# 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:** 7
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2023, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/121 "2023-07-02T03:45:40Z")
**Sequels better than the originals** 1. Evil Dead II 2. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 3. Terminator 2: Judgment Day 4. The Empire Strikes Back 5. Three Colors: White 6. The Bride of Frankenstein 7. The Dark Knight ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2023, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/122 "2023-07-02T05:19:39Z")
**Sequels better than the originals** 1. Evil Dead II 2. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 3. Terminator 2: Judgment Day 4. The Empire Strikes Back 5. Three Colors: White 6. The Bride of Frankenstein 7. The Dark Knight 8. X2: X-Men United ---
**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 2, 2023, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/123 "2023-07-02T11:59:11Z")
**Sequels better than the originals** 1. Evil Dead II 2. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 3. Terminator 2: Judgment Day 4. The Empire Strikes Back 5. Three Colors: White 6. The Bride of Frankenstein 7. The Dark Knight 8. X2: X-Men United 9. The Godfather Part II Another debatable, maybe, but I’d give it a slight edge. ---
**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 2, 2023, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/124 "2023-07-02T14:01:54Z")
**Sequels better than the originals** 1. Evil Dead II 2. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 3. Terminator 2: Judgment Day 4. The Empire Strikes Back 5. Three Colors: White 6. The Bride of Frankenstein 7. The Dark Knight 8. X2: X-Men United 9. The Godfather Part II 10. Desperado Sequel to El Mariachi. **Movies That Take Place Mostly In The Summer** 1. Meatballs ---
**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 2, 2023, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/125 "2023-07-02T14:16:49Z")
**Movies That Take Place Mostly In The Summer** 1. Meatballs 2. The Sandlot ---
**Author:** ![B.Serum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/b.serum/32/14266_2.png) [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2023, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/126 "2023-07-02T14:30:37Z")
**Movies That Take Place Mostly In The Summer** 1. Meatballs 2. The Sandlot 3. Wet Hot American Summer ---
**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:** [July 2, 2023, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/127 "2023-07-02T14:56:24Z")
**Movies That Take Place Mostly In The Summer** 1. Meatballs 2. The Sandlot 3. Wet Hot American Summer 4. Stand By Me ---
**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:** [July 2, 2023, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/128 "2023-07-02T15:13:40Z")
**Movies That Take Place Mostly In The Summer** 1. Meatballs 2. The Sandlot 3. Wet Hot American Summer 4. Stand By Me 5. The Seven Year Itch ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2023, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/129 "2023-07-02T15:34:31Z")
**Movies That Take Place Mostly In The Summer** 1. Meatballs 2. The Sandlot 3. Wet Hot American Summer 4. Stand By Me 5. The Seven Year Itch 6. Jaws ---
**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 2, 2023, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/130 "2023-07-02T15:41:42Z")
**Movies That Take Place Mostly In The Summer** 1. Meatballs 2. The Sandlot 3. Wet Hot American Summer 4. Stand By Me 5. The Seven Year Itch 6. Jaws 7. Do The Right Thing ---
**Author:** ![llikewise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/llikewise/32/8522_2.png) [@llikewise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/llikewise)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2023, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/131 "2023-07-02T18:25:16Z")
**Movies That Take Place Mostly In The Summer** 1. Meatballs 2. The Sandlot 3. Wet Hot American Summer 4. Stand By Me 5. The Seven Year Itch 6. Jaws 7. Do The Right Thing 8. Dirty Dancing ---
**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 2, 2023, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/132 "2023-07-02T18:50:57Z")
**Movies That Take Place Mostly In The Summer** 1. Meatballs 2. The Sandlot 3. Wet Hot American Summer 4. Stand By Me 5. The Seven Year Itch 6. Jaws 7. Do The Right Thing 8. Dirty Dancing 9. 1776 ---
**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 2, 2023, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/133 "2023-07-02T19:27:20Z")
**Movies That Take Place Mostly In The Summer** 1. Meatballs 2. The Sandlot 3. Wet Hot American Summer 4. Stand By Me 5. The Seven Year Itch 6. Jaws 7. Do The Right Thing 8. Dirty Dancing 9. 1776 10. Summer of '42 **Movies That Take Place Mostly In The Winter** 1. The Dog Who Stopped the War ---
**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 2, 2023, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/134 "2023-07-02T19:48:21Z")
**Movies That Take Place Mostly In The Winter** 1. The Dog Who Stopped the War 2. The Shining ---
**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 2, 2023, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/135 "2023-07-02T21:04:02Z")
**Movies That Take Place Mostly In The Winter** 1. The Dog Who Stopped the War 2. The Shining 3. The Last Detail ---
**Author:** ![B.Serum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/b.serum/32/14266_2.png) [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2023, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/136 "2023-07-02T21:09:02Z")
**Movies That Take Place Mostly In The Winter** 1. The Dog Who Stopped the War 2. The Shining 3. The Last Detail 4. Fargo ---
**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 2, 2023, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/137 "2023-07-02T22:16:20Z")
**Movies That Take Place Mostly In The Winter** 1. The Dog Who Stopped the War 2. The Shining 3. The Last Detail 4. Fargo 5. It’s A Wonderful Life ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2023, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/138 "2023-07-02T22:37:19Z")
**Movies That Take Place Mostly In The Winter** 1. The Dog Who Stopped the War 2. The Shining 3. The Last Detail 4. Fargo 5. It’s A Wonderful Life 6. Gremlins ---
**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 2, 2023, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/139 "2023-07-02T22:37:26Z")
**Movies That Take Place Mostly In The Winter** 1. The Dog Who Stopped the War 2. The Shining 3. The Last Detail 4. Fargo 5. It’s A Wonderful Life 6. Gremlins 7. A Christmas Carol ---
**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:** [July 2, 2023, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/140 "2023-07-02T22:51:55Z")
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