The First Movie Battle Tournament

[Carnage Escobar]

I was randomly thinking of a new idea for a battle thread and this came to my mind. Just in case you were wondering, this tournament is a battle between all the first movies of a trilogy, series, or saga. Most people will agree that the first one is almost always the best. We'll see which one will reign supreme over the others. Interesting this should be. Let's get started:




Round 1
Battle 1




Back to the Future
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Release Date: July 3rd, 1985

Directed by: Robert Zemeckis

Starring: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover, and Thomas F. Wilson

Movie Synopsis:
High schooler Marty McFly is catapulted back to the '50s where he sees his parents in their teens, and accidentally changes the history of how Mom and Dad met. Filled with the humorous ideology of the '50s, filtered through the knowledge of the '80s, the film comes off as a Twilight Zone episode written by Preston Sturges. Filled with memorable effects and two wonderfully off-key, perfectly cast performances: Christopher Lloyd as the crazy scientist who builds the time machine (a DeLorean luxury car) and Crispin Glover as Marty's geeky dad.



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The Matrix
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Release Date: March 31st, 1999

Directed by: The Wachowski Brothers

Starring: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano, Hugo Weaving, and Belinda Mcclory


Movie Synopsis:
Computer hacker Thomas Anderson has lived a relatively ordinary life--in what he thinks is the year 1999--until he is contacted by the enigmatic Morpheus who leads him into the real world. In reality, it is 200 years later, and the world has been laid waste and taken over by advanced artificial intelligence machines. The computers have created a false version of 20th-century life--the "Matrix"--to keep the human slaves satisfied, while the AI machines draw power from the humans. Anderson, pursued constantly by "Agents" (computers who take on human form and infiltrate the Matrix), is hailed as "The One" who will lead the humans to overthrow the machines and reclaim the Earth.

[iv3rdawG]

Back to the Future

[IanTheCool]

the matrix

[HaDoKen]

MAtrix

[shained]

you horrible man.... i'll have to go with...errrr.....The Matrix :( sorry Marty

[McGourgh]

The Matrix.

[HaDoKen]

at the rate how these movie battles are going, sooner or later i'm gonna do a battle based on the movie battles

[Handsome Rob]

I am a huge Matrix fan, but BTTF is a definite fave and endearing classic. So my vote is BTTF

[donny]

Back To The Future

[Where's my elephant?]

Back to the Future

[RedVader 2004]

Nice idea and battle Carnage The Matrix since its loosing.

[Kronos]

the Matrix.

[moviebuff801]

The Matrix. One of the best action movies ever made.

[Carnage Escobar]

The Matrix wins 7-4 over Back to the future

[Carnage Escobar]

Round 1
Battle 2




Alien
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Release Date: May 25th, 1979

Directed by: Ridley Scott

Starring: Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm, and Yaphet Kotto

Movie Synopsis:
On what should have been a trip back to Earth, the Nostromo, a mining freighter, is automatically re-routed to a desolate planet after receiving an SOS coming from it. After the crew is awakened, they investigate the source of the SOS, and discover a derelict alien ship on the planet. One of the crew members is put into a coma by an alien creature while investigating the ship. But the alien parasite dies and the crew think all is well. But the small ordeal was only a prelude for greater things to come...



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The Exorcist
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Release Date: December 26, 1973

Directed by: William Friedkin

Starring: Linda Blair, Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Jason Miller, Lee J. Cobb, Kitty Winn

Movie Synopsis:
In a quiet neighborhood, in a house with all the modern conveniences, an innocent young girl becomes afflicted. Her mother can't help her. Doctors uselessly test and attempt to treat her. In desperation - fearing her illness reaches beyond the physical and into the spiritual -- her mother calls a priest. But even he doubts that evil has come into their home, into her body. And the more he doubts, the more powerful it becomes. There is only one cause, and only one hope for a cure.

"It's an excellent day for an exorcism."

[McGourgh]

Alien.

[HaDoKen]

alien

[iv3rdawG]

Alien

[moviebuff801]

Alien

[kel thuzad]

Exorcist

[IanTheCool]

ioh wow, tough one. i gotta say......... alien. mostly cause this is based on the series and the exorcist didnt have any sequels where as alien had quite good sequels but still manageed to stay far above them.

[SnoBorderZero]

Alien

[Where's my elephant?]

Alien

[teamans]

Exorcist

[Handsome Rob]

Alien

[Carnage Escobar]

I will vote for Alien as it wins 9-2 over The Exorcist

[Carnage Escobar]

Round 1
Battle 3




The Bourne Identity
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Release Date: June 14th, 2002

Directed by: Doug Liman

Starring: Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Chris Cooper, Brian Cox, Clive Owen, Judy Parfitt, and Gabriel Mann


Movie Synopsis:
On a stormy night, a young man is pulled out of the Mediterranean Sea by the crew of a fishing boat. Thinking the young man is dead, a curious fisherman with a scalpel finds two bullets in his back and a miniature laser device in his hip. The laser reveals a Swiss bank account number. But our wet hero isn't dead, and soon finds himself in Zurich. In the bank vault the young man discovers his name, Jason Bourne. In addition, he finds a baffling pile of different passports, all with his picture, and a huge pile of cash. In the U.S. Embassy, Jason Bourne discovers his love interest and travel partner, Marie, along with the fact that someone wants to kill him. Armed with a bag of money and mysterious martial arts skills, with Marie by his side, Bourne scours Paris for clues about his identity and past life... and finds himself in the middle of two assassination plots masterminded by the CIA.


