Favorite/Best War/Military Movies – Quarter Finals – Summaries and Discussion
06-29-2015, 02:52 PM
These movies received at least 30% of the votes in the four preliminary polls:
Casablanca 20 58.82%
All Quiet on the Western Front 14 41.18%
The Best Years of Our Lives 12 35.29%
Twelve O'Clock High 11 32.35%
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The Bridge on the River Kwai 19 70.37%
The Great Escape 14 51.85%
Lawrence of Arabia 13 48.15%
Stalag 17 12 44.44%
Dr. Strangelove 12 44.44%
The Longest Day 12 44.44%
The Dirty Dozen 11 40.74%
Paths of Glory 9 33.33%
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Das Boot 24 70.59%
Full Metal Jacket 23 67.65%
MASH 18 52.94%
Patton 17 50.00%
Apocalypse Now 15 44.12%
Platoon 15 44.12%
Glory 14 41.18%
The Deer Hunter 11 32.35%
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Saving Private Ryan 25 69.44%
Schindler's List 17 47.22%
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 12 33.33%
Black Hawk Down 12 33.33%
Enemy at the Gates 12 33.33%
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Das Boot 6 60.00%
Patton 6 60.00%
Saving Private Ryan 5 50.00%
Casablanca 4 40.00%
Twelve O'Clock High 4 40.00%
The Longest Day 4 40.00%
MASH 4 40.00%
The Bridge on the River Kwai 3 30.00%
Lawrence of Arabia 3 30.00%
Dr. Strangelove 3 30.00%
All Quiet on the Western Front 2 20.00%
The Great Escape 2 20.00%
Full Metal Jacket 2 20.00%
Apocalypse Now 2 20.00%
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 2 20.00%
Black Hawk Down 2 20.00%
Stalag 17 1 10.00%
Platoon 1 10.00%
Glory 1 10.00%
Schindler's List 1 10.00%
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Das Boot 8 53.33%
Saving Private Ryan 8 53.33%
Patton 7 46.67%
MASH 6 40.00%
Twelve O'Clock High 5 33.33%
Dr. Strangelove 5 33.33%
Casablanca 4 26.67%
All Quiet on the Western Front 4 26.67%
The Bridge on the River Kwai 4 26.67%
The Longest Day 4 26.67%
Platoon 4 26.67%
The Great Escape 3 20.00%
Lawrence of Arabia 3 20.00%
Full Metal Jacket 3 20.00%
Apocalypse Now 3 20.00%
Stalag 17 2 13.33%
Schindler's List 2 13.33%
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 2 13.33%
Black Hawk Down 2 13.33%
The Dirty Dozen 1 6.67%
Glory 1 6.67%
Enemy at the Gates 1 6.67%
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Saving Private Ryan 11 57.89%
Das Boot 9 47.37%
Patton 9 47.37%
Casablanca 6 31.58%
Twelve O'Clock High 6 31.58%
The Bridge on the River Kwai 6 31.58%
Dr. Strangelove 6 31.58%
MASH 6 31.58%
All Quiet on the Western Front 5 26.32%
Lawrence of Arabia 5 26.32%
The Longest Day 5 26.32%
Full Metal Jacket 4 21.05%
Apocalypse Now 4 21.05%
Platoon 4 21.05%
Black Hawk Down 4 21.05%
The Great Escape 3 15.79%
Stalag 17 3 15.79%
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 3 15.79%
The Dirty Dozen 2 10.53%
Glory 2 10.53%
Schindler's List 2 10.53%
Paths of Glory 1 5.26%
Enemy at the Gates 1 5.26%
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Saving Private Ryan 15 62.50%
Das Boot 11 45.83%
Patton 11 45.83%
Casablanca 8 33.33%
The Bridge on the River Kwai 7 29.17%
Dr. Strangelove 7 29.17%
MASH 7 29.17%
Twelve O'Clock High 6 25.00%
The Great Escape 6 25.00%
