The draw for the first round has been completed and the ties are as follows:

2001: A Space Odyssey v It's a Wonderful Life

American Beauty v Jaws

American History X v Kes

Apocalypse Now v L.A. Confidential

Blade Runner v Laurence of Arabia

Blair Witch Project v Leon

Braveheart v Life of Brian

Casablanca v The Lost Boys

Chasing Amy v The Man Who Wasn't There

Chinatown v The Matrix

Citizen Kane v Memento

Close Encounters of the Third Kind v Midnight Sting

Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon v O Brother Where Art Thou

Das Boot v One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest

Dirty Dancing v The Prophecy

Donnie Darko v Psycho

E.T. The Extra Terrestrial v Pulp Fiction

The Exorcist v Raging Bull

Fargo v Reservoir Dogs

A Few Good Men v Schindler's List

Fight Club v Se7en

Forrest Gump v The Shawshank Redemption

Full Metal Jacket v Singin' in the Rain

Gladiator v The Sixth Sense

Godfather/Godfather II v Some Like It Hot

Gone With the Wind v Star Wars / Empire Strikes Back

Goodfellas v Superman

Grease v Taxi Driver

The Green Mile v The Third Man

Heat v The Usual Suspects

Heavenly Creatures v Vertigo

Highlander v The Wizard of Oz


All you have to do now is vote for your favourite in each tie and this time next week I'll see who goes through and who is eliminated.

Some interesting ties to be sure, heavyweight Casablanca would seem a sure thing against Lost Boys but I feel a potential giant killing. Chinatown against The Matrix is an all premiership match and no mistake whilst Brad Pitt fans will have the difficult choice of Fight Club or Se7en.