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The Terminator
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Release Date: October 26th, 1984

Directed by: James Cameron

Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, Linda Hamilton, Paul Winfield, Lance Henriksen, and Rick Rossovich


Movie Synopsis:
The plot begins in Los Angeles 2029 AD. The world was ravaged by nuclear holocaust and the surviving humans are fighting desperate war against sentient machines. From this world two time travellers arrive to Los Angeles in 1984. The first one is Terminator (played by Arnold Schwarzenegger), a human looking but deadly and seemingly indestructible cyborg. His mission is to kill Sarah Connor (played by Linda Hamilton), future mother of John Connor, charismatic leader of the human resistance. Another time traveller is Kyle Reese (played by Michael Biehn), Connor's soldier from the future, and his mission is to protect the mother of his commander. When he finds Sarah Connor, she doesn't believe his story, but all her suspicions are swept away when the unstoppable, remorseless and invulnerable killer starts chasing them across streets of Los Angeles.

[Matrix_Fan]

The Bourne Identity

[FranklinTard]

terminator

[Handsome Rob]

The Bourne Identity

[moviebuff801]

The Bourne Identity

[McGourgh]

The Terminator.

[teamans]

Terminator

[Where's my elephant?]

Bourne

[iv3rdawG]

The Bourne Identity

[shained]

Terminator

[donny]

The Bourne Identity

[DGHOST]

The Bourne Identity

[HaDoKen]

Bourne Identity

[IanTheCool]

oh geez this is hard. i think i have to say the bourne identity though, barely

[Ramplate]

Terminator

[Ben Richards]

The Bourne Identity

[Sculder]

The Bourne Identity

[SPANK_ZILLA]

Terminator

[hammerhedd11]

Hard one but Bourne

[Carnage Escobar]

The Bourne Identity wins 12-6 over The Terminator

[Carnage Escobar]

Round 1
Battle 4



The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
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Release Date: October 1st, 1974

Directed by: Tobe Hooper

Starring: Marilyn Burns, Allen Danziger, Paul A. Partain, William Vail, Teri McMinn, Edwin Neal, Jim Siedow, Gunnar Hansen, John Dugan, Robert Courtin, William Creamer, John Henry Faulk, Jerry Green, Ed Guinn, and Joe Bill Hogan


Movie Synopsis:
Upon hearing that vandals have desecrated a graveyard where her grandfather is buried, Sally recruits her boyfriend Jerry, her brother Franklyn, and her friends Pam and Kirk to investigate. On a side trip to the grandfather's deserted farm, the travellers pick up a slimy hitchhiker who cuts himself and slashes Franklyn. After arriving at the farm, Pam and Kirk search for an old swimming hole--Kirk hears a generator and believes he can find some gasoline. He enters the house hoping to find the owner. Unfortunately, this is the home of the hitchhiker, as well as Leatherface, who has some surprises for the travellers consisting of sledgehammers, chainsaws, and assorted cutlery.



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Jurassic Park
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Release Date: June 11th, 1993

Directed by: Steven Spielberg

Starring: Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough, Bob Peck, Martin Ferrero, Joseph Mazzello, Ariana Richards, Samuel L. Jackson, B.D. Wong, and Wayne Knight


Movie Synopsis:
Millionaire John Hammond launches a dinosaur theme-park...with real dinosaurs that he has cloned from DNA found encased in fossils.

Hammond asks two dinosaur experts and a select group of observers to take a trial-run through the park as it is "fine-tuned" before its grand opening. A hurricane and an unscrupulous engineer throw the park into disarray as the dinosaurs rebel against their captors and destroy the park and terrorizing the guests.

[moviebuff801]

Jurassic Park

[McGourgh]

Jurassic Park.

[FranklinTard]

texas

[Where's my elephant?]

Jurassic Park

[iv3rdawG]

Jurassic Park

[IanTheCool]

oh jurassic park, hands down. no contest. round over. zero questions asked.

[DGHOST]

Jurassic Park

[hammerhedd11]

Jp

[Matrix_Fan]

Jurassic Park

[teamans]

Texas Chainsaw Massacre

[HaDoKen]

jurassic park

[Sculder]

Jurassic Park

[Handsome Rob]

Jurassic Park

[Ben Richards]

Jurassic Park

[Carnage Escobar]

I'll vote for Jurassic Park as it wins 13-2

[Carnage Escobar]

Round 1
Battle 5



Rocky
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Release Date: November 21st, 1976

Directed by: John G. Avildsen

Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, and Burgess Meredith


Movie Synopsis:
Rocky Balboa is a struggling boxer trying to make the big time. Working in a meat factory in Philadelphia for a pittance, he also earns extra cash as a debt collector. When heavyweight champion Apollo Creed visits Philadelphia, his managers want to set up an exhibition match between Creed and a struggling boxer, touting the fight as a chance for a "nobody" to become a "somebody". The match is supposed to be easily won by Creed, but someone forgot to tell Rocky, who sees this as his only shot at the big time.



