# 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:** 479
**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:** [May 17, 2023, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9563 "2023-05-17T16:35:09Z")
**Spoiler alert: The hero dies at the end** 1. Titanic 2. The Perfect Storm 3. Star Wars: Rogue One 4. Penn and Teller Get Killed 5. Avengers: Endgame 6. Braveheart 7. Cool Hand Luke ---
**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:** [May 17, 2023, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9564 "2023-05-17T16:58:48Z")
**Spoiler alert: The hero dies at the end** 1. Titanic 2. The Perfect Storm 3. Star Wars: Rogue One 4. Penn and Teller Get Killed 5. Avengers: Endgame 6. Braveheart 7. Cool Hand Luke 8. Jesus Christ Superstar ---
**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:** [May 17, 2023, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9565 "2023-05-17T17:12:55Z")
**Spoiler alert: The hero dies at the end** 1. Titanic 2. The Perfect Storm 3. Star Wars: Rogue One 4. Penn and Teller Get Killed 5. Avengers: Endgame 6. Braveheart 7. Cool Hand Luke 8. Jesus Christ Superstar 9. Breaker Morant Still one of my all-time favorite movies. ---
**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:** [May 17, 2023, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9566 "2023-05-17T17:17:16Z")
**Spoiler alert: The hero dies at the end** 1. Titanic 2. The Perfect Storm 3. Star Wars: Rogue One 4. Penn and Teller Get Killed 5. Avengers: Endgame 6. Braveheart 7. Cool Hand Luke 8. Jesus Christ Superstar 9. Breaker Morant 10. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Maybe the anti-hero? I don’t know. Pass. ---
**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:** [May 17, 2023, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9567 "2023-05-17T17:47:07Z")
**Marvel Cinematic Universe Actors You May Have Missed** 1. Miley Cyrus - Mainframe, Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2 Voice only, and she only had one line: “I missed you guys.” ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2023, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9568 "2023-05-17T18:01:02Z")
**Marvel Cinematic Universe Actors You May Have Missed** 1. Miley Cyrus - Mainframe, Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2 2. Matt Damon - actor playing Loki in a dramatization of Thor’s family in _Thor: Ragnarok_ ---
**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:** [May 17, 2023, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9569 "2023-05-17T18:05:25Z")
**Marvel Cinematic Universe Actors You May Have Missed** 1. Miley Cyrus - Mainframe, _Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2_ 2. Matt Damon - actor playing Loki in a dramatization of Thor’s family in _Thor: Ragnarok_ 3. Melissa McCarthy - cameo in _Thor: Love and Thunder_ ---
**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:** [May 17, 2023, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9570 "2023-05-17T19:01:57Z")
**Marvel Cinematic Universe Actors You May Have Missed** 1. Miley Cyrus - Mainframe, _Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2_ 2. Matt Damon - actor playing Loki in a dramatization of Thor’s family in _Thor: Ragnarok_ 3. Melissa McCarthy - cameo in _Thor: Love and Thunder_ 4. Justin Theroux - The _Iron Man 2_ writer has a cameo as a police officer ---
**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:** [May 17, 2023, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9571 "2023-05-17T19:08:58Z")
**Marvel Cinematic Universe Actors You May Have Missed** 1. Miley Cyrus - Mainframe, _Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2_ 2. Matt Damon - actor playing Loki in a dramatization of Thor’s family in _Thor: Ragnarok_ 3. Melissa McCarthy - cameo in _Thor: Love and Thunder_ 4. Justin Theroux - The _Iron Man 2_ writer has a cameo as a police officer 5. Ed Brubaker - Hydra Scientist, _Captain America: The Winter Soldier_ Ed Brubaker is the comic book writer who came up with Bucky’s return as the Winter Soldier in the comics. In the movies he’s overseeing the maintenance of Bucky. ---
**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:** [May 17, 2023, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9572 "2023-05-17T19:15:59Z")
**Marvel Cinematic Universe Actors You May Have Missed** 1. Miley Cyrus - Mainframe, _Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2_ 2. Matt Damon - actor playing Loki in a dramatization of Thor’s family in _Thor: Ragnarok_ 3. Melissa McCarthy - cameo in _Thor: Love and Thunder_ 4. Justin Theroux - The _Iron Man 2_ writer has a cameo as a police officer 5. Ed Brubaker - Hydra Scientist, _Captain America: The Winter Soldier_ 6. J. Michael Straczynski - “Townie” in _Thor_ Straczynski, a TV screenwriter and showrunner, known primarily for his series _Babylon 5_, wrote for Marvel for several years, including a run on the Thor comic book. In the movie (on which he was a co-writer), he has a cameo as the guy who finds Thor’s hammer, Mjolnir, in a crater in New Mexico. [![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E6TGrxFWEAQ9gPU.jpg) ](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E6TGrxFWEAQ9gPU.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2023, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9573 "2023-05-18T06:40:15Z")
**Marvel Cinematic Universe Actors You May Have Missed** 1. Miley Cyrus - Mainframe, _Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2_ 2. Matt Damon - actor playing Loki in a dramatization of Thor’s family in _Thor: Ragnarok_ 3. Melissa McCarthy - cameo in _Thor: Love and Thunder_ 4. Justin Theroux - The _Iron Man 2_ writer has a cameo as a police officer 5. Ed Brubaker - Hydra Scientist, _Captain America: The Winter Soldier_ 6. J. Michael Straczynski - “Townie” in _Thor_ 7. Trevor Noah - the voice of Griot, the computer system in both _Black Panther_ films ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2023, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9574 "2023-05-18T08:11:56Z")
**Marvel Cinematic Universe Actors You May Have Missed** 1. Miley Cyrus - Mainframe, _Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2_ 2. Matt Damon - actor