Bakers Dozen

Thread Games
8842

Movie roles of Alan Rickman

  1. Severus Snape, “Harry Potter” movies
  2. Alexander Dane - Galaxy Quest
  3. Jamie - Truly Madly Deeply
  4. Metatron- Dogma
  5. Lukas Hart III – Bob Roberts
  6. Elliott Marston–Quigley Down Under
  7. Marvin the Paranoid Android - Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
  8. Judge Turpin - Sweeney Todd
  9. The Sheriff of Nottingham- Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
  10. Hans Gruber - Die Hard

Really?! I’d say Die Hard was the role that made it for him.

8843

Hans Gruber is my VW’s name.

8844

And Basil Poledouris’ 2nd best score, after Lonesome Dove of course.

8845

You’re forgetting Conan the Barbarian.

8846

Movie roles of Alan Rickman

  1. Severus Snape, “Harry Potter” movies
  2. Alexander Dane - Galaxy Quest
  3. Jamie - Truly Madly Deeply
  4. Metatron- Dogma
  5. Lukas Hart III – Bob Roberts
  6. Elliott Marston–Quigley Down Under
  7. Marvin the Paranoid Android - Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
  8. Judge Turpin - Sweeney Todd
  9. The Sheriff of Nottingham- Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
  10. Hans Gruber - Die Hard
  11. Col. Christopher Brandon - Sense and Sensibility
8847

Movie roles of Alan Rickman

  1. Severus Snape, “Harry Potter” movies
  2. Alexander Dane - Galaxy Quest
  3. Jamie - Truly Madly Deeply
  4. Metatron- Dogma
  5. Lukas Hart III – Bob Roberts
  6. Elliott Marston–Quigley Down Under
  7. Marvin the Paranoid Android - Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
  8. Judge Turpin - Sweeney Todd
  9. The Sheriff of Nottingham- Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
  10. Hans Gruber - Die Hard
  11. Col. Christopher Brandon - Sense and Sensibility
  12. Rasputin - Rasputin
8848

Movie roles of Alan Rickman

  1. Severus Snape, “Harry Potter” movies
  2. Alexander Dane - Galaxy Quest
  3. Jamie - Truly Madly Deeply
  4. Metatron- Dogma
  5. Lukas Hart III – Bob Roberts
  6. Elliott Marston–Quigley Down Under
  7. Marvin the Paranoid Android - Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
  8. Judge Turpin - Sweeney Todd
  9. The Sheriff of Nottingham- Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
  10. Hans Gruber - Die Hard
  11. Col. Christopher Brandon - Sense and Sensibility
  12. Rasputin - Rasputin
  13. Franz Anton Mesmer - Mesmer

New List: 13 movies that were far better than their books

  1. Braveheart
8849

13 movies that were far better than their books

  1. Braveheart
  2. The Shawshank Redemption
8850

13 movies that were far better than their books

  1. Braveheart
  2. The Shawshank Redemption
  3. Patriot Games
8851

13 movies that were far better than their books

  1. Braveheart
  2. The Shawshank Redemption
  3. Patriot Games
  4. The Godfather
8852

Nevermind

8853

13 movies that were far better than their books

  1. Braveheart
  2. The Shawshank Redemption
  3. Patriot Games
  4. The Godfather
  5. Kiss of the Spiderwoman
8854

13 movies that were far better than their books

  1. Braveheart
  2. The Shawshank Redemption
  3. Patriot Games
  4. The Godfather
  5. Kiss of the Spiderwoman
  6. It’s A Wonderful Life

Inspired by this much less interesting short story: The Greatest Gift - Wikipedia

8855

13 movies that were far better than their books

  1. Braveheart
  2. The Shawshank Redemption
  3. Patriot Games
  4. Hawaii
    Characterization was never Michener’s strong suit.
8856

13 movies that were far better than their books (list repaired):

  1. Braveheart
  2. The Shawshank Redemption
  3. Patriot Games
  4. The Godfather
  5. Kiss of the Spiderwoman
  6. Hawaii
  7. Forrest Gump
8857

13 movies that were far better than their books

  1. Braveheart
  2. The Shawshank Redemption
  3. Patriot Games
  4. The Godfather
  5. Kiss of the Spiderwoman
  6. It’s A Wonderful Life
  7. Hawaii
  8. Forrest Gump
  9. Who Framed Roger Rabbit
8858

13 movies that were far better than their books

  1. Braveheart
  2. The Shawshank Redemption
  3. Patriot Games
  4. The Godfather
  5. Kiss of the Spiderwoman
  6. It’s A Wonderful Life
  7. Hawaii
  8. Forrest Gump
  9. Who Framed Roger Rabbit
  10. Hugo/Invention of Hugo Cabret

Liked both but preferred the movie.

8859

13 movies that were far better than their books

  1. Braveheart
  2. The Shawshank Redemption
  3. Patriot Games
  4. The Godfather
  5. Kiss of the Spiderwoman
  6. It’s A Wonderful Life
  7. Hawaii
  8. Forrest Gump
  9. Who Framed Roger Rabbit
  10. Hugo/Invention of Hugo Cabret
  11. Casablanca

Extending the definition of “book” to include the play Everybody Comes to Rick’s.

8860

13 movies that were far better than their books

  1. Braveheart
  2. The Shawshank Redemption
  3. Patriot Games
  4. The Godfather
  5. Kiss of the Spiderwoman
  6. It’s A Wonderful Life
  7. Hawaii
  8. Forrest Gump
  9. Who Framed Roger Rabbit
  10. Hugo/Invention of Hugo Cabret
  11. Casablanca
  12. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
8861

13 movies that were far better than their books

  1. Braveheart
  2. The Shawshank Redemption
  3. Patriot Games
  4. The Godfather
  5. Kiss of the Spiderwoman
  6. It’s A Wonderful Life
  7. Hawaii
  8. Forrest Gump
  9. Who Framed Roger Rabbit
  10. Hugo/Invention of Hugo Cabret
  11. Casablanca
  12. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
    13 Cat’s eye

Next is: collective nouns

  1. covert