# The Great SDMB Movie Poll - Round 1 The Great 128 \[voting in this round closed\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [September 24, 2026, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-movie-poll-round-1-the-great-128-voting-in-this-round-closed/1033339 "2026-09-24T14:07:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Thumper668](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thumper668/32/20803_2.png) [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2026, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-movie-poll-round-1-the-great-128-voting-in-this-round-closed/1033339/42 "2026-09-24T19:19:46Z")
I’ll bear that in mind, but it sounds like a more complicated spreadsheet than I can lay out. Maybe you can illustrate the rounds like I did above? ---
**Author:** ![colinfred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colinfred/32/21338_2.png) [@colinfred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/colinfred)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2026, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-movie-poll-round-1-the-great-128-voting-in-this-round-closed/1033339/43 "2026-09-24T19:24:42Z")
Round 2A : Winners of round 1 Round 2B: Losers of round 1 Round 3: Winners of round 2B and losers of 2A Round 4: Winners of Round 2A and round 3 (single elimination from here on) ---
**Author:** ![Thumper668](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thumper668/32/20803_2.png) [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2026, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-movie-poll-round-1-the-great-128-voting-in-this-round-closed/1033339/44 "2026-09-24T19:26:29Z")
Thanks. I’ll think on that some more. I am a bit reluctant to add Byes, but this does make sense. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2026, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-movie-poll-round-1-the-great-128-voting-in-this-round-closed/1033339/45 "2026-09-24T19:29:19Z")
Why are the votes public? ---
**Author:** ![colinfred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colinfred/32/21338_2.png) [@colinfred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/colinfred)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2026, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-movie-poll-round-1-the-great-128-voting-in-this-round-closed/1033339/46 "2026-09-24T19:30:04Z")
Why do you keep asking this question? ---
**Author:** ![Thumper668](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thumper668/32/20803_2.png) [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2026, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-movie-poll-round-1-the-great-128-voting-in-this-round-closed/1033339/47 "2026-09-24T19:32:16Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Why are the votes public? Because I can’t think of a reason for them not to be. If someone is ashamed of their movie preferences, perhaps they shouldn’t participate. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2026, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-movie-poll-round-1-the-great-128-voting-in-this-round-closed/1033339/48 "2026-09-24T19:59:50Z")
**Moderating** : This is your pet peeve and not a board preference. Do not bring this up again. It is akin to a thread shit after 128 polls were posted. Public votes allow for more discussion, which is generally the idea of these threads. Also as a side note, many find it interesting to see who has similar tastes and very different tastes. * * * * * * **Modhat off:** Thanks to @Thumper668 for running this, I know how difficult it is. ---
**Author:** ![Thumper668](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thumper668/32/20803_2.png) [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2026, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-movie-poll-round-1-the-great-128-voting-in-this-round-closed/1033339/49 "2026-09-24T20:36:25Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > **Modhat off:** Thanks to @Thumper668 for running this, I know how difficult it is. Ultimately, I think we all choose to hang out here for the fun of it. Camaraderie, common interests, conflicting interests and petty squabbling are all part of that. I feel that the benefits outweigh the costs and are at least equal to the effort. I’m happy to do my part to contribute because I get as much out of it as anyone else does. ---
**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:** [September 24, 2026, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-movie-poll-round-1-the-great-128-voting-in-this-round-closed/1033339/50 "2026-09-24T21:09:04Z")
Likewise, and many thanks to **Thumper**! > [@Thumper668](#): > > > [@JKellyMap](#): > > > > My Dinner with Andre beats ‘em both! > > So does Breakfast at Tiffany’s 🙂 Pull up a chair for Babette’s Feast! ---
