# 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:** 4
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2009, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point-the-game/490166/61 "2009-03-21T18:43:15Z")
#47 Gunslinger teaches little boy to shoot rocks #48 Minister with interesting back scars counsels miners and townsfolk #49 Korean war vet delivers beverages to Tennessee cities #50 City boys from Atlanta enjoy a canoe trip ---
**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 21, 2009, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point-the-game/490166/62 "2009-03-21T19:03:37Z")
> [@Darth\_Sensitive](#): > > 26 - Cloverfield > 29 - Raiders of the Lost Ark > 30 - Gran Torino… 26 - Yes 29 - Yes 30 - No ---
**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 21, 2009, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point-the-game/490166/63 "2009-03-21T19:04:50Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > #47 Gunslinger teaches little boy to shoot rocks > #48 Minister with interesting back scars counsels miners and townsfolk > #50 City boys from Atlanta enjoy a canoe trip 47 - _Shane_ 48 - _Pale Rider_ 50 - _Deliverance_ ---
**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 21, 2009, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point-the-game/490166/64 "2009-03-21T19:06:09Z")
> [@Meeko](#): > > 27 - Groundhog Day Yes. Very good! ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2009, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point-the-game/490166/65 "2009-03-21T19:06:10Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > 47 - _Shane_ > 48 - _Pale Rider_ > 50 - _Deliverance_ Yes on all. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Sensitive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/58956e/32.png) [@Darth\_Sensitive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Sensitive)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2009, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point-the-game/490166/66 "2009-03-21T23:15:47Z")
> [@AllWalker](#): > > Lion King > [@Justin\_Credible](#): > > 31 - Elf > 32 - Finding Nemo > 33 - Lord of the Rings > [@Meeko](#): > > 34 - Cars ? All correct! ---
**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 22, 2009, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point-the-game/490166/67 "2009-03-22T00:09:39Z")
46 - \*The French Connection \* 51 - Reporters are stymied in writing an obit 52 - Rock star’s performance is memorably interrupted 53 - Irresponsible legislators get their comeuppance 54 - Leader, son fail to happily reconcile 55 - Detective declines another’s sleepwear ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2009, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point-the-game/490166/68 "2009-03-22T00:30:27Z")
1. Adolescents learn a valuable lesson about the importance of supervising young children during swimming. ---
**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 22, 2009, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point-the-game/490166/69 "2009-03-22T01:54:06Z")
> [@Freudian\_Slit](#): > > 1. Adolescents learn a valuable lesson about the importance of supervising young children during swimming. _Jaws_ ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2009, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point-the-game/490166/70 "2009-03-22T05:32:46Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > Sure. Too easy, right? > > #44 A man makes friends with a soccer ball. > [@Freudian\_Slit](#): > > 44 is Castaway IIRC, Wilson was a Volleyball. \ ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2009, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point-the-game/490166/71 "2009-03-22T05:33:57Z")
> [@straight\_man](#): > > _Labyrinth_, I suppose. Correct. ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2009, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point-the-game/490166/72 "2009-03-22T05:42:53Z")
Clue 2 for 38: 1. " ?I saw erehw won " And when you \*\*\*really think \*\*\*about the movie, it fits the criteria. ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2009, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point-the-game/490166/73 "2009-03-22T05:53:13Z")
57.Two mathematicians argue over life being a predictable patern, while playing Go. 58.A New York mother of a drug using son routinely watches the same infomercial. Bonus Hint: Both films by same director. (And Both REALLY GREAT movies. -His later work, not so much.) ---
**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 22, 2009, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point-the-game/490166/74 "2009-03-22T10:53:47Z")
> [@Meeko](#): > > Clue 2 for 38: > > 1. " ?I saw erehw won " > > And when you \*\*\*really think \*\*\*about the movie, it fits the criteria. Memento? ---
**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 22, 2009, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point-the-game/490166/75 "2009-03-22T11:14:12Z")
#59 - Government agents get hassled by some apiologists. #60 - A lovely dinner party is ruined by a nosy guest. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2009, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point-the-game/490166/76 "2009-03-22T11:28:26Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > 46 - \*The French Connection > \* Yes. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2009, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point-the-game/490166/77 "2009-03-22T11:29:32Z")
> [@Meeko](#): > > IIRC, Wilson was a Volleyball. \ You could be right. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2009, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point-the-game/490166/78 "2009-03-22T12:36:15Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > [QUOTE=Meeko] > > > [@Zeldar](#): > > > > Sure. Too easy, right? > > > > #44 A man makes friends with a soccer ball. > > [Quote=Freudian Slit] > > 44 is Castaway IIRC, Wilson was a Volleyball. \ [/QUOTE] You could be right. [/QUOTE] In fact, the odds are greater than 50/50 according to [this list.](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0162222/keywords) I’m embarrassed not to know the difference! ---
**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 22, 2009, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point-the-game/490166/79 "2009-03-22T17:00:51Z")
> [@Meeko](#): > > 58.A New York mother of a drug using son routinely watches the same infomercial. _Requiem for a Dream_ ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2009, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point-the-game/490166/80 "2009-03-22T17:54:40Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > _Jaws_ Actually, I was thinking of something else for that one. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point-the-game/490166.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point-the-game/490166.md?page=5)