[williamssl]

A bigger list hurts those two even more by burying them further. I'll stick with them for now!

[docx]

SOLIDARITY!!!!!!

[Deleted]

You guys asked for some variegated nominations. Here are a few of the usual suspects, and a few you probably didn't even consider:

1) The Matrix
2) The Animatrix
3) The Matrix Reloaded
4) The Matrix Revolutions
5) The Fifth Element
6) Back to the Future
7) Jurassic Park
Event Horizon
9) Titan A.E.
10) Underworld
11) The Fountain
12) What Dreams May Come
13) The Blair Witch Project
14) Interview With The Vampire
15) The Day After Tomorrow

[DevSop]

A few more hours to get votes in and I was mistaken; Tex, you're votes did get one of those two movies in. If someone has edited their picks in the last day, please let me know. If anyone needs an extension, let me know. Otherwise, Serg, I'm not sure if you did the spreadsheet for this, but I sorta have one if it'll help you with the brackets.

[Batman]

I haven't been doing anything with the SciFi showdown. If you'd like me to do your brackets, go ahead and post the numbers. Or PM me, whatever.

[dsolo1986]

1. Star Wars
2. The Empire Strikes Back
3. Back To The Future
4. T2
5. The Terminator
6. Predator
7. Total Recall
8. Star Trek II
9. Aliens
10. The Matrix
11. Jurassic Park
12. Superman
13. Return of the Jedi
14. Independence Day
15. Lord of the Rings

[Batman]

Well, I'll bet that knocked Plan 9 out of the top 16.

Darn, I was looking forward to the smack talk that would have ensued in the 1st round match-up between Plan 9 and Empire.

Ah, well.

[National Champion Chris Cole]

What the hell is Plan 9. I've never even heard of it.

[Batman]

Have you heard of Ed Wood, the movie where Johnny Depp plays a schlocky crossdressing director? Wood was a real guy, "acclaimed" by many as the worst director of all time.

Plan 9 from Outer Space was his magnum opus. So to speak.

[docx]

Plan 9 doesn't make the tourney, I riot.

BEST. MOVIE. EVAR.

[Batman]

As entertaining as a matchup between Plan 9 and ESB would have been, a DocX riot sounds like something to see, too.

[williamssl]

Maybe we can see both? A riot when it doesn't make the original tourney...and then some random "play in" matchups between Plan 9 and other movies like Forbidden Planet.

Damn - forgot to add FP to my list...not that it would have helped.

[DevSop]

I believe the brackets are done as long as no one else wants to jump in. If serg can post it, I can probably get started soon.

[Batman]

Sure.

Here's a link to the spreadsheet: link

And an image of the bracket:



Trek II and LotR I were tied on points for the 16th seed, but LotR got more ballots, so it's the one that made it.

[The Canadian Content]

All 3 LOTR and all 3 SW. I'm impressed.

[Batman]

And four different Arnie flicks.

The biggest ??? for me is Event Horizon. WTF? I've never seen it, but it really seems out of its league, just in terms of iconic-ness.

So, those of you who voted for Event Horizon, just what have I been missing out on?

[Evil Scotty]

you'll have to watch it to find out.

[Lucky]

Its just a very dark, spooky, good mood piece with some good characters and a pretty decent cast (Laurence Fishburn, Sam Neil, Joely Richardson, Jason Isaacs). There's some really memorable stuff from it and its left a real impression on everyone I've ever known to see it. Its not great. I think it really loses something towards the end. But the first hour or so of that film is something I've watched dozens of times. Basically a haunted house film set on a space ship. So a haunted spaceship, literally.

It is obviously out of its league amongst those films. As is Serenity. And yet I love both.

[The Canadian Content]

luckylopez said:

It is obviously out of its league amongst those films. As is Serenity.

It's a shame about Serenity. It's likely going to get creamed in the first round, but it was a really good, fun movie.

[Stu]

I just realised the other day I forgot to nominate V for Vendetta.

[docx]

[DevSop]

Showdowns start tomorrow. The first 4 first round matchups will go up.

[Batman]

Here's a bracket link: link.