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Do I win?:smiley:

Some examples would be the live action versions of:
Ghost in the Shell
Speed Racer
Oldboy
Battle Royale

Movies inspired by anime (but not based on a specific anime or manga) would include
The Matrix (excluded because it’s very obvious and well known influence by Ghost in the Shell)
Pacific Rim (clearly influenced by “big robot v monster” anime like Voltron or Neon Genesis Evangelion)
Van Helsing (Hugh Jackman’s character looks a lot like Vampire Hunter D)
Inception (often compared to the anime Paprika)
Scott Pilgrim Vs The World (actually based on a graphic novel, but shares some of the aesthetic of anime/manga like thought bubbles and whatnot)
I would have even accepted other Warchowski films such as V for Vendetta, Jupiter Rising and Cloud Atlas or Hunger Games (frequently compared to Battle Royale).
Honestly, I didn’t think it would be that difficult for this crowd. I mean you can Google “Hollywood films inspired by anime” and get a dozen hits.
Next up, something a bit easier:
The films of 2017

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The films of 2017

Spider-Man: Homecoming
Spidey gets another superhero reboot

Okja
Girl defends giant pig pal

Baby Driver
Kid loves waitress; drives fast

Next: Your favorite documentaries

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Your favorite documentaries

Atomic Cafe
Time to duck and cover

Super Size Me
Fast food’s bad? Who knew?

Roger & Me
Moore tries to visit GM

Next: Movies featuring the Wilhelm Scream.

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The Charge At Feather River
Sheb Wooley played Private Wilhelm.

Distant Drums (1951)
First time as added sound.

Star Wars
Obsessive fans caused new interest.
Next: Non-vampire films of Bela Lugosi

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Glen or Glenda
Cult classic by Ed Wood.

Ninotchka
Has the tagline, “Garbo Laughs!”

Bowery at Midnight
Lugosi runs criminal soup kitchen.

Next: Movies all or partly set in Las Vegas.

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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Makes sense after eating mushrooms

Leaving Las Vegas
Only good serious Cage role

Rush Hour 2
Chan, Tucker chase/fight triads

Next:
3 sci fi movies made this century whose tomatometer scores average 50

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Best I can do is 49.66%

Pandorum (2009, 28%)
Sci-fi horror; not worth it.

Doomsday (2008, 50%)
Confusing, but worth a look.

Interstellar (2014, 71%)
Humans look for new home.

Next: Films directed by Blake Edwards, not including the Pink Panther movies.

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Victor/Victoria
Woman, playing man, playing woman.

Sunset
Murder at 1st Academy Awards.

Days of Wine and Roses
Mostly wine. Lots of it.
Next: Pauline Collins movies.

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From Time to Time
British country house ghost story

Shirley Valentine
One of her best-known roles

Albert Nobbs
Glenn Close plays a butler

Next: Glenn Close movies

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Guardians of the Galaxy
Not believable as Nova Prime.

Mars Attacks
Hilarious as the First Lady.

The Big Chill
Very good in ensemble piece.
Next: Movies featuring chimpanzees.

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Bedtime for Bonzo
Future president upstaged by chimp.

Planet of the Apes
1968 chimps pacifists; knowledge changes.

Project X
Sign language chimp experiment: bleh.
Next: films starring or featuring people who later ran for a political office.

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Project Nim
Documentary about chimp communication, socialization

Space Cowboys
Aspiring astronauts displaced by chimps

Bedtime for Bonzo
Movie Reagan probably regretted most

Ninja’d!

Next: films starring or featuring people who later ran for a political office.

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films starring or featuring people who later ran for a political office.

Bedtime for Bonzo
Ronald Reagan babysits a chimpanzee

Predator
Ventura’s no time to bleed

Fistful of Dollars
Eastwood’s Man With No Name

Next More films starring or featuring people who later ran for a political office.

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Trading Places
Future Sen. Franken: baggage handler

The Terminator
Ahnuld would definitely be bahk.

She-Devil
Barr was 2012 presidential candidate

Next: Other than Bedtime for Bonzo, the films of Ronald Reagan

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Knute Rockne, All-American
Dies of strep throat. :eek:

King’s Row
Supposed to be good. :dubious:

Hellcats of the Navy
My stepfather like it. :smack:
Next: films of people who were SAG presidents.

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The Monster Maker
With Ralph Morgan, first president

Touch of Evil
Charlton Heston miscast - Mexican detective?!?

Print
With Gabrielle Carteris, the incumbent

Next: More films of people who were SAG presidents

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Duel
Weaver in tense road thriller.

The Miracle Worker
Oscar-winning role for Patty Duke.

Elf
Asner adequate as Santa Claus.

Next: Michael Keaton movies.

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Michael Keaton movies.

Night Shift
Keaton/Winkler run morgue/brothel

Birdman
Winged actor has jazzy breakdown

The Dream Team
Mental patients on field trip
Next: Peter Boyle movies

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Where the Buffalo Roam
Boyle as Thompson attorney. Disappears.

The Adventures of Pluto Nash
How did this movie happen?
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Outland*
Boyle manages Io titanium mine.
Next up:

Lesser known/non-blockbuster 70’s/80’s sci-fi.

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Demon Seed
Julie Christie raped by computer.

Looker
Many predictions come to be.

The Brother from Another Planet
John Sayles tries out Sci-fi.
Next: films that share the title of a completely unrelated film (yes, I can think of more than three off the top of my head). Review one film or the other, or give a combined review, your choice. How you list the film[s] is up to you.