# 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:** 351
**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:** [October 27, 2022, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7003 "2022-10-27T13:05:54Z")
**Films that (probably) did something the first time** 1. _The Crowd_, 1928 (showed a bathroom with a toilet) 2. Westworld (1974) (first use of computer graphics in a movie) 3. _Cabiria_, 1914 (credited by many as having the first tracking shot) 4. _Tillie’s Punctured Romance,_ 1914 (said to be the first instance of “film within the film”) 5. _The Power of Love,_ 1922 (credited as the first 3D film shown to a commercial audience) 6. _Men Who Have Made Love To Me_, 1918 (The first film to break the fourth wall) ---
**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:** [October 27, 2022, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7004 "2022-10-27T13:28:53Z")
**Films that (probably) did something the first time** 1. _The Crowd_, 1928 (showed a bathroom with a toilet) 2. _Westworld_ (1974) (first use of computer graphics in a movie) 3. _Cabiria_, 1914 (credited by many as having the first tracking shot) 4. _Tillie’s Punctured Romance,_ 1914 (said to be the first instance of “film within the film”) 5. _The Power of Love,_ 1922 (credited as the first 3D film shown to a commercial audience) 6. _Men Who Have Made Love To Me_, 1918 (The first film to break the fourth wall) 7. _The Jazz Singer_, 1927 (the first talkie) ---
**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:** [October 27, 2022, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7005 "2022-10-27T17:31:33Z")
**Films that (probably) did something the first time** 1. _The Crowd_, 1928 (showed a bathroom with a toilet) 2. _Westworld_ (1974) (first use of computer graphics in a movie) 3. _Cabiria_, 1914 (credited by many as having the first tracking shot) 4. _Tillie’s Punctured Romance,_ 1914 (said to be the first instance of “film within the film”) 5. _The Power of Love,_ 1922 (credited as the first 3D film shown to a commercial audience) 6. _Men Who Have Made Love To Me_, 1918 (The first film to break the fourth wall) 7. _The Jazz Singer_, 1927 (the first talkie) 8. _Cinderella,_ 1899 (first dissolve on screen to denote a scene change) ---
**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:** [October 27, 2022, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7006 "2022-10-27T17:34:36Z")
**Films that (probably) did something the first time** 1. _The Crowd_, 1928 (showed a bathroom with a toilet) 2. _Westworld_ (1974) (first use of computer graphics in a movie) 3. _Cabiria_, 1914 (credited by many as having the first tracking shot) 4. _Tillie’s Punctured Romance,_ 1914 (said to be the first instance of “film within the film”) 5. _The Power of Love,_ 1922 (credited as the first 3D film shown to a commercial audience) 6. _Men Who Have Made Love To Me_, 1918 (The first film to break the fourth wall) 7. _The Jazz Singer_, 1927 (the first talkie) 8. _Cinderella,_ 1899 (first dissolve on screen to denote a scene change) 9. _Young Sherlock Holmes_, 1985 (first full-length film to feature a completely computer-generated character) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/iB9KoJ79tGY/maxresdefault.jpg "Young Sherlock Holmes (1985) - First polygonal CGI character on live background (HD)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iB9KoJ79tGY) ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2022, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7007 "2022-10-27T22:13:10Z")
**Films that (probably) did something the first time** 1. _The Crowd_, 1928 (showed a bathroom with a toilet) 2. _Westworld_ (1974) (first use of computer graphics in a movie) 3. _Cabiria_, 1914 (credited by many as having the first tracking shot) 4. _Tillie’s Punctured Romance,_ 1914 (said to be the first instance of “film within the film”) 5. _The Power of Love,_ 1922 (credited as the first 3D film shown to a commercial audience) 6. _Men Who Have Made Love To Me_, 1918 (The first film to break the fourth wall) 7. _The Jazz Singer_, 1927 (the first talkie) 8. _Cinderella,_ 1899 (first dissolve on screen to denote a scene change) 9. _Young Sherlock Holmes_, 1985 (first full-length film to feature a completely computer-generated character) 10. _Sallie Gardner at a Gallop_, 1878 (using a fast-motion series of 24 cameras Eadweard Muybridge films a horse in motion, proving that all four hooves were off the ground at the same time) **Foreign films that were successful at the U.S. box office** 1. _Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon_, China ---
**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:** [October 27, 2022, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7008 "2022-10-27T22:15:47Z")
**Foreign films that were successful at the U.S. box office** 1. _Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon_, China 2. _Parasite_, Korea Well, at least the streaming Netflix box office anyway ---
**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:** [October 27, 2022, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7009 "2022-10-27T22:18:47Z")
**Foreign films that were successful at the U.S. box office** 1. _Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon_, China 