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8) 12 Angry Men vs Sin City
The Third Man vs 57) The Shining
L.A. Confidential vs 30) Casablanca
Inglourious Basterds vs 47) The Departed
Blood Diamond vs 11) Fellowship of the Ring
Pan’s Labyrinth vs M
Braveheart vs 34) Saving Private Ryan yuck, neither
62) North by Northwest vs Amadeus
Three Colours: Red vs Platoon, Blue might could beat Platoon tho
Cool Hand Luke vs 2) The Godfather, tough one



2nd quarter closes this weekend! Keep the votes coming.

Also, from the completed 1st quarter, The Lion King and Annie Hall finished at 13-13, so is anyone able to break that tie?



8) 12 Angry Men vs Sin City
Jaws vs The Grand Budapest Hotel -
The Elephant Man vs Bicycle Thieves
The Third Man vs 57) The Shining
37) Spirited Away vs The General
Incendies vs Les Diaboliques
Memories of Murder vs How to Train Your Dragon
L.A. Confidential vs 30) Casablanca
23) Se7en vs A Beautiful Mind
Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows Part 2 vs Roman Holiday
High Noon vs Prisoners
Inglourious Basterds vs 47) The Departed
55) Django Unchained vs The Deer Hunter
2001: A Space Odyssey vs The Night of the Hunter
Monty Python and the Holy Grail vs Princess Mononoke
Blood Diamond vs 11) Fellowship of the Ring
14) Inception vs Hachi: A Dog’s Tale
Rashomon vs The Wages of Fear
Pan’s Labyrinth vs M
Amelie vs 54) The Dark Knight Rises
44) Sunset Boulevard vs Gone Girl
A Fistful of Dollars vs Stalag 17
Ben-Hur vs 3 Idiots
Before Sunrise vs 19) The Matrix
31) Raiders of the Lost Ark vs Witness for the Prosecution
The Wizard of Oz vs 12 Years a Slave
Rang de Basanti vs Monster’s Inc
Braveheart vs 34) Saving Private Ryan
62) North by Northwest vs Amadeus
Three Colours: Red vs Platoon
Slumdog Millionaire vs Groundhog Day
Cool Hand Luke vs 2) The Godfather
37) Spirited Away vs The General



THE 2ND QUARTER IS NOW CLOSED FOR VOTING

Here are the results:

3) The Godfather Part 2 vs Once Upon a Time in America 15-7
Up vs Wild Strawberries 3-7
Network vs Trainspotting 15-4
Underground [1995] vs 59) Paths of Glory 1-5
33) Psycho vs Das Boot 6-4
Snatch vs On the Waterfront 4-12
Strangers on a Train vs Boyhood 3-4
Yojimbo vs 32) American History X 9-6
20) Episode IV: A New Hope vs The Hunt 3-5
My Neighbour Totoro vs Lawrence of Arabia 4-8
Oldboy vs Into the Wild 10-5
The Gold Rush vs 43) The Green Mile 5-6
49) Back to the Future vs Papillon 8-4
The Great Escape vs Heat 5-6
The Battle of Algiers vs Notorious 4-3
The Bridge on the River Kwai vs 16) One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest 3-13
12) Interstellar vs Stalker 1-4
Donnie Darko vs Toy Story 3 9-13
Rebecca vs The Seventh Seal 9-2
No Country for Old Men vs 53) The Lives of Others 7-5
41) Memento vs Her 11-8
Life of Brian vs Chinatown 5-12
The Hustler vs Double Indemnity 6-11
Black Cat, White Cat vs 21) Seven Samurai 0-4
25) Silence of the Lambs vs The Big Sleep 7-6
Laputa: Castle in the Sky vs La Dolce Vita 3-2
Metropolis vs The King’s Speech 4-5
Fanny and Alexander vs 40) Terminator 2: Judgement Day 6-4
63) Aliens vs Mary and Max 11-4
It Happened One Night vs Amores Perros 4-2
Die Hard vs Howl’s Moving Castle 8-3
Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade vs 5) Pulp Fiction 4-17

No ties in this section so all are confirmed winners. Seanc broke the first quarter tie with Annie Hall, so Annie Hall advances over The Lion King with a score of 14 votes to 13. Personally I'm annoyed about The Big Sleep losing out to Silence of the Lambs here but it was a close contest.

