# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-slightly-better-than-the-previous-poster/495578/21 "2009-05-06T22:38:36Z")
_Underworld_ is slightly better than _Serendipity_ because if you’re going to watch a movie to see Kate Beckinsale, you’d rather see her in a leather catsuit. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2009, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-slightly-better-than-the-previous-poster/495578/22 "2009-05-07T13:59:26Z")
Previous: Underworld Next: Blade Comment: Haven’t seen Underworld, but have seen Blade, which has campy bad-ass vampires. ---
**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 7, 2009, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-slightly-better-than-the-previous-poster/495578/23 "2009-05-07T14:17:45Z")
Previous: Blade Next: The Package Comment: Good political thriller with Gene Hackman (always a strong performer), Tommy Lee Jones (before he was overexposed), Joanna Cassidy (always charming), Dennis Franz (He plays a grumpy cop!), and John Heard (great actor, when did he gain all that weight?) that is unfortunatley outdated since the fall of the Soviet Empire. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2009, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-slightly-better-than-the-previous-poster/495578/24 "2009-05-07T14:40:08Z")
Previous: The Package Next: Turner & Hooch Comment: Because when I think “mediocre cop movie”, I think “let’s add a dog to the mix.” ---
**Author:** ![Rufus\_Xavier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@Rufus\_Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rufus_Xavier)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2009, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-slightly-better-than-the-previous-poster/495578/25 "2009-05-07T15:08:45Z")
Previous: Turner & Hooch Next: Bachelor Party Because Tom Hanks was funnier in Bachelor Party. ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2009, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-slightly-better-than-the-previous-poster/495578/26 "2009-05-07T16:50:41Z")
Previous: Bachelor Party Next: Dragnet Better than **Bachelor Party** , not quite as good as \*\*Joe vs. the Volcano \*\* ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2009, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-slightly-better-than-the-previous-poster/495578/27 "2009-05-07T17:10:43Z")
This is going to be easy: **Joe vs. the Volcano** Thanks, **Krokodil**! I thought I wasn’t going to be able to get one in, since _Black Beauty_ with Mark Lester needed to be down near _Plan 9 from Outer Space._ ---
**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 7, 2009, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-slightly-better-than-the-previous-poster/495578/28 "2009-05-07T17:16:04Z")
Previous: Joe vs. the Volcano Next: Army of Darkness Comment: Alright you Primitive Screwheads, listen up! You see this? This… is my boomstick! The twelve-gauge double-barreled Remington. S-Mart’s top of the line. You can find this in the sporting goods department. That’s right, this sweet baby was made in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Retails for about a hundred and nine, ninety five. It’s got a walnut stock, cobalt blue steel, and a hair trigger. That’s right. Shop smart. Shop S-Mart. You got that? ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2009, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-slightly-better-than-the-previous-poster/495578/29 "2009-05-07T17:21:17Z")
Previous: Army of Darkness Next: Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Comment: What’s slightly better than bad special effects of an army of bad guys marching towards a beseiged fortress? Slightly better bad special effects of an army of bad guys marching towards a beseiged fortress. Plus: Dwarf tossing! ---
**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 7, 2009, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-slightly-better-than-the-previous-poster/495578/30 "2009-05-07T17:24:47Z")
Previous: Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Next: In Bruges Reason: If we’re going to have a midget/dwarf/little person, at least be cool about it. ---
**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 7, 2009, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-slightly-better-than-the-previous-poster/495578/31 "2009-05-07T18:48:20Z")
> [@Drain\_Bead](#): > > Previous: Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers > Next: In Bruges > > Reason: If we’re going to have a midget/dwarf/little person, at least be cool about it. Station Agent - if we’re going to have a little person, we should have a hot little person and Patricia Clarkson. ---
**Author:** ![jormundgondir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dfb087/32.png) [@jormundgondir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jormundgondir)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2009, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-slightly-better-than-the-previous-poster/495578/32 "2009-05-07T19:04:48Z")
> [@Stoid](#): > > Station Agent - if we’re going to have a little person, we should have a hot little person and Patricia Clarkson. Previous: Station Agent Next: Time Bandits Why: C’mon, it’s got little people _and_ Sean Connery! ---
**Author:** ![Jurph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/50afbb/32.png) [@Jurph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jurph)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2009, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-slightly-better-than-the-previous-poster/495578/33 "2009-05-07T19:39:13Z")
Previous: Time Bandits Next: The Hunt for Red October Why: Sean Connery _and_ a tightly-written plot, with Tim Curry in a bit part and James Earl Jones in a supporting part. Points deducted for Connery’s atrocious Scots-Russian accent. ---
**Author:** ![TheMerchandise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b487fb/32.png) [@TheMerchandise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheMerchandise)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2009, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-slightly-better-than-the-previous-poster/495578/34 "2009-05-07T19:48:36Z")
Previous: The Hunt for Red October Next: Dr. No Why: What’s better than Sean Connery? A young, good-looking Sean Connery based on one of the better Bond novels. ---
**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 7, 2009, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-slightly-better-than-the-previous-poster/495578/35 "2009-05-07T20:16:53Z")
Previous movie: Dr. No Next movie: Goldfinger Comment: Well, clearly the best Bond movie that features Connery. ---
**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 7, 2009, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-slightly-better-than-the-previous-poster/495578/36 "2009-05-07T20:21:28Z")
Previous movie: Goldfinger Next movie: [District 13](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414852/) Comment: Serviceable plot held together by breathtaking action and a lot of cool [Parkour](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkour). ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2009, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-slightly-better-than-the-previous-poster/495578/37 "2009-05-08T02:42:16Z")
We seem to have made a few non-slight leaps here. We’re definitely into the category of “very good” movies by now. ---
**Author:** ![SSG\_Schwartz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2009, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-slightly-better-than-the-previous-poster/495578/38 "2009-05-08T03:38:33Z")
Previous Movie: District 13 Next Movie: The General’s Daughter Comment: John Travolta and Samuel L Jackson in a movie with less shooting, less cussing, and more plot than Pulp Fiction. SSG Schwartz ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2009, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-slightly-better-than-the-previous-poster/495578/39 "2009-05-08T04:27:52Z")
Previous: The General’s Daughter Next: Pulp Fiction Comment: Shooting good. Cussing good. Plot bad. ---
**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 8, 2009, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-slightly-better-than-the-previous-poster/495578/40 "2009-05-08T04:43:27Z")
Previous: Pulp Fiction (which I think is a GREAT movie, but I’ll play along) Next: Goodfellas Comment: Tour de force Scorcese gangster fare with an iconic performance from Joe Pesci. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-slightly-better-than-the-previous-poster/495578.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-slightly-better-than-the-previous-poster/495578.md?page=3)