Saturday, June 29, 2013

Which is your favorite James Gandolfini movie role? - Results

The world of cinema was shocked when The Sopranos actor James Gandolfini died on june 19 of 2013. As a homage we featured a poll remembering many of his movie roles and asking which of them is your favorite. The results were:

as Virgil in True Romance (1993) - 6 votes, 30%
Other - 4 votes, 20%
as Carol in Where The Wild Things Are (2009) - 2 votes, 10%
as Winston Baldry in The Mexican (2001) - 2 votes, 10%
as Tiny Duffy in All The King's Men (2006) - 1 vote, 5%
as Eddie Poole in 8mm (1999) - 1 vote, 5%
as Al Love in A Civil Action (1998) - 1 vote, 5%
as Lt. Bobby Dougherty in Crimson Tide (1995) - 1 vote, 5%
as Big Dave Brewster in The Man Who Wasn't There (2001) - 1 vote, 5%
as Douglas Lloyd Riley in Welcome to the Rileys (2010) - 1 vote, 5%

The other options which collected no votes were: as the C.I.A. Director in Zero Dark Thirty (2012), as Mickey in Killing Them Softly (2012), as the Mayor in The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009), as Lt. Gen. George Miller in In The Loop (2009) and as Joey Allegretto in Night Falls on Manhattan (1996).

Before his untimely death Gandolfini had time to work in a couple of movies that are expected to be released either this year or the next, and of course he also made some great work in televisiĆ³n including his iconic role as Tony Soprano.


James Gandolfini, 1961-2013

Thursday, June 27, 2013

Which is your favorite G-rated movie insult/curse with R rated intentions? - Results

A Rafael_M suggestion got the following results:

“Why, you stuck up, half-witted, scruffy-looking Nerf herder.” – (The Empire Strikes Back) - 9 votes, 30%
“You fargin icehole.” - (Johnny Dangerously) - 6 votes, 20%
"You dirty bird." - (Misery) - 4 votes, 13.33%
“Oooh fuuudge!” - (A Christmas Story) - 4 votes, 13.33%
"Kelly Clarkson!” - (40 Year Old Virgin) - 3 votes, 10%
“Oh, go fly a kite!” - (Juno) - 2 votes, 6.67%
“TURKEY!” - (Close Encounters of the Third Kind) - 1 vote, 3.33%
“You son of a motherless goat!” – (Three Amigos) - 1 vote, 3.33%

Four options ended with 0 votes: "Go Spit." - (Lethal Weapon), “You're... such a bad person! Like, all the way through to your core!” – (The Hangover), "Phenobarbital!" - (Home, Sweet Homicide) and "Birdseed!"- (The Oscar)

A total of 30 votes were collected.



Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Which of the 10 one word best picture nominees starting with A is your favorite? - Results

Two one word films starting with A, Amour and Argo, competed at the last Oscar ceremony for the best picture trophy. With them, ten one word films starting with A have been nominated for the big prize. ElMaruecan82 suggested to find out which is your favorite and the resutls were:

Amadeus (1984) - 12 votes, 42.86%
Argo (2012) - 5 votes, 17.86%
Avatar (2009) - 5 votes, 17.86%
Airport (1970) - 4 votes, 14.29%
Amour (2012) - 1 vote, 3.57%
Awakenigs (1990) - 1 vote, 3.57%

Older films like Alibi (1929), Arrowsmith (1932) and Alfie (1966) as well as critics Darling Atonement (2007) weren't lucky enough to find love this time.

A total of 28 votes were collected.

The winner: Amadeus

Sunday, June 23, 2013

Have you ever seen a movie at a drive-in theatre? - Results

A poll suggested by Jalapenoman asked if you've ever had the experience of visiting a drive-in theatre, the results were:

Yes - 20 votes, 70.07%
No - 7 votes, 25.93%

A total of 27 votes were collected.

If you live in the United States and are part of the 25.93% that hasn't lived that experience you can locate your nearest drive-in theatre at http://www.driveinmovie.com/mainmenu.htm

Friday, June 21, 2013

What First Comes To Your Mind When You Hear Beverly Hills? - Results

A Yrnej suggestion, what first comes to your mind when you hear Beverly Hills. There were several movie and tv related options to choose from, the results were:

Beverly Hills Cop or its sequels - 9 votes, 36%
The Beverly Hillbillies - 8 votes, 32%
Beverly Hills, 90210 or the new spin-off - 6 votes, 24%
Beverly Hills Chihuahua or its sequels - 1 vote, 4%
Troop Beverly Hills - 1 vote, 4%

Slums of Beverly Hills, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills Ninja, Down and Out in Beverly Hills, The Actress Beverly Hills and Another tv show or movie were the rest of the options but finished with 0 votes, so only a handful of Beverly Hills titles are quick to come to the voters mind.

