O Brother
Brandon and Nick's Favorite Movies Madness
This was our pandemic project in 2020.
Here's the full playlist. The first video, honestly, is skippable, so I didn't include it on this page. It describes the project and process. "Let me explain—no, there's too much— let me sum up:" My brother, Brandon, and I picked a selection of our favorite movies and seeded them according to their ratings on IMDB to create a NCAA-style tournament bracket. We then asked our social networks to vote on each round of movie matchups. With those results in hand, we created videos eulogizing the defeated films.
Round One
The films of round one are so populous (32 matchups!) that we decided to break it up into two videos.
Part 1
| Winner | Loser | Vote % |
|---|---|---|
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1
The Shawshank Redemption
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16
3 Ninjas
|
93/7 |
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2
The Empire Strikes Back
|
15
Rocky IV
|
83/17 |
|
3
The Silence of the Lambs
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14
That Thing You Do
|
63/37 |
|
13
Dumb and Dumber
|
4
Memento
|
66/34 |
|
5
Braveheart
|
12
El Camino
|
85/15 |
|
11
Home Alone
|
6
Batman Begins
|
54/46 |
|
7
The Big Lebowski
|
10
My Cousin Vinny
|
59/41 |
|
9
Ocean's 11
|
8
The Count of Monte Cristo
|
71/29 |
| Winner | Loser | Vote % |
|---|---|---|
|
1
The Dark Knight
|
16
Father of the Bride II
|
80/20 |
|
2
The Matrix
|
15
Hook
|
71/29 |
|
4
Raiders of the Lost Ark
|
13
Waking Ned Devine
|
98/2 |
|
5
Toy Story
|
12
The Rock
|
68/32 |
|
6
The Last Crusade
|
11
Hoosiers
|
66/34 |
|
7
Catch Me If You Can
|
10
Love Actually
|
73/27 |
|
8
Bourne Identity
|
9
Tombstone
|
51/49 |
|
14
Independence Day
|
3
It's a Wonderful Life
|
61/39 |
Notable numbers in quadrant 2: the 98/2 split on Raiders and Waking Ned Devine, and the near tie between Bourne Identity and Tombstone at 51/49.
Part 2
| Winner | Loser | Vote % |
|---|---|---|
|
3
A New Hope
|
14
Mean Girls
|
71/29 |
|
11
Field of Dreams
|
6
Snatch
|
69/31 |
|
2
Fight Club
|
15
Ocean’s 12
|
78/22 |
|
7
The Princess Bride
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10
Office Space
|
69/31 |
|
1
Pulp Fiction
|
16
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Secret of the Ooze
|
65/35 |
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| 6Good Will Hunting | 11Dirty Rotten Scoundrels | 80/20 |
| 5Inglorious Basterds | 12Best in Show | 69/31 |
| 1310 Things I Hate About You | 4The Prestige | 61/39 |
| 2Forrest Gump | 15You've Got Mail | 80/20 |
| 14The Karate Kid | 3The Usual Suspects | 57/43 |
| 5Return of the Jedi | 12Crazy, Stupid Love | 69/31 |
| 9O Brother Where Art Thou | 8Rain Man | 57/43 |
| 7Dead Poet's Society | 10The Social Network | 78/22 |
| 9The Sandlot | 8JFK | 92/8 |
| 4Back to the Future | 13Spider-Man 2 | 84/16 |
| 1Fellowship of the Ring | 16Twister | 78/22 |
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
| Winner | Loser | Vote % |
|---|---|---|
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1
The Shawshank Redemption
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5
Braveheart
|
69/31 |
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2
The Empire Strikes Back
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3
Silence of the Lambs
|
69/31 |
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1
The Dark Knight
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4
Raiders of the Lost Ark
|
55/45 |
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2
The Matrix
|
6
The Last Crusade
|
58/42 |
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9
The Sandlot
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5
Return of the Jedi
|
51/49 |
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2
Forrest Gump
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3
A New Hope
|
60/40 |
|
1
The Fellowship of the Ring
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4
Back to the Future
|
51/49 |
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7
The Princess Bride
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6
Good Will Hunting
|
66/34 |
Elite Eight
| Winner | Loser | Vote % |
|---|---|---|
|
1
The Shawshank Redemption
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2
The Empire Strikes Back
|
65/35 |
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1
The Dark Knight
|
2
The Matrix
|
68/32 |
|
2
Forrest Gump
|
9
The Sandlot
|
53/47 |
|
7
The Princess Bride
|
1
The Fellowship of the Ring
|
51/49 |
Interesting Elite Eight with four 1-seeds, two of which become the finalist from their quadrant, but The Princess Bride knocks out Klendathu's favorite by a nose!
Final Four results
| Winner | Loser | Vote % |
|---|---|---|
|
1
The Shawshank Redemption
|
1
The Dark Knight
|
63/37 |
|
7
The Princess Bride
|
2
Forrest Gump
|
52/48 |
Championship results
| Winner | Loser | Vote % |
|---|---|---|
|
1
The Shawshank Redemption
|
7
The Princess Bride
|
61/39 |
Conclusion
