# Movie Marathon (Part 4) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [February 10, 2026, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550 "2026-02-10T16:50:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 60
**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:** [July 28, 2026, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1181 "2026-07-28T19:45:06Z")
**Musicals where musical numbers are limited to actual performances and don’t include ordinary dialog** 1. The Phantom of the Paradise 2. Cabaret 3. Rock and Roll High School 4. Xanadu 5. Fame 6. Once 7. Sister Act 8. Footloose 9. A Chorus Line ---
**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 28, 2026, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1182 "2026-07-28T20:16:21Z")
> [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#): > > **Musicals where musical numbers are limited to actual performances and don’t include ordinary dialog** > > 1. A Chorus Line “Limited to actual performances” doesn’t apply in this case. The auditionees sing their life stories to the director. Even if not technically dialogs but monologs, they are not performing in-universe; they are singing while “telling me about yourself.” Also, the song “Let Me Dance for You” from the movie version is a plea by Cassie to the director to give her a job, not an actual in-universe musical “performance.” ---
**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 28, 2026, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1183 "2026-07-28T20:33:49Z")
Right, then. **Musicals where musical numbers are limited to actual performances and don’t include ordinary dialog** 1. The Phantom of the Paradise 2. Cabaret 3. Rock and Roll High School 4. Xanadu 5. Fame 6. Once 7. Sister Act 8. Footloose 9. Jersey Boys ---
**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:** [July 30, 2026, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1184 "2026-07-30T11:36:41Z")
**Musicals where musical numbers are limited to actual performances and don’t include ordinary dialog** 1. The Phantom of the Paradise 2. Cabaret 3. Rock and Roll High School 4. Xanadu 5. Fame 6. Once 7. Sister Act 8. Footloose 9. Jersey Boys 10. Chicago Next: **Sequels** 1. Hot Shots! Part Deux ---
**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 30, 2026, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1185 "2026-07-30T12:04:28Z")
**Sequels** 1. Hot Shots! Part Deux 2. The Empire Strikes Back ---
**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 30, 2026, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1186 "2026-07-30T13:16:38Z")
**Sequels** 1. Hot Shots! Part Deux 2. The Empire Strikes Back 3. Clerks II ---
**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 30, 2026, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1187 "2026-07-30T14:49:52Z")
**Sequels** 1. Hot Shots! Part Deux 2. The Empire Strikes Back 3. Clerks II 4. The Road Warrior _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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 30, 2026, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1188 "2026-07-30T15:11:23Z")
**Sequels** 1. Hot Shots! Part Deux 2. The Empire Strikes Back 3. Clerks II 4. The Road Warrior 5. Look Who’s Talking Too ---
**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 30, 2026, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1189 "2026-07-30T15:22:04Z")
> [@](#): > > **Sequels** 1. Hot Shots! Part Deux 2. The Empire Strikes Back 3. Clerks II 4. The Road Warrior 5. Look Who’s Talking Too 6. The Bride of Frankenstein ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1190 "2026-07-30T16:56:39Z")
**Sequels** 1. Hot Shots! Part Deux 2. The Empire Strikes Back 3. Clerks II 4. The Road Warrior 5. Look Who’s Talking Too 6. The Bride of Frankenstein 7. Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo ---
**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:** [July 30, 2026, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1191 "2026-07-30T17:13:34Z")
**Sequels** 1. Hot Shots! Part Deux 2. The Empire Strikes Back 3. Clerks II 4. The Road Warrior 5. Look Who’s Talking Too 6. The Bride of Frankenstein 7. Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo 8. Teen Wolf Too ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1192 "2026-07-30T17:26:39Z")
**Sequels** 1. Hot Shots! Part Deux 2. The Empire Strikes Back 3. Clerks II 4. The Road Warrior 5. Look Who’s Talking Too 6. The Bride of Frankenstein 7. Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo 8. Teen Wolf Too 9. The Matrix: Reloaded ---
**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 30, 2026, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1193 "2026-07-30T18:43:53Z")
**Sequels** 1. Hot Shots! Part Deux 2. The Empire Strikes Back 3. Clerks II 4. The Road Warrior 5. Look Who’s Talking Too 6. The Bride of Frankenstein 7. Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo 8. Teen Wolf Too 9. The Matrix: Reloaded 10. Aliens Better, I would say, than the original. Next up: **Sequels that you thought were better than the original** 1. Star Trek: First Contact ---
**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:** [July 30, 2026, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1194 "2026-07-30T21:12:47Z")
**Sequels that you thought were better than the original** 1. Star Trek: First Contact 2. Terminator 2 Judgement Day ---
**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 30, 2026, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1195 "2026-07-30T23:04:07Z")
**Sequels that you thought were better than the original** 1. Star Trek: First Contact 2. Terminator 2 Judgement Day 3. The Road Warrior And apparently I’m not the only person who thinks so… the IMDb rating for the original is 6.8, and _Road Warrior_ stands at 7.6 _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1196 "2026-07-30T23:19:37Z")
**Sequels that you thought were better than the original** 1. Star Trek: First Contact 2. Terminator 2 Judgement Day 3. The Road Warrior 4. The Dark Knight ---
**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 31, 2026, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1197 "2026-07-31T13:19:15Z")
**Sequels that you thought were better than the original** 1. Star Trek: First Contact 2. Terminator 2 Judgement Day 3. The Road Warrior 4. The Dark Knight 5. Bride of Frankenstein ---
**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 31, 2026, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1198 "2026-07-31T18:50:48Z")
**Sequels that you thought were better than the original** 1. Star Trek: First Contact 2. Terminator 2: Judgment Day 3. The Road Warrior 4. The Dark Knight 5. Bride of Frankenstein 6. Goldfinger ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2026, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1199 "2026-07-31T20:12:14Z")
**Sequels that you thought were better than the original** 1. Star Trek: First Contact 2. Terminator 2: Judgment Day 3. The Road Warrior 4. The Dark Knight 5. Bride of Frankenstein 6. Goldfinger 7. Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay ---
**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:** [August 1, 2026, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550/1200 "2026-08-01T03:08:54Z")
**Sequels that you thought were better than the original** 1. Star Trek: First Contact 2. Terminator 2: Judgment Day 3. The Road Warrior 4. The Dark Knight 5. Bride of Frankenstein 6. Goldfinger 7. Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay 8. Back to the Future Part II That’s not a majority opinion, but I liked the trip to the future and the alternate reality. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550.md?page=59) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550.md?page=61)