# 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:** 480
**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 21, 2023, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9583 "2023-05-21T00:42:11Z")
**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 8. Seven Samurai - Definitely worth seeing once but I don’t think I’d watch it again. ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2023, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9584 "2023-05-21T00:59:47Z")
**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 8. Seven Samurai - Definitely worth seeing once but I don’t think I’d watch it again. 9. The Man Who Wasn’t There - Coen Brothers film about a barber who dreamed of becoming a dry cleaner, in black and white ---
**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:** [May 21, 2023, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9585 "2023-05-21T02:58:16Z")
**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 8. Seven Samurai - Definitely worth seeing once but I don’t think I’d watch it again. 9. Schindler’s List – Knowing that it’s all true, it’s nightmare fodder. I can’t imagine voluntarily subjecting oneself to it twice. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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 21, 2023, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9586 "2023-05-21T05:17:10Z")
[quote=“Skunkdog, post:9584, topic:938801, full:true”] **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 8. Seven Samurai - Definitely worth seeing once but I don’t think I’d watch it again. 9. The Man Who Wasn’t There - Coen Brothers film about a barber who dreamed of becoming a dry cleaner, in black and white 10. Schindler’s List – Knowing that it’s all true, it’s nightmare fodder. I can’t imagine voluntarily subjecting oneself to it twice. Housecleaning. New category: **Bad movies you actually enjoy** 1. A Thousand Words - Eddie Murphy film in which after his next thousand words, he’ll die. I enjoyed it! But it got 0% on Rotten Tomatoes. ---
**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 21, 2023, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9587 "2023-05-21T05:24:04Z")
**Bad movies you actually enjoy** 1. A Thousand Words - Eddie Murphy film in which after his next thousand words, he’ll die. I enjoyed it! But it got 0% on Rotten Tomatoes. 2. Xanadu - it is, objectively, a dumb, silly, campy film, but I love it, due to Olivia Newton-John (one of my greatest celebrity crushes), and the awesome soundtrack, full of ELO’s music. ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2023, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9588 "2023-05-21T05:49:57Z")
**Bad movies you actually enjoy** 1. A Thousand Words - Eddie Murphy film in which after his next thousand words, he’ll die. I enjoyed it! But it got 0% on Rotten Tomatoes. 2. Xanadu - it is, objectively, a dumb, silly, campy film, but I love it, due to Olivia Newton-John (one of my greatest celebrity crushes), and the awesome soundtrack, full of ELO’s music. 3. The Postman - The writing is terrible and the plot meanders but I still watch it every time it comes on ---
**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 21, 2023, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9589 "2023-05-21T11:57:25Z")
**Bad movies you actually enjoy** 1. A Thousand Words - Eddie Murphy film in which after his next thousand words, he’ll die. I enjoyed it! But it got 0% on Rotten Tomatoes. 2. Xanadu - it is, objectively, a dumb, silly, campy film, but I love it, due to Olivia Newton-John (one of my greatest celebrity crushes), and the awesome soundtrack, full of ELO’s music. 3. The Postman - The writing is terrible and the plot meanders but I still watch it every time it comes on 4. The Return of Captain Invincible - Hokey patriotism, pathetic action sequences, but, hey, Alan Arkin and Christopher Lee sing! ---
**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 21, 2023, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9590 "2023-05-21T18:17:50Z")
Completely agree as to _Xanadu._ Best one-word review when it first came out: “Xanadon’t.” **Bad movies you actually enjoy** 1. A Thousand Words - Eddie Murphy film in which after his next thousand words, he’ll die. I enjoyed it! But it got 0% on Rotten Tomatoes. 2. Xanadu - it is, objectively, a dumb, silly, campy film, but I love it, due to Olivia Newton-John (one of my greatest celebrity crushes), and the awesome soundtrack, full of ELO’s music. 3. The Postman - The writing is terrible and the plot meanders but I still watch it every time it comes on 4. The Return of Captain Invincible - Hokey patriotism, pathetic action sequences, but, hey, Alan Arkin and Christopher Lee sing! 5. The Rundown - Aggressively stoopid chase movie, but I enjoy it ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2023, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9591 "2023-05-21T19:59:21Z")
**Bad movies you actually enjoy** 1. A Thousand Words - Eddie Murphy film in which after his next thousand words, he’ll die. I enjoyed it! But it got 0% on Rotten Tomatoes. 2. Xanadu - it is, objectively, a dumb, silly, campy film, but I love it, due to Olivia Newton-John (one of my greatest celebrity crushes), and the awesome soundtrack, full of ELO’s music. 3. The Postman - The writing is terrible and the plot meanders but I still watch it every time it comes on 4. The Return of Captain Invincible - Hokey patriotism, pathetic action sequences, but, hey, Alan Arkin and Christopher Lee sing! 5. The Rundown - Aggressively stoopid chase movie, but I enjoy it 6. Vegas Vacation - Ranked lowest of all the _Vacation_ movies, but it’s chocked full of memorable scenes and quotes. ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2023, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9592 "2023-05-22T06:11:39Z")
**Bad movies you actually enjoy** 1. A Thousand Words - Eddie Murphy film in which after his next thousand words, he’ll die. I enjoyed it! But it got 0% on Rotten Tomatoes. 2. Xanadu - it is, objectively, a dumb, silly, campy film, but I love it, due to Olivia Newton-John (one of my greatest celebrity crushes), and the awesome soundtrack, full of ELO’s music. 