The Great SDMB Movie Poll - Round of 16

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Match 1
  • Raiders of the Lost Ark
  • Ghostbusters
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Match 2
  • Casablanca
  • The Terminator
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Match 3
  • Back to the Future
  • Dr. Strangelove
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Match 4
  • The Shawshank Redemption
  • The Big Lebowski
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Match 5
  • Monty Python and the Holy Grail
  • Pulp Fiction
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Match 6
  • The Empire Strikes Back
  • Young Frankenstein
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Match 7
  • The Godfather
  • Airplane!
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Match 8
  • The Princess Bride
  • Blazing Saddles
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Half of these were very tough. No surprise.

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Shockingly, these were all easy choices for me. But several of my picks will never make it to the quarterfinals.

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#1 Raiders vs Ghostbusters are a pair of my all time favorites.
#2 I picked Casablanca, a perfect movie over Terminator, but not easy.
#3 Back to the Future over Dr. Strangelove was easy for me.
#4 Shawshank over Lebowski was easy for me.
#5 Monty Python and the Holy Grail are a pair of my all time favorites.
#6 Very easy one for me, The perfect Young Frankenstein over Empire Strikes Back.
#7 The Godfather vs Airplane! are a pair of my all time favorites.
#8 Blazing Saddles vs The Princess Bride are a pair of my all time favorites.

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1 - I loved Ghostbusters when it came out. It didn’t age very well though.
2 - I’ve always thought Casablanca is highly overrated, and a recent rewatch confirmed this for me.
3 - Back to the Future didn’t age well either, but very little can hold a candle to Dr. Strangelove. It’s a frequent rewatch.
4 - Shawshank versus just about anything is an easy choice for me because I despise Tim Robbins and won’t put up with him even in a story I like.
5 - Pulp Fiction is my least favorite Tarantino movie. Travolta might have something to do with that.
6 - I loved Star Wars as a kid. Post-Disney, it bores the shit out of me. Plus Mel Brooks. I’d pick Spaceballs over Empire.
7 - Godfather is a viable rewatch on just about any rainy afternoon. Airplane, I have to be in the mood for. This was probably the closest choice for me.
8 - This is a tougher choice too, but there isn’t much I would pick over Blazing Saddles. Maybe Strangelove.

If Dr. Stangelove faces off against Lebowski I’ll have a really hard time, but I don’t think that’s very likely in this matchup.

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  • I still love Ghostbusters, but Raiders is probably my favorite adventure movie ever
  • Agree with Thumper668 that Casablanca is overrated. I’d rather vote for Terminator II, but I’ll take the first
  • Dr. Strangelove is very good but I like it a little less each time I see it. I find myself waiting for the classic lines and scenes, and wishing the rest of it would hurry up
  • Shawshank vs Lebowski was the hardest for me. I love them both for different reasons, but finally went with the eminently more quotable Lebowski
  • The Holy Grail is still a favorite, but it has been diminished in my mind somewhat through excessive repetition. I don’t need to watch it because I know it by heart, and I hear the same lines quoted and see the same clips endlessly. I still love Pulp Fiction.
  • Empire Strikes Back is still awesome. I don’t like voting against Young Frankenstein, but I can escape with ESB
  • The Godfather amazes me every time I see it. Airplane! still makes me laugh, but it doesn’t stick with me like Godfather
  • Princess Bride is just so damn wholesome, I can’t vote against it. I love every character in it.

On review, I seem to be voting against comedies, which surprises me.