Dudes of the 80s Tournament - Round 4: Tom Cruise (1) vs Patrick Swayze (2)

Previous results: The Swayze doubled up on Chuck Sheen, 16-8. Click here to view the updated full bracket.

And so the final four are decided on the mens' side as well, and we've got a very NCAA-like selection of seeds remaining, with a 1, a 2, and two 3s. I'm gonna go ahead and save that battle of the 3s (RDJ v Cusack) for tomorrow, though - should be a good one. (FYI: The ladies' tourney ends tomorrow and the mens' will conclude on Monday.)

Tom Cruise


80s Highlights: Taps, The Outsiders, Risky Business, All the Right Moves, Legend, Top Gun, The Color Money, Cocktail, Rain Man, Born on the Fourth of July

Patrick Swayze


80s Highlights: The Outsiders, Red Dawn, Youngblood, Dirty Dancing, Road House

poll by twiigs.com

And then...

Dudes of the 80s Tournament - Round 3: Patrick Swayze (2) vs. Charlie Sheen (4)

Previous results: It was never really a contest. Maverick proved once and for all that he, not Iceman, is the best of the best, as Cruise topped Kilmer 17-12 in a not-so-hotly contested matchup. Click here to view the full bracket.

Now, the final round three matchup on the Dudes' side.

Patrick Swayze


80s Highlights: The Outsiders, Red Dawn, Youngblood, Dirty Dancing, Road House

Charlie Sheen


80s Highlights: Red Dawn, Lucas, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Platoon, Wall Street, Young Guns, Eight Men Out, Major League

poll by twiigs.com

And then...

Dudes of the 80s Tournament - Round 2: Patrick Swayze (2) vs Jason Patric (6)

Previous results: In the closest poll yet, Tom Cruise edged Matthew Broderick, 17-16. Click here to view the full bracket.

Patrick Swayze


80s Highlights: The Outsiders, Red Dawn, Youngblood, Dirty Dancing, Road House

Jason Patric


80s Highlights: The Lost Boys, The Beast of War, Solarbabies

poll by twiigs.com

And then...

Dudes of the 80s Tournament - Round 1: Patrick Swayze (2) vs Lou Diamond Phillips (7)

Previous results: So much for those six degrees - Broderick nearly doubled up Bacon, 22-13. Click here to view the full bracket (note: sorry, this won't be up-to-date until tomorrow).

Patrick Swayze


80s Highlights: The Outsiders, Red Dawn, Youngblood, Dirty Dancing, Road House

Lou Diamond Phillips


80s Highlights: La Bamba, Stand and Deliver, Young Guns

poll by twiigs.com

And then...

Just because.

I know I'm on record as not being a fan of endless blog tributes to the recently departed, but I've got to make an exception here.

And then...

Abide by the new poll

You all are a bunch of softies.

The Swayze (when preceded by "the," it is pronounced 'sways') gets sick, and now, suddenly 9 of you choose him for a comeback over such American icons as JCVD (not American), Steven Seagal (not an icon) and Wesley Snipes?

Actually, he'd be my second choice after JCVD. I was never all that big a fan of Mr. 3-Word Title, so I surely don't want a comeback from him. (Seagal carried the 3-word title streak for awhile - Above the Law, Hard to Kill, Marked for Death, Out for Justice - before finally giving in and not so coincidentally making his best film - Under Siege.) Snipes has barely been out of the spotlight, either because of his legal troubles or the Blade series (it doesn't really matter). But even with as much pleasure as Roadhouse and Point Break have given me, JCVD is the undisputed king of unintentional comedy (action division) and has brought such joy into all of our lives.















For the latest poll, it's time to play favorites. Might be an easy choice for some, might be hard for others. Did I miss anyone big? If you think I did, you're probably out of your element altogether.

And then...

New poll

Bad news for Mike Myers, as even against lesser competition like Zohan and Postal, his Love Guru only managed to snatch up one vote out of 30. On the other hand, perhaps I'm one of the few (and not the majority as I had suspected) that thinks the Hulk redux looks awful, as the Ed Norton vehicle trounced the competition here, winning the poll hands down with 53% of the votes.

Meanwhile, I was the only person that chose the "other" option, voting for everyone's favorite misfit toy, the Charlie-in-the-Box. Don't tell me you all didn't love him!

















This time around, let's see which disgraced former action (and more) star you'd like to see back up on the big screen, winning good press and vibes via a Pulp Fiction-like comeback. Ought to be a, uh, fight to the finish.

I know...that was terrible. Boo me.

And then...