Sports Film Tournament

[jiraffejustin]

This will be a 64 film tournament. You can nominate up to four films today, hopefully that will get us to 64. If not, we will just nominate some more tomorrow. Traditional tournament rules will apply. I'll put all the films into a random bracket generator. You'll have to have seen both films to vote for them.

Get to nominating:

[cricket]

The Longest Yard (1974)
Caddyshack
Warrior
North Dallas Forty

[John-Connor]

Sugar
The Color of Money
Remember the Titans
Rush

[Yam12]

Rocky
Raging Bull
Foxcatcher
Million Dollar Baby

[gbgoodies]

Bang the Drum Slowly (1973)
8 Seconds (1994)
The Champ (1979)
Real Steel (2011)

(I double-checked that these are all tagged as "Sport" on IMDB.)

[edarsenal]

The Hustler
Bull Durham
Slapshot
Eight Men Out

[ScarletLion]

Moneyball
The Wrestler
Rollerball
Journeyman

[Hey Fredrick]

The Bad News Bears (1976)
The Fighter
The Karate Kid (1984)
Kingpin

[jiraffejustin]

If you've already nominated, but want to nominate some more, you can go ahead and give us four more.

[edarsenal]

Cinderella Man
Any Given Sunday
Major League
A League of Their Own

[jiraffejustin]

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)
The Foot Fist Way (2006)
Goon (2011)

[gbgoodies]

American Flyers (1985)
Angels in the Outfield (1951)
The Rookie (2002)
Damn Yankees (1958)


(I double-checked that these are all tagged as "Sport" on IMDB.)

[Chypmunk]

Death Race 2000 (1975)
Cool Runnings (1993)
The Long Run (2001)
Bend It Like Beckham (2002)

[John-Connor]

Pawn Sacrifice
Eddie the Eagle
Field of Dreams
Dodgeball

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[jiraffejustin]

We're at 48, we just need four more people to nominate four films each. Round three of nominations are open, feel free to nominate again everyone.

[John-Connor]

I, Tonya
42
Jerry Maguire
The Blind Side

[rauldc14]

The Hurricane

[the samoan lawyer]

Can I join?


1. Rocky IV
2. Unforgivable Blackness
3. The Set Up
4. Rocco and his Brothers

[jiraffejustin]

We have 57 noms so far. We need 7 more.

[Captain Spaulding]

Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)
The Harder They Fall (1956)
Rudy (1993)
White Men Can't Jump (1992)

[John-Connor]

When We Were Kings
Le Mans
Bloodsport

Over the Top
Kickboxer
Above the Rim
Best of the Best

[Nathaniel]

Breaking Away (1979)
The Damned United (2009)
This Sporting Life (1963)

EDIT: Looks like I've been beaten to the punch.

[jiraffejustin]

I'm going to take Cap's 4 and Nathaniel's 3 over John-Connor's 7 since they don't have any others. This thing will either be started tomorrow or Monday!

[John-Connor]

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[jiraffejustin]

Disclaimer: I made the bracket on Challonge by putting all of the nominees in their box thingy and randomized the seeding. I don't remember who nominated what outside of a few.

Rules: You can only vote on pairs where you have seen both films. Obviously, I can't know for sure if you have seen both or not, so please be fair to everybody and don't abuse this rule. I'll leave each set open for a week to give a little time to watch a film or two. Anybody can vote. Have fun.

Round 1, Set 1

The Hustler (1961) vs Slap Shot (1977)

The Blind Side (2009) vs I, Tonya (2017)

Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004) vs Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)

Rocky IV (1985) vs The Champ (1979)

Warrior (2011) vs Foxcatcher (2014)

The Harder They Fall (1956) vs Sugar (2008)

Raging Bull (1980) vs The Hurricane (1999)

Goon (2011) vs Jerry Maguire (1996)

[jiraffejustin]

The Hustler (1961) vs Slap Shot (1977)
I've seen The Hustler, but not Slap Shot. The Hustler's great.

The Blind Side (2009) vs I, Tonya (2017)
I've not seen I, Tonya. I have seen The Blind Side. It's legitimately one of my least favorite movies of all-time. It's so disrespectful to Michael Oher that it's not funny.

Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004) vs Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)
Seen Dodgeball, but not Requiem. Requiem looks really good.

Rocky IV (1985) vs The Champ (1974)
Seen Rocky IV, but not The Champ

Warrior (2011) vs Foxcatcher (2014)
Seen neither, Foxcatcher is the one that interests me more.

The Harder They Fall (1956) vs Sugar (2008)
Seen neither, but I'd like to see The Harder They Fall

Raging Bull (1980) vs The Hurricane (1999)
Don't really care for The Hurricane. Raging Bull is probably the odds-on favorite to win this whole thing.

Goon (2011) vs Jerry Maguire (1996)
I remember enjoying Jerry Maguire when I watched it, but hindsight has me thinking less and less of it as time goes by. It deserves a rewatch at some point. Goon is my nomination, so of course, I like it.

[Yam12]

Raging Bull (1980) vs The Hurricane (1999)

[Hey Fredrick]

Round 1, Set 1

The Hustler (1961) vs Slap Shot (1977)

The Blind Side (2009) vs I, Tonya (2017)

Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004) vs Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962) - Haven't seen em

Rocky IV (1985) vs The Champ (1974)

Warrior (2011) vs Foxcatcher (2014)

The Harder They Fall (1956) vs Sugar (2008) - Haven't seen em

Raging Bull (1980) vs The Hurricane (1999)

Goon (2011) vs Jerry Maguire (1996) -

[Chypmunk]

Have only seen both in one match:
The Hustler (1961) vs Slap Shot (1977)

[cricket]

Round 1, Set 1

The Hustler (1961) vs Slap Shot (1977)
Agonizing choice since I love both. Just about a tie.

The Blind Side (2009) vs I, Tonya (2017)
Didn't think much of I, Tonya and haven't seen The Blind Side.

Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004) vs Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)
Dodgeball was amusing and I haven't seen the other. It's been on my watchlist for a while.

Rocky IV (1985) vs The Champ (1974)
I quite like Rocky IV but haven't seen The Champ. I'd like to.

Warrior (2011) vs Foxcatcher (2014)
Easy choice.

The Harder They Fall (1956) vs Sugar (2008)
I'm not familiar with either.

Raging Bull (1980) vs The Hurricane (1999)
Raging Bull is a masterpiece.

Goon (2011) vs Jerry Maguire (1996)
Goon was at least enjoyable.

[edarsenal]

The Hustler (1961) vs Slap Shot (1977) These are BOTH my nominations so it's tough to choose between. Slap Shot is hilarious and while both DO feature, Paul Newman, Hustler is a notch or two above.

Everything else has one or both I have not seen so I'm unable to vote on them. I may try to see one or two to get some voting in

[HashtagBrownies]

The Blind Side (2009) vs I, Tonya (2017)

[jiraffejustin]

I don't think it's been an issue so far, but I'll still go ahead an clarify: Your first votes are NOT final, and you CAN alter them any time until I close the set. Just let me know if you add any votes or change anything, just so I don't have any excuses for messing any vote counts up.

[jiraffejustin]

I had the wrong year for The Champ, it's actually 1979 and not 1974. Sorry if there was any confusion.

[gbgoodies]

Round 1, Set 1

The Hustler (1961) vs Slap Shot (1977)
I've seen The Hustler (1961), but have not seen Slap Shot (1977).

The Blind Side (2009) vs I, Tonya (2017)
I've seen The Blind Side (2009), but have not seen I, Tonya (2017).

Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004) vs Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)
I haven't seen either movie yet.

Rocky IV (1985) vs The Champ (1979)
I've seen The Champ (1979), but have not seen Rocky IV (1985).

Warrior (2011) vs Foxcatcher (2014)
I've seen Foxcatcher (2014), but have not seen Warrior (2011).

The Harder They Fall (1956) vs Sugar (2008)
I've seen The Harder They Fall (1956), but have not seen Sugar (2008).

Raging Bull (1980) vs The Hurricane (1999)
I've seen The Hurricane (1999), but have not seen Raging Bull (1980).

