Get Carter A man returns home to see to the cremation of his brother.
The Thirteenth Warrior A diplomat faces a tricky situation.
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai A solitary man who is consumed by his work lends a potentially life changing book to a young girl.
Raiders of the Lost Ark: A collector of antiques has a series of unfortunate encounters with German military.
Back to the Future: A young man and his mentor battle terrorists in 20th century suburbia.
Pulp Fiction: A man who is struggling with his purpose in life must deal with a restaurant holdup attempt.
Fargo: During a murder investigation in the midwest, a pregnant sheriff must deal with a mentally ill former classmate.
The Wizard of Oz: A witch must deal with an outsider who, along with 3 locals, challenges her rule.
The Great Lebowski: A loser’s life is punctuated by meetings with a mysterious cowboy in a bowling alley bar.
Deliverance: A wilderness canoeing trip by a group of city slickers is punctuated by a series of encounters with eccentric locals.
My turn!
Macbeth - Young man realises the consquences of following the advices of werid fortune-tellers.
Lord of the Rings - Two boys must return a ring to whence it come from.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Boy witness the horrors of the inner working of a mysterious, sealed-off chocolate factory and is doomed to stay in it forever.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - A sword that refuses to remain in one place.
Star Trek - Undiscovered Country - Shakespearse is a Kilingon who knew time travel
Spiderman - Boy recovers from bite by a genetically-altered spider.
XXX - James Bond sucks.
Shanghai Knight - Young men discovered how dangerous fireworks could be.
Merchant of Venice - Don’t ask for a pound of flesh.
Famous Five Series - How a group of teenagers and dog passes their time while on holidays.
Secret Seven Series - Group of pre-high school children think they are as good as James Bond.
Much ado about nothing. Much ado about nothing!!
Hero - The truth is white in colour and history is in green. (You have to watch it to find out…)
Star Trek: Nemesis - See Bladerunner
Bladerunner - See Star Trek: Nemesis
Okay, a fairer take on Bladerunner - A man struggles with his own identity
All Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks: Turn to page 499 to win
Sun Tzu’s Art of War - Winning without a war is better than winning with a war.
Dungeon & Dragon 3rd Edition - DungeonMaster’s Guidebook - the DM is god.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - A big snake hides within the drains and ventalition systems of the school.
K-Pax - A man with sunglasses is ushered into an aslyum
Dogma Two guys try to go to church.
Clerks You can play hockey on the roof
Blade Vampires are bad
Blade II Some vampires are hot
Montsers Inc Children are toxic
Ace Ventura Pet Detective Jim Carrey contorts his face
The Mask Jim Carrey contorts his face
How the Grinch Stole Christmas Jim Carrey contorts his face
To Kill a Mockingbird – Recluse reluctantly drawn into community affairs.
Jurassic Park – Entrepreneur surprised when genetric experiments go awry.
The Bonfire of the Vanities – Arrogant bond salesman arrested for murder.
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil – New Yorker documents Southern bachelor’s protracted legal battle.
The Princess Bride – Improbable romance diverts recovering boy.
Of Mine and Men – Social interactions perplex mentally challenged farm worker.
Roots – Black author’s geneology quest proves successful.
Lonesome Dove – Accidental shooting impacts Old West events.
Raising Arizona – Man finds ingenious solution to wife’s fertility problems.
The Crying Game – Romance blossoms between kindhearted IRA footsoldier and English free spirit.
A Simple Plan – Downed plane provides Minnesota couple with windfall.
My Left Foot – Handicap limits boy’s interactions with others.
Gosford Park – Stylish whodunit.
The Stand – Altered virus proves remarkably efficient.
Amadeus – Institutionalized musician reflects upon colleague’s career.
The World According to Garp – Fatherless writer settles into domestic life, with mixed results.
Dangerous Liaisons – Complex coiffures, raiment provide little hindrance to promiscuity.
Cold Mountain – Walking home can take a really long time.
The Bridges of Madison County – National Geographic foots bill for randy photographer’s conquests.
O Brother Where Art Thou? – Latent musical ability discovered in trio of escaped convicts.
Gone With the Wind - Girl learns about the value of real estate from her dad.
Monster’s Ball: Racist maybe not so racist after all.
Titanic - Sometimes the price of a first class ticket is really worth it; sometimes not so much.
Shrek An ogre clears out his swamp.
Dogma Wisconsin sucks.
FargoPeople from Brainerd talk funny.
The Red Tent - In the olden days having your period was a good excuse for laying around.
Tears of the Sun. Despite being surrounded by billions of dollars of equipment, military officer must stand on the deck of an aircraft carrier for his cell phone to work.
This is so addictive.
Girl With a Pearl Earring – Servant girl’s domestic duties interrupted by master’s whims.
The Sixth Sense – Hallucinations worrisome for Philadelphia youth.
I stopped reading after the first few so that I could do my own without any influence from others. (By the way, the classic of this genre is the TV guide summary of “Wizard of Oz” as a “A young girl travels to a magical land where she kills the first person that she meets, then joins with others to engage in further killings.” (I’m sure that isn’t 100% right; I’m doing it from memory.)
Anyway, here are mine:
Dark City: A man is frustrated by urban renewal.
Apollo 13: A moon mission gets called off and the astronauts return home.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Two people attend a party after their car breaks down.
Falling Down: A fired defense contractor has a bad day.
Sling Blade: A dimwitted man adjusts to life on his own.
Forrest Gump: A dimwitted man adjusts to life on his own.
Dumb and Dumber: Two men drive to Colorado to return a suitcase.
The Perfect Storm: The crew of a fishing boat dies when their freezer breaks.
Godzilla: An endangered species attempts to reproduce but is threatened by man.
Schindler’s List: The labor woes of a German military contractor.
Untouchables: Dozens of people die while trying to purchase Canadian whiskey.
Halloween: A man returns to his boyhood home for the holidays.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame: A church employee falls for a beautiful dancer.
Devil’s Advocate A father is reunited with his adult son.
Beverly Hills Cop Eddie Murphy vacations in California.
The Last Starfighter
A young man’s video game obsession pays off big.
Ladyhawke
Two lovers keep missing each other.
The Transporter
A solitary man has an awkward encounter with a woman.
Thirteen Days
Two stressful weeks in the lives of some executives.
I just saw this movie, and I’m angry, so:
The Piano: A mute, adulterous, cocktease moves to New Zealand.
Valley of the Dolls: Rural girl uses prescription medications.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: Journalist fails to cover the Mint 500 race.
The Andromeda Strain: Epilepsy, lasers jeapordize human life.
Saving Private Ryan: Young man’s French excursion goes awry.
Dr. Strangelove: Formerly handicapped scientist regains use of legs.
Mulholland Drive: Two women make out.
Duck Soup: Lowly salesman gets cushy government job.
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress - Riot in a penal collany