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Title: Completely accurate, but totally misleading...
Post by: Blyss on 26 Oct 2012, 16:15
I saw this today, on the book of faces, and I was laughing pretty hard so I thought I'd try to start a thread here.

This is the description that was in the Television guide of a newspaper for Wizard of Oz:

"Transported to a surreal landscape, a young girl kills the first person she meets, then joins three strangers to go kill again."

I've seen others, and as I can find them, I'll post here.  Anyone else, feel free to join in.
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Post by: Carl-E on 26 Oct 2012, 17:30
Classic! 

Les Miz (the movie) is coming out soon (and looks fabulous!), and all I could think of was one wit's comment about the original...

"So much fuss, over a loaf of bread..." 
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Post by: The Seldom Killer on 27 Oct 2012, 00:02
Let's see if you can guess this one.

A fantastical journey into the mind of one of this era's greatest actors.
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Post by: Omega Entity on 27 Oct 2012, 00:02
Being John Malkovich?
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Post by: The Seldom Killer on 27 Oct 2012, 00:19
Yes,  bit too obvious.

How about One man's interminable fight against lawlessness and moral decline.

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Post by: The Seldom Killer on 27 Oct 2012, 03:28
Judge Dredd
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Post by: Barmymoo on 27 Oct 2012, 03:34
A secretive, manipulative old man grooms a young boy to take over in his personal vendetta against a former student, and finally drives the boy to suicide from the grave.
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Post by: TheEvilDog on 27 Oct 2012, 06:59
Harry Potter?

I have two;

"A bewildered teenage boy fends off his mother's disturbing and unnatural attraction to him."
And
"An employee at a garbage dump abandons his job to pursue a woman he's just met."
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Post by: jwhouk on 27 Oct 2012, 08:36
"A bewildered teenage boy fends off his mother's disturbing and unnatural attraction to him."

At first, I thought "Oedipus Rex", but then I realized you forgot "AT 88 MILES PER HOUR!"
BTTF.

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"An employee at a garbage dump abandons his job to pursue a woman he's just met."

Joe Dirt?
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Post by: TheEvilDog on 27 Oct 2012, 09:01
Yes to the first.
No to the second.
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Post by: Omega Entity on 27 Oct 2012, 10:54
For Barmymoo's: Dead Poet's Society?

TED: Ernest Scared Stupid?
Title: Re: Completely accurate, but totally misleading...
Post by: TheEvilDog on 27 Oct 2012, 10:57
Nope. And rather than drag it out, it was Wall-E.
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Post by: Barmymoo on 27 Oct 2012, 11:01
Oh sorry, it was indeed Harry Potter. I haven't seen Dead Poets Society.

Wall-E! Of course!
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Post by: BeoPuppy on 27 Oct 2012, 11:12
... everyone should see Dead Poets Society.

There's a young Wilson in it.

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Post by: Blyss on 27 Oct 2012, 11:41
(http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/01/21/science/castaway533.jpg)

Wilson?  Just kidding, I know what you meant.

Here's one:

"Local farm boy destroys government complex, kills thousands."
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Post by: TheEvilDog on 27 Oct 2012, 11:46
"Local farm boy destroys government complex, kills thousands."

Star Wars.
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Post by: Patrick on 27 Oct 2012, 12:02
In a post 9/11 world, a struggling aspiring actor is forced to take up arms in the fight for freedom.
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Post by: Pilchard123 on 27 Oct 2012, 12:36
Not a film, but...

A shirtless man in tight pants stomps his feet in complicated patterns, accompanied by about 100 Irish people in funny dresses who also stomp their feet in complicated patterns and hardly ever move their upper bodies.
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Post by: TheEvilDog on 27 Oct 2012, 12:48
Not a film, but...

A shirtless man in tight pants stomps his feet in complicated patterns, accompanied by about 100 Irish people in funny dresses who also stomp their feet in complicated patterns and hardly ever move their upper bodies.

Riverdance. And you could have made it a little more difficult if you didn't say Irish.
Title: Re: Completely accurate, but totally misleading...
Post by: Blyss on 29 Oct 2012, 11:48
In a post 9/11 world, a struggling aspiring actor is forced to take up arms in the fight for freedom.

Still working on this one...

