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View Poll Results: Select Your Favorite Horror Movie from each of the Matchups
Matchup #1/ Movie 1 --#2 Dawn of the Dead '78
61.96%
Matchup #1/Movie 2 --#34 Friday the 13th: Original
29.35%
Matchup #2/Movie 1 --#15 The Silence of the Lambs
70.65%
Matchup #2/Movie 2 --#18 Rosemary's Baby
25.00%
Matchup #3/Movie 1 --#7 Psycho: Orignal
78.26%
Matchup #3/Movie 2 --#26 Final Destination
16.30%
Matchup #4/Movie 1 --#10 John Carpenter's The Thing
79.35%
Matchup #4/Movie 2 --#87 A Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
13.04%
Matchup #5/Movie 1 --#3 Jaws
71.74%
Matchup #5/Movie 2 --#94 Shaun of the Dead
25.00%
Matchup #6/Movie 1 --#14 Aliens
78.26%
Matchup #6/Movie 2 --#19 Scream
20.65%
Matchup #7/Movie 1 --#6 The Exorcist
71.74%
Matchup #7/Movie 2 --#27 The Sixth Sense
22.83%
Matchup #8/Movie 1 --#11 Saw
40.22%
Matchup #8/Movie 2 --#22 Frankenstein '31
57.61%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 92. You may not vote on this poll

Horror Tournament Round #3/Group #2

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Old 05-17-09 | 12:11 PM
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Horror Tournament Round #3/Group #2

When you are in the mood for a horror movie which are you more likely to watch?

Matchup #1

#2 Dawn of the Dead '78
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#34 Friday the 13th: Original

Matchup #2

#15 The Silence of the Lambs
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#18 Rosemary's Baby

Matchup #3

#7 Psycho: Orignal
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#26 Final Destination

Matchup #4

#10 John Carpenter's The Thing
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#87 A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

Matchup #5

#3 Jaws
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#94 Shaun of the Dead

Matchup #6

#14 Aliens
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#19 Scream

Matchup #7

#6 The Exorcist
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#27 The Sixth Sense

Matchup #8

#11 Saw
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#22 Frankenstein '31


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Old 05-17-09 | 12:25 PM
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Re: Horror Tournament Round #3/Group #2

#1 - Abstain. Pretty sure I haven't watched Dawn of the Dead, although Friday the 13th wouldn't make it any farther in my mind's tournament.
#2 - Silence of the Lambs is probably in my top 5 horror, and easily beat Rosemary's Baby here.
#3 - Psycho of course, although I like all the Final Destination films.
#4 - Abstain. The Thing probably wins my tournament, but I don't think I've seen Nightmare on Elm Street 3.
#5 - Wait, I forgot about Jaws. Don't consider Jaws to be a horror film really, but it is perhaps my favorite film of all-time, and I hope my sleeper pick of Shaun of the Dead bows out gracefully.
#6 - Aliens is much weaker than Alien, but beats Scream by a bit.
#7 - The Exorcist is one of the few films that genuinely scares me, although The Sixth Sense would finish in the top half of this group for me.
#8 - Frankenstein by a mile. Saw wouldn't make my top 100.

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Old 05-17-09 | 12:53 PM
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Re: Horror Tournament Round #3/Group #2

Dawn of the Dead
Rosemary's Baby
Psycho
The Thing
Jaws
Aliens
The Exorcist
Frankenstein
Old 05-17-09 | 01:07 PM
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Re: Horror Tournament Round #3/Group #2

Originally Posted by inri222
Dawn of the Dead
Rosemary's Baby
Psycho
The Thing
Jaws
Aliens
The Exorcist
Frankenstein
Old 05-17-09 | 01:44 PM
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Re: Horror Tournament Round #3/Group #2

Friday the 13th
The Silence Of The Lambs
Psycho
ANOES 3
Jaws
Scream
The Exorcist
Saw
Old 05-17-09 | 02:06 PM
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Re: Horror Tournament Round #3/Group #2

Dawn of the Dead
Rosemary's Baby
Psycho
The Thing
Jaws
Aliens
The Exorcist
Frankenstein
Old 05-17-09 | 03:14 PM
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Re: Horror Tournament Round #3/Group #2

Dawn - I love F13 series but they really aren't great films. Dawn is amazing.
Silence of the Lambs - iffy on horror label but I'll pick it anyway.
Psycho - no contest
The Thing - Big Freddy fan but it can't beat The Thing.
Jaws - Tough to vote against Shaun but it can't touch Jaws.
Aliens - Not as good as Alien but way better than Scream.
The Exorcist - Not close.
Frankenstein - ditto
Old 05-17-09 | 03:15 PM
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Re: Horror Tournament Round #3/Group #2