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Die Hard
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Release Date: July 13th, 1988

Directed by: John McTiernan

Starring: Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Alexander Godunov, Bonnie Bedelia, and Reginald Veljohnson


Movie Synopsis:
New York cop John McClane, who has been a cop for 11 years, has just arrived in Los Angeles on Christmas Eve. For the past six months, John's wife Holly and their two kids Lucy McClane and John McClane Jr. have been living in Los Angeles without John. In New York, Holly had a good job that turned into a career, and Holly was promoted to a powerful position in the Nakatomi Corporation. The promotion called for Holly to move to Los Angeles to work in the Nakatomi Plaza, a 40-story skyscraper where the uppermost floors are still under construction. John stayed behind in New York because John didn't think Holly would make it in Los Angeles and that she would come crawling back to him in New York, so John figured that there was no reason to pack his things for the move to Los Angeles. A limo driver named Argyle drives John to the Nakatomi Plaza, and John heads to the 30th floor, where a Christmas party is going on. John gets into an argument with Holly in the office of her drug using co-worker Harry Ellis, because Holly uses her maiden name Gennero instead of the name McClane on her nameplate in her office. Holly leaves the room to give a speech. While he's by himself in the office, John is wishing that this argument hadn't happened. A few minutes later, a group of German terrorists, led by Hans Gruber and his right hand man Karl, enter the building and take everyone hostage on the 30th floor. John is able to avoid being taken hostage because Hans and his men don't even know that John is in the building. Hans takes Holly's boss Joseph Yashinobo Takagi to an office where Hans demands that Takagi give him the computer code key that will allow Hans and his men to start opening the building's safe so they can steal the $640,000,000 in negotiable bearer bonds that are in the safe. Takagi refuses to cooperate with Hans, so Hans kills Takagi, and John witnesses it. Hans then tells his technology expert Theo to start working on getting the safe opened, and after John alerts LAPD Sergeant Al Powell about the situation, John is forced to kill Karl's brother Tony. Now, Karl wants revenge on John, and John must keep Karl off his back and work on his own to rescue the hostages from Hans, because other than Powell, the LAPD is not much help.

[McGourgh]

Die Hard.

[FranklinTard]

die hard

[prizm]

die hard

[Matrix_Fan]

Die Hard

[HaDoKen]

die hard

[moviebuff801]

Die Hard

[donny]

Rocky

[IanTheCool]

die hard

[Handsome Rob]

Die Hard

[Sculder]

Die Hard

[Where's my elephant?]

Die Hard

[Escape]

Die Hard

[hammerhedd11]

Dh

[teamans]

Die Hard

[DGHOST]

Die Hard

[Carnage Escobar]

Die Hard dominates 14-1

[Carnage Escobar]

Round 1
Battle 6



Saw
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Release Date: October 29th, 2004

Directed by: James Wan

Starring: Tobin Bell, Cary Elwes, Danny Glover, Ken Leung, Dina Meyer, Monica Potter, Shawnee Smith, and Leigh Whannell


Movie Synopsis:
Two strangers awaken, chained side-by-side to the wall of a filthy bathroom. Neither knows how they came to this awful predicament, nor what might await them. But the man lying on the floor and missing part of his head might be a clue. Soon, they'll discover they are the latest victims of a maniac who makes his own amusement by pitting two strangers in gory, life-and-death situations.



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A Nightmare on Elm Street
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Release Date: November 9, 1984

Directed by: Wes Craven

Starring: John Saxon, Ronee Blakley, Heather Langenkamp, Amanda Wyss, Jsu Garcia, Johnny Depp, and Robert Englund


Movie Synopsis:
A replusive, decaying figure with razor-sharp appendages suddenly appears in the dreams of four Los Angeles teenagers. And their nightmare is about to get much worse.

[teamans]

Nightmare on Elm Street

[HaDoKen]

Saw

[Ben Richards]

Saw

[iv3rdawG]

Saw

[IanTheCool]

saw

[McGourgh]

Saw.

[Matrix_Fan]

Saw

[jbailey84]

Saw

love that ending

[DeadFlagBlues]

Saw

[Where's my elephant?]

Elm Street

[DGHOST]

Saw

[Downhere]

Saw

[Ramplate]

Elm st

[Handsome Rob]

Saw

[Carnage Escobar]

Amazingly, Saw wins 11-3 over A Nightmare on Elm Street

[Carnage Escobar]

Round 1
Battle 7



Ocean's Eleven
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Release Date: December 7th, 2001

Directed by: Steven Soderbergh

Starring: George Clooney, Matt Damon, Andy Garcia, Brad Pitt, Don Cheadle, Elliot Gould, Carl Reiner, and Julia Roberts


Movie Synopsis:
A remake of the 1960 Rat Pack film that starred Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., and Peter Lawford, this version is also packed with A-list stars. The story is about a gangster named Danny Ocean (George Clooney; Sinatra in the original) who rounds up 10 associates to simultaneously rob $150 million from three major Las Vegas casinos (including the Bellagio and the Mirage) during a big boxing event on New Year's Eve.