Meantime:

A New Yorker has trouble getting along with his neighbors, especially at night.
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Post by: Pilchard123 on 29 Oct 2012, 13:01
I'm going to guess Gremlins, but that's completely out of the air.
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Post by: jwhouk on 29 Oct 2012, 14:05
Actually, that sounds like Night At The Museum.
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Post by: Pilchard123 on 29 Oct 2012, 14:15
In a post 9/11 world, a struggling aspiring actor is forced to take up arms in the fight for freedom.

Ooh, it's not a film, but a description of the production of it!

Live Free or Die Hard/Die Hard 4.0
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Post by: TheEvilDog on 29 Oct 2012, 14:34
I Am Legend.
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Post by: Blyss on 29 Oct 2012, 16:41
Yep, tis I Am Legend.  :D
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Post by: Patrick on 31 Oct 2012, 02:43
Aw jesus, y'all can't guess Team America to save yr lives
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Post by: snalin on 31 Oct 2012, 05:31
"Set in a bleak, cold world, this story explores how three men's relationship evolve as a consequence of interracial adoption".
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Post by: BeoPuppy on 31 Oct 2012, 05:33
... three men and a baby?
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Post by: Blyss on 31 Oct 2012, 11:46
Never saw Team America, but I want to.  Still trying to get Snalin's right now...
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Post by: jwhouk on 31 Oct 2012, 14:52
ICE AGE!
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Post by: Is it cold in here? on 31 Oct 2012, 16:17
A boy matures, reaching mid-adolescence by the end of the movie.
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Post by: TheEvilDog on 31 Oct 2012, 16:21
A well dressed man gets away with mass murder.
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Post by: Thrillho on 01 Nov 2012, 04:39
Is that not American Psycho? Because that's a pretty accurate synopsis.

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Post by: jwhouk on 01 Nov 2012, 05:42
A well dressed man gets away with mass murder.
Dexter, of course.
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Post by: BeoPuppy on 01 Nov 2012, 05:46
Well dressed?

(http://static.tvtome.com/images/genie_images/story/2012_usa/d/dexter_s7e1_d_story.jpg)
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Post by: Lines on 01 Nov 2012, 07:09
I have no answers, but I just wanted you all to know that I've been reading these synopses in the voice of the movie trailer guy.

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Post by: Barmymoo on 01 Nov 2012, 07:09
Doctor Who.
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Post by: BeoPuppy on 01 Nov 2012, 07:13
I refuse to accept that.
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Post by: Barmymoo on 01 Nov 2012, 07:16
What, that the Doctor was well-dressed, that he got away with mass murder, or that I just referred to him as if his name were Who?
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Post by: BeoPuppy on 01 Nov 2012, 07:31
... on reflection ... all three, actually.
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Post by: Lines on 01 Nov 2012, 07:37
A boy matures, reaching mid-adolescence by the end of the movie.

Big?
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Post by: TheEvilDog on 01 Nov 2012, 08:58
A well dressed man gets away with mass murder.

The correct answer is every James Bond film. Seriously the amount of people that guy murders (and thats what he does O_o) is staggering.
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Post by: Carl-E on 01 Nov 2012, 09:02
A well dressed man gets away with mass murder.

Willie Wonka and the chocolate factory? 
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Post by: BeoPuppy on 01 Nov 2012, 09:14
(http://www.cinemablend.com/images/news/33678/_1350679773.jpg)
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Post by: Lines on 01 Nov 2012, 09:40
Conquests. Hmph.
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Post by: bainidhe_dub on 01 Nov 2012, 11:23
Argh that chart made me so mad I registered on The Economist so I could tell them so. One, don't call it "over the years" and then not put it in chronological order. Two, why are you stacking the bars; they do not add up to anything.
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Post by: Blyss on 01 Nov 2012, 11:38
Heh, should have gotten that as James Bond, considering that there is even a movie called "Licence to Kill."

Yeah, he's left a fuckton of bodies in his wake.
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Post by: Bluesummers on 01 Nov 2012, 11:42
"Adolescent girl wanders through dangerous areas far from home, tries talking to venomous snakes, and asks strangers for help."
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Post by: Lines on 01 Nov 2012, 12:08
I would say Dora the Explorer, but she's not an adolescent.
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Post by: Is it cold in here? on 01 Nov 2012, 12:51
A boy matures, reaching mid-adolescence by the end of the movie.

Big?

