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Fri, 27 Apr 2012 03:57:18
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This is the first round of voting. I will post the first 16 matches today and the rest in a day or two. Just pick your favorite for each match up. Here is the full bracket

I will embed some youtube clips, if they dont work for you do a quick search of the theme if you need to hear it, it is not that hard. Plus most of these you should know by heart. Here we go:

Match 1:  Star Wars vs Naked Gun

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Match 2: Cape Fear vs Pink Panther

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Match 3: Batman vs The Dark Knight

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Match 4: Terminator vs Magnificent Seven

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Fri, 27 Apr 2012 04:11:27
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Awesome Grinning

Match 1: Star Wars
Match 2: Pink Panther
Match 3: Batman
Match 4: Terminator

I want so badly to vote against Star Wars, especially with Naked Gun being a big band style song, but I can't.  I also wanted Cape Horn to be a dark horse, but how can you vote against Pink Panther?  Old school Batman is rockin.  And Terminator is Terminator.

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Match 5: Back To the Future vs. Forrest Gump

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Match 6 : Exorcist vs Toy Story

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Match 7 : Gone With the Wind vs Stargate

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  I cant get the movie one to embed, its the same theme.

Match 8: Casablanca vs. Dragonheart

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Fri, 27 Apr 2012 04:30:22
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  1. Star Wars.  Easy one even though I love Naked Gun
  2. Pink Panther
  3. Dark Knight.  This one is tough, I love the original Batman theme, to me it is the Batman theme but something about TDK, its so powerful, I had to pick it.
  4. Terminator
  5. Back to the Future. Easy one
  6. Exorcist. Can these two be any more different, lol.
  7. Stargate. Gone with the wind is epic, iconic, majestic... screw it I love Stargate.
  8. Dragonheart. Yes Casablanca is a classic but listen to that amazing score to Dragonheart! WTF, how did that movie get that score. We need a new thread on movies that dont deserve their epic theme.
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Fri, 27 Apr 2012 04:31:09
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These are ones I don't know well

Match 5: Back to the Future, just because I don't like Forrest Gump
Match 6: ARRRGHHH this is an unfair matchup.  I have to go with the Exorcist.  Too iconic.
Match 7: Gone with the Wind
Match 8: Dragonheart

Okay Dragonheart.  I've never even seen this movie yet I know the score by heart.  What's the deal?  I guess it's just used for a lot of stuff.  I also thought I might be thinking of the Angels in the Outfield theme, which turns out to be by the same composer, Randy Edelman.

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Fri, 27 Apr 2012 05:11:48
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Match 9: Godfather vs Lily Was Here

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Match 10: Beetlejuice vs The Bodyguard

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Match 11: Superman vs Nightmare Before Christmas

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Match 12: Chariots of Fire vs Schindler's List

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Fri, 27 Apr 2012 05:14:34
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Okay Dragonheart.  I've never even seen this movie yet I know the score by heart.  What's the deal?  I guess it's just used for a lot of stuff.  I also thought I might be thinking of the Angels in the Outfield theme, which turns out to be by the same composer, Randy Edelman.

Yeah that theme is used everywhere. Its crazy cause I bet almost everyone has no clue where it came from.

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Sat, 28 Apr 2012 05:22:11
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Match 13: Psycho vs Inception

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Match 14: Close Encounters vs Dragon: Bruce Lee Story

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Match 15: LOTR Fellowship vs Austin Powers

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Match 16: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly vs Amelie

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Sat, 28 Apr 2012 05:50:43
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9. Godfather, iconic

10. Beetlejuice. sorry whitney he is the ghost with the most, love this theme.

11. Superman, greatest superhero theme ever

12. Schindler's List

13. Psycho, I love inception but its Psycho!

14. Dragon: Bruce Lee, another whatever movie with an amazing theme that you have heard everywhere

15. LOTR: Fellowship, amazing theme

16. The God, The Bad, The Ugly, this is the westerns iconic theme

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Sat, 28 Apr 2012 09:05:34

There's no way I can keep up with this.

1. star wars

2. pink panther

3. batman 1

4. Magnificent Seven

5. Back to the Future

6. Toy Story

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Sat, 28 Apr 2012 17:48:56
9. Lily Was Here - can't beat a good saxophone
10. The Bodyguard - Beetlejuice was always stupid
11. Superman - Here's a REAL theme song
12. Chariots of Fire - this may be my sentimental favourite to win.  No other captures the scene any better.
13. Psycho - I don't like either of these
14. Bruce Lee - meh
15. LOTR - THIS IS A STUPID QUESTION
16. The Good the Bad and the Ugly - Despite liking the rockin' accordion, I'll go with the classic

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Sat, 28 Apr 2012 18:13:07
  1. The Naked Gun
  2. The Pink Panther
  3. Batman
  4. The Magnificent Seven
  5. Back to the Future
  6. The Exorcist
  7. Gone with the Wind
  8. Casablanca
  9. Lily Was Here
  10. Beetle Juice (I loathe Danny Eflman, but I dislike the Bodyguard song even more)
  11. Superman
  12. Chariots of Fire
  13. Psycho
  14. Dragon
  15. Austin Powers (that's right, I said it!)
  16. The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly.
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Sat, 28 Apr 2012 18:55:02
gamingeek said:

There's no way I can keep up with this.

1. star wars

2. pink panther

3. batman 1

4. Magnificent Seven

5. Back to the Future

6. Toy Story

Yes cause your super busy schedule doesnt allow for about 2 minutes to do this every few days. Nyaa

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Sat, 28 Apr 2012 19:01:24

7 Stargate

8 Casablanca

9 Godfather

10 Bodyguard

11 Superman

12 Chariots of Fire

13 Psycho

14 Close encounters

15 LOTR

16 Good bad and ugly

You need to wait for people to vote on the first few matches before adding more man. Just scrolling up and down for the list is messing with my eyes.

Ugh, Amelie, I thought I would enjoy that movie and left feeling like it was a waste of time.

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Sat, 28 Apr 2012 19:02:01

Oh shoot, I didn't think it would quote the embed.

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Sat, 28 Apr 2012 19:05:22

Normally I would do all the nominations in the first posts but I couldnt do that this time. Anyway that is it for this part of the round, the next part is coming monday.

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Sat, 28 Apr 2012 19:06:15
gamingeek said:

Oh shoot, I didn't think it would quote the embed.

Just list them. I cant see your votes.  Next time I will create a match list that you can copy paste and bold for your choices.

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Sat, 28 Apr 2012 19:23:55
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Just list them. I cant see your votes.  Next time I will create a match list that you can copy paste and bold for your choices.

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Sat, 28 Apr 2012 21:29:46

1. Star Wars

2. Pink Panther

3. Batman

4. Magnificent Seven

5. BTTF

6. Toy Story

7. GWTW

8. Casablanca

9. Godfather.

10. Bodyguard

11. Superman

12. Schindler's (This one was the toughest).

13. Psycho

14. Close Encounters.

15. Austin Powers

16. Good Bad Ugly.

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Sun, 29 Apr 2012 10:08:54

Match 1: Naked Gun

Match 2: Pink Panther

Match 3: Dark Knight

Match 4: Terminator

Match 5: Abstention (I dislike both a great deal)

Match 6: The Exorcist

Match 7: Stargate

Match 8: Dragonheart

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