# 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:** 311
**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:** [August 15, 2022, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6203 "2022-08-15T11:43:20Z")
**Movies where one of the bad guys is actually a good guy** 1. Reservoir Dogs 2. Terminator 2 3. Blazing Saddles 4. Pulp Fiction Marcellus Wallace - The crime boss who doesn’t _actually_ DO anything _bad_ except to people who _rape_ him or kill his employees. ---
**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 15, 2022, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6204 "2022-08-15T12:41:12Z")
**Movies where one of the bad guys is actually a good guy** 1. Reservoir Dogs 2. Terminator 2 3. Blazing Saddles 4. Pulp Fiction 5. The Muppet Movie Max. ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2022, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6205 "2022-08-15T12:44:33Z")
**Movies where one of the bad guys is actually a good guy** 1. Reservoir Dogs 2. Terminator 2 3. Blazing Saddles 4. Pulp Fiction 5. The Muppet Movie 6. Return of the Jedi ---
**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:** [August 15, 2022, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6206 "2022-08-15T15:10:05Z")
**Movies where one of the bad guys is actually a good guy** 1. Reservoir Dogs 2. Terminator 2 3. Blazing Saddles 4. Pulp Fiction 5. The Muppet Movie 6. Return of the Jedi 7. Shrek 2 Puss In Boots ---
**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 15, 2022, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6207 "2022-08-15T17:25:35Z")
**Movies where one of the bad guys is actually a good guy** 1. Reservoir Dogs 2. Terminator 2 3. Blazing Saddles 4. Pulp Fiction 5. The Muppet Movie 6. Return of the Jedi 7. Shrek 2 8. Blade Runner ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2022, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6208 "2022-08-16T00:47:28Z")
**Movies where one of the bad guys is actually a good guy** 1. Reservoir Dogs 2. Terminator 2 3. Blazing Saddles 4. Pulp Fiction 5. The Muppet Movie 6. Return of the Jedi 7. Shrek 2 8. Blade Runner 9. The Grinch ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2022, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6209 "2022-08-16T12:25:18Z")
**Movies where one of the bad guys is actually a good guy** 1. Reservoir Dogs 2. Terminator 2 3. Blazing Saddles 4. Pulp Fiction 5. The Muppet Movie 6. Return of the Jedi 7. Shrek 2 8. Blade Runner 9. The Grinch 10. Beauty and the Beast pass ---
**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:** [August 16, 2022, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6210 "2022-08-16T13:01:10Z")
**Political Thrillers** 1. All the President’s Men ---
**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:** [August 16, 2022, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6211 "2022-08-16T14:01:57Z")
**Political Thrillers** 1. All the President’s Men 2. Seven Days in May ---
**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:** [August 16, 2022, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6212 "2022-08-16T14:07:01Z")
**Political Thrillers** 1. All the President’s Men 2. Seven Days in May 3. The Manchurian Candidate ---
**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:** [August 16, 2022, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6213 "2022-08-16T14:17:45Z")
**Political Thrillers** 1. All the President’s Men 2. Seven Days in May 3. The Manchurian Candidate 4. Captain America: The Winter Soldier A conspiracy/political thriller film, wrapped up in a superhero package. ---
**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:** [August 16, 2022, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6214 "2022-08-16T14:22:16Z")
**Political Thrillers** 1. All the President’s Men 2. Seven Days in May 3. The Manchurian Candidate 4. Captain America: The Winter Soldier 5. The Battle of Algiers ---
**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 16, 2022, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6215 "2022-08-16T14:55:23Z")
**Political Thrillers** 1. All the President’s Men 2. Seven Days in May 3. The Manchurian Candidate 4. Captain America: The Winter Soldier 5. The Battle of Algiers 6. RED ---
**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:** [August 16, 2022, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6216 "2022-08-16T15:17:36Z")
**Political Thrillers** 1. All the President’s Men 2. Seven Days in May 3. The Manchurian Candidate 4. Captain America: The Winter Soldier 5. The Battle of Algiers 6. RED 7. THe Day of the Jackal ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2022, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6217 "2022-08-16T15:44:44Z")
**Political Thrillers** 1. All the President’s Men 2. Seven Days in May 3. The Manchurian Candidate 4. Captain America: The Winter Soldier 5. The Battle of Algiers 6. RED 7. THe Day of the Jackal 8. V For Vendetta ---
**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 16, 2022, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6218 "2022-08-16T15:59:15Z")
**Political Thrillers** 1. All the President’s Men 2. Seven Days in May 3. The Manchurian Candidate 4. Captain America: The Winter Soldier 5. The Battle of Algiers 6. RED 7. The Day of the Jackal 8. V For Vendetta 9. Three Days of the Condor Sobering to see the scenes set in the World Trade Center, just a few years after it opened. ---
**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:** [August 16, 2022, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6219 "2022-08-16T18:23:47Z")
**Political Thrillers** 1. All the President’s Men 2. Seven Days in May 3. The Manchurian Candidate 4. Captain America: The Winter Soldier 5. The Battle of Algiers 6. RED 7. The Day of the Jackal 8. V For Vendetta 9. Three Days of the Condor 10. The War is Over Next: **August 16 in National Airborne Day, Movies featuring paratroopers** 1. Airborne (1962) ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2022, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6220 "2022-08-16T18:35:49Z")
Next: **August 16 in National Airborne Day, Movies featuring paratroopers** 1. Airborne (1962) 2. A Bridge Too Far (1977) story about the ill fated operation Market Garden ---
**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:** [August 16, 2022, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6221 "2022-08-16T20:54:16Z")
**August 16 in National Airborne Day, Movies featuring paratroopers** 1. Airborne (1962) 2. A Bridge Too Far (1977) 3. The Longest Day (1962) ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2022, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/6222 "2022-08-16T21:34:48Z")
**August 16 in National Airborne Day, Movies featuring paratroopers** 1. Airborne (1962) 2. A Bridge Too Far (1977) 3. The Longest Day (1962) 4. Overlord (2018) Starts as a WW2 film, becomes a monster movie. Great fun. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801.md?page=310) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801.md?page=312)