papanesta Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 (edited) Right, first of all, the polls will be starting next Thursday. That's Thursday 9th. This allows me time to write all 128 films out, cut them up and put them in a hat. Just kidding. Inbetween now and then, watch as many of the films on the list as you can. I know I'll be watching as many of the ones I haven't seen as I can. But even if you can't afford ones you've not got, re-watch ones you've seen or own. Also, I'm planning on making a signature basically advertising the competition. What I want to know though is, would other people be interested in wearing it? It'll be nice, promise. I just want as many people involved in this as possible, and it would be great having people posting round the forums with a link in their signature. Signature 1: [img=http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/8085/sig1gif.gif] [img=http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/1603/sig2gif.gif] Here's Empire's Top 100 from their recent 500 Greatest Movies of All Time for reference. Our list contains a lot of their top films. Last of all, here's an updated list with directors and the year the films came out (which took ages): Round 1 Winners: L.A. Confidential [Dir. Curtis Hanson, 1997] American Psycho [Dir. Mary Harron, 2000] Taxi Driver [Dir. Martin Scorsese, 1976] Clerks [Dir. Kevin Smith, 1994] Grindhouse [Dir. Robert Rodriguez & Quentin Tarantino, 2007] Reservoir Dogs [Dir. Quentin Tarantino, 1992] Dark Knight, The [Dir. Christopher Nolan, 2008] Sin City [Dir. Frank Miller & Robert Rodriguez, 2005] Goodfellas [Dir. Martin Scorsese, 1990] Platoon [Dir. Oliver Stone, 1986] Se7en [Dir. David Fincher, 1995] Miller's Crossing [Dir. Joel Coen, 1990] Schindler's List [Dir. Steven Spielberg, 1993] Blues Brothers, The [Dir. John Landis, 1980] Heat [Dir. Michael Mann, 1995] Godfather: Part II, The [Dir. Francis Ford Coppola, 1974] Seven Samurai [Dir. Akira Kurosawa, 1954] Full Metal Jacket [Dir. Stanley Kubrick, 1987] Blazing Saddles [Dir. Mel Brooks, 1974] Jaws [Dir. Steven Spielberg, 1975] Serenity [Dir. Joss Whedon, 2005] Great Escape, The [Dir. John Sturges, 1963] The Good, The Bad and The Ugly [Dir. Sergio Leone, 1966] Oldboy [Dir. Chan-wook Park, 2003] Blade Runner [Dir. Ridley Scott, 1982] Who Framed Roger Rabbit [Dir. Robert Zemeckis, 1988] Silence of the Lambs [Dir. Jonathan Demme, 1991] Toy Story [Dir. John Lasseter, 1995] Big Lebowski, The [Dir. Joel Coen, 1998] One Flew Over the nice personoo's Nest [Dir. Milos Forman, 1975] Warriors, The [Dir. Walter Hill, 1979] Let the Right One In [Dir. Tomas Alfredson, 2008] This Is England [Dir. Shane Meadows, 2006] Dead Man's Shoes [Dir. Shane Meadows, 2004] 28 Days Later [Dir. Danny Boyle, 2002] There Will Be Blood [Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2007] Back to the Future [Dir. Robert Zemeckis, 1985] Pulp Fiction [Dir. Quentin Tarantino, 1994] Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back [Dir. Irvin Kershner, 1980] American History X [Dir. Tony Kaye, 1998] Fight Club [Dir. David Fincher, 1999] Shawshank Redemption, The [Dir. Frank Darabont, 1994] Dirty Harry [Dir. Don Siegel, 1971] Bridge on the River Kwai, The [Dir. David Lean, 1957] Usual Suspects, The [Dir. Bryan Singer, 1995] Jason and the Argonauts [Dir. Don Chaffey, 1963] Stand By Me [Dir. Rob Reiner, 1986] Jurassic Park [Dir. Steven Spielberg, 1993] Deer Hunter, The [Dir. Michael Cimino, 1978] Cloverfield [Dir. Matt Reeves, 2008] Thing, The [Dir. John Carpenter, 1982] Apocalypse Now [Dir. Francis Ford Coppola, 1979] Casablanca [Dir. Michael Curtiz, 1942] Last of the Mohicans, The [Dir. Michael Mann, 1992] City of God [Dir. Fernando Meirelles & Kátia Lund, 2002] Godfather, The [Dir. Francis Ford Coppola, 1972] Die Hard [Dir. John McTiernan, 1988] Slumdog Millionaire [Dir. Danny Boyle & Loveleen Tandan, 2008] Watchmen [Dir. Zack Snyder, 2009] Bad News Bears, The [Dir. Michael Ritchie, 1976] Dazed and Confused [Dir. Richard