The twenty best war movies, according to the Torygraph

[grumbler]

So, infinite loop?

No.  You will know when the time comes to not repeat.

Exactly.  At some point you run out of viable contenders.  There's already 10-15 movies on that list that will never be budged.

I count 6 unbudgables:

20. All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) / Lewis Milestone
18. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) / David Lean
15. The Great Escape (1963) / John Sturges
14. Zulu (1964) / Cy Enfield
8. Full Metal Jacket (1987) / Stanley Kubrick
5. Saving Private Ryan (1998) / Steven Spielberg

[jimmy olsen]

[timmah] Why isn't Letters from Iwo Jima on that list?  [/timmah]

[CountDeMoney]

OH SNAP WE FORGOT "VICTORY"

[Admiral Yi]

I count 6 unbudgables:

20. All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) / Lewis Milestone
18. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) / David Lean
15. The Great Escape (1963) / John Sturges
14. Zulu (1964) / Cy Enfield
8. Full Metal Jacket (1987) / Stanley Kubrick
5. Saving Private Ryan (1998) / Steven Spielberg

Apocalypse Now for sure.  But generally you're right.

Shall we give it a go?  Elaborated rules: like "Who's Hotter" first one to 7 yes votes wins. (Exact number can be amended.)  After a change in the list copy and paste amended list, someone else gets to propose a nominee. 

I'll start.  I nominate A Bridge Too Far to replace Pearl Harbor.

[grumbler]

Shall we give it a go?  Elaborated rules: like "Who's Hotter" first one to 7 yes votes wins. (Exact number can be amended.)  After a change in the list copy and paste amended list, someone else gets to propose a nominee. 

I'll start.  I nominate A Bridge Too Far to replace Pearl Harbor.

I enjoyed ABtF but recognize that it was more a great series of vignettes than a movie.  But the competition is so weak that I will vote aye.

[Eddie Teach]

Are films that get voted down eligible for re-nomination? What about films that survive challenges, are they immune to further challenges? If not, people could sabotage the list. If so, the process could go on indefinitely.


I'll agree with Bridge Too Far over Pearl Harbor.

[FunkMonk]

I vote aye along with my shipmate.

[dps]

I count 6 unbudgables:

20. All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) / Lewis Milestone
18. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) / David Lean
15. The Great Escape (1963) / John Sturges
14. Zulu (1964) / Cy Enfield
8. Full Metal Jacket (1987) / Stanley Kubrick
5. Saving Private Ryan (1998) / Steven Spielberg

Apocalypse Now for sure.  But generally you're right.

Shall we give it a go?  Elaborated rules: like "Who's Hotter" first one to 7 yes votes wins. (Exact number can be amended.)  After a change in the list copy and paste amended list, someone else gets to propose a nominee. 

I'll start.  I nominate A Bridge Too Far to replace Pearl Harbor.

Obviously, I'll vote for A Bridge Too Far.

[grumbler]

Are films that get voted down eligible for re-nomination? What about films that survive challenges, are they immune to further challenges? If not, people could sabotage the list. If so, the process could go on indefinitely.


I'll agree with Bridge Too Far over Pearl Harbor.

I think no movie is permanently added or removed.  People could dick with the list, but they would be ignored (trying to replace Zulu with Das Boot, for instance, would not get a vote from me either way).  The first thing to do is pick off the easy prey, like Pearl Harbor.

[Kleves]

Obviously, I'll vote for A Bridge Too Far.

Ditto.

[Eddie Teach]

I'd like to move that Schindler's List be disqualified.

[Sophie Scholl]

http://www.moviefone.com/insidemovies/2007/03/07/best-war-movies/
A slightly better starting list maybe.  Take a look.  Still needs some work though.

I think they nailed #1.

[Admiral Yi]

Are films that get voted down eligible for re-nomination? What about films that survive challenges, are they immune to further challenges? If not, people could sabotage the list. If so, the process could go on indefinitely.

You can renominate a loser.  You can rechallenge a challengee.  To cut down on the spammery let's say the same poster can't nominate the same contender vs. same contender twice. 

Sure, it's an open ended process.

2 more votes and Pearl is booted.

[katmai]

Gimmie Hopkins, Gould, Caan, Redford, Connery, Bogarde, Hackman, Olivier,Caine, Fox & Schell over Harnett and Affleck, and Beckinsale

[Eddie Teach]

Gimmie Hopkins, Gould, Caan, Redford, Connery, Bogarde, Hackman, Olivier,Caine, Fox & Schell over Harnett and Affleck, and Beckinsale

I'll take Beckinsale over all the rest of those.