Goon (2011) vs Jerry Maguire (1996)
I've seen Jerry Maguire (1996), but have not seen Goon (2011).


Apparently I've seen only one movie from each match, (except for one match where I've seen neither movie), so I can't vote for anything yet. It looks like I have a whole bunch of sports movies to watch this week. :)

[John-Connor]

Slap Shot 1977 First time viewing
https://i.imgur.com/QjTi0Ys.jpg

Cool nom Edarsenal, that was a fun watch!
Love the full of curse words script :D and Paul Newman's performance of course.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiP1iCfrJsw

3.5

[John-Connor]

Round 1, Set 1

The Hustler (1961) vs Slap Shot (1977)

[Nathaniel]

Round 1, Set 1

The Hustler (1961) vs Slap Shot (1977)
Tough matchup for Slap Shot. I'd have it over quite a few of these but The Hustler is beyond great.

The Blind Side (2009) vs I, Tonya (2017)
I hated The Blind Side. I quite like I, Tonya.

Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004) vs Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)
Requiem is one of my favourite boxing stories. Excellent film.

Rocky IV (1985) vs The Champ (1979)
Not a big fan of the Rocky sequels. I've not seen The Champ.

Warrior (2011) vs Foxcatcher (2014)
Warrior is good but Foxcatcher has the edge IMO. Close call.

The Harder They Fall (1956) vs Sugar (2008)
I've not seen either film.

Raging Bull (1980) vs The Hurricane (1999)
I really liked Denzel in The Hurricane but this is a no brainer for me.

Goon (2011) vs Jerry Maguire (1996)
I've not seen Goon. I rewatched Jerry Maguire not too long ago and thought it was ok.

Placeholder for now. I'll try and get to The Harder They Fall and Sugar in the next week.

[John-Connor]

Round 1, Set 1

The Hustler (1961) vs Slap Shot (1977)
+

Rocky IV (1985) vs The Champ (1979)

Warrior (2011) vs Foxcatcher (2014)
A tie on almost all fronts. Warrior scores slightly higher on 're-watch-value' and 'entertainment level', for me.

Raging Bull (1980) vs The Hurricane (1999)

Goon (2011) vs Jerry Maguire (1996)

[mark f]

Round 1, Set 1

The Hustler (1961) vs Slap Shot (1977)

The Blind Side (2009) vs I, Tonya (2017)

Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004) vs Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)

Rocky IV (1985) vs The Champ (1979)

Warrior (2011) vs Foxcatcher (2014)

The Harder They Fall (1956) vs Sugar (2008)

Raging Bull (1980) vs The Hurricane (1999)

Goon (2011) vs Jerry Maguire (1996)

[edarsenal]

Slap Shot 1977 First time viewing
https://i.imgur.com/QjTi0Ys.jpg

Cool nom Edarsenal, that was a fun watch!
Love the full of curse words script :D and Paul Newman's performance of course.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiP1iCfrJsw

3.5

THANKS John, the first time I saw Slap Shot was on Network TV, heavily censored and I was around 6 or 7 and loved it since. Would have been curious to see how it would have done against some else's nom. So, thanks mark f for the love!

[gbgoodies]

Round 1, Set 1

The Hustler (1961) vs Slap Shot (1977)
I've seen The Hustler (1961), but have not seen Slap Shot (1977).

The Blind Side (2009) vs I, Tonya (2017)
I've seen The Blind Side (2009), but have not seen I, Tonya (2017).

Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004) vs Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)
I don't like Ben Stiller, and I like almost all the actors in Requiem, so I can't believe I'm voting for Dodgeball, but I just enjoyed it more than Requiem.

Rocky IV (1985) vs The Champ (1979)
I've seen The Champ (1979), but have not seen Rocky IV (1985).

Warrior (2011) vs Foxcatcher (2014)
This was an easy choice for me. I thought Warrior was great, but I didn't like Foxcatcher.

The Harder They Fall (1956) vs Sugar (2008)
I've seen The Harder They Fall (1956), but have not seen Sugar (2008).

Raging Bull (1980) vs The Hurricane (1999)
I've seen The Hurricane (1999), but have not seen Raging Bull (1980).

Goon (2011) vs Jerry Maguire (1996)
Both movies are pretty good movies, but Goon was just a bit too bloody and violent for my taste.



I got lucky and I found the Slap Shot (1977) and Raging Bull (1980) DVDs in a dollar bin at a flea market this weekend, so I'll be watching those two movies next.

[Captain Spaulding]

Round 1, Set 1

The Hustler (1961) vs Slap Shot (1977)
(Newman vs. Newman. Slap Shot might be the best hockey film I've seen, but that's still not saying much. The Hustler is one of the best films ever made.)

The Blind Side (2009) vs I, Tonya (2017)
(I'm still shocked that The Blind Side received a BP nomination and Best Actress Oscar. I found it very generic and mediocre. Didn't quite love I, Tonya as a whole, but did love a lot of the individual aspects, such as the performances, soundtrack and dark humor.)

Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004) vs Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)
(Never found Dodgeball all that funny. Requiem for a Heavyweight is Top-50 material for me. Great movie. Excellent script by Rod Serling that's sort of like a boxing version of Aronofsky's The Wrestler. The opening POV shot features Muhammad Ali when he was still Cassius Clay.)

Rocky IV (1985) vs The Champ (1979)
(I think The Champ was voted the saddest movie ever made. It didn't have much of an emotional impact on me and I think it's average in quality, but Rocky IV is just a glorified music video.)

Warrior (2011) vs Foxcatcher (2014)
(Found Foxcatcher too slow, too ponderous, too distant. And that prosthetic nose on Steve Carrell was also incredibly distracting. Warrior doesn't bring anything new to the table, but it's a well-acted, well-told story regardless.)

The Harder They Fall (1956) vs Sugar (2008)
(The Harder They Fall is worth watching just to see Bogart's last performance, but it's also a very good movie in its own right that deals with the corruption in boxing. Unfortunately I haven't seen Sugar.)

Raging Bull (1980) vs The Hurricane (1999)
(First round TKO.)

Goon (2011) vs Jerry Maguire (1996)
(Not a fan of Jerry Maguire, especially with how overquoted it became, but none of the jokes landed for me in Goon.)

[rauldc14]

I Tonya
The Hurricane

Only two I can vote in. At least The Hurric awayane got a vote. Tough that it goes up against the for sure winner right away.

[jiraffejustin]

I thought Foxcatcher would do better; I really don't have my finger on the pulse of new movies around here.

[gbgoodies]

jiraffejustin, NOTE: The matches in GREEN are new votes, the matches in BLUE are previous votes, and the matches in RED are not done yet.

Round 1, Set 1

The Hustler (1961) vs Slap Shot (1977)
I'm not a big fan of The Hustler, but I just didn't like Slap Shot much. (Maybe you have to be a hockey fan to appreciate these hockey movies?)

The Blind Side (2009) vs I, Tonya (2017)
I've seen The Blind Side (2009), but have not seen I, Tonya (2017).

Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004) vs Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)
I don't like Ben Stiller, and I like almost all the actors in Requiem, so I can't believe I'm voting for Dodgeball, but I just enjoyed it more than Requiem.

Rocky IV (1985) vs The Champ (1979)
The Champ has been one of my favorite movies for many years, and Rocky IV was better than I expected, but just not good enough to get my vote.

Warrior (2011) vs Foxcatcher (2014)
This was an easy choice for me. I thought Warrior was great, but I didn't like Foxcatcher.

The Harder They Fall (1956) vs Sugar (2008)
I've seen The Harder They Fall (1956), but have not seen Sugar (2008).

Raging Bull (1980) vs The Hurricane (1999)
I expected to like Raging Bull a lot based on its reputation, but I found it kind of boring. On the other hand, I watched The Hurricane recently for one the the HoFs, and I really liked it.

Goon (2011) vs Jerry Maguire (1996)
Both movies are pretty good movies, but Goon was just a bit too bloody and violent for my taste.