Lawrence of Arabia 6 25.00%
Full Metal Jacket 6 25.00%
All Quiet on the Western Front 5 20.83%
The Longest Day 5 20.83%
Apocalypse Now 5 20.83%
Platoon 5 20.83%
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 5 20.83%
Black Hawk Down 5 20.83%
Stalag 17 3 12.50%
Schindler's List 3 12.50%
The Dirty Dozen 2 8.33%
Glory 2 8.33%
Paths of Glory 1 4.17%
Enemy at the Gates 1 4.17%
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Saving Private Ryan 18 58.06%
Das Boot 14 45.16%
Patton 14 45.16%
Casablanca 11 35.48%
Full Metal Jacket 9 29.03%
The Bridge on the River Kwai 8 25.81%
The Great Escape 8 25.81%
Lawrence of Arabia 8 25.81%
Dr. Strangelove 8 25.81%
MASH 7 22.58%
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 7 22.58%
All Quiet on the Western Front 6 19.35%
Twelve O'Clock High 6 19.35%
The Longest Day 6 19.35%
Apocalypse Now 6 19.35%
Black Hawk Down 6 19.35%
Platoon 5 16.13%
Schindler's List 5 16.13%
Stalag 17 4 12.90%
Glory 3 9.68%
The Dirty Dozen 2 6.45%
Paths of Glory 2 6.45%
Enemy at the Gates 1 3.23%
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Saving Private Ryan 20 58.82%
Das Boot 15 44.12%
Patton 14 41.18%
Casablanca 12 35.29%
The Bridge on the River Kwai 11 32.35%
Full Metal Jacket 10 29.41%
The Great Escape 9 26.47%
Lawrence of Arabia 8 23.53%
Dr. Strangelove 8 23.53%
MASH 8 23.53%
The Longest Day 7 20.59%
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 7 20.59%
Black Hawk Down 7 20.59%
All Quiet on the Western Front 6 17.65%
Twelve O'Clock High 6 17.65%
Apocalypse Now 6 17.65%
Stalag 17 5 14.71%
Platoon 5 14.71%
Schindler's List 5 14.71%
Glory 4 11.76%
The Dirty Dozen 3 8.82%
Paths of Glory 2 5.88%
Enemy at the Gates 1 2.94%
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Saving Private Ryan 22 55.00%
Das Boot 19 47.50%
Patton 17 42.50%
The Bridge on the River Kwai 13 32.50%
Casablanca 12 30.00%
Full Metal Jacket 11 27.50%
The Great Escape 10 25.00%
Lawrence of Arabia 9 22.50%
Dr. Strangelove 9 22.50%
MASH 9 22.50%
Apocalypse Now 9 22.50%
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 8 20.00%
All Quiet on the Western Front 7 17.50%
Twelve O'Clock High 7 17.50%
The Longest Day 7 17.50%
Black Hawk Down 7 17.50%
Stalag 17 6 15.00%
Platoon 6 15.00%
Schindler's List 6 15.00%
Glory 5 12.50%
Paths of Glory 4 10.00%
The Dirty Dozen 3 7.50%
The Best Years of Our Lives 1 2.50%
Enemy at the Gates 1 2.50%
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Saving Private Ryan 25 55.56%
Das Boot 19 42.22%
Patton 18 40.00%
Casablanca 14 31.11%
The Bridge on the River Kwai 13 28.89%
Full Metal Jacket 12 26.67%
The Great Escape 11 24.44%
Dr. Strangelove 11 24.44%
Lawrence of Arabia 10 22.22%
MASH 10 22.22%
Apocalypse Now 10 22.22%
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 9 20.00%
All Quiet on the Western Front 8 17.78%
Black Hawk Down 8 17.78%
Twelve O'Clock High 7 15.56%
The Longest Day 7 15.56%
Platoon 7 15.56%
Schindler's List 7 15.56%
Stalag 17 6 13.33%
Paths of Glory 6 13.33%
The Dirty Dozen 5 11.11%
Glory 5 11.11%
The Best Years of Our Lives 2 4.44%
Enemy at the Gates 1 2.22%
