Off and on I'll ask myself, "What is my favorite movie of all time?" Some years it's one movie. Some years it's another. I'm going to try to settle this once and for all with the My Favorite Movie Tournament. It's a 64 movie double elimination tournament that will crown my favorite movie of all time.To give sort of a blanket criteria for movies to succeed, the movie must have 3 criteria met:
1. Staying power. I can't just see a movie once and say it's my favorite all time. It has to be a movie I can sit and watch any time it's on or I can put in the DVD and watch it at any given time.
2. Memorable characters. The movie can't be filled with John and Jane Does. It has to be filled with characters I can never forget because it's the characters that draws me into a movie.
3. Quotable quotes. A movie cannot be proclaimed my all-time favorite if I can't continuously quote from it. The quotes help with staying power but they are a quick reminder to anyone around that you've seen the quoted movie.
Say Anything vs. Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Winner Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Dr. Strangelove vs. The Notebook
Winner Dr. Strangelove
Big vs. To Live
Winner To Live
A Walk to Remember vs. Batman
Winner Batman
Aladdin vs. Animal House
Winner Aladdin
Home Alone vs. A League of Their Own
Winner A League of Their Own
Simon Birch vs. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Winner Simon Birch
Ghostbusters vs. Red River
Winner Ghostbusters
Shaun of the Dead vs. Finding Nemo
Winner Finding Nemo
Super Troopers vs. Monsters Inc.
Winner Monsters Inc.
Forrest Gump vs. The Wizard
Winner Forrest Gump
Pulp Fiction vs. Little Miss Sunshine
Winner Pulp Fiction
Collateral vs. The Princess Bride
Winner The Princess Bride
The Shining vs. The Wood
Winner The Shining
A Nightmare on Elm Street vs. Scarface
Winner A Nightmare on Elm Street
Big Fish vs. Anchorman
Winner Anchorman
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