Best Movie of the 00's World Cup

[SveinR]

Some of you may remember the Best Movie World Cup that was held a few years back. There the Mopolauta users voted over, in a cup system, which movie was the best ever. This is intended as the sequel to that, but to mix it up a bit (and like many sequels only focusing on one of the elements which made the original good), we will now restrict ourselves to finding the best movie of the 00's (by the 00's I mean the ten years from 2000 to 2009). Whether a movie is eligible or not will depend on the year shown on IMDb. If the interest in this is high I intend to do a 'true' sequel later, to once again find the best movie ever.

To get a basic idea of how this will work you can see the topic for the original version. We will have a pool of 64 movies, which will be voted on in a cup system until only two movies remain in the final. We take 30 of these movies from the current top 30 of the IMDb top 50 movies of the 00's list (this top 30 is posted further down in this post, and that is the list we'll use even if the IMDb list changes during the next week), and the remaining 34 to be suggested by you. In this way there will be a base of movies generally accepted as being among the best of the decade, and also it allows you to give your suggestions a bit more thought, as the 'obvious choices' are already included. When deciding which of your suggestions to include I will try to focus on diversity in directors, genres, years and the like.

I'll give you about a week to suggest candidates in this thread, and then I'll make the first round consisting of 30 movies off IMDb and 34 movies suggested by you. Keep in mind that there is no use suggesting movies already in the top 30 list posted below, and remember that the movie has to be listed as being from 2000-2009. Also, please include an IMDb link to the movie you are suggesting, so I know exactly what movie you mean.

Edit: I have later changed the total number of movies to 96.

This is how the voting rounds will go (ongoing round in bold):

Round 1: 96 movies, 48 pairs
Round 2: 48 movies, 24 pairs
Round 3: 24 movies, 12 pairs
Round 4: 12 movies, 6 pairs
Round 5: 6 movies, 3 pairs
Intermediate round 1: Vote for one of the 3 movies that were excluded after Round 5 to come back in the competition.
Round 6: 4 movies, 2 pairs
Final: 2 movies, one pair
Winner decided!

The Dark Knight
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Cidade de Deus / City of God
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Memento
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi / Spirited Away
Das Leben der Anderen / The Lives of Others
Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain / Amelie from Montmartre
The Pianist
WALL·E
The Departed
Requiem for a Dream
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
The Prestige
El laberinto del fauno / Pan's Labyrinth
Der Untergang / Downfall
Oldeuboi / Oldboy
Inglourious Basterds
Gladiator
Up
Gran Torino
La meglio gioventù / The Best of Youth
Sin City
Hotel Rwanda
Batman Begins
No Country for Old Men
Snatch.
El secreto de sus ojos / The Secret in Their Eyes
Slumdog Millionaire

So, start suggesting movie candidates!

[Labs]

I suggest this:
Death Race - 2008 - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0452608/
Joe Dirt - 2001 - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0245686/

[Igge]

In Bruges
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Gake no ue no Ponyo
Almost Famous
Donnie Darko
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Steamboy

Hard to know which ones came out during 2000 through 2009. I'll edit this when I come up with more. Or is it better to make a new post, perhaps?

[Grace]

Avatar (2009) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0499549/
The Hangover (2009) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1119646/

[Markku]

Mulholland Dr. (2001)
Brokeback Mountain (2005)
The Illusionist (2006)
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
Good Bye Lenin! (2003)
A Beautiful Mind (2001)

[8-ball]

The Men Who Stare At Goats (2009)
Mary and Max (2009)
The Wrestler (2008)
Changeling (2008)
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)
Atonement (2007)
American Gangster (2007)
Grindhouse (2007)
Children of Men (2006)
The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
Hard Candy (2005)
Crash (2004)
Million Dollary Baby (2004)
Anchorman (2004)
Big Fish (2003)
Wasabi (2001)
The Others (2001)
Shrek (2001)
American Psycho (2000)

[Kazan]

Cars (2006)
The Notebook (2004)
District 9 (2009)
Cast Away (2000)

[roope]

28 Days Later... (2002)
The Butterfly Effect (2004)
Crank (2006)
Lost in Translation (2003)

[Igge]

Also, please include an IMDb link to the movie you are suggesting, so I know exactly what movie you mean.

