I like your style.
More Shakespeare –
The Merry Wives of Windsor : Down-on-his-luck aristocrat attempts to score with suburbanites.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream : Teenagers swap girlfriends under the influence of mind-altering substances.
Titus Andronicus : Influential Roman cooks a meal for the mother of his daughter’s rapists.
The Taming of the Shrew : A man and his wife work out the difficulties in their marriage.
The Winter’s Tale : A man reunites with his estranged wife after a lengthy separation.
Coriolanus : General turns to politics to make his mother happy.
Henry IV (both parts): A young man comes to terms with inheriting the family business, stops running with the wrong crowd, and makes things up with his father.
This is too much fun…
Oh My Goddess - Young racing enthusiast has a new teammate – and its a girl!
Aliens - Tough marines’ hearts are warmed by the antics of Hadley’s Hope’s littlest citizen.
The Wall - Man has trouble coping with success of being a rock star.
Lulu on the Bridge : Jazzman finds a neat rock
Dead Poets Society : Boys find an old yearbook, form a club
Labyrinth : A little brother makes a babysitting experience unpleasant
Little Boy Blue : Young man dreams of leaving home to play professional baseball, but worries about kid brothers
3trew
March 19, 2003, 5:45am
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“Trainspotting”: A man’s business venture with his friends turns out to be quite profitable for him.
Tristan
March 19, 2003, 11:05am
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Julius Ceaser - Roman man must deal with backstabbing friend.
Happy Gilmore - A young man plays golf, meets Bob Barker.
Enter the Draon - Bruce Lee participates in a Martial Arts Tournament.
The Fast and the Furious - NOS may not be the best power adder for your car.
Starship Troopers - A young recruit learns the value of teamwork.
Duncan
March 19, 2003, 11:45am
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American Beauty: A man learns to cope with losing his job.
Bladerunner: A law officer gradually turns bad, and eventually runs off with one of the criminals he’s pursuing.
Mulhollland Drive: Two ladies try to solve a mystery, and fall in love; but problems with the relationship manifest themselves.
Dracula : Eastern European gentleman moves to England, and falls in love with young English lady; but her friends and family disapprove of the relationship, and attempt to shatter it.
I love the Lolita one. Truely a point most thoroughly missed.
WarGames - Liberal activists convince a conservative computer that war is not the answer.
The Quest for the Holy Grail - Medeival recreationists run afoul of the police in the English countryside.
The Life of Brian - A study of life in Jerusalem during the life of Jesus.
The Princess Bride - A man uses a tale of medieval romance to teach his Grandson to appreciate the joy of a good kiss.
The Pianist . Given lots of time to practice, performer keeps skills sharp.
Caligula : Young man is unclear on how to rule Empire.
Damien: The Omen II : Boy finds out information on his family tree.
The Edge : Two men argue while touring Alaska on foot.
Ghost World : A young woman checks out her options after high school.
Hannibal : A famous psychiatrist shows off his culinary skills to FBI agent.
Red Dragon : A strange man makes some home movies.
O Lucky Man : A young man travels Great Britain selling coffee.
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory : Some kids go to a chocolate factory.
Taxi Driver…an unhappy New Yorker meets interesting characters while working nights.
Duncan
March 19, 2003, 3:24pm
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The Producers: A producer in dire financial straits attempts to produce a somewhat controversial musical.
Nightbreed: A man plagued by mental illness finds a new lease of life when he joins a non-mainstream religious organisation.
Stop, or My Mom Will Shoot: Stallone stars in his funniest movie to date.
Jumanji - Two sets of children play a complicated board game.
My Big Fat Greek Wedding - A Greek woman plans her wedding.
Coyote Ugly - An aspiring singer gets a job in a bar.
Good Will Hunting - A young janitor hones his math skills.
Tamburlaine : A shepherd rises above his humble origins.
Doctor Faustus : A professor ruins his career by taking up with a new research assistant.
The Canterbury Tales : A diverse group of people goes on a road trip.
Bartholomew Fair : People get drunk at a carnival and engage in random hookups.
The Vision of Piers Plowman : A man zonks out in a field.
Goodfellas: Man wishes to become a gangster, does so. Then things go pear shaped.
Fellowship of the Ring : Ring discovered and taken towards Mt Doom
The Two Towers: Ring remains on course, other have adventures.
Return of the King: Who knows?
Fight Club: Two men attempt to kill each other, or do they?
24: 1 - Man has tough day at work (due to deadlines)
Star Wars episode 1 - Rastafarianesque creature and ‘cute’ boy help save relatively unimportant planet.
Star Wars episode 2 - Two Hours of the most unrealistic romance in film history and then 20 minutes of excitiment.
Jackass:
Harry Potter 1 - Boy finds out strange things happen to him during early years of being a teenager, and then goes to a school.
Harry Potter 2 - Being a regular of the school, Boy and friends shrek work responsibilty, undertake daring mission, succeed (hence three more books)
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March 20, 2003, 12:03am
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2001: A Space Odyssey A monkey throws a bone to a space-baby.
I Shot Andy Warhol A young woman shoots Andy Warhol.
Wizard of Oz A young woman discovers there’s no place like home.
Mommie Dearest A young woman discovers there’s no place like home.
Citizen Kane A young man discovers there’s no place like home.
The Shining All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
The Gods Must Be Crazy A young man recycles a Coke bottle.
Planet of the Apes An astronaut returns from a mission to find that things have changed.
Hamlet A young man, saddened by the death of his father, spends most of his time doing nothing.
As I Lay Dying A man visits his wife’s family on his way to the dentist.
Ulysses A day in the life of a young Dubliner.
The Bible Hilarity ensues when a young couple decides to raise a family.
Willow : A small man must return a lost infant.
The Neverending Story : A boy reads a book.
The Princess Bride : A prince plans to marry a commoner.
The Dark Crystal : A shiny stone breaks.
Labyrinth : David Bowie dances with Muppets.
This is a genuine paraphrasing of what a friend said after he saw it for the first time:
Taxi Driver Man saves young girl from life of prostitution and becomes a hero
Breakfast at Tiffany’s Boy meets girl meets Cat!
Jules et Jim or Last Tango in Paris
Heart of Darkness British man gets job in Belgian Congo
Jane Eyre You never know what’s hiding in the attic!
British Couple adopts war orphan.
" N Or M " by Agatha Christie.
Or for the membership of the loyal order of nitpickers.
World War II causes children to mature with amazing rapidity.
“Reflex” by Dick Francis: Aging steeplechase jockey decides on career after he hangs up his tack.