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Saving Private Ryan 28 57.14%
Das Boot 21 42.86%
Patton 20 40.82%
Casablanca 16 32.65%
The Bridge on the River Kwai 14 28.57%
Full Metal Jacket 13 26.53%
The Great Escape 12 24.49%
Lawrence of Arabia 11 22.45%
Dr. Strangelove 11 22.45%
MASH 10 20.41%
Apocalypse Now 10 20.41%
All Quiet on the Western Front 9 18.37%
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 9 18.37%
Black Hawk Down 9 18.37%
Twelve O'Clock High 7 14.29%
Stalag 17 7 14.29%
The Longest Day 7 14.29%
Paths of Glory 7 14.29%
Platoon 7 14.29%
Schindler's List 7 14.29%
The Dirty Dozen 5 10.20%
Glory 5 10.20%
The Best Years of Our Lives 3 6.12%
Enemy at the Gates 2 4.08%
The Deer Hunter 1 2.04%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 49
Thanks to the 49 who have participated in this Semi-Final poll.
The final poll will go up on Aug/8 and will include those movies that received at least 20% of the votes here.
I am bitterly disappointed that Breaker Morant - my all-time favorite war movie - didn’t make the cut, but my votes are in just the same. Thanks again, Zeldar, for running these polls.
Thanks for your support and kind words, Elendil’s Heir. There were many great movies left behind, and the Final will likely disappoint many others as well. But there can only be one #1!
Maybe in another little while another survey might produce different results. This process has taken months itself. How ready will people be to accept that this is an SDMB result and not just a few devoted “war movies” fans?
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Saving Private Ryan 33 57.89%
Das Boot 25 43.86%
Patton 23 40.35%
Casablanca 17 29.82%
Full Metal Jacket 16 28.07%
The Bridge on the River Kwai 15 26.32%
Dr. Strangelove 13 22.81%
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 13 22.81%
The Great Escape 12 21.05%
Lawrence of Arabia 11 19.30%
MASH 11 19.30%
Black Hawk Down 11 19.30%
Apocalypse Now 10 17.54%
All Quiet on the Western Front 9 15.79%
Paths of Glory 8 14.04%
Platoon 8 14.04%
Glory 8 14.04%
Schindler's List 8 14.04%
Twelve O'Clock High 7 12.28%
Stalag 17 7 12.28%
The Longest Day 7 12.28%
The Dirty Dozen 5 8.77%
The Best Years of Our Lives 4 7.02%
Enemy at the Gates 2 3.51%
The Deer Hunter 1 1.75%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 57
Three days remaining in this Semi-Final phase
Compare with Checkpoint #4 for how the Over 20% group has changed over time.
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Saving Private Ryan 36 57.14%
Das Boot 28 44.44%
Patton 24 38.10%
Full Metal Jacket 18 28.57%
Casablanca 17 26.98%
The Bridge on the River Kwai 15 23.81%
Dr. Strangelove 14 22.22%
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 14 22.22%
The Great Escape 13 20.63%
MASH 13 20.63%
Apocalypse Now 13 20.63%
Black Hawk Down 13 20.63%
Lawrence of Arabia 11 17.46%
Platoon 10 15.87%
All Quiet on the Western Front 9 14.29%
Glory 9 14.29%
Stalag 17 8 12.70%
The Longest Day 8 12.70%
Paths of Glory 8 12.70%
Schindler's List 8 12.70%
Twelve O'Clock High 7 11.11%
The Best Years of Our Lives 5 7.94%
The Dirty Dozen 5 7.94%
The Deer Hunter 2 3.17%
Enemy at the Gates 2 3.17%
