# Movie Marathon (Part 1)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [August 17, 2019, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780 "2019-08-17T02:03:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2020, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4303 "2020-03-13T18:03:22Z")

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Memorable scenes from forgettable movies

1. Doom - The first-person POV scene
2. Skin Deep - the glow in the dark condom scene
3. Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen - the hansom cab chase scene
4. Thor: The Dark World - Loki shapechanging into Captain America

Link: [Loki Changing Look - Escape From Asgard Scene - Thor: The Dark World (2013) Movie CLIP HD - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aGLX4egWTg)  
“The costume’s a bit much…so tight!”

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**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2020, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4304 "2020-03-13T21:14:34Z")

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Memorable scenes from forgettable movies

1. Doom - The first-person POV scene
2. Skin Deep - the glow in the dark condom scene
3. Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen - the hansom cab chase scene
4. Thor: The Dark World - Loki shapechanging into Captain America
5. The Naughty Nineties - Abbot and Costello doing “Who’s on First?”

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**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2020, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4305 "2020-03-15T06:45:25Z")

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Memorable scenes from forgettable movies

1. Doom - The first-person POV scene
2. Skin Deep - the glow in the dark condom scene
3. Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen - the hansom cab chase scene
4. Thor: The Dark World - Loki shapechanging into Captain America
5. The Naughty Nineties - Abbot and Costello doing “Who’s on First?”
6. Star Wars: The Phantom Menace - The final lightsaber duel

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**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2020, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4306 "2020-03-15T12:13:35Z")

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Does anybody enjoy these really difficult rounds that take days to complete? Or is it just me that is annoyed?

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2020, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4307 "2020-03-15T12:24:53Z")

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> [@Rebo](#):
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> Does anybody enjoy these really difficult rounds that take days to complete? Or is it just me that is annoyed?

There are plenty of mindless change-a-letter games here. It’s nice to have one that inspires me to think, and feel good about coming up with an answer.

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2020, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4308 "2020-03-15T12:33:41Z")

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Memorable scenes from forgettable movies

1. Doom - The first-person POV scene
2. Skin Deep - the glow in the dark condom scene
3. Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen - the hansom cab chase scene
4. Thor: The Dark World - Loki shapechanging into Captain America
5. The Naughty Nineties - Abbot and Costello doing “Who’s on First?”
6. Star Wars: The Phantom Menace - The final lightsaber duel
7. Lethal Weapon II - “Because you’re blick!”

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**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2020, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4309 "2020-03-15T13:29:27Z")

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Memorable scenes from forgettable movies

1. Doom - The first-person POV scene
2. Skin Deep - the glow in the dark condom scene
3. Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen - the hansom cab chase scene
4. Thor: The Dark World - Loki shapechanging into Captain America
5. The Naughty Nineties - Abbot and Costello doing “Who’s on First?”
6. Star Wars: The Phantom Menace - The final lightsaber duel
7. Lethal Weapon II - “Because you’re blick!”
8. Honeymoon in Vegas - The Flying Elvises

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2020, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4310 "2020-03-15T19:14:12Z")

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Memorable scenes from forgettable movies

1. Doom - The first-person POV scene
2. Skin Deep - the glow in the dark condom scene
3. Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen - the hansom cab chase scene
4. Thor: The Dark World - Loki shapechanging into Captain America
5. The Naughty Nineties - Abbot and Costello doing “Who’s on First?”
6. Star Wars: The Phantom Menace - The final lightsaber duel
7. Lethal Weapon II - “Because you’re blick!”
8. Honeymoon in Vegas - The Flying Elvises
9. The Return of Captain Invincible - The “Name Your Poison” number with Christopher Lee singing

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**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2020, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4311 "2020-03-15T20:05:29Z")

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Memorable scenes from forgettable movies

1. Doom - The first-person POV scene
2. Skin Deep - the glow in the dark condom scene
3. Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen - the hansom cab chase scene
4. Thor: The Dark World - Loki shapechanging into Captain America
5. The Naughty Nineties - Abbot and Costello doing “Who’s on First?”
6. Star Wars: The Phantom Menace - The final lightsaber duel
7. Lethal Weapon II - “Because you’re blick!”
8. Honeymoon in Vegas - The Flying Elvises
9. The Return of Captain Invincible - The “Name Your Poison” number with Christopher Lee singing
10. Down Periscope - the scene where Rob Schneider is made to walk the plank

I agree with **Dolores** , so here’s an easy one:

Films of Michael Caine

1. The Man Who Would Be King

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**Post date:** [March 15, 2020, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4312 "2020-03-15T22:12:59Z")

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Films of Michael Caine

1. The Man Who Would Be King
2. Alfie

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**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2020, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4313 "2020-03-15T22:14:20Z")

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Films of Michael Caine

1. The Man Who Would Be King
2. Alfie
3. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

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**Post date:** [March 15, 2020, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4314 "2020-03-15T22:21:03Z")

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Films of Michael Caine

1. The Man Who Would Be King
2. Alfie
3. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
4. Sleuth

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**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2020, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4315 "2020-03-15T23:27:38Z")

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Films of Michael Caine

1. The Man Who Would Be King
2. Alfie
3. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
4. Sleuth
5. Jaws IV

If only for his comment, ‘I have never seen the film, but by all accounts it was terrible. However, I have seen the house that it built, and it is terrific!’

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**Post date:** [March 15, 2020, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4316 "2020-03-15T23:44:42Z")

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Films of Michael Caine

1. The Man Who Would Be King
2. Alfie
3. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
4. Sleuth
5. Jaws IV
6. Educating Rita

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2020, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4317 "2020-03-16T00:11:59Z")

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Films of Michael Caine

1. The Man Who Would Be King
2. Alfie
3. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
4. Sleuth
5. Jaws IV
6. Educating Rita
7. The Quiet American

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2020, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4318 "2020-03-16T02:26:13Z")

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Films of Michael Caine

1. The Man Who Would Be King
2. Alfie
3. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
4. Sleuth
5. Jaws IV
6. Educating Rita
7. The Quiet American
8. Hannah and her Sisters

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**Post date:** [March 16, 2020, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4319 "2020-03-16T04:25:45Z")

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Films of Michael Caine

1. The Man Who Would Be King
2. Alfie
3. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
4. Sleuth
5. Jaws IV
6. Educating Rita
7. The Quiet American
8. Hannah and her Sisters
9. [Get Carter](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kV4XrUDBlfM)

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**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2020, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4320 "2020-03-16T06:30:20Z")

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Films of Michael Caine

1. The Man Who Would Be King
2. Alfie
3. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
4. Sleuth
5. Jaws IV
6. Educating Rita
7. The Quiet American
8. Hannah and her Sisters
9. Get Carter
10. The Italian Job

All together now: [“You were only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_PX1cVuaVA)

Documentaries narrated by famous actors

1. The Compleat Beatles (Malcolm McDowell)

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**Post date:** [March 16, 2020, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4321 "2020-03-16T09:41:36Z")

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Documentaries narrated by famous actors

1. The Compleat Beatles (Malcolm McDowell)
2. March of the Penguins (Morgan Freeman)

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**Post date:** [March 16, 2020, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/4322 "2020-03-16T09:46:57Z")

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Documentaries narrated by famous actors

1. The Compleat Beatles (Malcolm McDowell)
2. Strange Days on Planet Earth (Edward Norton)

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