A total of 25 votes were collected.

Beverly Hills Cop


Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Which is your favorite Daniel Craig Bond Film? - Results

Catnip_Everdeen wanted to know which is your favorite Daniel Craig's Bond film. The resutls were as follows:

Casino Royale (2006) - 18 votes, 72%
Skyfall (2012) - 7 votes, 28%
Quantum of Solace (2008) - 0 votes.

A total of 25 votes were collected.

Monday, June 17, 2013

Which is your favorite movie character whose name ends with -go? - Results

A poll suggested by ElMaruecan82 got the following results:

Mandy Patikin as Inigo Montoya in The Princess Bride - 14 votes, 31.11%
Michael Biehn as Johnny Ringo in Tombstone - 9 votes, 20%
Jamie Foxx as Django Unchained - 6 votes, 13.33%
Pongo from Disney's One Hundred and One Dalmatians - 5 votes, 11.11%
Omar Sharif as Doctor Zhivago - 4 votes, 8.89%
Ales Karras as Mongo in Blazing Saddles - 4 votes, 8.89%
Dolph Lundgren as Ivan Drago in Rocky IV - 1 vote, 2.22%
Asa Butterfield as Hugo - 1 vote, 2.22%
The dingo that took the baby in Evil Angels - 1 vote, 2.22%

Billy Dee Williams as Bingo Long in The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings, Iago from Aladdin and Isabelle Adjani as Adele Hugo in The Story of Adele H got no votes.

A total of 45 votes were collected.

Saturday, June 15, 2013

From the TV Writers Guild best written top 20 tv shows, which is the best written? - Results

The TV Writers Guild released a list of the best written tv shows in history, while the list included 100 titles we asked you which of the top 20 do you consider the best written, the results were as follows:

Breaking Bad - 24 votes, 35.82%
The Twilight Zone (1959) - 9 votes, 13.43%
The Simpsons - 6 votes, 8.96%
The West Wing - 5 votes, 7.46%
Seinfield - 4 votes, 5.97%
Mad Men - 4 votes, 5.97%
The Wire - 4 votes, 5.97%
Arrested Development - 4 votes, 5.97%
M*A*S*H - 4 votes, 4.48%
The Sopranos - 1 vote, 1.49%
Cheers - 1 vote, 1.49%
Hill Street Blues - 1 vote, 1.49%
Six Feet Under - 1 vote, 1.49%

Aditionally, Taxi, The Larry Sanders Show, The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, All in the Family, I Love Lucy and The Daily Show With Jon Stewart got no votes.

The Sopranos who was the number one in the writers list fell short in the preferences of voters.

A total of 67 votes were collected.

Thursday, June 13, 2013

Which is your favorite movie starring both John and Joan Cusack? - Results

Joan and John Cusack are siblings and both have made a lot of pictures together, Jalapenoman came with this poll asking which of those movies is your favorite, here are the results:

Sixteen Candles (1984) - 11 votes, 30.56%
Broadcast News (1987) - 5 votes, 13.89%
I love many of these films - 4 votes, 11.11%
Say Anything (1989) - 3 votes, 8.33%
Grosse Point Blank (1997) - 3 votes, 8.33%
High Fidelity (2000) - 3 votes, 8.33%
I am unfamiliar with these movies - 3 votes, 8.33%
I don't like any of these movies - 2 votes, 5.56%
Grandview, U.S.A. (1984) - 1 vote, 2.78%
War, Inc. (2008) - 1 vote, 2.78%

Aditionally Martian Child (2007), Class (1983) and Craddle Will Rock (1999) got no votes.

A total of 36 votes were collected.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Which Fast + Furious gear do you preffer? - Results

In coincidence with the sixth part of this franchise Rafael_M suggested this poll, here are the results:

Fast 1 (The Fast and the Furious) - 20 votes, 32.79%
Not into the Fast franchise - 19 votes, 31.15%
Fast 6 (Fast & Furious 6) - 10 votes, 16.39%
Fast 3 (The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift) - 4 votes, 6.56%
Fast Five - 4 votes, 6.56%
Fast 4 (Fast & Furious) - 2 votes, 4.92%
Fast 2 (2 Fast 2 Furious) - 1 vote, 1.64%

A total of 61 votes were collected.

Sunday, June 9, 2013

How many of the 2013 Oscar best picture nominees have you seen? - Results

Nine pictures competed for the 2013 best picture oscar, more tan three months after the oscar was awarded we asked you how many of those films have you had the chance to see. Surprisingly among a movie lovers group the lower numbers prevailed. The resutls were:

0 -  9 votes, 29.03%
2 - 5 votes, 16.13%
1 - 4 votes, 12.9%
3 - 2 votes, 6.45%
4 - 2 votes, 6.45%
6 - 2 votes, 6.45%
8 - 2 votes, 6.45%
All of them - 2 votes, 6.45%
5 - 1 vote, 3.23%

A total of 31 votes were collected.

