Best War Movie EVER: Boardsies Decide - Voting Thread

fixXxer

Ted_YNWA wrote: »

Die Hard is surely classed as a war film


Americans saving the Japanese from an attack by the Germans.

As long as it's not a ****ing Christmas movie I can go with that.

sKeith

fixxxer wrote: »

As long as it's not a ****ing Christmas movie I can go with that.

Every time a person in the world says that die hard is not an xmas movie, an elf in the north pole falls down dead.

Remouad

fixxxer wrote: »

As long as it's not a ****ing Christmas movie I can go with that.

Die hard is totally a Christmas movie.
So is Die hard 2.

quickbeam

Agree to keep seeding secret.

TV shows /= movies.

Band of Brothers is great, but it doesn’t belong in this competition. At all.

Hoboo

quickbeam wrote: »

Agree to keep seeding secret.

TV shows /= movies.

Band of Brothers is great, but it doesn’t belong in this competition. At all.

It belongs more than die hard!

Necro

quickbeam wrote: »

Agree to keep seeding secret.

TV shows /= movies.

Band of Brothers is great, but it doesn’t belong in this competition. At all.

Seeding secret - Check.

First of your duties as the War Movie Sheriff.

Next item, appointing your deputies

fixXxer

sKeith wrote: »

Every time a person in the world says that die hard is not an xmas movie, an elf in the north pole falls down dead.

Keeps the population in check, they breed like rabbits.

quickbeam

Necro wrote: »

Next item, appointing your deputies

Whoo-hooo!!!

Spook_ie

fixxxer wrote: »

As long as it's not a ****ing Christmas movie I can go with that.

What about "Silent Night" 2002, Christmas war film?

quickbeam

Spook_ie wrote: »

What about "Silent Night" 2002, Christmas war film?

Joyeux Noel? Definitely.

Electric Nitwit

Or Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence

Spook_ie

There are only 2 real Xmas war movies.

The Great Escape and Von Ryan's Express, can't remember a Christmas without them being on at sometime or other.

Of interest of course is "White Christmas", yes, the one with Bing Crosby which opens as them doing a Christmas show for the US Army's 151st Division.

I think I need to watch Apocalypse Now again. I didn't really like it the first time around. I watched to out of reputation and it didn't live up.

quickbeam

Yeah, it was crap, tbh.

Banjo

It has its moments but like Colonel Kurtz, while it can be mesmerising in parts it's a bloated incoherent mess

TheValeyard

Necro

See you folks around 11am tomorrow for the first of many, many fun filled matches.

Will try and get through a good few tomorrow but sure we'll see how it goes, what panic is on us to finish or anything

Trigger

Necro wrote: »

See you folks around 11am tomorrow for the first of many, many fun filled matches.

Will try and get through a good few tomorrow but sure we'll see how it goes, what panic is on us to finish or anything

Looking forward to this one

TheValeyard

Trigger wrote: »

Looking forward to this one

THE ONLY GOOD BUG IS A DEAD BUG

Spook_ie

TheValeyard wrote: »

THE ONLY GOOD BUG IS A DEAD BUG

OMG I forgot Antz as well

Necro

Alrighty then, today is the day

In just two short hours the first match up will be released to the general public for voting.

Reminder to give a reason for your choice or your vote will not be counted

Hoping that this one will be self-policed, but I'll issue reminders when I can.

Green&Red

I presume the Necro who was active on the biscuit thread will be here?

Necro

Green&Red wrote: »

I presume the Necro who was active on the biscuit thread will be here?

Not sure if the mods would approve :pac:

We shall see though:p

Necro

30 mins left...

Or I can start now if people like, got my bits and pieces sorted nice and early so I have a good run at this today

fixXxer

Necro

Ok gimme a few mins and I'll throw up the first battle.

Necro

Starting with a bang here -

Saving Private Ryan

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Sink The Bismarck

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Reminder: it's first to 5 votes to progress - And give a reason!!

Spook_ie

Saving Private Ryan

For the realism, difficult to contrast the effects available today with the miniature models when Bismark was filmed, so on effects a win for Ryan

Green&Red

Saving Private Ryan - sure its as Irish as the quiet man

rameire

Saving Private Ryan
for the action sequences, and the feel of the movie, it was quite personable and terrifying at times.

Mehaffey1

Haven't seen Sink the Bismark so abstaining this round.

Necro

3-0 and the Bismarck looks like sinking without a trace already.

Still time for that to change though....

Trigger

Saving Private Ryan,

It's just action from the very opening, great movie one of the tops and will take something special to beat it

fixXxer

Sink The Bismark.

Literally cannot stand looking at Tom Hanks' face.

TheValeyard

Saving Private Ryan


That beach scene......jaysus

Necro

Saving Private Ryan advances 5-1

Disdain for Tom Hanks as a reason?

Necro

Next we move a little closer to home but does that matter in this contest? Let's find out:


Michael Collins

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Enemy At The Gates

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Ted_YNWA

Fekk ye with that pick, ya galloping worthless cadet.



Saving Private Ryan, adopted Wexican only a grenade throw away from Curracloe.

Green&Red

Michael Collins - what I say for Saving Private Ryan? Well the same

sKeith

I think leeson would beat law in fisty cuffs, so we'll give this wan to collins.

Spook_ie

Enemy at the gates

Much more feel as a war movie rather than a historical outing like Collins

FortuneChip

Enemy At The Gates.
Great opening battle, lovely score throughout, and Ed Harris is top drawer.

Docking Micky Collins for the inclusion of Julia Roberts, and blatant implication of who was behind the assassination.

ZV Yoda

Enemy at the Gates - for the sniper scene alone. Ed Harris is super in this

Krombopulos Michael

Enemy At The Gates. Ed Harris performance as a nazi officer was brilliant and Ron Perlman was funny too.

Necro

4-2 currently to Enemy.

One more vote can win it...

Or can Micky Collins stage a rally after a good start?

TheShow

Enemy at the gates, Sniper & Ed Harris. nuff said.

Necro

Enemy At The Gates snipes Michael Colins to win 5-2

Next match coming up shortly

Necro

Continuing with the trend of war movies on the homefront.... but it's up against what many consider an absolute classic.


The Wind That Shakes The Barley

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Schindler's List


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FortuneChip

I really liked The Wind That Shakes the Barley.


Schindler's List wins.

fixXxer

Schindlers List - A masterclass of film making. That red coat shot is legendary by itself.