[jiraffejustin]

Score update for any interested parties:

The Hustler - 8
Slap Shot - 1

The Blind Side - 1
I, Tonya - 5

Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story - 1
Requiem for a Heavyweight - 3

Rocky IV - 1
The Champ - 4

Warrior - 6
Foxcatcher - 1

The Harder They Fall - 1
Sugar - 0

Raging Bull - 8
The Hurricane - 2

Goon - 2
Jerry Maguire - 5

[the samoan lawyer]

Round 1, Set 1



The Blind Side (2009) vs I, Tonya (2017)

Warrior (2011) vs Foxcatcher (2014)

Raging Bull (1980) vs The Hurricane (1999)

Goon (2011) vs Jerry Maguire (1996)

[gbgoodies]

jiraffejustin, NOTE: The matches in GREEN are new votes, the matches in BLUE are previous votes, and there are no more matches in RED because I'm finished with this set. :D


Round 1, Set 1

The Hustler (1961) vs Slap Shot (1977)
I'm not a big fan of The Hustler, but I just didn't like Slap Shot much. (Maybe you have to be a hockey fan to appreciate these hockey movies?)

The Blind Side (2009) vs I, Tonya (2017)
These were both good movies, so it was a close match.

Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004) vs Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)
I don't like Ben Stiller, and I like almost all the actors in Requiem, so I can't believe I'm voting for Dodgeball, but I just enjoyed it more than Requiem.

Rocky IV (1985) vs The Champ (1979)
The Champ has been one of my favorite movies for many years, and Rocky IV was better than I expected, but just not good enough to get my vote.

Warrior (2011) vs Foxcatcher (2014)
This was an easy choice for me. I thought Warrior was great, but I didn't like Foxcatcher.

The Harder They Fall (1956) vs Sugar (2008)
I thought Sugar had a good chance to get my vote until about 3/4 into the movie when it took an unexpected turn and went downhill from there.

Raging Bull (1980) vs The Hurricane (1999)
I expected to like Raging Bull a lot based on its reputation, but I found it kind of boring. On the other hand, I watched The Hurricane recently for one the the HoFs, and I really liked it.

Goon (2011) vs Jerry Maguire (1996)
Both movies are pretty good movies, but Goon was just a bit too bloody and violent for my taste.

[edarsenal]

Score update for any interested parties:

The Hustler - 8
Slap Shot - 1

The Blind Side - 1
I, Tonya - 7

Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story - 1
Requiem for a Heavyweight - 3

Rocky IV - 1
The Champ - 4

Warrior - 7
Foxcatcher - 1

The Harder They Fall - 2
Sugar - 0

Raging Bull - 9
The Hurricane - 2

Goon - 2
Jerry Maguire - 6


Adjusted the count to include gbg's and samoan's recent votes just to see which films I may need to watch in the future.
DEFINITELY need to see The Champ, which is one I really should see anyway. As well as Raging Bull. Was never interested in I, Tonya and would rather skip that one, but if it gets down to the semis, I just may have to.

[jiraffejustin]

This set has gone on for a little longer than I anticipated, but I'll be closing it up and getting the next one going either today or tomorrow.

[edarsenal]

This set has gone on for a little longer than I anticipated, but I'll be closing it up and getting the next one going either today or tomorrow.

Looking forward to the next round, THANKS

[jiraffejustin]

The Hustler vs Slap Shot
Winner: The Hustler 8 - 1

This was a predictable victory for The Hustler, and a bit of bad luck on the draw for Slap Shot. Paul Newman showed up twice in the first match of the tournament, but he'll be taking off his skates and keeping his cue out for at least one more round.

The Blind Side vs I, Tonya
Winner: I, Tonya 7 - 1

I wasn't sure how this one would turn out, but I know, despite not having seen it, I was rooting for I, Tonya all the way. The Blind Side is one of my least favorite movies. The trailers and clips I've seen from I, Tonya make me want to seek it out. It looks like Margot Robbie probably gives a killer performance, but this film probably glorifies the villain of the tale more than it should. Poor Nancy Kerrigan can't catch a break, unless it comes from a cold, hard pipe.

Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story vs Requiem for a Heavyweight
Winner: Requiem for a Heavyweight 3 - 1

Talk about a styles clash. Not a surprising result here. I don't figure the folks going out of their way to see Requiem are the types that are probably going to react that strongly to Dodgeball. Or, at least, not as strongly.

Rocky IV vs The Champ
Winner: The Champ 4 - 1

I know next to nothing about The Champ other than THE CHAMP IS HEEERREEE DUN DUNNA DUUUUNNNNN (like John Cena....)

Warrior vs Foxcatcher
Winner: Warrior 7 - 1

For some reason, I thought Foxcatcher was more positively received around these parts than Warrior. Turns out: I was wrong. Personally, I think Steve Carell looks suitably creepy to play DuPont, fake nose and all.

The Harder They Fall vs Sugar
Winner: The Harder They Fall 2 - 0

One has Humphrey Bogart, one doesn't. What did you expect to happen?

Raging Bull vs The Hurricane
Winner: Raging Bull 9 - 2

Speaking of "what did you expect to happen?", DeNiro KOs Denzel any day of the week, except for the day of the week where they actually have to fight or any day of the week from like the last 25(?) years.

Goon vs Jerry Maguire
Winner: Jerry Maguire 6 - 2

We don't like hockey films. If you are on the ice in this tournament, you better leave your stick and pucks at home.

[jiraffejustin]

Expect this set to go about a week, but just like last time, don't be surprised if it goes a little long


Round 1, Set 2

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) vs Angels in the Outfield (1951)

Damn Yankees (1958) vs Million Dollar Baby (2004)

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962) vs A League of Their Own (1992)

Journeyman (2017) vs Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)

The Foot Fist Way (2006) vs Moneyball (2011)

American Flyers (1985) vs Rush (2013)

Remember the Titans (2000) vs Caddyshack (1980)

Bang the Drum Slowly (1973) vs The Set-Up (1949)

[mark f]

Round 1, Set 2

To me they're mostly ties.

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) vs Angels in the Outfield (1951)

Damn Yankees (1958) vs Million Dollar Baby (2004)

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962) vs A League of Their Own (1992)

Journeyman (2017) vs Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)

The Foot Fist Way (2006) vs Moneyball (2011)

American Flyers (1985) vs Rush (2013)

Remember the Titans (2000) vs Caddyshack (1980)

Bang the Drum Slowly (1973) vs The Set-Up (1949)

[edarsenal]

WOW, I can't vote on a SINGLE match up. May have to watch a few sports flicks this week.

[Chypmunk]

No votes from me this set either I'm afraid :(

[John-Connor]

Can only vote for one of the match-ups, will try to watch 2 or 3 sports movies this week..

[cricket]

Round 1, Set 2

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) vs Angels in the Outfield (1951)
Have only seen Ricky Bobby and I didn't care for it.

Damn Yankees (1958) vs Million Dollar Baby (2004)
Only seen Million Dollar Baby and it's pretty good.

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962) vs A League of Their Own (1992)
Good match.

Journeyman (2017) vs Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)
Not familiar with either.

The Foot Fist Way (2006) vs Moneyball (2011)
Moneyball is good but haven't heard of the other.

American Flyers (1985) vs Rush (2013)
Rush is good but haven't heard of the other.

Remember the Titans (2000) vs Caddyshack (1980)
Both great but it's still an easy vote for me.

Bang the Drum Slowly (1973) vs The Set-Up (1949)
Haven't seen either but would like to see both.

[Hey Fredrick]

Round 1, Set 2

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) vs Angels in the Outfield (1951) - Haven't seen either.

Damn Yankees (1958) vs Million Dollar Baby (2004) - Only watched Million Dollar Baby

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962) vs A League of Their Own (1992) -Only saw League of Their Own

Journeyman (2017) vs Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004) - Haven't seen either

The Foot Fist Way (2006) vs Moneyball (2011)

American Flyers (1985) vs Rush (2013) - It's been so long since I've seen American Flyers but I watched it a lot on when it premiered on HBO because Alexandra Paul was kind of crush worthy for me during that stretch of the 80's but I have to go with Rush. Racing > Biking (usually)

Remember the Titans (2000) vs Caddyshack (1980) - No brainer

Bang the Drum Slowly (1973) vs The Set-Up (1949) - Haven't seen Set-Up

[gbgoodies]

Round 1, Set 2

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) vs Angels in the Outfield (1951)

Damn Yankees (1958) vs Million Dollar Baby (2004)
I haven't seen Million Dollar Baby (2004) yet.

