# Movie Marathon (Part 1) **URL:** \ **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\ **Page:** 301
**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:** [July 15, 2020, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6003 "2020-07-15T13:42:36Z")
“Final” movies that weren’t final 1. Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare (followed by New Nightmare and Freddy Vs. Jason) 2. Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (followed by no less than **EIGHT** more films)\* 3. Omen III: The Final Conflict (followed by Omen IV: The Awakening - a TV movie) 4. Saw: The Final Chapter (followed by Jigsaw) 5. Final Destination (four sequels) ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2020, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6004 "2020-07-15T14:11:02Z")
“Final” movies that weren’t final 1. Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare (followed by New Nightmare and Freddy Vs. Jason) 2. Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (followed by no less than **EIGHT** more films)\* 3. Omen III: The Final Conflict (followed by Omen IV: The Awakening - a TV movie) 4. Saw: The Final Chapter (followed by Jigsaw) 5. Final Destination (four sequels) 6. Puppet Master 5: The Final Chapter (four more movies followed) ---
**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:** [July 15, 2020, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6005 "2020-07-15T14:42:27Z")
“Final” movies that weren’t final 1. Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare (followed by New Nightmare and Freddy Vs. Jason) 2. Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (followed by no less than **EIGHT** more films)\* 3. Omen III: The Final Conflict (followed by Omen IV: The Awakening - a TV movie) 4. Saw: The Final Chapter (followed by Jigsaw) 5. Final Destination (four sequels) 6. Puppet Master 5: The Final Chapter (four more movies followed) 7. Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals (eight sequels) ---
**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:** [July 15, 2020, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6006 "2020-07-15T19:51:26Z")
“Final” movies that weren’t final 1. Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare (followed by New Nightmare and Freddy Vs. Jason) 2. Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (followed by no less than **EIGHT** more films)\* 3. Omen III: The Final Conflict (followed by Omen IV: The Awakening - a TV movie) 4. Saw: The Final Chapter (followed by Jigsaw) 5. Final Destination (four sequels) 6. Puppet Master 5: The Final Chapter (four more movies followed) 7. Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals (eight sequels) 8. Star Trek 5: The Final Frontier (five more before the reboot) ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2020, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6007 "2020-07-16T15:30:41Z")
“Final” movies that weren’t final 1. Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare (followed by New Nightmare and Freddy Vs. Jason) 2. Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (followed by no less than **EIGHT** more films)\* 3. Omen III: The Final Conflict (followed by Omen IV: The Awakening - a TV movie) 4. Saw: The Final Chapter (followed by Jigsaw) 5. Final Destination (four sequels) 6. Puppet Master 5: The Final Chapter (four more movies followed) 7. Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals (eight sequels) 8. Star Trek 5: The Final Frontier (five more before the reboot) 9. Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice (eight more movies followed) ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2020, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6008 "2020-07-16T16:33:31Z")
“Final” movies that weren’t final 1. Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare (followed by New Nightmare and Freddy Vs. Jason) 2. Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (followed by no less than **EIGHT** more films)\* 3. Omen III: The Final Conflict (followed by Omen IV: The Awakening - a TV movie) 4. Saw: The Final Chapter (followed by Jigsaw) 5. Final Destination (four sequels) 6. Puppet Master 5: The Final Chapter (four more movies followed) 7. Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals (eight sequels) 8. Star Trek 5: The Final Frontier (five more before the reboot) 9. Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice (eight more movies followed) 10. Final Destination (first in the franchise) Movies where characters had terrible accents 1. Bram Stoker’s Dracula – Keanu Reeves ---
**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:** [July 16, 2020, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6009 "2020-07-16T16:35:19Z")
Movies where characters had terrible accents 1. Bram Stoker’s Dracula – Keanu Reeves 2. Mary Poppins - Dick Van Dyke ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2020, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6010 "2020-07-16T16:42:34Z")
Movies where characters had terrible accents 1. Bram Stoker’s Dracula – Keanu Reeves 2. Mary Poppins - Dick Van Dyke 3. Rounders - John Malkovich Even he knew it was awful. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2020, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6011 "2020-07-16T17:33:32Z")
