"I'm introducing another category.

It is called: "Visual crap for people who think they're smart but actually lack basic film culture.""

Little pretentious, I'd say. Visual stylization is absolutely essential in film. Whether or not I like the films you mentioned, interesting visual color and effects is a big plus towards the film. If it falls flat on other merits, then whatever.

You. Should. Have. Bought. A. Squirrel!!!

The medium is the message.

@TrPrado: "interesting visual color and effects is a big plus towards the film"

Too bad they didn't have 3D then, eh?

@WyattS14

My condolences. It might not be too late, though. It is my firm belief that a lack of visual culture can be eventually overcome by watching good films.

3D isn't an interesting visual as it isn't universally in a film and films built around can easily look disgusting. Avatar is probably the only film that uses it effectively and it's just as stunning without it.

Zmaj, are you criticism new visual techniques in a visual medium?

*criticising

The only visual effect he likes is the halo effect from 3 point lighting.

CURRENT VOTE TALLY

GROUP A
BEN HUR: 3
APOLLO 13: 8

GROUP B
SCOTT PILGRIM: 7
BIG TROUBLE: 5

GROUP C
GONE GIRL: 2
V FOR VENDETTA: 8

GROUP D:
2001: 6
Mad Max: 5

Voting closes tomorrow though

##Vote Ben Hur
##Vote Big Trouble
##Vote V For Vendetta
##Vote 2001

As a serious fan of the Mad Max series, I'd love the chance to vote for the original film, particularly with the original Australian voice track. BTW, Fury Road isn't a remake. It's part of a series of stories, a la 'The Legend of Max'. Think of the movies like this:

Mad Max - pure origin story. 'factual'.

The Road Warrior - Probably 'factual'. The first story of this guy 'Max' to spread across the Wasteland.

Beyond Thunderdoom - a mix of truth and tale. The kids he rescued started telling and retelling the story of Max, and adding and subtracting things, and making new stories up about the man who saved them, or their parents, or their grandparents.

Fury Road - pure legend, perhaps loosely based on events that might have 'actually' happened, but embellished from beginning to end.

My opinion, not my idea, but it helps me wrap my head around the inconsistencies in Max's world. See: Bruce Spence cast as the Autogyro Pilot in 'Road Warrior' and again as the Pilot in 'Beyond Thunderdome'.

thanks for clarification -- still the the original mad max and road warrior fillms about a thousand times better than the recent fury road

Ok i lie - i exaggerated a bit about how good fury road is ... the originals about a million times better, not a thousand times better, than the recent fury road ;-) heck - mad max wasn`t even the main character in fury road

##VOTE Ben Hur
##VOTE Scott Pilgrim
##VOTE V for Vendetta
##VOTE Mad Max

Fury Road was about a million times better than the originals.

Fury Road is better in part BECAUSE Mad Max wasn't the main character.

##VOTE Ben Hur
##VOTE Big Trouble
##VOTE Gone Girl
##VOTE Mad Max

Can't believe that a classic sci fi movie only beating Fury Road (cough - NOT mad max) by 1 vote...aye karumba.

It's a really good film

Bladerunners is exactly right. Fury Road is definitely the nadir of the franchise.

Regarding the previous films, while "Road Warrior" is great entertainment, "Mad Max" actually has a realistic chance to remain in the all-time Australian film pantheon.

It's by far the grittiest of them all, creating suspense and unease with such skill that its mastery can pass unnoticed by film retards such as Tom Bombadil.

I said before the tournament started, it'd be a heated round.

"As for Scott Pilgrim - I really don't understand why you guys are voting for it. Its in the comedy group, and not good or funny. Big Trouble in Little China is a similar type of movie, but executes it so much better."

Because Edgar Wright is <3

The category is Romance films and Comedy films, Scott Pilgrim is both. A very surreal love story with the silly Edgar Wright humor style. And the transition effects, visual gags, fun editing, etc. is all really wonderful to watch.

That seemed unnecessary Zmaj. In fact, I really enjoyed the original Max films. Its just that Fury Road is the best of the bunch.

It's also easily popular opinion of general public and many of my favorite film critics that Fury Road is best of Mad Max.

Gotta make it close
##Vote Ben Hur
##Vote Gone Girl (obligation to my nomination)
##Vote Mad Max

I like 2001, but Fury Road matches is visually, is much more fun and ya have to respect the use of old techniques in a modern action film

@TrPrado: "popular opinion of general public"

TrPrado, I hate to break it to you, but the general public is stupid.

General public liking a film means it's widely accessible to audiences (in terms of preference instead of in terms of success). Which can never be a detracting point. I also mentioned film critics. So maybe don't be so snobby and pretentious about what the best Mad Max is ;)

Come on, someone help out Big Trouble in Little China. This is a travesty.

##VOTE Apollo 13
##VOTE V for Vendetta
##VOTE 2001: A Space Odyssey