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Best Movie Ever: Competition

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  • 26-07-2019 8:28pm
    #1
    quickbeam
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 16,287 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    So, how about a competition to see the best movie ever? Not too disssimilar to the chocolate bar competition in AH a few weeks ago, though a bit more organised.

    Here's how it works:
    • PM me your top 5 movies in no particular order
    • We'll leave it open for about a week
    • I'll collate the movies, sort by popularity, and pick the top 32 mentioned (maybe 64, but probably not)
    • Then we'll open up for the knock-out stages, two films fight it out. With a tennis scoring system: the first to 6 votes with two clear points ahead. Give reasons for your choice too, just to make it a bit interesting. No time limit, just the first to 6.
    • The winner goes to the next round, and repeat with the next two until we've halved the number
    • Next round, maybe the first to 12, etc.
    • Until eventually we have a winner, and the arguments can begin.
    • I'll try to seed the movies mentioned in the knock-out so we're not starting out with #1 and #2 from the IMDB top 250 list battling it out from the get go.

    If it goes well, I could see this happening again with TV shows, books, music, video games, sports teams, whatever!

    So, get your entry in, spread the word, get your friends to enter. My PM box is nice and empty so plenty of room for entries.

    And ... go!


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    #2
    tusk
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    In


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    #3
    fixXxer
    Registered Users Posts: 6,283 ✭✭✭fixXxer


    Yup


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    #4
    Necro
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    Entered!


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    #5
    Ectoplasm
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    It's like asking me to choose my top five (imaginary) children. :o

    Will be in after suitable agonising.


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    TheValeyard
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    I'll be doing this.

    All Eyes On Rafah



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    #7
    Banjo
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    That was surprisingly painful. My poor babies!

    Edit : **** I've changed my mind about two of them already


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    quickbeam
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 16,287 Mod ✭✭✭✭quickbeam


    Banjo wrote: »
    That was surprisingly painful. My poor babies!

    Edit : **** I've changed my mind about two of them already

    You can do take backsies.

    So long as the two you're taking back aren't the really good two that I was impressed at having you include, that is.


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    Banjo
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    I watched the Maverick trailer and I want to vote Top Gun twice :)


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    #10
    avalidusername
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    Yup, sounds good


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    juke
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    In :)


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    Electric Nitwit
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    In.
    That was really tough


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    #13
    Mam of 4
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    In .

    Think my choices are a bit obscure though I love them :)


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    Mehaffey1
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    In and PMd


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    #15
    Bounty Hunter
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 22,746 Mod ✭✭✭✭Bounty Hunter


    In!

    Star Wars The Phantom Menace (Anything Jar Jar really)
    The Last Airbender (so much better than the cartoon)
    Jack & Jill (Adam Sandler Epic)
    Sex Lives of the Potato Men (The title alone)
    Catwoman 2004 (who needs Batman?)

    So what do I win?


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    tusk
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    Bounty Hunter wrote: »
    In!

    Star Wars The Phantom Menace (Anything Jar Jar really)
    The Last Airbender (so much better than the cartoon)
    Jack & Jill (Adam Sandler Epic)
    Sex Lives of the Potato Men (The title alone)
    Catwoman 2004 (who needs Batman?)

    So what do I win?

    That hurt to read :pac:


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    osh
    Registered Users Posts: 3,941 ✭✭✭osh


    Entered. Hard to pick 5.


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    Choc Chip
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    tusk wrote: »
    That hurt to read :pac:

    How did you choose which Harry Potter movies to leave out tusk? :)


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    #19
    tusk
    Registered Users Posts: 5,882 ✭✭✭tusk


    Choc Chip wrote: »
    How did you choose which Harry Potter movies to leave out tusk? :)

    Randomiser

    tenor.gif


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    Choc Chip
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    tusk wrote: »
    Randomiser

    tenor.gif

    Touché tuskie, touché


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    Mam of 4
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    tusk wrote: »
    Randomiser

    tenor.gif

    I left them all out , no other option :(
    Unless it was a name your favourite Harry Potter Sheep :D


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    #22
    [Deleted User]
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    Will the draw be random to start or will the movies be seeded (say imdb ratings) so we dont get any big clashes early


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    #23
    quickbeam
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 16,287 Mod ✭✭✭✭quickbeam


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    Will the draw be random to start or will the movies be seeded (say imdb ratings) so we dont get any big clashes early

    As mentioned in the OP (:P) they’ll be seeded. Not by IMDb but by number of votes though.


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    [Deleted User]
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    quickbeam wrote: »
    As mentioned in the OP (:P) they’ll be seeded. Not by IMDb but by number of votes though.

    ha i read the first 5 bullet points didnt see it and moved on. O my short attention span


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    #25
    Choc Chip
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    In!

    ... unless I change my mind overnight. :)


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    #26
    Tammy!
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    I keep changing my mind too. Five is too small :) There's one in particular that didn't make the cut and it just feels wrong.


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    #27
    Evade
    Registered Users Posts: 6,789 ✭✭✭Evade


    In. I picked the first five that came to mind and I'd be surprised if any made to the voting stage,


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    #28
    fixXxer
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    PM sent. I would dearly love it if other people loved my #1 as much as I do but if not i'll watch it on my own again happily :)


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    osh
    Registered Users Posts: 3,941 ✭✭✭osh


    fixxxer wrote: »
    PM sent. I would dearly love it if other people loved my #1 as much as I do but if not i'll watch it on my own again happily :)

    Fred the movie?


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    #30
    fixXxer
    Registered Users Posts: 6,283 ✭✭✭fixXxer


    osh wrote: »
    Fred the movie?

    Drop Dead Fred? :D


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    #31
    osh
    Registered Users Posts: 3,941 ✭✭✭osh


    That’s like Citizen Kane compared to the other one. It’s possibly the worst movie I’ve ever had the misfortune to watch.


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