March Movie Madness 2008: Rules and Regulations

I'm going to give the abbreviated R&Rs first, for those who participated last year. I'll then follow up with more detailed instructions for those who aren't familiar with a bracket-style pick-em tournament, or at least didn't participate last year. If you have any questions at all, please email me at jefflkos at gmail dot com.

COMPLETED BRACKETS MUST BE EMAILED TO jefflkos at gmail dot com BY 8 PM EDT FRIDAY, MARCH 14 (to figure out what time that is where you are click here)

• Complete the entire bracket, including the winning movie.


• All matches will be determined by popular vote -- the movie with the most votes in any match moves on to the next round.


• In the event of a tie, the higher-seeded movie will be declared the winner.


• All movies have been given a ranking, from 1 - 64, so that, in the event of a tie between two same-seeded movies (only possible in the last two rounds), the movie with the highest overall ranking will be declared the winner. This master ranking will be posted after all entries have been turned in.

• You receive points for every correct movie pick. Point values are as follows: Round 1=1 point; Round 2=2 points; Round 3=4 points; Round 4=6 points; Round 5=8 points; Round 6 (championship)=10 points


• THE GRAND PRIZE WINNER WILL RECEIVE AN OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT FOR DISPLAY ON YOUR BLOG, AS WELL AS ENSHRINEMENT IN THE "FILM FREAKS FILM CLUB MARCH MOVIE MADNESS HALL OF FAME."
  

Okay, here are some more detailed instructions for the uninitiated:

• Every two stacked lines represent a match between two movies. Example: In the first round, Dr. Strangelove and Austin Powers are competing against each other, as are Caddyshack and Up in Smoke.


• Each of the four regions have 16 movies, which are "seeded" from 1 to 16. The #1 seed is considered the favorite in that round, on down to the #16 seed, which is considered the biggest long shot.


• Pick the movie you think should be the winner between the two, and write that movie's name in the line to the right. Do that for the entire first round, all four regions.
• You should now have 32 movies in the "2nd Round," creating 16 new matchups. Once again, pick your winners to get down to the "Sweet 16."


• Fill out the entire bracket this way until you have one final champion, the movie you believe deserves the title of "Best Comedy of All Time."


• Make sure you fill in every line!