:Jul 2013 Location:Michigan 4K collection:47 Blu-ray collection:624 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:1	Voted! Spotlight Birdman Argo The Hurt Locker No Country For Old Men The Departed Million Dollar Baby Chicago A Beautiful Mind Gladiator American Beauty Shakespeare in Love Titanic Schindler’s List The Silence of the Lambs The Last Emperor Platoon Amadeus Ordinary People The Deer Hunter Annie Hall Rocky One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest The Godfather Part II The Godfather My Fair Lady Lawrence of Arabia The Apartment All About Eve Casablanca Gone With the Wind It Happened One Night I have a feeling that I'm going to be extremely unhappy with these results.

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