VS.



Reservoir Dogs
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Release Date: October 23rd, 1992

Directed by: Quentin Tarantino

Starring: Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Chris Penn, Steve Buscemi, Lawrence Tierney, Edward Bunker, Quentin Tarantino, and Michael Sottile


Movie Synopsis:
A gang of thieves carry out an armed robbery on a Diamond warehouse. The police are after them so quickly that they suspect they have a rat in their company. This film starts right after the robbery, with flashbacks to before the robbery, and to the planning of the crime. We are also introduced to the main characters in flashback mode.

[HaDoKen]

Reservoir Dogs

Just to set the right mood-


Lookin' back on the track for a little green bag,
Got to find just the kind or I'm losin' my mind

Out of sight in the night out of sight in the day,
Lookin' back on the track gonna do it my way.

Out of sight in the night out of sight in the day,
Lookin' back on the track gonna do it my way.
Lookin' back

Lookin' for some happiness
But there is only loneliness to find
Jump to the left, turn to the right
Lookin' upstairs, lookin' behind, yeah!

Lookin' for some happiness
But there is only loneliness to find
Jump to the left, turn to the right
Lookin' upstairs, lookin' behind.

Lookin' back on the track for a little green bag,
Got to find just the kind or I'm losin' my mind

Out of sight in the night out of sight in the day,
Lookin' back on the track gonna do it my way.

Lookin' back on the track for a little little green bag,
Got to find just the kind or I'm losin' my mind,
Alright.

Lookin' for some happiness
But there is only loneliness to find
Jump to the left, turn to the right
Lookin' upstairs, lookin' behind.

Pa pa pa pa pa pa ....

[DeadFlagBlues]

Reservoir Dogs

[McGourgh]

Reservoir Dogs.

[HaDoKen]

Just to set the mood again -

Well I don't know why I came here tonight,
I got the feeling that something ain't right,
I'm so scared in case I fall off my chair,
And I'm wondering how I'll get down the stairs,
Clowns to the left of me,
Jokers to the right, here I am,
Stuck in the middle with you.

Yes I'm stuck in the middle with you,
And I'm wondering what it is I should do,
It's so hard to keep this smile from my face,
Losing control, yeah, I'm all over the place,
Clowns to the left of me, Jokers to the right,
Here I am, stuck in the middle with you.

Well you started out with nothing,
And you're proud that you're a self made man,
And your friends, they all come crawlin,
Slap you on the back and say,
Please.... Please.....

Trying to make some sense of it all,
But I can see that it makes no sense at all,
Is it cool to go to sleep on the floor,
'Cause I don't think that I can take anymore
Clowns to the left of me, Jokers to the right,
Here I am, stuck in the middle with you.

Well you started out with nothing,
And you're proud that you're a self made man,
And your friends, they all come crawlin,
Slap you on the back and say,
Please.... Please.....

Well I don't know why I came here tonight,
I got the feeling that something ain't right,
I'm so scared in case I fall off my chair,
And I'm wondering how I'll get down the stairs,
Clowns to the left of me,
Jokers to the right, here I am,
Stuck in the middle with you,
Yes I'm stuck in the middle with you,
Stuck in the middle with you.

[teamans]

Oceans Eleven

[moviebuff801]

Ocean's Eleven

[RedVader 2004]

Ocean 11 i guess

[shained]

R Dogs no competition

[Where's my elephant?]

O 11

[Handsome Rob]

Love them both for different reasons but would have to go with Resevoir Dogs.

[kel thuzad]

Reservoir Dogs

[jbailey84]

Ocean's Eleven

[Sculder]

Ocean's Eleven

[DGHOST]

Resevoir Dogs

[Ramplate]

dogs

[Carnage Escobar]

Reservoir Dogs wins 8-6 over Ocean's Eleven

[Carnage Escobar]

Round 1
Battle 8



The Mummy
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Release Date: May 7th, 1999

Directed by: Stephen Sommers

Starring: Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Kevin J. O'Connor, Arnold Vosloo, and Jonathan Hyde


Movie Synopsis:
In ancient Egypt, high priest Imhotep started a forbidden relationship with Anck-su-namun, Pharaoh Seti's Mistress. When Seti finds out about what's going on, Imhotep and his loved one stab him, but can't escape the trustworthy guards: Anck-su-namnun chooses to commit suicide while Imhotep is bestowed with the Hom-Dai, the most feared curse of all: He is mummified alive in Hamunaptra, the city of the Dead. More than thirty-six centuries later, in 1923, to be exact, adventurer Rick leads Egyptologist Evelyn and her brother Johnathan to mysterious Hamunaptra. While Johnathan is keen on finding the legendary Egyptian treasures, Evelyn wants to search for the Book of the Living, which would clarify a lot in historical knowledge about the ancient Egyptians. Unfortunately, they and a rivaling group of careless American adventurers free Imhotep's mummy from his eternal prison. Now, with the ancient and quite agile high priest on the loose, the adventurers and scientists face not only a dangerous enemy, but also a massive threat to today's world: Imhotep wants to bring Anck-su-namun back to life by using Evelyn's body, but he also wants to rid the world of the disbelieving crowd of democracy-supporters to be able to enforce his tyrannic dictatorship.



