Culture Cup 2.0 Rd 1 (Films)

First topic message reminder :

Right, here we go with the start of the Culture Cup 2.0

All nominations are cast and the voting process is ready.  If you’re not all voted out after the excitement of yesterday, then please put your X in a box here.

Think carefully as you only get one vote and vote cancelling is not allowed.

The question for this round was - WHAT IS THE BEST FILM WITH NO MORE THAN 2 WORDS IN THE TITLE?

Remember, this is open TO ANYONE ON 606v2 WHO WANTS TO VOTE.

I’ve cunningly used www.random.org to mix up the titles so they are not in order of the list of posters.

Many thanks,
Tino.

Not The Exorcist. I went to see that at a midnight showing back around 1991. Thought it was pretty boring to be honest.

Some good choices. Went with Pulp Fiction, but could happily have voted for at least 4 or 5 films on there...

Pulp Fiction was my 2nd pick, Godfather my 3rd, the one I picked is currently joint 2nd so I'm Mr Popular vote.

Godfather should win

Definitely should be Independence Day but voted for 7. Alright film is that

I thought Groundhog Day would have had one vote, with it being one of the best comedies of all time. The opposition is tough, though.

There are some cracking films there. Im going to have to lay down my personal feelings for Die Hard and actually pick the 'best' film and not my favourite.

Thees veery stupid poll.  I vanting to vote for Battleship Potemkin but...   vere is it?  These Eenglish is veery stupid, ees vote for sheet polyaticians and sheet film.

Galted ees veery sexy men.  He ees dress veery sexy like James Bond.

Voted Fight Club. Whoever got Godfather probably knew they had this in the bag the moment Tiña confirmed it hadn't been taken

I thought that Raf, touble is with Godfather is it insists upon it'sef

4 votes for Die Hard.
Citizen Kane? Decent, but let's face it, it's no Die Hard.

Rowley wrote:

Stella wrote:
Independence Day???

Got Sean's fingerprints all over it that one.

Smashing film.

I've thought of a great question for the final round.

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:I've thought of a great question for the final round.

At least we'll have one good one then.

When does the voting close for this?

JuliusHMarx wrote:

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:I've thought of a great question for the final round.

At least we'll have one good one then.

That hurts, Julius. That really hurts.

Paul Mac 6CW wrote:When does the voting close for this?

I'll give a couple of hours and then close it.

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

JuliusHMarx wrote:

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:I've thought of a great question for the final round.

At least we'll have one good one then.

That hurts, Julius.  That really hurts.

Sorry Tino. It's the bitterness of losing. Or as I like to think, the disconnect between my own cultured self and you.....lot. But mainly just bitterness.

Voting is now closed on this round.

The winner was pretty obvious. Four votes for Leon is a surprise, though it is a good film.

This version of the Culture Cup is taking a phucking long time.

Stella wrote:Four votes for Leon is a surprise, though it is a good film.

This was the surprise of the round, for sure.

OK, so round one of the Culture Cup 2.0 is over and what a round it was.  Quite possibly the most exciting round in Culture Cup 2.0 history.

Who were the movers and shakers of round one, I hear you ask.  Well perhaps no surprises, but The Godfather scooped the big prize, handing Paul a bag full of points on his Culture Cup debut.  The random list giving him a chance to fire the opening salvo in 2015’s competition.  The man who insisted on the random lists, our very own Trebs, came in second with Pulp Fiction, ensuring he sleeps well at night with 8 points tucked under his pillow.  SerialDAVE makes the Champions League spots with Leon, the surprise package of the round, claiming 6 points for our lovable and very angry serial killer.  Our reigning champion, Hero, quietly goes about his business as he does.  Quietly and efficiently, picking up 6 points.

C&R, Harrier, Nakatomi and Adam should be happy with picking up 4 points apiece, a steady start to the season for those boys.  Superfly smashed Jeff, with Pan’s Labyrinth quite literally proving twice as popular as The Hustler.  These two idiots great rivals should be in for a hell of a battle this year.  Shah’s pick of Schindler's List only garnered him 1 point, but certainly wins the most ironic choice award.  There were a few posters who failed to trouble the scorers, with the increasingly bitter Jules not getting anything for Groundhog Day.  Loaded Dog will be kicking himself for not specifying which version of King Kong he had chosen because that would have made a huge difference....  Galted also failed to register with his Barton Fink effort.  Life is so cruel.  Not only does he look like Ray Mears, we can now add a terrible choice in films to his terrible choice in coats and footwear.