))

[Bjenn]

Juno (2007)
300 (2006)
Day After Tomorrow (2004)

[Chris]

I would rather vote for the best movie of decade, but at least I can vote for Snatch

Snatch (2000)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Gangs of New York (2002) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217505/
Astérix & Obélix: Mission Cléopâtre (2002) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0250223/
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0325980/
Finding Nemo (2003) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0266543/
WALL·E (2008)
The Dark Knight (2008)9/

[Bludek]

Napoleon Dynamite (2004) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0374900/
Ondskan (2003) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338309/
Zombieland (2009) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1156398/
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0367594/
Dawn of the Dead (2004) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0363547/
EuroTrip (2004) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0356150/
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0121766/
Enter the Void (2009) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1191111/

[Grace]

Chris:

Keep in mind that there is no use suggesting movies already in the top 30 list posted below,

[Kopaka]

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0121765/
The Notebook http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0332280/
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0121766/
Clerks II http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0424345/
Juno http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0467406/
Cloverfield http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1060277/
The Time Traveler's Wife http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0452694/
Imagine Me & You http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0421994/
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0403508/
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338013/
A Walk to Remember http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0281358/
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0417741/
Yeopgijeogin geunyeo http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0293715/

[Chris]

Chris:

Keep in mind that there is no use suggesting movies already in the top 30 list posted below,

Whoops

[Boomer]

Hero (2002): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0299977/
Catch Me If You Can (2002): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0264464/
Nowhere in Africa (2001): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0161860/
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0190590/
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0190332/
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0378194/
Garden State (2004): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0333766/
The Dreamers (2003): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0309987/
Love Actually (2003): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0314331/
Closer (2004): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0376541/
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0362270/
Sideways (2004): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0375063/
Volver (2006): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0441909/
Match Point (2005): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0416320/
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443680/
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0432283/
Broken Embraces (2009): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0913425/

[John]

Up in the Air (2009): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1193138/
Benjamin Button (2008): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0421715/
Crash (2004): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0375679/
Ponyo (2008): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0876563/
Brotherhood of War (2004): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0386064/
Die Welle (2008): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1063669/
El orfanato (2007): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0464141/
This is England (2008): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0480025/

If documentaries are allowed:
9/11 (2002): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0312318/
Oceans (2009): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0765128/

[niN]

Burn After Reading (2008) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0887883/
I'll post more maybe!

[SveinR]

People who haven't posted anything or wanting to add more should do it soon, as the first round might be started tomorrow.

[ville_j]

Mr. Nobody
The Lovely Bones
Flightplan
The Bourne Identity
Ocean's Eleven
Saw

[Igge]

People who haven't posted anything or wanting to add more should do it soon, as the first round might be started tomorrow.

Seeing as you wrote that at 00:09 am, I'm not quite sure what you mean by tomorrow?

[SveinR]

People who haven't posted anything or wanting to add more should do it soon, as the first round might be started tomorrow.

Seeing as you wrote that at 00:09 am, I'm not quite sure what you mean by tomorrow?

Today.. nitpicker Igge ;(

[niN]

The Bourne Supremacy http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0372183/
The Bourne Ultimatum http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0440963/
Shutter Island http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1130884/
Snatch http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0208092/
The Departed http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0407887/
Lucky number Slevin http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0425210/
The Ladykillers http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0335245/

[axxu]

Ai no mukidashi (Love Exposure) - 2008
Yeopgijeogin geunyeo (My Sassy Girl) - 2001

[ville_j]

Today..

So..????

[SveinR]

Yeah, sorry about the wait. I'm thinking i want to increase the number of movies included, to 80 or so. Hopefully it will start soon.

[SveinR]

The list of movies has been selected, I actually increased the number to 96 (too hard to choose ).

[John]

Go go power ranger!
Can't wait :p

[SveinR]

ROUND 1
96 movies, 48 pairs.

The pairings are random.