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962) vs A League of Their Own (1992)
I haven't seen The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962) yet.

Journeyman (2017) vs Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)
I haven't seen either movie yet.

The Foot Fist Way (2006) vs Moneyball (2011)
I haven't seen The Foot Fist Way (2006) yet.

American Flyers (1985) vs Rush (2013)
I haven't seen Rush (2013) yet.

Remember the Titans (2000) vs Caddyshack (1980)

Bang the Drum Slowly (1973) vs The Set-Up (1949)

[John-Connor]

Round 1, Set 2

The Foot Fist Way (2006) vs Moneyball (2011)

American Flyers (1985) vs Rush (2013)

Remember the Titans (2000) vs Caddyshack (1980)

[Captain Spaulding]

Round 1, Set 2

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) vs Angels in the Outfield (1951)
(I love Talladega Nights, especially as someone who used to be into Nascar, although I barely pay any attention to the sport anymore. I watched the 1994 Disney remake of Angels in the Outfield as a kid, but I've never seen the original.)

Damn Yankees (1958) vs Million Dollar Baby (2004)
(Million Dollar Baby is great, but I'm not familiar with Damn Yankees unless we're talking about the Ted Nugent supergroup.)

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962) vs A League of Their Own (1992)
(I've recorded The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner a few times, but always end up deleting it to make room for other stuff. A League of Their Own is pretty good.)

Journeyman (2017) vs Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)
(Never even heard of 'em.)

The Foot Fist Way (2006) vs Moneyball (2011)
(The Foot Fist Way is an amusing rough draft of the type of humor Jody Hill and McBride would later hone in other projects. I had zero interest in the subject matter of Moneyball, but the excellent script made me care.)

American Flyers (1985) vs Rush (2013)
(Rush is very good, but haven't seen or heard of the other.)

Remember the Titans (2000) vs Caddyshack (1980)
(Despite its popularity and reputation as one of the greatest comedies, I've always had a sneaking suspicion that I wouldn't like Caddyshack since I don't like Chase, Dangerfield or golf. Watched it for the first time ever this morning and my suspicions were correct. The gopher and Cindy Morgan's t*ts were the only worthwhile parts. The movie's scattershot nature made the runtime feel twice as long. I haven't seen Remember the Titans since it first came out. Doubt I'd like it as much now as I did back then, but still confident that it's better than Caddyshack.)

Bang the Drum Slowly (1973) vs The Set-Up (1949)
(Two movies I've been meaning to watch.)

[gbgoodies]

jiraffejustin, NOTE: The matches in GREEN are new votes, the matches in BLUE are previous votes, and the matches in RED are not done yet.


Round 1, Set 2

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) vs Angels in the Outfield (1951)

Damn Yankees (1958) vs Million Dollar Baby (2004)
Damn Yankees is one of my favorite movies, so I thought this was going to be an easy vote for me, but I was blindsided by how good the second half of Million Dollar Baby was, which made this a much closer match than I expected.

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962) vs A League of Their Own (1992)
I haven't seen The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962) yet.

Journeyman (2017) vs Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)
I haven't seen either movie yet.

The Foot Fist Way (2006) vs Moneyball (2011)
I haven't seen The Foot Fist Way (2006) yet.

American Flyers (1985) vs Rush (2013)
I haven't seen Rush (2013) yet.

Remember the Titans (2000) vs Caddyshack (1980)

Bang the Drum Slowly (1973) vs The Set-Up (1949)

[gbgoodies]

jiraffejustin, NOTE: The matches in GREEN are new votes, the matches in BLUE are previous votes, and the matches in RED are not done yet.


Round 1, Set 2

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) vs Angels in the Outfield (1951)

Damn Yankees (1958) vs Million Dollar Baby (2004)
Damn Yankees is one of my favorite movies, so I thought this was going to be an easy vote for me, but I was blindsided by how good the second half of Million Dollar Baby was, which made this a much closer match than I expected.

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962) vs A League of Their Own (1992)
I haven't seen The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962) yet.

Journeyman (2017) vs Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)
I haven't seen either movie yet.

The Foot Fist Way (2006) vs Moneyball (2011)
My apologies to whoever nominated The Foot Fist Way, but this was the easiest choice for me so far.

American Flyers (1985) vs Rush (2013)
Rush was a pretty good movie, but neither of the main characters were likable.

Remember the Titans (2000) vs Caddyshack (1980)

Bang the Drum Slowly (1973) vs The Set-Up (1949)

[jiraffejustin]

I'll be closing up this set either tomorrow or Friday.

[gbgoodies]

jiraffejustin, NOTE: The matches in GREEN are new votes, the matches in BLUE are previous votes, and the matches in RED are not done yet.


Round 1, Set 2

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) vs Angels in the Outfield (1951)

Damn Yankees (1958) vs Million Dollar Baby (2004)
Damn Yankees is one of my favorite movies, so I thought this was going to be an easy vote for me, but I was blindsided by how good the second half of Million Dollar Baby was, which made this a much closer match than I expected.

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962) vs A League of Their Own (1992)
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner was okay, but it just wasn't my type of movie.

Journeyman (2017) vs Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)
I haven't seen either movie yet.

The Foot Fist Way (2006) vs Moneyball (2011)
My apologies to whoever nominated The Foot Fist Way, but this was the easiest choice for me so far.

American Flyers (1985) vs Rush (2013)
Rush was a pretty good movie, but neither of the main characters were likable.

Remember the Titans (2000) vs Caddyshack (1980)

Bang the Drum Slowly (1973) vs The Set-Up (1949)

[gbgoodies]

I'll be closing up this set either tomorrow or Friday.


Am I the only one who's actually watching these movies to vote in this tournament? :(

[jiraffejustin]

Maybe. I think people would probably more inspired to watch if some of the matchups were closer or their nom was facing something that could beat it. I'm going to be watching more of them pretty soon. This semester is almost over and I'll have way more free time

[gbgoodies]

Maybe. I think people would probably more inspired to watch if some of the matchups were closer or their nom was facing something that could beat it. I'm going to be watching more of them pretty soon. This semester is almost over and I'll have way more free time


I thought the idea of these tournaments wasn't just to vote for movies that we've already seen, but it's to watch movies that we haven't seen yet.

I've watched a bunch of movies for this tournament that I never would have watched on my own, and most of them turned out to be pretty good movies, (or at least a lot better than I expected).

[edarsenal]

I thought the idea of these tournaments wasn't just to vote for movies that we've already seen, but it's to watch movies that we haven't seen yet.

I've watched a bunch of movies for this tournament that I never would have watched on my own, and most of them turned out to be pretty good movies, (or at least a lot better than I expected).
It's a helluva commendable job, gbg!!
I was going to try to and things got a little too swamped for me to make the time for any of them. :rolleyes::rolleyes:

[gbgoodies]

jiraffejustin, NOTE: The matches in GREEN are new votes, the matches in BLUE are previous votes, and there are no more matches in RED because I'm finished with this set. :D


Round 1, Set 2

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) vs Angels in the Outfield (1951)

Damn Yankees (1958) vs Million Dollar Baby (2004)
Damn Yankees is one of my favorite movies, so I thought this was going to be an easy vote for me, but I was blindsided by how good the second half of Million Dollar Baby was, which made this a much closer match than I expected.

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962) vs A League of Their Own (1992)
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner was okay, but it just wasn't my type of movie.

Journeyman (2017) vs Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)
Journeyman felt like more of a heavy drama than a sports movie, but it was an interesting look at the effect the brutality of boxing has on the boxers. I had a hard time finding Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson, and after finding it, I wasn't happy that it turned out to be a documentary that was almost four hours long, but I watched it anyway. Sadly, after all that, this wasn't even a close match for me. :(

The Foot Fist Way (2006) vs Moneyball (2011)
My apologies to whoever nominated The Foot Fist Way, but this was the easiest choice for me so far.

