Better Movie #4

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Even a mad genius couldn't stop the power of Project Mayhem and Fight Club becomes our first multi round winner. Three more victories and we will have our first Hall of Fame inductee.

Last round we saw how Fight Club fared against a genius, but let's see how well it does against a retard.

Better Movie #4

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Fight Club

vs.

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Forrest Gump




Polls are open for three days. Happy voting.



<select><option selected="selected">Better Movie History</option><option>1. Ghostbuster def. Pulp Fiction (36-34)</option><option>2. Fight Club def. Ghostbusters (38-28)</option><option>3. Fight Club def. Young Frankenstein (30-9)</option></select>

[Nark Order]

No comparison. Forrest Gump.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Clearly there's at least one comparison. They're both movies.

[Requiem]

Nah, Fight Club is still more entertaining and more enjoyable than Forrest Gump. I like Tom Hanks, but I like Brad Pitt and Edward Norton way more.

[Jeritron]

I like Paul Giamatti more than I like Keanu Reeves, but Lady in the Water isn't better than The Matrix.

I don't really let the actors weigh on my opinion of a movie

[Nark Order]

Yea, well I like Paul Giamatti more than I like Keanu Reeves, but Lady in the Water isn't better than The Matrix.

[Requiem]

Nah I am saying that their combined performances carry more weight and were more entertaining than Tom Hanks on its own. It is totally possible to like movies based on an actor's performance.


Also, the movie is just better.

[Jeritron]

I never understand the people who judge their interest or enjoyment of a movie on who is in it. I have a few friends who do it.
Good actors are in shitty movies.
Bad actors are in great movies.
It happens.

I guess I'm just more into judging the movie, since I've seen some stinkers/no names give some amazing performances.


I didn't realize you were talking about in-film performances though. That's obviously an important part of a movie, and a fine way to judge it.

[Jeritron]

I think Fight Club is a good movie. I just don't think it's better than Forrest Gump. Forrest Gump is an amazing film.

It's just become fashionable for some to not like it because it's so damn popular and over-played. Plus it's not trendy or cool, but rather "touching", so of course it's not badass to admit to liking Forrest Gump.

I'd go to bat for it being a superior film in all aspects though

[Supreme Olajuwon]

It's true. Jake Busey is one of my least favorite human beings on Earth yet I still found him enjoyable in The Frighteners. It's all about finding your niche.

[Jeritron]

It's all about picking and choosing roles. There are some great actors who've never really been in great movies.

There are also some awful actors who continually show up in great movies.

[Jeritron]

I think actors like Johnny Depp, Brad Pitt, and Christian Bale are fine actors. I don't, however, think they're great actors.

They pick great roles though, and show up in great movies. This helps their reputation. That, and the fact that they're all good-looking middle aged males and that makes them bigger celebrities.

[Requiem]

I don't base my liking of movies solely on the actors. Perhaps you thought that because that was all I mentioned. But actors giving good performances tend to go hand in hand with a movie being good/decent. Like, you don't usually pay attention to performances at all if the movie itself is shitty.. But if acting is horrible, that tends to bring the movie down. No amount of good acting can really make a movie better though if it's just a bad movie in general.

So in two movies which I like, it becomes more about how good the performances were since the movies themselves are both great.. and Norton and Pitt's interactions were way more interesting than Hanks' in Gump.

[Jeritron]

No I'm not singling you out. It just made me think of that, and I'm just thinking out loud about it.

I understand that you were just talking about within the movie, and that's fine.

[Juan]

Forrest Gump, hands down. Just an all around amazing movie.

Lieutenant Dan ftw

[Jeritron]

I WAS RUNNING

[Supreme Olajuwon]

I really don't think there's a flaw in Forrest Gump. It is from beginning to end a perfect movie.

[Jeritron]

It's just an amazing "life story" movie, even though the life isn't Forrest Gump's, but that of America in the 20th century.

Awesome.


If I taught a Recent US History class I'd show this movie, rather than topical ones.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Amazingly, Forrest Gump only has a 72% on Rotten Tomatoes. And the comments from some of the critics are just mind boggling.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

"A vile, irresponsible film whose massive success says some very frightening things about America."
- Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

WHAT? And this guy gets paid to review movies

[Jeritron]

Most classic movies recieve mixed reviews from critics.

