The Crispy Noodle Movie Madness Showdown 2013 — The Sweet 16!
Well, we’re back with the Sweet 16 of our Movie Madness Showdown! We’re now down to the top 16 movies of all time! Help us decide which ones move forward in the competition and which ones go back on the shelf. To get a recap, you can check out all the coverage by heading over to the Movie Madness Showdown hub, where you can find all the posts, podcasts, brackets and surveys relating to the competition. Then you can take the Sweet 16 Survey by following this link. And remember to tune into The Crispy Noodle Podcast to hear our breakdown, analysis and participant feedback (remember to leave your own and you might be mentioned in the next episode!) You can find all the relevant links at the bottom of this post.
And please be sure to share this survey on Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, or where ever.
Here is a recap of the rules and criteria in case you missed them the first time…
- We have final say. Of course, we won’t disregard a movie that earns the majority of fan votes, but we have the final authority in determining the winner in close calls. Your votes help us weigh the public opinion towards a movie, and will be crucial in settling many arguments down the road.
- The three factors we will use to determine which movies win include: the fan vote, aggregate scores, and our personal opinions. Baring an incredible, mind-blowing argument from one of us, if a movie takes 2 out of 3 it will most likely win the matchup.
- Some criteria we discussed (but you can use any criteria you want) when picking the movies include:
- “Watchability”: will you watch it multiple times, is it a good movie to watch
- Narrative: effect of the narrative…emotion, theme, strength of story-telling, its construction, etc.
- Artistic qualities: how do the musical score, cinematography, visual effects, etc. add to the film
- Social, cultural or historical impact: how it “changed” things in the film industry and in real life
- Fame: awards, money earning, public interest, the notoriety of the franchise, etc.
- We understand that movies are a subjective thing. Please be understanding and open minded. There were a ton of great movies eliminated from the list. Just making the list at all indicates a movie’s merit and quality; even the (16) seeded movies are some of the best of all time.
