Video Vault Draft Playoffs - Round 1 The Favorites vs. The Cinderellas

[Jespher]

(1) Spike
1.08 - Airplane! (1980) PG
2.09 - Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) PG
3.08 - The Naked Gun (1988) PG-13
4.09 - Terminator II: Judgement Day (1991) R
5.08 - Blazing Saddles (1974) R
6.09 - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) R
7.08 - Goldfinger (1964) PG
8.09 - Braveheart (1995) R
9.08 - Pee-Wee's Big Adventure (1985) PG
10.09 - Animal House (1978) R
11.08 - Top Gun (1986) PG
12.09 - Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) PG-13
13.08 - Enter the Dragon (1973) R
14.09 - Wayne's World (1992) PG-13
15.08 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) PG
16.09 - Transformers: The Movie (1986) PG
17.08 - Happy Gilmore (1996) PG-13
18.09 - The Waterboy (1998) PG-13
19.08 - Rambo: First Blood (1982) R
20.09 - Above the Law (1988) R

vs.

(16) Löwenherz
1.12 - Ran (1985) R
2.05 - The Hangover (2009) R
3.12 - Amadeus (1984) PG
4.05 - Zombieland (2009) R
5.12 - Pale Rider (1985) R
6.05 - The Dirty Dozen (1967) Never Rated (Allowed)
7.12 - Run Lola Run (Lola Rennt) (1998) R
8.05 - Brazil (1985) R
9.12 - The Lady Eve (1941) Never Rated (Allowed)
10.05 - My Fair Lady (1964) G
11.12 - SLC Punk (1998) R
12.05 - The Emperor's New Groove (2000) G
13.12 - Barry Lyndon (1975) PG
14.05 - Paint Your Wagon (1969) PG-13
15.12 - Black Swan (2010) R
16.05 - Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) R
17.12 - A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) PG
18.05 - Annie Hall (1977) PG
19.12 - Das Boot (The Boat) (1981) R
20.05 - 13 Assassins (Jûsan-nin no shikaku) (2010) R

 

[Jespher]

(2) Bricklayer
1.13 - Aliens (1986) R
2.04 - The Last of the Mohicans (1992) R
3.13 - The Silence of the Lambs (1991) R
4.04 - A Fish Called Wanda (1988) R
5.13 - 12 Angry Men (1957) Never Rated (Allowed)
6.04 - Groundhog Day (1993) PG
7.13 - The Thing (1982) R
8.04 - Serenity (2005) PG-13
9.13 - Black Hawk Down (2001) R
10.04 - Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) PG-13
11.13 - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Extended Version (2001) PG-13
12.04 - Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2007) PG-13
13.13 - Batman Begins (2005) PG-13
14.04 - American Pie (1999) R
15.13 - The Blood of Heroes (1989) R
16.04 - Road House (1989) R
17.13 - Road to Perdition (2002) R
18.04 - The Replacements (2000) PG-13
19.13 - One Fine Day (1996) PG
20.04 - Dead Calm (1989) R

vs.

(15) Larry89
1.01 - Dawn of the Dead (1978) R
2.16 - American Beauty (1999) R
3.01 - The Manchurian Candidate (1962) PG-13
4.16 - The Departed (2006) R
5.01 - The Warriors (1979) R
6.16 - Catch Me If You Can (2002) PG-13
7.01 - The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) PG
8.16 - Full Metal Jacket (1987) R
9.01 - The Fly (1986) R
10.16 - Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) PG
11.01 - Blade Runner (1982) R
12.16 - Legend of Drunken Master (1994) R
13.01 - Predator (1987) R
14.16 - Of Mice and Men (1992) PG-13
15.01 - Planet of the Apes (1968) G
16.16 - The Squid and the Whale (2005) R Timed Out #1
17.01 - Double Indemnity (1944) Never Rated (Allowed) Timed Out #1
18.16 - The Abyss (1989) PG-13 Timed Out #2
19.01 - Spartacus (1960) PG-13 Timed Out #2
20.16 - Cool Hand Luke (1967) PG

 

[Jespher]

This poll will close in 72 hours
Wednesday 8/31 at 6:59 AM PST

Everyone can vote for these playoff match-ups (even if you didn't participate in the draft). Don't be shy!

Feel free to back-up your rationale here.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

I've got Löwenherz taking Spike in a landslide. Somehow my top-ranked list ended up as the #16 seed (which, I suppose, says something about my chances to win this thing). Ran was a gutsy #1 overall pick, but I would have eventually taken it, and Brazil was practically snatched out from under me. On top of that, too much great stuff (Run Lola Run, The Lady Eve) to not be a competitor. Sorry, Raiders! Sorry, Wayne's World! I'd have to let you guys go if given the choice.

Right now Brick has a commanding lead from the #2 seed, but it was a squeaker in my vote. As much as I love Peter Jackson's Fellowship, having only one of the trilogy would be a somewhat painful experience on a desert island. Ferris Bueller and Clarice Starling were basically the difference makers here. Maybe an amnesiac Bill Murray played in as well - Larry's list was a bit short on the light laughs.

 

[Bricklayer]

Whoa. Wasn't sure how I was going to fare in the initial rankings after my turn into obscure cult flicks and romcoms. Hope I redeem the initial confidence.

 

[Larry89]

Why does it always seem i end up against Bricklayer.. Ironically The Thing and American pie were movies that he drafted the same round I were going to draft them, before me.

 

[Warhawk]

Spike and Brick definitely have more of the movies I would have chosen.

 

[Larry89]

Bah to Anthony Hopkins and Daniel Day Lewis Bah I Say!

 

[Bricklayer]

Bah to Anthony Hopkins and Daniel Day Lewis Bah I Say!

 

[Larry89]

Careful Brick you don't know who you are messing with... I WILL FIND YOU.. I WILL FIND YOU.

 

[Superman]

Careful Brick you don't know who you are messing with... I WILL FIND YOU.. I WILL FIND YOU.

Awesome.

 

[pdxKingsFan]

I went with Spike and Larry. Spike's list is probably the most fun of any list and while it wasn't my favorite favorite I liked that he just stuck with that theme. I know a lot of people like to be well rounded, which is good but not if it disrupts flow. Spike's list flows for me.

Larry picked 2 movies I had on my list for this draft and several others I quite like which earned my vote over what I think is a very solid list from Brick with the potential to earn my future vote.

 

[Jespher]

Congrats Spike and Bricklayer. You're headed to the next round!

 

[Warhawk]

Spike has a pretty darn good list, as does Brick. I think Spike's is my favorite (after my own, of course). Couple of rough matchups for anyone in the next round.