# 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:** 470
**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:** [February 16, 2021, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9386 "2021-02-16T22:59:23Z")
**War Films Set Before 1900** 1. The General 2. Start The Revolution Without Me 3. Gettysburg ---
**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:** [February 16, 2021, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9387 "2021-02-16T23:03:26Z")
**War Films Set Before 1900** 1. The General 2. Start The Revolution Without Me 3. Gettysburg 4. The Patriot ---
**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:** [February 16, 2021, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9388 "2021-02-16T23:22:10Z")
**War Films Set Before 1900** 1. The General 2. Start The Revolution Without Me 3. Gettysburg 4. The Patriot 5. The Last of the Mohicans ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2021, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9389 "2021-02-16T23:33:18Z")
**War Films Set Before 1900** 1. The General 2. Start The Revolution Without Me 3. Gettysburg 4. The Patriot 5. The Last of the Mohicans 6. Zulu ---
**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:** [February 16, 2021, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9390 "2021-02-16T23:52:59Z")
**War Films Set Before 1900** 1. The General 2. Start The Revolution Without Me 3. Gettysburg 4. The Patriot 5. The Last of the Mohicans 6. Zulu 7. Star Wars — _A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…_ _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [February 17, 2021, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9391 "2021-02-17T00:14:37Z")
**War Films Set Before 1900** 1. The General 2. Start The Revolution Without Me 3. Gettysburg 4. The Patriot 5. The Last of the Mohicans 6. Zulu 7. Star Wars — _A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…_ 8. The Four Feathers ---
**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:** [February 17, 2021, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9392 "2021-02-17T01:12:30Z")
**War Films Set Before 1900** 1. The General 2. Start The Revolution Without Me 3. Gettysburg 4. The Patriot 5. The Last of the Mohicans 6. Zulu 7. Star Wars — _A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…_ 8. The Four Feathers 9. A Field in England ---
**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:** [February 17, 2021, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9393 "2021-02-17T01:14:07Z")
**War Films Set Before 1900** 1. The General 2. Start The Revolution Without Me 3. Gettysburg 4. The Patriot 5. The Last of the Mohicans 6. Zulu 7. Star Wars — _A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…_ 8. The Four Feathers 9. A Field in England 10. Braveheart Pass ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2021, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9394 "2021-02-17T04:07:00Z")
Common nouns in English with names derived from French, retaining the original French spelling 1. Boutique ---
**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:** [February 17, 2021, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9395 "2021-02-17T04:27:00Z")
Umm … do you have the correct thread? This is the “Movie Marathon” thread. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2021, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9396 "2021-02-17T07:39:55Z")
Obviously not. Carry on. ---
**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:** [February 17, 2021, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9397 "2021-02-17T11:51:46Z")
There’s a film called “Boutique.” It’s Iranian, still. Just sayin’. ---
**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:** [February 17, 2021, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9398 "2021-02-17T12:00:33Z")
OK. This gives me an idea for a new list. **Badly retitled foreign releases of US films** : 1. _Rita Hayworth - Avain Pakoom_ (Finland) – “Rita Hayworth: Key to Escape” (_The Shawshank Redemption_) ---
