Post a movie slightly better than the previous poster.

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You can also post a little comment about why it’s better.

The judgment of “better” is up to the poster. For example, even if the last poster posted “Godfather II” hoping to kill this thread with the greatest movie of all, a new poster can come along and post “Deuce Bigelow: Male Gigolo” if the new poster honestly thinks Deuce is a better movie.

I suggest that each movie only be a little better than the previous one.

Here’s my starting post:

Previous: None
Next: Manos the Hands of FAte
Comment: Infamously bad. Widely considered one of the worst of all time.

– Jack

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Previous: Manos Hand of Fate
Next: Plan 9 from Outer Space
Comment: Infamously bad. Also, considered one of the worst of all time. Starred Bela Lugosi.

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Previous: Plan 9 From Outer Space
Next: The Conqueror
Comment: John Wayne as Genghis Khan, Susan Hayward as a Tatar princess. Memorable Quote: (In John Wayne’s voice, remember) “I feel this Tartar woman is for me, and my blood says, take her. There are moments for wisdom and moments when I listen to my blood; my blood says, take this Tartar woman.”

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Previous: The Conqueror

Next: Dude, Where’s My Car?

Comment: The wacky hijinks of Ashton Kutcher and Seann William Scott, who can’t find their car after a wild night. Has aliens. And a strip club.

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Previous: Dude, Where’s My Car?
Next: Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
Comment: Far funnier stoner movie, with so many moments where, uh, some of us might go, “Oh yeah, been there, done that…”

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Previous: Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
Next: 50 First Dates.
Comment: A cute, funny comedy that dragged less than Harold & Kumar.

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Previous: 50 First Dates
Next: Ever After
Comment: With Drew Barrymore, but with a wonderful score.

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Previous: Ever After
Next: Space Truckers
Comment: Dennis Hopper should have known better.

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Previous: Space Truckers
Next: Master of Disguise
Comment: Dana Carvey should have known better. But at least we get over the top, undeniable, product placement.

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Previous: Master of Disguise

Next: The Mask

Comment: Jim Carrey never knows better. Um, good CGI, though. Kind of.

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Previous: Master of Disgiuse
Next: Van Helsing
Comment: Hugh Jackman should have known better. But at least the movie doesn’t sit still long enough for you to realize it sucks for a good while.

Edit: Whoops. Oh well, I stand by my selection.

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Previous: Van Helsing
Next: Spaced Invaders

Comment: The greatest movie about stupid Martians invading Earth instead of the Arcturus sector ever made.

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Previous: Spaced Invaders
Next: Spaceballs

Comment: Good parody, but there’s only so many Jew jokes a person can take.

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Previous: Space Balls
Next: Super Troopers

Meow.

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Previous: Super Troopers
Next: Me, Myself and Irene

Comments: Wonderful performance by Jim Carry. Rene Zellweger…notsomuch. (loved his ‘children’! Black, foul-mouthed geniuses!) It’s a one trick pony of a movie.

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Previous: Me, Myself and Irene
Next: Scary Movie

Brought back parodies for the late 90s, by someone other them Mel.

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Previous: Scary Movie
Next: Scream

Winking, self-aware, meta-genre from Wes Craven. Ushered in a minor renaissance of the slasher genre.

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Previous: Scream
Next: Vacancy

Horror movie which didn’t fall for the trap of ‘more blood = scary’. Tension and suspense ftw.

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Previous: Vacancy
Next: The Aviator

If you like movies with Kate Beckinsale that have subplots involving movie production, let’s throw in a really well-done plane crash.

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(Note: From Nimrod Antal to Scorsese, even a lesser Scorsese, is “slightly” better? I want a ruling from the ref! In keeping with my feelings on the subject, I’m moving the line backward…)

Previous: The Aviator
Next: Serendipity

If we’re on Beckinsale vehicles, this one includes John Cusack, who elevates pretty much everything he participates in.
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We can go with the aviation angle, and nominate as next in line “Pushing Tin”, which featured both Cusack and Billy Bob AND Angelina Jolie and was wildly underrated as a fresh examination of male competitiveness in a fresh setting and a fresh avenue for that type of story.