War Movie Poll!
Added 2023-01-04 04:03:44 +0000 UTCHelp pick the War movie we will react to!
Please feel free to suggest other options in the comments for future polls!
*We received a ton suggestions on the last polls, but we are trying to keep the poll sizes more reasonable. We have noted all suggestions for future polls!
NOTE: I have seen The Patriot, so this will only be Sam's first time watching and Sam has seen The Pianist, so that will only be my first time watching!
Comments
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Elisa Pfau
2023-01-12 15:17:32 +0000 UTCFor the next War / Military Movies Poll I would suggest adding, "We Were Soldiers" (2002).
Miles E Coburn
2023-01-09 10:53:54 +0000 UTCThe Thin Red Line is tremendous and so, so beautiful. You could put it on.mute on a big screen TV and it would be like a painting that moves. Every frame is exquisite. May or may not be.a successful reaction, but it wouldn't be a waste of time.
Robert Livingood
2023-01-09 03:22:45 +0000 UTCI agree with all of that. TTRL is an absolute work of art, and that’s a tough adjective to apply to the vast majority of war movies. But I do think it would work well in reaction. My opinion will probably be a hard sell, given the current vote counts, but the three that are in the lead disappoint me, and it highlights what I’ve said in the past about the nature of polls in general. The Great Escape is good for its era, but it also suffers from the limitations inherent to that era. And the other two in the lead? NO. But that’s just me.
David Wilkins
2023-01-08 22:42:09 +0000 UTC13 hours would be a great one to watch
paul
2023-01-08 14:31:53 +0000 UTCwrong
paul
2023-01-08 14:30:40 +0000 UTCI LOVE The Thin Red Line. I'd love to see what you two think about it. But it might be a tough film to react to. Malick is one of my all time favorite directors but his style is a bit...abstract-ish... But his films are beautiful and works of art, in my opinion.
JayWantsACat
2023-01-08 01:21:23 +0000 UTCI think the Patriot is a great movie for all who love the USA. Really great film. Not only shows triumph over adversity but highlights the importance of guerrilla tactics when fighting against a stronger foe.
Alex
2023-01-07 00:04:53 +0000 UTCI know, right! The Patriot is soooo overrated
Odd Thomas
2023-01-06 20:09:19 +0000 UTCThe Pianist is more like an education than a movie - required viewing. And directed by Roman Polanski who was literally on the scene as a little kid when it was happening.
Neal Romanek
2023-01-06 09:22:02 +0000 UTCAgreed. Love the Patriot but I voted for the Pianist. Have recommended it previously in comments because it's such a great movie, and I don't know many people who have seen it. I'm not sure if they've seen an Adrian Brody film yet either.
Forrest
2023-01-06 06:07:22 +0000 UTCThe Pianist is the most underrated movie on this list. The Patriot is the most overrated
James
2023-01-06 01:49:25 +0000 UTCI'm with you on this
Smooticus
2023-01-05 20:35:46 +0000 UTCI just hope Fury doesn't win. For reasons I can't say as to not spoil.
Armchair Wizard
2023-01-05 06:21:25 +0000 UTCThat's part of it. It's just over the top with the British being depicted as so evil it's laughable. I'm not a stickler for historical accuracy, but I think the film perpetuates some harmful misconceptions about history, especially in it's depiction of slavery. Even the Revolutionary War wasn't so clear cut. Most colonists didn't support the war. Also, I think Mel Gibson is a garbage human being.
Jeffrey Miller
2023-01-05 06:07:01 +0000 UTClol I saw The Patriot waaaay back when it came out on VHS. Was it the corniness that got you, Miller?
PIG
2023-01-05 05:17:58 +0000 UTCYes, Casualties of War is excellent and one of Brian De Palma’s best films.
Robert Boyd
2023-01-05 01:52:06 +0000 UTCI'm American and I think it's complete schlock full of absolute BS. It's depiction of slavery is absolutely disgusting and unforgivable. They might as well have put halos on the colonists and devil horns on the British. A third grader could write a story with more nuanced morality.
