# 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:** 7
**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:** [August 24, 2019, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/121 "2019-08-24T12:32:03Z")
Pick any decade (The current 2010’s included) and say which movie you believe is the most quintessential from said decade. No decade repeats… 1. Metropolis (1920’s) 2. Gone with the Wind (1930s) 3. Pulp Fiction (1990’s) 4. The Breakfast Club (1980s) 5. Rebel Without A Cause (1950’s) ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2019, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/122 "2019-08-24T14:42:28Z")
Pick any decade (The current 2010’s included) and say which movie you believe is the most quintessential from said decade. No decade repeats… 1. Metropolis (1920’s) 2. Gone with the Wind (1930s) 3. Pulp Fiction (1990’s) 4. The Breakfast Club (1980s) 5. Rebel Without A Cause (1950’s) 6. Citizen Kane (1940s) ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2019, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/123 "2019-08-24T15:23:57Z")
Pick any decade (The current 2010’s included) and say which movie you believe is the most quintessential from said decade. No decade repeats… 1. Metropolis (1920’s) 2. Gone with the Wind (1930s) 3. Pulp Fiction (1990’s) 4. The Breakfast Club (1980s) 5. Rebel Without A Cause (1950’s) 6. Citizen Kane (1940s) 7. _Easy Rider_ (1960s) ---
**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2019, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/124 "2019-08-24T16:20:38Z")
Pick any decade (The current 2010’s included) and say which movie you believe is the most quintessential from said decade. No decade repeats… 1. Metropolis (1920’s) 2. Gone with the Wind (1930s) 3. Pulp Fiction (1990’s) 4. The Breakfast Club (1980s) 5. Rebel Without A Cause (1950’s) 6. Citizen Kane (1940s) 7. Easy Rider (1960s) 8. The Godfather Part II (1970s) ---
**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:** [August 24, 2019, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/125 "2019-08-24T17:19:40Z")
Pick any decade (The current 2010’s included) and say which movie you believe is the most quintessential from said decade. No decade repeats… 1. Metropolis (1920’s) 2. Gone with the Wind (1930s) 3. Pulp Fiction (1990’s) 4. The Breakfast Club (1980s) 5. Rebel Without A Cause (1950’s) 6. Citizen Kane (1940s) 7. Easy Rider (1960s) 8. The Godfather Part II (1970s) 9. Intolerance (1910s) ---
**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2019, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/126 "2019-08-24T17:28:19Z")
Pick any decade (The current 2010’s included) and say which movie you believe is the most quintessential from said decade. No decade repeats… 1. Metropolis (1920’s) 2. Gone with the Wind (1930s) 3. Pulp Fiction (1990’s) 4. The Breakfast Club (1980s) 5. Rebel Without A Cause (1950’s) 6. Citizen Kane (1940s) 7. Easy Rider (1960s) 8. The Godfather Part II (1970s) 9. Intolerance (1910s) 10. The Dark Knight (2000s) Next topic: Movies adapted from other media. 1. Hair, adapted from the stage musical ---
**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:** [August 24, 2019, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/127 "2019-08-24T17:30:35Z")
Next topic: Movies adapted from other media. 1. Hair, adapted from the stage musical 2. Bewitched, adapted from the TV series ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2019, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/128 "2019-08-24T18:20:14Z")
1. Hair, adapted from the stage musical 2. Bewitched, adapted from the TV series 3. Pirates of the Caribbean, adapted from the Disney theme park ride ---
**Author:** ![Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b2d939/32.png) [@Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Go_Arachnid_Laser_1)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2019, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/129 "2019-08-24T19:32:17Z")
Movies adapted from other media. 1. Hair, adapted from the stage musical 2. Bewitched, adapted from the TV series 3. Pirates of the Caribbean, adapted from the Disney theme park ride _4. Clue, adapted from the tabletop game._ ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2019, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/130 "2019-08-24T19:36:34Z")
Movies adapted from other media. 1. Hair, adapted from the stage musical 2. Bewitched, adapted from the TV series 3. Pirates of the Caribbean, adapted from the Disney theme park ride 4. Clue, adapted from the tabletop game. 5. Resident Evil, adapted from the video game ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2019, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/131 "2019-08-24T19:45:48Z")
Movies adapted from other media. 1. Hair, adapted from the stage musical 2. Bewitched, adapted from the TV series 3. Pirates of the Caribbean, adapted from the Disney theme park ride 4. Clue, adapted from the tabletop game. 5. Resident Evil, adapted from the video game 6. _Iron Man_, adapted from the comic book series ---
