# Post a movie slightly better than the previous poster. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 6, 2009, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-slightly-better-than-the-previous-poster/495578 "2009-05-06T19:44:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Victory\_Candescence](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Victory\_Candescence](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Victory_Candescence)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-slightly-better-than-the-previous-poster/495578/1 "2009-05-06T19:44:58Z")
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 ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-slightly-better-than-the-previous-poster/495578/2 "2009-05-06T19:49:33Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-slightly-better-than-the-previous-poster/495578/3 "2009-05-06T19:53:59Z")
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.” ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-slightly-better-than-the-previous-poster/495578/4 "2009-05-06T19:59:10Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-slightly-better-than-the-previous-poster/495578/5 "2009-05-06T20:17:23Z")
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…” ---
**Author:** ![Small\_Hen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@Small\_Hen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Hen)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-slightly-better-than-the-previous-poster/495578/6 "2009-05-06T20:21:09Z")
Previous: Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle Next: 50 First Dates. Comment: A cute, funny comedy that dragged less than Harold & Kumar. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-slightly-better-than-the-previous-poster/495578/7 "2009-05-06T20:23:03Z")
Previous: 50 First Dates Next: Ever After Comment: With Drew Barrymore, but with a wonderful score. ---
**Author:** ![UncleRojelio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unclerojelio/32/3160_2.png) [@UncleRojelio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleRojelio)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-slightly-better-than-the-previous-poster/495578/8 "2009-05-06T20:31:41Z")
Previous: Ever After Next: [Space Truckers](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120199/) Comment: Dennis Hopper should have known better. ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-slightly-better-than-the-previous-poster/495578/9 "2009-05-06T20:35:43Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-slightly-better-than-the-previous-poster/495578/10 "2009-05-06T20:38:35Z")
Previous: Master of Disguise Next: The Mask Comment: Jim Carrey never knows better. Um, good CGI, though. Kind of. ---
**Author:** ![Small\_Hen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@Small\_Hen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Hen)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-slightly-better-than-the-previous-poster/495578/11 "2009-05-06T20:38:39Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-slightly-better-than-the-previous-poster/495578/12 "2009-05-06T20:41:20Z")
Previous: Van Helsing Next: Spaced Invaders Comment: The greatest movie about stupid Martians invading Earth instead of the Arcturus sector ever made. ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-slightly-better-than-the-previous-poster/495578/13 "2009-05-06T20:46:33Z")
Previous: Spaced Invaders Next: Spaceballs Comment: Good parody, but there’s only so many Jew jokes a person can take. ---
**Author:** ![filling\_pages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b9bd4f/32.png) [@filling\_pages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filling_pages)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-slightly-better-than-the-previous-poster/495578/14 "2009-05-06T20:50:10Z")
Previous: Space Balls Next: Super Troopers Meow. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-slightly-better-than-the-previous-poster/495578/15 "2009-05-06T20:55:53Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Oredigger77](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oredigger77/32/3181_2.png) [@Oredigger77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oredigger77)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-slightly-better-than-the-previous-poster/495578/16 "2009-05-06T21:02:51Z")
Previous: Me, Myself and Irene Next: Scary Movie Brought back parodies for the late 90s, by someone other them Mel. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-slightly-better-than-the-previous-poster/495578/17 "2009-05-06T21:13:22Z")
Previous: Scary Movie Next: Scream Winking, self-aware, meta-genre from Wes Craven. Ushered in a minor renaissance of the slasher genre. ---
**Author:** ![Sunshine\_and\_Smiles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Sunshine\_and\_Smiles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunshine_and_Smiles)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-slightly-better-than-the-previous-poster/495578/18 "2009-05-06T21:28:00Z")
Previous: Scream Next: Vacancy Horror movie which didn’t fall for the trap of ‘more blood = scary’. Tension and suspense ftw. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-slightly-better-than-the-previous-poster/495578/19 "2009-05-06T22:22:23Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-slightly-better-than-the-previous-poster/495578/20 "2009-05-06T22:33:47Z")
(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. OR 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. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-slightly-better-than-the-previous-poster/495578.md?page=2)