# 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:** 455
**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 9, 2025, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9082 "2025-10-09T17:07:48Z")
**A24 films** 1. Everything Everywhere All at Once 2. The Green Room 3. Midsommar 4. Death of a Unicorn 5. Hereditary 6. The Whale 7. Heretic 8. Civil War 9. Tusk 10. Uncut Gems Next up: **Films with people drinking '_way_ too much** 1. _The Thin Man_ (1934) ---
**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 9, 2025, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9083 "2025-10-09T18:23:06Z")
**Films with people drinking '_way_ too much** 1. _The Thin Man_ (1934) 2. _Sideways_ (2004) ---
**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 9, 2025, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9084 "2025-10-09T18:25:52Z")
**Films with people drinking '_way_ too much** 1. _The Thin Man_ (1934) 2. _Sideways_ (2004) 3. _Arthur_ (1981) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2025, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9085 "2025-10-09T20:02:29Z")
**Films with people drinking '_way_ too much** 1. _The Thin Man_ (1934) 2. _Sideways_ (2004) 3. _Arthur_ (1981) 4. _Barfly_ (1987) ---
**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 10, 2025, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9086 "2025-10-10T13:45:58Z")
**Films with people drinking _way_ too much** 1. _The Thin Man_ (1934) 2. _Sideways_ (2004) 3. _Arthur_ (1981) 4. _Barfly_ (1987) 5. _The Lost Weekend_ (1945) ---
**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 10, 2025, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9087 "2025-10-10T15:27:03Z")
**Films with people drinking _way_ too much** 1. _The Thin Man_ (1934) 2. _Sideways_ (2004) 3. _Arthur_ (1981) 4. _Barfly_ (1987) 5. _The Lost Weekend_ (1945) 6. _Blue Skies_ (1946) Fred Astaire’s character loses his girl, overindulges, and then falls of the stage during his dance performance, never to dance again. ---
**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:** [October 10, 2025, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9088 "2025-10-10T15:36:09Z")
**Films with people drinking _way_ too much** 1. _The Thin Man_ (1934) 2. _Sideways_ (2004) 3. _Arthur_ (1981) 4. _Barfly_ (1987) 5. _The Lost Weekend_ (1945) 6. _Blue Skies_ (1946) 7. _Beerfest_ (2006) ---
**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 10, 2025, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9089 "2025-10-10T18:16:32Z")
**Films with people drinking _way_ too much** 1. _The Thin Man_ (1934) 2. _Sideways_ (2004) 3. _Arthur_ (1981) 4. _Barfly_ (1987) 5. _The Lost Weekend_ (1945) 6. _Blue Skies_ (1946) 7. _Beerfest_ (2006) 8. _National Lampoon’s Animal House_ (1978) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2025, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9090 "2025-10-10T19:08:34Z")
**Films with people drinking _way_ too much** 1. _The Thin Man_ (1934) 2. _Sideways_ (2004) 3. _Arthur_ (1981) 4. _Barfly_ (1987) 5. _The Lost Weekend_ (1945) 6. _Blue Skies_ (1946) 7. _Beerfest_ (2006) 8. _National Lampoon’s Animal House_ (1978) 9. _Trees Lounge_ (1996) ---
**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 10, 2025, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9091 "2025-10-10T20:58:10Z")
**Films with people drinking _way_ too much** 1. _The Thin Man_ (1934) 2. _Sideways_ (2004) 3. _Arthur_ (1981) 4. _Barfly_ (1987) 5. _The Lost Weekend_ (1945) 6. _Blue Skies_ (1946) 7. _Beerfest_ (2006) 8. _National Lampoon’s Animal House_ (1978) 9. _Trees Lounge_ (1996) 10. _Leaving Las Vegas_ (1995) My category; pass. ---
**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 10, 2025, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9092 "2025-10-10T21:03:55Z")
**Films with a distinctive visual style** (or, maybe, at least distinctive at the time they were released; the filmmakers can’t help it if someone comes along later and imitates them) 1. A Clockwork Orange ---
**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:** [October 10, 2025, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9093 "2025-10-10T22:04:54Z")
**Films with a distinctive visual style** (or, maybe, at least distinctive at the time they were released; the filmmakers can’t help it if someone comes along later and imitates them) 1. A Clockwork Orange 2. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Not only was it the first feature-length animated film, the development of the multi-plane camera gave it a depth and style that nobody had ever seen in _any_ animation before. ---
**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 11, 2025, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9094 "2025-10-11T02:30:39Z")
**Films with a distinctive visual style** (or, maybe, at least distinctive at the time they were released; the filmmakers can’t help it if someone comes along later and imitates them) 1. A Clockwork Orange 2. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 3. The Grand Budapest Hotel Emblematic of Wes Anderson’s style: symmetrical framing of shots, whip pans and tracking shots, a pastel color palette, and intricately detailed sets. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2025, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9095 "2025-10-11T05:54:06Z")
**Films with a distinctive visual style** (or, maybe, at least distinctive at the time they were released; the filmmakers can’t help it if someone comes along later and imitates them) 1. A Clockwork Orange 2. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 3. The Grand Budapest Hotel 4. The Blair Witch Project Although the “found footage” technique had been in use at least a decade prior to this film, it is credited with having kicked off a renaissance that has been employed by successive filmmakers to this day. ---
**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 11, 2025, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9096 "2025-10-11T15:48:29Z")
**Films with a distinctive visual style** (or, maybe, at least distinctive at the time they were released; the filmmakers can’t help it if someone comes along later and imitates them) 1. A Clockwork Orange 2. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 3. The Grand Budapest Hotel 4. The Blair Witch Project 5. Star Wars: Episode 4, A New Hope Scifi movies before Lucas looked sleek and polished. Afterwards, not so much. ---
**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 12, 2025, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9097 "2025-10-12T14:32:53Z")
**Films with a distinctive visual style** (or, maybe, at least distinctive at the time they were released; the filmmakers can’t help it if someone comes along later and imitates them) 1. A Clockwork Orange 2. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 3. The Grand Budapest Hotel 4. The Blair Witch Project 5. Star Wars: Episode 4, A New Hope 6. Dark City Set in a big, nameless city where it’s forever night, and where buildings writhe and change while everyone sleeps. A perfect mix of _noir_ and sf. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2025, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9098 "2025-10-12T15:59:28Z")
**Films with a distinctive visual style** (or, maybe, at least distinctive at the time they were released; the filmmakers can’t help it if someone comes along later and imitates them) 1. A Clockwork Orange 2. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 3. The Grand Budapest Hotel 4. The Blair Witch Project 5. Star Wars: Episode 4, A New Hope 6. Dark City 7. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari The background setting of sharp angles and painted shadows lent a sense of unease and dread to the overall story. ---
**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:** [October 12, 2025, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9099 "2025-10-12T17:50:23Z")
**Films with a distinctive visual style** (or, maybe, at least distinctive at the time they were released; the filmmakers can’t help it if someone comes along later and imitates them) 1. A Clockwork Orange 2. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 3. The Grand Budapest Hotel 4. The Blair Witch Project 5. Star Wars: Episode 4, A New Hope 6. Dark City 7. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari 8. The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover Very grand, arthousey style; the setting is a fancy restaurant in modern-day London modelled after something out of a Dutch Master’s painting, even the kitchen. ---
**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:** [October 12, 2025, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9100 "2025-10-12T19:52:13Z")
**Films with a distinctive visual style** (or, maybe, at least distinctive at the time they were released; the filmmakers can’t help it if someone comes along later and imitates them) 1. A Clockwork Orange 2. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 3. The Grand Budapest Hotel 4. The Blair Witch Project 5. Star Wars: Episode 4, A New Hope 6. Dark City 7. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari 8. The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover 9. Dick Tracy Done mostly in bright primary colors, to imitate the comic strip. ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2025, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/9101 "2025-10-13T00:08:51Z")
**Films with a distinctive visual style** (or, maybe, at least distinctive at the time they were released; the filmmakers can’t help it if someone comes along later and imitates them) 1. A Clockwork Orange 2. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 3. The Grand Budapest Hotel 4. The Blair Witch Project 5. Star Wars: Episode 4, A New Hope 6. Dark City 7. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari 8. The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover 9. Dick Tracy 10. A Scanner Darkly (2006) Shot digitally and then traced with interpolated rotoscope, to give it half way between animated and live action feel. **Movies you’ve never watched all the way through but have seen enough pieces of it you might as well have.** 1. The Shining [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988.md?page=454) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988.md?page=456)