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on: April 30, 2008, 06:17:48 PM
It's the final film poll! This time I really mean it! No more sequels! You know, except for the runoff groups I'll do in a few weeks.

Last week saw the previous winner, Memento, come in dead last. Casablanca was a clear victor, but Beetlejuice did quite well. This week we have the last four of the 120 films that went into the virtual hat. And there was some good stuff sticking to the bottom there. Eww, bad metaphor. Anyway:


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Reply #1 on: April 30, 2008, 06:40:06 PM
OK, I spent about 5 minutes alternately clicking the radiobuttons for Star Wars and The Day The Earth Stood Still.

But it's Star Wars. How can I not vote for it?

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Reply #2 on: April 30, 2008, 06:50:01 PM
Star Wars, Casablanca, Jaws?  The others are good, but it's between those three, and really, it's no contest. Star Wars all the way for me.


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Reply #3 on: April 30, 2008, 07:15:46 PM
Have to go with Star Wars since I can't really say I've seen Casablanca, have never seen The Day the Earth Stood Still, don't think much of Jaws, and consider David Lynch's Dune an insult to a fine novel.

Has The Fifth Element ever been in one of these polls?  I would consistently vote for that one over any other films that you could list.
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Reply #4 on: April 30, 2008, 07:44:12 PM
Quote from: stePH on April 30, 2008, 07:15:46 PM
Has The Fifth Element ever been in one of these polls?  I would consistently vote for that one over any other films that you could list.

It was spanked by Blade Runner, back in week 6.


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Reply #5 on: April 30, 2008, 09:06:45 PM
Star Wars, and it will be tough to beat in the next round of 30, also.

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Reply #6 on: May 01, 2008, 01:27:21 AM
This is the first time I've voted in one of these movie poll things.  Because finally I've seen all five movies it's asking about!

So, yeah, Star Wars.

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Reply #7 on: May 01, 2008, 01:38:39 AM
I like that you resisted the title Film Poll XXX: & Debauchery

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Reply #8 on: May 01, 2008, 02:21:22 AM
Quote from: Boggled Coriander on May 01, 2008, 01:27:21 AM
This is the first time I've voted in one of these movie poll things.  Because finally I've seen all five movies it's asking about!

So, yeah, Star Wars.

That's never stopped any of the rest of us  ;)


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Reply #9 on: May 01, 2008, 02:42:22 AM

A tough call between Star Wars and Casablanca, but Bogey won in the end. 

It might have been tougher if I hadn't seen the restored version of Star Wars more recently.  I discovered that going back to see it as an adult, many of the B-movie conventions -- Storm Troopers who can't hit a stationary target at 100 yards, the princess emerging from days of brutal interrogation with perfectly coiffed hair and lipstick, etc. -- bothered me more than when I saw it as a teenager.  At it's heart, it is what Lucas and Spielberg said they wanted it to be -- an old-fashioned serial with A-level production values.  It's a thrill ride, and a brilliantly crafted and influential one, but I have a hard time seeing it as more than that.

Casablanca on the other hand... Well, it's a classic in every sense of the term...

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Reply #10 on: May 01, 2008, 08:54:10 PM
I had to go with Star Wars, too.  I mean, I've watched it so many more times than any of the others. Gotta be Star Wars.


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Reply #11 on: May 02, 2008, 01:57:13 AM
Which "Dune"?

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Reply #12 on: May 02, 2008, 03:28:01 AM
Quote from: Tango Alpha Delta on May 02, 2008, 01:57:13 AM

Which "Dune"?


Does it matter?  Granted, the second was better, but only in the way that Star Wars: Attack of the Clones was better than the first...

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Reply #13 on: May 02, 2008, 03:55:54 AM
Quote from: Windup on May 02, 2008, 03:28:01 AM
Quote from: Tango Alpha Delta on May 02, 2008, 01:57:13 AM

Which "Dune"?


Does it matter?  Granted, the second was better, but only in the way that Star Wars: Attack of the Clones was better than the first...

I'm just feeling too grouchy to vote for either Jaws or Star Wars tonight; dealt with my feelings about Casablanca in the last poll; haven't seen The Day the Earth Stood Still, and don't think I'll have time to rent it before the poll closes.

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Reply #14 on: May 02, 2008, 05:43:20 AM
Quote from: Tango Alpha Delta on May 02, 2008, 01:57:13 AM
Which "Dune"?

I had the Lynch version in mind, but if you want to vote for the other one, go right ahead.


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Reply #15 on: May 02, 2008, 09:49:47 AM
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Reply #16 on: May 02, 2008, 07:29:38 PM
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Go watch it NOW! Otherwise you won't know the magic words to stop Gort from destroying you.

Voted Star Wars, BTW


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Reply #17 on: May 02, 2008, 08:25:47 PM
Quote from: Holden on May 02, 2008, 07:29:38 PM
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Go watch it NOW! Otherwise you won't know the magic words to stop Gort from destroying you.

I haven't seen it but I believe I know the words anyway.  Even if Ash never could get the last one right.

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Reply #18 on: May 03, 2008, 02:52:58 AM
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Go watch it NOW! Otherwise you won't know the magic words to stop Gort from destroying you.

Voted Star Wars, BTW

Psssh... I know the words!  :P

They're Klaatu, Barata... uh...  *shbmbuh*

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Reply #19 on: May 03, 2008, 04:06:42 AM
Quote from: Tango Alpha Delta on May 03, 2008, 02:52:58 AM
Psssh... I know the words!  :P

They're Klaatu, Barata... uh...  *shbmbuh*

... nectar ... necktie ... nickel ... it was an "N" word ... it was definitely an "N" word!

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Reply #20 on: May 05, 2008, 10:03:32 AM
Quote from: stePH on May 03, 2008, 04:06:42 AM
Quote from: Tango Alpha Delta on May 03, 2008, 02:52:58 AM
Psssh... I know the words!  :P

They're Klaatu, Barata... uh...  *shbmbuh*

... nectar ... necktie ... nickel ... it was an "N" word ... it was definitely an "N" word!

But not the "N" word.  I got in trouble when I accidentily tried it.  Gort beat me silly.


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Reply #21 on: May 06, 2008, 12:21:10 AM
This one is easy. Star Wars is good, but Casablanca is the best film of all time bar none.

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