Alright, the greatest movie of the first part of the 80's is over. Time for a new tournament. This time we're going to do best movie of the period of 1950 till 1959.

 

 

 

For those who don't know. Yes, they did make movies before THE GODFATHER. The 50s is the decade of Marlon Brando, James Dean, Grace Kelly, Nicholas Ray, Alfred Hitchcock and Akira Kurosawa. But also the end of the Itallian Neo-Realism in the early 50s and the start of a new era: the French New Wave, in the late 50s which was an amazing influence to modern favorites as Scorsese, Spielberg, De Palma and Coppola.

 

 

 

In the first part of the 80s tournament everybody could name as much movies as they wanted. We're going do it Philly style this time. Everybody can choose to add a list of 10 or 20 movies. That means no lists of 5, 15, 12 or 7. movies. At the end the 20 movies with the most votes are going to be in the tournament. The rest of the tournament is going to be the same the 80s tournament.

 

 

 

The rules have changed a little bit. Otherwise we couldn't keep the tournament.

 

 

 

Keep it friendly and have fun.

 

 

 

PS. Phil, could you de-sticky the other Tournament thread and Sticky this one? Thanks. :)

 

[done - Phil]

 

 

 

Alrighty. After a while we're going to start this tournament. There are 17 movies automatically qualified for the tournament. 16 of these had 2 or more votes. One of them is one of the 27 movies with only 1 vote. The movie with the higest rating on IMDB is added to the 16 automatically qualified. Otherwise it's not possible to keep everything going smoothly. You will vote for the other 26 movies with 1 vote, and 13 of them will qualify them for the tournament.

 

 

 

1. The Blob (1958) 6.1 (IMDB)

 

2. Lady and the Tramp (1955) 7.3 (IMDB)

 

3. Peter Pan (1953) 7.2 (IMDB)

 

4. Rashmon (Akira Kurosawa - 1950) 8.5 (IMDB)

 

5. Bellissima (Luchino Visctonti ÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Ãâ 1951) 7.9 (IMDB)

 

6. Umberto D. (Vittorio deSica ÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Ãâ 1952) 8.5 (IMDB)

 

7. High Noon (Fred Zinnemann - 1952) 8.3 (IMDB)

 

8. Tokyo monogatari (Yasujiro Ozu - 1953) 8.1 (IMDB)

 

9. La Strada (Fedrico Fellini - 1954) 8.0 (IMDB)

 

10. Les Diaboliques (Henri-Georges Clouzot - 1955) 8.4 (IMDB)

 

11. Kanal (Andrzej Wajda - 1956) 8.5 (IMDB)

 

12. Det Sjunde inseglet (Ingmar Bergman - 1957) 8.4 (IMDB)

 

13. Hiroshima mon amour (Alain Resnais - 1959) 7.9 (IMDB)

 

14. Les Enfants Terrible (1950) 7.4 (IMDB)

 

15. A Christmas Carol (1951) 8.0 (IMDB)

 

16. From Here to Eternity (1953) 7.8 (IMDB)

 

17. Guys and Dolls (1955) 7.2 (IMDB)

 

18. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) 8.0 (IMDB)

 

19. Harvey (1950) 8.2 (IMDB)

 

20. Roman Holiday (1953) 8.0 (IMDB)

 

21. The Night of the Hunter (1955) 8.2 (IMDB)

 

22. Sabrina (1954) 7.7 (IMDB)

 

23. The Trouble with Harry (1955) 7.2 (IMDB)

 

24. Some Like It Hot (1959) 8.3 (IMDB)

 

25. The African Queen 8.1 (IMDB)

 

26. Strangers On A Train 8.3 (IMDB)

 

27. Ice-Cold in Alex 7.3 (IMDB)

 

 

 

Behind the movie you can see the rating it got on IMDB. There are three movies with the highest rating. And that's 8.5 (Don't shoot me because they're movies I suggested, it wasn't 'planned' or something). So out of those three movies the one with the most votes is going to continue.

 

 

 

1. Rasḫ̫̉̉mon (Akira Kurosawa - 1950) 8.5 (IMDB) 16.330 votes

 

2. Umberto D. (Vittorio deSica ÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Ãâ 1952) 8.5 (IMDB) 2.164 votes

 

3. Kanal (Andrzej Wajda - 1956) 8.5 (IMDB) 555 votes

 

 

 

So. The winner is Rasḫ̫̉̉mon and is automatically qualified for the tournament.

 

 

 

The movies that are going to compete in the tournament!

 

 

 

1. Vertigo (1958)

 

2. North by Northwest (1959)

 

3. Rear Window (1954)

 

4. Paths of Glory (1957)

 

5. On the Waterfront (1954)

 

6. A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)

 

7. Ben-Hur (1959)

 

8. Rebel Without a Cause (1955)

 

9. 12 Angry Men (1957)

 

10. Shichinin no samurai (1954)

 

11. The Bridge on the River Kwai(1957)

 

12. Sunset Boulevard (1950)

 

13. Singing in the Rain (1952)

 

14. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)

 

15. All About Eve (1950)

 

16. The Day the Earth Stood Still(1951)

 

17. Rasḫ̫̉̉mon (1950)

 

18. The Blob

 

19. Bellissima

 

20. High Noon

 

21. Tokyo Monogatari

 

22. Kanal

 

23. Det Sjunde Inseglet

 

24. Scrooge (A Christmas Carol)

 

25. Guys and Dolls

 