American Flyers (1985) vs Rush (2013)
Rush was a pretty good movie, but neither of the main characters were likable.

Remember the Titans (2000) vs Caddyshack (1980)

Bang the Drum Slowly (1973) vs The Set-Up (1949)

[jiraffejustin]

So, we got a lot of ties this round. So what I'll do is start the next round, but keep those all open until they can be broken. I got finals coming real soon, so if there are any ties remaining when I'm done, I'll make it a priority to be able to break them.

The Winners:

A League of Their Own (2 - 1 over The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner)

Moneyball (5 - 0 over The Foot Fist Way)

Remember the Titans (6 - 2 over Caddyshack)

The rest are ties.

[jiraffejustin]

You can vote for any of these tied sets if you haven't already in the previous round

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) vs Angels in the Outfield (1951)

Damn Yankees (1958) vs Million Dollar Baby (2004)

Journeyman (2017) vs Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)

American Flyers (1985) vs Rush (2013)

Bang the Drum Slowly (1973) vs The Set-Up (1949)




New matches:


Round 1, Set 3

The Damned United (2009) vs This Sporting Life (1963)

The Fighter (2010) vs Rocky (1976)

Death Race 2000 (1975) vs The Longest Yard (1974)

North Dallas Forty (1979) vs Rollerball (1975)

Cinderella Man (2005) vs Field of Dreams (1989)

The Color of Money (1986) vs Breaking Away (1979)

White Men Can't Jump (1992) vs The Long Run (2001)

Rocco and His Brothers (1960) vs The Karate Kid (1984)

[cricket]

Round 1, Set 3

The Damned United (2009) vs This Sporting Life (1963)

This Sporting Life is good but haven't seen the other.

The Fighter (2010) vs Rocky (1976)

Never seen The Fighter but I want to.

Death Race 2000 (1975) vs The Longest Yard (1974)

I like Death Race also.

North Dallas Forty (1979) vs Rollerball (1975)

I like Rollerball also.

Cinderella Man (2005) vs Field of Dreams (1989)

Haven't seen either.

The Color of Money (1986) vs Breaking Away (1979)

Love both.

White Men Can't Jump (1992) vs The Long Run (2001)

Like the first, haven't seen the second.

Rocco and His Brothers (1960) vs The Karate Kid (1984)

I tried to watch the first for the 60s countdown but couldn't find it anywhere. I like the other one but haven't seen it for a while.

[Chypmunk]

Yay, I can actually vote for one this time round:

Death Race 2000 (1975) vs The Longest Yard (1974)

If votes are thin on the ground for the match with The Long Run in it feel free to just knock that movie out. I only added some fillums to the mix to try and help out as at the time nominations appeared to be a little thin on the ground.

[Hey Fredrick]

Round 1, Set 3

The Damned United (2009) vs This Sporting Life (1963) - Haven't seen them

The Fighter vs Rocky (1976) - What a drag that these two go head to head right away.

Death Race 2000 (1975) vs The Longest Yard (1974)

North Dallas Forty (1979) vs Rollerball (1975)

Cinderella Man (2005) vs Field of Dreams (1989)

The Color of Money (1986) vs Breaking Away (1979) - Breaking Away I really liked but The Color of Money is one of my favorites of the 80's. Pool Hustling>Cycling, usually

White Men Can't Jump (1992) vs The Long Run (2001) Haven't seen The Long Run

Rocco and His Brothers (1960) vs The Karate Kid (1984) Haven't seen Rocco

[the samoan lawyer]

Round 1, Set 3

The Damned United (2009) vs This Sporting Life (1963)

The Fighter (2010) vs Rocky (1976)

Death Race 2000 (1975) vs The Longest Yard (1974)

North Dallas Forty (1979) vs Rollerball (1975)

Cinderella Man (2005) vs Field of Dreams (1989)

The Color of Money (1986) vs Breaking Away (1979)

White Men Can't Jump (1992) vs The Long Run (2001)

Rocco and His Brothers (1960) vs The Karate Kid (1984)

[jiraffejustin]

The Fighter (2010) vs Rocky (1976)

[Yam12]

The Fighter vs Rocky

[John-Connor]

Damn Yankees (1958) vs Million Dollar Baby (2004)
Damn Yankees is one of my favorite movies
Will check it out this weekend!

[John-Connor]

Round 1, Set 3

The Fighter (2010) vs Rocky (1976)

Cinderella Man (2005) vs Field of Dreams (1989)

The Color of Money (1986) vs Breaking Away (1979)

White Men Can't Jump (1992) vs The Long Run (2001)

Watchlisted:
Rocco and His Brothers + Death Race.

[mark f]

Round 1, Set 3

The Damned United (2009) vs This Sporting Life (1963)

The Fighter (2010) vs Rocky (1976)

Death Race 2000 (1975) vs The Longest Yard (1974)

North Dallas Forty (1979) vs Rollerball (1975)

Cinderella Man (2005) vs Field of Dreams (1989)

The Color of Money (1986) vs Breaking Away (1979)

White Men Can't Jump (1992) vs The Long Run (2001)

Rocco and His Brothers (1960) vs The Karate Kid (1984)

[gbgoodies]

Round 1, Set 3

The Damned United (2009) vs This Sporting Life (1963)
I haven't seen either movie yet.

The Fighter (2010) vs Rocky (1976)
I haven't seen The Fighter (2010) yet.

Death Race 2000 (1975) vs The Longest Yard (1974)

North Dallas Forty (1979) vs Rollerball (1975)

Cinderella Man (2005) vs Field of Dreams (1989)

The Color of Money (1986) vs Breaking Away (1979)
I haven't seen Breaking Away (1979) yet.

White Men Can't Jump (1992) vs The Long Run (2001)
I haven't seen The Long Run (2001) yet.

Rocco and His Brothers (1960) vs The Karate Kid (1984)
I haven't seen Rocco and His Brothers (1960) yet.

[Nathaniel]

Round 1, Set 2 Ties

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) vs Angels in the Outfield (1951)

Damn Yankees (1958) vs Million Dollar Baby (2004)

Journeyman (2017) vs Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)

American Flyers (1985) vs Rush (2013)

Bang the Drum Slowly (1973) vs The Set-Up (1949)



Round 1, Set 3

The Damned United (2009) vs This Sporting Life (1963)

The Fighter (2010) vs Rocky (1976)

Death Race 2000 (1975) vs The Longest Yard (1974)

North Dallas Forty (1979) vs Rollerball (1975)

Cinderella Man (2005) vs Field of Dreams (1989)

The Color of Money (1986) vs Breaking Away (1979)

White Men Can't Jump (1992) vs The Long Run (2001)

Rocco and His Brothers (1960) vs The Karate Kid (1984)

[jiraffejustin]

Round 1, Set 2 Ties

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) vs Angels in the Outfield (1951)

Damn Yankees (1958) vs Million Dollar Baby (2004)

Journeyman (2017) vs Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)

American Flyers (1985) vs Rush (2013)

Bang the Drum Slowly (1973) vs The Set-Up (1949)


Awesome, thanks for breaking these ties!

[John-Connor]

Round 1, Set 3

The Fighter (2010) vs Rocky (1976)

Cinderella Man (2005) vs Field of Dreams (1989)

The Color of Money (1986) vs Breaking Away (1979)

White Men Can't Jump (1992) vs The Long Run (2001)
+ Rocco and His Brothers (1960) vs The Karate Kid (1984)
Rocco, powerful and harsh Italian drama, didn't really feel like a 'Sports film' to me.

[edarsenal]

Round 1, Set 3

Death Race 2000 (1975) vs The Longest Yard (1974)

North Dallas Forty (1979) vs Rollerball (1975)

Cinderella Man (2005) vs Field of Dreams (1989)

The Color of Money (1986) vs Breaking Away (1979)

[gbgoodies]

jiraffejustin, NOTE: The matches in GREEN are new votes, the matches in BLUE are previous votes, and the matches in RED are not done yet.

Round 1, Set 3

The Damned United (2009) vs This Sporting Life (1963)
I haven't seen either movie yet.

The Fighter (2010) vs Rocky (1976)
I'm not really a fan of either movie, but I just found most of the characters in The Fighter annoying.

