who's down for a best movie of the first 25 years of the 2000s tourney?

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The Porkchop Express
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I've got a fever, and the only cure is a new tournament.

Initial thoughts
Best Picture winner 2000-2023 = 24 spots
Box office champ 2000-2024 = 25 spots
79 wild cards based on IMDB ranking.

128 total seeds - random pairings.
4 brackets, 32 matchups per bracket, no #s next to the seeds, just go at it.

An L of an Ag
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My fantasy football season is done. Aggie baseball doesn't start for over a month. Cobra Kai finale is weeks away.

Sure, what the hell!
The Porkchop Express
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I'm going to shoot for new years day to start it
Brian Earl Spilner
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LOTR
oragator
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We all know Last Jedi has this thing sewn up.
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Early audible: There are 2 extra wild card spots because:
1. Return of the King won both Best Picture and the box office crown in 2003
2.. The year of COVID gave us Bad Boys for Life as the box office champ, and since I'm guessing it will get zero votes, I'm omitting it.

So 47 automatics and 71 wild cards.

Apologies to any Bad Boys enthusiasts
Bockaneer
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Baby Driver or you know the votes are rigged and the refs paid off
The Porkchop Express
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The complete field in no order other than Oscar winners, box office champs second, wild cards third. Deadpool & Wolverine at #128 was my choice out of lots of movies tied at a certain rank, so excuse the bias.

THESE ARE NOT RANKED AND WILL NOT BE RANKED!

I will probably load it New Year's Night (1/1) and let the first round go all the way to Sunday night, and then have it go several days per round for maximum effort.

If you spot anything that appears more than once, please let me know! TIA

EDIT - List updated to remove doubled-up Oppenheimer and No Country for Old Men

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  • Gladiator
  • A Beautiful Mind
  • Chicago
  • LOTR: Return of the King
  • Million Dollar Baby
  • Crash
  • The Departed
  • No Country for Old Men
  • Slumdog Millionaire
  • The Hurt Locker
  • The King's Speech
  • The Artist
  • Argo
  • 12 Years a Slave
  • Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
  • Spotlight
  • Moonlight
  • The Shape of Water
  • Green Book
  • Parasite
  • Nomadland
  • CODA
  • Everything Everywhere All at Once
  • Oppenheimer
  • Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas
  • Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
  • Spider-Man
  • Shrek 2
  • Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
  • Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
  • Spider-Man 3
  • The Dark Knight
  • Avatar
  • Toy Story 3
  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2
  • The Avengers
  • The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
  • American Sniper
  • Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
  • Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
  • Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi
  • Black Panther
  • Avengers: Endgame
  • Spider-Man: No Way Home
  • Barbie
  • Inside Out 2
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
  • Inception
  • Interstellar
  • City of God
  • The Pianist
  • Hell or High Water
  • Whiplash
  • Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
  • The Prestige
  • Dune: Part Two
  • Django Unchained
  • Memento
  • WALL-E
  • Avengers: Infinity War
  • Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse
  • Inglorious Basterds
  • The Dark Knight Rises
  • Coco
  • Avengers: Endgame
  • Joker
  • Requiem for a Dream
  • Toy Story 3
  • Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
  • Up
  • Baby Driver
  • Snatch
  • 1917
  • The Wolf of Wall Street
  • Batman Begins
  • Green Book
  • The Father
  • Shutter Island
  • Top Gun: Maverick
  • Master & Commander
  • Pan's Labyrinth
  • Kill Bill: Vol. 1
  • Prisoners
  • Finding Nemo
  • The WIld Robot
  • Inside Out
  • V for Vendetta
  • Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
  • Catch Me if You Can
  • Warrior
  • Gran Torino
  • Spider-Man: No Way Home
  • Million Dollar Baby
  • Mad Max: Fury Road
  • Secret Lives of Others
  • The Grand Budapest Hotel
  • Hacksaw Ridge
  • Gone Girl
  • Monsters, Inc.
  • Ratatouille
  • How to Train Your Dragon
  • Ford vs. Ferrari
  • Logan
  • Spotlight
  • Hotel Rwanda
  • Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
  • The Incredibles
  • Rush
  • The Help
  • Arrival
  • Jojo Rabbit
  • Get Out
  • Moneyball
  • There Will Be Blood
  • In Bruges
  • District 9
  • Blade Runner 2049
  • Skyfall
  • Life of Pi
  • Training Day
  • Iron Man
  • Walk the Line
  • Dunkirk
  • The Social Network
  • Donnie Darko
  • Gravity
  • Deadpool & Wolverine
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    LB12Diamond
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    Already have my overall winner!
    MookieBlaylock
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    It's been a rough 25 years