Note: You do not have to vote in every pair, or in every round.
The voting lasts through Sunday, 23:59 CET (GMT+1). Future rounds will be shorter than this. If you post your votes after the deadline, they may still be included, as long as I haven't yet posted the results.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford VS Crash
Atonement VS Million Dollar Baby
Match Point VS Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince VS El laberinto del fauno / Pan's Labyrinth
Good Bye Lenin! VS Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi / Spirited Away
Love Actually VS Donnie Darko
Juno VS The Bourne Ultimatum
Grindhouse VS A History of Violence
Das Leben der Anderen / The Lives of Others VS El orfanato / The Orphanage
A Beautiful Mind VS Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Requiem for a Dream VS Oldeuboi / Oldboy
The Departed VS The Prestige
Catch Me If You Can VS 300
The Pianist VS Cloverfield
In Bruges VS Mr. Nobody
The Wrestler VS Mary and Max
Avatar VS American Gangster
Brokeback Mountain VS The Others
Mulholland Dr. VS Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain / Amelie from Montmartre
Almost Famous VS Snatch.
Ying xiong / Hero VS Closer
Gangs of New York VS Nirgendwo in Afrika / Nowhere in Africa
Minority Report VS Shrek
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith VS The Illusionist
Crank VS The Hangover
The Machinist VS Zombieland
Memento VS Gake no ue no Ponyo / Ponyo
Cidade de Deus / City of God VS Volver
Inglourious Basterds VS The Dark Knight
Up VS Hotel Rwanda
Rambo VS Sin City
District 9 VS Slumdog Millionaire
El secreto de sus ojos / The Secret in Their Eyes VS Garden State
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind VS No Country for Old Men
Die Welle / The Wave VS Der Untergang / Downfall
Taegukgi hwinalrimyeo / Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War VS Death Race
Children of Men VS Wo hu cang long / Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
La meglio gioventù / The Best of Youth VS Finding Nemo
Lord of War VS Gran Torino
WALL·E VS Yeopgijeogin geunyeo / My Sassy Girl
Batman Begins VS The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Saw VS Up in the Air
American Psycho VS The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button VS The Notebook
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 VS Fantastic Mr. Fox
Little Miss Sunshine VS Gladiator
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring VS Big Fish
Burn After Reading VS 28 Days Later...

[Igge]

Dame, impsy vote if haven't seen both movies in a pair. :(

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford VS Crash
Atonement VS Million Dollar Baby
Match Point VS Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince VS El laberinto del fauno / Pan's Labyrinth
Good Bye Lenin! VS Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi / Spirited Away
Love Actually VS Donnie Darko
Juno VS The Bourne Ultimatum
Grindhouse VS A History of Violence
Das Leben der Anderen / The Lives of Others VS El orfanato / The Orphanage
A Beautiful Mind VS Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Requiem for a Dream VS Oldeuboi / Oldboy
The Departed VS The Prestige
Catch Me If You Can VS 300
The Pianist VS Cloverfield
In Bruges VS Mr. Nobody
The Wrestler VS Mary and Max
Avatar VS American Gangster
Brokeback Mountain VS The Others
Mulholland Dr. VS Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain / Amelie from Montmartre
Almost Famous VS Snatch.
Ying xiong / Hero VS Closer
Gangs of New York VS Nirgendwo in Afrika / Nowhere in Africa
Minority Report VS Shrek
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith VS The Illusionist
Crank VS The Hangover
The Machinist VS Zombieland
Memento VS Gake no ue no Ponyo / Ponyo
Cidade de Deus / City of God VS Volver
Inglourious Basterds VS The Dark Knight
Up VS Hotel Rwanda
Rambo VS Sin City
District 9 VS Slumdog Millionaire
El secreto de sus ojos / The Secret in Their Eyes VS Garden State
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind VS No Country for Old Men
Die Welle / The Wave VS Der Untergang / Downfall
Taegukgi hwinalrimyeo / Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War VS Death Race
Children of Men VS Wo hu cang long / Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
La meglio gioventù / The Best of Youth VS Finding Nemo
Lord of War VS Gran Torino
WALL·E VS Yeopgijeogin geunyeo / My Sassy Girl
Batman Begins VS The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Saw VS Up in the Air
American Psycho VS The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button VS The Notebook
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 VS Fantastic Mr. Fox
Little Miss Sunshine VS Gladiator
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring VS Big Fish
Burn After Reading VS 28 Days Later...

