View Poll Results: Which film would you choose to destroy?

The Godfather (1972)

8.33%

Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)

67.50%

It's A Wonderful Life (1946)

12.50%

The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

11.67%

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One of these movies must be burned and destroyed - your choice

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12-25-08, 11:08 AM

Buttmunker

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One of these movies must be burned and destroyed - your choice

a) The Godfather (1972)
b) Grapes of Wrath (1940)
c) It's A Wonderful Life (1946)
d) Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)

Which film would you erase from the world? Which is the most expendable?

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12-25-08, 11:13 AM

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Yankee Doodle Dandy, never even heard of it.

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12-25-08, 11:19 AM

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Yankee Doodle Dandy

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12-25-08, 11:37 AM

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Yankee Doodle Dandy.

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12-25-08, 12:05 PM

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Never seen YDD but I dont like It's a wonderlife so I'd get rid of that one

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12-25-08, 12:10 PM

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We can get rid of the movie Yankee Doodle Dandy. Now getting rid of the song, on the other hand, would make me angry.

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12-25-08, 12:10 PM

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Wonderful life. I hate that movie.

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12-25-08, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by JPRaup

Yankee Doodle Dandy, never even heard of it.

That's not something to brag about.

I gotta go with Grapes of Wrath -- overly preachy and not one of Ford's best.

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12-25-08, 01:04 PM

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Yankee Doodie.

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12-25-08, 01:22 PM

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Yankee Doodle Dandy, it's not that bad but compared to the other three, it's got no chance.

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12-25-08, 01:58 PM

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YDD....although, really, what was the point of this thread?

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12-25-08, 02:13 PM

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Can I vote to burn and destroy this thread instead?

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12-25-08, 02:21 PM

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No.

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12-25-08, 02:57 PM

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The only one I might miss is The Godfather. I guess I don't care much for the classics.

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12-25-08, 03:25 PM

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I never really gave a shit for Yankee Doodle Dandy so it's the obvious choice.

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12-25-08, 03:27 PM

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Burn the classics, leave the Porn.

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12-25-08, 03:36 PM

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Call me Scrooge, but I voted for IAWL.

It's the voice. I can't stand the voice. Everything I hear Zuzu Bailey talk I want to yank the wings off of an angel.

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12-25-08, 03:38 PM

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How could anyone who has actually seen it vote for The Grapes of Wrath ?

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12-25-08, 03:51 PM

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Yankee Doodle Dandy. Seeing public enemy number 1 singing and dancing just aint right.

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12-25-08, 04:24 PM

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Instead of Yankee, I should have put Jaws instead. Then it might have been more difficult.

I'm surprised at all the Yankee-haters. I was enthralled by that film when I first saw it last Fourth of July. The songs, the dance-moves....very inspiring.

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12-25-08, 04:26 PM

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yankee doodie.

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12-25-08, 04:35 PM

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I think we all should be able to see the movies listed before making a decision. Yankee Doodle Dandy is a classic..

But It's a Wonderful Life bugs the shit out of me. Send it to hell!

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12-25-08, 04:37 PM

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None of them this sick and wrong to think that anyone would want classics like these flims to be burned.

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12-25-08, 04:46 PM

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Quote:

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I'm surprised at all the Yankee-haters. I was enthralled by that film when I first saw it last Fourth of July. The songs, the dance-moves....very inspiring.

You just answered your own question. You put a musical up against 3 other non-musicals and 9 times out 10 the musical will get the axe.