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The Boneyard Greatest Movie of All-Time Tournament - Round 1: Part 3 - VOTE NOW!

These are 2 separate matchups. Please pick your favorite from each pair.


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Greatest Movie of All-Time Tournament

The raw data: Boneyard Best Movie of All-Time Tournament



Total Entries: 91

Total Movies: 445
Top 100 vote getters.

1) The Shawshank Redemption (390pts)
2) Goodfellas (298pts)
3) The Godfather (270pts)
4) Pulp Fiction (166pts)
5) Rocky (155pts)
6) The Dark Knight (151pts)
7) Jaws (140pts)
8) Casablanca (138pts)
9) Die Hard (132pts)
10) Forrest Gump (123pts)
11) Saving Private Ryan (123pts)
12) Caddyshack (120pts)
13) The Godfather: Part II (118pts)
14) The Big Lebowski (115pts)
15) The Silence of the Lambs (113)
16) The Matrix (110pts)
17) It’s a Wonderful Life (109pts)
18) Gladiator (102pts)
19) The Departed (101pts)
20) Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (98pts)
21) My Cousin Vinny (93pts)
22) Raiders of the Lost Ark (88pts)
23) Hoosiers (85pts)
24) The Wizard of Oz (82pts)
25) Unforgiven (79pts)
26) Animal House (77pts)
27) One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (76pts)
28) To Kill a Mockingbird (73pts)
29) The Deer Hunter (68pts)
30) Blazing Saddles (65pts)
31) Schindler’s List (65pts)
32) Dazed and Confused (63pts)
33) A Few Good Men (62pts)
34) Back to the Future (62pts)
35) The Great Escape (61pts)
36) Monty Python and the Holy Grail (61pts)
37) Field of Dreams (58pts)
38) Heat (58pts)
39) The Blues Brothers (55pts)
40) Children of Men (55pts)
41) Fight Club (55pts)
42) Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (54pts)
43) Full Metal Jacket (54pts)
44) Apocalypse Now (52pts)
45) The Graduate (51pts)
46) Step Brothers (51pts)
47) There’s Something About Mary (51pts)
48) Alien (50pts)
49) Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (50pts)
50) Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (49pts)
51) The Shining (49pts)
52) The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (48pts)
53) Good Will Hunting (48pts)
54) Old School (48pts)
55) No Country for Old Men (47pts)
56) Cool Hand Luke (44pts)
57) The Princess Bride (44pts)
58) The Usual Suspects (43pts)
59) Dumb and Dumber (42pts)
60) Man on Fire (42pts)
61) Chinatown (41pts)
62) Inception (41pts)
63) Terminator 2: Judgment Day (41pts)
64) Top Gun (41pts)

First Four Out:

65) Apollo 13 (40pts)
66) The Sting (40pts)
67) The Breakfast Club (39pts)
68) 2001: A Space Odyssey (38pts)

Next Four Out:

69) 12 Angry Men (37pts)
70) Braveheart (37pts)
71) Casino (36pts)
72) Happy Gilmore (36pts)

The Rest of the Top 100:

73) Superbad (36pts)
74) Bill Madison (35pts)
75) Platoon (35pts)
76) Slap Shot (34pts)
77) Aliens (33pts)
78) North by Northwest (33pts)
79) Office Space (33pts)
80) Almost Famours (32pts)
81) Avengers: Infinity War (31pts)
82) Coming to America (31pts)
83) Remember the Titans (31pts)
84) Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (30pts)
85) He Got Game (30pts)
86) True Grit (30pts)
87) Young Frankenstein (30pts)
88) Rear Window (29pts)
89) Scarface (29pts)
90) Shooter (29pts)
91) Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (28pts)
92) Boogie Nights (27pts)
93) Diner (27pts)
94) Miracle (27pts)
95) Pineapple Express (27pts)
96) Reservoir Dogs (27pts)
97) Stripes (27pts)
98) Interstellar (26pts)
99) Fargo (25pts)
100) The Prestige (25pts)

By Decade: (I just eyeballed this, so its short of the total number, whatevs)

1930’s:

10

1940’s:

14

1950’s:

15

1960’s:

29

1970’s:

51

1980’s:

84

1990’s:

102

2000’s:

88

2010’s:

42


The Bracket:

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Last 2 matchups: Please, please, please, when voting only pick one from each pair.