[Kopaka]

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford VS Crash
Atonement VS Million Dollar Baby
Match Point VS Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince VS El laberinto del fauno / Pan's Labyrinth
Good Bye Lenin! VS Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi / Spirited Away
Love Actually VS Donnie Darko
Juno VS The Bourne Ultimatum
Grindhouse VS A History of Violence
Das Leben der Anderen / The Lives of Others VS El orfanato / The Orphanage
A Beautiful Mind VS Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Requiem for a Dream VS Oldeuboi / Oldboy
The Departed VS The Prestige
Catch Me If You Can VS 300
The Pianist VS Cloverfield
In Bruges VS Mr. Nobody
The Wrestler VS Mary and Max
Avatar VS American Gangster
Brokeback Mountain VS The Others
Mulholland Dr. VS Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain / Amelie from Montmartre
Almost Famous VS Snatch.
Ying xiong / Hero VS Closer
Gangs of New York VS Nirgendwo in Afrika / Nowhere in Africa
Minority Report VS Shrek
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith VS The Illusionist
Crank VS The Hangover
The Machinist VS Zombieland
Memento VS Gake no ue no Ponyo / Ponyo
Cidade de Deus / City of God VS Volver
Inglourious Basterds VS The Dark Knight
Up VS Hotel Rwanda
Rambo VS Sin City
District 9 VS Slumdog Millionaire
El secreto de sus ojos / The Secret in Their Eyes VS Garden State
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind VS No Country for Old Men
Die Welle / The Wave VS Der Untergang / Downfall
Taegukgi hwinalrimyeo / Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War VS Death Race
Children of Men VS Wo hu cang long / Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
La meglio gioventù / The Best of Youth VS Finding Nemo
Lord of War VS Gran Torino
WALL·E VS Yeopgijeogin geunyeo / My Sassy Girl
Batman Begins VS The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Saw VS Up in the Air
American Psycho VS The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button VS The Notebook
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 VS Fantastic Mr. Fox
Little Miss Sunshine VS Gladiator
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring VS Big Fish
Burn After Reading VS 28 Days Later...

Had to vote against some nice movies such as Batman Begins, WALL-E and Harry Potter :/
Rambo VS Sin City was maybe hardest though cus they were equally sucky..

[ville_j]

The Departed VS The Prestige
Brokeback Mountain VS The Others
Mulholland Dr. VS Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain / Amelie from Montmartre
Minority Report VS Shrek
Inglourious Basterds VS The Dark Knight
Saw VS Up in the Air

[roope]

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford VS Crash
Love Actually VS Donnie Darko
Juno VS The Bourne Ultimatum
Grindhouse VS A History of Violence
Requiem for a Dream VS Oldeuboi / Oldboy
Catch Me If You Can VS 300
Almost Famous VS Snatch.
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith VS The Illusionist
Crank VS The Hangover
Inglourious Basterds VS The Dark Knight
Rambo VS Sin City
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind VS No Country for Old Men
Lord of War VS Gran Torino
Batman Begins VS The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
American Psycho VS The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button VS The Notebook
Little Miss Sunshine VS Gladiator
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring VS Big Fish
Burn After Reading VS 28 Days Later...

[pawq]

Requiem for a Dream VS Oldeuboi / Oldboy
Catch Me If You Can VS 300
In Bruges VS Mr. Nobody
Avatar VS American Gangster
Almost Famous VS Snatch.
Minority Report VS Shrek
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith VS The Illusionist
Crank VS The Hangover
Rambo VS Sin City
La meglio gioventù / The Best of Youth VS Finding Nemo
WALL·E VS Yeopgijeogin geunyeo / My Sassy Girl
Batman Begins VS The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
American Psycho VS The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button VS The Notebook
Little Miss Sunshine VS Gladiator
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring VS Big Fish
Burn After Reading VS 28 Days Later...


