Super-contest of 2009// Blockbusters of 2009

Alright I think I've finally got my top 10 set:

1. Harry Potter & The Half Blood Prince
2. Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen
3. Angels and Demons
4. Avatar
5. Night at The Museum 2
6. Watchmen
7. Ice Age 3
8. Wolverine
9. Up
10. New Moon

Total: 2.16 Billion

Hello !

I want to know if the last day to submit is January 31 or February 1 ??

31st, today is the last day

OK final day of the deadline. Working from memory from my laptop sice my list is on my computer at work which has no power. No idea if this is the same order or movies I had on my original list. LOL

Transformer 2
Harry Potter
Ice Age 3
Up
Night at the Museum 2
Terminator Salvation
Star Trek
Watchmen
Avatar
Monsters Vs Aliens


2.29 Billion total

Wow, a couple of people think Pixar will not be the top animated movie this year? Suprising....

Ok...I see that nobody can't tell me for sure what is the date exactly...so...these are my options and may the best win

1. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
2. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
3. X-Men Origins: Wolverine
4. Angels and Demons
5. New Moon
6. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
7. Night at the Museum 2: Battle of The Smithsonian
8. Terminator Salvation
9. Up
10.Monsters vs. Aliens

Total : 2.16B

My final slate, the only thing I actually changed is I drop Alvin and the dum dums for Ice Age 3

1. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
2. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
3. Avatar
4. UP
5. Night at the Smithsonian
6. X-Men Origins: Wolverine
7. Terminator Salvation
8. Watchmen
9. Star Trek
10. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaur


Total:$2.50B

JackO wrote:Here is my list.

1. Avatar
2. Transformers 2
3. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
4. Up
5. Monsters and Aliens
6. New Moon
7. X-Men Origins: Wolverine
8. Night At The Museum 2
9. Watchmen
10. Alvin and the Chipmunks 2

This is the year 3D took over the cinema.

Total: 2.890 B

No change with movies just finalized order.

well with about two hours till midnight my time its still ok right? here it goes

1.transformers2
2.harrypotter
3.wolverine
4.avatar
5.up
6.watchmen
7.terminator
8.ice age 3
9.alvin2
10.night at the smithsonian2

total 2.65billion

We have 25 courageous moguls this year too, exactly like the last year:
A_Roode
Alyson
aquamann2001
BanksIsDaFuture
becs
Buscemi
delfinasu
Donte77
geezer9687
IPKI$$
J.I.
JackO
jas_8382
johnErle
Keyser Soze
leestu
Lili
Mannix2121
numbersix_99
Shrykespeare
silversurfer19
SuperShaan
thswrestler160
transformers2
undeadmonkey

I was also counting on: Swedgin!, MisterInformative, W, NSpan, mfrendo, RonBurgundy, J-Man, Chienfantome, Kompressr, Synestro, lillylovelost, chugsthemonkey, annyonggob888, AzureWolf, BrentBaines, cRAzY, pulpclub, rob9802, StnMan5, Thomassi87 AND BarcaRulz Some of them did participate last year, unfortunately some of them haven't join the Fantaverse

For the love of the game, can we allow subscriptions for TODAY, being the last day? Maybe some of them did understand that today is the last day when they can submit their elections... What do you say?

Erm... IPKI$$ is StnMan, delfy. twenty five is a decent number. And I think allow another day. Hey, I thought it ended on the 1st.

I honestly thought today was the last day. Not that i should be leaving things to the last second, but surely a couple of hours isn't going to give me an 'unfair advantage'?

Anyway, if i can still subscribe:

1. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
2. Transformers 2: Rise of the Fallen
3. X-Men Origins: Wolverine
4. Terminator Salvation
5. Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian
6. Angels and Demons
7. New Moon
8. Avatar
9. Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
10. Monsters vs. Aliens 3D

Top 10 total: 2.43 billion.

I don't see the harm in allowing more people to join. However will the people who have already joined be allowed to make last minute changes today as well?