**Author:** ![Jaycat.again](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat.again/32/11525_2.png) [@Jaycat.again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaycat.again)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2026, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-movie-poll-round-1-the-great-128-voting-in-this-round-closed/1033339/51 "2026-09-24T22:12:14Z")
I’m not sure I want to live in a world where Blazing Saddles gets the nod over Double Indemnity. ---
**Author:** ![Thumper668](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thumper668/32/20803_2.png) [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2026, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-movie-poll-round-1-the-great-128-voting-in-this-round-closed/1033339/52 "2026-09-24T22:24:06Z")
Yeah, I sympathize. I feel 100% the opposite way, but I sympathize. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2026, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-movie-poll-round-1-the-great-128-voting-in-this-round-closed/1033339/53 "2026-09-25T02:26:39Z")
I was hoping some of my pet long shots would draw similar dark horses but Bikini Beach doesn’t stand a chance against Dr. Strangelove. Likewise, Monster Zero against Clue. ---
**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:** [September 25, 2026, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-movie-poll-round-1-the-great-128-voting-in-this-round-closed/1033339/54 "2026-09-25T02:54:39Z")
Man, how is a 1995 TV movie version of Persuasion with a miscast Ciarin Hinds putting up any contest against The Drop. (which ended up being James Gandolfini’s last movie; he played a good role in it) Well, at 7.6 on IMDb it does turn out to be the highest rated version of that story, so I guess… ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2026, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-movie-poll-round-1-the-great-128-voting-in-this-round-closed/1033339/55 "2026-09-25T03:16:44Z")
I don’t know either of those movies. 🤷 ---
**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:** [September 25, 2026, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-movie-poll-round-1-the-great-128-voting-in-this-round-closed/1033339/56 "2026-09-25T03:23:11Z")
The Drop is an adaptation of a rather dark Dennis Lehane book, if you like gritty mysteries. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2026, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-movie-poll-round-1-the-great-128-voting-in-this-round-closed/1033339/57 "2026-09-25T03:29:20Z")
I’ll have to add it to my list. I like gritty mysteries, and I like (liked 😢) Galdolfini. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2026, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-movie-poll-round-1-the-great-128-voting-in-this-round-closed/1033339/58 "2026-09-25T04:19:44Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > I was hoping some of my pet long shots would draw similar dark horses but Bikini Beach doesn’t stand a chance against Dr. Strangelove. I voted for Bikini beach just for that reason. And Dr Strangelove is overrated. But yeah, some of the match-ups mean a great film will be eliminated, but this is hard to do. ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2026, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-movie-poll-round-1-the-great-128-voting-in-this-round-closed/1033339/59 "2026-09-25T04:41:15Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > The Drop is an adaptation of a rather dark Dennis Lehane book, if you like gritty mysteries. > [@TroutMan](#): > > I’ll have to add it to my list. I like gritty mysteries, and I like (liked 😢) Galdolfini. It’s quite good IMHO (and I voted for it), but it was a bit of an obscure sleeper far as I can remember. It has good performances from Hardy and Gandolfini. But while it made a profit it didn’t make a lot, didn’t win any awards and wasn’t on a lot of top 10 lists for the year. ---
**Author:** ![Thumper668](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thumper668/32/20803_2.png) [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2026, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-movie-poll-round-1-the-great-128-voting-in-this-round-closed/1033339/60 "2026-09-25T12:27:11Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > Man, how is a 1995 TV movie version of Persuasion with a miscast Ciarin Hinds putting up any contest against The Drop Dammit. That shouldn’t have made it into the poll - TV movies aren’t eligible. I have to think about how to handle this. ---
**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:** [September 25, 2026, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-movie-poll-round-1-the-great-128-voting-in-this-round-closed/1033339/61 "2026-09-25T12:32:13Z")
It’s true it was released on the BBC in the UK, but Sony Pictures Classics picked it up and did a theatrical release in the US. A bit of a hybrid, you might be able to leave it up? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-movie-poll-round-1-the-great-128-voting-in-this-round-closed/1033339.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-sdmb-movie-poll-round-1-the-great-128-voting-in-this-round-closed/1033339.md?page=4)