Why no "How to Train Your Dragon" here ;((((((( too bad I didn't manage to submit my favs, lots of mega movies missing from here :/

[SveinR]

Why no "How to Train Your Dragon" here ;(((((((

a) Noone suggested it.
b) It was released in 2010, thereby making it ineligible for this cup.

[Boomer]

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford VS Crash
Atonement VS Million Dollar Baby
Match Point VS Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince VS El laberinto del fauno / Pan's Labyrinth
Good Bye Lenin! VS Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi / Spirited Away
Love Actually VS Donnie Darko
Juno VS The Bourne Ultimatum
Grindhouse VS A History of Violence
Das Leben der Anderen / The Lives of Others VS El orfanato / The Orphanage
A Beautiful Mind VS Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Requiem for a Dream VS Oldeuboi / Oldboy
The Departed VS The Prestige
Catch Me If You Can VS 300
The Pianist VS Cloverfield
In Bruges VS Mr. Nobody
The Wrestler VS Mary and Max
Avatar VS American Gangster
Brokeback Mountain VS The Others
Mulholland Dr. VS Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain / Amelie from Montmartre
Almost Famous VS Snatch.
Ying xiong / Hero VS Closer
Gangs of New York VS Nirgendwo in Afrika / Nowhere in Africa
Minority Report VS Shrek
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith VS The Illusionist
Crank VS The Hangover
The Machinist VS Zombieland
Memento VS Gake no ue no Ponyo / Ponyo
Cidade de Deus / City of God VS Volver
Inglourious Basterds VS The Dark Knight
Up VS Hotel Rwanda
Rambo VS Sin City
District 9 VS Slumdog Millionaire
El secreto de sus ojos / The Secret in Their Eyes VS Garden State
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind VS No Country for Old Men
Die Welle / The Wave VS Der Untergang / Downfall
Taegukgi hwinalrimyeo / Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War VS Death Race
Children of Men VS Wo hu cang long / Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
La meglio gioventù / The Best of Youth VS Finding Nemo
Lord of War VS Gran Torino
WALL·E VS Yeopgijeogin geunyeo / My Sassy Girl
Batman Begins VS The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Saw VS Up in the Air
American Psycho VS The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button VS The Notebook
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 VS Fantastic Mr. Fox
Little Miss Sunshine VS Gladiator
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring VS Big Fish
Burn After Reading VS 28 Days Later...

[Memphis]

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford VS Crash
Atonement VS Million Dollar Baby
Match Point VS Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince VS El laberinto del fauno / Pan's Labyrinth
Juno VS The Bourne Ultimatum
A Beautiful Mind VS Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Requiem for a Dream VS Oldeuboi / Oldboy
The Departed VS The Prestige
Catch Me If You Can VS 300
Avatar VS American Gangster
Almost Famous VS Snatch.
Gangs of New York VS Nirgendwo in Afrika / Nowhere in Africa
Minority Report VS Shrek
Crank VS The Hangover
The Machinist VS Zombieland
Memento VS Gake no ue no Ponyo / Ponyo
Inglourious Basterds VS The Dark Knight
Up VS Hotel Rwanda
Rambo VS Sin City
District 9 VS Slumdog Millionaire
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind VS No Country for Old Men
Taegukgi hwinalrimyeo / Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War VS Death Race
Lord of War VS Gran Torino
WALL·E VS Yeopgijeogin geunyeo / My Sassy Girl
Batman Begins VS The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Saw VS Up in the Air
American Psycho VS The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button VS The Notebook
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 VS Fantastic Mr. Fox
Little Miss Sunshine VS Gladiator
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring VS Big Fish
Burn After Reading VS 28 Days Later...

