# Movie Marathon (Part 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [March 26, 2021, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801 "2021-03-26T22:06:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**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:** [April 8, 2021, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/221 "2021-04-08T15:52:52Z")
**Films with a twist** 1. Unbreakable 2. The Empire Strikes Back 3. The Sixth Sense 4. The Crying Game 5. Planet of the Apes 6. The Usual Suspects ---
**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:** [April 8, 2021, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/222 "2021-04-08T16:17:38Z")
**Films with a twist** 1. Unbreakable 2. The Empire Strikes Back 3. The Sixth Sense 4. The Crying Game 5. Planet of the Apes 6. The Usual Suspects 7. Citizen Kane ---
**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:** [April 8, 2021, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/223 "2021-04-08T16:20:40Z")
**Films with a twist** 1. Unbreakable 2. The Empire Strikes Back 3. The Sixth Sense 4. The Crying Game 5. Planet of the Apes 6. The Usual Suspects 7. Citizen Kane 8. The Other ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2021, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/224 "2021-04-08T16:22:02Z")
**Films with a twist** 1. Unbreakable 2. The Empire Strikes Back 3. The Sixth Sense 4. The Crying Game 5. Planet of the Apes 6. The Usual Suspects 7. Citizen Kane 8. The Other 9. No Way Out ---
**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:** [April 8, 2021, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/225 "2021-04-08T16:50:15Z")
**Films with a twist** 1. Unbreakable 2. The Empire Strikes Back 3. The Sixth Sense 4. The Crying Game 5. Planet of the Apes 6. The Usual Suspects 7. Citizen Kane 8. The Other 9. No Way Out 10. Witness for the Prosecution NEXT: Films with a scene that gets to you every darned time. (No spoilers) 1. _Cool Runnings_ – what happens right before the slow clap. ---
**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:** [April 8, 2021, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/226 "2021-04-08T16:53:21Z")
Films with a scene that gets to you every darned time. (No spoilers) 1. _Cool Runnings_ – what happens right before the slow clap. 2. _The Return of the King_ - “You bow to no one.” Not a major plot point, so I don’t consider this a spoiler. ---
**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:** [April 8, 2021, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/227 "2021-04-08T17:28:59Z")
Films with a scene that gets to you every darned time. (No spoilers) 1. _Cool Runnings_ – what happens right before the slow clap. 2. _The Return of the King_ - “You bow to no one.” 3. _Up_ - Montage of Carl and Ellie ---
**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:** [April 8, 2021, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/228 "2021-04-08T18:47:46Z")
Films with a scene that gets to you every darned time. (No spoilers) 1. _Cool Runnings_ – what happens right before the slow clap. 2. _The Return of the King_ - “You bow to no one.” 3. _Up_ - Montage of Carl and Ellie 4. _Steel Magnolias_ - Sally Field - “I’m FINE!” ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2021, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/229 "2021-04-08T19:00:21Z")
Films with a scene that gets to you every darned time. (No spoilers) 1. _Cool Runnings_ – what happens right before the slow clap. 2. _The Return of the King_ - “You bow to no one.” 3. _Up_ - Montage of Carl and Ellie 4. _Steel Magnolias_ - Sally Field - “I’m FINE!” 5. Field of Dreams - If you build it…pause and look…he will come. ---
**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:** [April 8, 2021, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/230 "2021-04-08T19:06:50Z")
Films with a scene that gets to you every darned time. (No spoilers) 1. _Cool Runnings_ – what happens right before the slow clap. 2. _The Return of the King_ - “You bow to no one.” 3. _Up_ - Montage of Carl and Ellie 4. _Steel Magnolias_ - Sally Field - “I’m FINE!” 5. Field of Dreams - If you build it…pause and look…he will come. 6. _Casablanca_ - “La Marseillaise” ---
**Author:** ![llikewise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/llikewise/32/8522_2.png) [@llikewise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/llikewise)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2021, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/231 "2021-04-08T19:41:16Z")
Films with a scene that gets to you every darned time. (No spoilers) 1. _Cool Runnings_ – what happens right before the slow clap. 2. _The Return of the King_ - “You bow to no one.” 3. _Up_ - Montage of Carl and Ellie 4. _Steel Magnolias_ - Sally Field - “I’m FINE!” 5. Field of Dreams - If you build it…pause and look…he will come. 6. _Casablanca_ - “La Marseillaise” 7. _Born Free_ - Elsa reunion ---
**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:** [April 8, 2021, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/232 "2021-04-08T19:46:43Z")
Films with a scene that gets to you every darned time. (No spoilers) 1. _Cool Runnings_ – what happens right before the slow clap. 2. _The Return of the King_ - “You bow to no one.” 3. _Up_ - Montage of Carl and Ellie 4. _Steel Magnolias_ - Sally Field - “I’m FINE!” 5. Field of Dreams - If you build it…pause and look…he will come. 6. _Casablanca_ - “La Marseillaise” 7. _Born Free_ - Elsa reunion 8. _Captain America: The First Avenger_ - Steve and Peggy’s final radio call, before Steve crashes the Hydra plane ---