(7) Unforgiven - We all have it coming, kid.
vs
(10) Children of Men - The last one to die please turn out the light.
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(2) Casablanca - Here's looking at you, kid.
vs
(15) The Princess Bride - Inconceivable!


Round 1: Part 1 Right Here!
Round 1: Part 2 RIght Here!
 
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I'm not voting in protest.....too many great films didn't even get one vote.....films like "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore"............"Gone With The Wind"..............."Giant".............."Five Easy Pieces".............."Out Of Africa"..............many others.
 
Some of the matchups are ... poorly seeded (IMHO)? Princess Bride vs. Casablanca in the round of 64?
 
HOW IS CASABLANCA LOSING!!!!!!!!

Seriously. I love me some Princess Bride, but Casablanca is a near perfect story with real stakes (NAZIS) that is beautifully acted. People voting for Princess Bridge must not have actually seen Casablanca or are just film philistines.

Children of Men looks like it's going to lose too. I think it's better than Unforgiven, but whatever. That's a good movie too.
 
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No Body Heat or To Live and Die in LA?
You should’ve voted for it.
Some of the matchups are ... poorly seeded (IMHO)? Princess Bride vs. Casablanca in the round of 64?
Well it’s based on how many votes they accrued originally. The Princess Bride barely even made it in to begin with, but I kinda had a feeling it would give Casablanca a run for its money. Once people are faced with these pairings, they are probably viewing it through the prism of “Which of these two movies would I want to watch right now if I had to choose?” Even with how great a classic movie Casablanca is, it’s hard to beat the rewatchability of Princess Bride.
 
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HOW IS CASABLANCA LOSING!!!!!!!!

Seriously. I love me some Princess Bride, but Casablanca is a near perfect story with real stakes (NAZIS) that is beautifully acted. People voting for Princess Bridge must not have actually seen Casablanca or are just film philistines.

Children of Men looks like it's going to lose too. I think it's better than Unforgiven, but whatever. That's a good movie too.
Every vote counts
 
HOW IS CASABLANCA LOSING!!!!!!!!

Seriously. I love me some Princess Bride, but Casablanca is a near perfect story with real stakes (NAZIS) that is beautifully acted. People voting for Princess Bridge must not have actually seen Casablanca or are just film philistines.

Children of Men looks like it's going to lose too. I think it's better than Unforgiven, but whatever. That's a good movie too.

It's a bit dated and boring, and is facing a huge fan favorite. Put simply Casablanca is the better movie. Princess Bride is more fun to watch and more entertaining.
 
You should’ve voted for it.

Well it’s based on how many votes they accrued originally. The Princess Bride barely even made it in to begin with, but I kinda had a feeling it would give Casablanca a run for its money. Once people are faced with these pairings, they are probably viewing it through the prism of “Which of these two movies would I want to watch right now if I had to choose?” Even with how great a classic movie Casablanca is, it’s hard to beat the rewatchability of Princess Bride.

Yeah I’m sure people rewatch the Princess Bride all the time:rolleyes:
 
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It's a bit dated and boring, and is facing a huge fan favorite. Put simply Casablanca is the better movie. Princess Bride is more fun to watch and more entertaining.
I disagree that it's dated or boring or less entertaining than The Princess Bride. We're not talking about Citizen Kane here, which is technically brilliant but a giant snooze. The film is short and well-paced.
 
I disagree that it's dated or boring or less entertaining than The Princess Bride. We're not talking about Citizen Kane here, which is technically brilliant but a giant snooze. The film is short and well-paced.

Ok, you are correct. But it's not fun. People like fun. They generally don't want to have to think while being entertained. And yes, @Robertelamin people do re-watch Princess Bride over and over.
 
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Ok, you are correct. But it's not fun. People like fun. They generally don't want to have to think while being entertained. And yes, @Robertelamin people do re-watch Princess Bride over and over.
Sure, but this isn't the "Boneyard Most Fun Movie of All-Time.

And you're right--people do watch Princess Bride again and again.
 
Sure, but this isn't the "Boneyard Most Fun Movie of All-Time.

And you're right--people do watch Princess Bride again and again.

Yeah, but see my post in the other thread. It kind of is, or half these movies have no business being in the field at all. Caddyshack? Dumb and Dumber?
 
Yeah, but see my post in the other thread. It kind of is, or half these movies have no business being in the field at all. Caddyshack? Dumb and Dumber?
They don't. And I enjoy the hell out of both those movies. (Dumb and Dumber less as I age, but it will always have sentimental value.)
 
