Harris Poll - LOTR #4 all time fav

[Sauron the White]

something interesting on the net regarding public opinion and the LOTR films
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Frankly My Dear, The Force is With Them as Gone With the Wind and Star Wars are the Top Two All Time Favorite Movies
As the Oscars get shined up this week and the world gets ready to honor the best movies of the past year, the question can also be asked, "What are the favorite movies of all time?" In at number one is the classic Civil War epic, Gone With the Wind. Number two is Star Wars and rounding out the top three, somewhere a beautiful friendship is beginning in Casablanca.

These are the results of a nationwide Harris Poll of 2,279 U.S. adults surveyed online by Harris Interactive® between January 15 and 22, 2008.

Another fantasy film comes in at number four, The Lord of the Rings. Two musicals are next – first the hills are alive as The Sound of Music is number five on the favorite movie list and then we’re off and following the yellow brick road on our way to see The Wizard of Oz. In at number seven is The Notebook and number eight is Forrest Gump. Tied for number 9 on the list of all time favorite movies are two that at first blush are very different, but are really about the same things – family, honor, and action. First, Inigo Montoya is attempting to avenge his father in The Princess Bride, then Michael Corleone is doing the same in The Godfather.

Favorites Among Different Groups

Different groups all have their favorite movies. First, and probably not surprising at all, there is a gender difference as men say Star Wars is their favorite movie followed by Gone With the Wind, Women, however, say Gone With the Wind is their favorite movie followed by The Sound of Music.

There is also a generational difference. Echo Boomers (those aged 18-31) and Generation X (those aged 32-43) each have the same favorite movie – Star Wars, but differ on the second favorite as the youngest age group goes for The Notebook while the Gen Xers cite Lord of the Rings. Baby Boomers (those aged 44-62) and Matures (those aged 63 and older) each cite Gone With the Wind as their favorites, but again differ on next favorite. Baby Boomers go for Casablanca and Matures for Sound of Music.

Race and ethnicity also show some differences. For whites, Gone With the Wind is their favorite movie while Blacks cite Casablanca and Hispanics say their favorite is The Notebook. In this election year, with so many other differences, one might expect Republicans and Democrats to part ways on favorite movies. But, that is not the case as both parties as well as Independents say Gone With the Wind is their favorite. Alas, bi-partisanship can only go so far as Republicans say Star Wars is their second favorite while Democrats cite Casablanca.

TABLE 1

FAVORITE MOVIE

"What is your favorite movie of all time?"

Unprompted responses

Base: All adults

2008

Gone with the Wind
1

Star Wars
2

Casablanca
3

Lord of the Rings
4

The Sound of Music
5

Wizard of Oz
6

The Notebook
7

Forrest Gump
8

The Princess Bride
=9

The Godfather
=9


"=" prior to a number indicates a tie

TABLE 2

TOP TWO MOVIES AMONG DIFFERENT GROUPS

Group
Favorite Movies

Men
Star Wars, Gone With the Wind

Women
Gone With the Wind, Sound of Music


White
Gone With the Wind, Star Wars

African American
Casablanca, Wizard of Oz

Hispanic
The Notebook, Gone with the Wind


Echo Boomers (18-31)
Star Wars, The Notebook

Gen X (32-43)
Star Wars, Lord of the Rings

Baby Boomers (44-62)
Gone With the Wind, Casablanca

Matures (63+)
Gone With the Wind, Sound of Music


Republicans
Gone With the Wind, Star Wars

Democrats
Gone With the Wind, Casablanca

Independents
Gone With the Wind, Casablanca

[Bêthberry]

Originally Posted by Sauron the White

something interesting on the net regarding public opinion and the LOTR films
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These are the results of a nationwide Harris Poll of 2,279 U.S. adults surveyed online by Harris Interactive® between January 15 and 22, 2008.

Perhaps you should revise that opening statement, and the thread title. Since the poll was taken only among US adults, the results are valid only for the US.

Thus, it is "US public opinion" and "all time American fav."

And we could of course exclude New Zealand from any poll as folks there are bound to have a biased opinion towards some local colour.

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

Hey, that's crazy! Two out of three of my most favourite movies of all time (LoTR and The Notebook) are on that list, but not my other favourite movie (Titanic), that's too bad.

I'm such a girl.