26. Invasion of the Body Snatchers

 

27. The Night of the Hunter

 

28. The Trouble with Harry

 

29. Some Like it Hot

 

30. Strangers on a Train

 

 

 

For round one you need to vote on these movies:

 

 

 

Results round one:

 

 

 

1. Vertigo (1958) 7 vs. Strangers on a Train (1951) 1

 

2. North by Northwest (1959) 9 vs. Some Like it Hot (1959) 1

 

3. Rear Window (1954) 6 vs. The Trouble with Harry (1955) 1

 

4. Paths of Glory (1957) 5 vs. The Night of the Hunter (1955) 4

 

5. On the Waterfront (1954) 5 vs. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) 3

 

6. A Streetcar Named Desire 7 (1951) vs. Guys and Dolls (1955) 2

 

7. Ben-Hur (1959) 7 vs. Scrooge (A Christmas Carol ÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Ãâ 1951) 3

 

8. Rebel Without a Cause (1955) 6 vs. Det Sjunde Inseglet (1957) 1

 

9. 12 Angry Men (1957) 5 vs. Kanal (1957) 1

 

10. Shichinin no samurai (1954) 4 vs. Tokyo Monogatari (1953) 1

 

11. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) 7 vs. High Noon (1952) 3

 

12. Sunset Boulevard (1950) 5 vs. Bellissima (1951) 1

 

13. Singing in the Rain (1952) 6 vs. The Blob (1958) 3

 

14. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) 4 vs. Rasḫ̫̉̉mon (1950) 1

 

15. All About Eve (1950) 2 vs. The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) 4

 

 

 

1. Vertigo (1958)

 

2. North by Northwest (1959)

 

3. Rear Window (1954)

 

4. Paths of Glory (1957)

 

5. On the Waterfront (1954)

 

6. A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)

 

7. Ben-Hur (1959)

 

8. Rebel Without a Cause (1955)

 

9. 12 Angry Men (1957)

 

10. Shichinin no samurai (1954)

 

11. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

 

12. Sunset Boulevard (1950)

 

13. Singing in the Rain (1952)

 

14. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)

 

15. The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

 

 

 

Alright, these are the fifteen movies that are going trough to the next round. Now we need one more so we can make good couples..

 

 

 

You can choose a movie from this list:

 

 

 

Strangers on a Train (1951)

 

Some Like it Hot (1959)

 

The Trouble with Harry (1955)

 

The Night of the Hunter (1955)

 

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)

 

Guys and Dolls (1955)

 

Scrooge (A Christmas Carol ÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Ãâ 1951)

 

Det Sjunde Inseglet (1957)

 

Kanal (1957)

 

Tokyo Monogatari (1953)

 

High Noon (1952)

 

Bellissima (1951)

 

The Blob (1958)

 

Rasḫ̫̉̉mon (1950)

 

All About Eve (1950)

Alright, wanted to make the new matches now...But I need to go help my friends who just got a new house...And tonight I'm having film festival again. I hope I can find a hole in between and get to round two.

You should make the next round matches soon >_>

Yea, I know. :oops: I think I can find a hole tomorrow.

which decade are u going to do next

Are we going to try to make this contest a year long? Look at the original post date.

Somebody else can continue if they feel like. I'm really bussy at the moment.

I haven't seen any of those movies :oops:

How were you doing the seeds? I can make up the next round

'A rebel without a cause' had me and my friend in tears, watching the begining in media was the funniest thing i've ever seen, probably the most stereotypical showing of teenagers EVER.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We were literally in tear's when he said, "so, you were drunk, we get it kid! but why in god's name did you have to shoot that bag full of puppy's?!" oh sweet jesus.

How were you doing the seeds? I can make up the next round

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Have to make that up for this round. As there's one movie left. >.< I'll try and work something out tomorrow morning. Sorry guys, I'm really bussy. :(

Tournament is continued read OP for more details.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The movie I am going to discard is:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7. Ben-Hur (1959)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bye Charlton. ;)

Watch out, Daan. The admins might delete this thread without any warning too.

Goodbye #5. On the Waterfront. pfffffffffftt @ kicking The Blob out

If we have 15 movies left, shouldn't we add one, so that there will be 16? Then you could go 16-8-4-2-1. I don't know how we would choose which one to add though, so I guess this is the only way.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I don't feel right choosing one to discard, seeing as how I haven't seen all of them. Of the ones I have seen I would choose Sunset Boulevard, so I guess I'll just make that my choice.

Bring back The Blob, its indescribable, indestructable, nothing can stop it!

Ill discard The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

If we have 15 movies left, shouldn't we add one, so that there will be 16? Then you could go 16-8-4-2-1. I don't know how we would choose which one to add though, so I guess this is the only way.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We could do the same thing except vote one of the ones who were just beaten back in.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I choose Ben-Hur

Get rid of Rear Window.

14. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)

So....anybody else?

Got it de-stickied and now i'll bump it. Come guys, we need some more votes to continue in the tournament.

So we were just supposed to discard one movie this round right? There's 15 movies left, maybe we should add one to make it 16, and then it would work better.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EDIT: When I looked at my other post to see which one I chose to discard I noticed I said the exact same thing there, so you can just ignore this :P .

Yea, I guess that's best indeed. I'll change it.

I'll add something normal that more people have seen. Hard choice between Some like it hot and All about Eve...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm going for All About Eve, I think. There's still a Wilder movie in the tournament, so.