Death Race 2000 (1975) vs The Longest Yard (1974)

North Dallas Forty (1979) vs Rollerball (1975)

Cinderella Man (2005) vs Field of Dreams (1989)

The Color of Money (1986) vs Breaking Away (1979)
Breaking Away has been on my watchlist for years. I'm glad I finally watched it.

White Men Can't Jump (1992) vs The Long Run (2001)
The Long Run was a nice hidden gem.

Rocco and His Brothers (1960) vs The Karate Kid (1984)
I haven't seen Rocco and His Brothers (1960) yet.

[Captain Spaulding]

Round 1, Set 3

The Damned United (2009) vs This Sporting Life (1963)
(Seen neither.)

The Fighter (2010) vs Rocky (1976)
(The Fighter is very good, mostly thanks to Bale's great performance, but Rocky is as iconic as they come.)

Death Race 2000 (1975) vs The Longest Yard (1974)
(Love Death Race 2000, but I just watched The Longest Yard and might now consider it the best football movie I've seen. Great cast, the football game feels authentic, the understated humor is effortless, tons of great characters, Burt once again proves why he was the quintessential man's man. It reminded me some of Cool Hand Luke, as well.)

North Dallas Forty (1979) vs Rollerball (1975)
(Yet to watch the former, although it's been on my watchlist for awhile. Rollerball is solid if unspectacular.)

Cinderella Man (2005) vs Field of Dreams (1989)
(Cinderella Man is a great movie that never got proper recognition. I like Field of Dreams, but not as much as most seem to given its iconic stature.)

The Color of Money (1986) vs Breaking Away (1979)
(The Color of Money is one of my least favorites from Scorsese, although it's been awhile since I watched it. I mostly just remember Tom Cruise twirling his pool stick in seemingly every scene. Yet to see Breaking Away.)

White Men Can't Jump (1992) vs The Long Run (2001)
(I love White Men Can't Jump. Woody and Snipes have great chemistry, the dialogue is surprisingly strong, and it's the only time I've ever found Rosie Perez somewhat sexy. Haven't heard of The Long Run.)

Rocco and His Brothers (1960) vs The Karate Kid (1984)
(Not sure I've heard of the former. The Karate Kid has remained one of my favorite movies since I was a child.)

[edarsenal]

jiraffejustin, NOTE: The matches in GREEN are new votes, the matches in BLUE are previous votes, and the matches in RED are not done yet.


The Color of Money (1986) vs Breaking Away (1979)
Breaking Away has been on my watchlist for years. I'm glad I finally watched it.

Glad to hear you enjoyed it. Remember seeing it quite a few times back in the day and watched it a few years back and chuckled at seeing such a YOUNG Dennis Quaid.

[gbgoodies]

Glad to hear you enjoyed it. Remember seeing it quite a few times back in the day and watched it a few years back and chuckled at seeing such a YOUNG Dennis Quaid.


Dennis Quaid looked so young in Breaking Away that I actually looked up to see if that was his first movie. (It wasn't.)

[edarsenal]

Dennis Quaid looked so young in Breaking Away that I actually looked up to see if that was his first movie. (It wasn't.)

wow, he did do several before this. And, seeing Long Riders the next year, I had forgotten he played in that one.

[gbgoodies]

jiraffejustin, NOTE: The matches in GREEN are new votes, the matches in BLUE are previous votes, and the matches in RED are not done yet.

Round 1, Set 3

The Damned United (2009) vs This Sporting Life (1963)
I wasn't really a fan of either movie. :(

The Fighter (2010) vs Rocky (1976)
I'm not really a fan of either movie, but I just found most of the characters in The Fighter annoying.

Death Race 2000 (1975) vs The Longest Yard (1974)

North Dallas Forty (1979) vs Rollerball (1975)

Cinderella Man (2005) vs Field of Dreams (1989)

The Color of Money (1986) vs Breaking Away (1979)
Breaking Away has been on my watchlist for years. I'm glad I finally watched it.

White Men Can't Jump (1992) vs The Long Run (2001)
The Long Run was a nice hidden gem.

Rocco and His Brothers (1960) vs The Karate Kid (1984)
I haven't seen Rocco and His Brothers (1960) yet.


Does anyone have a link for Rocco and His Brothers (1960)?

[jiraffejustin]

Winners:

This Sporting Life
Rocky
The Longest Yard
North Dallas Forty
Field of Dreams
White Men Can't Jump


Currently Tied:

The Color of Money vs Breaking Away
Rocco and His Brothers and The Karate Kid

[jiraffejustin]

Need these ties to be broken, if you haven't voted in a match listed here, you can break the tie:

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) vs Angels in the Outfield (1951)

Bang the Drum Slowly (1973) vs The Set-Up (1949)

The Color of Money (1986) vs Breaking Away (1979)

Rocco and His Brothers (1960) vs The Karate Kid (1984)


Round 1, Set 4

Eight Men Out (1988) vs The Bad News Bears (1976)

Major League (1989) vs Real Steel (2011)

Rudy (1993) vs Cool Runnings (1993)

Eddie the Eagle (2015) vs 42 (2013)

Bull Durham (1988) vs The Wrestler (2008)

Bend It Like Beckham (2002) vs 8 Seconds (1994)

Pawn Sacrifice (2014) vs The Rookie (2002)

Any Given Sunday (1999) vs Kingpin (1996)

[gbgoodies]

Currently Tied:

Rocco and His Brothers and The Karate Kid


I'm sure that I would have voted for The Karate Kid because it's been a favorite movie of mine for many years, but I couldn't find a link for Rocco and His Brothers. :shrug:

[gbgoodies]

Round 1, Set 4

Eight Men Out (1988) vs The Bad News Bears (1976)

Major League (1989) vs Real Steel (2011)

Rudy (1993) vs Cool Runnings (1993)
I haven't seen Cool Runnings (1993) yet.

Eddie the Eagle (2015) vs 42 (2013)

Bull Durham (1988) vs The Wrestler (2008)

Bend It Like Beckham (2002) vs 8 Seconds (1994)
I haven't seen Bend It Like Beckham (2002) yet.

Pawn Sacrifice (2014) vs The Rookie (2002)

Any Given Sunday (1999) vs Kingpin (1996)
I haven't seen Any Given Sunday (1999) yet.

[gbgoodies]

I probably shouldn't say anything, but this has been slowly eating away at me for about a week now.

It seems like I'm the only person watching any movies for this tournament, and it's kind of upsetting. I've always thought of these tournaments as a way to get some of our favorite movies out there for people to watch, but while I've been watching everyone else's nominations, almost nobody has been watching my nominations. I don't expect everyone to like the movies that I nominated, but it would have been nice if a few people at least tried to watch them. Sadly, this has been a very disappointing tournament. :(

[Chypmunk]

Sorry, can't vote in any of these matches.

[Chypmunk]

I probably shouldn't say anything, but this has been slowly eating away at me for about a week now.

It seems like I'm the only person watching any movies for this tournament, and it's kind of upsetting. I've always thought of these tournaments as a way to get some of our favorite movies out there for people to watch, but while I've been watching everyone else's nominations, almost nobody has been watching my nominations. I don't expect everyone to like the movies that I nominated, but it would have been nice if a few people at least tried to watch them. Sadly, this has been a very disappointing tournament. :(
I'll freely admit I'm not watching movies for this tournament gbg, sorry but that's not going to change as sports movies are simply not a type of film I generally have much interest in. As previously stated I only added a few noms to this as they were hardly flooding in at that time. That said I've never viewed these types of tournaments as ones where there is any sort of obligation to watch any of the movies put forward, more like vote if you've seen both in a match or don't if you haven't.

Of course that doesn't mean people can't watch as many as they want in order to be able to turn in more votes, just that they don't have to - personally I think you are amazing for watching as many as you do, especially as some may quite possibly have little or no real interest to you. Sorry that I'm not watching your movies (tbh I don't even know which ones are yours .... or anyone else's for that matter) - it's certainly nothing personal, as I said earlier I'm not watching any of the nominations that I've not already seen for this one.

