# 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:** 217
**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 5, 2024, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/4322 "2024-07-05T19:18:08Z")
**Hostile Space Aliens** 1. Mars Attacks! 2. War of the Worlds (pick your version) 3. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (pick your version) 4. Independence Day 5. Aliens One of the few sequels better than the original, I’d say. ---
**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:** [July 5, 2024, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/4323 "2024-07-05T19:25:06Z")
**Hostile Space Aliens** 1. Mars Attacks! 2. War of the Worlds (pick your version) 3. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (pick your version) 4. Independence Day 5. Aliens 6. The Avengers (2012) Features an invading army of Chitauri, directed by two hostile aliens of other species (the Asgardian Loki, and the Titan Thanos). ---
**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:** [July 5, 2024, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/4324 "2024-07-05T19:29:01Z")
**Hostile Space Aliens** 1. Mars Attacks! 2. War of the Worlds (pick your version) 3. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (pick your version) 4. Independence Day 5. Aliens 6. The Avengers (2012) 7. They Live ---
**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 5, 2024, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/4325 "2024-07-05T19:43:53Z")
**Hostile Space Aliens** 1. Mars Attacks! 2. War of the Worlds (pick your version) 3. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (pick your version) 4. Independence Day 5. Aliens 6. The Avengers (2012) 7. They Live 8. The Puppet Masters A decent Heinlein adaptation; I liked it a lot more than the critics did. ---
**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:** [July 5, 2024, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/4326 "2024-07-05T20:50:32Z")
**Hostile Space Aliens** 1. Mars Attacks! 2. War of the Worlds (pick your version) 3. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (pick your version) 4. Independence Day 5. Aliens 6. The Avengers (2012) 7. They Live 8. The Puppet Masters 9. Star Trek III: The Search for Spock ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2024, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/4327 "2024-07-05T22:48:10Z")
**Hostile Space Aliens** 1. Mars Attacks! 2. War of the Worlds (pick your version) 3. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (pick your version) 4. Independence Day 5. Aliens 6. The Avengers (2012) 7. They Live 8. The Puppet Masters 9. Star Trek III: The Search for Spock 10. Signs **Friendly Space Aliens** 1. Batteries Not Included ---
**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:** [July 5, 2024, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/4328 "2024-07-05T22:50:19Z")
**Friendly Space Aliens** 1. Batteries Not Included 2. Close Encounters of the Third Kind ---
**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:** [July 5, 2024, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/4329 "2024-07-05T23:04:47Z")
**Friendly Space Aliens** 1. Batteries Not Included 2. Close Encounters of the Third Kind 3. The Abyss ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2024, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/4330 "2024-07-05T23:05:44Z")
**Friendly Space Aliens** 1. Batteries Not Included 2. Close Encounters of the Third Kind 3. The Abyss 4. E.T.: the Extraterrestrial ---
**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:** [July 6, 2024, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/4331 "2024-07-06T00:40:29Z")
**Friendly Space Aliens** 1. Batteries Not Included 2. Close Encounters of the Third Kind 3. The Abyss 4. E.T.: the Extraterrestrial 5. Superman: The Movie _…“Superman, strange visitor from the planet Krypton, who came to Earth with amazing physical powers far beyond those of mortal men. And who, disguised as Clark Kent, mild-mannered reporter for a great metropolitan newspaper, wages a never-ending battle for truth and justice.”_ _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2024, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/4332 "2024-07-06T10:14:26Z")
**Friendly Space Aliens** 1. Batteries Not Included 2. Close Encounters of the Third Kind 3. The Abyss 4. E.T.: the Extraterrestrial 5. Superman: The Movie 6. Paul ---
**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 6, 2024, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/4333 "2024-07-06T13:10:35Z")
**Friendly Space Aliens** 1. Batteries Not Included 2. Close Encounters of the Third Kind 3. The Abyss 4. E.T.: the Extraterrestrial 5. Superman: The Movie 6. Paul 7. Lilo & Stitch ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2024, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/4334 "2024-07-06T14:33:15Z")
> [@](#): > > **Friendly Space Aliens** 1. Batteries Not Included 2. Close Encounters of the Third Kind 3. The Abyss 4. E.T.: the Extraterrestrial 5. Superman: The Movie 6. Paul 7. Lilo & Stitch 8. Escape to Witch Mountain ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2024, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/4335 "2024-07-06T14:45:58Z")
**Friendly Space Aliens** 1. Batteries Not Included 2. Close Encounters of the Third Kind 3. The Abyss 4. E.T.: the Extraterrestrial 5. Superman: The Movie 6. Paul 7. Lilo & Stitch 8. Escape to Witch Mountain 9. Starman ---
**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 7, 2024, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/4336 "2024-07-07T02:04:30Z")
From what’s shown in the movie, the non-human lifeforms in The Abyss are not necessarily space aliens. They might very well be natives of Earth’s deep seas. **Friendly Space Aliens** 1. Batteries Not Included 2. Close Encounters of the Third Kind 3. The Abyss 4. E.T.: the Extraterrestrial 5. Superman: The Movie 6. Paul 7. Lilo & Stitch 8. Escape to Witch Mountain 9. Starman 10. Star Trek: First Contact Pass. ---
**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:** [July 7, 2024, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/4337 "2024-07-07T02:19:51Z")
**Movies in Which a Character Has a Non-Violent Nervous Breakdown** 1. Inside Out ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2024, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/4338 "2024-07-07T03:48:55Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > From what’s shown in the movie, the non-human lifeforms in The Abyss are not necessarily space aliens. They might very well be natives of Earth’s deep seas. That’s not what the director says: [The Abyss FAQ](http://www.jamescamerononline.com/TheAbyssFAQ.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2024, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/4339 "2024-07-07T06:31:52Z")
**Movies in Which a Character Has a Non-Violent Nervous Breakdown** 1. Inside Out 2. The Fisher King ---
**Author:** ![themapleleaf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/themapleleaf/32/14349_2.png) [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2024, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/4340 "2024-07-07T12:09:08Z")
**Movies in Which a Character Has a Non-Violent Nervous Breakdown** 1. Inside Out 2. The Fisher King 3. Moscow on the Hudson Vladimir, the protagonist, is a defector from the USSR to the USA. He goes shopping, and sees - _gasp_ - more than one brand of coffee in the store. Faced with this choice, the experience is overwhelming for him and he goes off the deep end. ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2024, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/4341 "2024-07-07T13:26:56Z")
**Movies in Which a Character Has a Non-Violent Nervous Breakdown** 1. Inside Out 2. The Fisher King 3. Moscow on the Hudson 4. The Producers [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988.md?page=216) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988.md?page=218)