The Dark Knight
Batman takes blame; needn’t have.
Hugo
Just never clicked for me.
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Frantic, overstuffed, gigantic video game.
Next: Movies which brilliantly exceeded your expectations.
Star Wars (1977)
“But I don’t like sci-fi.”
Return of the Secaucus 7
Boomers “30” crises. Snorefest, right?
Blue Velvet
Previews, ads just looked gross.
Next: movies with really predictable endings, but they’re so well-done you don’t care.
Die Hard
Oh, you mean he wins?
Shrek
They lived happily ever after.
Grease
Boy gets girl, everybody sings.
Next: Films of Katherine Hepburn
Stage Door
Struggling actresses have sucky lives.
Bringing Up Baby
Woman wrangles friendly leopard, paleontologist.
The Philadelphia Story
Other boy gets girl [/spoiler].
Next: Films set almost entirely on [a] boat[s], ship[s], and/or submarine[s], and are not about the Titanic.
Das Boot
Sucked to be Nazi submariners.
The Poseidon Adventure
Why can’t they all die?
Ice Station Zebra
Howard Hughes’s favorite action flick.
Next: Movies in which Madonna has appeared.
Desperately Seeking Susan
Personal ads before text messages.
Shadows and Fog
Cameo in Woody Allen flick.
A League of Their Own
She’s very good in this.
Next: Films of Roman Polanski.
Zaczarowany rower
His first film, in 1955.
Oliver Twist
Another take on Dickens classic.
The Pianist
Won Oscar for Holocaust drama.
Next: Courtroom dramas.
The Paradine Case
Woman accused of poisoning husband.
Witness for the Prosecution
Don’t reveal the surprise ending!
Judgment at Nuremberg
The badassest of courtroom dramas.
Next: movies with “twist” endings made before 1990.
Movies with “twist” endings made before 1990.
Planet of the Apes (1968)
It was Earth all along!
Psycho (1960)
Norman Bates has mother issues
Dark City (1998)
Shell Beach has the answers
Next: 80s sex comedies
1998 is after 1990, I think. How about:
Sleuth
Cast list is rather deceptive.
80s sex comedies:
Porky’s
Notorious shower scene still remembered.
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Phoebe in red bikini - mrowrrrr!
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Reynolds, Parton have good time.
Next: Movies set in whole or in part in Ohio.
Umm…
ETA: Repetitions are bound to come up, but this was just like, eight posts above yours. Should we do it again, or do you want to post something new?
If anyone is unclear about where we are, we are waiting for Elendil’s Heir to post a new topic. If a new one isn’t posted in 24 hours, I’ll post one.
24 posts, actually, but OK.
Next: Movies set in Idaho.
My Own Private Idaho
Is Idaho Hell? just maybe.
Napoleon Dynamite
Much better than summaries sound.
A Home of Our Own
Kathy Bates elevates mediocre script.
Next: Films with a Jewish character, where the scriptwriters get the Jewish stuff right.
All right, I’ll just do it, then I’ll pick something else.
Hester Street
It’s even partly in Yiddish!
A Stranger Among Us
Jewish, great; Melanie Griffith, so-so.
The Chosen
Faithful adaptation of Potok novel.
Next: movies about any ethnic groups that are faithful, insider portrayals, and not just stereotypes.
YMMV, but…
Bend It Like Beckham
Friendly Sikh family seems normal.
The Joy Luck Club
Don’t put salt on food!
Winter’s Bone
Hillbillies show dignity in adversity.
Next: Movies in which the hero or heroine is wrongly accused.
The Lodger
Gotta keep the handcuffs covered.
Dark Passage
1/3 POV film missing Bogart.
The Shawshank Redemption
Wrongful accusation unclear till end.
Next: more movies in which the hero or heroine is wrongly accused.
The Fugitive
It was the one-armed man!
The Big Lebowski
They pissed on Dude’s rug!
Smoke And Fog
Woody Allen is no killer.
Next: Movies where the hero or heroine IS a killer.
Shadows and Fog?
Witness for the Prosecution
Don’t reveal the shocking ending!
Psycho
The audience really likes Norman.
Dolores Claiborne
She did one; which one?
Next: movies in which a killer’s true identity is never revealed.
The Usual Suspects
Was it Keyser Soze, or…?
Se7en
“John Doe” isn’t real name.
Basic Instinct
Maybe she did, or maybe…
Next: Movies about bad cops.