# 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:** 478
**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 24, 2021, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9547 "2021-02-24T22:21:42Z")
**"Kids’ films" that adults without children might enjoy** 1. The Lego Movie 2. Spy Kids 3. The Muppet Movie 4. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 5. Toy Story (1, 2, 3) 6. The Dark Crystal 7. The Incredibles My favorite Pixar, and favorite superhero, movie. ---
**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 24, 2021, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9548 "2021-02-24T22:29:09Z")
**"Kids’ films" that adults without children might enjoy** 1. The Lego Movie 2. Spy Kids 3. The Muppet Movie 4. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 5. Toy Story (1, 2, 3) 6. The Dark Crystal 7. The Incredibles 8. The Secret Life of Pets ---
**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:** [February 24, 2021, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9549 "2021-02-24T23:22:53Z")
**"Kids’ films" that adults without children might enjoy** 1. The Lego Movie 2. Spy Kids 3. The Muppet Movie 4. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 5. Toy Story (1, 2, 3) 6. The Dark Crystal 7. The Incredibles 8. The Secret Life of Pets 9. Bugsy Malone ---
**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 25, 2021, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9550 "2021-02-25T02:16:09Z")
**"Kids’ films" that adults without children might enjoy** 1. The Lego Movie 2. Spy Kids 3. The Muppet Movie 4. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 5. Toy Story (1, 2, 3) 6. The Dark Crystal 7. The Incredibles 8. The Secret Life of Pets 9. Bugsy Malone 10. The Wizard of Oz **Next** : films that stirred a lot of controversy 1. Blue Velvet ---
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**Films that stirred a lot of controversy** 1. Blue Velvet 2. A Clockwork Orange ---
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**Films that stirred a lot of controversy** 1. Blue Velvet 2. A Clockwork Orange 3. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (in part motivated creation of PG-13 rating) ---
**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 25, 2021, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9553 "2021-02-25T13:56:34Z")
**Films that stirred a lot of controversy** 1. Blue Velvet 2. A Clockwork Orange 3. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (in part motivated creation of PG-13 rating) 4. The Last Temptation of Christ ---
**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 25, 2021, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9554 "2021-02-25T14:23:41Z")
**Films that stirred a lot of controversy** 1. Blue Velvet 2. A Clockwork Orange 3. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (in part motivated creation of PG-13 rating) 4. The Last Temptation of Christ 5. Ghost in the Shell ---
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**Films that stirred a lot of controversy** 1. Blue Velvet 2. A Clockwork Orange 3. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (in part motivated creation of PG-13 rating) 4. The Last Temptation of Christ 5. Ghost in the Shell 6. Scarface (1932) ---
**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:** [February 25, 2021, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9556 "2021-02-25T15:07:18Z")
**Films that stirred a lot of controversy** 1. Blue Velvet 2. A Clockwork Orange 3. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (in part motivated creation of PG-13 rating) 4. The Last Temptation of Christ 5. Ghost in the Shell 6. Scarface (1932) 7. Natural Born Killers ---
**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 25, 2021, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9557 "2021-02-25T15:52:36Z")
**Films that stirred a lot of controversy** 1. Blue Velvet 2. A Clockwork Orange 3. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (in part motivated creation of PG-13 rating) 4. The Last Temptation of Christ 5. Ghost in the Shell 6. Scarface (1932) 7. Natural Born Killers 8. The Killing of Sister George ---
**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 25, 2021, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9558 "2021-02-25T15:55:35Z")
**Films that stirred a lot of controversy** 1. Blue Velvet 2. A Clockwork Orange 3. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (in part motivated creation of PG-13 rating) 4. The Last Temptation of Christ 5. Ghost in the Shell 6. Scarface (1932) 7. Natural Born Killers 8. The Killing of Sister George 9. Monty Python’s The Life of Brian ---
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**Films that stirred a lot of controversy** 1. Blue Velvet 2. A Clockwork Orange 3. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (in part motivated creation of PG-13 rating) 4. The Last Temptation of Christ 5. Ghost in the Shell 6. Scarface (1932) 7. Natural Born Killers 8. The Killing of Sister George 9. Monty Python’s The Life of Brian 10. The Passion of the Christ Pass ---
**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:** [February 25, 2021, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9560 "2021-02-25T16:35:21Z")
**Boondoggles: Notoriously expensive or over-budget films** 1. Ishtar ---
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**Boondoggles: Notoriously expensive or over-budget films** 1. Ishtar 2. Waterworld ---
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**Boondoggles: Notoriously expensive or over-budget films** 1. Ishtar 2. Waterworld 3. Cleopatra ---
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> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > The Killing of Sister George Oh! I’m glad you picked that! I was torn between that and _Blue Velvet_ for #1. ---
**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 25, 2021, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9564 "2021-02-25T18:08:26Z")
**Boondoggles: Notoriously expensive or over-budget films** 1. Ishtar 2. Waterworld 3. Cleopatra 4. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen or nearly anything else by Terry Gilliam. ---
**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:** [February 25, 2021, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/9565 "2021-02-25T20:46:13Z")
**Boondoggles: Notoriously expensive or over-budget films** 1. Ishtar 2. Waterworld 3. Cleopatra 4. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen 5. Heaven’s Gate ---
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**Boondoggles: Notoriously expensive or over-budget films** 1. Ishtar 2. Waterworld 3. Cleopatra 4. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen 5. Heaven’s Gate 6. Cutthroat Island - _(bankrupted Carolco Pictures and effectively killed Geena Davis’ career)_ _ **-“BB”-** _ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=477) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=479)