Random Requests Bracket Is LIVE
UPDATE: There were some issues in the middle of the night but should be working again now!!
Hey guys! Here is our random popcorn requests bracket.
If you didn't see the video of the drawing I chose 16 random movies from the requests leaderboard. I've RANDOMIZED the seedings (you'll have to trust me on that) to make it interesting.
If you don't like the movies, you can fix it by requesting your favorites here: Popcorn Requests.
You have to link your Patreon account to the web app. If you have not done so yet, it's easy:
Click Sign Up -> Continue with Patreon -> Authorize
- Each round lasts 24 hours.
- Change your votes whenever.
- Must be Little Kernel+ to vote.
List of movies drawn (in no order):
Sing Street (2016)
Malice (1993)
The English Patient (1996)
Short Term 12 (2013)
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
Wind River (2017)
With Honors (1994)
Phenomenon (1996)
Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
Garden State (2004)
DC League of Superpets (2020)
First Knight (1995)
Best in Show (2000)
The Next Three Days (2010)
Mr. Right (2015)
Charade (1963)
GOOD LUCK!!!!
PS: Insider full reaction will be up shortly.
Comments (51)
White Sox are over .500 - fingers crossed! I'm hoping we'll get Eight Men Out (1988) this summer. Fifth time's a charm!!
No more polls here on Patron? Will all polls moving forward only be in the Popcorn Requests app?
I wish (sorta)
I would suggest a brand new post telling everyone to go vote NOW for Round 2! But the email I got gave me a heads up, but I'm sure there are some people that don't look at their email as often as I do. There are a lot of new people here who won't know to check on the progress of the bracket.
Quarterfinals have begun (still very early) - current votes: Phenomenon (20 votes) vs Best in Show (16 votes) First Knight (20) vs The English Patient (15) Charade (22) vs Once Upon a Time in the West (14) Wind River (19) vs Driving Miss Daisy (16)
The 2 that I wouldn’t mind winning, Best in Show and OUaTitW, are actually doing quite well. So rare that it happens like that for me.
Only a couple movies which I've even slightly be interested in rewatching. Plus, I've never been one who enjoys putting films in a competition. Too bad. At least I don't have to worry about making sure I vote for each round.
The random number generator’s taste in films is somewhat questionable.
Wind River and Best In Show are the only ones I can get excited about out of all 16.
Having trouble with the app...namely "Request a movie". After I type in the name, I can see there's a field below it, but there's no way to scroll down. I can't see what it says. (I figured it out- Hitting the "Tab" but highlights the field.)
The initial round will conclude in about 3h30m. My guess for the pairings in the next round (quarterfinals): Phenomenon vs Best in Show First Knight vs The English Patient Charade vs One Upon a Time in the West Wind River vs Driving Miss Daisy
Looks like three of my picks will be bounced in round 1. With Honors Malice Garden State (maybe)
I’m sorry, how do you vote? Clicking on the screen doesn’t seem to register anything, just takes you to a movie description. Where’s the web app? I must have missed something.
Hi Dan, please try clicking the link: https://beta.popcorninbed.com/bracket If only seeing a description of a film after clicking a film on this screen, likely you will still need to login to the beta site by clicking "Sign In" in the top right corner of the https://beta.popcorninbed.com/bracket screen.
As before, I'd vote but I won't agree to all of the data the app requires me to give up.
The only film on here I would pay money to see in a theater is Once Upon a Time in the West. Considered one of the greatest Westerns and one of the most influential films in cinema history. Directed by Sergio Leone. A haunting, character-driven score by Ennio Morricone. Cast includes Claudia Cardinale, Jason Robards, and Charles Bronson, plus Hollywood legend Henry Fonda as one of the most ruthless and chilling villains ever seen on film.
All in on "Once Upon A Time in the West". "Wind River" is my second choice.
Participation seems low.
Not too many bangers, Clay. I’ve only voted for one film.
Cassie! I don't like any of these films! (I'm hoping for the "sorry, it's fixed now" answer she's given a couple of times below.)
Did you see that? She dropped a like to show she'd read my post, but then failed to exchange all 16 films for ones that I like. Tis like a cat playing with a mouse.
Garden State in a dead heat with Driving Miss Daisy. I watched it a lot as I was in the heart of my Natalie Portman crush when it released, ha ha
I did the same with DMD during my Jessica Tandy crush.
