This is it. We have our 7 finalists. in 30 minutes, we will have our one winner. But since we're not at 30 minutes from now, let's meet the 7 people still in the running.

Skip Montrose (Albany, NY) - He looks like B-Movie David Keith's younger brother - and he can do a mean Gollum (think Lord of The Rings) impersonation. I don't know if I should be impressed - or scared.

Sarah Stern (Queens, NY) - She's into Breaking 2: Electric Boogaloo - and Horny Vampires. Ok - I like her already.

Dean Backus (San Jose, CA) - He can name Madonna movies that she was good in. Scary.

Tony Kay (Seattle Washington) - He has a scraggly beard with glasses, and he says that his earliest childhood memory was watching The Mummy - with his mummy. Gah.

Chad Hardigan - (Los Angeles, CA) - Chad, who looks like a cross between Bruce Campbell and a side character in Revenge of the Nerds, says that Kevin Smith sucks, Lars Montrere rules, and he's a self-described pretentious #$$hole. Well, Chad lives up to his name, as he is the first person who doesn't get any applause. Well, There's a reason why they call it la-la land...

Nat Dykeman (Libertyville, IL) - It's Jim Ross if he was from the Midwest! He says he knows the difference between Keith David and David Keith - preferring Keith David, of course. Bonus points to Nat.

Sherri Mills (Austin, TX) - This is the first middle-aged woman on the show - and she says that she loves Tom Cruise AND was born on the 4th of July. Ok.

Everyone already has $5,000 and a plasma screen TV. They are now competing for another $5,000, a home entertainment system, and a chance to host IFC for a day - not to mention the title of Ultimate Film Fanatic. Sweet.

This round is called THE FINAL CUT. Everyone is lined up and has to name things off of a list. The first person to fail to do so is eliminated. Play will continue until there are only three people left.

First List - films featuring Jack Nicholson

Chad - Batman (Right)
Tony - One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (Right)
Sherri - As Good As It Gets (Right)
Nat - Easy Rider (Right)
Dean - Little Shop of Horrors (Right)
Sarah - Chinatown (Right)
Skip - The Two Jakes (Right)
Chad - About Schmidt (Right)
Tony - The Shining (Right)
Sherri - A Few Good Men (Right)
Nat - Something's Gotta Give (Right)
Dean - On A Clear Day, You can See Forever (Right)
Sarah - NO GUESS (Wrong) and a Sh#t

Chris mentions Terms of Endearment (and I thought of Wolf) as we say good-bye to Sarah.

Second List - Drew Barrymore

Skip - 50 First Dates (Right)
Chad - Batman Forever (Right)
Tony - E.T. (Right)
Sherri - Poison Ivy (Right)
Nat - 50 First Dates (REPEAT)

Well, that was quick - and so is Nat. NEXT!

Third List - Kurt Russell...OR...Russell Crowe

Dean - Escape from New York (Right)
Skip - Master and Commander (Right)
Chad - Miracle (Right)
Tony - Gladiator (Right)
Sherri - L.A. Confidential (Right)
Dean - The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (Right)
Skip - Overboard (Right)
Chad - A Beautiful Mind (Right)
Tony - Backdraft (Right)
Sherri - Tombstone (Right)
Dean - The Sum of Us (Right)
Skip - Used Cars (Right)
Chad - Tango and Cash (Right)
Tony - Proof of Life (Right)
Sherri - NO ANSWER (Wrong)

We could have had The Thing or Escape from L.A., but Sherri will be escaping the set. Sherri is out, and we only have middle age white guys left. Yick.

Fourth and Final List - Movies Directed by Ridley Scott....Or Starring Scott Glenn...OR Starring Glenn Close. Got that?

Dean - The Big Chill (Right)
Skip - Fatal Attraction (Right)
Chad - Air Force 1 (Right)
Tony - Gladiator (Right)
Dean - Thelma and Louise (Right)
Skip - Alien (Right)
Chad - Blackhawk Down (Right)
Tony - Urban Cowboy (Right)
Dean - The Stone Boy (Right)
Skip - The Natural (Right)
Chad - Hannibal (Right)
Tony - The Duelist (WRONG)

It's actually the DuelistS (plural, not singular) and Tony is gone. Skip, Dean and Chad are left for the final Great Debate. Judges Keith, Tatum and Henry are all back to judge the fun. Chad and Dean start it off with...

The Best Director of all time

Chad - William Wilder
Dean - Alfred Hitchcock

Chad talks about Ben Hur, Funny Girl, Roman Holiday and The Big Country, while Dean talks about how Hitchcock changed the cinematography and editing world and continuously pressed the envelope. Chad says that he got 37 Oscar nominations for actors, but Dean says that future directors wants to be Hitchcock. This was very, very good. Judges?

Keith - Dean
Tatum - Chad
Henry - Dean

Dean wins, 2-1. That means that Chad faces off against Skip to play Dean in the finals. Round 2 -

The Worst Movie Ever Made

Chad - The Never Ending Story
Skip - U-Turn

Chad talks about how the movie degrades his thoughts, while Skip just said his film was horrible. Chad talks about the sloppiness of the film and the generic-ness is. Skip says that there is no redeeming value of the film - but he doesn't exactly say what it is that makes it non-redeeming. Chad makes the better argument. What does the judges say?

Keith - Chad
Tatum - Chad
Henry - Chad

Skip talks too much on putting down the other person's argument instead of praising his own, and that costs him dearly as he winds up in third.

Chad and Dean are now down to the last event, which is not to show off trinkets to the judges. Instead, they have to convince a movie mogul during dinner that they are the Ultimate Film Fanatic. The dinner starts immediately and the Hollywood Legend....is......Robert Evans!

Who is he, you ask? He was the former head of Paramount who green-lit The Godfather and produced Chinatown and Marathon Man, so he is a pretty big deal. He tells the two that this will be a shoot out.

Chad talks about how he was from Cyprus and wants to direct and produce. Dean was born in West Germany and is a playwright in San Francisco, adding that he has written movie scripts.

After both people tell him their life stories, and after Evans talks about his experiences with the Cotton Club, he wants both people to show him their passion. Dean talks about how he loves movies and how the ray of light from the projector touches him. Evans says that to not love it is not enough - to live through the pain is something else, as he calls Dean soft. Evans adds that if you don't pitch things, then he's just another guy who loves movies.

Evans talks about his story about making The Saint, and how he made a 4 million dollar deal....with just a cover with nothing in the pages inside. He tells them that they can write their material for him any time. With that, he tells Dean that he may have the love, but Chad has the moxy, and hence... Chad is the winner of the competition!

He wishes both of them success, and reminds them both that they can send him material - but Chad wins and this could be the first time that a competition was won by a self-proclaimed A$$hole. Chris thanks everyone, and we are out. Fade to black. End of series.

My Take? Well, I loved all of it - until the final competition, where it was based more on who wanted to further their career more than actual fanaticism. I thought it should have been a test of fandom, so I didn't like the end of the ride - but I did like the ride itself and it gets an A- from me.

I'll be with you for the next season when we get there. Thanks for reading the recaps - and I hope this recap for you made the final cut.