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Worst historical war film poll

Discussion in 'History Forum' started by North Carolina Tentmaker, Dec 15, 2004.

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Worst historical war film:

  1. Pearl Harbor

    16 vote(s)
    80.0%

  2. The Green Berets

    2 vote(s)
    10.0%

  3. Tears in the Sun

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  4. The Bridge Over the River Kwai

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  5. A Bridge to Far

    1 vote(s)
    5.0%

  6. Windtalkers

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  7. The Battle of Britain

    1 vote(s)
    5.0%

  8. The Conqueror

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
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  1. North Carolina Tentmaker

    North Carolina Tentmaker New Member

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    Here are our nominees. I have set the poll so that you can vote twice.
     
    #1 North Carolina Tentmaker, Dec 15, 2004
  2. North Carolina Tentmaker

    North Carolina Tentmaker New Member

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    I took the Rock off of our list since technically it is not a war film
     
    #2 North Carolina Tentmaker, Dec 15, 2004
  3. blackbird

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    I voted against Pearl Harbor!---although the nurses were kinda cute!!!
     
    #3 blackbird, Dec 15, 2004
  4. Littledrummerboy

    Littledrummerboy Guest

    Kind of cute? Kate Beckensale is absolutely gorgeous! I think I'm in love...the movie was quite bad though...
     
    #4 Littledrummerboy, Dec 15, 2004
  5. Kayla

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    I voted against it because they made the "love" the main issue and not the pain and suffering of the many men who died in the tradgic event.
     
    #5 Kayla, Dec 16, 2004
  6. Littledrummerboy

    Littledrummerboy Guest

    Great point Kayla. It seems the emphasis of the movie was quite off.
     
    #6 Littledrummerboy, Dec 16, 2004
  7. Kiffen

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    I voted for The Conqueror. John Wayne as Genghis Khan!?!? [​IMG] :eek: One of the worst movies of all time. Second pick is Pear Harbor.

    And am I the only person on earth who liked Windtalkers?
    :(
     
    #7 Kiffen, Dec 16, 2004
  8. Kayla

    Kayla New Member

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    Kiffen,

    Anything with the Duke is a good movie. ;)
     
    #8 Kayla, Dec 16, 2004
  9. North Carolina Tentmaker

    North Carolina Tentmaker New Member

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    Just because a movie is inaccurate and 'bad' historically does not mean that it lacks entertainment value. Some of the worst movies historically are still fun to watch. A good example would be the Green Berets and anything else with John Wayne.
     
    #9 North Carolina Tentmaker, Dec 16, 2004
  10. rsr

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    John Wayne made some real stinkers. His John Ford films were excellent; a lot of the war films were just pathetic.

    But your point remains; "Braveheart" is so wrong on the history, but a very entertaining movie.
     
    #10 rsr, Dec 16, 2004
  11. Ps104_33

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    Didnt see all the movies on the list so I didnt vote but Bridge over the river kwai is one of my favorites. I would choose anything by Oliver Stone to be as historically innaccurate as you can get.
     
    #11 Ps104_33, Dec 16, 2004
  12. The Galatian

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    I always watch John Wayne films when I can. Many of them feature funny fistfights where large, powerful men repeatedly pound each other in the head, with no major damage.

    The war films he made are generally not very accurate, but still fun to watch.
     
    #12 The Galatian, Dec 28, 2004
  13. WallyGator

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    Surely, there are other movies that are worse thyan those in the poll!
     
    #13 WallyGator, Dec 28, 2004
  14. North Carolina Tentmaker

    North Carolina Tentmaker New Member

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    Wally

    We had an earlier forum where we nominated films for the poll. Many real stinkers were left out, but this is what we came up with.
     
    #14 North Carolina Tentmaker, Dec 29, 2004
  15. rsr

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    One stinker that I was remiss in listing:

    "Megiddo" from TBN. Ranks up there with "The Conqueror."
     
    #15 rsr, Dec 31, 2004
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