# 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:** 18
**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 15, 2021, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/341 "2021-04-15T16:56:52Z")
**Movies with insects** 1. Them! 2. The Mummy (1999) - flesh-eating scarab beetles 3. Damnation Alley ---
**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 15, 2021, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/342 "2021-04-15T17:01:04Z")
**Movies with insects** 1. Them! 2. The Mummy (1999) - flesh-eating scarab beetles 3. Damnation Alley 4. Creepshow The cockroach segment. ---
**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 15, 2021, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/343 "2021-04-15T17:04:44Z")
**Movies with insects** 1. Them! 2. The Mummy (1999) - flesh-eating scarab beetles 3. Damnation Alley 4. Creepshow 5. The Fly ---
**Author:** ![Mike\_H](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@Mike\_H](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_H)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2021, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/344 "2021-04-15T17:06:55Z")
**Movies with insects** 1. Them! 2. The Mummy (1999) - flesh-eating scarab beetles 3. Damnation Alley 4. Creepshow 5. The Fly 6. Phase IV ---
**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 15, 2021, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/345 "2021-04-15T17:07:03Z")
**Movies with insects** 1. Them! 2. The Mummy (1999) - flesh-eating scarab beetles 3. Damnation Alley 4. Creepshow 5. The Fly 6. Phase IV 7. Amitiville Horror housekeeping ---
**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:** [April 15, 2021, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/346 "2021-04-15T20:06:55Z")
Didn’t we do this pretty recently? **Movies with insects** 1. Them! 2. The Mummy (1999) - flesh-eating scarab beetles 3. Damnation Alley 4. Creepshow 5. The Fly 6. Phase IV 7. Amityville Horror 8. Gorky Park ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2021, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/347 "2021-04-15T20:44:08Z")
**Movies with insects** 1. Them! 2. The Mummy (1999) - flesh-eating scarab beetles 3. Damnation Alley 4. Creepshow 5. The Fly 6. Phase IV 7. Amityville Horror 8. Gorky Park 9. [My Girl](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYuvLSFFalo) No, that link doesn’t go to the film but if you’ve seen the film you’ll understand the link. ---
**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 15, 2021, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/348 "2021-04-15T20:48:50Z")
**Movies with insects** 1. Them! 2. The Mummy (1999) - flesh-eating scarab beetles 3. Damnation Alley 4. Creepshow 5. The Fly 6. Phase IV 7. Amityville Horror 8. Gorky Park 9. [My Girl](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYuvLSFFalo) 10. A Bug’s Life **Historical Films (but not Westerns)** 1. Barry Lyndon ---
**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 15, 2021, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/349 "2021-04-15T20:53:31Z")
**Historical Films (but not Westerns)** 1. Barry Lyndon 2. Amadeus ---
**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:** [April 15, 2021, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/350 "2021-04-15T21:04:26Z")
**Historical Films (but not Westerns)** 1. Barry Lyndon 2. Amadeus 3. Schindler’s List ---
**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2021, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/351 "2021-04-15T21:20:51Z")
**Historical Films (but not Westerns)** 1. Barry Lyndon 2. Amadeus 3. Schindler’s List 4. 1776 ---
**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 15, 2021, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/352 "2021-04-15T21:22:35Z")
**Historical Films (but not Westerns)** 1. Barry Lyndon 2. Amadeus 3. Schindler’s List 4. 1776 5. Frida ---
**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 15, 2021, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/353 "2021-04-15T21:42:40Z")
**Historical Films (but not Westerns)** 1. Barry Lyndon 2. Amadeus 3. Schindler’s List 4. 1776 5. Frida 6. Paths of Glory ---
**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:** [April 15, 2021, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/354 "2021-04-15T22:09:37Z")
**Historical Films (but not Westerns)** 1. Barry Lyndon 2. Amadeus 3. Schindler’s List 4. 1776 5. Frida 6. Paths of Glory 7. The Queen ---
**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 15, 2021, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/355 "2021-04-15T22:29:42Z")
**Historical Films (but not Westerns)** 1. Barry Lyndon 2. Amadeus 3. Schindler’s List 4. 1776 5. Frida 6. Paths of Glory 7. The Queen 8. A Night to Remember _(THE definitive Titanic movie, at least until James Cameron came along)_ _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![Biffster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biffster/32/339_2.png) [@Biffster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffster)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2021, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/356 "2021-04-16T02:19:18Z")
**Historical Films (but not Westerns)** 1. Barry Lyndon 2. Amadeus 3. Schindler’s List 4. 1776 5. Frida 6. Paths of Glory 7. The Queen 8. A Night to Remember _(THE definitive Titanic movie, at least until James Cameron came along)_ 9. Donnie Brasco ---
**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 16, 2021, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/357 "2021-04-16T02:43:17Z")
**Historical Films (but not Westerns)** 1. Barry Lyndon 2. Amadeus 3. Schindler’s List 4. 1776 5. Frida 6. Paths of Glory 7. The Queen 8. A Night to Remember _(THE definitive Titanic movie, at least until James Cameron came along)_ 9. Donnie Brasco 10. The Return of Martin Guerre NEXT: **Popular films you personally can’t stand** 1. Forrest Gump ---
**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 16, 2021, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/358 "2021-04-16T02:51:12Z")
**Popular films you personally can’t stand** 1. Forrest Gump 2. The Horse Whisperer The characters were unlikable, and the pacing was turgid (it’s almost 3 hours long). I went to see it with my wife (who really enjoyed it), and I wound up leaving the theater about halfway through, and sitting in the lobby for 20 minutes, before I talked myself into going back in for the end. ---
**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:** [April 16, 2021, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/359 "2021-04-16T03:50:39Z")
**Popular films you personally can’t stand** 1. Forrest Gump 2. The Horse Whisperer 3. No Country for Old Men ---
**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 16, 2021, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/360 "2021-04-16T06:09:32Z")
**Popular films you personally can’t stand** 1. Forrest Gump 2. The Horse Whisperer 3. No Country for Old Men 4. Dead Poets Society [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801.md?page=17) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801.md?page=19)