2. _Parasite_, Korea 3. _Das Boot,_ Germany ---
**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:** [October 28, 2022, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7010 "2022-10-28T12:00:32Z")
**Foreign films that were successful at the U.S. box office** 1. _Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon_, China 2. _Parasite_, Korea 3. _Das Boot,_ Germany 4. _La Cage aux Folles_, France ---
**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:** [October 28, 2022, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7011 "2022-10-28T13:24:07Z")
**Foreign films that were successful at the U.S. box office** 1. _Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon_, China 2. _Parasite_, Korea 3. _Das Boot,_ Germany 4. _La Cage aux Folles_, France 5. Pan’s Labyrinth ---
**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:** [October 28, 2022, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7012 "2022-10-28T14:31:34Z")
**Foreign films that were successful at the U.S. box office** 1. _Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon_, China 2. _Parasite_, Korea 3. _Das Boot,_ Germany 4. _La Cage aux Folles_, France 5. Pan’s Labyrinth 6. _Amarcord_, Italy ---
**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:** [October 28, 2022, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7013 "2022-10-28T15:14:22Z")
**Foreign films that were successful at the U.S. box office** 1. _Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon_, China 2. _Parasite_, Korea 3. _Das Boot,_ Germany 4. _La Cage aux Folles_, France 5. Pan’s Labyrinth 6. _Amarcord_, Italy 7. _The Gods Must be Crazy_, South Africa ---
**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:** [October 28, 2022, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7014 "2022-10-28T15:27:11Z")
**Foreign films that were successful at the U.S. box office** 1. _Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon_, China 2. _Parasite_, Korea 3. _Das Boot,_ Germany 4. _La Cage aux Folles_, France 5. Pan’s Labyrinth 6. _Amarcord_, Italy 7. _The Gods Must be Crazy_, South Africa 8. _Life Is Beautiful_, Italy ---
**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:** [October 28, 2022, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7015 "2022-10-28T15:36:37Z")
**Foreign films that were successful at the U.S. box office** 1. _Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon_, China 2. _Parasite_, Korea 3. _Das Boot,_ Germany 4. _La Cage aux Folles_, France 5. Pan’s Labyrinth 6. _Amarcord_, Italy 7. _The Gods Must be Crazy_, South Africa 8. _Life Is Beautiful_, Italy 9. _The Road Warrior_ (a.k.a. _Mad Max 2_), Australia ---
**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:** [October 28, 2022, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7016 "2022-10-28T17:53:08Z")
**Foreign films that were successful at the U.S. box office** 1. _Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon_, China 2. _Parasite_, Korea 3. _Das Boot,_ Germany 4. _La Cage aux Folles_, France 5. Pan’s Labyrinth 6. _Amarcord_, Italy 7. _The Gods Must be Crazy_, South Africa 8. _Life Is Beautiful_, Italy 9. _The Road Warrior_ (a.k.a. _Mad Max 2_), Australia 10. _Hero_, China **Panned by critics, loved by the public** 1. Sister Act 2 ---
**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:** [October 28, 2022, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7017 "2022-10-28T18:51:02Z")
**Panned by critics, loved by the public** 1. Sister Act 2 2. Black Adam ---
**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:** [October 28, 2022, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7018 "2022-10-28T19:04:35Z")
**Panned by critics, loved by the public** 1. Sister Act 2 2. Black Adam 3. Dumb and Dumber ---
**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:** [October 28, 2022, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7019 "2022-10-28T19:14:51Z")
**Panned by critics, loved by the public** 1. Sister Act 2 2. Black Adam 3. Dumb and Dumber 4. But I’m a Cheerleader ---
**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:** [October 28, 2022, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7020 "2022-10-28T20:22:05Z")
**Panned by critics, loved by the public** 1. Sister Act 2 2. Black Adam 3. Dumb and Dumber 4. But I’m a Cheerleader 5. Final Destination ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2022, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7021 "2022-10-30T22:26:06Z")
**Panned by critics, loved by the public** 1. Sister Act 2 2. Black Adam 3. Dumb and Dumber 4. But I’m a Cheerleader 5. Final Destination 6. Any Adam Sandler film Except Punch Drunk Love, Uncut Gems and maybe Funny People which were all loved by critics but the audience was “Meh”. ---
**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:** [October 31, 2022, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/7022 "2022-10-31T18:53:17Z")
**Panned by critics, loved by the public** 1. Sister Act 2 2. Black Adam 3. Dumb and Dumber 4. But I’m a Cheerleader 5. Final Destination 6. Any Adam Sandler film 7. Weekend at Bernie’s [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801.md?page=350) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801.md?page=352)