# One sentence summaries that miss the point -- The Game **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [March 20, 2009, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point-the-game/490166 "2009-03-20T14:59:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Justin\_Credible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@Justin\_Credible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Credible)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2009, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point-the-game/490166/21 "2009-03-20T19:06:33Z")
#14. A woman spends the winter with her new best friend. #15. A man buys a house in a nice New England Town, which he later burns down. (er, the town, not the house. Well, the house too.) #16. A writer has some difficulties trying to finish his latest book. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2009, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point-the-game/490166/22 "2009-03-20T19:09:57Z")
> [@Justin\_Credible](#): > > #14. A woman spends the winter with her new best friend. > > #15. A man buys a house in a nice New England Town, which he later burns down. (er, the town, not the house. Well, the house too.) > > #16. A writer has some difficulties trying to finish his latest book. 14-Misery? 16-The Shining? I may not have seen #15, but I’ll guess Children of the Corn? ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2009, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point-the-game/490166/23 "2009-03-20T19:16:19Z")
#16 - Every movie ever made about writers? ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2009, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point-the-game/490166/24 "2009-03-20T19:19:13Z")
#17 Baseball fan messes up his corn field #18 Brooklyn youths become upset with pizzeria owner #19 Real estate sales staff compete for cutlery ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Credible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@Justin\_Credible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Credible)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2009, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point-the-game/490166/25 "2009-03-20T19:26:26Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > 14-Misery? > 16-The Shining? > > I may not have seen #15, but I’ll guess Children of the Corn? 14 and 16 are correct, but 15 is not. You’re on the right track though, in that I was going for a Stephen King trifecta. > [@Zeldar](#): > > #17 Baseball fan messes up his corn field > #18 Brooklyn youths become upset with pizzeria owner > #19 Real estate sales staff compete for cutlery 17 - Field of Dreams 18 - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn ? 19 - Glen Garry, Glenn Ross ? ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2009, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point-the-game/490166/26 "2009-03-20T19:36:55Z")
> [@Justin\_Credible](#): > > 14 and 16 are correct, but 15 is not. You’re on the right track though, in that I was going for a Stephen King trifecta. > > 17 - Field of Dreams > 18 - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn ? > 19 - Glen Garry, Glenn Ross ? 17 & 19 correct. I haven’t seen your #18, but I did have another movie in mind. It involves a large radio. Your 15 could be Thinner or Needful Things? I’m not clear on either, though. I really thought of High Plains Drifter before the New England thing got in my way. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2009, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point-the-game/490166/27 "2009-03-20T19:41:33Z")
#20 A prisoner takes up ornithology #21 Some good ole boys make a cross-country beer run #22 A crop duster tries to return some money to its rightful owner ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2009, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point-the-game/490166/28 "2009-03-20T19:59:29Z")
#21 Smokey and the Bandit ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2009, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point-the-game/490166/29 "2009-03-20T20:08:40Z")
> [@pravnik](#): > > #21 Smokey and the Bandit Yes. ---
**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:** [March 20, 2009, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point-the-game/490166/30 "2009-03-20T20:12:40Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > …#10 Slovenly private eye takes a strange case and visits Louisiana… _Angel Heart_ ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2009, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point-the-game/490166/31 "2009-03-20T20:15:27Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > _Angel Heart_ Yes! ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Credible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@Justin\_Credible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Credible)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2009, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point-the-game/490166/32 "2009-03-20T20:31:20Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > #20 A prisoner takes up ornithology The Bird-man of Alcatraz. And #15 was Salem’s Lot. Although, now that I think about it, he just rented the house; he didn’t buy it. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2009, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point-the-game/490166/33 "2009-03-20T20:36:27Z")
> [@Justin\_Credible](#): > > The Bird-man of Alcatraz. > > And #15 was Salem’s Lot. Although, now that I think about it, he just rented the house; he didn’t buy it. Right on the birdman. And I didn’t see Salem’s Lot either. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2009, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point-the-game/490166/34 "2009-03-20T21:27:07Z")
Reposting unsolved ones: #12 A young Englishman learns to ride a camel #12 (added clue) Desert escapades thrill young Brit soldier #18 Brooklyn youths become upset with pizzeria owner #18 (added clue) Sweltering heat annoys Bed-Stuy locals #22 A crop duster tries to return some money to its rightful owner #22 (added clue) Small town bank heist leads to amusing antics And some new ones: #23 Fan of Samurai traditions keeps pigeons on his roof #24 Hapless couple make strategic error in restaurant robbery #25 Depression Era couple make mischief with banking institutions ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Credible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@Justin\_Credible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Credible)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2009, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point-the-game/490166/35 "2009-03-20T21:32:54Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > Reposting unsolved ones: > > #12 A young Englishman learns to ride a camel > #12 (added clue) Desert escapades thrill young Brit soldier > #24 Hapless couple make strategic error in restaurant robbery > #25 Depression Era couple make mischief with banking institutions #12 - Lawrence of Arabia #24 - Pulp Fiction #25 - Bonnie & Clyde ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2009, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point-the-game/490166/36 "2009-03-20T21:36:49Z")
> [@Justin\_Credible](#): > > #12 - Lawrence of Arabia > #24 - Pulp Fiction > #25 - Bonnie & Clyde Right on all. ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2009, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point-the-game/490166/37 "2009-03-20T21:39:24Z")
Ok. Zeldar and I have been talking in private messages about this post. After reading the post I think what we said in private fits here well. I took issue with “Bloody Valentine 3D” that the title was too simplistic. In short, it missed the OVERALL point of the movie. ((I say this all sight unseen)) I had fun assuming the paradigm on other better known titles. Can the concept cross over to other things? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/yIH7-gG-Fqc/hqdefault.jpg "Yellow Bendy Fruit in 3-D Taste O Vision") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIH7-gG-Fqc) Yes. It is me in the video. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2009, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point-the-game/490166/38 "2009-03-20T21:55:06Z")
Glad you posted your YouTube thing, **Meeko** , and I have looked at a few of your others as well. Interesting. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2009, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point-the-game/490166/39 "2009-03-20T23:00:17Z")
#23 Fan of Samurai traditions keeps pigeons on his roof - Ghost Dog! ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2009, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point-the-game/490166/40 "2009-03-21T03:20:04Z")
xF001: Yet Another story about a washed-up game hunter, a prissy English lady, annoying Russians, and darkest Africa. (Multiple answers may exist, though I only have one in my mind at the moment.) xF002: Boy loves girl, boy loses girl, boy gets beaten up in a foreign prison. xF003: Yet Another Coming-of-Age story in a time of worldwide crisis, interspersed with an AC-130 shooting at a giant insectoid. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point-the-game/490166.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point-the-game/490166.md?page=3)