And the Winner is...

After a month of blog posting, voting, and distributing hundreds of surveys across a variety of mediums, a winner has finally been crowned.

Your Movie Tournament 2k11 winner is : 

Pulp Fiction

More than 100 voters selected Pulp Fiction over Airplane! by a 55-45% margin.

Thank you all for your participation over these past few weeks. 

I hope you enjoyed this as much as I did.

Movie Tournament 2k11: Round Three Results

Round Three of Voting is Over

After a long week of voting, our survey told us that...

Airplane! is better than Fight Club

• Results: 51-49%

Pulp Fiction is better than Monty Python and the Holy Grail

• Results: 60-40%

And the final match-up is...

• Airplane! vs. Pulp Fiction

Vote Now:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/GVP2MWF

Movie Tournament 2k11: Round Two Results

Round Two of Voting is Over

After a long week of voting, our survey told us that...

Airplane! is better than Dr. Strangelove

• Results: 51-49%

Fight Club is better than Reservoir Dogs

• Results: 60-40%

Monty Python and the Holy Grail is better than Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

• Results: 51-49%

Pulp Fiction is better than Young Frankenstein

• Results: 52-48%

Round Three Match-ups are as follows:

• Airplane! vs. Fight Club
• Monty Python and the Holy Grail vs. Pulp Fiction

Vote Now:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NJXTG8J

Movie Tournament 2k11: Round One Results

Round One is Officially Over

After distributing the survey via the internet (email, facebook and other social media, forums, instant messaging, etc.) and in person (printed copies), here are the results:

Over 100 voters told us that...

Dr. Strangelove is better than Lord of the Rings: Return of the King

• Results: 51-49%

Airplane! is better than Sin City

• Results: 60-40%

Reservoir Dogs is better than Terminator 2: Judgement Day

• Results: 63-37%

Fight Club is better than A Clockwork Orange

• Results: 52-48%

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is better than Finding Nemo

• Results: 51-49%

Monty Python and the Holy Grail is better than The Shining

• Results: 54-46%

Pulp Fiction is better than Donnie Darko

• Results: 73-27%

Young Frankenstein is better than The Thing

• Results: 71-29%

Round Two match-ups are as follows:

• Dr. Strangelove vs. Airplane!
• Reservoir Dogs vs. Fight Club
• Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory vs. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
• Pulp Fiction vs. Young Frankenstein

Thank you again for all your support and time, the turnout for Round One was excellent and I expect the same, if not more, for Round Two.

Voting endings Friday, April 29 at Midnight.

Congratulations to the winners, who will now advance on to Round Two.

Vote Now for Round Two: 

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NTKDMQ8

Round One: Sin City vs. Airplane!

In this round one match-up, we have a hard-hitting action flick, Sin City, going up against a comedy legend, Airplane!

Sin City (2005)

• Directed by: Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino (guest director)
• Written by: Frank Miller
• Starring: Bruce Willis, Jessica Alba, Clive Owen, Mickey Rourke, Rosario Dawson, Benicio Del Toro, Michael Clarke Duncan, Josh Hartnett, Michael Madsen, Brittany Murphy, Rutger Hauer, Nick Stahl, Frank Miller
• Rotten Tomatoes
• Critics: 78%
• Audience: 75%

Frank Miller (writer of RoboCop 2, 300, The Spirit) is known more for his Marvel and DC comic book series than his directing, but finally broke through with this 2005 action flick. The storyline of Sin City is very Tarantino-esque (fitting, as good friends Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino both collaborated with Miller in this, his directorial debut), in that the plot revolves around multiple, seemingly intertwined, storylines all occurring simultaneously. IMDB writer Tom Benton put it best:

Four tales of crime adapted from Frank Miller's popular comics, focusing around a muscular brute (Mickey Rourke) who's looking for the person responsible for the death of his beloved Goldie, a man (Clive Owen) fed up with Sin City's corrupt law enforcement (Benicio Del Toro) who takes the law into his own hands after a horrible mistake, [and] a cop (Bruce Willis) who risks his life to protect a girl from a deformed pedophile (Nick Stahl)...

Also, Jessica Alba, Rosario Dawson, Brittany Murphy, Michael Clarke Duncan, Josh Hartnett, Michael Madsen, Elijah Wood, and Rutger Hauer all star in this action film.

Airplane! (1980)

• Directed by: Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker.
• Written by: Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker.
• Starring: Leslie Nielsen, Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves, Robert Stack, Julie Hagerty, Robert Hays, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
• Rotten Tomatoes 
• Critics: 98%
• Audience: 85%

Starring Leslie Nielsen in the role of a lifetime, Airplane!, written and directed by Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker (the masters of parody responsible for The Naked Gun and Hot Shots series), follows the story of Ted Striker (Robert Hays), a disgraced ex-Navy pilot, who is chasing after the love of his life Elaine (Julie Hagerty), a flight stewardess. After a meal of tainted fish is served, passengers and crew alike start to fall terribly ill. With Striker as their only hope of landing the plane safely, Rex Kramer (Robert Stack) and Steve McCroskey (Lloyd Bridges) must guide the traumatized war veteran to safety. Peter Graves and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar also star in this legendary parody.

Vote now for your favorite movie: Sin City or Airplane!

Survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ZFYHYS7