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Blade
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Release Date: August 19th, 1998

Directed by: Stephen Norrington

Starring: Wesley Snipes, Stephen Dorff, Kris Kristofferson, N'Bushe Wright, Donal Logue, Udo Kier, Arly Jover, Traci Lords, Kevin patrick Walls, Tim Guinee, and Sanaa Lathan


Movie Synopsis:
When Blade's mother was bitten by a vampire during pregnancy, she did not know that she gave her son a special gift while dying: All the good vampire attributes in combination with the best human skills. Blade grew up to be a vampire hunter for revenge on his mother's death. The vampires, who managed to infiltrate nearly every major organization, need Blade's very special blood to summon La Magra, the blood god, in order to reign over the human cattle, as they call us.

[Matrix_Fan]

The Mummy

[casablanca3]

the mummy

[Where's my elephant?]

Blade

[moviebuff801]

The Mummy

[Escape]

Grrrrr tought one here.


I'll go with uhhhh Blade.

Though the Mummy had a better second film.

[McGourgh]

Blade.

[shained]

Blade, agree with the mummy having the better second film though

[jbailey84]

The Mummy

[WuTical]

Blade

[IanTheCool]

Um, the mummy

[Handsome Rob]

The Mummy

[donny]

The Mummy

[kel thuzad]

Blade

[DaRkKnIgHtDeTeCtIvE]

Blade

[sshuttari]

Mummy

[teamans]

Blade

[HaDoKen]

Blade

[Carnage Escobar]

It's a close call, but Blade manages to win 9-8 over The Mummy

[Carnage Escobar]

Round 1
Battle 9



Superman
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Release Date: December 15th, 1978

Directed by: Richard Donner

Starring: Marlon Brando, Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Ned Beatty, Jackie Cooper, Glenn Ford, and Trevor Howard


Movie Synopsis:
The infant Kal-El, of the planet Krypton, makes his journey to Earth in a ship constructed by his father, Jor-El, just as the planet explodes. Crashing down in the midwest United States, the boy is adopted by farmers Jonathan and Martha Kent. After Jonathan's death several years later, Kal-El - now known as Clark Kent - learns of his true identity from the ghost of Jor-El. He has great powers - he can fly, outrun a train, and lift up a 1-ton truck. But it isn't until he gains a job at Metropolis' Daily Planet newspaper that things begin to come together. One night, after leaving work, he sees a helicopter crash on the building's roof. From this night on, he will be known by a new name...SUPERMAN! His mission: "To fight for truth, justice and the American Way". Lex Luthor, however, has other ideas - to sabotage a pair of nuclear missiles and use them to create an earthquake that will wipe out the California coastline. Superman must race against time and stop a sinister plan by Luthor to eliminate him before millions of innocent people are killed.



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X-Men
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Release Date: July 14th, 2000

Directed by: Bryan Singer

Starring: Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Famke Janssen, James Marsden, Halle Berry, Anna Paquin, Tyler Mane, Ray Park, and Rebecca Romijn-Stamos


Movie Synopsis:
Based on the long-running Marvel comic book series, X-MEN takes place in the near future, as certain humans are evolving into mutants with special powers. In the Canadian wilderness, a young runaway mutant named Rogue (Anna Paquin) and a bad-tempered, quick-healing mutant with retractable metal claws called Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) are suddenly attacked by Sabertooth, one of Magneto's (Ian McKellen) powerful lackeys. Fortunately, Cyclops (James Marsden) and Storm (Halle Berry), students of the compassionate Professor Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart), interfere and bring them back to Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters. Here Wolverine and Rogue learn more about the conflict between Xavier and the militant Magneto, who wants to power a device that will genetically alter humans, with possibly deadly results. Only Xavier's students can stop Magneto's plans. Director Bryan Singer (THE USUAL SUSPECTS) displays his expertise with an ensemble cast, accomplishing a feat by making the first live-action film about an entire group of superheroes. Hugh Jackman's portrayal of the ill-tempered Wolverine is dead-on, while Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen are ideally matched in their Martin Luther King, Jr.- and Malcolm X-like roles.

[HaDoKen]

X-Men

[IanTheCool]

x-men

[jbailey84]

X-Men

[moviebuff801]

Superman

[Matrix_Fan]

Superman

[Escape]

X-Men

[DeadFlagBlues]

Superman

[Where's my elephant?]

X Men

[WuTical]

X Men

[donny]

Superman

[Handsome Rob]

The first is near and dear.....Superman.

[teamans]

X-Men

[sshuttari]

Superman

[hammerhedd11]

xmen

[DGHOST]

x-men

[MasterChief117]

Supaman dat hoe.


Superman is simply a better movie!

