# Best All-Time Military Movies -- Pre-Poll Data Gathering **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 26, 2015, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835 "2015-05-26T00:38:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 14
**Author:** ![Algernon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a183cd/32.png) [@Algernon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algernon)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2015, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835/261 "2015-06-05T13:00:55Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > And… > I guess y’all know what tomorrow is? 🙂 🙂 PS – Crap. I think I voted for the wrong _Lost Battalion_. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2015, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835/262 "2015-06-05T13:04:45Z")
> [@Algernon](#): > > 🙂 > PS – Crap. I think I voted for the wrong _Lost Battalion_. Okay, so vote for the other one, too. It’ll all be okay after the votes are counted. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2015, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835/263 "2015-06-11T01:44:04Z")
The legendary **Overflow List** is now available for voting and further commentary: > **[Best All-Time Military Movies -- OVERFLOW Voting](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=759233)** > > For background to this thread see these that came before it: +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Best All-Time Military Movies – Pre-Poll Data Gathering (Multi-page thread 1 2 3 4 5... Best All-Time Military Movies – OVERFLOW Voting 06-10-2015, 07:42 PM ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2015, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835/264 "2015-06-18T18:49:18Z")
I was just looking over this bodacious thread! And since it’s been over a week since the last post before this one I was wondering if there are some noteworthy spinoff threads we could generate from this one. For example: After all the dust has settled and the final votes are in from the Top 100 (or 120 or whatever) would it be worth the trouble to find out who submitted the most of those titles FIRST? There have been plenty of participants and that’s a fact. What’s some more window dressing we can put on this massive project? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2015, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835/265 "2015-06-18T19:04:14Z")
We’ll want to sort by eye color, state of origin, state of residence, marital status and handedness of the submitting Dopers, of _course_. Duh. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2015, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835/266 "2015-06-18T19:21:06Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > We’ll want to sort by eye color, state of origin, state of residence, marital status and handedness of the submitting Dopers, of _course_. Duh. Roger that! I also have a curiosity of where that original list (see the OP) will wind up in the SDMB version of “what’s happening now!” Black Hawk Down Apocalypse Now Platoon Full Metal Jacket Saving Private Ryan ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2015, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835/267 "2015-06-19T05:39:00Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > I guess y’all know what tomorrow is? 🙂 I even listened to Mitch Miller on YouTube! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2015, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835/268 "2015-06-19T07:52:01Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > I even listened to Mitch Miller on YouTube! 😃 Anything in particular? Link to it if so. You ever wonder if Mitch and Glenn are/were related? 😃 For that matter, how many Millers can you name? And don’t leave out “High Life.” ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2015, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835/269 "2015-06-19T08:36:18Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > Anything in particular? Link to it if so. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Ff4ci4-tY_0/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGGUgVihUMA8=&rs=AOn4CLC-8ImOPgyRwOEF-MLiYLXVwmZJCg "The Longest Day MARCH(1962) - Mitch Miller") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ff4ci4-tY_0) ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2015, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835/270 "2015-06-19T08:38:26Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ff4ci4-tY\_0](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ff4ci4-tY_0) Kind of like listening to the Ninth Symphony every December 16th… 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2015, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835/271 "2015-06-19T09:10:50Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ff4ci4-tY\_0](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ff4ci4-tY_0) > [@terentii](#): > > Kind of like listening to the Ninth Symphony every December 16th… 🙂 Makes you want to go kill something! Thanks for that link, and notice the ones in the sidebar to help pump up some tired blood. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-all-time-military-movies-pre-poll-data-gathering/720835.md?page=13)