Mofo Movie Tournament: The Final!!!

[Harry Lime]

The Empire Strikes Back (1980, Irvin Kershner)
http://i705.photobucket.com/albums/ww56/harrylime49/vlcsnap-2011-11-19-01h30m30s145.png

vs

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968, Stanley Kubrick)
http://i705.photobucket.com/albums/ww56/harrylime49/vlcsnap-2011-11-19-01h31m16s106.png

I decided to go ahead and post the final match since Raul is late. Voting ends Sunday, December 4th.

[Harry Lime]

I like how both films are science fiction. That says something about us here, we're all nerds.

2001: A Space Odyssey

[Deadite]

If it were the whole Star Wars trilogy as one complete story, I might have voted that. But I cannot in good conscience vote Empire alone over 2001.

2001 is a monumental film, perhaps the classic example of the power of sci-fi cinema to explore questions of nature, reality, and the human condition. It is also a timeless film, despite its dated title, because it is a powerhouse of ideas which transcend the mundane specifics of our shared human history in its search for universal truth. It can be seen as allegory, as avante garde, as a fascinating meditation on our place in the greater scheme and as a breathtaking visual tour-de-force. Imaginative and technically brilliant, it is a true masterpiece of film-making that will doubtless be watched, rewatched, debated and admired long into the future.

That's my pitch for it. It is well-deserving of its significant and esteemed place both in film history and with this humble movie lover.

[wintertriangles]

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968, Stanley Kubrick)


As far as I still can tell, Star Wars is still a really good Kurosawa knock-off

[Sexy Celebrity]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3320/4626587028_7872b896c6.jpg


The Empire Strikes Back

[Tyler1]

http://files.students.ch/uploads/2008/11/07/2001_a_space_odyssey.gif

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CTYymbbEL4

Star Wars: A New Hope is better than Empire IMHO. Still no match against Kubrick's masterpiece.

2001:A Space Odyssey

[HitchFan97]

http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lgsqmieDQP1qz906xo1_500.jpg

http://www.movieposter.com/posters/archive/main/132/MPW-66356

I'm happy no matter which film wins. But not even the best of the Star Wars movies can compare to the most visually beautiful motion picture of all time. Btw, that's an awesome Empire poster, SC.

[DexterRiley]

The Moon Landing remains Kubricks best work, therefore i must in all conscience side with Lucas' crowning achievement.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/3c/SW_-_Empire_Strikes_Back.jpg/220px-SW_-_Empire_Strikes_Back.jpg

[stevo3001]

The one that has some of most unforgettable sequences ever shot (which more than make for its boring stretches and lack of real depth), 2001.

[HollyG]

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968, Stanley Kubrick)

http://mimg.ugo.com/201012/8/2/8/134828/cuts/hal-9000_480_poster.jpg

[DexterRiley]

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968, Stanley Kubrick)


As far as I still can tell, Star Wars is still a really good Kurosawa knock-off

Star Wars isnt in the final though.

[honeykid]

Star Wars: A New Hope is better than Empire IMHO.
Whaaa?!?! :eek:

Empire, baby!

[mark f]

Wrong again. It must be another case of agism.

[Harry Lime]

Could people please bold their votes to make it easier to keep track? Thanks.

HK, are you voting or just saying "Empire, baby!"?

I have 7-2 in favour of 2001, and while it's safe to assume HK would never vote for 2001, he did say he wasn't voting anymore a while back.

[honeykid]

I don't remember saying I wasn't voting anymore. I've voted in every round.

Yes, I'm voting for The Empire Strikes Back.

[DexterRiley]

I don't remember saying I wasn't voting anymore. I've voted in every round.

Yes, I'm voting for The Empire Strikes Back.

As am i

[sarah f]

http://www.classicbargainz.com/Images/poster-2001-Space-Odyssey.jpg http://www.postershizzle.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/2001poster.jpg

http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrthu4ACgt1qf71bqo1_500.jpg

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljugw14KSO1qg8i80o1_500.jpg

http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/21463/1571034/2001-a-space-odyssey-movie-poster-8.png

http://imgc.allpostersimages.com/images/P-473-488-90/40/4027/CJPWF00Z/posters/2001-a-space-odyssey-german-movie-poster-1968.jpg

http://i2.listal.com/image/1296831/600full-2001%3A-a-space-odyssey-poster.jpg http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmdu8cKvQ01qzdglao1_500.png

[sarah f]

^ My vote.