[Sculder]

X-Men

[Carnage Escobar]

X-Men wins 10-7 over Superman

[Carnage Escobar]

Round 1
Battle 10



Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone
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Release Date: November 16th, 2001

Directed by: Chris Columbus

Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, John Cleese, Robbie Coltrane, and Warwick Davis


Movie Synopsis:
Based on the popular first book of the series by J.K. Rowling, in the normal human world--the world of "Muggles"--Harry is a nobody, treated like dirt by the aunt and uncle who begrudgingly inherited him when his parents were killed by the evil Voldemort. A mysterious letter, delivered by the friendly giant Hagrid, wrenches Harry from his dreary, Muggle-ridden existence. It is an acceptance letter to the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Soon enough, Harry finds himself at Hogwarts with his owl Hedwig and in the world of wizards, he is famous as a survivor of the wizard who tried to kill him.



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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
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Release Date: July 9th, 2003

Directed by: Gore Verbinski

Starring: Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Jack Davenport, Kevin R. McNally, Lee Arenberg, and Mackenzie Crook


Movie Synopsis:
For the roguish yet charming Captain Jack Sparrow (Depp), the crystalline waters of the Caribbean, like the high seas the world over, present a vast playground where adventure and mystery abound. But Jack�s idyllic life capsizes after his nemesis, the wily Captain Barbossa (Rush), steals his ship, the Black Pearl, and later attacks the town of Port Royal, kidnapping the Governor�s (Pryce) beautiful daughter, Elizabeth Swann (Knightly). Elizabeth�s childhood friend, Will Turner (Bloom), joins forces with Jack to commandeer the fastest ship in the British fleet, the HMS Interceptor, in a gallant attempt to rescue her and recapture the Black Pearl. The duo and their motley crew are pursued by Elizabeth's betrothed, the debonair, ambitious Commodore Norrington (Davenport), aboard the HMS Dauntless. Unbeknownst to Will, there is a curse that has doomed Barbossa and his crew to live forever as the undead, where each moonlight, they are transformed into living skeletons. The curse they carry can be broken only if a once-plundered treasure is restored.

[HaDoKen]

Potc

[jbailey84]

Pirates

[DeadFlagBlues]

Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone

[Where's my elephant?]

Potter

[Sculder]

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

[moviebuff801]

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. Tough decision, though.

[teamans]

Harry Potter

[Necross]

Tough, but Pirates of the Caribbean. SS was the weakest of the potter movies regardless how much I love em :P

[DGHOST]

Harry Potter

[Matrix_Fan]

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

[kel thuzad]

Pirates

[MasterChief117]

Pirates, harry potter is garbage!

[nine1wing]

pirates of the carribean

[hammerhedd11]

Harry Potter is a fun nostalgic movie but Potc still holds as an actually well made movie so POTC gets my vote.

[WuTical]

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

[IanTheCool]

harry potter

[Handsome Rob]

Pirates

[Ramplate]

Potter looked just like the book did in my mind - that makes it a tough decision but I think Pirates was top notch

Pirates

[donny]

Pirates

[Carnage Escobar]

POTC blows the s**t out of Harry Potter as it wins 15-6 with my vote.

[Carnage Escobar]

Round 1
Battle 11



Halloween
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Release Date: October 25th, 1978

Directed by: John Carpenter

Starring: Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, P.J. Soles, Nancy Loomis, and Charles Cyphers


Movie Synopsis:
HALLOWEEN takes us into the world of a mad killer, Michael Myers, who at a very young age stabbed his older sister to death. Locked away for many years in a mental hospital Michael escapes one night and returns to his home to continue his killing spree. Jamie Lee Curtis, in her first role, plays the resourceful babysitter who is chased by the killer on Halloween night.



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Jaws
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Release Date: June 20th, 1975

Directed by: Steven Spielberg

Starring: Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton, Carl Gottlieb, Jeffrey C. Kramer, and Susan Backlinie


Movie Synopsis:
When, during the height of beach season, the town of Amity Island in Massachusetts is terrorized by attacks from a great white shark -- Martin Brody, the new chief of police must solve the problem. As the Mayor tries to avoid a panic which would deprive the town of its crucial tourist season, warnings to swimmers are avoided and more victims float to the surface.

Brody eventually enlists the help of a young oceanographer and a sea-wary fisherman to hunt down and destroy the great white menace that has turned the Amity Island shore into a feeding ground.

[DeadFlagBlues]

Jaws

[kel thuzad]

Woaaaah...no brainer.
Jaws.

[IanTheCool]

jaws without a doubt

[jbailey84]

Jaws

[teamans]

Halloween

[moviebuff801]

Jaws. Are you kidding me?

[SnoBorderZero]

Jaws

[IanTheCool]

Halloween

you've obviously never seen jaws

[Where's my elephant?]

Jaws

[SnoBorderZero]

you've obviously never seen jaws

Halloween isn't a bad movie, I can see people voting for it. It's a classic 70's horror film as well.

[Ben Richards]

Jaws

[HaDoKen]

jaws

[Handsome Rob]

Jaws

[Carnage Escobar]

Jaws easily wins 10-1 over Halloween

[Carnage Escobar]

Round 1
Battle 12



The Evil Dead
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Release Date: October 15th, 1981

Directed by: Sam Raimi

Starring: Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss, Betsy Baker, Hal Delrich, and Sarah York


Movie Synopsis:
The story of five college-age friends who travel to a cabin in rural Tennessee where the stumble upon the Book of the Dead, an ancient tome bound in human flesh and inked in blood. After unwittingly awakening the unspeakable terror told of in the book, each of the friends is transformed into the evil dead, one by one, except for Ash (Bruce Campbell). So, Ash is left with no other way to survive than to dismember the living corpses of his sister, girlfriend, and two of his friends.