[jiraffejustin]

I probably shouldn't say anything, but this has been slowly eating away at me for about a week now.


I have my last finals tomorrow. After that, I'll be watching more of these. And I've actually watched a couple of movies for this tournament, but they've been movies that have either already won or I just couldn't vote because I wasn't able to get my hands on the other film.

I'm trying to get my hands on Angels in the Outfield so I can break the tie that it's in.

[John-Connor]

Round 1, Set 4

Major League (1989) vs Real Steel (2011)

Bull Durham (1988) vs The Wrestler (2008)

Pawn Sacrifice (2014) vs The Rookie (2002)

Any Given Sunday (1999) vs Kingpin (1996)

[mark f]

Round 1, Set 4
Eight Men Out (1988) vs The Bad News Bears (1976)

Major League (1989) vs Real Steel (2011)

Rudy (1993) vs Cool Runnings (1993)

Eddie the Eagle (2015) vs 42 (2013)

Bull Durham (1988) vs The Wrestler (2008)

Bend It Like Beckham (2002) vs 8 Seconds (1994)

Pawn Sacrifice (2014) vs The Rookie (2002)

Any Given Sunday (1999) vs Kingpin (1996)

[gbgoodies]

jiraffejustin, NOTE: The matches in GREEN are new votes, the matches in BLUE are previous votes, and the matches in RED are not done yet.

Round 1, Set 4

Eight Men Out (1988) vs The Bad News Bears (1976)

Major League (1989) vs Real Steel (2011)

Rudy (1993) vs Cool Runnings (1993)
I haven't seen Cool Runnings (1993) yet.

Eddie the Eagle (2015) vs 42 (2013)

Bull Durham (1988) vs The Wrestler (2008)

Bend It Like Beckham (2002) vs 8 Seconds (1994)
Bend It Like Beckham was a good movie, but 8 Seconds has been a favorite movie of mine since I saw it in the theater years ago.

Pawn Sacrifice (2014) vs The Rookie (2002)

Any Given Sunday (1999) vs Kingpin (1996)
I didn't really care for either movie, but I disliked Kingpin more.

[gbgoodies]

I'll freely admit I'm not watching movies for this tournament gbg, sorry but that's not going to change as sports movies are simply not a type of film I generally have much interest in. As previously stated I only added a few noms to this as they were hardly flooding in at that time. That said I've never viewed these types of tournaments as ones where there is any sort of obligation to watch any of the movies put forward, more like vote if you've seen both in a match or don't if you haven't.

Of course that doesn't mean people can't watch as many as they want in order to be able to turn in more votes, just that they don't have to - personally I think you are amazing for watching as many as you do, especially as some may quite possibly have little or no real interest to you. Sorry that I'm not watching your movies (tbh I don't even know which ones are yours .... or anyone else's for that matter) - it's certainly nothing personal, as I said earlier I'm not watching any of the nominations that I've not already seen for this one.

I have my last finals tomorrow. After that, I'll be watching more of these. And I've actually watched a couple of movies for this tournament, but they've been movies that have either already won or I just couldn't vote because I wasn't able to get my hands on the other film.

I'm trying to get my hands on Angels in the Outfield so I can break the tie that it's in.


It's not just that nobody's watching my movies, but also that I seem to be the only one participating in this tournament. It just feels like being in a HoF where everyone else got disqualified, and my feelings about this tournament are just becoming "why bother?" :(

[Chypmunk]

It's not just that nobody's watching my movies, but also that I seem to be the only one participating in this tournament. It just feels like being in a HoF where everyone else got disqualified, and my feelings about this tournament are just becoming "why bother?" :(
I'm gonna be honest gbg - I know you're having a difficult time of late and hopefully you know how fond I am of you but I find this comment rather disrespectful to the likes of mark f who has voted in EVERY single match thus far. Anyway, I'll just wish everyone well in this tourney and bow out of the thread now.

[gbgoodies]

I'm gonna be honest gbg - I know you're having a difficult time of late and hopefully you know how fond I am of you but I find this comment rather disrespectful to the likes of mark f who has voted in EVERY single match thus far. Anyway, I'll just wish everyone well in this tourney and bow out of the thread now.


No disrespect was intended towards mark f, and mark f, I sincerely apologize to you if I offended you in any way.

Chypmunk, I realize that mark f has voted in every round, but he has also already seen every movie that was nominated. My comments were about the people who nominated movies and then just voted for what they've already seen, and basically just ignored the rest of the movies. Maybe I'm wrong, but I thought the point of nominating movies was to get people who haven't seen them to watch them, (basically I'll watch your nomination if you watch my nomination), but nobody seems to be watching anything for this tournament. :(

[John-Connor]

It's not just that nobody's watching my movies, but also that I seem to be the only one participating in this tournament. It just feels like being in a HoF where everyone else got disqualified, and my feelings about this tournament are just becoming "why bother?" :(
Like chypmunk i'm also very fond of you, but did you just call me a 'nobody' :D I watched 'your movie' American Flyers for this tournament.

[gbgoodies]

Like chypmunk i'm also very fond of you, but did you just call me a 'nobody' :D I watched 'your movie' American Flyers for this tournament.


I'm not trying to offend anyone, and I apologize to you, (and anyone else who I may have offended), but my comments are not aimed at anyone specific. They're just meant to be general comments about my feelings, not "digs" at anyone else.

I understand that there's no rule that everyone (or anyone) has to watch all (or even any) of the nominated movies, but I just think it's sad that most people aren't watching the movies that they haven't seen yet. For me, it just defeats the whole purpose of the tournament. :(

[John-Connor]

I'm not trying to offend anyone, and I apologize to you, (and anyone else who I may have offended), but my comments are not aimed at anyone specific. They're just meant to be general comments about my feelings, not "digs" at anyone else.

I understand that there's no rule that everyone (or anyone) has to watch all (or even any) of the nominated movies, but I just think it's sad that most people aren't watching the movies that they haven't seen yet. For me, it just defeats the whole purpose of the tournament. :(
Well this is my first movie tournament ever, and I think I prefer the format/rules/set-up of a Hall of Fame so I understand where you're coming from.
And For me same goes with Song tournaments, unless it's Chypmunk song tournament format cause that set-up really works/rocks!

[mark f]

Nobody needs to apologize to me about anything.

[cricket]

Round 1, Set 4

Eight Men Out (1988) vs The Bad News Bears (1976)

I like The Bad News Bears but haven't seen the other.

Major League (1989) vs Real Steel (2011)

Big fan of Major League; may watch Real Steel this weekend.

Rudy (1993) vs Cool Runnings (1993)

Haven't seen either.

Eddie the Eagle (2015) vs 42 (2013)

Haven't seen either.

Bull Durham (1988) vs The Wrestler (2008)

Love The Wrestler And was disappointed in Bull Durham.

Bend It Like Beckham (2002) vs 8 Seconds (1994)

Haven't seen either.

Pawn Sacrifice (2014) vs The Rookie (2002)

Haven't seen either.

Any Given Sunday (1999) vs Kingpin (1996)

https://youtu.be/E4sgImaJTlA

[gbgoodies]

jiraffejustin, NOTE: The matches in GREEN are new votes, the matches in BLUE are previous votes, and there are no more matches in RED because I'm finished with this set. :D


Round 1, Set 4

Eight Men Out (1988) vs The Bad News Bears (1976)

Major League (1989) vs Real Steel (2011)

Rudy (1993) vs Cool Runnings (1993)
I think it would have been interesting to see the results of a match between Eddie the Eagle (2015) and Cool Runnings (1993).

Eddie the Eagle (2015) vs 42 (2013)

Bull Durham (1988) vs The Wrestler (2008)

Bend It Like Beckham (2002) vs 8 Seconds (1994)
Bend It Like Beckham was a good movie, but 8 Seconds has been a favorite movie of mine since I saw it in the theater years ago.

Pawn Sacrifice (2014) vs The Rookie (2002)

Any Given Sunday (1999) vs Kingpin (1996)
I didn't really care for either movie, but I disliked Kingpin more.