Jeffrey Miller
2023-01-05 00:34:03 +0000 UTCIt's been a long time, but I remember liking 'Memphis Belle'. I'd be good with anything besides 'The Patriot' really
Jeffrey Miller
2023-01-05 00:17:31 +0000 UTCGoing to throw in two suggestions for next time American sniper with Bradley Cooper and The Alamo from 2004 I believe, I was raised in Texas and went to school in Texas so I don't know if outside of Texas they taught the history of San Antonio and the Alamo and the whole Texas Independence story
dieselbeast
2023-01-05 00:08:13 +0000 UTCVoted for "Kelly's Heroes", I absolutely love that movie. But not going to lie, so many bangers on this list.
Robert Cintron
2023-01-04 23:32:22 +0000 UTCIt's no surprise it will win this poll.
Mike LL
2023-01-04 22:38:15 +0000 UTCI would like to suggest a criminally underrated war movie: Testament of Youth (2014). Told from the female perspective back home during WW1. Heartbreaking.
Odd Thomas
2023-01-04 18:07:13 +0000 UTCPatton is a classic because it earned it's Academy Awards with unique acting and writing that became common cultural references. Francis Ford Coppola won his first Oscar for writing Patton, which saved him from getting fired from directing the first Godfather movie. It's definitely a landmark in the way it steered the future of cinema.
Erwin Quiachon
2023-01-04 17:43:01 +0000 UTCPatton would be interesting because he's a polarizing figure and the connection with 101st Airborne (Band Of Brothers). Another perspective of the battle of Bastogne.
Richard
2023-01-04 17:18:03 +0000 UTCHB Ridge is pure gold
Webwyrm
2023-01-04 16:46:24 +0000 UTCI just posted the same recommendation
Webwyrm
2023-01-04 16:45:33 +0000 UTCEnemy At The Gate was one of my fathers more modern favorites. Good film.. good acting. He would have voted for The Great Escape and Kelly’s Hero’s. Which I did lolol
Webwyrm
2023-01-04 16:44:50 +0000 UTCA Bridge Too Far would be a great one to add to the list. Actually, so would Catch 22.
Michael Buhl
2023-01-04 15:32:03 +0000 UTCYou can't go wrong with any of these, but "Patton" is a must-watch, both because of its historical importance and because of George C. Scott's Oscar-winning performance. "Memphis Belle" is very underrated, and has some action sequences that'll knock you out of your chairs.
William 1611
2023-01-04 15:12:51 +0000 UTCThree more war flick masterpieces to add: The Train, Paths Of Glory, and Gallipoli (one of Mel Gibson's first films - he learned how to direct war movies by being in one of the best ones)
Neal Romanek
2023-01-04 14:26:42 +0000 UTCGreat movie with a dynamite performance by George C. Scott.
Neal Romanek
2023-01-04 14:23:29 +0000 UTCEnemy At The Gates is dynamite - and kind of timely given there's another war in Eastern Europe.
Neal Romanek
2023-01-04 14:22:39 +0000 UTCKelly's Heroes could also go on a Clint Eastwood poll
christopher brown
2023-01-04 13:29:21 +0000 UTCDon’t forget nuclear war: Threads, The Day After, By Dawn’s Early Light
Grand Moff Slackin'
2023-01-04 12:09:36 +0000 UTCI would highly recommend all of these movies but I think you would really enjoy war horse!
Justin
2023-01-04 11:36:55 +0000 UTCThe Great Escape and Patton got my vote here, but I could also recommend The Dirty Dozen (1967) as a very gritty and testosterone filled sixties war movie.
Mike LL
2023-01-04 11:21:30 +0000 UTCPerhaps the 1976 film (The Eagle Has Landed) starring Michael Caine, Donald Pleasance, Donald Sutherland & a young Jenny Agutter. Tony & Sam, you will recognise D. P. as the Dr. from Halloween.
Long-time Sci-Fi Enthusiast
2023-01-04 10:34:30 +0000 UTCWar Horse is so underrated. It's such a shame that it doesn't get more votes.
Stephanie
2023-01-04 08:05:08 +0000 UTCThe Patriot! One of my all time favorite films!
