Over in CandidGamera’s thread Make Mine Marketable, I misread the OP and inadvertently invented a different game. Rather than clutter up that excellent thread, I’m breaking it off into a new one.
The rules are simple. You’re given a description of a movie. The next poster guesses the title of the movie, which is derived from the titles of two other movies. Bonus points for using three or more movies.
Example: Julia Roberts plays a hooker with a heart of gold. She must choose between the millionaire, who wants to take her off the streets, and her good friend Ducky, who has supported her through good times and bad.
Answer: Pretty Woman in Pink
Ready? Begin:
Young mutants, stylishly dressed in dark clothing, save the world from the alien menace.
Newspaper editor will do anything to keep his top reporter and ex-wife from remarrying, even sending her to investigate reports of a masked serial killer at a nearby summer camp!
Here’s mine: Julia Roberts escapes her abusive husband by fleeing to a remote planet where she encounters a hostile alien with whom she eventually cooperates to survive.
Another easy one: During the London blitz, three children learn that their bizarre host’s attic contains an old piece of furniture that can transport them to a disfunctional royal Christmas in 1183 France.
Gigantic ape reclaims his throne amidst an epic struggle of good versus evil. Wizards, warriors, and elves unite to fight the final battle. Part three of an heroic trilogy.
Julia Roberts stars in this lighthearted comedy about a woman trying to stop the marriage of Prince Humperdink to the lovely Buttercup. Little does she realize that Westley (Cary Elwes) will stop at nothing to stop Julia from stealing his thunder.
Featuring Richard Gere as a Rodent of Unusual Size.