The 3rd and 4th quarters are still open for voting and will close in a few days. In those sections, there is only one matchup that currently has no votes:
Swades: We the People vs. The Great Dictator.

Another match that is currently tied at 4-4 is:
Memories of Murder vs. How to Train Your Dragon

So tie-breakers for those matchups would be appreciated.

I shall post the first half of the 2nd round shortly.



Here are the first 2 quarters of the 2nd round:

Dial M for Murder vs Good Will Hunting
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre vs Requiem for a Dream
39) Modern Times vs Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Persona vs 28) Leon: the Professional
18) Goodfellas vs Taxi Driver
A Christmas Story vs Barry Lyndon
Annie Hall vs Singin’ in the Rain
The Grapes of Wrath vs 15) Forrest Gump
Unforgiven vs Ikiru
Judgement at Nuremberg vs 50) Alien
42) The Pianist vs The Best Years of Our Lives
The Princess Bride vs 17) The Two Towers
27) Once Upon a Time in the West vs Blade Runner
Downfall vs 36) Rear Window
60) American Beauty vs Casino
The Big Lebowski vs Ran

3) The Godfather Part 2 vs Wild Strawberries
Network vs 59) Paths of Glory
33) Psycho vs On the Waterfront
Boyhood vs Yojimbo
The Hunt vs Lawrence of Arabia
Oldboy vs 43) The Green Mile
49) Back to the Future vs Heat
The Battle of Algiers vs 16) One flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Stalker vs Toy Story 3
Rebecca vs No Country for Old Men
41) Memento vs Chinatown
Double Indemnity vs 21) Seven Samurai
25) Silence of the Lambs vs Laputa: Castle in the Sky
The King’s Speech vs Fanny and Alexander
63) Aliens vs It Happened One Night
Die Hard vs 5) Pulp Fiction

Voting is open! I'll leave them open for about 2 weeks, give or take. A reminder that the 3rd and 4th quarters of the opening round are still open and we need tiebreakers for Swades: We the People vs The Great Dictator AND Memories of Murder vs How to Train Your Dragon.



Dial M for Murder vs Good Will Hunting
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre vs Requiem for a Dream
39) Modern Times vs Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Persona vs 28) Leon: the Professional
18) Goodfellas vs Taxi Driver(Wtf!)
A Christmas Story vs Barry Lyndon
Annie Hall vs Singin’ in the Rain
The Grapes of Wrath vs 15) Forrest Gump
Unforgiven vs Ikiru
Judgement at Nuremberg vs 50) Alien
42) The Pianist vs The Best Years of Our Lives
The Princess Bride vs 17) The Two Towers
27) Once Upon a Time in the West vs Blade Runner
Downfall vs 36) Rear Window
60) American Beauty vs Casino(Wtf#2!)
The Big Lebowski vs Ran


3) The Godfather Part 2 vs Wild Strawberries
Network vs 59) Paths of Glory
33) Psycho vs On the Waterfront
Boyhood vs Yojimbo
The Hunt vs Lawrence of Arabia
Oldboy vs 43) The Green Mile
49) Back to the Future vs Heat
The Battle of Algiers vs 16) One flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Stalker vs Toy Story 3
Rebecca vs No Country for Old Men
41) Memento vs Chinatown
Double Indemnity vs 21) Seven Samurai
25) Silence of the Lambs vs Laputa: Castle in the Sky
The King’s Speech vs Fanny and Alexander
63) Aliens vs It Happened One Night
Die Hard vs 5) Pulp Fiction



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Dial M for Murder vs Good Will Hunting
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre vs Requiem for a Dream
39) Modern Times vs Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Persona vs 28) Leon: the Professional
18) Goodfellas vs Taxi Driver
A Christmas Story vs Barry Lyndon
Annie Hall vs Singin’ in the Rain
The Grapes of Wrath vs 15) Forrest Gump
Unforgiven vs Ikiru
Judgement at Nuremberg vs 50) Alien
42) The Pianist vs The Best Years of Our Lives
The Princess Bride vs 17) The Two Towers
27) Once Upon a Time in the West vs Blade Runner
Downfall vs 36) Rear Window
60) American Beauty vs Casino
The Big Lebowski vs Ran