So the league table shapes up like this –

Paul (The Godfather) - 10 points
Trebs (Pulp Fiction) - 8 points
SerialDAVE (Leon) - 6 points
Hero (Die Hard) - 6 points
Adam (Jaws) - 4 points
Harrier (Citizen Cane) - 4 points
C&R (Se7en) - 4 points
Nakatomi (Fight club) - 4 points
superfly (Pan's Labyrinth) - 2 points
Union Cane (Scarface) - 2 points
Azzy (Reservoir Dogs) - 2 points
Beadle (Casablanca) - 1 point
Dagless (The Matrix) - 1 point
Jeff (The Hustler) - 1 point
Ziggler (Inception) - 1 point
Shah (Shindler's List) - 1 point
GrumpyG*lfer (The Exorcist) - 1 point
The Boss (Raging Bull) - 1 point
weeman (Gladiator) - 1 point
Michaels (Independence Day l*l) - 0 points
Jules (Groundhog Day) - 0 points
Ray Mears (Barton Fink) - 0 points
Dog (King Kong) - 0 points

The next round is on music, and the question is this -  WHAT IS THE BEST SONG BY A FEMALE SOLO ARTIST?

Please can you send 3 choices and I’ll let you if you don’t get your first pick.

Here is the random list to determine who gets first dibs on this round:

   Ray Mears Galted
   Harrier
   Dagless
   SerialDAVE
   Hero
   Nakatomi
   Jeff
   The Boss
   Jules
   Superfly
   Shah
   Union
   Paul
   Beadle
   Adam
   Trebs
   Azzy
   Ziggler
   Michaels
   GrumpyG*lfer
   Weeman
   C&R
   Dog

Please PM me your picks and I’ll put the thread up when I have them all.

Balls I thought the Godfather was mine. Was I not meant to get a PM saying I did not have my first choice. All those dummy accounts I created to vote for it have really backfired.

Rowley wrote:Balls I thought the Godfather was mine. Was I not meant to get a PM saying I did not have my first choice. All those dummy accounts I created to vote for it have really backfired.

You went for The Hustler as your first choice.

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

Rowley wrote:Balls I thought the Godfather was mine. Was I not meant to get a PM saying I did not have my first choice. All those dummy accounts I created to vote for it have really backfired.

You went for The Hustler as your first choice.

 L*L, ballsed that right up.

Barton Fink is an excellent film.

Beginners luck obviously

Galted wrote:Barton Fink is an excellent film.

Not according to 606v2 it isn't.

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

Galted wrote:Barton Fink is an excellent film.

Not according to 606v2 it isn't.

According to 606v2 it is as good as Independence Day.

Rowley wrote:

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

Galted wrote:Barton Fink is an excellent film.

Not according to 606v2 it isn't.

According to 606v2 it is as good as Independence Day.

L*l.

Round 2 choices sent

Sent

Adam D wrote:Sent

Yes, I have them. You are the gayest person on 606v2.

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Adam gone for Donna Summer then?

errrr, where is round 2?

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

Adam D wrote:Sent

Yes, I have them.  You are the gayest person on 606v2.

That may be so but I guarantee that others will go for those songs as well!

First I was afraid, I was petrified

seanmichaels wrote:errrr, where is round 2?

Don't panic sean - I'm sure "I Am What I Am" is still available.

seanmichaels wrote:errrr, where is round 2?

You really are a stupid boy.

I can't do the poll until I have all the nominations.

choices sent, hopefully i get at least one. pretty confident to be fair with you lot even with being right at the bottom

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

seanmichaels wrote:errrr, where is round 2?

You really are a stupid boy.

I can't do the poll until I have all the nominations.

It is in now. I have only submitted one choice. I don't believe I will need another.

Everyone should know that, because I'm at the very top of the pile for round 2, I only had to select 1 song even though I know more than 1.

seanmichaels wrote:

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

seanmichaels wrote:errrr, where is round 2?

You really are a stupid boy.

I can't do the poll until I have all the nominations.

It is in now. I have only submitted one choice. I don't believe I will need another.

Is it "Stand By" Written by Sophie Edkvist?

We have a latecomer.

Stella is joining the party. He is a round late and has to go to the bottom of the 'random pick' list for this round but I like him, so I've let him in.

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:We have a latecomer.

Stella is joining the party.  He is a round late and has to go to the bottom of the 'random pick' list for this round but I like him, so I've let him in.

You really do run this thing with a rod of iron Tina

My choices are in, split between my top two on which to have plumped for, what I had 2nd is my personal fave but what I have 1st is probably more of a vote winner.

Round 2 picks sent.

Rowley wrote:

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:We have a latecomer.

Stella is joining the party.  He is a round late and has to go to the bottom of the 'random pick' list for this round but I like him, so I've let him in.

You really do run this thing with a rod of iron Tina

This the 4th time I've extended the deadline.

That is it though, Jeff. Definitely the last time...

Hero wrote:My choices are in, split between my top two on which to have plumped for, what I had 2nd is my personal fave but what I have 1st is probably more of a vote winner.

Your first choice is an excellent song as well.