[Labs]

Juno VS The Bourne Ultimatum
Requiem for a Dream VS Oldeuboi / Oldboy
Catch Me If You Can VS 300
Avatar VS American Gangster
Brokeback Mountain VS The Others
Almost Famous VS Snatch.
Minority Report VS Shrek
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith VS The Illusionist
Crank VS The Hangover
Rambo VS Sin City
District 9 VS Slumdog Millionaire
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind VS No Country for Old Men
Taegukgi hwinalrimyeo / Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War VS Death Race
Batman Begins VS The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Saw VS Up in the Air
American Psycho VS The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring VS Big Fish
Burn After Reading VS 28 Days Later...

[John]

Only voting in pairs where I've seen both and remember them both well enough.

Match Point VS Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince VS El laberinto del fauno / Pan's Labyrinth
Good Bye Lenin! VS Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi / Spirited Away
Love Actually VS Donnie Darko
Juno VS The Bourne Ultimatum
Das Leben der Anderen / The Lives of Others VS El orfanato / The Orphanage TOUGH! :(
The Departed VS The Prestige
Catch Me If You Can VS 300
The Pianist VS Cloverfield
The Wrestler VS Mary and Max
Avatar VS American Gangster
Almost Famous VS Snatch.
Minority Report VS Shrek
Crank VS The Hangover
The Machinist VS Zombieland
Memento VS Gake no ue no Ponyo / Ponyo Difficult!
Cidade de Deus / City of God VS Volver
Inglourious Basterds VS The Dark Knight
Up VS Hotel Rwanda
Rambo VS Sin City
District 9 VS Slumdog Millionaire
Die Welle / The Wave VS Der Untergang / Downfall
Taegukgi hwinalrimyeo / Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War VS Death Race
Lord of War VS Gran Torino
Batman Begins VS The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Saw VS Up in the Air
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button VS The Notebook
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 VS Fantastic Mr. Fox
Little Miss Sunshine VS Gladiator
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring VS Big Fish
Burn After Reading VS 28 Days Later...

[Bjenn]

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford VS Crash
Match Point VS Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Good Bye Lenin! VS Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi / Spirited Away
Love Actually VS Donnie Darko
Juno VS The Bourne Ultimatum
The Departed VS The Prestige
Catch Me If You Can VS 300
Avatar VS American Gangster
Minority Report VS Shrek
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith VS The Illusionist
Crank VS The Hangover
The Machinist VS Zombieland
Memento VS Gake no ue no Ponyo / Ponyo
Inglourious Basterds VS The Dark Knight
Rambo VS Sin City
District 9 VS Slumdog Millionaire
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind VS No Country for Old Men
Taegukgi hwinalrimyeo / Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War VS Death Race
Lord of War VS Gran Torino
WALL·E VS Yeopgijeogin geunyeo / My Sassy Girl
Batman Begins VS The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Saw VS Up in the Air
American Psycho VS The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Little Miss Sunshine VS Gladiator
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring VS Big Fish
Burn After Reading VS 28 Days Later...

[8-ball]

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford VS Crash
Atonement VS Million Dollar Baby
Match Point VS Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince VS El laberinto del fauno / Pan's Labyrinth
Good Bye Lenin! VS Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi / Spirited Away
Love Actually VS Donnie Darko
Juno VS The Bourne Ultimatum
Grindhouse VS A History of Violence
Das Leben der Anderen / The Lives of Others VS El orfanato / The Orphanage
A Beautiful Mind VS Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Requiem for a Dream VS Oldeuboi / Oldboy
The Departed VS The Prestige lol wtf 1st round pair:D
Catch Me If You Can VS 300
The Pianist VS Cloverfield
In Bruges VS Mr. Nobody
The Wrestler VS Mary and Max love both
Avatar VS American Gangster
Brokeback Mountain VS The Others
Mulholland Dr. VS Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain / Amelie from Montmartre
Almost Famous VS Snatch.
Ying xiong / Hero VS Closer
Gangs of New York VS Nirgendwo in Afrika / Nowhere in Africa
Minority Report VS Shrek
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith VS The Illusionist
Crank VS The Hangover
The Machinist VS Zombieland
Memento VS Gake no ue no Ponyo / Ponyo
Cidade de Deus / City of God VS Volver
Inglourious Basterds VS The Dark Knight
Up VS Hotel Rwanda
Rambo VS Sin City
District 9 VS Slumdog Millionaire
El secreto de sus ojos / The Secret in Their Eyes VS Garden State
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind VS No Country for Old Men
Die Welle / The Wave VS Der Untergang / Downfall
Taegukgi hwinalrimyeo / Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War VS Death Race
Children of Men VS Wo hu cang long / Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
La meglio gioventù / The Best of Youth VS Finding Nemo
Lord of War VS Gran Torino
WALL·E VS Yeopgijeogin geunyeo / My Sassy Girl
Batman Begins VS The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Saw VS Up in the Air
American Psycho VS The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button VS The Notebook
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 VS Fantastic Mr. Fox
Little Miss Sunshine VS Gladiator
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring VS Big Fish
Burn After Reading VS 28 Days Later...

