Best War Movie EVER: Boardsies Decide - Voting Thread

Necro

And so it begins.....



All week people have been nominating their favourite war movies for submission into a tournament to decide the best War Movie EVER - as deemed by Boards posters.

Overall we had 78 individual movies nominated. At least 20 of those movies received more than one nomination.

So in the the interest of determining the absolute best, I included ALL of them

So, how will this work? Well see the rules below:

• 32 first round matches, some with multiple movies.
• Pick one of the movies and decide which you prefer. Give a reason. Movies where no reason are given won't be counted. All valid posts will be thanked.
• First to 5 votes goes through to the next round. Depending on volume of voters/contributors, this may increase exponentially by 1 vote each round.
• One vote per player per match.
• Anyone can vote, even if you hadn't submitted your entries.
• Battles will last as long as is necessary for a movie to gain 5 votes.

Aiming to kick this off tomorrow around 11am. I can always be tempted otherwise however

Any questions - ask them below

Let's do this!

Electric Nitwit

Necro

Feel free to discuss your entries here now btw folks, that's all part of the fun.

Some interesting facts:

As I said, 76 individual movies submitted.

We also had over 20 movies nominated more than once, and even a few with over 10 nominations each :eek:

Thanks a million for the interest!

TheValeyard

Now I want you to remember that no bast*rd ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country

Ted_YNWA

Electric Nitwit

Ted_YNWA wrote: »

Where "ammo" represents various definitions of what constitutes a war film

Ted_YNWA

Electric Nitwit wrote: »

Where "ammo" represents various definitions of what constitutes a war film

we will fight to the bitter end to defend our right to classify a film as a war one.

Electric Nitwit

Ted_YNWA wrote: »

we will fight to the bitter end to defend our right to classify a film as a war one

TheValeyard

Battle of Hogwarts

fixXxer

Ah...

missed this.

Too late for submissions I take it :F

Necro

Send em on fixxxer, I'll see if I can squeeze em in if needs be

Necro

Electric Nitwit wrote: »

Back To the Future II pic

:pac::pac: Is it not too early in the contest to drive tusk demented?

I shall neither confirm nor deny the entry of Back To The Future II to this contest

Kolido

Necro wrote: »

:pac::pac: Is it not too early in the contest to drive tusk demented?

I shall neither confirm nor deny the entry of Back To The Future II to this contest

sKeith

Necro wrote: »

:pac::pac: Is it not too early in the contest to drive tusk demented?

I shall neither confirm nor deny the entry of Back To The Future II to this contest

Stop being coy, it got 10 nominations!

Necro

Must edit OP, some late nominations mean we now have 78 individual entries to gorge on from tomorrow

Really closed now though. Cannae take any more captain!

Banjo

Kolido wrote: »

"War is murder"

- Murray Rothbard, The Ethics of Liberty

You all know which movie to vote for....

Necro

With regards to the seeded movies (based on multiple nominations), I was going to leave that info out of the match-ups so as not to potentially skew voting choices.

But if people prefer I can add it in (It'll be a simple (1) beside the seeded movie so isn't too much trouble either way)

Spook_ie

Necro wrote: »

With regards to the seeded movies (based on multiple nominations), I was going to leave that info out of the match-ups so as not to potentially skew voting choices.

But if people prefer I can add it in (It'll be a simple (1) beside the seeded movie so isn't too much trouble either way)

Nah let them be decided on their own merits not on peoples multi nominations.

Spook_ie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrHoMSRZOS4

Mind you I hope some one put this one in, I forgot about it

Remouad

Necro wrote: »

Feel free to discuss your entries here now btw folks, that's all part of the fun.

Really hope someone suggested "A Bridge Too far". I just remembered it.

Kolido

Was there anyone with 5 unique picks?

TheValeyard

Spook_ie wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrHoMSRZOS4

Mind you I hope some one put this one in, I forgot about it

That film scared so many kids.

Necro

Kolido wrote: »

Was there anyone with 5 unique picks?

Will check my spreadsheet tonight but a quick browse of my PMs says nope :eek:

Hoboo

Necro wrote: »

Will check my spreadsheet tonight but a quick browse of my PMs says nope :eek:

Zulu

Necro

Hoboo wrote: »

Zulu

May be included

I think I'll keep the entrants a surprise until they crop up in round 1. More fun that way... for me anyways

TheValeyard

Hoboo wrote: »

Zulu

It's amazing how the Redcoats came off as the good guys in that.

Zaph

Remouad wrote: »

Really hope someone suggested "A Bridge Too far". I just remembered it.

Was one that I considered, I love that film, but in the end there were too many others that I thought were better films.

TheValeyard

I should have put in edge of tomorrow

fixXxer

TheValeyard wrote: »

I should have put in edge of tomorrow

Would have been a great choice. Hopefully that and Starship Troopers are in there somewhere.

TheValeyard

fixxxer wrote: »

Would have been a great choice. Hopefully that and Starship Troopers are in there somewhere.

That was definitely in one of my lists!