It's pretty simple. Any movie that follows a new format, or does anything original is met with a "mixed" reaction, because some people aren't sure if they liked it.
They're so dialed into the formulatic way of things, that they're more likely to enjoy something by the numbers, that hits the notes and accomplishes nothing new.

I'm sure if you look up other old classics you'll see a similar rift in reviews.

[Jeritron]

I'd also just like to point out that Forrest Gump, Pulp Fiction, and Shawshank Redemption were all released in the same year.
They were all up for best picture.

Probably the hardest best picture vote of alltime.

[The Gold Standard]

I really like Fight Club, but Forrest Gump is a classic. Easy vote for me.

[Requiem]

Casablanca is a classic, but I still wouldn't put it even near my top 50.

[Jeritron]

True. I'm all for voting favorites. That's why I put Ghostbusters over Pulp Fiction

[Nark Order]

LOWL, HE WS NEVAR A REL PERSIN1!! FIGT CLUB IS TH ROXERS!!1

[Supreme Olajuwon]

No, stop that.

[Requiem]

LOWL, HE WS NEVAR A REL PERSIN1!! FIGT CLUB IS TH ROXERS!!1

Haven't seen anyone acting like that here yet.

[Juan]

Way to tard up this thread, narc

[Destor]

GUMP

[thedamndest]

Gump, hands down. It may even fall into the "Movie That is Better than the Book" category, though it has been a long time since I've read the book and I remember they are quite different.

Fight Club is a great movie, and Norton, Pitt, and Carter lead a great cast. But you can't top going the full-retard.

[Destor]

The book > the movie

[Destor]

(as Jenny takes down Forest' pants)

"Where have you been all my life?"

Gump: "I've been around."

[Destor]

Plus chess master and pro-wrestler = win.

[thedamndest]

I kind of want to reread it now.

[thedamndest]

Plus astronaut and King Lear.

[DrA]

I have never seen Forrest Gump.

[DrA]

I feel like an arsehole for voting in this poll anyway but oh well.

[Jeritron]

(as Jenny takes down Forest' pants)

"Where have you been all my life?"

Gump: "I've been around."

lol

[mitch_h]

Forrest Gump is a the most reactionary film ever conceived. Fight Club is easily a better film, as Forrest Gump is an awful movie.

[Krimzon7]

Fight Club was gritty, dark, and fun. Forrest Gump was dopey and fun. I thought that the movie was good. Fight Club was great. That gets my vote.

[Hornicane]

Forrest Gump was pretty much everything that is great about movies, IMO.

Did enjoy the book more, however. The idiot savant aspect of the character was great.

[Haze]

Gotta go with Forrest Gump on this one. I love Fight Club, but Gump is by far a better all around film.

[Ogen]

Voted for Forrest without reading anything pleasently surprised to see it winning tbh

[Loose Cannon]

I've watched Gump like 25 times. Love the movie. It's one of those movies where you catch more humorous things with the more times you watch it.

Once again, wasn't a fan of Fight Club.

[The Chris Rosa]

I think Bubba should've turned heel.






That said, I say Fight Club because Tyler Durden (or "Narrator") turned heel on himself. And beat the fuck out of Jared Leto. Not to mentioned the movie pwned.

[mitchables]

Can everyone do me a favour and stop being giant retards in these threads and coming in with their big "NO CONTEST" attitudes? Fuck you, there's always a contest.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

I'll try, but no promises.

[Lock Jaw]

Forrest Gump is one of my favourites. Definitely gets the vote here.

[The Mackem]

Thought Forrest Gump was a great film, which I'd happily watch again.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Good to see a better voter turnout so far. Already more votes than #3. Guess it helps that people have seen the movies :o

[Rammsteinmad]

Forrest Gump!

I watched Fight Club last night (only other time I watched it was when it came out), and really liked it. But Forrest Gump is just absolutely brilliant.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

only a few more hours left to vote

Gump has pretty large lead, but nothing is ever certain in a Better Movie battle

[toxic rooster]

well, except for pain.