    jkag89
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    Boycotting this one! No Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, which is a better film than at least 90% of those listed!

    agenjake
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    Oppenheimer and No Country for Old Men are on there twice.
    The Porkchop Express
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    jkag89 said:

    Boycotting this one! No Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, which is a better film than at least 90% of those listed!


    I'll sub it for one of the doubled-up ones so you don't tantrum. And use the other for Baby Driver since it also was a commplaint.
    oragator
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    Parasite is there twice, and the secret lives of others should be the replacement.
    guadalupeag
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    12 Years A Slave is on there twice.

    And I nominate Hell or High Water as the replacement.
    The Porkchop Express
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    Ok I swapped out Parasite and 12 Years a Slave.

    The hardest thing now is to NOT to the draw, but actually do my job.

    I'll aim to post the bracket on Wednesday evening.

    Thanks for all the help, just post or DM me if there are more doubles.
    The Porkchop Express
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    Now I've found this fun thing that lets you pick 2 numbers together in pairs, so I can randomize the matchups.

    https://numbergenerator.org/2randomnumbersbetween1and28#!numbers=2&low=1&high=128&unique=true&csv=&oddeven=&oddqty=0&sorted=false&addfilters=

    Damn you, Internet!
    double aught
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    Off the top of my head predicted contenders:

    Social Network
    No Country for Old Men
    Infinity War
    Endgame
    Lathspell
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    double aught said:

    Off the top of my head predicted contenders:

    Social Network
    No Country for Old Men
    Infinity War
    Endgame


    From that list, those are the 4 you pick?
    a.froman
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    No comedies?

    Where is The Hangover, Old School, Wedding Crashers, Meet the Parents.
    KidDoc
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    I'm in!

    And ROTK is going to win.
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    The Porkchop Express
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    a.froman said:

    No comedies?

    Where is The Hangover, Old School, Wedding Crashers, Meet the Parents.
    Read the criteria.
    toucan82
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    I assume Fast 5 has an automatic berth in the semifinals
    double aught
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    Lathspell said:

    double aught said:

    Off the top of my head predicted contenders:

    Social Network
    No Country for Old Men
    Infinity War
    Endgame


    From that list, those are the 4 you pick?
    Maybe. Those are just four I think will go far.
    Cinco Ranch Aggie
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    You have Avengers Endgame listed twice. I'd replace the duplicate with Captain America The Winter Soldier.

    edit - but it's your poll, replace it with whatever you like.
    An L of an Ag
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    Good call. Winter Soldier absolutely belongs on this list.
    The Porkchop Express
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    Cinco Ranch Aggie said:

    You have Avengers Endgame listed twice. I'd replace the duplicate with Captain America The Winter Soldier.

    edit - but it's your poll, replace it with whatever you like.
    Thanks. Will change tonight
    Stupe
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    LB12Diamond
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    Don't even have the number one in there.
    Aust Ag
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    Hopefully cinema comes out on top.
    Johnny Park!
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    No Wolf of Wall Street?
    LB12Diamond
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    Million dollar Baby is twice

    Can you add Edge of Tomorrow in its place.
    mavsfan4ever
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    And Superbad
    The Porkchop Express
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    Johnny Park! said:

    No Wolf of Wall Street?
    It's on there.
    Brian Earl Spilner
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    Crash and Shape of Water are terrible. Neither will win a single round.

    Love seeing Prisoners on here. Massively underrated.
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