playing Loki in a dramatization of Thor’s family in _Thor: Ragnarok_ 3. Melissa McCarthy - cameo in _Thor: Love and Thunder_ 4. Justin Theroux - The _Iron Man 2_ writer has a cameo as a police officer 5. Ed Brubaker - Hydra Scientist, _Captain America: The Winter Soldier_ 6. J. Michael Straczynski - “Townie” in _Thor_ 7. Trevor Noah - the voice of Griot, the computer system in both _Black Panther_ films 8. Luke Hemsworth - actor who plays Thor in drama in #2 (and brother to Chris in real life) ---
**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:** [May 18, 2023, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9575 "2023-05-18T15:39:41Z")
**Marvel Cinematic Universe Actors You May Have Missed** 1. Miley Cyrus - Mainframe, _Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2_ 2. Matt Damon - actor playing Loki in a dramatization of Thor’s family in _Thor: Ragnarok_ 3. Melissa McCarthy - cameo in _Thor: Love and Thunder_ 4. Justin Theroux - The _Iron Man 2_ writer has a cameo as a police officer 5. Ed Brubaker - Hydra Scientist, _Captain America: The Winter Soldier_ 6. J. Michael Straczynski - “Townie” in _Thor_ 7. Trevor Noah - the voice of Griot, the computer system in both _Black Panther_ films 8. Luke Hemsworth - actor who plays Thor in drama in #2 (and brother to Chris in real life) 9. Kenneth Branagh - Voice of the Asgardian distress call in _Avengers: Infinity War_. ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2023, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9576 "2023-05-19T22:56:03Z")
**Marvel Cinematic Universe Actors You May Have Missed** 1. Miley Cyrus - Mainframe, _Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2_ 2. Matt Damon - actor playing Loki in a dramatization of Thor’s family in _Thor: Ragnarok_ 3. Melissa McCarthy - cameo in _Thor: Love and Thunder_ 4. Justin Theroux - The _Iron Man 2_ writer has a cameo as a police officer 5. Ed Brubaker - Hydra Scientist, _Captain America: The Winter Soldier_ 6. J. Michael Straczynski - “Townie” in _Thor_ 7. Trevor Noah - the voice of Griot, the computer system in both _Black Panther_ films 8. Luke Hemsworth - actor who plays Thor in drama in #2 (and brother to Chris in real life) 9. Kenneth Branagh - Voice of the Asgardian distress call in _Avengers: Infinity War_. 10. Brad Pitt - Blink and you’ll miss his death scene in _Deadpool 2_ **Good movies you’ll only watch once** 1. Gone With the Wind - too long and Scarlett is annoying ---
**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:** [May 20, 2023, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9577 "2023-05-20T02:53:06Z")
**Good movies you’ll only watch once** 1. Gone With the Wind - too long and Scarlett is annoying 2. Dr. Zhivago - too long and confusing Had to watch it as part of a Russian studies course. Well, it’s a good movie, and I did watch it for class, but I have no interest in ever seeing it again. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2023, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9578 "2023-05-20T10:01:38Z")
**Good movies you’ll only watch once** 1. Gone With the Wind - too long and Scarlett is annoying 2. Dr. Zhivago - too long and confusing 3. Titanic - too long, and when I tried to sing the theme from it to my high-school girlfriend, she shushed me because she hated the movie, and I hate being shushed when I’m singing ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2023, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9579 "2023-05-20T12:20:15Z")
**Good movies you’ll only watch once** 1. Gone With the Wind - too long and Scarlett is annoying 2. Dr. Zhivago - too long and confusing 3. Titanic - too long, and when I tried to sing the theme from it to my high-school girlfriend, she shushed me because she hated the movie, and I hate being shushed when I’m singing 4. Ikiru - Beautiful Kurosawa film, but ultimately a story about a city clerk dying of stomach cancer ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2023, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9580 "2023-05-20T16:34:12Z")
**Good movies you’ll only watch once** 1. Gone With the Wind - too long and Scarlett is annoying 2. Dr. Zhivago - too long and confusing 3. Titanic - too long, and when I tried to sing the theme from it to my high-school girlfriend, she shushed me because she hated the movie, and I hate being shushed when I’m singing 4. Ikiru - Beautiful Kurosawa film, but ultimately a story about a city clerk dying of stomach cancer 5. The Dead - Came to me with excellent reviews, but I found no joy watching it. ---
**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:** [May 20, 2023, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9581 "2023-05-20T21:15:26Z")
**Good movies you’ll only watch once** 1. Gone With the Wind - too long and Scarlett is annoying 2. Dr. Zhivago - too long and confusing 3. Titanic - too long, and when I tried to sing the theme from it to my high-school girlfriend, she shushed me because she hated the movie, and I hate being shushed when I’m singing 4. Ikiru - Beautiful Kurosawa film, but ultimately a story about a city clerk dying of stomach cancer 5. The Dead - Came to me with excellent reviews, but I found no joy watching it. 6. Dogma - Streaming rights are held up by Weinsteiin & Co. ---
**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:** [May 20, 2023, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9582 "2023-05-20T21:58:53Z")
**Good movies you’ll only watch once** 1. Gone With the Wind - too long and Scarlett is annoying 2. Dr. Zhivago - too long and confusing 3. Titanic - too long, and when I tried to sing the theme from it to my high-school girlfriend, she shushed me because she hated the movie, and I hate being shushed when I’m singing 4. Ikiru - Beautiful Kurosawa film, but ultimately a story about a city clerk dying of stomach cancer 5. The Dead - Came to me with excellent reviews, but I found no joy watching it. 6. Dogma - Streaming rights are held up by Weinstein & Co. 7. The Sixth Sense - Very good, but very sad and upsetting At least I found it so. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801.md?page=478) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801.md?page=480)