Hello friends, it is with great pleasure that I start this particular thread, as it will serve as the launchpad for The Great Movie Tournament, our endeavor to go through each of the ten decades of film and yes, it will take a long time. For reference, here is the original announcement/discussion thread. All further announcements and discussion can be had in this thread, and this first post will be continually updated with the schedules and links for all of the tournament polls.
As it stands, and as discussed previously, the goal is to go through each decade of film, starting with the three latest (the 1990s, the 2000s, and the 2010s). We will then go back in reverse order through the 1980s, the 1970s, the 1960s, the 1950s, the 1940s, the 1930s, and the 1920s (perhaps along with the 1910s for good measure). At the end, each of the ten winners will face-off with one another in a round-robin ranking/tournament to determine the ultimate film of all time. Each decade should take us about four months to do as has been our average with these types of tournaments. That means two decades a year for five years. I know, it sounds daunting, and I hope we all make it to the end (if I don't for whatever reason, I would hope someone picks it up and gets it over the finish line).
So the preliminary (rough) overall schedule is as follows:1990s: February 2019 - May 2019
2000s: August 2019 - November 2019
1980s: February 2020 - May 2020
2010s: August 2020 - November 2020
1970s: February 2021 - May 2021
1960s: August 2021 - November 2021
1950s: February 2022 - May 2022
1940s: August 2022 - November 2022
1930s: February 2023 - May 2023
1920s: August 2023 - November 2023
Tournament Final: February 2024
Notes on the second half structure.
Winner of each decade
- The 2010s: Inception (2010), dir. Christopher Nolan (earned 68.66% of all possible votes)
- The 2000s: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), dir. Peter Jackson (earned 78.15% of all possible votes)
- The 1990s: The Shawshank Redemption (1994), dir. Frank Darabont (earned 80.40% of all possible votes)
- The 1980s: Aliens (1986), dir. James Cameron (earned 75.74% of all possible votes)
- The 1970s: Jaws (1975), dir. Steven Spielberg (earned 73.83% of all possible votes)
- The 1960s: Psycho (1960), dir. Alfred Hitchock (earned 76.69% of all possible votes)
- The 1950s: 12 Angry Men (1957), dir. Sidney Lumet (earned 81.23% of all possible votes)
- The 1940s: Casablanca (1942), dir. Michael Curtiz (earned 81.75% of all possible votes)
- The 1930s: The Wizard of Oz (1939), dir. Victor Fleming (earned 75.92% of all possible votes)
- The 1920s: Metropolis (1927), dir. Fritz Lang (earned 90.20% of all possible votes)
The 1990sWith that said, here is the schedule for the 1990s (dates subject to change in case of tiebreaker polls):
Round 1Monday, January 28, 2019
Tuesday, January 29, 2019
Thursday, January 31, 2019
Friday, February 1, 2019
Monday, February 4, 2019
Tuesday, February 5, 2019
Thursday, February 7, 2019
Friday, February 8, 2019
Round 2Monday, February 18, 2019
Tuesday, February 19, 2019
Thursday, February 21, 2019
Friday, February 22, 2019
Monday, February 25, 2019
Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Thursday, February 28, 2019
Friday, March 1, 2019
Round 3Monday, March 11, 2019
Tuesday, March 12, 2019
Thursday, March 14, 2019
Friday, March 15, 2019
Monday, March 18, 2019
Tuesday, March 19, 2019
Thursday, March 21, 2019
Friday, March 22, 2019
Octofinals
Monday, April 29, 2019
Wednesday, May 1, 2019
Quarterfinals
Monday, May 13, 2019
Semifinals
Monday, May 20, 2019
Final
Monday, May 27, 2019
The 2000s
Round 1Monday, July 29, 2019
Tuesday, July 30, 2019
Thursday, August 1, 2019
Friday, August 2, 2019
Monday, August 5, 2019
Tuesday, August 6, 2019
Thursday, August 8, 2019
Friday, August 9, 2019
Round 2Monday, August 19, 2019
Tuesday, August 20, 2019
Thursday, August 22, 2019
Friday, August 23, 2019
Monday, August 26, 2019
Tuesday, August 27, 2019
Thursday, August 29, 2019
Friday, August 30, 2019
Round 3Monday, September 9, 2019
Tuesday, September 10, 2019
Thursday, September 12, 2019
Friday, September 13, 2019
Monday, September 16, 2019
Tuesday, September 17, 2019
Thursday, September 19, 2019
Friday, September 20, 2019
Round 4Monday, September 30, 2019
Tuesday, October 1, 2019
Thursday, October 3, 2019
Friday, October 4, 2019
Octofinals
Monday, October 28, 2019
Wednesday, October 30, 2019
Quarterfinals
Monday, November 11, 2019
Semifinals
Monday, November 18, 2019
Final
Monday, November 25, 2019
The 1980s
Round 1Monday, January 27, 2020
Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Thursday, January 30, 2020
Friday, January 31, 2020
Monday, February 3, 2020
Tuesday, February 4, 2020
Thursday, February 6, 2020
Friday, February 7, 2020
Round 2Monday, February 17, 2020
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Thursday, February 20, 2020
Friday, February 21, 2020
Monday, February 24, 2020
Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Thursday, February 27, 2020
Friday, February 28, 2020
Round 3Monday, March 9, 2020
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
Thursday, March 12, 2020
Friday, March 13, 2020
Monday, March 16, 2020
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
Thursday, March 19, 2020
Friday, March 20, 2020
Octofinals
Monday, April 27, 2020
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Quarterfinals
Monday, May 11, 2020
Semifinals
Monday, May 18, 2020
Final
Monday, May 25, 2020
The 2010s
Round 1Monday, July 27, 2020
Tuesday, July 28, 2020
Thursday, July 30, 2020
Friday, July 31, 2020
Monday, August 3, 2020
Tuesday, August 4, 2020
Thursday, August 6, 2020
Friday, August 7, 2020
Round 2Monday, August 17, 2020
Tuesday, August 18, 2020
Thursday, August 20, 2020
Friday, August 21, 2020
Monday, August 24, 2020
Tuesday, August 25, 2020
Thursday, August 27, 2020
Friday, August 28, 2020
Round 3Monday, September 7, 2020
Tuesday, September 8, 2020
Thursday, September 10, 2020
Friday, September 11, 2020
Monday, September 14, 2020
Tuesday, September 15, 2020
Thursday, September 17, 2020
Friday, September 18, 2020
Octofinals
Monday, October 26, 2020
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Quarterfinals
Monday, November 9, 2020
Semifinals
Monday, November 16, 2020
Final
Monday, November 23, 2020
The 1970s
Round 1Monday, January 25, 2021
Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Thursday, January 28, 2021
Friday, January 29, 2021
Monday, February 1, 2021
Tuesday, February 2, 2021
Thursday, February 4, 2021
Friday, February 5, 2021
Round 2
Monday, February 15, 2021
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Thursday, February 18, 2021
Friday, February 19, 2021
Monday, February 22, 2021
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Thursday, February 25, 2021
Friday, February 26, 2021
Round 3Monday, March 8, 2021
Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Thursday, March 11, 2021
Friday, March 12, 2021
Monday, March 15, 2021
Tuesday, March 16, 2021
Thursday, March 18, 2021
Friday, March 19, 2021
Octofinals
Monday, April 26, 2021
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
Quarterfinals
Monday, May 10, 2021
Semifinals
Monday, May 17, 2021
Final
Monday, May 24, 2021
The 1960s
Round 1Monday, August 2, 2021
Tuesday, August 3, 2021
Thursday, August 5, 2021
Friday, August 6, 2021
Monday, August 9, 2021
Tuesday, August 10, 2021
Thursday, August 12, 2021
Friday, August 13, 2021
Round 2Round 2
Monday, August 23, 2021
Tuesday, August 24, 2021
Thursday, August 26, 2021
Friday, August 27, 2021
Monday, August 30, 2021
Tuesday, August 31, 2021
Thursday, September 2, 2021
Friday, September 3, 2021
Octofinals
Monday, October 11, 2021
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
Quarterfinals
Monday, October 25, 2021
Semifinals
Monday, November 1, 2021
Final
Monday, November 8, 2021
The 1950s
Round 1
Monday, January 31, 2022
Tuesday, February 1, 2022
Thursday, February 3, 2022
Friday, February 4, 2022
Monday, February 7, 2022
Tuesday, February 8, 2022
Thursday, February 10, 2022
Friday, February 11, 2022
Round 2
Monday, February 21, 2022
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
Thursday, February 24, 2022
Friday, February 25, 2022
Monday, February 28, 2022
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
Thursday, March 3, 2022
Friday, March 4, 2022
Octofinals
Monday, April 11, 2022
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
Quarterfinals
Monday, April 25, 2022
Semifinals
Monday, May 2, 2022
Final
Monday, May 9, 2022
The 1940s
Round 1
Monday, August 1, 2022
Tuesday, August 2, 2022
Thursday, August 4, 2022
Friday, August 5, 2022
Monday, August 8, 2022
Tuesday, August 9, 2022
Thursday, August 11, 2022
Friday, August 12, 2022
Round 2
Monday, August 22, 2022
Tuesday, August 23, 2022
Thursday, August 25, 2022
Friday, August 26, 2022
Monday, August 29, 2022
Tuesday, August 30, 2022
Thursday, September 1, 2022
Friday, September 2, 2022
Octofinals
Monday, October 10, 2022
Wednesday, October 12, 2022
Quarterfinals
Monday, October 24, 2022
Semifinals
Monday, October 31, 2022
Final
Monday, November 7, 2022
The 1930s
Round 1
Monday, February 6, 2023
Tuesday, February 7, 2023
Thursday, February 9, 2023
Friday, February 10, 2023
Monday, February 13, 2023
Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Thursday, February 16, 2023
Friday, February 17, 2023
Round 2
Monday, February 27, 2023
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
Thursday, March 2, 2023
Friday, March 3, 2023
Monday, March 6, 2023
Tuesday, March 7, 2023
Thursday, March 9, 2023
Friday, March 10, 2023
Octofinals
Monday, April 3, 2023
Wednesday, April 5, 2023
Quarterfinals
Monday, April 17, 2023
Semifinals
Monday, April 24, 2023
Final
Monday, May 1, 2023
The 1920s
Octofinals
Monday, September 11, 2023
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Quarterfinals
Monday, September 25, 2023
Semifinals
Monday, October 2, 2023
Final
Monday, October 9, 2023