[milagros]

movies I've seen :
Donnie Darko, Juno, A Beautiful Mind, The Pianist, In Bruges, The Wrestler, Avatar, The Illusionist, Minority Report, Rambo, District 9, Finding Nemo, Lord of War, Lord of the Rings : The Two Towers, Saw, Lord of the Rings : The Fellowship of the Ring

none of them being a pair, can't vote:/
Out of these movies I liked : In Bruges and Lord of War, other were shit only that pianist was good at playing Chopin

[FinMan]

Agree with mila, the pianist was good at playing Chopin. But haven't seen both of any pairs either..

[Bludek]

Love Actually VS Donnie Darko
Juno VS The Bourne Ultimatum
Requiem for a Dream VS Oldeuboi / Oldboy - Terrible first pairing (( both movies are AWESOMELY AWESOME
Catch Me If You Can VS 300
In Bruges VS Mr. Nobody
Avatar VS American Gangster
Minority Report VS Shrek
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith VS The Illusionist
Inglourious Basterds VS The Dark Knight
Up VS Hotel Rwanda
District 9 VS Slumdog Millionaire
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind VS No Country for Old Men
Batman Begins VS The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers --- Hardest decision. Even though I saw both, I vote for none
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring VS Big Fish

[SveinR]

30 hours left to give your votes.

[Are]

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford VS Crash
Atonement VS Million Dollar Baby
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince VS El laberinto del fauno / Pan's Labyrinth
Juno VS The Bourne Ultimatum
Requiem for a Dream VS Oldeuboi / Oldboy
The Departed VS The Prestige
Catch Me If You Can VS 300
Avatar VS American Gangster
Brokeback Mountain VS The Others
Minority Report VS Shrek
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith VS The Illusionist
Inglourious Basterds VS The Dark Knight
Rambo VS Sin City
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind VS No Country for Old Men
Children of Men VS Wo hu cang long / Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Lord of War VS Gran Torino
Batman Begins VS The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Little Miss Sunshine VS Gladiator
Burn After Reading VS 28 Days Later...

[Lousku]

Atonement VS Million Dollar Baby
Good Bye Lenin! VS Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi / Spirited Away
A Beautiful Mind VS Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Catch Me If You Can VS 300
Avatar VS American Gangster
Inglourious Basterds VS The Dark Knight
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind VS No Country for Old Men
Batman Begins VS The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
American Psycho VS The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring VS Big Fish

[Markku]

Good Bye Lenin! VS Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi / Spirited Away
Love Actually VS Donnie Darko
Juno VS The Bourne Ultimatum
Brokeback Mountain VS The Others
Mulholland Dr. VS Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain / Amelie from Montmartre
Almost Famous VS Snatch.
Gangs of New York VS Nirgendwo in Afrika / Nowhere in Africa
Crank VS The Hangover
Inglourious Basterds VS The Dark Knight
Rambo VS Sin City
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind VS No Country for Old Men
Batman Begins VS The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
American Psycho VS The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Little Miss Sunshine VS Gladiator
Burn After Reading VS 28 Days Later...