3. The Postman - The writing is terrible and the plot meanders but I still watch it every time it comes on 4. The Return of Captain Invincible - Hokey patriotism, pathetic action sequences, but, hey, Alan Arkin and Christopher Lee sing! 5. The Rundown - Aggressively stoopid chase movie, but I enjoy it 6. Vegas Vacation - Ranked lowest of all the _Vacation_ movies, but it’s chocked full of memorable scenes and quotes. 7. Gods of Egypt - At least the director was Egyptian, considering that none of the cast were. ---
**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 22, 2023, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9593 "2023-05-22T08:59:48Z")
**Bad movies you actually enjoy** 1. A Thousand Words - Eddie Murphy film in which after his next thousand words, he’ll die. I enjoyed it! But it got 0% on Rotten Tomatoes. 2. Xanadu - it is, objectively, a dumb, silly, campy film, but I love it, due to Olivia Newton-John (one of my greatest celebrity crushes), and the awesome soundtrack, full of ELO’s music. 3. The Postman - The writing is terrible and the plot meanders but I still watch it every time it comes on 4. The Return of Captain Invincible - Hokey patriotism, pathetic action sequences, but, hey, Alan Arkin and Christopher Lee sing! 5. The Rundown - Aggressively stoopid chase movie, but I enjoy it 6. Vegas Vacation - Ranked lowest of all the _Vacation_ movies, but it’s chocked full of memorable scenes and quotes. 7. Gods of Egypt - At least the director was Egyptian, considering that none of the cast were. 8. Star Trek V: The Final Frontier - I thought it was kinda funny. ---
**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 22, 2023, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9594 "2023-05-22T13:50:05Z")
**Bad movies you actually enjoy** 1. A Thousand Words - Eddie Murphy film in which after his next thousand words, he’ll die. I enjoyed it! But it got 0% on Rotten Tomatoes. 2. Xanadu - it is, objectively, a dumb, silly, campy film, but I love it, due to Olivia Newton-John (one of my greatest celebrity crushes), and the awesome soundtrack, full of ELO’s music. 3. The Postman - The writing is terrible and the plot meanders but I still watch it every time it comes on 4. The Return of Captain Invincible - Hokey patriotism, pathetic action sequences, but, hey, Alan Arkin and Christopher Lee sing! 5. The Rundown - Aggressively stoopid chase movie, but I enjoy it 6. Vegas Vacation - Ranked lowest of all the _Vacation_ movies, but it’s chocked full of memorable scenes and quotes. 7. Gods of Egypt - At least the director was Egyptian, considering that none of the cast were. 8. Star Trek V: The Final Frontier - I thought it was kinda funny. 9. Spaced Invaders - Stupid Martians invade a small town, the sheriff and his daughter save the day. I struggle to call this movie “bad.” I love it so much and while it is dopey, it also has its charms. ---
**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 22, 2023, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9595 "2023-05-22T14:02:51Z")
**Bad movies you actually enjoy** 1. A Thousand Words - Eddie Murphy film in which after his next thousand words, he’ll die. I enjoyed it! But it got 0% on Rotten Tomatoes. 2. Xanadu - it is, objectively, a dumb, silly, campy film, but I love it, due to Olivia Newton-John (one of my greatest celebrity crushes), and the awesome soundtrack, full of ELO’s music. 3. The Postman - The writing is terrible and the plot meanders but I still watch it every time it comes on 4. The Return of Captain Invincible - Hokey patriotism, pathetic action sequences, but, hey, Alan Arkin and Christopher Lee sing! 5. The Rundown - Aggressively stoopid chase movie, but I enjoy it 6. Vegas Vacation - Ranked lowest of all the _Vacation_ movies, but it’s chocked full of memorable scenes and quotes. 7. Gods of Egypt - At least the director was Egyptian, considering that none of the cast were. 8. Star Trek V: The Final Frontier - I thought it was kinda funny. 9. Spaced Invaders - Stupid Martians invade a small town, the sheriff and his daughter save the day. 10. The Evil Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu - Peter Sellers’ last movie, generally lame, sometimes exceptionally lame, but there are a few shining Goon-inspired moments that make it work for me. **Movies Whose Titles End In K** 1. Pitch Black ---
**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 22, 2023, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9596 "2023-05-22T14:21:46Z")
**Movies Whose Titles End In K** 1. Pitch Black 2. School of Rock ---
**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:** [May 22, 2023, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9597 "2023-05-22T14:39:39Z")
**Movies Whose Titles End In K** 1. Pitch Black 2. School of Rock 3. Kangaroo Jack Both critics and audiences alike panned it, criticized the acting, directing, writing, humor, violence, and innuendoes, especially for a family film, as well as its false advertising. It scores only 8% on the Rotten Tomatoes ‘Tomatometer’. _ **-“BB”-** _ . ---
**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:** [May 22, 2023, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9598 "2023-05-22T14:45:04Z")
**Movies Whose Titles End In K** 1. Pitch Black 2. School of Rock 3. Kangaroo Jack 4. The Jerk ---
**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 22, 2023, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9599 "2023-05-22T15:20:15Z")
**Movies Whose Titles End In K** 1. Pitch Black 2. School of Rock 3. Kangaroo Jack 4. The Jerk 5. Thor: Ragnarok ---
**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 22, 2023, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-2/938801/9600 "2023-05-22T15:30:23Z")
**Movies Whose Titles End In K** 1. Pitch Black 2. School of Rock 3. Kangaroo Jack 4. The Jerk 5. Thor: Ragnarok 6. Tank ---
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**Movies Whose Titles End In K** 1. Pitch Black 2. School of Rock 3. Kangaroo Jack 4. The Jerk 5. Thor: Ragnarok 6. Tank 7. Near Dark ---
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