And finally we reach the end of the opening round, the field being whittled down to the 128 remaining movies. There are still a few more hours to vote in part 15 here (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=92643) while the complete bracket is here (http://challonge.com/fofcmovies).

Moving forward, Round 2 will probably start Friday evening or Saturday. I'll also probably stick with 8 match-ups (16 movies) per poll for now. Even at this rate (and 2-3 days per poll), this thing won't wrap up until early to mid-April.

Stats through part 15...

Most Votes (matchup)
64 - Raiders of the Lost Ark vs. Annie Hall
62 - The Dark Knight vs. This is Spinal Tap
62 - Die Hard vs. Ran
61 - Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope vs. Jaws
61 - Back to the Future vs. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
61 - Pulp Fiction vs. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Most Votes (Winning Movie)
58 - Back to the Future
58 - Raiders of the Lost Ark
54 - Rocky
54 - Forrest Gump
53 - Four tied (The Shawshank Redemption, Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, Saving Private Ryan, Die Hard)

Most Votes (Losing Movie)
25 - Unforgiven
24 - Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
24 - Jurassic Park
22 - Amadeus
20 - Six Movies Tied (Requiem for a Dream, The Deer Hunter, Groundhog Day, Léon: The Professional, Catch Me if You Can, This is Spinal Tap)

Fewest Votes (Matchup)
9 - Sunrise v 3 Idiots
15 - A Separation vs. Incendies
16 - Like Stars on Earth vs. Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.
16 - The Intouchables vs. The Message
18 - The Kid vs. Rang De Basanti
18 - Modern Times vs. Touch of Evil

Fewest Votes (Winning Movie)
7 - Sunrise
8 - A Separation
9 - Modern Times
13 - The Third Man
15 - Judgement at Nuremburg
15 - Like Stars on Earth
15 - The Intouchables

Largest Margin of Victory
55 - Back to the Future
53 - The Shawshank Redemption
52 - Raiders of the Lost Ark
51 - The Shining
51 - Rocky
51 - Saving Private Ryan

Smallest Margin of Victory (min. 40 votes)
0 (24-24) - Some Like it Hot vs. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1 (23-22) - Finding Nemo vs. Amadeus
2 (27-25) - Blade Runner vs. Unforgiven
3 (27-24) - Apocalypse Now vs. Jurassic Park
4 (24-20) - Kill Bill: Vol. 1 vs. Requiem for a Dream

Biggest Shutout
53-0 - The Shawshank Redemption vs. Phantom of the Paradise
48-0 - Goodfellas vs. Infernal Affairs
47-0 - Inglourious Basterds vs. Andaz Apna Apna
46-0 - Terminator 2: Judgement Day vs. The Stalker
46-0 - Aliens vs. The Wages of Fear

Biggest "Underdogs" Wins
230. The Wizard of Oz vs. 27. Life is Beautiful (47-9)
229. Terminator vs. 28. Léon: The Professional (38-20)
226. Monsters Inc vs. 31. Once Upon a Time in the West (26-16)
221. Rocky vs. 36. City Lights (54-3)
207. The Princess Bride vs. 50. The Prestige (37-10)

DOLA: Enjoy the easier choices for now because, outside of a few mismatches, Round 2 gets significantly more difficult in choices. And looking ahead, by the time we hit Round 3 (round of 64), every match-up feels like a toss-up.

Two Chaplin movies on the biggest upsets. FOFC not a fan of the little tramp.

And Cool Hand Luke getting killed by Eternal Sunshine sucks.

Kind of a weak round. Only 2 movies of the lot jump out at me. Possibly 3

Terrible round.

118. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
139. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

If you haven't seen both of these movies, you really ought to. I'd say Sierra Madre holds up about as well as any "older" movie I have ever seen. I love it, it's in my all time top ten or so and I hope I can vote for it all the way out of this bracket. (yeah, I know)

118. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
139. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

If you haven't seen both of these movies, you really ought to. I'd say Sierra Madre holds up about as well as any "older" movie I have ever seen. I love it, it's in my all time top ten or so and I hope I can vote for it all the way out of this bracket. (yeah, I know)

at least it has a matchup where it has a chance.

I love Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. It is timeless.

And Sierra Madre is a good movie. For sure.

Im shocked that Cool Hand Luke is getting crushed. I did not see that coming.

Im shocked that Cool Hand Luke is getting crushed. I did not see that coming.

Yeah, pretty shocking (and disappointing) to me too.

Yup, a couple of tough ones for me in this round. Cool Hand Luke is one and Sin City is the other, which I'd rather watch a million times than watch the generic fantasy mashup that was the LOTR movies one more (and it's my favorite book of all time)

La La Land is 22?

This round was really difficult.

I love Sin City but I am a LOTR fanboy, and I am still amazed at the achievements in that series. Plus, the extended cut of FOTR is really an amazing film.

12 Monkeys over La La Land is really easy for me, because I love scifi films, generally can't stand musicals, and I always felt 12 Monkeys is massively underrated. Still, it's funny to see an Oscar fave like La La Land getting beat out by somewhat of an old cult scifi flick.

I just saw The Pianist for the first time recently and it is really well done. But Truman Show is one of my favorites.

And I am one of the ones going with Eternal over Cool Hand. Cool Hand was terrific--but Eternal is such a great "man's" love story, as in it's a love story made for men who have known and lost love and can identify with Jim Carrey's character so easily. I can't pass on that one, even for Paul Newman.

Still, it's funny to see an Oscar fave like La La Land getting beat out by somewhat of an old cult scifi flick.

Perhaps because it's been out roughly a month and most voters haven't seen it or are strictly protesting that such a controversial favorite is 22nd in the ranks.

Perhaps because it's been out roughly a month and most voters haven't seen it or are strictly protesting that such a controversial favorite is 22nd in the ranks.

Oh, I understand why it's happening. Just funny to see. In the long run, I doubt greatly that La La Land was going to get a long run in polls on this forum in any case.

La La Land is 22?

At the time I drew up the bracket, yes. It's since dropped to #57, seemingly as more people have seen it and not loved it.

And Cool Hand Luke getting killed by Eternal Sunshine sucks.

FWIW, justice prevails here.