I would say so, it only makes it fair. Today is the cut off point though guys, no more lieniency.

To be perfectly honest, I wouldn't care if the deadline were pushed back to March 1st. I mean, the earliest anyone has a movie release is Watchmen March 6th. The only reason this was the deadline last year is because the first scheduled blockbuster was being released here (Cloverfield) and even though that didn't pan out (Paul Blart has already passed it, wrap your heads around that) that was definitely the reason for the deadline.

I just find it really unfortunate that Swedgin! didn't get in, when he loves this contest so much. We all know how busy his life can be. You know that he's not just waiting to "gain an advantage." I know a lot of the people on that list are no longer with us, or are having computer problems, but Swedge will be back soon enough, and he has already announced that he will not even be considering Watchmen. I want to throw out making an exception just for him, if that's alright with the fantaverse.

geezer9687, Watchmen is going to be released on March 6th (not May)
February 1st was voted as the deadline, BUT I wouldn't mind if you'll decide a "push back" to March 1st.
Can an admin help me with a poll to decide this? Let's vote... The only reason I can see against this is that the later will be inspired by the elections posted by those who have decided among the first... and the first ones will change their choices...

Considering how relatively easy this league will be to keep track of, you could consider doing two seperate leagues - one with a March 1st deadline and one that's already locked in. I know that the Superbowl gave us first glimpses of a few films that might change a few votes, so one could be a pre-Superbowl league and the second could be a post-Superbowl league. Just a thought.

Sorry delfinasu, I meant March 6th. I knew that Watchmen came out then, simply a typo.

I agree pretty much with Geez. I think there should be "special cases" made for certain people if they have extenuating circumstances. One of the big reasons I agree with him is that this year has been so potent so far, there is no telling if a top 10 movie has already passed some of us by (I'm looking at you Blart!). SO they don't really have any advantages. Like last year, after Swedgin posted that list of films no one took. I would have switched out a near top ten film in Sex and the City for a semi-dud in High School Musical 3. So yeah, let 'em play. I'm confident in my picks and their order!

OK! We finally have 26 moguls with 23 movies.
According to no. of frequencies in our Top 10s, the standings are:
1-2 Transformers 2 26
1- 2 Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 26
3 Up 24
4-5 Terminator Salvation 23
4-5 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs 23
6 Watchmen 22
7 Night at the Museum II: Escape from the Smithsonian 21
8 X-Men Origins: Wolverine 20
9 Avatar 18
10 Monsters Vs. Aliens 12
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11-12 Star Trek 10
1-12 Angels & Demons 10
13 New Moon 5
14-15 G.I. Joe 4
14-15 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakuel 4
16-19 Bruno 2
16-19 Where the Wild Things Are 2
16-19 Public Enemies 2
16-19 Land of the Lost 2
20-23 The Princess and The Frog 1
20-23 The Fantastic Mr. Fox 1
20-23 A Christmas Carol 1
20-23 Sherlock Holmes 1
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So, everybody has chosen Transformers 2 and Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. And UP is on 3rd place (can I say surprise? )

If we consider 1st position in our Top 10s with 10 points, 2nd - 9 pts.... 10th - 1 point, we can have this:
1 Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 244
2 Transformers 2 237
3 Terminator Salvation 121
4 Up 120
5 X-Men Origins: Wolverine 119
6 Night at the Museum II: Escape from the Smithsonian 116
7 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs 106
8 Watchmen 93
9 Avatar 93
10 Angels & Demons 44
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11 Monsters Vs. Aliens 36
12 Star Trek 34
13 New Moon 24
14 G.I. Joe 18
15 Where the Wild Things Are 8
16 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakuel 6
17 Bruno 3
18-19 Land of the Lost 2
18-19 Public Enemies 2
20-23 The Princess and The Frog 1
20-23 A Christmas Carol 1
20-23 The Fantastic Mr. Fox 1
20-23 Sherlock Holmes 1
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Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince is higher in our Top 10s than Transformers 2, and Terminator 4 than UP.

