The Great Movie Tournament - 1980s: Round 1 - Group 8 of 32

[mae]

During the first round of The Great Movie Tournament, please vote for up to six films you would like to move onto the next round. The top six films will be moving on. Keep in mind that the percentage of the vote a given film receives will determine its standing going forward.

The poll will run for seven days. Discussion is greatly encouraged!

The nominees are (please let me know if any video doesn't play for you):


https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/95/Predator_Movie.jpg/220px-Predator_Movie.jpg
Predator (1987) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predator_%28film%29)
Directed by John McTiernan


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1wDBNHYDv8

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9c/Opera_-_Film_1987.jpg/220px-Opera_-_Film_1987.jpg
Opera (1987) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opera_%28film%29)
Directed by Dario Argento


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGrgltp01sU

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/24/Possession_film_cover.jpg/220px-Possession_film_cover.jpg
Possession (1981) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Possession_%281981_film%29)
Directed by Andrzej Żuławski


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDpFpzbwfiw

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Fitzcarraldo.jpg/220px-Fitzcarraldo.jpg
Fitzcarraldo (1982) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitzcarraldo)
Directed by Werner Herzog


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWeb7i8IjYs

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/59/Broadcast_News.jpg/220px-Broadcast_News.jpg
Broadcast News (1987) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadcast_News_%28film%29)
Directed by James L. Brooks


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fuhxg3mkiIw

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c4/Name_of_rose_movieposter.jpg/220px-Name_of_rose_movieposter.jpg
The Name of the Rose (1986) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Name_of_the_Rose_%28film%29)
Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHW3r_ScQsw

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c8/Valley_girl_poster.jpg/220px-Valley_girl_poster.jpg
Valley Girl (1983) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valley_Girl_%281983_film%29)
Directed by Martha Coolidge


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJU88bssElo

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/71/Scarface_-_1983_film.jpg/220px-Scarface_-_1983_film.jpg
Scarface (1983) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarface_%281983_film%29)
Directed by Brian De Palma


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhcWyAGYuZs

[fernandito]

Predator, a perfect action flick.

[becca69]

Come on Valley Girl!

[Randall Flagg]

I could only vote for one. Predator. It may be my favorite movie of all time (Oops, forgot The Godfather, but that is the 70's). It's not the greatest movie of all time, but it affected me in so many ways (I could tell the story if anyone is interested).

[Iwritecode]

I've never seen any of these.

[Still Servant]

You gotta see Predator.

[Tommy]

Has anyone other than Mae actually seen Possession?

[Tommy]

I could only vote for one. Predator. It may be my favorite movie of all time (Oops, forgot The Godfather, but that is the 70's). It's not the greatest movie of all time, but it affected me in so many ways (I could tell the story if anyone is interested).

Why not? Go for it, I love stories about how film affects and changes lives....

[amd013]

Has anyone other than Mae actually seen Possession?

I assume at least one other, since it was seconded.

[Tommy]

Has anyone other than Mae actually seen Possession?

I assume at least one other, since it was seconded.

I nominated it and Mae seconded it. It's really a great film. Shame it's not watched more.

[RUBE]

Has anyone other than Mae actually seen Possession?

I assume at least one other, since it was seconded.

I nominated it and Mae seconded it. It's really a great film. Shame it's not watched more.

I read a little about that movie last night. It seems pretty messed up.

[Heather19]

Has anyone other than Mae actually seen Possession?

I had never even heard of it. The trailer looks intriguing though. I'll have to see if I can find it somewhere.

[Still Servant]

This is one group where I haven't seen many of the films. Scarface, Predator and Broadcast News.

[mae]

I'm surprised The Name of the Rose isn't getting much attention. Such a great and quirky film!

[fernandito]

@Mae, this is a good example of what I meant about why it might be good to seed films before the tournament starts. Another group up right now has like 4 or 5 in the top 100, this one has 2 I think and they're both the only ones with double digits.

[Still Servant]

I'm surprised The Name of the Rose isn't getting much attention. Such a great and quirky film!

I believe they are rebooting The Name of the Rose into a TV show.

[Tommy]

Has anyone other than Mae actually seen Possession?

I had never even heard of it. The trailer looks intriguing though. I'll have to see if I can find it somewhere.

It was one of those infamous Video Nasties in the UK during the early 80s. Arguably, it has the most artistic merit out of all of those. It's not even really a horror film but a psycho-sexual drama with demented horror elements and pure madness sprinkled throughout. It is a film one never forgets.

[mae]

The poll has closed. The following six titles are moving on to the next round:


Predator (83.33%)
Scarface (66.67%)
Broadcast News (23.33%)
Opera (20.00%)
The Name of the Rose (20.00%)
Valley Girl (20.00%)


And the following two titles have been eliminated:


Fitzcarraldo (10.00%)
Possession (6.67%)