[SveinR]

RESULTS FROM ROUND 1

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford 3 - 4 Crash
Atonement 0 - 5 Million Dollar Baby
Match Point 2 - 4 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 0 - 6 El laberinto del fauno / Pan's Labyrinth
Good Bye Lenin! 1 - 7 Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi / Spirited Away
Love Actually 1 - 7 Donnie Darko
Juno 6 - 6 The Bourne Ultimatum (see below for details)
Grindhouse 1 - 4 A History of Violence
Das Leben der Anderen / The Lives of Others 2 - 1 El orfanato / The Orphanage
A Beautiful Mind 2 - 3 Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Requiem for a Dream 7 - 3 Oldeuboi / Oldboy
The Departed 4 - 5 The Prestige
Catch Me If You Can 7 - 6 300
The Pianist 3 - 1 Cloverfield
In Bruges 3 - 0 Mr. Nobody
The Wrestler 0 - 2 Mary and Max
Avatar 8 - 3 American Gangster
Brokeback Mountain 3 - 4 The Others
Mulholland Dr. 0 - 5 Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain / Amelie from Montmartre
Almost Famous 1 - 9 Snatch.
Ying xiong / Hero 0 - 2 Closer
Gangs of New York 3 - 1 Nirgendwo in Afrika / Nowhere in Africa
Minority Report 7 - 5 Shrek
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith 4 - 4 The Illusionist (see below for details)
Crank 3 - 8 The Hangover
The Machinist 4 - 1 Zombieland
Memento 4 - 2 Gake no ue no Ponyo / Ponyo
Cidade de Deus / City of God 3 - 1 Volver
Inglourious Basterds 8 - 6 The Dark Knight
Up 5 - 1 Hotel Rwanda
Rambo 5 - 7 Sin City
District 9 2 - 7 Slumdog Millionaire
El secreto de sus ojos / The Secret in Their Eyes 0 - 2 Garden State
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 7 - 6 No Country for Old Men
Die Welle / The Wave 1 - 1 Der Untergang / Downfall (see below for details)
Taegukgi hwinalrimyeo / Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War 2 - 3 Death Race
Children of Men 1 - 2 Wo hu cang long / Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
La meglio gioventù / The Best of Youth 0 - 1 Finding Nemo
Lord of War 3 - 6 Gran Torino
WALL·E 5 - 1 Yeopgijeogin geunyeo / My Sassy Girl
Batman Begins 2 - 11 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Saw 3 - 5 Up in the Air
American Psycho 2 - 10 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 4 - 2 The Notebook
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 3 - 1 Fantastic Mr. Fox
Little Miss Sunshine 4 - 7 Gladiator
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 9 - 3 Big Fish
Burn After Reading 5 - 4 28 Days Later...

Details on pairs where the outcome of the voting was a draw: In three of the pairs, there were an equal amount of votes for each movie. In these pairs, the winner was decided by a coin toss.

Comments on the results:

All three Lord of the Rings movies won their pairs, in comfortable fashion.
The three Pixar movies included all got through to the next round.
Number 1 on the IMDb 2000s list, The Dark Knight, got eliminated together with Batman Begins.

The total number of voters were: 16

[SveinR]

ROUND 2
48 movies, 24 pairs.

The pairings are random.

Note: You do not have to vote in every pair, or in every round.
The voting lasts through Friday 22nd July, 23:59 CET (GMT+1). If you post your votes after the deadline, they may still be included, as long as I haven't yet posted the results.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Garden State VS Burn After Reading
Sin City VS Mary and Max
Million Dollar Baby VS Gladiator
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 VS The Hangover
Death Race VS Gangs of New York
The Prestige VS Up
Requiem for a Dream VS A History of Violence
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith VS Up in the Air
Memento VS Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Minority Report VS Finding Nemo
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King VS Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain / Amelie from Montmartre
Die Welle / The Wave VS The Pianist
Crash VS The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Gran Torino VS The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Cidade de Deus / City of God VS WALL·E
The Machinist VS Catch Me If You Can
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring VS Das Leben der Anderen / The Lives of Others
Closer VS Avatar
Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi / Spirited Away VS Slumdog Millionaire
The Others VS Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
The Bourne Ultimatum VS Donnie Darko
In Bruges VS Wo hu cang long / Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Snatch. VS Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Inglourious Basterds VS El laberinto del fauno / Pan's Labyrinth