Woof
Weird. I can't vote. It just keeps taking me back to my profile. I did the authorization thing. Still just keeps circling back.
Same, i'm sure a fix is on the way
Thanks to everyone who voted for DC League of Super-Pets! It’s my Pick-a-Flick for PIB. Super funny and fun with an all-star cast. Keanu Reeves’ take on Batman is my favorite. 🦇 I know the title is a bit goofy, and one might think it’s just for kids, but it’s one of those family films that is really meant for all ages. Ace the dog’s backstory is a special highlight. 🐶 Of course, ironic that it will be beat by the super pet owners in Best In Show. One could say it "owned" the... never mind. But maybe check out DC League of Super-Pets when you get a chance, or consider it for the future. Thanks!😊
Sorry Steve. Tough first matchup against Best in Show.
Everything is become so difficult. I don’t even care anymore now you have to go to an app sign in. Enter a code sign in again enter a different code. This is not enjoyable anymore. I just wanna pull my hair out. Why the world am I paying for this?
Can't even handle a few clicks lmao so pathetic
Vote now currently not working on the website. Just keep getting a ‘try again later’ message
should be fixed now! sorry!
the snapper
Not the biggest fan of the bracket system, but if that’s the way, then this is the way. The Mandalorian might still be in my head. ;-) I’ve seen most of the movies at least once, except for DC League of Super-Pets, so that vote is fixed, but it seems to be doomed already. I will be voting for Miss Daisy throughout the bracket. I ha… dislike First Knight with a vengeance. The bubblegum baby-blue look of Camelot and the whole look and feel of the movie - yikes. Stellar cast, though. That despite the fact that I saw this movie at a preview premiere in Munich back in the day. If you want to see the tale of King Arthur, there are, in my opinion, way better versions. Heck, I even like the version with Clive Owen more than that movie. But first and foremost: Excalibur (1981) — with Jean-Luc Picard :-) in a short role. He must have been on holiday with Q on Earth at the time.
+1 for Miss Daisy
GO CHARADE! The ladies would love it!
I have to cry foul on the random generator. It is clearly biased against my picks. There are at least two dozen films in the top 100 that are on my wishlist. 16 picks is almost 16% of that starting list and the generator missed my films every time. It even had the nerve to come within 5 of my next favourite film on 4 occasions, only to execute a heinous body swerve to something different. I feel victimized, especially as I’ve had literally none of my films watched for months. Which is a long way of saying I will be voting for Driving Miss Daisy.
If you have 16 picks in the top 100, the odds are against you.
I like this voting format (brackets). My top 3 choices noted below w/asterisks. I voted these 8: Phenomenon Super-Pets First Knight *The English Patient Charade *Sing Street Wind River *Driving Miss Daisy
I found I couldn't choose in 2 brackets: First Knight vs Malice and Mr. Right vs Charade. I'm pretty sure I saw First Knight 20+ years ago and didn't like it. But never wanted to see Malice. And never seen the other 2, though I like the stars of both.
I can’t get in to vote. I’m not sure what’s wrong.
Try this: https://beta.popcorninbed.com/bracket 🤷🏼♂️
Hoping Charade comes through the pack.
I did vote for The English Patient. I enjoy the Ralph Fiennes performance more than the movie. Something about him excels in old timey wartime tales. THE END OF THE AFFAIR (1999) is another great Fiennes performance in a WW-II era movie, also a romance film with a killer opening line and a remarkable minimalist score from Michael Nyman, who did the score for Gattaca.
+1 for The English Patient
Had to vote for Once Upon a Time in the West in it's matchup even though I think it's the most overrated Spaghetti Western of them all, and I must have seen at least 150+ of them. Well made with a healthy budget compared to other Spaghetti Westerns sure. Some very good scenes but on the whole I just don't enjoy it that much. Not that there's many films that could even be considered 'rated', it's a subgenre that has a thin number of movies of renown. I just think it's bloated and overlong and I don't enjoy certain elements that were clearly important to Leone that he kept escalating in his movies.
Agreed on Once Upon a Time in the West. I love westerns but not a fan of the Peckinpah exploding-packs-of-red-paint-for-blood feature. He always seemed to be going for dramatic and often overshot the target.
Wind River for the win.
Not cool putting Sing Street and Once Upon a Time in the West together.
Vote for Malice or Alec Baldwin will find you!
Look at me when I’m talking to you, you little hard on!