Top Gun.
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Post by: Gnomes2169 on 01 Nov 2012, 13:01
"A tragic tale where boy and girl spend all of their free time together imagining a magical world where they are king and queen."
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Post by: Bluesummers on 01 Nov 2012, 14:09
I would say Dora the Explorer, but she's not an adolescent.

Then I put in the wrong word to describe her...nicely done.
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Post by: PthariensFlame on 01 Nov 2012, 14:54

Not a movie, but:

Two French guys travel far and wide while killing and maiming millions, taking drugs made by their elderly friend, utterly destroying the porcine populations of everywhere they go, committing serial robbery from liquor stores, and permanently ruining several historic monuments.  They are looked upon as heroes by their peers, and they are declared to be criminals by every government they come into contact with except for their own.  Hundreds of people, some extremely famous, repeatedly try and fail to stop them, most dying in the attempt.
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Post by: PthariensFlame on 01 Nov 2012, 14:58
"A tragic tale where boy and girl spend all of their free time together imagining a magical world where they are king and queen."


I'd say Bridge to Terabithia, but that's not exactly misleading as a description.
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Post by: Melauren on 01 Nov 2012, 15:16
A gang of armed men kidnap a group of women from a neighbouring town. They imprison their hostages in the frozen wilderness. When the girls' rescuers finally arrive, they must battle the effects of Stockholm syndrome. Reunited with their families, can the girls ever truly be free?
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Post by: bainidhe_dub on 01 Nov 2012, 15:31
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers?
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Post by: Lupercal on 01 Nov 2012, 15:50
A man who played pool in the 60s rekindles his love for the sport with a young hotshot, only to find out that they must both face off in an epic battle of Nine-ball.
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Post by: Gnomes2169 on 01 Nov 2012, 16:12
"A tragic tale where boy and girl spend all of their free time together imagining a magical world where they are king and queen."


I'd say Bridge to Terabithia, but that's not exactly misleading as a description.

Damn, I made it too obvious. :-P

Let's try something else... "Some children and an old man get in trouble while their caretaker flirts endlessly with a chimney sweeper."
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Post by: PthariensFlame on 01 Nov 2012, 16:51
"Some children and an old man get in trouble while their caretaker flirts endlessly with a chimney sweeper."


Oh, come on!  Mary Poppins never led anybody into trouble.   ::)
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Post by: jwhouk on 01 Nov 2012, 17:01

Not a movie, but:

Two French guys travel far and wide while killing and maiming millions, taking drugs made by their elderly friend, utterly destroying the porcine populations of everywhere they go, committing serial robbery from liquor stores, and permanently ruining several historic monuments.  They are looked upon as heroes by their peers, and they are declared to be criminals by every government they come into contact with except for their own.  Hundreds of people, some extremely famous, repeatedly try and fail to stop them, most dying in the attempt.

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Post by: jwhouk on 01 Nov 2012, 17:01
A man who played pool in the 60s rekindles his love for the sport with a young hotshot, only to find out that they must both face off in an epic battle of Nine-ball.

The Color of Money
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Post by: PthariensFlame on 01 Nov 2012, 17:17
Yup, jwhouk got it.  I'm continuously amazed at how few people have actually heard of that series!


For another one, how about:  "A young college student is involved in a severe lab accident, which eventually drives him to kill dozens of people in the name of vigilante justice."
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Post by: Thrillho on 01 Nov 2012, 17:21
Steve Buscemi enjoys a tea party.
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Post by: Blyss on 01 Nov 2012, 17:23
All of these are great! 

This one is a favorite, because it makes me laugh though it is very easy:

A lonely programmer discovers he's spending more time in a massive multiplayer online game than he ever suspected.

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"A young college student is involved in a severe lab accident, which eventually drives him to kill dozens of people in the name of vigilante justice."

Swamp Thing?
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Post by: jwhouk on 01 Nov 2012, 17:47
Blyss - That's either Tron or The Matrix.

And P-Flame: That could be Swamp Thing, Incredible Hulk (which wouldn't exactly fit) or Spider Man.

EDIT: Or, The Toxic Avenger.
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Post by: TheEvilDog on 01 Nov 2012, 17:52
"Rich kid has daddy issues and does fancy dress."
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Post by: Spiff on 01 Nov 2012, 18:28
"Rich kid has daddy issues and does fancy dress."