Dawn of the Dead '78 / Friday the 13th: Original (neither)
The Silence of the Lambs / Rosemary's Baby
Psycho: Original / Final Destination
The Thing / A Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (neither)
Jaws / Shaun of the Dead (neither)
Aliens / Scream
The Exorcist / The Sixth Sense
Saw / Frankenstein '31
Old 05-17-09 | 03:41 PM
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Re: Horror Tournament Round #3/Group #2

Dawn of the Dead '78
The Silence of the Lambs
Psycho: Orignal
John Carpenter's The Thing
Matchup #5 = ABSTAIN because nether movie is a horror movie and i will not vote for either as such.
Matchup #6 = ABSTAIN because Aliens is NOT a horror movie and i will not vote against t either.
The Exorcist
Saw
Old 05-17-09 | 08:55 PM
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Re: Horror Tournament Round #3/Group #2

These are my wife's votes. I would have gone with Shaun of the Dead and Frankenstein.
Old 05-17-09 | 09:23 PM
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Re: Horror Tournament Round #3/Group #2

Originally Posted by chris_sc77
Matchup #5 = ABSTAIN because nether movie is a horror movie and i will not vote for either as such.
How is Shaun of the Dead not a horror film? It would certainly fall under the horror-comedy hybrid genre, but, like The Frighteners, Dead Alive and Frankenhooker, it is first and foremost a horror movie.
Old 05-17-09 | 09:29 PM
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Re: Horror Tournament Round #3/Group #2

Friday the 13th, extremely tough
Rosemary's Baby, easily
Psycho
The Thing
Jaws, not even close
Aliens
abstain - both are overrated
Frankenstein '31, easily
Old 05-17-09 | 09:45 PM
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Re: Horror Tournament Round #3/Group #2

A lot of blowouts this group.
Old 05-17-09 | 09:53 PM
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Re: Horror Tournament Round #3/Group #2

Originally Posted by Rockmjd23
Dawn - I love F13 series but they really aren't great films. Dawn is amazing.
Silence of the Lambs - iffy on horror label but I'll pick it anyway.
Psycho - no contest
The Thing - Big Freddy fan but it can't beat The Thing.
Jaws - Tough to vote against Shaun but it can't touch Jaws.
Aliens - Not as good as Alien but way better than Scream.
The Exorcist - Not close.
Frankenstein - ditto
Perfection.
Old 05-18-09 | 08:58 AM
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Re: Horror Tournament Round #3/Group #2

Matchup #1 - Dawn of the Dead '78 - Terrific & scary.

Matchup #2 - The Silence of the Lambs

Matchup #3 - Final Destination - Yeah, I know. Psycho is a much better movie, but I would prefer to watch FD 99 times out of 100.

Matchup #4 - John Carpenter's The Thing - Tough one, since I think NoES 3 is the best of the sequels.

Matchup #5 - Jaws - I love Shaun, but Jaws is JAWS.

Matchup #6 - Aliens - How did Scream get this far?

Matchup #7 - The Exorcist

Matchup #8 - Frankenstein '31 - Not close.
Old 05-18-09 | 09:08 AM
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Re: Horror Tournament Round #3/Group #2

Friday the 13th
The Silence Of The Lambs
Final Destination
The Thing
Shaun of The Dead
Aliens
Sixth Sense
Saw
Old 05-18-09 | 09:20 AM
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Re: Horror Tournament Round #3/Group #2

Dawn of the Dead '78
The Silence of the Lambs
Psycho: Orignal
John Carpenter's The Thing
Shaun of the Dead
Aliens
The Exorcist
Frankenstein '31
Old 05-18-09 | 09:46 AM
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Re: Horror Tournament Round #3/Group #2

DOTD
Silence of the Lambs
Psycho
The Thing
Jaws
Aliens
The Exorcist
Frankenstein
Old 05-18-09 | 10:00 AM
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Re: Horror Tournament Round #3/Group #2

Easiest one yet.

DOTD '78
Silence of the Lambs
Psycho
The Thing
Jaws
Aliens
The Exorcist
Frankenstein '31
Old 05-18-09 | 10:35 AM
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Re: Horror Tournament Round #3/Group #2

Matchup #1: Friday the 13th: Original
Matchup #2: The Silence of the Lambs
Matchup #3: Psycho: Original
Matchup #4: John Carpenter's The Thing
Matchup #5: Shaun of the Dead
Matchup #6: Aliens
Matchup #7: The Exorcist
Matchup #8: Frankenstein '31
Old 05-18-09 | 11:06 AM
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Re: Horror Tournament Round #3/Group #2

Originally Posted by Maxflier
A lot of blowouts this group.

Yeah, should make for interesting matchups next round, I think.

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