3) The Godfather Part 2 vs Wild Strawberries
Network vs 59) Paths of Glory
33) Psycho vs On the Waterfront
Boyhood vs Yojimbo
The Hunt vs Lawrence of Arabia
Oldboy vs 43) The Green Mile
49) Back to the Future vs Heat
The Battle of Algiers vs 16) One flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Stalker vs Toy Story 3
Rebecca vs No Country for Old Men
41) Memento vs Chinatown
Double Indemnity vs 21) Seven Samurai
25) Silence of the Lambs vs Laputa: Castle in the Sky
The King’s Speech vs Fanny and Alexander
63) Aliens vs It Happened One Night
Die Hard vs 5) Pulp Fiction



Dial M for Murder vs Good Will Hunting
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre vs Requiem for a Dream
Persona vs 28) Leon: the Professional
18) Goodfellas vs Taxi Driver
A Christmas Story vs Barry Lyndon
Annie Hall vs Singin’ in the Rain
The Princess Bride vs 17) The Two Towers
27) Once Upon a Time in the West vs Blade Runner
60) American Beauty vs Casino

Network vs 59) Paths of Glory
33) Psycho vs On the Waterfront
Boyhood vs Yojimbo
Oldboy vs 43) The Green Mile
49) Back to the Future vs Heat
Stalker vs Toy Story 3
41) Memento vs Chinatown
Double Indemnity vs 21) Seven Samurai
Die Hard vs 5) Pulp Fiction



Bright light. Bright light. Uh oh.
Dial M for Murder vs Good Will Hunting
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre vs Requiem for a Dream
39) Modern Times vs Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Persona vs 28) Leon: The Professional
18) GoodFellas vs Taxi Driver
A Christmas Story vs Barry Lyndon
Annie Hall vs Singin’ in the Rain
The Grapes of Wrath vs 15) Forrest Gump
Unforgiven vs Ikiru
Judgment at Nuremberg vs 50) Alien
42) The Pianist vs The Best Years of Our Lives
The Princess Bride vs 17) The Two Towers
27) Once Upon a Time in the West vs Blade Runner
Downfall vs 36) Rear Window
60) American Beauty vs Casino
The Big Lebowski vs Ran


3) The Godfather Part II vs Wild Strawberries
Network vs 59) Paths of Glory
33) Psycho vs On the Waterfront
Boyhood vs Yojimbo
The Hunt vs Lawrence of Arabia
Oldboy vs 43) The Green Mile
49) Back to the Future vs Heat
The Battle of Algiers vs 16) One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Stalker vs Toy Story 3
Rebecca vs No Country for Old Men
41) Memento vs Chinatown
Double Indemnity vs 21) Seven Samurai
25) The Silence of the Lambs vs Laputa: Castle in the Sky
The King’s Speech vs Fanny and Alexander
63) Aliens vs It Happened One Night
Die Hard vs 5) Pulp Fiction
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Here are the first 2 quarters of the 2nd round:
Dial M for Murder vs Good Will Hunting
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre vs Requiem for a Dream
39) Modern Times vs Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Persona vs 28) Leon: the Professional
18) Goodfellas vs Taxi Driver
A Christmas Story vs Barry Lyndon
Annie Hall vs Singin’ in the Rain
The Grapes of Wrath vs 15) Forrest Gump
Unforgiven vs Ikiru
Judgement at Nuremberg vs 50) Alien
42) The Pianist vs The Best Years of Our Lives
The Princess Bride
vs 17) The Two Towers
27) Once Upon a Time in the West vs Blade Runner
Downfall vs 36) Rear Window
60) American Beauty vs Casino
The Big Lebowski vs Ran

3) The Godfather Part 2 vs Wild Strawberries
Network vs 59) Paths of Glory
33) Psycho vs On the Waterfront
Boyhood vs Yojimbo
The Hunt vs Lawrence of Arabia
Oldboy vs 43) The Green Mile
49) Back to the Future vs Heat
The Battle of Algiers vs 16) One flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Stalker vs Toy Story 3
Rebecca vs No Country for Old Men
41) Memento vs Chinatown
Double Indemnity vs 21) Seven Samurai
25) Silence of the Lambs vs Laputa: Castle in the Sky
The King’s Speech vs Fanny and Alexander
63) Aliens vs It Happened One Night
Die Hard vs 5) Pulp Fiction
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Dial M for Murder vs Good Will Hunting
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre vs Requiem for a Dream
39) Modern Times vs Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Persona vs 28) Leon: the Professional
18) Goodfellas vs Taxi Driver
A Christmas Story vs Barry Lyndon
Annie Hall vs Singin’ in the Rain
The Grapes of Wrath vs 15) Forrest Gump
Unforgiven vs Ikiru
Judgement at Nuremberg vs 50) Alien
42) The Pianist vs The Best Years of Our Lives
The Princess Bride vs 17) The Two Towers
27) Once Upon a Time in the West vs Blade Runner
Downfall vs 36) Rear Window
60) American Beauty vs Casino
The Big Lebowski vs Ran