Linklater, 1993] No Country for Old Men [Dir. Ethan Coen & Joel Coen, 2007] Saving Private Ryan [Dir. Steven Spielberg, 1998] Alien [Dir. Ridley Scott, 1979] Round 1 Eliminations: Legend of Drunken Master, The [Dir. Chia-Liang Liu, 1994] Raging Bull [Dir. Martin Scorsese, 1980] Monty Python and The Life of Brian [Dir. Terry Jones, 1979] Proposition, The [Dir. John Hillcoat, 2005] Annie Hall [Dir. Woody Allen, 1977] Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas [Dir. Terry Gilliam, 1998] Gran Torino [Dir. Clint Eastwood, 2008] Layer Cake [Dir. Matthew Vaughn, 2004] Vertigo [Dir. Alfred Hitchcock, 1958] Glory [Dir. Edward Zwick, 1989] To Kill a Mockingbird [Dir. Robert Mulligan, 1962] Dances With Wolves [Dir. Kevin Costner, 1990] Trainspotting [Dir. Danny Boyle, 1996] Searchers, The [Dir. John Ford, 1956] Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels [Dir. Guy Ritchie, 1998] Blue Velvet [Dir. David Lynch, 1986] Machinist, The [Dir. Brad Anderson, 2004] Metropolis [Dir. Fritz Lang, 1927] Midnight Express, The [Dir. Alan Parker, 1978] Gremlins [Dir. Joe Dante, 1984] Jerk, The [Dir. Carl Reiner, 1979] Night of the Living Dead [Dir. George A. Romero, 1968] Departed, The [Dir. Martin Scorsese, 2006] Boogie Nights [Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson, 1997] Prestige, The [Dir. Christopher Nolan, 2006] Sunshine [Dir. Danny Boyle, 2007] Memento [Dir. Christopher Nolan, 2000] Total Recall [Dir. Paul Verhoeven, 1990] Suicide Kings [Dir. Peter O'Fallon, 1997] Terminator 2: Judgment Day [Dir. James Cameron, 1991] This is Spinal Tap [Dir. Rob Reiner, 1984] Training Day [Dir. Antoine Fuqua, 2001] Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai [Dir. Jim Jarmusch, 1999] Tombstone [Dir. George P. Cosmatos, 1993] Lawrence of Arabia [Dir. David Lean, 1962] Elephant Man, The [Dir. David Lynch, 1980] Lost in Translation [Dir. Sofia Coppola, 2003] American Beauty [Dir. Sam Mendes, 1999] Forrest Gump [Dir. Robert Zemeckis, 1994] Mad Max [Dir. George Miller, 1979] Casino [Dir. Martin Scorsese, 1995] Kill Bill [Dir. Quentin Tarantino, 2003] Crash [Dir. Paul Haggis, 2004] Apocalypto [Dir. Mel Gibson, 2006] Hot Fuzz [Dir. Edgar Wright, 2007] Rocky [Dir. John G. Avildsen, 1976] Yojimbo [Dir. Akira Kurosawa, 1961] A Clockwork Orange [Dir. Stanley Kubrick, 1971] Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade [Dir. Steven Spielberg, 1989] Battle of Algiers, The [Dir. Gillo Pontecorvo, 1966] Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The [Dir. Tobe Hooper, 1974] Gladiator [Dir. Ridley Scott, 2000] Wall-e [Dir. Andrew Stanton, 2008] Any Given Sunday [Dir. Oliver Stone, 1999] Akira [Dir. Katsuhiro Ôtomo, 1988] The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers [Dir. Peter Jackson, 2002] Ben Hur [Dir. William Wyler, 1959] American Gangster [Dir. Ridley Scott, 2007] Snatch [Dir. Guy Ritchie, 2000] Grave of the Fireflies [Dir. Isao Takahata, 1988] Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery [Dir. Jay Roach, 1997] Rear Window [Dir. Alfred Hitchcock, 1954] Once Upon a Time in America [Dir. Sergio Leone, 1984] Aliens [Dir. James Cameron, 1986] Round 2 Winners: Casablanca [Dir. Michael Curtiz, 1942] Jaws [Dir. Steven Spielberg, 1975] Godfather, The [Dir. Francis Ford Coppola, 1972] Goodfellas [Dir. Martin Scorsese, 1990] Apocalypse Now [Dir. Francis Ford Coppola, 1979] A Clockwork Orange [Dir. Stanley Kubrick, 1971] Saving Private Ryan [Dir. Steven Spielberg, 1998] American History X [Dir. Tony Kaye, 1998] Back to the Future [Dir. Robert Zemeckis, 1985] Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back [Dir. Irvin Kershner, 1980] Silence of the Lambs [Dir. Jonathan Demme, 1991] Full Metal Jacket [Dir. Stanley Kubrick, 1987] Bridge on the River Kwai, The [Dir. David Lean, 1957] Dirty Harry [Dir. Don Siegel, 1971] There Will Be Blood [Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2007] Aliens [Dir. James Cameron, 1986] Great Escape, The [Dir. John Sturges, 1963] Seven