# Movie Marathon (Part 3) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [June 23, 2023, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988 "2023-06-23T10:14:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 16
**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:** [July 20, 2023, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/301 "2023-07-20T16:07:42Z")
**Your favorite movie with 5 word summary** 1. _To Be or Now to Be_ Repertory players humorously fight Hitler. 2. _Animal House_ Drunken frat boys fight Establishment. 3. _Fantasia_ Fairies, Cernobog, dinosaurs, unicorns, Mickey. 4. _Monty Python and the Holy Grail_ King Arthur’s quest for glory. 5. _The Lion in Winter_ Heated conversations about royal succession. 6. _Repo Man_ I just thought about shrimp. 7. _The Third Man_ Cynicism in post-war Vienna. (Also corrected title for #4.) ---
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**Your favorite movie with 5 word summary** 1. _To Be or Not to Be_ Repertory players humorously fight Hitler. 2. _Animal House_ Drunken frat boys fight Establishment. 3. _Fantasia_ Fairies, Cernobog, dinosaurs, unicorns, Mickey. 4. _Monty Python’s and the Holy Grail_ King Arthur’s quest for glory. 5. _The Lion in Winter_ Heated conversations about royal succession. 6. _Repo Man_ I just thought about shrimp. 7. _The Third Man_ Cynicism in post-war Vienna. 8. _Steel Magnolias_ Strong women survive diabetes death Also corrected #1 - NOT not NOW ---
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[quote=“Rebo, post:302, topic:985988”] **Your favorite movie with 5 word summary** 1. _To Be or Not to Be_ Repertory players humorously fight Hitler. 2. _Animal House_ Drunken frat boys fight Establishment. 3. _Fantasia_ Fairies, Cernobog, dinosaurs, unicorns, Mickey. 4. _Monty Python’s and the Holy Grail_ King Arthur’s quest for glory. 5. _The Lion in Winter_ Heated conversations about royal succession. 6. _Repo Man_ I just thought about shrimp. 7. _The Third Man_ Cynicism in post-war Vienna. 8. _Steel Magnolias_ Strong women survive diabetes death 9. _Angel Heart_ Gumshoe hunts crooner, finds himself. ---
**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:** [July 20, 2023, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/304 "2023-07-20T17:38:21Z")
**Your favorite movie with 5-word summary** 1. _To Be or Not to Be_ Repertory players humorously fight Hitler. 2. _Animal House_ Drunken frat boys fight Establishment. 3. _Fantasia_ Fairies, Cernobog, dinosaurs, unicorns, Mickey. 4. _Monty Python’s and the Holy Grail_ King Arthur’s quest for glory. 5. _The Lion in Winter_ Heated conversations about royal succession. 6. _Repo Man_ I just thought about shrimp. 7. _The Third Man_ Cynicism in post-war Vienna. 8. _Steel Magnolias_ Strong women survive diabetes death 9. _Angel Heart_ Gumshoe hunts crooner, finds himself. 10. _Breaker Morant_ Boer War battlefield, courtroom drama. Bravo, bravo! **More favorite movies with 5-word summary** 1. _Casablanca_ “I was misinformed,” Rick jokes. ---
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**More favorite movies with 5-word summary** 1. _Casablanca_ “I was misinformed,” Rick jokes. 2. _UHF_ Hilarious movie ruined by plot ---
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**More favorite movies with 5-word summary** 1. _Casablanca_ “I was misinformed,” Rick jokes. 2. _UHF_ Hilarious movie ruined by plot 3. _The Princess Bride_ Danger, swordfights, revenge, true love. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
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> [@](#): > > **More favorite movies with 5-word summary** 1. _Casablanca_ “I was misinformed,” Rick jokes. 2. _UHF_ Hilarious movie ruined by plot 3. _The Princess Bride_ Danger, swordfights, revenge, true love. 4. _My Brilliant Career_ Prelude to a career, really. ---
