Oscar Madness - The Forgotten (R3)

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Remember This? It’s back! Round 2 results (winners in Bold Blue)

1928-1947
[1] Metropolis (Lang, 1927/Germany) vs. [9] Napoleon (Gance, 1927/France) 18-2
[2] Modern Times (Chaplin, 1936) vs. [7] Beauty and the Beast (Cocteau, 1946/France) 15-6
[6] The General (Keaton/Bruckman, 1927) vs. [14] The Lady Vanishes (Hitchcock/1938) 15-4
[12] Duck Soup (McCarey, 1933) vs. [13] Frankenstein (Whale, 1931) 13-9
1948-1967
[1] The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (Leone, 1966) vs. [8] Los Olvidados (Bunuel, 1950/Mexico) 20-2
[2] Paths of Glory (Kubrick, 1957) vs. [7] Kind Hearts and Coronets (Hamer, 1949) 12-7
[6] The Wages of Fear (Clouzot, 1953/France) vs. [14] Sweet Smell of Success (Mackendrick, 1957) 10-8
[4] The Seventh Seal (Bergman, 1957/Sweden) vs. [5] Touch of Evil (Welles, 1958) 11-9
1968-1987
[1] Once Upon a Time in the West (Leone, 1968) vs. [8] Harold and Maude (Ashby, 1971) 13-9
[2] The Shining (Kubrick, 1980) vs. [7] The Thing (Carpenter, 1982) 16-5
[3] Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Gilliam/Jones, 1975) vs. [11] Warriors of the Wind (Miyazaki, 1984/Japan) 21-1
[5] The Terminator (Cameron, 1984) vs. [13] Manon of the Spring (Berri, 1986/France) 13-9
1988-2007
[1] The Professional (Besson, 1994) vs. [9] The Big Lebowski (Coen, 1998) 6-15
[10] Heat (Mann, 1995) vs. [15] Grave of the Fireflies (Takahata, 1988/Japan) 10-11
[3] Reservoir Dogs (Tarantino, 1992) vs. [6] Princess Mononoke (Miyazaki, 1997/Japan) 12-10
[12] Snatch (Ritchie, 2000) vs. [13] Groundhog Day (Ramis, 1993) 2-20

This is one of 4 Oscar Madness showdowns running, with this one having films never nominated for an Oscar in any category square off against each other in four different time periods. This is the third round.

Please make your answers legible. The deadline is Mon. October 27 at 5pm PST.

1928-1947
[1] Metropolis (Lang, 1927/Germany) vs. [12] Duck Soup (McCarey, 1933)
[2] Modern Times (Chaplin, 1936) vs. [6] The General (Keaton/Bruckman, 1927)
1948-1967
[1] The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (Leone, 1966) vs. [4] The Seventh Seal (Bergman, 1957/Sweden)
[2] Paths of Glory (Kubrick, 1957) vs. [6] The Wages of Fear (Clouzot, 1953/France)
1968-1987
[1] Once Upon a Time in the West (Leone, 1968) vs. [5] The Terminator (Cameron, 1984)
[2] The Shining (Kubrick, 1980) vs. [3] Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Gilliam/Jones, 1975)
1988-2007
[9] The Big Lebowski (Coen, 1998) vs. [13] Groundhog Day (Ramis, 1993)
[3] Reservoir Dogs (Tarantino, 1992) vs. [15] Grave of the Fireflies (Takahata, 1988/Japan)

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My Picks

1928-1947
[1] Metropolis (Lang, 1927/Germany)
[6] The General (Keaton/Bruckman, 1927)
1948-1967
[4] The Seventh Seal (Bergman, 1957/Sweden)
[2] Paths of Glory (Kubrick, 1957)
1968-1987
[5] The Terminator (Cameron, 1984)
[3] Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Gilliam/Jones, 1975)
1988-2007
[13] Groundhog Day (Ramis, 1993)
[3] Reservoir Dogs (Tarantino, 1992)

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1928-1947
[1] Metropolis (Lang, 1927/Germany)
[6] The General (Keaton/Bruckman, 1927)
1948-1967
[1] The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (Leone, 1966)
[2] Paths of Glory (Kubrick, 1957)
1968-1987
[5] The Terminator (Cameron, 1984)
[2] The Shining (Kubrick, 1980)
1988-2007
[13] Groundhog Day (Ramis, 1993)
[3] Reservoir Dogs (Tarantino, 1992)

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1928-1947
[12] Duck Soup (McCarey, 1933)
[6] The General (Keaton/Bruckman, 1927)

1948-1967
[1] The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (Leone, 1966)
[6] The Wages of Fear (Clouzot, 1953/France)
1968-1987
[1] Once Upon a Time in the West (Leone, 1968)
[3] Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Gilliam/Jones, 1975)
1988-2007
[13] Groundhog Day (Ramis, 1993) This one was a toughie
[15] Grave of the Fireflies (Takahata, 1988/Japan)

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1928-1947
[1] Metropolis (Lang, 1927/Germany)
[6] The General (Keaton/Bruckman, 1927)
1948-1967
[1] The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (Leone, 1966)
[2] Paths of Glory (Kubrick, 1957)
1968-1987
[5] The Terminator (Cameron, 1984)
[3] Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Gilliam/Jones, 1975)
1988-2007
[13] Groundhog Day (Ramis, 1993)
[15] Grave of the Fireflies (Takahata, 1988/Japan)

