The John Carpenter World Cup (GAME OVER)

[Markgway]

We're waiting for Hung Fist................................................

[Markgway]

Unfortunately Hung Fist has chosen to to vote in the QF ergo the results are as follows:

1. Halloween (6) vs The Fog (0)

2. The Thing (4) vs Big Trouble in Little China (2)

3. They Live (2) vs In the Mouth of Madness (3)

4. Village of the Damned (4) vs Vampires (1)

Please see first post for SEMI-FINAL fixtures.

[Markgway]

1. Halloween vs The Thing

[saltysam]

1. Halloween vs The Thing

2. In the Mouth of Madness vs Village of the Damned

[Ricochan38]

1. Halloween vs The Thing

2. In the Mouth of Madness vs Village of the Damned

[bradavon]

1. Halloween vs The Thing
2. In the Mouth of Madness vs Village of the Damned

[Markgway]

Just waiting now for G-Pod and L-Stars.

[luckystars]

1. Halloween vs The Thing

2. In the Mouth of Madness vs Village of the Damned

[gasteropod]

1. Halloween vs The Thing

2. In the Mouth of Madness vs Village of the Damned

[Markgway]

1. Halloween (3) vs *The Thing (3)

*WINNER IN EXTRA TIME

2. In the Mouth of Madness (4) vs Village of the Damned (1)

[Markgway]

See first post for final tie.

I won't be voting in the final because I haven't seen ITMOM.

[luckystars]

The Thing vs In The Mouth of Bradavon

[Ricochan38]

Final: The Thing vs In the Mouth of Madness



The remake was terrible btw.

[gasteropod]

Why has Halloween dropped out if it has 3 too?

[Markgway]

Why has Halloween dropped out if it has 3 too?

In case of a draw the film with the highest IMDB rating goes thru in extra time. I felt that was fairer than my choosing the victor. I mentioned it somewhere in the thread but will add it to the main post next itme.

[saltysam]

it's a laudable concept and good on you for starting it,but it's a clearly skewed system when AOP13 & Halloween bow out & the ok but unremarkable ITMOM gets to the final

[Markgway]

it's a laudable concept and good on you for starting it,but it's a clearly skewed system when AOP13 & Halloween bow out & the ok but unremarkable ITMOM gets to the final

I know what you mean... but that's how the World Cup works in reality. Luck of the draw and all that. Besides the best/most popular movie should ultimately win. I don't believe it's possible for two mediocre/average movies to get to the final. AOP13 was just unlucky to come up against a potential winner in the first round.

[gasteropod]

Pfft, Halloween should be the winner.

[luckystars]

AOP13 should've won.

You should never put 2 big guns against each other in the opening round.
Don't you know it NEVER works like that?

[saltysam]

Agree with the above.Pitting 2 of his best movies against each other in the first round was a little odd tbh.

[Markgway]

Pfft, Halloween should be the winner.

The results say otherwise. You don't get to decide by yourself.

AOP13 should've won.

See above.

You should never put 2 big guns against each other in the opening round.

I called it the first round (for simplicity) but really it's the knockout stages. I didn't choose to put up "big guns" against each other on purpose. The matches were listed based on career chronologically rather than my cherry picking ties and setting up personal favourites to ensure they get through. If it was up to me AOP13 would have been in the final, but it wasn't to be. Sometimes France and Italy go out early......

[Markgway]

Still waiting for Brad, Pod, and Sam to vote unless you guys are abstaining.... Let me know.

[luckystars]

Still a mistake to go in release order.

Not a random selection!!

[gasteropod]

The Thing vs In the Mouth of Madness

[Markgway]

Still a mistake to go in release order.

Why? What if I'd pulled them out of a hat and the first tie was Halloween vs The Thing? People still would have complained. I think you're being unfair.

Not a random selection!!

Random enough for our purposes. I'm not gonna hire Pele for a public draw. Chronological means that there can be no cheating (though I'm pleased you all trust me so much). It's not my fault Carpenter made his best films within a short space of time. Chronology may work better with other directors. We'll see.