**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:** [February 17, 2021, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9399 "2021-02-17T13:05:42Z")
**Badly retitled foreign releases of US films** : 1. _Rita Hayworth - Avain Pakoom_ (Finland) – “Rita Hayworth: Key to Escape” ( _The Shawshank Redemption_ ) 2. _Faster, Bus Girl, Faster_ (S. Korea) - (Speed 2) ---
**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:** [February 17, 2021, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9400 "2021-02-17T14:00:26Z")
1. _Rita Hayworth - Avain Pakoom_ (Finland) – “Rita Hayworth: Key to Escape” ( _The Shawshank Redemption_ ) 2. _Faster, Bus Girl, Faster_ (S. Korea) - (Speed 2) 3. _Mr. Cat Poop_ (China) - _As Good As It Gets_ ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2021, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9401 "2021-02-17T14:49:34Z")
**Badly retitled foreign releases of US films** : 1. _Rita Hayworth - Avain Pakoom_ (Finland) – “Rita Hayworth: Key to Escape” ( _The Shawshank Redemption_ ) 2. _Faster, Bus Girl, Faster_ (S. Korea) - (Speed 2) 3. _Mr. Cat Poop_ (China) - _As Good As It Gets_ 4. _The Spiders_ (Sweden) - _Them!_ - The critters in the movie are, of course, ANTS. ---
**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:** [February 17, 2021, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9402 "2021-02-17T15:16:24Z")
**Badly retitled foreign releases of US films** : 1. _Rita Hayworth - Avain Pakoom_ (Finland) – “Rita Hayworth: Key to Escape” ( _The Shawshank Redemption_ ) 2. _Faster, Bus Girl, Faster_ (S. Korea) - (Speed 2) 3. _Mr. Cat Poop_ (China) - _As Good As It Gets_ 4. _The Spiders_ (Sweden) - _Them!_ - The critters in the movie are, of course, ANTS. 5. _No Worries, Mate_ (Australia) - _Dr. Strangelove (or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb)_ ---
**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:** [February 17, 2021, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9403 "2021-02-17T15:28:57Z")
**Badly retitled foreign releases of US films** : 1. _Rita Hayworth - Avain Pakoom_ (Finland) – “Rita Hayworth: Key to Escape” ( _The Shawshank Redemption_ ) 2. _Faster, Bus Girl, Faster_ (S. Korea) - (Speed 2) 3. _Mr. Cat Poop_ (China) - _As Good As It Gets_ 4. _The Spiders_ (Sweden) - _Them!_ - The critters in the movie are, of course, ANTS. 5. _No Worries, Mate_ (Australia) - _Dr. Strangelove (or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb)_ 6. _I Will Marry a Prostitute to Save Money_ (China) - _Pretty Woman_ ---
**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:** [February 17, 2021, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9404 "2021-02-17T16:38:08Z")
**Badly retitled foreign releases of US films** : 1. _Rita Hayworth - Avain Pakoom_ (Finland) – “Rita Hayworth: Key to Escape” ( _The Shawshank Redemption_ ) 2. _Faster, Bus Girl, Faster_ (S. Korea) - (Speed 2) 3. _Mr. Cat Poop_ (China) - _As Good As It Gets_ 4. _The Spiders_ (Sweden) - _Them!_ - The critters in the movie are, of course, ANTS. 5. _No Worries, Mate_ (Australia) - _Dr. Strangelove (or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb)_ 6. _I Will Marry a Prostitute to Save Money_ (China) - _Pretty Woman_ 7. _Just Send Him to University Unqualified_ (China) - _Risky Business_ ---
**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:** [February 17, 2021, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9405 "2021-02-17T16:59:03Z")
[quote=“Elendil\_s\_Heir, post:9404, topic:838780, full:true”] **Badly retitled foreign releases of US films** : 1. _Rita Hayworth - Avain Pakoom_ (Finland) – “Rita Hayworth: Key to Escape” ( _The Shawshank Redemption_ ) 2. _Faster, Bus Girl, Faster_ (S. Korea) - (Speed 2) 3. _Mr. Cat Poop_ (China) - _As Good As It Gets_ 4. _The Spiders_ (Sweden) - _Them!_ - The critters in the movie are, of course, ANTS. 5. _No Worries, Mate_ (Australia) - _Dr. Strangelove (or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb)_ 6. _I Will Marry a Prostitute to Save Money_ (China) - _Pretty Woman_ 7. _Just Send Him to University Unqualified_ (China) - _Risky Business_ 8. _Reincarnation A-Go-Go_ (Vietnam) - _Cloud Atlas_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=469) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=471)