Spirited Away....

Hey, Toy Story was good and fun. Spirited Away was much, much more substantial and intense. And, uh, better.

What he said.

well, well, a 5-5 tie. I'm too torn to vote, so the next vote wins

Spirited.....

Toy Story!!!!!

too late, I won. he said next vote... toooooo slow.

I'll give this one to Spirited Away, next match in a second

Round 1: Match 7


The Matrix
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For better or worse, the shape of both sci-fi and action films today owe a lot of their style to The Matrix. Perhaps not the best action movie, but arguably as infulential on modern action as Die Hard was to the "classic" action movies.

VS

Office Space
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In my opinion, the best office comedy (including TV shows) ever. A star-making performance by Ron Livingston, at least one memorable quote per scene, and the genius idea of that rap soundtrack all make this movie the sleeper little gem it is.

Office Space

Office Space

Office Space

3-0 Office Space

Even though it wasnt nearly as influential, Office Space beats The Matrix any day.

4-1 Office Space, next vote could end the match (assuming it's for Office Space)

The MATRIX



Save it quick!!

Office Space

Office Space by a mile.

6-2 Office Space, next match in a sec

Round 1: Match 8


The Thing
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John Carpenter's remake of the Howard Hawks classic, though mostly just a separate adaptation of "Who Goes There?". Good perfrmances by Kurt Russel and Keith David, good special effects, heavy atmosphere and nicely ambiguous ending. And for the most part, the characters weren't stupid, so there's always that.

VS

Clerks
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While it may not have been the first movie of its kind, most workplace comedies that take place in a non-office setting are compared to Clerks, mostly in a "pff, that's not nearly as good as Clerks" way. And with good reason. Look past the gruddy look and the rampant swearing, and you'll see some smart dialogue with almost a cinéma vérité look to it.

The Thing.

haha


The Thing

Clerks. I think The Thing gets too much hype.

Clerks

I loved both movies but I have to give the nod to Smith's film here.

Clerks.....

The Thing

i dont really think clerks was all that funny.
bezerker was awesome though.

3-3, one of the more hotly contested matches so far

The Thing wins 5-3, next match shortly

Round 1: Match 9


2001: A Space Odyssey
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Long stretches of silence, very little in the way of coherent plot, ambiguous beginning, ambiguous ending, pretty antiquated in its views of what 6 years ago would be like, and one of the best movies ever made, probably THE best science fiction movie ever made. One of the few films I'd call "art."

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Evil Dead 2
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Not art. But a hell of a fun movie, and probably more influential than it gets credit for. A lot of fun, gorey, horror/comedies have tried to be Evil Dead 2, some have been better movies, but still, none of them are Evil Dead 2.

Evil Dead 2

Evil Dead 2

Evil Dead 2...

Evil Dead 2

2001: A Space Odyssey

Ed2 didn't cut it for me.

I dont think anyone can argue that 2001 isnt the better film here, but it just isnt that enjoyable. Great movie, but I'll take Evil Dead 2 over it anyday.