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Batman
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Release Date: June 23rd, 1989

Directed by: Tim Burton

Starring: Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger, Jack Palance, Jerry Hall, and Rober Wuhl


Movie Synopsis:
Tim Burton's BATMAN, inspired by Frank Miller's graphic novel "The Dark Knight Returns," is a Gothic, Wagnerian treatment of the Batman mythos that explains the origins of Batman (Michael Keaton) and his nemesis, the maniacal Joker (a ripe Jack Nicholson).



Gotham City is a sunless, ominous haven for criminals, held in the corrupt grip of crime boss Carl Grissom (the ever-magnetic Jack Palance), and terrorized by a sadistic vandal and murderer known as The Joker. But it isn't long before a dark, mysterious caped crusader, who goes by the name of BATMAN, is on their trail and trying to thwart their evil doings. In this darkly entertaining retelling of the DC comic classic, ace photojournalist Vicki Vale (warmly and sympathetically played by Kim Basinger) is also on the trail--she wants to find out who Batman really is. Based on the popular comic book character created by Bob Kane for DC Comics; the story and tone have nothing in common with the popular TV series of the 1960s. Imaginative special effects and imposing, Gothic architectural sets dominate this visually graphic, stylish film. Keaton gives a brooding performance as the Caped Crusader and his interestingly understated alter-ego Bruce Wane. But is it Nicholson's Joker that steals the show, with his unnerving, brilliantly maniacal portrayal, especially in the context of his twisted relationship with Grissom's gal Alicia.

[HaDoKen]

Batman

[moviebuff801]

Batman

[Where's my elephant?]

Batman

ED II and AoD are the only ones I've seen.

[teamans]

Evil Dead

[Handsome Rob]

Batman (....ever dance with the devil by the pale moon light?)

[collegeboy]

Batman

[DeadFlagBlues]

The Evil Dead

[IanTheCool]

evil dead.

[Matrix_Fan]

Batman

[Ben Richards]

Batman

[jbailey84]

Batman

[Carnage Escobar]

I'm gonna have to go with Batman as it wins 9-3 over The Evil Dead

[Sculder]

Batman

[Carnage Escobar]

Round 1
Battle 13



From Dusk Till Dawn
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Release Date: January 19, 1996

Directed by: Robert Rodriguez

Starring: Harvey Keitel, George Clooney, Quentin Tarantino, Juliette Lewis, Fred Williamson, Tom Savini, Cheech Marin, and Salma Hayek


Movie Synopsis:
Seth Gecko and his younger brother Richard are on the run after a bloody bank robbery in Texas. They escape across the border into Mexico and will be home-free the next morning, when they pay off the local kingpin. They just have to survive 'from dusk till dawn' at the rendezvous point, which turns out to be a Hell of a strip joint.



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Pitch Black
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Release Date: February 18th, 2000

Directed by: David Twohy

Starring: Vin Diesel, Radha Mitchell, Cole Hauser, Keith David, and Lewis Fitzgerald


Movie Synopsis:
A spacecraft carrying an assortment of passengers including Riddick (Vin Diesel), a dangerous, shackled murderer between prisons, is forced to make a crash landing on a barren, triple-sunned planet after the craft suffers severe damage during a meteor shower. The ship is ripped into pieces, killing several crew members and leaving meek officer Fry (Radha Mitchell) in charge of the survivors. After two unfortunate deaths, the survivors discover that the only visible life form on the planet is a species of light-fearing, carnivorous, occasionally cannibalistic aliens dwelling in caverns beneath the desert surface. Using a model of the planet and its suns in an abandoned research station, Fry deduces that she and her fellow travellers have unfortunately descended on the planet on the day of its first total eclipse in 22 years, giving them mere hours before they are bathed in total darkness. Only then is it safe for the hungry subterranean creatures to emerge, seeking to feed on the remaining survivors. However, the dangerous Riddick, through black market injections received in lock-up, is able to see in darkness- causing the surviving crew members to reluctantly remain dependent on the potentially harmful criminal. As the survivors are killed one by one by the hungry creatures, they realize that Riddick may be their only hope.

[Matrix_Fan]

From Dusk Till Dawn

[Handsome Rob]

From Dusk Till Dawn

[MasterChief117]

Pitch Black!

[WuTical]

From Dusk Till Dawn

[jbailey84]

From Dusk Till Dawn

[DeadFlagBlues]

From Dusk Till Dawn

[Ben Richards]

Pitch Black

[HaDoKen]

From Dusk Till Dawn

[Where's my elephant?]

From Dusk Till Dawn

[Starwars411]

Fdtd

[moviebuff801]

From Dusk Til Dawn

[McGourgh]

From Dusk Till Dawn.