Spook_ie

Here's a copy of my list

https://www.imdb.com/list/ls055723960/

How many of those did we forget?

sKeith

Spook_ie wrote: »

Here's a copy of my list

https://www.imdb.com/list/ls055723960/

How many of those did we forget?

That list includes tv shows. I did not include any tv shows in my submissions.
Are Tv shows now considered movies?

Necro

Spook_ie wrote:

How many of those did we forget?

4 of your top 20 were not nominated at all.....

TheValeyard

sKeith wrote: »

That list includes tv shows. I did not include any tv shows in my submissions.
Are Tv shows now considered movies?

No, they are TV shows.

Hoboo

TheValeyard wrote: »

It's amazing how the Redcoats came off as the good guys in that.

Americans are pretty good at that too.

Spook_ie

TheValeyard wrote: »

It's amazing how the Redcoats came off as the good guys in that.

But they were the good guys, Michael Caine seldom plays baddies Anyways it was a sequel to Zulu Dawn 1979 when the redcoats got their arses kicked

Hoboo

Spook_ie wrote: »

Here's a copy of my list

https://www.imdb.com/list/ls055723960/

How many of those did we forget?

Apocalypse Now at 53!!??

Spook_ie

sKeith wrote: »

That list includes tv shows. I did not include any tv shows in my submissions.
Are Tv shows now considered movies?

TheValeyard wrote: »

No, they are TV shows.

That would depend if they were made for TV movies or maybe if they were to be shown as a film you'd never survive it, Band of Brothers etc. I'd call a film in 10 sections but I wouldn't agree with "World War 1 in Colour" as being a film.

And if yiz don't like it then let War be declared

Necro

Best TV Show competition next then. Glad we've settled that

sKeith

Spook_ie wrote: »

That would depend if they were made for TV movies or maybe if they were to be shown as a film you'd never survive it, Band of Brothers etc. I'd call a film in 10 sections but I wouldn't agree with "World War 1 in Colour" as being a film.

And if yiz don't like it then let War be declared

So, you agree with sam, that downtown abbey is a war movie?


or, you agree with me, that he couldn't find 1000 war movies and filled in the gaps with tv shows.


nothing wrong with calling the list 700 war movies and having them all being war movies and not tv shows.

Spook_ie

Necro wrote: »

4 of your top 20 were not nominated at all.....

Wow, can only think it would be the likes of

The Patriot
Beneath Hill 60
City of War: The Story of John Rabe
300

Anyways it's not really "my" list just one I usurped for a bit of fun, but so many movies that you remember when they are written down in front of you.

Banjo

sKeith wrote: »

So, you agree with sam, that downtown abbey is a war movie?

When they take out the flick-knives in Downtown abbey, you better believe it's war.
"Mr Thomas, the nature of life is not permanance, it's flux"
"Well flux you Carson, you honkey bitch!" <stab>

Edit : The lack of faked-up Downtown abbey images (and indeed the number of Downton images with the name mispelled) is dispiriting.

Spook_ie

sKeith wrote: »

So, you agree with sam, that downtown abbey is a war movie?


or, you agree with me, that he couldn't find 1000 war movies and filled in the gaps with tv shows.


nothing wrong with calling the list 700 war movies and having them all being war movies and not tv shows.

Downton Abbey series 2 if it were a contiguous showing then probably yes, but series 1 is set pre WW1 and the movie is set mid 20's

AVFC.Stephen

Hoboo wrote: »

Apocalypse Now at 53!!??

I didnt see platoon on that list either... deer hunter also 71....

Screw Attack

The Thin Red Line is the best war film ever made. Come and See is second.

sKeith

AVFC.Stephen wrote: »

I didnt see platoon on that list either... deer hunter also 71....

platoon is on the list, if you sort it alphabetically, its on page 9, number 872.


also, there is 1620 entries in a list of 1000 movies, i think sam may be a few shilling short, tbh.


Edit, whats more, the list has duplicates, the same exact film listed twice.

AVFC.Stephen

I like the style of full metal jacket.../ apocalypse now...

But for a serious movie. Hamburger Hill is full on

AVFC.Stephen

sKeith wrote: »

platoon is on the list, if you sort it alphabetically, its on page 9, number 872.


also, there is 1620 entries in a list of 1000 movies, i think sam may be a few shilling short, tbh.

872? I guess terminator rise of the machines should be first spot on that list

sKeith

AVFC.Stephen wrote: »

872? I guess terminator rise of the machines should be first spot on that list

eh. no..

Terminator is a T so would be about 200 up the list, in around 1200's
First spot goes to 'Doctor Zhivago': The Making of a Russian Epic as the apostrophe used in listing it comes before numbers and the alphabet.

AVFC.Stephen

sKeith wrote: »

eh. no..

Terminator is a T so would be about 200 up the list, in around 1200's
First spot goes to 'Doctor Zhivago': The Making of a Russian Epic as the apostrophe used in listing it comes before numbers and the alphabet.

Sorry I read your post wrong as when I clicked the link it has Saving Private Ryan first.... I'm sure you understand where I was coming from with my comment.... no stress it's just a bit of fun

Ted_YNWA

Die Hard is surely classed as a war film


Americans saving the Japanese from an attack by the Germans.