[Hey Fredrick]

Round 1, Set 4

Eight Men Out (1988) vs The Bad News Bears (1976)

Major League (1989) vs Real Steel (2011)

Rudy (1993) vs Cool Runnings (1993)

Eddie the Eagle (2015) vs 42 (2013) - NA

Bull Durham (1988) vs The Wrestler (2008)

Bend It Like Beckham (2002) vs 8 Seconds (1994) - NA

Pawn Sacrifice (2014) vs The Rookie (2002) - NA

Any Given Sunday (1999) vs Kingpin (1996)

[jiraffejustin]

Just watched Angels in the Outfield. It's pretty good, I'm going to rewatch Talladega Nights to break the tie.

[Captain Spaulding]

Round 1, Set 4

Eight Men Out (1988) vs The Bad News Bears (1976)
(Seen neither.)

Major League (1989) vs Real Steel (2011)
(Not crazy about Major League, but it's fairly entertaining/amusing. Real Steel sucked.)

Rudy (1993) vs Cool Runnings (1993)
(Both corny feel-good movies about huge underdogs. Hard not to feel emotional/inspired by Rudy. I like John Candy in Cool Runnings, but the movie's too Disney, especially with its humor.)

Eddie the Eagle (2015) vs 42 (2013)
(42 is a solid but forgettable biopic. Eddie the Eagle is an underrated/underseen underdog tale. Hugh Jackman and the dude who played Eddie were both great.)

Bull Durham (1988) vs The Wrestler (2008)
(Bull Durham is good, but The Wrestler is an all-time favorite.)

Bend It Like Beckham (2002) vs 8 Seconds (1994)
(Never been able to conjure enough interest to watch Beckham. I think I watched 8 Seconds with my parents a long ass time ago, but I don't remember enough about it to have an opinion.)

Pawn Sacrifice (2014) vs The Rookie (2002)
(Seen neither.)

Any Given Sunday (1999) vs Kingpin (1996)
(Hated Any Given Sunday. Kingpin is one of my favorite comedies.)

[jiraffejustin]

Winners:

The Bad News Bears
Major League
Rudy
Eddie the Eagle
The Rookie
Kingpin

Remaining ties that can still be broken:

The Color of Money (1986) vs Breaking Away (1979)
Rocco and His Brothers (1960) vs The Karate Kid (1984)
Bull Durham (1988) vs The Wrestler (2008)
Bend It Like Beckham (2002) vs 8 Seconds (1994)


I forgot to post here, but I put my vote behind Angels in the Outfield to break that tie.

Round 2, Set 1

The Hustler (1961) vs I, Tonya (2017)

Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962) vs The Champ (1979)

Warrior (2011) vs The Harder They Fall (1956)

Raging Bull (1980) vs Jerry Maguire (1996)

Angels in the Outfield (1951) vs Million Dollar Baby (2004)

A League of Their Own (1992) vs Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)

Moneyball (2011) vs Rush (2013)

This match is a three-way match, so make sure you've seen all three before voting:

Remember the Titans (2000) vs Bang the Drum Slowly (1973) vs The Set-Up (1949)

[jiraffejustin]

Round 2, Set 1

The Hustler (1961) vs I, Tonya (2017) - I watched I, Tonya after it won and I was impressed. I like the unreliable narrator thing it had going. I thought Robbie did a good job. I liked the way all the characters felt seedy, it made figure skating seem dirty, grimy, and nasty. The edge that skate blades can't give you. The Hustler is still on another level though.

Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962) vs The Champ (1979)

Warrior (2011) vs The Harder They Fall (1956)

Raging Bull (1980) vs Jerry Maguire (1996)

Angels in the Outfield (1951) vs Million Dollar Baby (2004)

A League of Their Own (1992) vs Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)

Moneyball (2011) vs Rush (2013)

This match is a three-way match, so make sure you've seen all three before voting:

Remember the Titans (2000) vs Bang the Drum Slowly (1973) vs The Set-Up (1949)

[gbgoodies]

Remaining ties that can still be broken:

Rocco and His Brothers (1960) vs The Karate Kid (1984)

I'm sure that I would vote for The Karate Kid (1984), but I can't find Rocco and His Brothers (1960), so I can't vote in this match. :shrug:



Round 2, Set 1

The Hustler (1961) vs I, Tonya (2017)

Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962) vs The Champ (1979)

Warrior (2011) vs The Harder They Fall (1956)

Raging Bull (1980) vs Jerry Maguire (1996)

Angels in the Outfield (1951) vs Million Dollar Baby (2004)

A League of Their Own (1992) vs Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)

Moneyball (2011) vs Rush (2013)

This match is a three-way match, so make sure you've seen all three before voting:

Remember the Titans (2000) vs Bang the Drum Slowly (1973) vs The Set-Up (1949)

[mark f]

Round 2, Set 1

The Hustler (1961) vs I, Tonya (2017)

Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962) vs The Champ (1979)

Warrior (2011) vs The Harder They Fall (1956)

Raging Bull (1980) vs Jerry Maguire (1996)

Angels in the Outfield (1951) vs Million Dollar Baby (2004)

A League of Their Own (1992) vs Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)

Moneyball (2011) vs Rush (2013)

Remember the Titans (2000) vs Bang the Drum Slowly (1973) vs The Set-Up (1949)

[the samoan lawyer]

Round 2, Set 1

The Hustler (1961) vs I, Tonya (2017)

Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962) vs The Champ (1979)

Warrior (2011) vs The Harder They Fall (1956)

Raging Bull (1980) vs Jerry Maguire (1996)

Angels in the Outfield (1951) vs Million Dollar Baby (2004)

A League of Their Own (1992) vs Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)

Moneyball (2011) vs Rush (2013)

[cricket]

Round 2, Set 1

The Hustler (1961) vs I, Tonya (2017)

Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962) vs The Champ (1979)

Warrior (2011) vs The Harder They Fall (1956)

Raging Bull (1980) vs Jerry Maguire (1996)

Angels in the Outfield (1951) vs Million Dollar Baby (2004)

A League of Their Own (1992) vs Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)

Moneyball (2011) vs Rush (2013)

This match is a three-way match, so make sure you've seen all three before voting:

Remember the Titans (2000) vs Bang the Drum Slowly (1973) vs The Set-Up (1949)

[Captain Spaulding]

Round 2, Set 1

The Hustler (1961) vs I, Tonya (2017)

Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962) vs The Champ (1979)

Warrior (2011) vs The Harder They Fall (1956)

Raging Bull (1980) vs Jerry Maguire (1996)

Angels in the Outfield (1951) vs Million Dollar Baby (2004)

A League of Their Own (1992) vs Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)

Moneyball (2011) vs Rush (2013)

Remember the Titans (2000) vs Bang the Drum Slowly (1973) vs The Set-Up (1949)

[Hey Fredrick]

Round 2, Set 1

The Hustler (1961) vs I, Tonya (2017)
I know the Hustler is an all time classic but I really liked I, Tonya

Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962) vs The Champ (1979)

Warrior (2011) vs The Harder They Fall (1956)

Raging Bull (1980) vs Jerry Maguire (1996)
Easiest pick this round.

Angels in the Outfield (1951) vs Million Dollar Baby (2004)

A League of Their Own (1992) vs Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)

Moneyball (2011) vs Rush (2013)
Baseball > Racing unless the baseball movie has some kid flying around the diamond.

[HashtagBrownies]

The Hustler (1961) vs I, Tonya (2017)

[John-Connor]

Round 2, Set 1

Moneyball (2011) vs Rush (2013)
Like both but that final race in the rain, picture/sound quality is just amazing.

[iluv2viddyfilms]

Bump, just finding this now. I'm not a huge sports fan and that largely translates to sports films, however there are a handful of truly great pictures either focused on a sport or using one as a backdrop or allegory:

1. The Hustler
2. Le Mans
3. Raging Bull
4. White Men Can't Jump
5. The Lusty Men
6. He Got Game
7. Bull Durham
8. Body and Soul
9. The Wrestler
10. Breaking Away

[John Dumbear]

Surely "Breaking Away" won this tourney.

[matt72582]

This could be really cool with a bunch of movie fans who know some great obscure movies.



"Two Half Times In Hell" is a very good European movie.