# Oscar Madness - The Forgotten (R3) **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [October 22, 2008, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-forgotten-r3/469106 "2008-10-22T19:30:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2008, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-forgotten-r3/469106/1 "2008-10-22T19:30:48Z")
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) ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2008, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-forgotten-r3/469106/2 "2008-10-22T19:49:48Z")
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) ---
**Author:** ![kevja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2008, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-forgotten-r3/469106/3 "2008-10-22T22:02:16Z")
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) ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2008, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-forgotten-r3/469106/4 "2008-10-23T00:57:15Z")
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) ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2008, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-forgotten-r3/469106/5 "2008-10-24T02:46:52Z")
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) ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2008, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-forgotten-r3/469106/6 "2008-10-24T02:52:14Z")
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) ---
**Author:** ![panamajack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/47e85d/32.png) [@panamajack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panamajack)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2008, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-forgotten-r3/469106/7 "2008-10-24T03:03:04Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2008, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-forgotten-r3/469106/8 "2008-10-24T03:10:36Z")
[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) ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2008, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-forgotten-r3/469106/9 "2008-10-24T06:32:18Z")
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) ---
**Author:** ![Reloy3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c68b51/32.png) [@Reloy3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reloy3)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2008, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-forgotten-r3/469106/10 "2008-10-24T15:17:08Z")
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) ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2008, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-forgotten-r3/469106/11 "2008-10-24T16:36:08Z")
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) ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2008, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-forgotten-r3/469106/12 "2008-10-25T21:03:00Z")
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) ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2008, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-forgotten-r3/469106/13 "2008-10-25T22:23:01Z")
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 ---
**Author:** ![Carmady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f04885/32.png) [@Carmady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carmady)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2008, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-forgotten-r3/469106/14 "2008-10-26T00:38:42Z")
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) ---
**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2008, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-madness-the-forgotten-r3/469106/15 "2008-10-27T01:35:44Z")
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)