3) The Godfather Part 2 vs Wild Strawberries
Network vs 59) Paths of Glory
33) Psycho vs On the Waterfront
Boyhood vs Yojimbo
The Hunt vs Lawrence of Arabia
Oldboy vs 43) The Green Mile
49) Back to the Future vs Heat
The Battle of Algiers vs 16) One flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Stalker vs Toy Story 3
Rebecca vs No Country for Old Men
41) Memento vs Chinatown
Double Indemnity vs 21) Seven Samurai
25) Silence of the Lambs vs Laputa: Castle in the Sky
The King’s Speech vs Fanny and Alexander
63) Aliens vs It Happened One Night
Die Hard vs 5) Pulp Fiction
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Dial M for Murder vs Good Will Hunting
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre vs Requiem for a Dream
39) Modern Times vs Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Persona vs 28) Leon: the Professional
18) Goodfellas vs Taxi Driver
A Christmas Story vs Barry Lyndon
Annie Hall vs Singin’ in the Rain
The Grapes of Wrath vs 15) Forrest Gump
Unforgiven vs Ikiru
Judgement at Nuremberg vs 50) Alien
42) The Pianist vs The Best Years of Our Lives
The Princess Bride vs 17) The Two Towers
27) Once Upon a Time in the West vs Blade Runner
Downfall vs 36) Rear Window
60) American Beauty vs Casino
The Big Lebowski vs Ran

3) The Godfather Part 2 vs Wild Strawberries
Network vs 59) Paths of Glory
33) Psycho vs On the Waterfront
Boyhood vs Yojimbo
The Hunt vs Lawrence of Arabia
Oldboy vs 43) The Green Mile
49) Back to the Future vs Heat
The Battle of Algiers vs 16) One flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Stalker vs Toy Story 3
Rebecca vs No Country for Old Men
41) Memento vs Chinatown
Double Indemnity vs 21) Seven Samurai
25) Silence of the Lambs vs Laputa: Castle in the Sky
The King’s Speech vs Fanny and Alexander
63) Aliens
vs It Happened One Night
Die Hard vs 5) Pulp Fiction



Chappie doesn't like the real world
Dial M for Murder vs Good Will Hunting
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre vs Requiem for a Dream
39) Modern Times vs Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Persona vs 28) Leon: the Professional
18) Goodfellas vs Taxi Driver
A Christmas Story vs Barry Lyndon
Annie Hall vs Singin’ in the Rain
The Grapes of Wrath vs 15) Forrest Gump
Unforgiven vs Ikiru
Judgement at Nuremberg vs 50) Alien
42) The Pianist vs The Best Years of Our Lives
The Pianist vs 17) The Two Towers
27) Once Upon a Time in the West vs Blade Runner
Downfall vs 36) Rear Window
60) American Beauty vs Casino
The Big Lebowski vs Ran

3) The Godfather Part 2 vs Wild Strawberries
Network vs 59) Paths of Glory
33) Psycho vs On the Waterfront
Boyhood vs Yojimbo
The Hunt vs Lawrence of Arabia
Oldboy vs 43) The Green Mile
49) Back to the Future vs Heat
The Battle of Algiers vs 16) One flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Stalker vs Toy Story 3
Rebecca vs No Country for Old Men
41) Memento vs Chinatown
Double Indemnity vs 21) Seven Samurai
25) Silence of the Lambs vs Laputa: Castle in the Sky
The King’s Speech vs Fanny and Alexander
63) Aliens vs It Happened One Night
Die Hard vs 5) Pulp Fiction



