# Oscar Best Picture elimination thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 9, 2010, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-best-picture-elimination-thread/531924 "2010-03-09T23:29:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2010, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-best-picture-elimination-thread/531924/121 "2010-03-11T21:27:23Z")
> [@HelloNinja](#): > > Wasn’t \*\*Patton \*\*already taken off the list? Yep, post 108. > > I haven’t seen enough of what’s left to kick any to the curb, so I’ll just spectate from here on out. > [@maplekiwi](#): > > Originally Posted by ArchiveGuy View Post > …Aside from its central performance, Patton is a film with little to really distinguish itself. Adios! > > Looks like Patton is gone. My bad. Lost it in the typography. All Quiet on the Western Front Mutiny on the Bounty Gone with the Wind Rebecca Casablanca The Best Years of Our Lives All the King’s Men From Here to Eternity On the Waterfront Ben-Hur Lawrence of Arabia The French Connection The Godfather One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest ---
**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2010, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-best-picture-elimination-thread/531924/122 "2010-03-11T21:27:54Z")
Take _Rebecca_ off the list. Joan Fontaine is such a sap. ---
**Author:** ![maplekiwi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a4c791/32.png) [@maplekiwi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maplekiwi)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2010, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-best-picture-elimination-thread/531924/123 "2010-03-11T21:32:59Z")
> [@peedin](#): > > Take _Rebecca_ off the list. Joan Fontaine is such a sap. I love that film. But I have to agree that Casablanca & Gone with the Wind are better representatives of the Oldie Chick Flicks With a Bit more to Them genre! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2010, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-best-picture-elimination-thread/531924/124 "2010-03-11T21:36:17Z")
> [@maplekiwi](#): > > I’ve never even heard of **The Best Years of our Lives** & **All the Kings Men.** For the fantastic _BYoOL_, that’s your fault, not the film’s. But _AtKM_ has outstayed its welcome. ---
**Author:** ![maplekiwi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a4c791/32.png) [@maplekiwi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maplekiwi)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2010, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-best-picture-elimination-thread/531924/125 "2010-03-11T21:40:23Z")
Not a question of fault AG - just suggesting that some older films may stay there cause no one has seen them. Most Dopers are under 40 after all. (sadly I’m not) ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2010, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-best-picture-elimination-thread/531924/126 "2010-03-11T22:52:53Z")
**Ben-Hur** has a fantastic action sequence and some really hambone acting. Goodbye Charlton…sorry. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2010, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-best-picture-elimination-thread/531924/127 "2010-03-11T22:57:31Z")
> [@maplekiwi](#): > > Most Dopers are under 40 after all. [You sure about that?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=554352) ---
**Author:** ![maplekiwi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a4c791/32.png) [@maplekiwi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maplekiwi)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2010, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-best-picture-elimination-thread/531924/128 "2010-03-11T23:08:52Z")
Oops - should have said under 50 - & I’m still not under that! ---
**Author:** ![woodstockbirdybird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/woodstockbirdybird/32/7905_2.png) [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2010, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-best-picture-elimination-thread/531924/129 "2010-03-11T23:31:27Z")
Well, it was a pretty good and genre-defining film for its time, but no way is _The French Connection_ the best picture out of all these. Bye. ---
**Author:** ![Abby\_Emma\_Sasha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e68b1a/32.png) [@Abby\_Emma\_Sasha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abby_Emma_Sasha)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2010, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-best-picture-elimination-thread/531924/130 "2010-03-11T23:42:40Z")
Well, if nobody else will do it, i’ll remove _Gone With The Wind_. ---
**Author:** ![HoboStew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f17d59/32.png) [@HoboStew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoboStew)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2010, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-best-picture-elimination-thread/531924/131 "2010-03-12T00:04:29Z")
I am amazed Cuckoos Nest has made it this far. Good performances, but I felt the movie really watered down the book. Specifically, it removed the fun psychadelic angles that made the book so fascinating to me. Boot it! ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2010, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-best-picture-elimination-thread/531924/132 "2010-03-12T00:28:26Z")
_Mutiny on the Bounty_ is a great picture, but it is not gonna win, so a preemptive strike. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2010, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-best-picture-elimination-thread/531924/133 "2010-03-12T01:48:11Z")
_Best Years of Our Lives_ MUST stay. That movie blew me away at age 5 when I watched it on the late show. Amazing movie. But I’ll happily make _On the Waterfront_ no longer a contender… I’m afraid it’s personal prejudice. I don’t like boxing (so much I never bothered to see Rocky in any of its many variations). ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2010, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-best-picture-elimination-thread/531924/134 "2010-03-12T03:27:17Z")
here’s where we are: All Quiet on the Western Front Casablanca The Best Years of Our Lives From Here to Eternity Lawrence of Arabia The Godfather Time to get rid of **From Here To Etrnity**. It hasn’t aged well, and seems kind of corny and cliched now. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2010, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-best-picture-elimination-thread/531924/135 "2010-03-12T03:32:09Z")
All Quiet on the Western Front Casablanca The Best Years of Our Lives Lawrence of Arabia The Godfather Of these… “The Best Years of Our Lives” is the weakest link, even though it’s a very good film. Bye Frederic, Harold and Hoagy. ---
**Author:** ![maplekiwi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a4c791/32.png) [@maplekiwi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maplekiwi)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2010, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-best-picture-elimination-thread/531924/136 "2010-03-12T03:37:05Z")
\ I’m going to nominate **the Godfather.** I don’t think a film where a lot of the dialogue is unintelligble should win. I’ll respectfully disagree with Hobostew about **Cuckoo’s Nest**. I saw it again last year & thought it was amazing.& this time round as an adult I felt the full menace of Louise Fletcher’s softspoken performance. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2010, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-best-picture-elimination-thread/531924/137 "2010-03-12T03:45:02Z")
I’m going to have to unilaterally veto you on _The Godfather_. That’s clearly meant to be the winner. ---
**Author:** ![maplekiwi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a4c791/32.png) [@maplekiwi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maplekiwi)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2010, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-best-picture-elimination-thread/531924/138 "2010-03-12T03:50:25Z")
If there are veto powers then Gone With the Wind should come back. Abby-Emma-Sasha didn’t give a reason for its removal 😛 To me the obvious winner is Casablanca - but I’ve never seen Lawrence. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Credible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@Justin\_Credible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Credible)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2010, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-best-picture-elimination-thread/531924/139 "2010-03-12T03:53:49Z")
I was going to vote for The Godfather before maplekiwi beat me to it. So, I veto the veto and vote it back out. Leaving: All Quiet on the Western Front Casablanca Lawrence of Arabia ETA: Re: The Godfather - it’s an incredibly overrated movie. Good, but not as great as a lot of people seem to think. ---
**Author:** ![maplekiwi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a4c791/32.png) [@maplekiwi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maplekiwi)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2010, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-best-picture-elimination-thread/531924/140 "2010-03-12T03:57:05Z")
Astorian voted Best Years Off on his last post., Justin. 🙂 So, then there were 3! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-best-picture-elimination-thread/531924.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscar-best-picture-elimination-thread/531924.md?page=8)