# The Movie Game II **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 30, 2005, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423 "2005-01-30T13:35:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 30
**Author:** ![LindyHopper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ebca7d/32.png) [@LindyHopper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LindyHopper)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2005, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/581 "2005-02-15T23:17:14Z")
**Catherine Keener** ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2005, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/582 "2005-02-16T01:46:27Z")
> [@Aesiron](#): > > Hated it, actually. Turned it off after thirty minutes and dropped it right back into my mailbox. You have interesting tastes in films… what kind of stuff _do_ you like? ---
**Author:** ![supervenusfreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@supervenusfreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supervenusfreak)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2005, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/583 "2005-02-16T02:03:02Z")
**Death To Smoochy** ---
**Author:** ![Improv\_Geek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b3f665/32.png) [@Improv\_Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Improv_Geek)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2005, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/584 "2005-02-16T02:42:48Z")
> [@supervenusfreak](#): > > **Death To Smoochy** _buzzer_ Sorry, I used it a while ago. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2005, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/585 "2005-02-16T02:49:34Z")
Interesting or “interesting”? The movies I’ve watched while a member of Netflix and their rankings can be found [here](http://p220.ezboard.com/fhomeofthewhopperfrm18.showMessage?topicID=350.topic) and the movies I’d seen before that that I consider my favorites can be found [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=5545521&postcount=1). I have very eclectic tastes. And I’m sure Roger Ebert would hate me. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2005, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/586 "2005-02-16T02:49:36Z")
So it’s back to Catherine Keener? Only other thing I’ve seen her in is (embarrassingly enough): **S1m0ne** ---
**Author:** ![Improv\_Geek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b3f665/32.png) [@Improv\_Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Improv_Geek)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2005, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/587 "2005-02-16T02:52:35Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > So it’s back to Catherine Keener? > > Only other thing I’ve seen her in is (embarrassingly enough): > > **S1m0ne** Hey, it’s okay to admit you saw a bad movie, you just have to be embarassed to admit you enjoyed it. Unless you’re me, cause I enjoyed it. In any case, **Winona Ryder** ---
**Author:** ![roger\_thornhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@roger\_thornhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roger_thornhill)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2005, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/588 "2005-02-16T02:54:25Z")
Mr Deeds ---
**Author:** ![Improv\_Geek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b3f665/32.png) [@Improv\_Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Improv_Geek)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2005, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/589 "2005-02-16T02:55:43Z")
> [@roger thornhill](#): > > Mr Deeds **Adam Sandler** ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2005, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/590 "2005-02-16T02:56:45Z")
John Turturro ---
**Author:** ![roger\_thornhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@roger\_thornhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roger_thornhill)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2005, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/591 "2005-02-16T02:56:50Z")
Happy Gilmore (I’m loving this) ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2005, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/592 "2005-02-16T02:57:55Z")
Bob Barker ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2005, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/593 "2005-02-16T02:59:43Z")
Carl Weathers. ---
**Author:** ![Improv\_Geek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b3f665/32.png) [@Improv\_Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Improv_Geek)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2005, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/594 "2005-02-16T03:02:41Z")
> [@Aesiron](#): > > Bob Barker Alright… so I think this signifies the end of the game. According to IMDB that was his only movie appearance. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2005, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/595 "2005-02-16T03:37:15Z")
> [@Aesiron](#): > > Interesting or “interesting”? The movies I’ve watched while a member of Netflix and their rankings can be found [here](http://p220.ezboard.com/fhomeofthewhopperfrm18.showMessage?topicID=350.topic) and the movies I’d seen before that that I consider my favorites can be found [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=5545521&postcount=1). > > I have very eclectic tastes. And I’m sure Roger Ebert would hate me. Well, although I don’t “hate” your favorite movies, you and I definitely don’t share the same tastes. There are a few on your list I’ve not seen, but I would rate some of the movies you hate very high (I thought _21 Grams_ was very good, although it had me confused for a while in the beginning; and I generally liked _Traffic_). And some of the movies you rate highest I would put a notch or two lower, at least. Different strokes. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2005, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/596 "2005-02-16T03:41:34Z")
I liked Traffic in parts but others bored me. If Benicio del Toro’s part had been taken out (or just subtitled) and Douglas’ tightened up a bit more, I’d’ve liked it a lot better than I did. My biggest gripe was the Spanish parts of the movie. I don’t like not knowing what’s going on. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2005, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/597 "2005-02-16T03:45:14Z")
> [@Aesiron](#): > > I liked Traffic in parts but others bored me. If Benicio del Toro’s part had been taken out (or just subtitled) and Douglas’ tightened up a bit more, I’d’ve liked it a lot better than I did. My biggest gripe was the Spanish parts of the movie. I don’t like not knowing what’s going on. That’s funny. I didn’t even realize it wasn’t subtitled. Are you sure? (I might have watched with subtitles on, although I might also have understood enough of the Spanish to get by, even though I don’t really “speak” Spanish). Note: when Mrs. Shibb and I watch movies late at night we often put the volume down and watch with subtitles so it doesn’t wake the Shibblets. ---
**Author:** ![roger\_thornhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@roger\_thornhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roger_thornhill)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2005, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/598 "2005-02-16T03:48:47Z")
> [@Aesiron](#): > > My biggest gripe was the Spanish parts of the movie. I don’t like not knowing what’s going on. It’s interesting how different people handle the foreign language conundrum. There’s a school that must feel there’s some cachet in having untranslated dialogue, to add “authenticity”. Film is such an artifice that this always strikes me as a funny line of thought. But at least it gives the writer/director plenty of scope. Woody Allen’s subtitles in Annie Hall were a breakthrough moment, and the subtitles for the deaf are just waiting to be parodied. Perhaps already have been. I first saw Reservoir Dogs on a dodgy copy someone brought back from Thailand, and I loved it when it said “Dog barks”. Surreal. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2005, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/599 "2005-02-16T03:50:14Z")
I’m very sure. Near the end, I just gave up and fast forwarded through his segments. I don’t mind subtitles but don’t like using them for English speaking movies and it would have been a pain to switch them on every time his scenes came on and then off when the others were on since I watch movies on a DVD Rom and can’t switch them off and on as easily as someone with a player. ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2005, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423/600 "2005-02-16T03:52:53Z")
IIRC, the last time we got stumped, we just went on to round two. Should we start with **twick’s** post? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423.md?page=29) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-game-ii/287423.md?page=31)