Samurai [Dir. Akira Kurosawa, 1954] Casino [Dir. Martin Scorsese, 1995] Once Upon a Time in America [Dir. Sergio Leone, 1984] Die Hard [Dir. John McTiernan, 1988] Taxi Driver [Dir. Martin Scorsese, 1976] Toy Story [Dir. John Lasseter, 1995] Blade Runner [Dir. Ridley Scott, 1982] Fight Club [Dir. David Fincher, 1999] Godfather: Part II, The [Dir. Francis Ford Coppola, 1974] Heat [Dir. Michael Mann, 1995] L.A. Confidential [Dir. Curtis Hanson, 1997] Deer Hunter, The [Dir. Michael Cimino, 1978] Thing, The [Dir. John Carpenter, 1982] One Flew Over the nice personoo's Nest [Dir. Milos Forman, 1975] Shawshank Redemption, The [Dir. Frank Darabont, 1994] Round 2 Eliminations: Dead Man's Shoes [Dir. Shane Meadows, 2004] Alien [Dir. Ridley Scott, 1979] Reservoir Dogs [Dir. Quentin Tarantino, 1992] Forrest Gump [Dir. Robert Zemeckis, 1994] Pulp Fiction [Dir. Quentin Tarantino, 1994] The Good, The Bad and The Ugly [Dir. Sergio Leone, 1966] Miller's Crossing [Dir. Joel Coen, 1990] Jurassic Park [Dir. Steven Spielberg, 1993] Jason and the Argonauts [Dir. Don Chaffey, 1963] American Psycho [Dir. Mary Harron, 2000] Slumdog Millionaire [Dir. Danny Boyle & Loveleen Tandan, 2008] Dark Knight, The [Dir. Christopher Nolan, 2008] Let the Right One In [Dir. Tomas Alfredson, 2008] City of God [Dir. Fernando Meirelles & Kátia Lund, 2002] Serenity [Dir. Joss Whedon, 2005] Watchmen [Dir. Zack Snyder, 2009] Blazing Saddles [Dir. Mel Brooks, 1974] Stand By Me [Dir. Rob Reiner, 1986] This Is England [Dir. Shane Meadows, 2006] Oldboy [Dir. Chan-wook Park, 2003] Usual Suspects, The [Dir. Bryan Singer, 1995] No Country for Old Men [Dir. Ethan Coen & Joel Coen, 2007] 28 Days Later [Dir. Danny Boyle, 2002] Platoon [Dir. Oliver Stone, 1986] Big Lebowski, The [Dir. Joel Coen, 1998] Trainspotting [Dir. Danny Boyle, 1996] Raging Bull [Dir. Martin Scorsese, 1980] Dazed and Confused [Dir. Richard Linklater, 1993] Se7en [Dir. David Fincher, 1995] Blues Brothers, The [Dir. John Landis, 1980] Last of the Mohicans, The [Dir. Michael Mann, 1992] Schindler's List [Dir. Steven Spielberg, 1993] Round 3 Winners: Goodfellas [Dir. Martin Scorsese, 1990] Jaws [Dir. Steven Spielberg, 1975] A Clockwork Orange [Dir. Stanley Kubrick, 1971] Seven Samurai [Dir. Akira Kurosawa, 1954] Taxi Driver [Dir. Martin Scorsese, 1976] One Flew Over the nice personoo's Nest [Dir. Milos Forman, 1975] Apocalypse Now [Dir. Francis Ford Coppola, 1979] Silence of the Lambs [Dir. Jonathan Demme, 1991] American History X [Dir. Tony Kaye, 1998] Back to the Future [Dir. Robert Zemeckis, 1985] Aliens [Dir. James Cameron, 1986] Godfather, The [Dir. Francis Ford Coppola, 1972] Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back [Dir. Irvin Kershner, 1980] Die Hard [Dir. John McTiernan, 1988] Great Escape, The [Dir. John Sturges, 1963] Shawshank Redemption, The [Dir. Frank Darabont, 1994] Round 3 Eliminations: Thing, The [Dir. John Carpenter, 1982] L.A. Confidential [Dir. Curtis Hanson, 1997] Casablanca [Dir. Michael Curtiz, 1942] Heat [Dir. Michael Mann, 1995] Dirty Harry [Dir. Don Siegel, 1971] Blade Runner [Dir. Ridley Scott, 1982] Fight Club [Dir. David Fincher, 1999] Saving Private Ryan [Dir. Steven Spielberg, 1998] Deer Hunter, The [Dir. Michael Cimino, 1978] Toy Story [Dir. John Lasseter, 1995] Casino [Dir. Martin Scorsese, 1995] Full Metal Jacket [Dir. Stanley Kubrick, 1987] Godfather: Part II, The [Dir. Francis Ford Coppola, 1974] Once Upon a Time in America [Dir. Sergio Leone, 1984] Bridge on the River Kwai, The [Dir. David Lean, 1957] There Will Be Blood [Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2007] Round 4 Winners: Godfather, The [Dir. Francis Ford Coppola, 1972] Aliens [Dir. James Cameron, 1986] Taxi Driver [Dir. Martin Scorsese, 1976] Back to the Future [Dir. Robert Zemeckis, 1985] One Flew Over the nice personoo's Nest [Dir. Milos Forman, 1975] Goodfellas [Dir. Martin Scorsese, 1990] Shawshank Redemption, The [Dir. Frank Darabont, 1994] Apocalypse Now [Dir. Francis Ford Coppola, 