**Author:** ![FastDan1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fastdan1/32/427_2.png) [@FastDan1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FastDan1)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2021, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/233 "2021-04-08T19:58:07Z")
Films with a scene that gets to you every darned time. (No spoilers) 1. _Cool Runnings_ – what happens right before the slow clap. 2. _The Return of the King_ - “You bow to no one.” 3. _Up_ - Montage of Carl and Ellie 4. _Steel Magnolias_ - Sally Field - “I’m FINE!” 5. Field of Dreams - If you build it…pause and look…he will come. 6. _Casablanca_ - “La Marseillaise” 7. _Born Free_ - Elsa reunion 8. _Captain America: The First Avenger_ - Steve and Peggy’s final radio call, before Steve crashes the Hydra plane 9. Bridge to Terabithia - No comment ---
**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:** [April 8, 2021, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/234 "2021-04-08T23:48:47Z")
Films with a scene that gets to you every darned time. (No spoilers) 1. _Cool Runnings_ – what happens right before the slow clap. 2. _The Return of the King_ - “You bow to no one.” 3. _Up_ - Montage of Carl and Ellie 4. _Steel Magnolias_ - Sally Field - “I’m FINE!” 5. Field of Dreams - If you build it…pause and look…he will come. 6. _Casablanca_ - “La Marseillaise” 7. _Born Free_ - Elsa reunion 8. _Captain America: The First Avenger_ - Steve and Peggy’s final radio call, before Steve crashes the Hydra plane 9. Bridge to Terabithia - No comment 5a. _Field of Dreams_ – “Hey Dad — You want to have a catch?” _…If you’re a guy who can watch this scene and NOT break down and get watery-eyed, you are a cold, heartless son-of-a-bitch who must have machine oil instead of blood in your veins and I don’t think I want anything to do with you._ _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [April 9, 2021, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/235 "2021-04-09T01:36:47Z")
Films with a scene that gets to you every darned time. (No spoilers) 1. _Cool Runnings_ – what happens right before the slow clap. 2. _The Return of the King_ - “You bow to no one.” 3. _Up_ - Montage of Carl and Ellie 4. _Steel Magnolias_ - Sally Field - “I’m FINE!” 5. Field of Dreams - If you build it…pause and look…he will come. 6. _Casablanca_ - “La Marseillaise” 7. _Born Free_ - Elsa reunion 8. _Captain America: The First Avenger_ - Steve and Peggy’s final radio call, before Steve crashes the Hydra plane 9. Bridge to Terabithia - No comment 10. _Avengers: Age of Ultron_ - Quicksilver to Hawkeye: “What? You didn’t see that coming?” **Movies in which a character is portrayed as of a different race or ethnicity than in the source material** 1. _Doctor Strange_ - the Ancient One went from being a Tibetan man to a Celtic woman ---
**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:** [April 9, 2021, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/236 "2021-04-09T12:55:03Z")
**Movies in which a character is portrayed as of a different race or ethnicity than in the source material** 1. _Doctor Strange_ - the Ancient One went from being a Tibetan man to a Celtic woman 2. _The Shawshank Redemption_ - white Irish guy Red was played by Morgan Freeman in the movie. ---
**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:** [April 9, 2021, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/237 "2021-04-09T14:05:57Z")
**Movies in which a character is portrayed as of a different race or ethnicity than in the source material** 1. _Doctor Strange_ - the Ancient One went from being a Tibetan man to a Celtic woman 2. _The Shawshank Redemption_ - white Irish guy Red was played by Morgan Freeman in the movie. 3. _Starship Troopers_ - Johnnie Rico goes from Pilipino to Casper Van Dien ---
**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:** [April 9, 2021, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/238 "2021-04-09T14:10:10Z")
**Movies in which a character is portrayed as of a different race or ethnicity than in the source material** 1. _Doctor Strange_ - the Ancient One went from being a Tibetan man to a Celtic woman 2. _The Shawshank Redemption_ - white Irish guy Red was played by Morgan Freeman in the movie. 3. _Starship Troopers_ - Johnnie Rico goes from Pilipino to Casper Van Dien 4. _Thor_ - Heimdall goes from Nordic white to Idris Elba. ---
**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:** [April 9, 2021, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/239 "2021-04-09T14:28:32Z")
**Movies in which a character is portrayed as of a different race or ethnicity than in the source material** 1. _Doctor Strange_ - the Ancient One went from being a Tibetan man to a Celtic woman 2. _The Shawshank Redemption_ - white Irish guy Red was played by Morgan Freeman in the movie. 3. _Starship Troopers_ - Johnnie Rico goes from Pilipino to Casper Van Dien 4. _Thor_ - Heimdall goes from Nordic white to Idris Elba. 5. _Fantastic Four_ - White, blonde Johnny Storm is played by Michael P. Jordan ---
**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:** [April 9, 2021, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/240 "2021-04-09T23:06:16Z")
**Movies in which a character is portrayed as of a different race or ethnicity than in the source material** 1. _Doctor Strange_ - the Ancient One went from being a Tibetan man to a Celtic woman 2. _The Shawshank Redemption_ - white Irish guy Red was played by Morgan Freeman in the movie. 3. _Starship Troopers_ - Johnnie Rico goes from Pilipino to Casper Van Dien 4. _Thor_ - Heimdall goes from Nordic white to Idris Elba. 5. _Fantastic Four_ - White, blonde Johnny Storm is played by Michael P. Jordan 6. _Field of Dreams_ – Real-life reclusive author J. D. Salinger became fictional black reclusive author Terence Mann. _ **-“BB”-** _ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801.md?page=13)