**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:** [July 21, 2023, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/308 "2023-07-21T03:14:46Z")
**More favorite movies with 5-word summary** 1. _Casablanca_ “I was misinformed,” Rick jokes. 2. _UHF_ Hilarious movie ruined by plot 3. _The Princess Bride_ Danger, swordfights, revenge, true love. 4. _My Brilliant Career_ Prelude to a career, really. 5. _WarGames_ Supercomputer would rather play chess. ---
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**More favorite movies with 5-word summary** 1. _Casablanca_ “I was misinformed,” Rick jokes. 2. _UHF_ Hilarious movie ruined by plot 3. _The Princess Bride_ Danger, swordfights, revenge, true love. 4. _My Brilliant Career_ Prelude to a career, really. 5. _WarGames_ Supercomputer would rather play chess. 6. _Men In Black_ Policing extraterrestrial activity for humanity ---
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**More favorite movies with 5-word summary** 1. _Casablanca_ “I was misinformed,” Rick jokes. 2. _UHF_ Hilarious movie ruined by plot 3. _The Princess Bride_ Danger, swordfights, revenge, true love. 4. _My Brilliant Career_ Prelude to a career, really. 5. _WarGames_ Supercomputer would rather play chess. 6. _Men In Black_ Policing extraterrestrial activity for humanity 7. _Raiders of the Lost Ark_ Indy takes on Nazis, snakes. ---
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**More favorite movies with 5-word summary** 1. _Casablanca_ “I was misinformed,” Rick jokes. 2. _UHF_ Hilarious movie ruined by plot 3. _The Princess Bride_ Danger, swordfights, revenge, true love. 4. _My Brilliant Career_ Prelude to a career, really. 5. _WarGames_ Supercomputer would rather play chess. 6. _Men In Black_ Policing extraterrestrial activity for humanity 7. _Raiders of the Lost Ark_ Indy takes on Nazis, snakes. 8. _The Empire Strikes Back_ Aspiring Jedi finds mentor, father. ---
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**More favorite movies with 5-word summary** 1. _Casablanca_ “I was misinformed,” Rick jokes. 2. _UHF_ Hilarious movie ruined by plot 3. _The Princess Bride_ Danger, swordfights, revenge, true love. 4. _My Brilliant Career_ Prelude to a career, really. 5. _WarGames_ Supercomputer would rather play chess. 6. _Men In Black_ Policing extraterrestrial activity for humanity 7. _Raiders of the Lost Ark_ Indy takes on Nazis, snakes. 8. _The Empire Strikes Back_ Aspiring Jedi finds mentor, father. 9. _Notorious_ Agent, beauty head to Brazil. ---
**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:** [July 21, 2023, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/313 "2023-07-21T15:13:55Z")
**More favorite movies with 5-word summary** 1. _Casablanca_ “I was misinformed,” Rick jokes. 2. _UHF_ Hilarious movie ruined by plot 3. _The Princess Bride_ Danger, swordfights, revenge, true love. 4. _My Brilliant Career_ Prelude to a career, really. 5. _WarGames_ Supercomputer would rather play chess. 6. _Men In Black_ Policing extraterrestrial activity for humanity 7. _Raiders of the Lost Ark_ Indy takes on Nazis, snakes. 8. _The Empire Strikes Back_ Aspiring Jedi finds mentor, father. 9. _Notorious_ Agent, beauty head to Brazil. 10. _Twister_ Dorothy finally defeats the tornado. **Films taking place on far away planets** 1. Flash Gordon (on Mongo) ---
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**Films taking place on far away planets** 1. Flash Gordon (on Mongo) 2. Dune (Arrakis) ---
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**Films taking place on far away planets** 1. Flash Gordon (on Mongo) 2. Dune (Arrakis) 3. John Carter (Mars) ---
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**Films taking place on far away planets** 1. Flash Gordon (on Mongo) 2. Dune (Arrakis) 3. John Carter (Mars) 4. 2001: A Space Odyssey (Jupiter) ---
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**Films taking place on far away planets** 1. Flash Gordon (on Mongo) 2. Dune (Arrakis) 3. John Carter (Mars) 4. 2001: A Space Odyssey (Jupiter) 5. Krull (Krull) ---
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**Films taking place on far away planets** 1. Flash Gordon (on Mongo) 2. Dune (Arrakis) 3. John Carter (Mars) 4. 2001: A Space Odyssey (Jupiter) 5. Krull (Krull) 6. Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (Genesis) ---
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**Films taking place on far away planets** 1. Flash Gordon (on Mongo) 2. Dune (Arrakis) 3. John Carter (Mars) 4. 2001: A Space Odyssey (Jupiter) 5. Krull (Krull) 6. Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (Genesis) 7. Aliens (LV-426) ---
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