Dial M for Murder vs Good Will Hunting
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre vs Requiem for a Dream
39) Modern Times vs Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Persona vs 28) Leon: the Professional
18) Goodfellas vs Taxi Driver
A Christmas Story vs Barry Lyndon
Annie Hall vs Singin’ in the Rain
The Grapes of Wrath vs 15) Forrest Gump
Unforgiven vs Ikiru
Judgement at Nuremberg vs 50) Alien
42) The Pianist vs The Best Years of Our Lives
The Princess Bride vs 17) The Two Towers
27) Once Upon a Time in the West vs Blade Runner
Downfall vs 36) Rear Window
60) American Beauty vs Casino
The Big Lebowski vs Ran

3) The Godfather Part 2 vs Wild Strawberries
Network vs 59) Paths of Glory
33) Psycho vs On the Waterfront
Boyhood vs Yojimbo
The Hunt vs Lawrence of Arabia
Oldboy vs 43) The Green Mile
49) Back to the Future vs Heat
The Battle of Algiers vs 16) One flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Stalker vs Toy Story 3
Rebecca vs No Country for Old Men
41) Memento vs Chinatown
Double Indemnity vs 21) Seven Samurai
25) Silence of the Lambs vs Laputa: Castle in the Sky
The King’s Speech vs Fanny and Alexander
63) Aliens vs It Happened One Night
Die Hard vs 5) Pulp Fiction



Dial M for Murder vs Good Will Hunting (love them both!)
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre vs Requiem for a Dream
39) Modern Times vs Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Persona vs 28) Leon: the Professional
18) Goodfellas vs Taxi Driver (ugh! hella tough choice)
A Christmas Story vs Barry Lyndon
Annie Hall vs Singin’ in the Rain
The Grapes of Wrath vs 15) Forrest Gump
Unforgiven vs Ikiru
Judgement at Nuremberg vs 50) Alien
42) The Pianist vs The Best Years of Our Lives
The Princess Bride vs 17) The Two Towers
27) Once Upon a Time in the West vs Blade Runner
Downfall vs 36) Rear Window
60) American Beauty vs Casino
The Big Lebowski vs Ran

3) The Godfather Part 2 vs Wild Strawberries
Network vs 59) Paths of Glory
33) Psycho vs On the Waterfront
Boyhood vs Yojimbo
The Hunt vs Lawrence of Arabia
Oldboy vs 43) The Green Mile (another tough choice!)
49) Back to the Future vs Heat
The Battle of Algiers vs 16) One flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Stalker vs Toy Story 3
Rebecca vs No Country for Old Men
41) Memento vs Chinatown
Double Indemnity vs 21) Seven Samurai
25) Silence of the Lambs vs Laputa: Castle in the Sky (two very different movies)
The King’s Speech vs Fanny and Alexander
63) Aliens vs It Happened One Night
Die Hard vs 5) Pulp Fiction



18) Goodfellas vs Taxi Driver
Annie Hall vs Singin’ in the Rain
The Princess Bride vs 17) The Two Towers
33) Psycho vs On the Waterfront
Stalker vs Toy Story 3
41) Memento vs Chinatown
Die Hard vs 5) Pulp Fiction



Dial M for Murder vs Good Will Hunting
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre vs Requiem for a Dream
39) Modern Times vs Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Persona vs 28) Leon: the Professional
18) Goodfellas vs Taxi Driver
A Christmas Story vs Barry Lyndon
Annie Hall vs Singin’ in the Rain
The Grapes of Wrath vs 15) Forrest Gump
Unforgiven vs Ikiru
Judgement at Nuremberg vs 50) Alien
42) The Pianist vs The Best Years of Our Lives
The Princess Bride vs 17) The Two Towers
27) Once Upon a Time in the West vs Blade Runner
Downfall vs 36) Rear Window
60) American Beauty vs Casino
The Big Lebowski vs Ran

3) The Godfather Part 2 vs Wild Strawberries
Network vs 59) Paths of Glory
33) Psycho vs On the Waterfront
Boyhood vs Yojimbo
The Hunt vs Lawrence of Arabia
Oldboy vs 43) The Green Mile
49) Back to the Future vs Heat
The Battle of Algiers vs 16) One flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Stalker vs Toy Story 3
Rebecca vs No Country for Old Men
41) Memento vs Chinatown
Double Indemnity vs 21) Seven Samurai
25) Silence of the Lambs vs Laputa: Castle in the Sky
The King’s Speech vs Fanny and Alexander
63) Aliens vs It Happened One Night
Die Hard vs 5) Pulp Fiction



[b]The King’s Speech vs Fanny and Alexander
Meant to vote for Fanny and Alexander here