David Crabtree
2023-01-04 07:26:08 +0000 UTCAttack Force Z from 1982 with Mel Gibson is Another Great War Movie and "Hell in the Pacific" from 1968 with Lee Marvin and of Course "Where Eagles Dare" from 1968 with Clint Eastwood
Florian Meier
2023-01-04 06:32:16 +0000 UTCSecond for Heartbreak Ridge, Another Great War Movie of Clint Eastwood is "Where Eagles Dare" from 1968 With Richard Burton as Co Star
Florian Meier
2023-01-04 06:26:47 +0000 UTCPatton is the best movie on this list by far
Kevin Charley
2023-01-04 06:21:10 +0000 UTCBraveheart for a future war movie poll
Shyam Nair
2023-01-04 06:20:54 +0000 UTCHere's a suggestion for the future: Heartbreak Ridge (1986) with Clint Eastwood. It's sort of the answer to the question, "What if Dirty Harry was in the army?" It has more character development than you might expect, some good humor, and those mid-80s action movie vibes.
Raymond Johnson
2023-01-04 05:34:16 +0000 UTCBut, I remember that Daniel is an engineer, so he probably won't be as lost as other reactors who watched Maverick. Maverick does have a lot of Right Stuff references outside of the engineering.
Erwin Quiachon
2023-01-04 05:27:06 +0000 UTCWord. I'm trying to get them to watch THE RIGHT STUFF the same week they watch APOLLO 13, which is the most perfect fit that ever existed.
Paul Cox
2023-01-04 05:18:05 +0000 UTCIf you ever react to Maverick, it might help to watch "The Right Stuff" (1983) first. I would argue that The Right Stuff, along with "The Natural" (1984) are better companions for Maverick than the original Top Gun.
Erwin Quiachon
2023-01-04 05:13:42 +0000 UTCequal parts horror and war
Elisa Pfau
2023-01-04 05:05:07 +0000 UTCMaybe. Could be horror, too. But it's a war movie from end to end. And the opening is amazing.
Thomas Yanez
2023-01-04 05:04:52 +0000 UTCNot just cliched, but a zero calorie diet of propaganda. It's one of the most dishonest movies I've ever watched.
Elisa Pfau
2023-01-04 05:03:58 +0000 UTCSci Fi, no?
Tostito Buddy
2023-01-04 05:03:13 +0000 UTCNah, I'm American and I love Mel Gibson as an actor but I don't like the director of that film
Ken Veader
2023-01-04 04:58:03 +0000 UTCCasualties Of War would fit on a poll like this. One of Brian DePalma's best.. The Great Escape should win this poll though, one of the best WW2 movies of all time and 60's classic
Ken Veader
2023-01-04 04:56:48 +0000 UTCTHE THIN RED LINE is excellent. The cinematography is a thing of beauty.
Robert Boyd
2023-01-04 04:38:38 +0000 UTCI'll never be able to predict winners in these polls, because older films are doing poorly here, but Planet of the Apes is blazing through the Sci Fi poll.
Paul Cox
2023-01-04 04:25:25 +0000 UTCMaybe it's because I'm not american, but I will never understand the love for The Patriot. I find it to be cliched trash. Also "light spoilers" hardly patriotic when the hero has to be given multiple major personal grievances to fight for his country.
ED209
2023-01-04 04:22:33 +0000 UTCIt is interesting how the movies with the most votes are the most recent. Patton has so many Oscars including best picture, director, actor, and writing.
Allan Newell
2023-01-04 04:14:56 +0000 UTCVoted for Thin Red Line and Memphis Belle. Many actors in Thin Red Line (John C Reilly, Sean Penn, Don Harvy) were chosen bc their roles in "Casualties of War" (1989) I'm still rooting for it to be reacted to someday. Lol
Jonathan Patrick
2023-01-04 04:11:33 +0000 UTCI'm not very much into war movies but The Thin Red Line is one of my top ten favorite films. That movie is poetry. I came out enthralled when I first saw it in theaters, and to this day it gives me chills.
Domino
2023-01-04 04:11:09 +0000 UTCCome and See 1985
J.C.
2023-01-04 04:09:47 +0000 UTCEnemy at the gates ❤️
Deano
2023-01-04 04:07:46 +0000 UTCI concur...and no one else reacts to it...great movie great cast.
Anthony Perez
2023-01-04 04:07:42 +0000 UTCI'll vote for The Great Escape every time it comes up.
Paul Cox
2023-01-04 04:07:17 +0000 UTCI grew up on Kelly's Heroes. Love that movie 😂
ShadowVessel π
2023-01-04 04:06:18 +0000 UTC"Overlord"
Thomas Yanez
2023-01-04 04:04:32 +0000 UTC