Evening bump. Get those votes in! Is this where undisputed classic Casablanca goes down???
 
This whole "Boneyard Greatest Movie of All Time" tournament is a joke and makes a mockery of many American cinema classics. The choices should have been weighted by critical acclaim, Oscars, BAFTA, Golden Globes, box office, etc. Leaving it to the Boneyard knuckleheads to list their favorite movies is something entirely different from a true Greatest Movie of All Time tournament.
 
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Wow !! Who knew that human beings vary with regard to their subjective views on subjective matters??? I love the movie "A knight's Tale" with Heath Ledger. Call me crazy. :)
 
This whole "Boneyard Greatest Movie of All Time" tournament is a joke and makes a mockery of many American cinema classics. The choices should have been weighted by critical acclaim, Oscars, BAFTA, Golden Globes, box office, etc. Leaving it to the Boneyard knuckleheads to list their favorite movies is something entirely different from a true Greatest Movie of All Time tournament.
LOL, this isn’t AFI Robby. That’s why it’s titled The Boneyard Greatest Movie of All-Time Tournament. If you wanted to get more movies recognized you could’ve stuffed the ballot box. If you spend any amount of time on here you probably could’ve guessed there aren’t a ton of Truffaut, Wilder and Tarkovsky fans.
 
HOW IS CASABLANCA LOSING!!!!!!!!
Totally a BY thing. It will be fascinating to see which movie comes out on top.
LOL, this isn’t AFI Robby. That’s why it’s titled The Boneyard Greatest Movie of All-Time Tournament. If you wanted to get more movies recognized you could’ve stuffed the ballot box. If you spend any amount of time on here you probably could’ve guessed there aren’t a ton of Truffaut, Wilder and Tarkovsky fans.
Yep.
 
LOL, this isn’t AFI Robby. That’s why it’s titled The Boneyard Greatest Movie of All-Time Tournament. If you wanted to get more movies recognized you could’ve stuffed the ballot box. If you spend any amount of time on here you probably could’ve guessed there aren’t a ton of Truffaut, Wilder and Tarkovsky fans.
Ok
 
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Yeah, but see my post in the other thread. It kind of is, or half these movies have no business being in the field at all. Caddyshack? Dumb and Dumber?
This whole "Boneyard Greatest Movie of All Time" tournament is a joke and makes a mockery of many American cinema classics. The choices should have been weighted by critical acclaim, Oscars, BAFTA, Golden Globes, box office, etc. Leaving it to the Boneyard knuckleheads to list their favorite movies is something entirely different from a true Greatest Movie of All Time tournament.

So, it's just like the NCAA. Half the teams in the tourney are auto bids where almost no one believes they are one of the best.

And, instead of a straight statistical analysis for seeding, it works partly based on popular opinion of the polls.
 
This whole "Boneyard Greatest Movie of All Time" tournament is a joke and makes a mockery of many American cinema classics. The choices should have been weighted by critical acclaim, Oscars, BAFTA, Golden Globes, box office, etc. Leaving it to the Boneyard knuckleheads to list their favorite movies is something entirely different from a true Greatest Movie of All Time tournament.
ikr? this tourney is a travesty!...lol.
 
So, it's just like the NCAA. Half the teams in the tourney are auto bids where almost no one believes they are one of the best.

And, instead of a straight statistical analysis for seeding, it works partly based on popular opinion of the polls.
Hey I totally get it, "Dumb and Dumber" is a popular film on the Boneyard and as such should be a #1 seed.:rolleyes:
 
Decided to look at Comments before voting because I've never seen the first two, and I thought it was so unfair that "Princess Bride" was a 15. Amazing to see that I'm not the only one with similar thoughts on the latter. That said, three years ago I saw "Casablanca" in Wooster Square for the first time in many years, and it was terrific.
 
ikr? this tourney is a travesty!...lol.


Back in HS, I wanted to be Roger Grimsby. I always loved that when WABC let him go, they not only fired him, but they also bought the building across the street where three of his favorite bars were. That's a sign that you've really peed off your bosses.
 
It's a bit dated and boring, and is facing a huge fan favorite. Put simply Casablanca is the better movie. Princess Bride is more fun to watch and more entertaining.

It also has Andre the Giant.
 
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