Movies where characters had terrible accents 1. Bram Stoker’s Dracula – Keanu Reeves 2. Mary Poppins - Dick Van Dyke 3. Rounders - John Malkovich 4. Robin Hood Prince of Thieves - Kevin Costner A standard bearer in bad accents ---
**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:** [July 16, 2020, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6012 "2020-07-16T17:51:05Z")
Movies where characters had terrible accents 1. Bram Stoker’s Dracula – Keanu Reeves 2. Mary Poppins - Dick Van Dyke 3. Rounders - John Malkovich 4. Robin Hood Prince of Thieves - Kevin Costner 5. Far and Away - Tom Cruise ---
**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:** [July 16, 2020, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6013 "2020-07-16T18:44:37Z")
Movies where characters had terrible accents 1. Bram Stoker’s Dracula – Keanu Reeves 2. Mary Poppins - Dick Van Dyke 3. Rounders - John Malkovich 4. Robin Hood Prince of Thieves - Kevin Costner 5. Far and Away - Tom Cruise 6. From Hell - Heather Graham ---
**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:** [July 16, 2020, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6014 "2020-07-16T19:03:53Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > “Final” movies that weren’t final > > …5. Final Destination (four sequels) > …10. Final Destination (first in the franchise)… Now why didn’t I think of that? Movies where characters had terrible accents 1. Bram Stoker’s Dracula – Keanu Reeves 2. Mary Poppins - Dick Van Dyke 3. Rounders - John Malkovich 4. Robin Hood Prince of Thieves - Kevin Costner 5. Far and Away - Tom Cruise 6. From Hell - Heather Graham 7. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - Dick Van Dyke Having learned his lesson from Mary Poppins, he didn’t even try a British accent the second time. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2020, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6015 "2020-07-16T19:28:41Z")
[Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)SDSAB [23m](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon/838780/6014) [quote=“RivkahChaya, post:6008, topic:838780”] “Final” movies that weren’t final > > …5. Final Destination (four sequels) > …10. Final Destination (first in the franchise)… Now why didn’t I think of that?[/quote] In my defense, I recently ignored the third email from my optometrist that I am overdue for an appointment. ETA: I also really have no idea how quoting works on the new MB. ---
**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:** [July 16, 2020, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6016 "2020-07-16T20:33:42Z")
Movies where characters had terrible accents 1. Bram Stoker’s Dracula – Keanu Reeves 2. Mary Poppins - Dick Van Dyke 3. Rounders - John Malkovich 4. Robin Hood Prince of Thieves - Kevin Costner 5. Far and Away - Tom Cruise 6. From Hell - Heather Graham 7. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - Dick Van Dyke 8. The Devil’s Own - Brad Pitt ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2020, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6017 "2020-07-16T22:33:02Z")
Movies where characters had terrible accents 1. Bram Stoker’s Dracula – Keanu Reeves 2. Mary Poppins - Dick Van Dyke 3. Rounders - John Malkovich 4. Robin Hood Prince of Thieves - Kevin Costner 5. Far and Away - Tom Cruise 6. From Hell - Heather Graham 7. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - Dick Van Dyke 8. The Devil’s Own - Brad Pitt 9. Grease - John Travolta … can’t hide that Jersey accent _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2020, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6018 "2020-07-17T03:40:09Z")
Movies where characters had terrible accents 1. Bram Stoker’s Dracula – Keanu Reeves 2. Mary Poppins - Dick Van Dyke 3. Rounders - John Malkovich 4. Robin Hood Prince of Thieves - Kevin Costner 5. Far and Away - Tom Cruise 6. From Hell - Heather Graham 7. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - Dick Van Dyke 8. Dead Man Walking - Susan Sarandon - ---
**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:** [July 17, 2020, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6019 "2020-07-17T04:31:11Z")
Housekeeping. Movies where characters had terrible accents 1. Bram Stoker’s Dracula – Keanu Reeves 2. Mary Poppins - Dick Van Dyke 3. Rounders - John Malkovich 4. Robin Hood Prince of Thieves - Kevin Costner 5. Far and Away - Tom Cruise 6. From Hell - Heather Graham 7. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - Dick Van Dyke 8. Dead Man Walking - Susan Sarandon 9. The Devil’s Own - Brad Pitt 10. Grease - John Travolta 11. Ocean’s Eleven - Don Cheadle ISTR he’s even apologized for his terrible Cockney accent since then. Next: Swords and Sorcery movies that are actually pretty good 1. Excalibur ---
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Swords and Sorcery movies that are actually pretty good 1. Excalibur 2. Stardust ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2020, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6021 "2020-07-17T10:08:33Z")
Swords and Sorcery movies that are actually pretty good 1. Excalibur 2. Stardust 3. Roy Scheider’s “Sorcerer” How rigidly is the category defined. ---
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Swords and Sorcery movies that are actually pretty good 1. Excalibur 2. Stardust 3. Roy Scheider’s “Sorcerer” 4. Jason and the Argonauts [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=300) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=302)