# 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:** 214
**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, 2022, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4263 "2022-02-25T23:27:23Z")
**Michael Keaton: an appreciation** 1. Batman 2. Johnny Dangerously 3. Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) 4. The Dream Team 5. Beetlejuice ---
**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:** [February 25, 2022, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4264 "2022-02-25T23:38:33Z")
**Michael Keaton: an appreciation** 1. Batman 2. Johnny Dangerously 3. Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) 4. The Dream Team 5. Beetlejuice 6. Pacific Heights ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2022, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4265 "2022-02-26T02:03:20Z")
**Michael Keaton: an appreciation** 1. Batman 2. Johnny Dangerously 3. Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) 4. The Dream Team 5. Beetlejuice 6. Pacific Heights 7. Night Shift A young Ron Howard’s feature film debut. ---
**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 26, 2022, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4266 "2022-02-26T03:29:48Z")
**Michael Keaton: an appreciation** 1. Batman 2. Johnny Dangerously 3. Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) 4. The Dream Team 5. Beetlejuice 6. Pacific Heights 7. Night Shift 8. The Founder ---
**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 26, 2022, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4267 "2022-02-26T05:01:24Z")
**Michael Keaton: an appreciation** 1. Batman 2. Johnny Dangerously 3. Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) 4. The Dream Team 5. Beetlejuice 6. Pacific Heights 7. Night Shift 8. The Founder 9. Spider-Man: Homecoming ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2022, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4268 "2022-02-26T19:15:40Z")
**Michael Keaton: an appreciation** 1. Batman 2. Johnny Dangerously 3. Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) 4. The Dream Team 5. Beetlejuice 6. Pacific Heights 7. Night Shift 8. The Founder 9. Spider-Man: Homecoming 10. Jackie Brown As Ray Nicolette, the same character he played in “Out of Sight”, another Elmore Leonard book adaptation. **Movies that were BETTER than the book** 1. Forrest Gump ---
**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 26, 2022, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4269 "2022-02-26T22:38:16Z")
**Movies that were BETTER than the book** 1. Forrest Gump 2. Patriot Games ---
**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 26, 2022, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4270 "2022-02-26T22:55:04Z")
**Movies that were BETTER than the book** 1. Forrest Gump 2. Patriot Games 3. The Neverending Story ---
**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:** [February 27, 2022, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4271 "2022-02-27T12:19:12Z")
**Movies that were BETTER than the book** 1. Forrest Gump 2. Patriot Games 3. The Neverending Story 4. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2022, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4272 "2022-02-27T14:05:38Z")
**Movies that were BETTER than the book** 1. Forrest Gump 2. Patriot Games 3. The Neverending Story 4. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest 5. Jaws ---
**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 27, 2022, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4273 "2022-02-27T14:52:08Z")
**Movies that were BETTER than the book** 1. Forrest Gump 2. Patriot Games 3. The Neverending Story 4. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest 5. Jaws 6. The Shawshank Redemption It was only a novella, not an entire book, but I think it qualifies. ---
**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 27, 2022, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4274 "2022-02-27T20:39:45Z")
**Movies that were BETTER than the book** 1. Forrest Gump 2. Patriot Games 3. The Neverending Story 4. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest 5. Jaws 6. The Shawshank Redemption 7. Contact ---
**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 27, 2022, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4275 "2022-02-27T21:21:53Z")
**Movies that were BETTER than the book** 1. Forrest Gump 2. Patriot Games 3. The Neverending Story 4. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest 5. Jaws 6. The Shawshank Redemption 7. Contact 8. Pollyanna ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2022, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4276 "2022-02-27T22:55:28Z")
**Movies that were BETTER than the book** 1. Forrest Gump 2. Patriot Games 3. The Neverending Story 4. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest 5. Jaws 6. The Shawshank Redemption 7. Contact 8. Pollyanna 9. The Godfather ---
**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 28, 2022, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4277 "2022-02-28T14:23:27Z")
**Movies that were BETTER than the book** 1. Forrest Gump 2. Patriot Games 3. The Neverending Story 4. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest 5. Jaws 6. The Shawshank Redemption 7. Contact 8. Pollyanna 9. The Godfather 10. Limitless Next up: **Movie cliches: "Are you threatening me?"** 1. “That wasn’t a threat. That was a promise.” ---
**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:** [February 28, 2022, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4278 "2022-02-28T15:47:16Z")
**Movie cliches: "Are you threatening me?"** 1. “That wasn’t a threat. That was a promise.” 2. “That’s not a knife! THIS is a knife.” ---
**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 28, 2022, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4279 "2022-02-28T16:18:12Z")
**Movie cliches: "Are you threatening me?"** 1. “That wasn’t a threat. That was a promise.” 2. “That’s not a knife! THIS is a knife.” 3. “I’m not threatening you. I’m telling you.” (Not sure I’m understanding this category …) ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2022, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4280 "2022-02-28T16:33:08Z")
**Movie cliches: "Are you threatening me?"** 1. “That wasn’t a threat. That was a promise.” 2. “That’s not a knife! THIS is a knife.” 3. “I’m not threatening you. I’m telling you.” 4. “I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse.” ---
**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 28, 2022, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4281 "2022-02-28T16:50:25Z")
**Movie cliches: "Are you threatening me?"** 1. “That wasn’t a threat. That was a promise.” 2. “That’s not a knife! THIS is a knife.” 3. “I’m not threatening you. I’m telling you.” 4. “I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse.” 5. “Don’t you die on me!” ---
**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 28, 2022, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/4282 "2022-02-28T17:16:02Z")
**Movie cliches: "Are you threatening me?"** 1. “That wasn’t a threat. That was a promise.” 2. “That’s not a knife! THIS is a knife.” 3. “I’m not threatening you. I’m telling you.” 4. “I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse.” 5. “Don’t you die on me!” 6. “Well, punk? Do you feel lucky?” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801.md?page=213) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801.md?page=215)