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Best War Movie EVER: Boardsies Decide - Voting Thread

  • 19-09-2019 09:49AM
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    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 56,159 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    And so it begins.....

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    All week people have been nominating their favourite war movies for submission into a tournament to decide the best War Movie EVER - as deemed by Boards posters.

    Overall we had 78 individual movies nominated. At least 20 of those movies received more than one nomination.

    So in the the interest of determining the absolute best, I included ALL of them :)

    So, how will this work? Well see the rules below:

    • 32 first round matches, some with multiple movies.
    • Pick one of the movies and decide which you prefer. Give a reason. Movies where no reason are given won't be counted. All valid posts will be thanked.
    • First to 5 votes goes through to the next round. Depending on volume of voters/contributors, this may increase exponentially by 1 vote each round.
    • One vote per player per match.
    • Anyone can vote, even if you hadn't submitted your entries.
    • Battles will last as long as is necessary for a movie to gain 5 votes.


    Aiming to kick this off tomorrow around 11am. I can always be tempted otherwise however ;)

    Any questions - ask them below :)

    Let's do this!

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,516 ✭✭✭✭Electric Nitwit


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  • Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 56,159 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    Feel free to discuss your entries here now btw folks, that's all part of the fun.

    Some interesting facts:

    As I said, 76 individual movies submitted.

    We also had over 20 movies nominated more than once, and even a few with over 10 nominations each :eek:

    Thanks a million for the interest!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,354 ✭✭✭✭TheValeyard


    Now I want you to remember that no bast*rd ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country

    All eyes on Kursk. Slava Ukraini.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 71,802 ✭✭✭✭Ted_YNWA


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,516 ✭✭✭✭Electric Nitwit


    Ted_YNWA wrote: »
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    Where "ammo" represents various definitions of what constitutes a war film :p


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 71,802 ✭✭✭✭Ted_YNWA


    Where "ammo" represents various definitions of what constitutes a war film :p

    we will fight to the bitter end to defend our right to classify a film as a war one.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,516 ✭✭✭✭Electric Nitwit


    Ted_YNWA wrote: »
    we will fight to the bitter end to defend our right to classify a film as a war one

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,354 ✭✭✭✭TheValeyard


    Battle of Hogwarts

    All eyes on Kursk. Slava Ukraini.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,449 ✭✭✭fixXxer


    Ah...

    missed this.

    Too late for submissions I take it :F


  • Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 56,159 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    Send em on fixxxer, I'll see if I can squeeze em in if needs be


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  • Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 56,159 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    Back To the Future II pic

    :pac::pac: Is it not too early in the contest to drive tusk demented?

    I shall neither confirm nor deny the entry of Back To The Future II to this contest :p


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,141 ✭✭✭✭Kolido


    Necro wrote: »
    :pac::pac: Is it not too early in the contest to drive tusk demented?

    I shall neither confirm nor deny the entry of Back To The Future II to this contest :p

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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 13,404 ✭✭✭✭sKeith


    Necro wrote: »
    :pac::pac: Is it not too early in the contest to drive tusk demented?

    I shall neither confirm nor deny the entry of Back To The Future II to this contest :p




    Stop being coy, it got 10 nominations!


  • Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 56,159 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    Must edit OP, some late nominations mean we now have 78 individual entries to gorge on from tomorrow :D

    Really closed now though. Cannae take any more captain!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,485 ✭✭✭✭Banjo


    Kolido wrote: »
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    "War is murder"
    - Murray Rothbard, The Ethics of Liberty



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    You all know which movie to vote for....


  • Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 56,159 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    With regards to the seeded movies (based on multiple nominations), I was going to leave that info out of the match-ups so as not to potentially skew voting choices.

    But if people prefer I can add it in (It'll be a simple (1) beside the seeded movie so isn't too much trouble either way)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,896 ✭✭✭✭Spook_ie


    Necro wrote: »
    With regards to the seeded movies (based on multiple nominations), I was going to leave that info out of the match-ups so as not to potentially skew voting choices.

    But if people prefer I can add it in (It'll be a simple (1) beside the seeded movie so isn't too much trouble either way)

    Nah let them be decided on their own merits not on peoples multi nominations.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,896 ✭✭✭✭Spook_ie




    Mind you I hope some one put this one in, I forgot about it :(


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 974 ✭✭✭Remouad


    Necro wrote: »
    Feel free to discuss your entries here now btw folks, that's all part of the fun.

    Really hope someone suggested "A Bridge Too far". I just remembered it. :(


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,141 ✭✭✭✭Kolido


    Was there anyone with 5 unique picks?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,354 ✭✭✭✭TheValeyard


    Spook_ie wrote: »


    Mind you I hope some one put this one in, I forgot about it :(

    That film scared so many kids.

    All eyes on Kursk. Slava Ukraini.



  • Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 56,159 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    Kolido wrote: »
    Was there anyone with 5 unique picks?

    Will check my spreadsheet tonight but a quick browse of my PMs says nope :eek:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,657 ✭✭✭Hoboo


    Necro wrote: »
    Will check my spreadsheet tonight but a quick browse of my PMs says nope :eek:

    Zulu


  • Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 56,159 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    Hoboo wrote: »
    Zulu

    May be included ;)

    I think I'll keep the entrants a surprise until they crop up in round 1. More fun that way... for me anyways :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,354 ✭✭✭✭TheValeyard


    Hoboo wrote: »
    Zulu

    It's amazing how the Redcoats came off as the good guys in that.

    All eyes on Kursk. Slava Ukraini.



  • Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 47,371 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    Remouad wrote: »
    Really hope someone suggested "A Bridge Too far". I just remembered it. :(

    Was one that I considered, I love that film, but in the end there were too many others that I thought were better films.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,354 ✭✭✭✭TheValeyard


    I should have put in edge of tomorrow

    All eyes on Kursk. Slava Ukraini.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,449 ✭✭✭fixXxer


    I should have put in edge of tomorrow

    Would have been a great choice. Hopefully that and Starship Troopers are in there somewhere.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,354 ✭✭✭✭TheValeyard


    fixxxer wrote: »
    Would have been a great choice. Hopefully that and Starship Troopers are in there somewhere.

    That was definitely in one of my lists!

    All eyes on Kursk. Slava Ukraini.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,896 ✭✭✭✭Spook_ie


    Here's a copy of my list

    https://www.imdb.com/list/ls055723960/

    How many of those did we forget?


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