{"id":109206,"date":"2015-03-23T23:06:13","date_gmt":"2015-03-23T23:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2015\/03\/23\/military-movie-madness-close-races-as-round-2-heats-up\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T11:44:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T11:44:56","slug":"military-movie-madness-close-races-as-round-2-heats-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/special-projects\/battle-bracket\/2015\/03\/23\/military-movie-madness-close-races-as-round-2-heats-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Military Movie Madness: Close races as Round 2 heats up"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>With the first two rounds of the NCAA men&#8217;s college basketball tournament complete, trash cans across the country are filling with crumpled-up brackets. <br\/><br\/>As the one person in your unit or office who&#8217;s never watched a basketball game builds an insurmountable lead in the pool, it&#8217;s time to switch focus to another bracket that&#8217;s still in the early stages \u2014 and one where you have a hand in who walks off with the trophy.<br\/><br\/>Here are four close contests (percentages as of Monday afternoon) as Round 2 voting in Military Times&#8217; Military Movie Madness approaches its Tuesday night close. Click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/topic\/a04ad52b-3f57-47a8-a918-5a54a0340720\/military-movie-madness\/\" title=\"http:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/topic\/a04ad52b-3f57-47a8-a918-5a54a0340720\/military-movie-madness\/\">here<\/a> for more details on the contest or <a href=\"http:\/\/ec.militarytimes.com\/movies-contest\/\" title=\"http:\/\/ec.militarytimes.com\/movies-contest\/\">here<\/a> to vote now and help choose the greatest military movie ever made.<br\/><br\/><b>Braveheart (56.6 percent) vs. Glory (43.4 percent)<\/b><br\/><br\/>Battlefield action and themes of equality and class run through both modern classics, but in early voting, Mel Gibson&#8217;s painted-up William Wallace has outpaced shining performances from Matthew Broderick, Morgan Freeman and Denzel Washington, who took home an Academy Award for best supporting actor.<br\/><br\/>The winning film likely will advance to face &#8220;Platoon&#8221; in the round of 16, unless Tom Clancy lovers rally behind &#8220;The Hunt for Red October&#8221; before Round 2 closes.<br\/><br\/><b>Fury (55.2 percent) vs. Letters from Iwo Jima (44.8 percent)<\/b><br\/><br\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"635627036380852782-bilde\" data-alignment=\"center\" data-object-id=\"00000156-3ac3-d61b-a9d6-7be70efa0000\" data-type=\"image\" src=\"http:\/\/snagfilms-a.akamaihd.net\/1f\/b7\/3709b799473184e2bdb6376ecbaf\/635627036380852782-bildejpg\"\/><figcaption> <span>Sgt. Wardaddy&#8217;s tank crew faces rough opposition from Clint Eastwood (behind the camera) and &#8220;Letters from Iwo Jima.&#8221;<\/span><\/figcaption><figcaption> <span>Photo Credit: Giles Keyte\/The Associated Press<\/span><\/figcaption><b>A Few Good Men (52.1 percent) vs. Forrest Gump (47.9 percent)<\/b><br\/><br\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"635627048920529925-few-good-men\" data-alignment=\"center\" data-object-id=\"00000156-3ac3-d61b-a9d6-7be7379a0000\" data-type=\"image\" src=\"http:\/\/snagfilms-a.akamaihd.net\/f8\/05\/38715c8d45b288e4b9859b85eb65\/635627048920529925-few-good-menjpg\"\/><figcaption> <span>Courtroom drama vs. a box of chocolates in Round 2: &#8220;A Few Good Men&#8221; holds a small lead over &#8220;Forrest Gump.&#8221;<\/span><\/figcaption><figcaption> <span>Photo Credit: USA Today file photo<\/span><\/figcaption>The winner likely faces a third-round showdown with &#8220;Full Metal Jacket,&#8221; which is blasting the exoskeletons off &#8220;Aliens&#8221; in its Round 2 matchup.<br\/><br\/><b>Apocalypse Now (56.5 percent) vs. Tora! Tora! Tora! (43.5 percent)<\/b><br\/><br\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"635627047582648197-bottomsx-large\" data-alignment=\"center\" data-object-id=\"00000156-3ac3-d61b-a9d6-7be7658f0000\" data-type=\"image\" src=\"http:\/\/snagfilms-a.akamaihd.net\/d0\/6a\/1d720c4a40e299f439183711e78d\/635627047582648197-bottomsx-largejpg\"\/><figcaption> <span>Surfing or no, top seed &#8220;Apocalypse Now&#8221; faces a tough Round 2 foe in &#8220;Tora! Tora! Tora!&#8221;<\/span><\/figcaption><figcaption> <span>Photo Credit: Miramax via USA Today<\/span><\/figcaption>Of the top seeds <a href=\"http:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/story\/entertainment\/2015\/03\/21\/brackets-cinema-contest-voting\/25094407\/\" title=\"http:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/story\/entertainment\/2015\/03\/21\/brackets-cinema-contest-voting\/25094407\/\">remaining<\/a> in Round 2, &#8220;Apocalypse Now&#8221; has the most stubborn challenger. 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