Film Tournament: 2nd Round, Division I

The last month we paired the top 64 films voted by thesoapbox members, we then voted for our favorite film on each match. Now that thesoapbox members and the readers of the blog have made their decision, we bring to you the next batch of matches for the second round. I highly encourage everyone to vote for your favorite movie on each match and help us decide the champion of the tournament.

Division I

1. Pulp Fiction (1994)

Director: Quentin Tarantino
Country: USA
66 pts, 9 votes
Beat Braveheart (24-5)
Top rated by monkeytennis, moz, and backstreets
IMDB: #6

32. Memento (2000)

Director: Christopher Nolan
Country: USA
12pts, 2 votes
Beat Before Sunrise (14-7)
IMDB: #29

16. Fight Club (1999)

Director:David Fincher
Country: USA
17 pts, 3 votes
Beat 2 Days In Paris (21-4)
IMDB: #18

24. Lost In Translation (2003)

Director: Sofia Coppola
Country: USA/ Japan
14 pts, 3 votes
Beat Stand By Me (17-7)
IMDB: n/a

8. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

Director: Frank Darabont
Country: USA
25 pts, 3 votes
Beat Ghost Busters (16-9)
Top rated by Unintended
IMDB: #1

25. In The Name Of The Father (1993)

Director: Jim Sheridan
Country: Ireland/ UK
12 pts, 2 votes
Beat The Best of Youth (8-3)
IMDB: n/a

56. Heat (1995)

Director: Michael Mann
Country: USA
7 pts, 3 votes
Beat Empire of the Sun (11-8)
IMDB: #122

17. The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)

Director: Wes Anderson
Country: USA
17 pts, 2 votes
Beat Once Upon A Time In The West (12-5)
Top rated by Ana, Dressed in Cobras
IMDB: n/a

Notes:

• Only one lower ranked film won (Heat). It’s hard to beat the likes of Al Pacino and Robert De Niro.
• English spoken films only live on Division 1.
• 7 American films, 1 British film
• 5 out of the 8 films are ranked on IMDB

Eliminated:
#. new ranking; (#) original ranking

33. Empire of the Sun (9)
34. Before Sunrise (33)
35. The Best of Youth (40)
36. Stand By Me (41)
37. Once Upon A Time In The West (48)
38. 2 Days In Paris (49)
39. Ghost Busters (57)
40. Braveheart (64)

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