**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:** [August 24, 2019, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/132 "2019-08-24T20:18:54Z")
Movies adapted from other media. 1. Hair, adapted from the stage musical 2. Bewitched, adapted from the TV series 3. Pirates of the Caribbean, adapted from the Disney theme park ride 4. Clue, adapted from the tabletop game. 5. Resident Evil, adapted from the video game 6. Iron Man, adapted from the comic book series 7. Alice’s Restaurant, adapted from the same-titled Arlo Guthrie song (also known as “Alice’s Restaurant Massacree”) ---
**Author:** ![Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b2d939/32.png) [@Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Go_Arachnid_Laser_1)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2019, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/133 "2019-08-24T20:21:51Z")
Movies adapted from other media. 1. Hair, adapted from the stage musical 2. Bewitched, adapted from the TV series 3. Pirates of the Caribbean, adapted from the Disney theme park ride 4. Clue, adapted from the tabletop game. 5. Resident Evil, adapted from the video game 6. Iron Man, adapted from the comic book series 7. Alice’s Restaurant, adapted from the same-titled Arlo Guthrie song (also known as “Alice’s Restaurant Massacree”) _8. The Blues Brothers adapted from the SNL recurring sketch._ ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2019, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/134 "2019-08-24T20:57:38Z")
Movies adapted from other media. 1. Hair, adapted from the stage musical 2. Bewitched, adapted from the TV series 3. Pirates of the Caribbean, adapted from the Disney theme park ride 4. Clue, adapted from the tabletop game. 5. Resident Evil, adapted from the video game 6. Iron Man, adapted from the comic book series 7. Alice’s Restaurant, adapted from the same-titled Arlo Guthrie song (also known as “Alice’s Restaurant Massacree”) _8. The Blues Brothers adapted from the SNL recurring sketch._ 8. _Space Jam_, based on [a Nike ad](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrTHJeqZA2o). ---
**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:** [August 24, 2019, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/135 "2019-08-24T22:18:55Z")
Movies adapted from other media. 1. Hair, adapted from the stage musical 2. Bewitched, adapted from the TV series 3. Pirates of the Caribbean, adapted from the Disney theme park ride 4. Clue, adapted from the tabletop game. 5. Resident Evil, adapted from the video game 6. Iron Man, adapted from the comic book series 7. Alice’s Restaurant, adapted from the same-titled Arlo Guthrie song (also known as “Alice’s Restaurant Massacree”) 8. The Blues Brothers adapted from the SNL recurring sketch. 9. Space Jam, based on a Nike ad. 10. Hello, Dolly!, adapted from a play by Thornton Wilder Next: Movies with particularly memorable villains - with character (and actor or actress) 1. Last of the Mohicans - Magua (Wes Studi) ---
**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2019, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/136 "2019-08-24T22:24:05Z")
Movies with particularly memorable villains - with character (and actor or actress) 1. Last of the Mohicans - Magua (Wes Studi) 2. Who Framed Roger Rabbit - Judge Doom (Christopher Lloyd) ---
**Author:** ![backsidejohnny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/backsidejohnny/32/280_2.png) [@backsidejohnny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/backsidejohnny)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2019, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/137 "2019-08-24T22:35:54Z")
Movies with particularly memorable villains - with character (and actor or actress) 1. Last of the Mohicans - Magua (Wes Studi) 2. Who Framed Roger Rabbit - Judge Doom (Christopher Lloyd) 3. Die Hard - Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman) ---
**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:** [August 24, 2019, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/138 "2019-08-24T22:47:03Z")
Movies with particularly memorable villains - with character (and actor or actress) 1. Last of the Mohicans - Magua (Wes Studi) 2. Who Framed Roger Rabbit - Judge Doom (Christopher Lloyd) 3. Die Hard - Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman) 4. The Terminator - the Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger) ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2019, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/139 "2019-08-24T23:14:46Z")
Movies with particularly memorable villains - with character (and actor or actress) 1. Last of the Mohicans - Magua (Wes Studi) 2. Who Framed Roger Rabbit - Judge Doom (Christopher Lloyd) 3. Die Hard - Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman) 4. The Terminator - the Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger) 5. _No Country for Old Men_ - Anton Chigurh (Javier Bardem) ---
**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:** [August 25, 2019, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/140 "2019-08-25T01:14:10Z")
Movies with particularly memorable villains - with character (and actor or actress) 1. Last of the Mohicans - Magua (Wes Studi) 2. Who Framed Roger Rabbit - Judge Doom (Christopher Lloyd) 3. Die Hard - Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman) 4. The Terminator - the Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger) 5. No Country for Old Men - Anton Chigurh (Javier Bardem) 6. Les Misérables - Inspector Émile Javert (Charles Laughton) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=8)