Name a movie role that was portrayed so well, and so distinctively, by one actor or actress that you can not imagine any other playing that part.
Hannibal Lecter
Name a movie with an extremely sad ending.
Steel Magnolias
Name a movie that is a sequel, or part of a series, which is much much much worse than the movie it’s a sequel to, or the previous movie in the series.
The Godfather Part III
What is the best action scene ever?
Keanu Reeves dodging bullets in the Matrix movies, especially the first one.
Name a movie with a very short name.
Saw
Name a movie that is frequently quoted on the SDMB.
The Princess Bride
Name a movie that lots of people have heard of without having actually seen it.
Casablanca
Name a movie based on true events which actually sticks pretty authentically correctly close to those true events (but which is not a documentary… ie, it involves actors playing the role of real people, not real historical footage).
This is a hard one. Schindler’s List, maybe?
What foreign language film has been seen by the most Americans?
Life is Beautiful? I know I’m missing something obvious here.
Name a specific individual (living or dead) involved in Hollywood moviemaking who is neither an actor/actress nor a director, but is famous for something else.
Name a movie role that was portrayed so well, and so distinctively, by one actor or actress that you can not imagine any other playing that part.
Anthony Hopkins as Hanibal Lechter “…fava beans and a nice chianti.”
Name a movie with an extremely sad ending.
Old Yeller
Name a movie that is a sequel, or part of a series, which is much much much worse than the movie it’s a sequel to, or the previous movie in the series.
Star Wars The Phantom Menace
What is the best action scene ever?
The car chase in French Connection
Name a movie with a very short name.
E.T.
Name a movie that is frequently quoted on the SDMB.
The Princess Bride
Name a movie that lots of people have heard of without having actually seen it.
Citizen Cane
Name a movie based on true events which actually sticks pretty authentically correctly close to those true events (but which is not a documentary… ie, it involves actors playing the role of real people, not real historical footage).
Munich
What foreign language film has been seen by the most Americans?
Cinema Paradiso
Name a specific individual (living or dead) involved in Hollywood moviemaking who is neither an actor/actress nor a director, but is famous for something else.
Tom Hanks – Forrest Gump
Old Yeller
Caddyshack 2
Car chase – Bullitt
EdTV
The Princess Bride
Battlefield Earth
Apollo 13
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
John Williams
Name a movie role that was portrayed so well, and so distinctively, by one actor or actress that you can not imagine any other playing that part. Tyler Durden
Name a movie with an extremely sad ending. The Miracle Mile
Name a movie that is a sequel, or part of a series, which is much much much worse than the movie it’s a sequel to, or the previous movie in the series. The Sting II
What is the best action scene ever? Rumble in the Bronx
Name a movie with a very short name. Pi
Name a movie that is frequently quoted on the SDMB. The Simpsons Movie
Name a movie that lots of people have heard of without having actually seen it. Citizen Kane
Name a movie based on true events which actually sticks pretty authentically correctly close to those true events (but which is not a documentary… ie, it involves actors playing the role of real people, not real historical footage). Apollo 13
What foreign language film has been seen by the most Americans? Das Boot
Name a specific individual (living or dead) involved in Hollywood moviemaking who is neither an actor/actress nor a director, but is famous for something else. Ethan Cohen (producer)
Are people too intimidated by the subjective nature of these questions? I imagine the scores overall will be lower than FFX, but everybody is at the same disadvantage.
C’mon! Play along!
(And now that I’ve reviewed everyone else’s responses to #10, I see that I misunderstood the question completely. I’ll go with John Williams, if I can have a do-over.)
Name a movie role that was portrayed so well, and so distinctively, by one actor or actress that you can not imagine any other playing that part. Rick Blaine
Name a movie with an extremely sad ending. Pandora’s Box
Name a movie that is a sequel, or part of a series, which is much much much worse than the movie it’s a sequel to, or the previous movie in the series. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
What is the best action scene ever? Ben-Hur’s chariot race
Name a movie with a very short name. Z
Name a movie that is frequently quoted on the SDMB. This is Spinal Tap!
Name a movie that lots of people have heard of without having actually seen it. Birth of a Nation
Name a movie based on true events which actually sticks pretty authentically correctly close to those true events (but which is not a documentary… ie, it involves actors playing the role of real people, not real historical footage). The Battle of Algiers
What foreign language film has been seen by the most Americans? Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Name a specific individual (living or dead) involved in Hollywood moviemaking who is neither an actor/actress nor a director, but is famous for something else. John Williams
OK, I’m starting to add up scores now… so any entries after this post will not count towards the total-per-answer, although I will provide all the totals, so you can score yourself if you like.
OK, scores for non-unique answers are ready. I will add up totals for players in a break… got rest my fingers.
Name a movie role that was portrayed so well, and so distinctively, by one actor or actress that you can not imagine any other playing that part.
6 Indiana Jones
5 Hannibal Lecter
4 Rick from Casablanca
4 Don Corleone
3 Forerst Gump
3 Rocky
2 The Terminator
2 Jack Sparrow
2 Patton
2 Tyler Durdern
Name a movie with an extremely sad ending.
14 Old Yeller
3 Terms of Endearment
3 Titanic
2 Steel Magnolias
2 Brokeback Mountain
2 Requiem for a Dream
Name a movie that is a sequel, or part of a series, which is much much much worse than the movie it’s a sequel to, or the previous movie in the series.
11 Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace
7 The Godfather Part 3
3 Highlander 2
3 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
2 Ghostbusters 2
2 The Matrix Reloaded
2 Caddyshack 2
What is the best action scene ever?
8* Lobby fight from The Matrix
5 Car Chase from Bullit
5 D-Day from Saving Private Ryan
2 Star Wars final attack on the Death Star
2 Left Handed Sword Fight from the Princess Bride
2 Truck Chase from Raiders
2 Truck Chase from the Road Warrior
2 Baby Carriage/Stairway shootout from The Untouchables
*Two people gave ambiguous answers that referred to the Matrix without narrowing down a specific scene. I gave them each half credit, so both of their answers together count as 1 here, and they will each get 4 points
Name a movie with a very short name.
6 Pi
5 ET
3 M
3 Big
3 It
2 300
2 AI
2 Z
2 Hud
2 Ben
Name a movie that is frequently quoted on the SDMB.
30 The Princess Bride
5 Monty Python and the Holy Grail
3 Aliens
Name a movie that lots of people have heard of without having actually seen it.
22 Citizen Kane
7 Casablanca
4 Birth of a Nation
2 Deep Throat
2 Donnie Darko
2 Gone with the Wind
Name a movie based on true events which actually sticks pretty authentically correctly close to those true events (but which is not a documentary… ie, it involves actors playing the role of real people, not real historical footage).
8 Schindler’s List
5 Apollo 13
4 Saving Private Ryan
2 Hotel Rwanda
2 Ray
2 We Are Marshall
What foreign language film has been seen by the most Americans?
9 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
7 Life is Beautiful
6 Amelie
5 The Passion of the Christ
4 Das Boot
3 Seven Samurai
3 Run Lola Run
Name a specific individual (living or dead) involved in Hollywood moviemaking who is neither an actor/actress nor a director, but is famous for something else.
10 John Williams
5 Walt Disney
5 Edith Head
4 Jerry Bruckheimer
3 Louis B Meyer
3 Samuel Goldwyn
2 Irving Thalberg
2 David O Selznik
2 Danny Elfman