AFI's 100 Greatest Films Battle Tournament

Dr. Watson and War Party present

AFI’s 100 Greatest Films Battle Tournament


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In 1997 and 2007 the American Film Institute (AFI) presented their list of the 100 greatest American films of all time. This battle is to determine what the Hype thinks the greatest American film is based on the AFI’s list. Will Citizen Kane hold its spot on top? Will a new greatest film be crowned? Only you, the Hype poster, can decide!

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The top 100 films have been split into two groups. Group A is comprised of films # 1-50. Group B is comprised of films # 51-100. The films will face each other based on their rankings (For example film #1 will face film #50). Seeding will be this way for the entirety of the tournament. We will do group A 1st round matchups first, followed by group B, and so on for the rest of the tourney (In the event of odd numbered levels, the two films left out from each group will face one another). We will continue until a winner for Group A and Group B have been determined. The final two will face off in the final battle to determine the greatest American film.

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Updated scores will appear in this post throughout the duration of the tournament. Please check here to see how your favourite films are faring.


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RULES​

• Players may vote once per individual battle
• The winning film will be determined by having at least 8 votes with a margin of victory of 2 within a 72 hour period (from the beginning of the battle)
• If there is no clear winner by the end of the 72 hour period, a sudden death match will be announced. Once sudden death is announced by either War Party or myself, the first three votes in will determine the winner. All players are open to vote in sudden death even if they have voted already in the battle except the organizers and those mentioned in rule #4
• To make sure no one creates accounts to throw the tourney, you may only participate in this tournament if you have at least 50 posts OR have been registered at the Hype for at least a week. Players who do not meet these requirements will not have their votes counted.
• The organizers of this tournament reserve the right to tweak the rules when there is need.

Lastly we would like to remind you all to play respectfully. This should be a really fun tournament with some heated battles.


Good luck!

 

GROUP A MATCHUPS​

#1. Citizen Kane vs. #50. The Lord of The Rings:The Fellowship of The Ring
Citizen Kane moves on to the next round
#2. The Godfather vs. #49. Intolerance
The Godfather moves on to the next round
#3. Casablanca vs. #48 Rear Window
Casablanca moves on to the next round
#4. Raging Bull vs. #47. A Streetcar Named Desire
Raging Bull moves on to the next round
#5. Singin’ In The Rain vs. #46. It Happened One Night
Singin' In The Rain moves on to the next round
#6. Gone With The Wind vs. #45. Shane
Gone with the Wind moves on to the next round
#7. Lawrence of Arabia vs. #44. The Philadelphia Story
Lawrence of Arabia moves on to the next round
#8. Schindler’s List vs. #43. Midnight Cowboy
Schindler's List moves on to the next round
#9. Vertigo vs. #42. Bonnie and Clyde
Vertigo moves on
#10. The Wizard of Oz vs. #41. King Kong
The Wizard of Oz moves on
#11. City Lights vs. #40. The Sound of Music
City Lights moves on
#12. The Searchers vs. #39. Dr. Strangelove
Dr. Strangelove moves on
#13. Star Wars vs. #38. The Treasure of The Sierra Madre
Star Wars moves on
#14. Psycho vs. #37. The Best Years of Our Lives
Psycho moves on
#15. 2001: A Space Odyssey vs. #36. The Bridge on the River Kwai
2001 moves on
#16. Sunset Boulevard vs. #35. Annie Hall
Annie Hall moves on
#17. The Graduate vs. #34. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Snow White moves on
#18. The General vs. #33. One Flew Over the Cukoo’s Nest
One Flew Over the Cukoo's Nest moves on
#19. On the Waterfront vs. #32. The Godfather Part II
The Godfather Part II moves on
#20. It’s a Wonderful Life vs. #31. The Maltese Falcon
Maltese Falcon moves on
#21. Chinatown vs. #30. Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now moves on
#22. Some Like It Hot vs. #29. Double Indemnity
Some Like It Hot moves on
#23. The Grapes of Wrath vs. #28. All About Eve
Grapes of Wrath moves on
#24. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial vs. # 27. High Noon
E.T. moves on
#25 To Kill a Mocking Bird vs. #26. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
To Kill a Mocking Bird moves on

 

GROUP B MATCHUPS​

#51. West Side Story vs. #100. Ben-Hur
Ben-Hur moves on
#52. Taxi Driver vs. #99. Toy Story
Taxi Driver moves on
#53. The Deer Hunter vs. #98. Yankee Doodle Dandy
The Deer Hunter moves on
#54. M*A*S*H vs. #97. Blade Runner
Blade Runner moves on
#55. North by Northwest vs. #96. Do The Right Thing
North by Northwest moves on
#56. Jaws vs. #95. The Last Picture Show
Jaws moves on
#57. Rocky vs. #94. Pulp Fiction
Pulp Fiction moves on
#58. The Gold Rush vs. #93. The French Connection
The French Connection moves on
#59. Nashville vs. #92. Goodfellas
Goodfellas moves on
#60. Duck Soup vs. #91. Sophie’s Choice
Duck Soup moves on
#61. Sullivan’s Travel vs. #90. Swing Time
Sullivan's Travel moves on
#62. American Graffiti vs. #89. The Sixth Sense
American Graffiti moves on
#63. Cabaret vs. #88. Bringing Up Baby
Cabaret moves on
#64. Network vs. #87. 12 Angry Men
12 Angry Men moves on
#65. The African Queen vs. #86. Platoon
Platoon moves on
#66. Raiders of the Lost Ark vs. #85. A Night at the Opera
Raiders of the Lost Ark moves on
#67. Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Vs. #84. Easy Rider
Easy Rider moves on
#68. Unforgiven vs. #83. Titanic
Unforgiven moves on
#69. Tootsie vs. #82. Sunrise
Tootsie moves on
#70. A Clockwork Orange vs. #81. Spartacus
A Clockwork Orange moves on
#71. Saving Private Ryan vs. #80. The Apartment
Saving Private Ryan moves on
#72. The Shawshank Redemption vs. #79. The Wild Bunch
The Shawshank Redemption moves on
#73. Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid vs. #78. Modern Times
Butch Cassidy moves on
#74. The Silence of The Lambs vs. #77. All The President’s Men
Silence of the Lambs moves on
#75. In the Heat of the Night vs. #76. Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump

 

Group A: Battle #1

Citizen Kane



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Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring




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Wolvy, we are using an entirely different basis for this tourney then yours or QueerMike's (which War Party has taken over anyways due to Queer Mike being banned). We didn't think there would be an issue, plus there is no monopoly on starting tourney's. But if you want to talk about this more then shoot a PM to War Party and I, just so we can keep it out of here.