Return of the Bride of the Son of Film Poll's Revenge XXIX

[Ocicat]

It's the Penultimate Film Poll! Well not counting the finals I'll probably do in a few weeks.  Memento won last week by one vote over Rear Window.  This week we've got a Burton ghost story / gothic comedy, a new Victorian era movie about magicians that's kind of SF (does it qualify as Steampunk?), a classic SF kids movie, and an acknowledged classic of cinema in general.

[eytanz]

Once again, I'm going by the "beloved movie from my childhood" criteria. Beetlejuice it is.

[wintermute]

Prestige isn't steampunk, because it includes actual magic.

Even if the wizard is Tesla.

But, anyway. It's got to be Casablanca.

[Darwinist]

Really tough choice, liked all of them except for Beetlejuice.  Had to go with ET, it was my favorite movie as a kid and it really affected me at the time.   Gawd, I absolutely hated Beetlejuice but my wife likes so it is on our TV screen whenever one of the two hundred+ cable channels is showing it.  The star Betelgeuse is cool, though.   

[sirana]

Now that is genuinly unfair. Two Nolan movies in one poll...
Anyway, went with "The Prestige"

[Russell Nash]

"Here's looking at you, Kid."

No contest!

[DKT]

As much as I love Nolan's stuff, it came down to ET and Casablanca for me.  And then eventually down to Casablanca. 

[Heradel]

I don't think I would survive the night with my girlfriend if I didn't go for Casablanca, though I'd be making the same decision anyway.

[stePH]

I think I've seen all of Casablanca but not in linear sequence from beginning to end (and certainly not in a single sitting).  So I don't know if I can claim to have watched it.

I went with Beetlejuice over Memento (my pick in the last poll) since I had more fun watching it, even though the ending was lame.

[Windup]

I will admit to having not watched Momento, so this was not a fully-informed vote, but the odds of anything displacing Casablanca in my personal all-time favorites list is so remote that I went ahead and voted for it anyway.

[birdless]

It was a tough call for me between Casablanca and E.T. I finally had to go with the senior of the two classics. I really enjoyed Beetlejuice and Memento (in that order). The Prestige was just okay for me. It seemed just a touch forced. The cinematography was beautiful.

[stePH]

Wow ... last week's winner doesn't have a single vote as I type this.

[Heradel]

Wow ... last week's winner doesn't have a single vote as I type this.

Rear Window got screwed — it's the only one I'd consider voting for over Casablanca.

[birdless]

Out of the ones polled, me, too, Heradel.

[wintermute]

Yeah, I'd have picked Rear Window over Casablanca. Eventually.

[Ocicat]

Still no votes for Memento.  Guess last week's draw turned out to be pretty weak...   

I voted Beetlejuice largely on the nostalgia principle, but also because - I haven't managed to see Casablanca yet.  Really need to get around to that.  I've seen bits of it, of course, and it looks to deserve it's reputation. 

[Tango Alpha Delta]

Hmmph... so, you two anti-Rear Window voters spoiled it for this week, eh?  What is it with you Third Party voters? 

I had to go with the Prestige, because I still haven't seen Memento, Casablanca left me feeling meh (admittedly, I was 14 when I saw it, and totally into Psycho), I *hated* Beetlejuice, and while I had a crush on Drew Barrymore then - which has never gone away - E.T. wasn't as much fun for me as it seemed to be for everyone else.  I was probably just mad because my bike wouldn't fly.

But Rear Window would have been an easy choice this week, as last....

[Ocicat]

Well someone finally voted for Memento anyway.