Walk the Line
Johnny Cash biopic; quite good.
Bye Bye Birdie
Fun musical; many great performances.
School of Rock
Jack Black rocks private school.
Next: Four word movie titles.
Gone with the Wind
Scrappy Southern gal keeps going
It’s a Wonderful Life
Maybe Jimmy Stewart’s best film?
Mutiny on the Bounty
Brando makes a crappy Brit
Next: Five-word movie titles
A League Of Their Own
Women’s baseball; based on history.
Three Men and a Baby
Carefree bachelors must become babysitters.
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
Only for David Spade fans.
Next: David Spade films.
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
His screen debut, in 1987
The Emperor’s New Groove
Voiced title character pretty well
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
Yet another sequel to come!
Next: Six-word movie titles
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Boop beep boop – blat boop.
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Years later, it’s still delightful.
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Indy against Nazis once again.
Next: Films of Gene Wilder.
Blazing Saddles
Wilder plays drunken gunfighter sidekick
Young Frankenstein
Builds creature, schtupps Terri Garr
The Producers
Originated role of Leo Bloom
Next: Interracial buddy comedies
48 HRS
Tough cop, smooth con bond
Rush Hour
Chan, Tucker somehow work together
Trading Places
Old bastards get their comeuppance
Next: Seven-word titles
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Neurotic girlfriend, annoying kid. Poor.
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
Whoopi reprised role; great music.
The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams
Gentle story about mountain man.
Next: Movies about television.
Network
Last film of Peter Finch
Stay Tuned
Brilliant (adequate?) parody of TV
Death to Smoochy
Robin Williams gets dark here
Next: Depressing movies
The Sixth Sense
Bothered by ghosts forever? Ugh.
Goodfellas
Mafia guy stuck in suburbia.
The Candidate
Got elected, but now clueless.
Next: Eight-word titles
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
Battle of the sexes romcom.
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Tim Burton made a musical.
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Part Two of unnecessary trilogy.
Next: Films of Natalie Portman
Leon: The Professional
Stunning debut: assassin’s gal pal
Black Swan
Driven, messed-up diva becomes… wereswan?
Jackie
JFK’s widow learns, struggles, mourns
Next: Films of Keira Knightley
This was a fun game, so I’m going to play once more, and see if I can revive it.
Films of Keira Knightley
The Phantom Menace
As many wish, I’d forgotten.
Pride & Prejudice
Not the best, or worst.
Anna Karenina
Caution: RR tracks are ahead.
NEXT: films based on very long books.
Thanks for reviving the thread, RC!
War and Peace
Romance at core of movie
Moby-Dick
Chasing that pesky white whale
Dune
Another version coming up soon
Next: films of Oscar Isaac
films of Oscar Isaac
Ex Machina
Reclusive CEO builds robot girl
At Eternity’s Gate
Van Gogh paints in exile
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
New Rebels fight new Empire
Next: Movies of Domhnall Gleeson
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Enjoyable, but no New Hope.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1
Necessary, but not very remarkable.
True Grit
Certainly not John Wayne’s version.
Next: Films based on SNL characters and sketches.
Coneheads
Aykroyd and Curtin almost amuse.
Wayne’s World
Myers and Carvey’s immature best.
Stuart Saves His Family
Al Franken doesn’t save film.
Next: Films of Carrie Fisher
Shampoo
Her screen debut, in 1975
When Harry Met Sally
Argued with husband over table
Wonderwell
Her last film, posthumously released
Was she in any other movies of note? I can’t remember.
Next: Films of Mark Hamill
Films of Mark Hamill
Corvette Summer
Mark chases after stolen car
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
Mark is the definitive Joker
The Guyver
Mark tracks an alien armor
Next: Movies of Peter Cushing
The Man in the Iron Mask
His screen debut, in 1939
Dracula
First time playing Van Helsing
Biggles: Adventures in Time
His last role, in 1986
Next: Flops of Harrison Ford