1979] Round 4 Eliminations: Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back [Dir. Irvin Kershner, 1980] Great Escape, The [Dir. John Sturges, 1963] Die Hard [Dir. John McTiernan, 1988] American History X [Dir. Tony Kaye, 1998] Silence of the Lambs [Dir. Jonathan Demme, 1991] Jaws [Dir. Steven Spielberg, 1975] Seven Samurai [Dir. Akira Kurosawa, 1954] A Clockwork Orange [Dir. Stanley Kubrick, 1971] Edited July 2, 2009 by papanesta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeperRed Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Pap I know this is not much coming from me. But i really appreciate all the effort and time you have put into this should be a really hoot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Unvirginiser Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Well done for sorting this out and putting the graft in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryuclan Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Wow...just wow man. Glad you put forth the time and effort into this. Awesome1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mand'alor Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 (edited) I would definitely wear a sig advertising the competition. Also, I was thinking would it be a good idea to put up, for example, the first poll and maybe keep it locked for a day and encourage people to try watch a film if they have not seen it yet? I'd hate to see all this ruined by fools. Edited April 3, 2009 by Nixon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stig Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Nice Man And I would most definately sport a "Top 100 Films" signature if you made it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makeshyft Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Far out, man. I am giving you the biggest e-pat on the back right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WidowMaker Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 There's only 3 of them I haven't seen. You could make a bunch of sigs with different movies from the list. Like how Empire have covers based on the movies from their list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludo Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Also, I was thinking would it be a good idea to put up, for example, the first poll and maybe keep it locked for a day and encourage people to try watch a film if they have not seen it yet? That is an awesome idea. You sir shall be getting some free rum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eoghan Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 Wow nice work on this, will try watch as many of these movies as I can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papanesta Posted April 4, 2009 Author Share Posted April 4, 2009 You could make a bunch of sigs with different movies from the list. Like how Empire have covers based on the movies from their list. Ha ha, did you read my mind? Here's the first: [img=http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/8085/sig1gif.gif] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makeshyft Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 Ha, that's pretty damned cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papanesta Posted April 4, 2009 Author Share Posted April 4, 2009 Like Widow said, I could probably make versions with just one film by request, but I quite like the mix. And thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarface187 Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 There's only 3 of them I haven't seen. You could make a bunch of sigs with different movies from the list. Like how Empire have covers based on the movies from their list. That is basically what my idea was. I'm sure some people would like to whore out their nominations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papanesta Posted April 4, 2009 Author Share Posted April 4, 2009 Well, if that's what people would prefer, I can make it happen. I'll still make one more mix, though. As when it comes to running this, I should stay unbiased. If people want to post images, just make sure they are going to fit a 438x140 space. Obviously I can scale them down, but I refuse to stretch images out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mav. Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 Awesome sig paps. Might chuck it on later. Great work so far aswell. It's gonna be great. btw, I was having a look at that empire list, and is it just me or is the list completely sh*t? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makeshyft Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 If I take some VLC snaps when I get home from work, could you possibly whip me something up, paps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Garcia aka NjNakedSnake Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 That's a pretty sick mash-up of movies in there. Some of my favorites from the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papanesta Posted April 4, 2009 Author Share Posted April 4, 2009 If I take some VLC snaps when I get home from work, could you possibly whip me something up, paps? Yeah, no problem. Same goes for everybody else. Here's the second mix: [img=http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/1603/sig2gif.gif] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xo4 Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 This totally blows the f*ck out of my old contest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Garcia aka NjNakedSnake Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 Ha, nice touch with the separation of the Eastwood image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TubbyJ Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 Yeah, I'm gonna wear the f*ck out of this. Good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Garcia aka NjNakedSnake Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 The 6th still in that sig ^, what movie is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeperRed Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 Beats my old sig. Pap are we allowed to make our own ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papanesta Posted April 4, 2009 Author Share Posted April 4, 2009 The 6th still in that sig ^, what movie is that? Star Wars Episode V, of course. @Deeper, I'd rather people didn't. What's so hard about posting an image and me making it...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Garcia aka NjNakedSnake Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 Oh, damn, didn't even see Vader's face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hart Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 Is it ok if I use my own image, but still link to the topic? I want The Deer Hunter to win obviously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeperRed Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 (edited) The 6th still in that sig ^, what movie is that? Star Wars Episode V, of course. @Deeper, I'd rather people didn't. What's so hard about posting an image and me making it...? Ow Its just a reason for me to get creative that is all. its cool though Im just resting this one out Pap Edited April 4, 2009 by DeeperRed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trows Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 I'm not sure what the point in asking permission is if you're just going to disobey it anyway. It'll be awesome to see when you've completed all the sigs. would work really well on a rotator. No dough this post will get questions and and maybe even some fighting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creed Bratton Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 This is really cool. I'm more hyped about this then Academy Awards Nice sig. I'm gonna put it on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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