Friday, June 7, 2013

Which is your favorite stop-motion animated film? - Results

A suggestion by latite_lou94 got the following results:

The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) - 15 votes, 37.5%
Chicken Run (2000) - 5 votes, 12.5%
Corpse Bride (2005) - 5 votes, 12.5%
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) - 4 votes, 10%
Coraline (2009) - 3 votes, 7.5%
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) - 2 votes, 5%
A Town Called Panic (2009) - 2 votes, 5%
ParaNorman (2012) - 2 votes, 5%
Mary & Max (2009) - 1 vote, 2.5%
Pinchcliffe Grand Prix (1975) - 1 vote, 2.5%

Aditionally, Frankenweenie (2012), $9.99 (2008), Metropia (2009) and Dante's Inferno (2007) did not get any votes.

A total of 40 votes were collected.

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

From Time's Top10 eating scenes which is your favorite? - Results

The first NJtoTX suggestion got the following results:

Ratatouille - 9 votes, 24.32%
9 1/2 Weeks - 6 votes, 16.22%
Big Night - 4 votes, 10.81%
The Gold Rush - 4 votes, 10.81%
Goodfellas - 4 votes, 10.81%
Cool Hand Luke - 3 votes, 8.11%
Babette's Feast - 2 votes, 5.41%
Tampopo - 2 votes, 5.41%
The Great Outdoors - 2 votes, 5.41%
Tom Jones - 1 vote, 2.7%

A total of 37 votes were collected.

Monday, June 3, 2013

From which silent film comedy legend have you seen most films of? - Results

A suggestion by Yrnej also got very close results:

Laurel and Hardy - 13 votes, 40.63%
Charlie Chaplin - 13 votes, 40.63%
Buster Keaton - 3 votes, 9.38%
Harold Lloyd - 3 votes, 9.38%
Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle - 0 votes.

Laurel and Hardy got an early lead, but as days passed Chaplin got closer and finally there was a tie.
While predictably "Fatty" Arbuckle is not seen a lot and thus got 0 points I added him as an option to respect his legacy as a comedy legend.

A total of 32 votes were collected

Saturday, June 1, 2013

Support the IMDb daily poll

While sharing polls is the main goal of this page, we also encourage campaigns to support an unlikely but very much wished return of the IMDb daily poll.

A couple of  months ago the IMDb administration decided to close the Help board and they replaced it with a community at a page called getsatisfaction.com, this is important because users can visit that page to discuss changes in the page and make suggestions. Dan Dassow, frequent user of the daily poll board took the initiative to suggest the reconstitution of the daily poll, and everyone can support the idea with just one click at  https://getsatisfaction.com/imdb/topics/reconstitute_the_imdb_poll

IMDb staff are supposed to be monitoring that page and they have claimed that they would work on popular ideas, today the reconstitution of the daily poll is the fifth more popular suggestion, and all the other more popular ideas are labelled as being under consideration. Maybe if we manage a little more votes we can get the reconstitution of the daily poll under their consideration.

Supporting the idea is quite easy since you don't even need to get a getsatisfaction account. If you have a Blogger, Gmail, Google+ or YouTube account you can use that information to log in and click on the button saying you support the idea, so if you have a minute and miss the daily poll we encourage you to visit the suggestion at https://getsatisfaction.com/imdb/topics/reconstitute_the_imdb_poll and support it with your vote.

Yes, the IMDb has proved they can ignore a big group of complaints, they already did it with the over 300 users that signed a petition to bring the poll back at http://www.imdb.com/board/bd0000088/flat/197974992, but it's worth a try, at least they'll be remembered that after more tan a year without the poll many people still miss it and want it back.

Which is your favorite tv series that won the outstanding comedy Emmy for its first season? - Results

A poll suggested by Eytukan put a lot of loved tv shown in competition, the choice was hard and the results show just that with four titles tied in the first place.

Cheers - 6 votes, 13.04%
Modern Family - 6 votes, 13.04%
The Wonder Years - 6 votes, 13.04%
Frasier - 6 votes, 13.04%
The Cosby Show - 4 votes, 8.7%
The Golden Girls - 4 votes, 8.7%
The Office - 3 votes, 6.52%
Arrested Development - 3 votes, 6.52%
All in the Family - 3 votes, 6.52%
The Bob Newhart Show - 3 votes, 6.52%
Taxi - 1 vote, 2.17%
The Monkees - 1 vote, 2.17%


Aditionally 30 Rock, My World and Welcome To It and The Phil Silvers Show got no votes.

A total of 46 votes were collected.