Monday, March 2, 2009

Competition #2

Hello again. As mentioned in my previous post, I started this blog with a vague process in mind by which I could keep evolving and, hopefully, improving my top ten film list. That process involves a series of competitions, the first being somewhat unique, but all subsequent competitions running similarly to each other. Thus, I need to run one more competition to show how this will work.

The top 25 films from the previous competition will automatically be included in this competition, but not until round 2. (They get a bye in the first round.) The first round will consist of 25 films that have not shown up in any Film Fight so far. (I'm keeping a list of the films we're discarded.) I've placed these 25 films in 5 groups of 5. We will select the top 3 from each group. My plan is to add these films to the previous competition's top 25 to produce a list of 40 films, without "rescuing" any other films from round 1, but we'll see. That might end up being unfair to some great film, but I don't think I'll be changing my mind.

So vote now, you can't fix it later. (Unless you can.)

Here are the groups. As further "proof" that this competition is to be more democratic than the first one, and is not so much intended to be my top ten as it is a group effort, consider that I never would have included films like Mystery Men, The Running Man, or Bull Durham if I were only listing my own favorites. So vote, damnit. And remember you can always suggest a film for the next competition, assuming there is one.

Group A)
Osama
The Godfather
Vertigo
Bull Durham
Apocalypse Now

Group B)
The Running Man
Duck, You Sucker (also known as A Fistful of Dynamite)
The Wizard of Oz
Ran
The Brother from Another Planet

Group C)
Mystery Men
MASH
Heavenly Creatures
The Killer Inside Me
The Exorcist

Group D)
Picnic at Hanging Rock
A Life Aquatic
Frida
To Kill a Mockingbird
Jaws

Group E)
Citizen Kane
Night of the Hunter
On the Waterfront
Psycho
Sideways

4 comments:

Escape Goat said...

I am rocking the vote!

Group A
The Godfather
Apocalypse Now
Vertigo

Group B
Wizard of Oz
Ran
A Fistful of Dynamite

Group C
The Exorcist
Mash
Heavenly Creatures

Group D
To Kill a Mockingbird
Jaws
Picnic at Hanging Rock

Group E
On the Waterfront
Citizen Kane
Psycho

L. Chupacabra said...

Yes! I like votes! We'll see how well we agree soon. Of course, the first round is always set up to weed out the chaff.

Side note: Escape Goat may be supporting my blog because of my past support of his own. Or he's just a good friend. I'd like to mention another good friend's fine forays into blogdom, but Escape Goat and I prefer a bit of anonymity. Hope you understand.

L. Chupacabra said...

I compared votes. I'm surprised Escape Goat and I differed as much as we did. However, we agreed exactly on group C. I hope at least one more reader votes before we move on to the next round, but if not, so be it. At least I have Escape Goat's votes to balance my own.

L. Chupacabra said...

Bill, who has commented on this blog before, gave me his votes in person this evening. (I wouldn't let him have any sushi until he voted.) His votes were

The Godfather
Vertigo
Bull Durham

Ran
The Brother from Another Planet
The Running Man

MASH
The Exorcist
Heavenly Creatures

A Life Aquatic
Picnic at Hanging Rock
To Kill a Mockingbird

Citizen Kane
On the Waterfront
Sideways