# I May Have Used Up Raiders of the Lost Ark **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 1, 2012, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-may-have-used-up-raiders-of-the-lost-ark/614466 "2012-03-01T17:46:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Toucanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3bc359/32.png) [@Toucanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toucanna)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-may-have-used-up-raiders-of-the-lost-ark/614466/21 "2012-03-02T18:28:37Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > It’s not exactly a documentary…A female character who had enough depth of character that she didn’t disappear when she turned sideways wouldn’t have been that much of a stretch. +1. If the filmmaker had to mess with Buttercup’s characterization and make her less dumb but still “feminine”, they could have taken inspiration from Russian folk tales about “Vasilisa the Brave”. > [@Carmady](#): > > Buttercup was hardly passive before that…Besides, I always thought the audience was supposed to agree with Buttercup, not with Westley. “Why didn’t you wait for me?” Buttercup (and the audience) respond “well, you were dead.” “Death cannot stop true love. All it can do is delay it”… I appreciate your bringing this up. It’s been so long since I’d seen the film. That said, what I wanted Buttercup to tell Westley was, “This marriage is not my choice. I’m being forced into it.” > [@Jenaroph](#): > > I’ve always kind of counted the way the book portrays her as a plus, actually. Lemme 'splain. No, there is too much, lemme sum up:…so it’s not so much that Westley takes care of because she’s a woman, but because she happens to be none too bright, which could apply to anyone. And he loves her despite her being stupid, which is kind of sweet. {snip} LOL! Okay, I get it now. Thanks for bringing it up. ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-may-have-used-up-raiders-of-the-lost-ark/614466/22 "2012-03-02T18:41:39Z")
> [@Toucanna](#): > > I appreciate your bringing this up. It’s been so long since I’d seen the film. That said, what I wanted Buttercup to tell Westley was, “This marriage is not my choice. I’m being forced into it.” Except she wasn’t being forced into it at first, it was mostly “Hey the prince likes me, he’s got money, and Westley is dead, so I’ll never love again, so why not?” The Prince’s sleezy nature wasn’t exactly in the open at that point. But yes, there is a fair bit of blame on both of them. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-may-have-used-up-raiders-of-the-lost-ark/614466/23 "2012-03-02T19:08:03Z")
The Matrix. Went from unable to understand what the hell they were talking about, to understanding the story, to watching enough times so I am able to recite whole scenes along with the actors. Enough! My own fault, because it’s been on TV so many times and I always said, hey, Matrix, cool! and sat there and watched it again. One too many times. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-may-have-used-up-raiders-of-the-lost-ark/614466/24 "2012-03-02T19:44:19Z")
Perhaps the _Princess Bride_ discussion might go in another thread…? ---
**Author:** ![pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2012, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-may-have-used-up-raiders-of-the-lost-ark/614466/25 "2012-03-03T11:08:12Z")
Godfather for me. Thery’re running a marathon on TV now, and I know every line (of I and II). ---
**Author:** ![shijinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2012, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-may-have-used-up-raiders-of-the-lost-ark/614466/26 "2012-03-03T11:19:47Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > I’ve almost reached this point with _Groundhog Day_. For several years I watched it just about every actual Groundhog Day, but then I realized I was growing bored and/or irritated with the movie. I never want to do that. the idea of stealing that bloody groundhog and taking it for a joyride is making more sense with each passing year innit? ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2012, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-may-have-used-up-raiders-of-the-lost-ark/614466/27 "2012-03-04T03:53:13Z")
I used up _It’s a Wonderful Life_ the first year or two it was on TV incessantly. _The Wizard of Oz_, just from the many times I saw it on TV over the years starting in the 1960s. Last year I used up _The Ten Commandments_. I sat down and watched it (as opposed to just having it on in the background while I websurfed) the last time it was on our local ABC station in 720p. I said to myself, “I don’t have to see that again.” I’ve nearly used up 3 of my favorites (which I have on DVD): _Becket_, _A Man For All Seasons_, _Fantasia_. ---
**Author:** ![Sister\_Vigilante](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@Sister\_Vigilante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sister_Vigilante)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2012, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-may-have-used-up-raiders-of-the-lost-ark/614466/28 "2012-03-05T01:51:51Z")
> [@Billy\_Baroo](#): > > Hold on, you’re implying you’ve watched more than 5 minutes of RHPS without a slice of toast in your hand? Holy smoke. I never did the props. And like I said, I think I used it up. ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2012, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-may-have-used-up-raiders-of-the-lost-ark/614466/29 "2012-03-06T21:34:24Z")
I rented Rocky Horror once. Gad, that’s a dreadful flick. Without the crown interaction, it’s already used up. I used up _Raiders of the Lost Ark_ as well. Somewhere along the line the implicit religiousity now really irks me. Plus the point about the submarine ride. And likely a few other details. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2012, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-may-have-used-up-raiders-of-the-lost-ark/614466/30 "2012-03-06T22:23:05Z")
Peter Jackson’s megalithic treatment of _The Lord of the Rings_. I loved the books, I loved the movies (and just rolled with PJ’s liberties without criticism). I still admire the work, the cinematography, the epic-ness, the FX, and the immersion. But, and maybe it’s because I never have the time to dedicate to a 3-4 hour movie without thinking of some other thing I ought to be doing, I fail to get sucked into the flicks anymore. It bugs me. It’s like building a drug tolerance to the point where you just can’t get high anymore. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2012, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-may-have-used-up-raiders-of-the-lost-ark/614466/31 "2012-03-06T22:31:30Z")
> [@MovieMogul](#): > > For me, it was (is) _ **The Third Man** _. The zither music drives me nuts That’s one of the reasons I couldn’t sit through it _once_. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2012, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-may-have-used-up-raiders-of-the-lost-ark/614466/32 "2012-03-07T00:00:57Z")
I enjoyed **E.T.** when it first came out, but it only took a couple of subsequent viewings to “use it up.” If I watch it today, it just seems infuriatingly cloying. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-may-have-used-up-raiders-of-the-lost-ark/614466.md?page=1)