Favorite Escape Movie Poll
Posted: November 15th, 2013, 3:46 pm
You cannot escape your destiny. – Obi-Wan Kenobi
Many of us watch movies as a form of escape. And, with the onset of Winter (except for feaito), escape may be foremost on our minds. Therefore, ergo and hence: It’s a Poll to name the SSO Favorite Escape Movie.
“Escape” from any form of custody: prison, jail, POW camp, etc. “Escape” that is successful, attempted, or plotted. “Escape” that is the focus of the movie, or merely a catalyst for the narrative. It’s wide open.
Check your reference books. Search the SSO threads and other online resources. And please submit your list of your favorite 15 Escape movies by end of the day (that’s 11:59pm + 59 seconds CST) Monday, November 25th.
The rules will remain the same as those in most of the previous polls. You can list your choices in order of preference or leave them unnumbered. If you list them in order, a film receiving a #1 ranking carries more weight (15 points) than a film carrying a #15 ranking (1 point) when tabulating the results for the pairings. If you choose not to number your choices, they will all be assigned a value of 7.5 points. Please make clear whether you are (or are not) ranking your choices.
After the scoring for all the submissions have been counted, we will cut the field down to the top 32 choices to begin our head-to-head competitions (the #1 movie will go up against the #32 movie, the #2 movie will go up against the #31 movie, etc.). The match-ups continue until only one movie is left unreeling. We will crown it the SSO Favorite Escape Movie of 2013.
Your submissions can be made on this thread starting now, and you have the option to go back and alter, amend or otherwise destroy your list right up to the last second on November 25th. Please share your opinions on some of your nominees that not everybody may be too familiar with.
We encourage all newer members that have not participated in these polls before to get involved. It's all for fun, and it can be very educational. We have previously run polls for the best overall film ever (To Kill a Mockingbird) and we have done the Bestavorite Western (The Searchers), Film Noir (tie: Touch of Evil and Out of the Past), non-comedy Silent (tie: Sunrise and The Crowd), Favorite Musical (Singin’ in the Rain), Favorite Shakespeare Adaptation (Chimes at Midnight) and others.
In case of ties, run-offs will be conducted. In case of unforeseen Bizarro World events, the ever-able Associate Justice Knitty (not to be confused with Frank Nitti) and I will make up (in a strictly non-arbitrary fashion) the rules as we go along.
Voice your choice! Cast you votes for your favorite 15 Escape Movies now!
Many of us watch movies as a form of escape. And, with the onset of Winter (except for feaito), escape may be foremost on our minds. Therefore, ergo and hence: It’s a Poll to name the SSO Favorite Escape Movie.
“Escape” from any form of custody: prison, jail, POW camp, etc. “Escape” that is successful, attempted, or plotted. “Escape” that is the focus of the movie, or merely a catalyst for the narrative. It’s wide open.
Check your reference books. Search the SSO threads and other online resources. And please submit your list of your favorite 15 Escape movies by end of the day (that’s 11:59pm + 59 seconds CST) Monday, November 25th.
The rules will remain the same as those in most of the previous polls. You can list your choices in order of preference or leave them unnumbered. If you list them in order, a film receiving a #1 ranking carries more weight (15 points) than a film carrying a #15 ranking (1 point) when tabulating the results for the pairings. If you choose not to number your choices, they will all be assigned a value of 7.5 points. Please make clear whether you are (or are not) ranking your choices.
After the scoring for all the submissions have been counted, we will cut the field down to the top 32 choices to begin our head-to-head competitions (the #1 movie will go up against the #32 movie, the #2 movie will go up against the #31 movie, etc.). The match-ups continue until only one movie is left unreeling. We will crown it the SSO Favorite Escape Movie of 2013.
Your submissions can be made on this thread starting now, and you have the option to go back and alter, amend or otherwise destroy your list right up to the last second on November 25th. Please share your opinions on some of your nominees that not everybody may be too familiar with.
We encourage all newer members that have not participated in these polls before to get involved. It's all for fun, and it can be very educational. We have previously run polls for the best overall film ever (To Kill a Mockingbird) and we have done the Bestavorite Western (The Searchers), Film Noir (tie: Touch of Evil and Out of the Past), non-comedy Silent (tie: Sunrise and The Crowd), Favorite Musical (Singin’ in the Rain), Favorite Shakespeare Adaptation (Chimes at Midnight) and others.
In case of ties, run-offs will be conducted. In case of unforeseen Bizarro World events, the ever-able Associate Justice Knitty (not to be confused with Frank Nitti) and I will make up (in a strictly non-arbitrary fashion) the rules as we go along.
Voice your choice! Cast you votes for your favorite 15 Escape Movies now!
