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 televisión 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