[Yoda]

The Empire Strikes Back

[Sexy Celebrity]

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WAi2txkagVM/TS4Hh346xeI/AAAAAAAAKUM/cisfNx2EHIc/s1600/Princess_Leia4.jpg

Vote Empire Strikes Back.
The Voting is currently at 8-4. Help Empire Strikes Back, Obi-Wan Kenobi. It needs your help.

[wintertriangles]

She isn't nude, Sexy, I don't care

[Sexy Celebrity]

http://blogs.dailymail.com/nerdliving/files/2011/09/Han.Solo_.jpg


Don't Forget About Your Han!

VOTE for The Empire Strikes Back.

http://images.wikia.com/starwars/images/7/7d/Lando_WoSW.jpg

Land Your Vote With Lando.
Vote for The Empire Strikes Back -- now!

[Deadite]

Shameless. :D

[Nausicaä]

My vote goes to:

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968, Stanley Kubrick)


As for the other film...

http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab102/Dendrite26/starwarstrash.png

:p

[Godoggo]

The Empire Strikes Back

[Sexy Celebrity]

http://i40.tinypic.com/r7135e.png

[Nausicaä]

^ Ha. :p

[Harry Lime]

9-5 for 2001.

I like where this thread is going, seriously.

[WBadger]

2001: A Space Odyssey

[Tyler1]

9-5 for 2001.

I like where this thread is going, seriously.

Me too. :p

[TylerDurden99]

The Empire Strikes Back.

Not even Kubrick can diminish the Empire.

[JormaVonTrier]

2001

[wintertriangles]

The Empire Strikes Back.

Not even Kubrick can diminish the Empire.Uh, he is

[Pyro Tramp]

2001, if it were the Trilogy be different

[Harry Lime]

12-6

http://i705.photobucket.com/albums/ww56/harrylime49/vlcsnap-2011-11-22-10h25m27s101.png

[Deadite]

2001 is establishing dominance! The Empire hits like a girl!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0-u36a21UI

[Nausicaä]

Stamp, stamp, stamp, stamp.

[Yoda]

2001, if it were the Trilogy be different
Perfect. I plan to use this distinction as a pretext to question the integrity of the final tally. :cool:

[wintertriangles]

I would still vote for 2001 if it was the original trilogy due to my aforementioned statement

[Harry Lime]

Perfect. I plan to use this distinction as a pretext to question the integrity of the final tally. :cool:
I'm sure you won't be alone knowing this bunch.

[Sexy Celebrity]

2001 is for sissies. See, look - I caught it wearing a dress:

http://i40.tinypic.com/2z902zq.jpg

2001: A Space Odysissy

[Deadite]

Ahem.

http://pestilencedragon.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=415&g2_serialNumber=1

[HitchFan97]

I'd probably still vote for 2001 even if it was the whole original trilogy, seeing as Empire is the best of the bunch. When it comes to sci-fi cinema you just can't beat the Space Odyssey.

[Deadite]

And that dress is lovely.

[rauldc14]

I apologize for the lateness. And I'd like to do something like this again next year. Thanks for the help, Lime!

[linespalsy]

2001.

[Psychic Isaac]

I predict the winner will be 2001: A Space Odyssey.

[Harry Lime]

And we have a winner.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XyS7uCtnq0

[Tyler1]

I predict the winner will be 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Wheeww.. Is that the reason why the last time you were online was 8 years ago? :eek: You foresaw the winner, didnt you?

[Harry Lime]

Is that the reason why the last time you were online was 8 years ago? :eek:
Not sure where you're getting that from. Psychic Isaac makes an appearance every now and then.

[Tyler1]

Not sure where you're getting that from. Psychic Isaac makes an appearance every now and then.

Oh, my bad. :) It's just that this is my first time seeing him online.

Anyway, horrah for the winner!

[Sexy Celebrity]

Is this it?! This is all the fanfare 2001 is going to get?! This game was a huge deal, I thought. I'm not happy that boring old 2001 won, but I expected more excitement than this.

[wintertriangles]

Cant be excited for something so obvious

[rauldc14]

2001 is the champion. I'd like to do something like this next year, but I'm looking to have a few tweaks to this. Any suggestions?

[wintertriangles]

I like mark's idea that we should discuss the films that are being voted on, but no one else will probably do it