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1928-1947
[12] Duck Soup (McCarey, 1933)
[6] The General (Keaton/Bruckman, 1927)
1948-1967
[1] The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (Leone, 1966)
[6] The Wages of Fear (Clouzot, 1953/France)
1968-1987
[1] Once Upon a Time in the West (Leone, 1968)
[3] Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Gilliam/Jones, 1975)
1988-2007
[13] Groundhog Day (Ramis, 1993)
[3] Reservoir Dogs (Tarantino, 1992)

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1928-1947
[1] Metropolis (Lang, 1927/Germany)
[6] The General (Keaton/Bruckman, 1927)

1948-1967
[4] The Seventh Seal (Bergman, 1957/Sweden)
[2] Paths of Glory (Kubrick, 1957)

1968-1987
[5] The Terminator (Cameron, 1984)
[2] The Shining (Kubrick, 1980)

1988-2007
[13] Groundhog Day (Ramis, 1993)
[15] Grave of the Fireflies (Takahata, 1988/Japan)
These were kind of tough, though it’s interesting that if my picks were to win this round, the next round would be really easy to pick.

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[1928-1947
[12] Duck Soup (McCarey, 1933)
[6] The General (Keaton/Bruckman, 1927)
1948-1967
[4] The Seventh Seal (Bergman, 1957/Sweden)
[2] Paths of Glory (Kubrick, 1957)
1968-1987
[5] The Terminator (Cameron, 1984)
[3] Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Gilliam/Jones, 1975)
1988-2007
13] Groundhog Day (Ramis, 1993)
[3] Reservoir Dogs (Tarantino, 1992)

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1928-1947
[12] Duck Soup (McCarey, 1933)
[2] Modern Times (Chaplin, 1936)

Yeah, I have always liked Chaplin better than Keaton. I know I lose film geek points for having this opinion.
1948-1967
[4] The Seventh Seal (Bergman, 1957/Sweden)
[2] Paths of Glory (Kubrick, 1957)

1968-1987
[1] Once Upon a Time in the West (Leone, 1968)
[3] Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Gilliam/Jones, 1975)
1988-2007
[9] The Big Lebowski (Coen, 1998)
[15] Grave of the Fireflies (Takahata, 1988/Japan)

10

1928-1947
[12] Duck Soup (McCarey, 1933)
[6] The General (Keaton/Bruckman, 1927)
1948-1967
[4] The Seventh Seal (Bergman, 1957/Sweden)
[6] The Wages of Fear (Clouzot, 1953/France)
1968-1987
[5] The Terminator (Cameron, 1984)
[3] Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Gilliam/Jones, 1975)
1988-2007
[13] Groundhog Day (Ramis, 1993)
[15] Grave of the Fireflies (Takahata, 1988/Japan)

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1928-1947
[12] Duck Soup (McCarey, 1933)
[2] Modern Times (Chaplin, 1936)
1948-1967
[4] The Seventh Seal (Bergman, 1957/Sweden)
[2] Paths of Glory (Kubrick, 1957)
1968-1987
[1] Once Upon a Time in the West (Leone, 1968)
[3] Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Gilliam/Jones, 1975)
1988-2007
[9] The Big Lebowski (Coen, 1998)
[3] Reservoir Dogs (Tarantino, 1992)

12

1928-1947
[1] Metropolis (Lang, 1927/Germany)
[6] The General (Keaton/Bruckman, 1927)
1948-1967
[4] The Seventh Seal (Bergman, 1957/Sweden)
[6] The Wages of Fear (Clouzot, 1953/France)
1968-1987
[5] The Terminator (Cameron, 1984)
[3] Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Gilliam/Jones, 1975)
1988-2007
[9] The Big Lebowski (Coen, 1998)
[3] Reservoir Dogs (Tarantino, 1992)

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1928-1947
[1] Metropolis (Lang, 1927/Germany)
[2] Modern Times (Chaplin, 1936)

1948-1967
[4] The Seventh Seal (Bergman, 1957/Sweden)
[2] Paths of Glory (Kubrick, 1957)

1968-1987
[5] The Terminator (Cameron, 1984)
[2] The Shining (Kubrick, 1980)

1988-2007
[13] Groundhog Day (Ramis, 1993)
[3] Reservoir Dogs (Tarantino, 1992)

Joe

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1928-1947
[1] Metropolis (Lang, 1927/Germany)
[6] The General (Keaton/Bruckman, 1927)

1948-1967
[4] The Seventh Seal (Bergman, 1957/Sweden)
[2] Paths of Glory (Kubrick, 1957)

1968-1987
[5] The Terminator (Cameron, 1984)
[3] Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Gilliam/Jones, 1975)

1988-2007
[13] Groundhog Day (Ramis, 1993)
[3] Reservoir Dogs (Tarantino, 1992)

15

1928-1947
[1] Metropolis (Lang, 1927/Germany)
[6] The General (Keaton/Bruckman, 1927)
1948-1967
[4] The Seventh Seal (Bergman, 1957/Sweden)
[6] The Wages of Fear (Clouzot, 1953/France)
1968-1987
[1] Once Upon a Time in the West (Leone, 1968)
[3] Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Gilliam/Jones, 1975)
1988-2007
[9] The Big Lebowski (Coen, 1998)
[15] Grave of the Fireflies (Takahata, 1988/Japan)