[teamans]

From Dusk Til Dawn

[Carnage Escobar]

From Dusk Till Dawn wins 11-2 over Pitch Black

[Carnage Escobar]

Round 1
Battle 14



Austin Powers
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Release Date: May 2nd, 1997

Directed by: Jay Roach

Starring: Mike Myers, Elizabeth Hurley, Seth Green, Michael York, Mimi Rogers, and Robert Wagner


Movie Synopsis:
Austin Powers, a British secret agent from the swinging 60s, is brought out of cryofreeze to take on his arch nemisis in the 1990s.



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American Pie
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Release Date: July 9th, 1999

Directed by: Chris Weitz and Paul Weitz

Starring: Jason Biggs, Chris Klein, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Seann William Scott, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Mena Suvari, Natasha Lyonne, Shannon Elizabeth, Eugene Levy, and Tara Reid


Movie Synopsis:
In this coming-of-age comedy, a group of friends at the end of their senior year make a pact to lose their virginity by prom night. In their outrageous attempts to fulfill this mission, they come to some surprising, hilarious and often touching realizations about themselves, their friendships, their notions of love, romance and their relations with the opposite sex.

[iv3rdawG]

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

[McGourgh]

Austin Powers.

[teamans]

American Pie

[FranklinTard]

american pie

[IanTheCool]

this is tough, both great comedys, but american pie.

[Handsome Rob]

a tough one for sure, but American Pie it is.

[shained]

American Pie

[jbailey84]

American Pie

[collegeboy]

American Pie

[Where's my elephant?]

Austin Powers

[HaDoKen]

American Pie

[DeadFlagBlues]

Austin Powers

[Carnage Escobar]

American Pie wins 8-4 over Austin Powers

[Carnage Escobar]

Round 1
Battle 15



28 Days Later
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Release Date: June 27th, 2003

Directed by: Danny Boyle

Starring: Cillian Murphy, Naomie Harris, Christopher Eccleston, Noah Huntley, Megan Burns, Bindu De Stoppani, and Brendan Gleeson


Movie Synopsis
A virus that locks those infected into a permanent state of killing rage, is accidentally released from a British research facility. Carried by animals and humans, the virus is impossible to contain, and spreads across the entire planet. Twenty-eight days later, a small group of survivors are trapped in London, caught in a desperate struggle to protect themselves from the infected. As they attempt to salvage a future from the apocalypse, they find that their most deadly enemy is not the virus, but other survivors.



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Scream
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Release Date: December 20th, 1996

Directed by: Wes Craven

Starring: David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox, Skeet Ulrich, Rose McGowan, Matthew Lillard, Jamie Kennedy, W. Earl Jones, and Drew Barrymore


Movie Synopsis
A teenage girl (Neve Campbell) becomes the target of a killer who has stalked and killed one of her classmates. A tabloid news reporter (Courtney Cox) is determined to uncover the truth, insisting that the man who raped and killed Campbell's mother one year earlier is the same man who is terrorizing her now. Campbell's boyfriend (Skeet Ulrich) becomes the prime suspect.

[HaDoKen]

28 Days Later

[McGourgh]

28 Days Later.

[collegeboy]

28 Days Later

[donny]

Scream

[Where's my elephant?]

28 Days Later

[WuTical]

Scream

[teamans]

28 days later

[IanTheCool]

28 days later

[jbailey84]

Scream

[Matrix_Fan]

Scream

[Handsome Rob]

28 Days Later

[Ben Richards]

28 Days Later

[Sculder]

Scream

[DeadFlagBlues]

28 Days Later

[Starwars411]

Scream

[moviebuff801]

Scream

[iv3rdawG]

28 Days Later

[Carnage Escobar]

28 Days Later wins a good match 10-7 over Scream

[Carnage Escobar]

Round 1
Battle 16



Ghostbusters
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Release Date: June 8th, 1984

Directed by: Ivan Reitman

Starring: Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis, Rick Moranis, Annie Potts, William Atherton, and Ernie Hudson


Movie Synopsis:
Dr. Peter Venkman and his colleagues are kicked out of their cushy university academic posts and decide to start private practice as paranormal investigators, or Ghostbusters.

Although the three scientists have a hard time kicking-off their enterprise, soon business is booming and they are thrown into the paranormal invasion of the century.



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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
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Release Date: December 19th, 2001

Directed by: Peter Jackson

Starring: Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Dominic Monaghan, Sean Bean, Orlando Bloom, John Rhys-Davies, Liv Tyler, Cate Blanchett, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Ian Holm, and Andy Serkis as Gollum


Movie Synopsis:
The Lord of the Rings collectively tells the story of Frodo Baggins, a Hobbit who battles against the Dark Lord Sauron to save his world, Middle-earth, from the grip of evil. In the trilogy of films, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King, Frodo and his Fellowship of friends and allies embark on a desperate journey to rid the earth of the source of Sauron's greatest strength, the One Ring -- a ring that has the power to enslave the inhabitants of Middle-earth. The trilogy chronicles extraordinary adventures across the treacherous landscape of Middle-earth and reveals how the power of friendship, love and courage can hold the forces of darkness at bay.

[Sculder]

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring