[Courtney]

Let's get this thing started. This match sees #1 seed The Shawshank Redemption go against #16 Gladiator, which made it into this tourney by beating out its competitors in the mini-tourney. There's probably no way in hell Gladiator will win, but who knows?

The Shawshank Redemption



vs.

Gladiator



Poll will close Sunday at 8PM PST.

[Batman]

courtney said:

There's probably no way in hell Gladiator will win, but who knows?

That's what I thought. . . .

[Brother X]

Now this one is the toughest one yet.

Seriously.

"Am I not merciful?!" is hair-on-the-back-of-the-neck raisingly powerful.

And while the SR soundtrack is steller, I really do love me some ethereal lady singings.

On the other hand, "How about you, fuzzy britches? Feel like talking?" is too cool.

But on the other other hand, "On my command... unleash hell!" just kicked you in the head like a wild donkey.

Then again, the feeling I got the first time I saw the punk kid who would've been Andy's salvation get plugged was truly heartbreaking.

Both are cinemagraphically awesome.

Maybe it has to come down to best supporting Moor.
Morgan Freeman or Djimon Hounsou?

DH was cool, but Morgan Freeman has too much Morgan Freeman in him to not carry this one off.

Shawshank it is.

[salmonjunkie]

Great movies, but I had to vote for Shawhank for this one. I love that movie whereas I really like Gladiator.

[creepy]

Shawshank, on Clancy Browns character alone.

[The Canadian Content]

I've seen Shawshank, but it didn't do much for me. Great acting, fine story, just not my style. I really enjoyed Gladiator, though, so that's my vote.

[Loki]

Gladiator. I've never gotten around to seeing Shawshank.

[docx]

Shawshank by a mile.

[National Champion Chris Cole]

Pheonix was so creepy in this movie.

[The Jewish Cunthead]

6 votes for Gladiator? How can you all be so obtuse?

Gladiator was good but there's no way it should be challenging Shawshank like this. How do you not get chills from this scene?

In 1966, Andy Dufresne escaped from Shawshank prison. All they found of him was a muddy set of prison clothes, a bar of soap, and an old rock hammer, damn near worn down to the nub. I used to think it would take six-hundred years to tunnel under the wall with it. Old Andy did it in less than twenty. Oh, Andy loved Geology, I guess it appealed to his meticulous nature. An ice age here, million years of mountain building there. Geology is the study of pressure and time. That's all it takes really, pressure, and time. That, and a big god-damned poster. Like I said, in prison a man will do anything to keep his mind occupied. It turns out Andy's favourite hobby was totin' his wall through the exercise yard, a handful at a time. I guess after Tommy was killed, he decided he had been here just about long enough. Andy did like he was told, buffed those shoes to a high mirror shine. The guard simply didn't notice, neither did I... I mean, seriously, how often do you really look at a mans shoes? Andy crawled to freedom through five-hundred yards of shit smelling foulness I can't even imagine, or maybe I just don't want too. Five-Hundred yards... that's the length of five football fields, just shy of half a mile.

[Stu]

creepyjackalopeeye said:

Shawshank, on Clancy Browns character alone.

"What is your malfunction, you fat barrel of monkey spunk?"

[Mikey]

fsolomon75 said:

6 votes for Gladiator? How can you all be so obtuse?

Gladiator was good but there's no way it should be challenging Shawshank like this. How do you not get chills from this scene?

In 1966, Andy Dufresne escaped from Shawshank prison. All they found of him was a muddy set of prison clothes, a bar of soap, and an old rock hammer, damn near worn down to the nub. I used to think it would take six-hundred years to tunnel under the wall with it. Old Andy did it in less than twenty. Oh, Andy loved Geology, I guess it appealed to his meticulous nature. An ice age here, million years of mountain building there. Geology is the study of pressure and time. That's all it takes really, pressure, and time. That, and a big god-damned poster. Like I said, in prison a man will do anything to keep his mind occupied. It turns out Andy's favourite hobby was totin' his wall through the exercise yard, a handful at a time. I guess after Tommy was killed, he decided he had been here just about long enough. Andy did like he was told, buffed those shoes to a high mirror shine. The guard simply didn't notice, neither did I... I mean, seriously, how often do you really look at a mans shoes? Andy crawled to freedom through five-hundred yards of shit smelling foulness I can't even imagine, or maybe I just don't want too. Five-Hundred yards... that's the length of five football fields, just shy of half a mile.

Fucking right.

Six of you are fucking idiots.

[Loki]

tarheelmike said:

Six of you are fucking idiots.

Hey! Watch it!

I'll cop to being an idiot. But a fucking idiot?!?!

I wish!

Newborn. Remember? Fucking is something from long long ago.

Get it right, sonny boy. It's "Too-Sleep-Deprived-To-Fuck" idiot.


Geez, people nowadays.

[Courtney]

Seven votes! SEVEN!!! Motherfucker.