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Best Christmas Movie - Boardsies Decide

  • 07-12-2019 09:54PM
    #1
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 16,287 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    Best Christmas Movie - Boardsies Decide

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    The rules:
    • 64 films in the competition, 32 first round matches.
    • Pick one of film and decide which you prefer. Give a reason. Films where no reason are given won't be counted. All valid votes will be thanked by me to confirm that they are accepted.
    • First to 6 votes goes through to the next round. Depending on volume of voters/contributors, this may increase exponentially by 1 vote each round.
    • One vote per player per match.
    • No take backsies on a vote once cast.
    • Anyone can vote, even if you hadn't submitted any nominations.
    • If there are votes for a considerable period, the film with the most votes will go through even if it hasn't reached 7 votes. Ties will be decided by me, if deadlocked for a considerable period.

    And a final note on the mechanics:
    • Movies with the most nominations have been seeded to avoid playing off against each other in the first rounds.
    • To make up the 64 movies required for a knock-out some wildcards have been added (OP's choice), but these will always play against the highest seeded movies.
    • Match order has been randomised (ie, you won't necessarily see the Seed 1 in the first match)


    Competition starting Monday, chat among yourselves if you like, but still no mention of nominations until they are closed.


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Comments

  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,438 ✭✭✭✭Kolido


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,810 ✭✭✭✭jimmii


    Yippee ki yay


  • Posts: 14,734 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    fiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiir, seeeeeeeeeeeeec, third


  • Posts: 14,734 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Come on Poltergiest 2, you can do this


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,526 ✭✭✭tedpan


    Clark W Griswold


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 13,037 ✭✭✭✭Electric Nitwit


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,683 ✭✭✭Mehaffey1


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  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 16,287 Mod ✭✭✭✭quickbeam


    Round 1 Match 1


    While You Were Sleeping (1995)

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    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114924/

    A hopeless romantic Chicago Transit Authority token collector is mistaken for the fiancof a coma patient.

    Stars: Sandra Bullock, Bill Pullman, Peter Gallagher



    v



    Joyeux No(2005)

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    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0424205/

    In December 1914, an unofficial Christmas truce on the Western Front allows soldiers from opposing sides of the First World War to gain insight into each other's way of life.

    Stars: Diane Kruger, Benno Fürmann, Guillaume Canet


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,392 ✭✭✭LadySkunk


    Oh no I haven’t seen either :(


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 16,287 Mod ✭✭✭✭quickbeam


    Two of my favourite films. I'm gutted they're up against each other first round. But the rand is the rand. You should watch them Skunk.


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  • Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    LadySkunk wrote: »
    Oh no I haven’t seen either :(

    Same, haven't even heard of them!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,438 ✭✭✭✭Kolido


    I vote for While you were sleeping

    I'l be honest, havent heard of the other movie but did check the trailer. Of those two, I reckon I would prefer the first one as it would remind me more of Christmas.

    I think there might be a lot of movies here I will not have seen.


  • Posts: 14,734 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    I havent seen joeux so I'll go sleeping as I have seen it:D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,916 ✭✭✭tusk


    haven't seen either of those :/


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,916 ✭✭✭tusk


    Zemo


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,684 ✭✭✭Declan A Walsh


    Round 1 Match 1:

    It will have to be "While You Were Sleeping" because it is a delightful romantic comedy. Also, I am not familiar with the other film!


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 16,287 Mod ✭✭✭✭quickbeam


    tusk wrote: »
    Zemo

    ?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,892 ✭✭✭✭Spook_ie


    I vote Sleeping, I find war films too depressing at Xmas, even the photo selected is depressing me :(


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,916 ✭✭✭tusk




  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 16,287 Mod ✭✭✭✭quickbeam


    NB, as things are slower than expected, first round matches now first to 6 instead of 7.
    OP updated.


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  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 16,287 Mod ✭✭✭✭quickbeam


    tusk wrote: »

    Ahh, the lovely Daniel Brühl! Indeed :o


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 657 ✭✭✭irishejit


    Haven;t seen either of them sorry, and like some of the other posters haven't even heard of them


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 71,799 ✭✭✭✭Ted_YNWA


    Havent heard of either

    :(


  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 57,886 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    While You Were Sleeping.

    Havent seen the other one, wouldnt interest me either tbh so While You Were Sleeping wins by default.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,974 ✭✭✭✭Mam of 4


    Joyeux No .

    Don't like While You Were Sleeping , too shmaltzy , so that's my vote !

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  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 16,287 Mod ✭✭✭✭quickbeam


    Okay three hours is plenty. While You Were Sleeping limps in to the second round.

    Anyone who hasn't seen it, it really is a lovely romantic comedy. There are very few really good Rom Coms but this is one. Give it a watch.

    Joyeux Noel is also good, but maybe not for everyone. It is a tear-jerker, but the WW1 Christmas truce always fascinated me and this is a great telling of the story.


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 16,287 Mod ✭✭✭✭quickbeam


    Next up, Round 1, Match 2:

    Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)

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    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0241527/

    An orphaned boy enrolls in a school of wizardry, where he learns the truth about himself, his family and the terrible evil that haunts the magical world.

    Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Richard Harris



    v



    The Family Man (2000)

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    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0218967/

    A fast-lane investment broker, offered the opportunity to see how the other half lives, wakes up to find that his sports car and girlfriend have become a mini-van and wife.

    Stars: Nicolas Cage, Tea Leoni, Don Cheadle


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 13,404 ✭✭✭✭sKeith


    the family man because harry potter is not an xmas movie.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,974 ✭✭✭✭Mam of 4


    Harry Potter !
    I love when they show all the films in order , over Christmas . Plus , my four year old granddaughter's favourite game is when she pretends to be "Gobby Elf" and I've to be "Peter Potter" :pac:

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  • Posts: 14,734 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    As the founding member of the anti Harry Potter Christmas movie alliance or the AHPCMA if you prefer I vote the family man

    Munster says no.


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