We are now finished with multipart rounds. From this point on, each week constitutes and entire round. Round five is determined here. The complete elimination bracket can be seen here. Last week saw three statistical upsets, as The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951) bested Galaxy Quest (1999), Aliens (1986) beat The Incredibles (2004) and Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) defeated Forbidden Planet (1956). We nearly had a fourth statistical upset too, as Moon (2009) edged out Dr. Strangelove (1964) by a single vote.
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Weekend Review: Pacific Rim
Summer’s here, so we need a film that spends several hundred million recreating a childhood wish-fulfillment fantasy about a brave band of misfits who overcome personal differences, physics, and plot logic in order to save the world by fighting back the invaders and closing the portal between the alien world and ours. The filmmakers, recognizing the inherent silliness of the premise, cast strong actors but balance the dramatic elements with knowing humor. Look for videogames, action figures, and an amusing bonus during the final credits.
I preferred last summer’s Avengers, but this one’s pretty good.
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Greatest Science Fiction Film Tournament Week 38: Round 4 ends
Greatest Science Fiction Film Tournament Week 37: Round 4 begins
Round 4 begins here. The complete elimination bracket can be seen here. Last week saw two statistical upsets, as Dr. Strangelove (1964) beat out Return of the Jedi (1983) and Pitch Black (2000) beat out Primer (2004). We are getting down to the grind here: this round is only two weeks, and rounds 5 and up are a single week each.
Weekend Discussion: “This is the End”
This dark hipster comedy about the end of the world has been receiving strong reviews. Does the Bureau have anything to bring to the discussion? Or are we all waiting for download?
Greatest Science Fiction Film Tournament Week 36: Round 3 concludes
Round 3 ends here. The complete elimination bracket can be seen here. Last week had no statistical upsets, but that’s partly because there was a tie between When Worlds Collide (1951) and Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (1984). The tie was broken by using the round one rankings, so although it was close to an upset, there wasn’t one. All other victories from week 35 came as a result of a minimum 6% spread in the voting.
Trailer Park Tuesday – June 25, 2013
Settling into Summer, here’s what’s still to come…
Monsters University – Discussion
Pixar’s latest outing is their first prequel. Does it live up their usual standards?
World War Z: Discussion
Is it worth seeing?
Can we handle another zombie film?
Greatest Science Fiction Film Tournament Week 35: Round 3
Round 3 continues here. The complete elimination bracket can be seen here. There was one statistical upset this week as Watchmen (2009) edged out Metropolis (1927) by a single vote. There was also a tie between Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) and Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956), so we used the round one results as the tie breaking factor and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) has advanced to the next round.