For 1st place, we have chosen:
Transformers 2 12
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince - 12
X-Men Origins: Wolverine 1
Avatar 1
For 2nd:
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince - 12
Transformers 2 10
Terminator Salvation 1
Night at the Museum II: Escape from the Smithsonian 1
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs 1
Watchmen 1
For 3rd:
X-Men Origins: Wolverine 7
Avatar 4
Up 3
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs 2
Night at the Museum II: Escape from the Smithsonian 2
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 2
Star Trek 2
Transformers 2 1
Angels & Demons 1
New Moon 1
Watchmen 1
4th:
Terminator Salvation 7
Up 5
Avatar 4
Night at the Museum II: Escape from the Smithsonian 3
X-Men Origins: Wolverine 3
Transformers 2 2
Angels & Demons 1
G.I. Joe 1
5th:
Night at the Museum II: Escape from the Smithsonian 6
Terminator Salvation 4
Watchmen 4
Up 4
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs 2
X-Men Origins: Wolverine 2
Where the Wild Things Are 1
New Moon 1
Angels & Demons 1
Monsters Vs. Aliens 1
6th:
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs 6
Watchmen 5
Night at the Museum II: Escape from the Smithsonian 4
Up 2
Angels & Demons 2
Terminator Salvation 2
Avatar 1
X-Men Origins: Wolverine 1
Monsters Vs. Aliens 1
New Moon 1
Transformers 2 1
7th:
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs 7
Terminator Salvation 4
Up 3
Star Trek 2
G.I. Joe 2
Monsters Vs. Aliens 2
X-Men Origins: Wolverine 1
Watchmen 1
Night at the Museum II: Escape from the Smithsonian 1
Avatar 1
Angels & Demons 1
New Moon 1
8th:
Watchmen 4
Monsters Vs. Aliens 4
Night at the Museum II: Escape from the Smithsonian 3
Terminator Salvation 3
X-Men Origins: Wolverine 2
Avatar 2
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs 2
Up 2
Angels & Demons 2
G.I. Joe 1
Star Trek 1
9th:
Watchmen 5
Up 4
Avatar 3
Terminator Salvation 2
X-Men Origins: Wolverine 2
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs 2
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakuel 2
Star Trek 2
Where the Wild Things Are 1
Angels & Demons 1
Monsters Vs. Aliens 1
Bruno 1
10th:
Monsters Vs. Aliens 3
Star Trek 3
Public Enemies 2
Land of the Lost 2
Avatar 2
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakuel 2
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs 1
Watchmen 1
Up 1
Sherlock Holmes 1
X-Men Origins: Wolverine 1
Night at the Museum II: Escape from the Smithsonian 1
Bruno 1
New Moon 1
The Fantastic Mr. Fox 1
A Christmas Carol 1
Angels & Demons 1
The Princess and The Frog 1

So, if we compile the most chosen movies for every place, we get:
1 Transformers 2
2 Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
3 X-Men Origins: Wolverine
4 Terminator Salvation
5 Night at the Museum II: Escape from the Smithsonian
6 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
7 Terminator Salvation
8 Watchmen
9 Up
10 Monsters Vs. Aliens

I'll compile later to see which ones of us have the same 10 movies...

Any other thoughts?

Damn, I really wanted to join this year's Super Contest, but my home server crashed during the Super Bowl and... Well, that's what you get for procrastinating.

I'll probably post a list anyway, although my Internet access is limited to what I can get at the local coffee shops for the moment... Doesn't matter to me if I'm actually "in" the Contest, it'll be fun even if I'm on the outside looking in.


My dog ate my modem

I think an exception has been made for you Swedge. Post away!

Yeah, seriously you should put something up Swedge!

Swedgin!, my Nico-friend we're waitin' 4 U...

I like how I'm the only one who sees The Princess and The Frog being a hit. It's the comeback film for Disney's animation department and it's in 3-D. Also the basic idea is a really good one, being a 1930's jazz-flavored update of The Frog Prince.