Batman? :-D
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Post by: TheEvilDog on 01 Nov 2012, 18:41
Got it in one.
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Post by: Blyss on 01 Nov 2012, 19:11
Blyss - That's either Tron or The Matrix.

Indeed, The Matrix it is.  :D
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Post by: Omega Entity on 01 Nov 2012, 20:15

For another one, how about:  "A young college student is involved in a severe lab accident, which eventually drives him to kill dozens of people in the name of vigilante justice."

The Invisible Man?

EDIT: No, wait, that isn't it. Darkman was what I was thinking of.
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Post by: Gnomes2169 on 01 Nov 2012, 20:55
"Some children and an old man get in trouble while their caretaker flirts endlessly with a chimney sweeper."

Oh, come on!  Mary Poppins never led anybody into trouble.   ::)

Son of a bitch. Well, that's all I have right now...
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Post by: TheEvilDog on 01 Nov 2012, 21:24
"History repeats itself and three men go drinking."
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Post by: Omega Entity on 01 Nov 2012, 21:27
Groundhog Day?
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Post by: ackblom12 on 02 Nov 2012, 01:54
In an attempt to save the world from itself, a man takes it upon himself to outwit God.
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Post by: pwhodges on 02 Nov 2012, 02:00
Well, that's a bit like Mindgame (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind_Game_(film)), but that's far too obscure to figure here (and not really close enough).
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Post by: no one special on 02 Nov 2012, 03:59
Oh sorry, it was indeed Harry Potter.

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A well dressed man gets away with mass murder.
Willie Wonka and the chocolate factory?
Awwwww, come on, Augustus wasn't THAT fat!!   :laugh:
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Post by: Barmymoo on 02 Nov 2012, 05:19
I always interpreted it as Harry dying but coming back to life because it was plot-convenient by the power of his mother's love.


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Post by: BeoPuppy on 02 Nov 2012, 06:14
I always thought that we were talking Jesus at that point and Harry became a bit Aslan and it all turned mildly problematic for me as a hardened atheist and HP fan.

Fuck it. If I were to get converted I'd choose C of E anyway. Better tunes, man.
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Post by: Lines on 02 Nov 2012, 06:24
Here's one that may or may not be obvious:

"An adventurous tale involving the discovery that Egyptian gods are really aliens."
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Post by: ackblom12 on 02 Nov 2012, 06:24
Stargate

Still can't decide if mine is too obvious.
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Post by: PthariensFlame on 02 Nov 2012, 08:36
It was Spider-Man.

@BeoPuppy
I initially read that as
Harry became a bit Asian
and was very confused for some time.
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Post by: Spiff on 02 Nov 2012, 08:59
"Four short guys and a hobo make a trip."
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Post by: BeoPuppy on 02 Nov 2012, 09:21
It was Spider-Man.

@BeoPuppy
I initially read that as
Harry became a bit Asian
and was very confused for some time.
... would that be a better movie or not ...
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Post by: TheEvilDog on 02 Nov 2012, 09:25
Groundhog Day?

Jaws.
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Post by: ackblom12 on 02 Nov 2012, 09:30
Well, that's a bit like Mindgame (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind_Game_(film)), but that's far too obscure to figure here (and not really close enough).

Almost forgot, you are correct that it is incorrect, but that does seem to be an interesting film.

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Post by: Gnomes2169 on 02 Nov 2012, 09:35
"A group of young adults and their pets hunt down ruthless criminals."
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Post by: dr. nervioso on 02 Nov 2012, 09:56
Pokemon
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Post by: Gnomes2169 on 02 Nov 2012, 10:00
Nope, though it is a TV series so you're on the right track...

And the characters in pokemon are, like, 10. :-P
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Post by: Zingoleb on 02 Nov 2012, 10:17
A rude young man learns manners.
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Post by: BeoPuppy on 02 Nov 2012, 10:43
One Flew over the coockoo's nest.
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Post by: ackblom12 on 02 Nov 2012, 10:47
A rude young man learns manners.

A Clockwork Orange?
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Post by: jwhouk on 02 Nov 2012, 11:32
"A group of young adults and their pets hunt down ruthless criminals."

Well DUH. Scooby Doo.
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Post by: Carl-E on 02 Nov 2012, 11:51
Fuck it. If I were to get converted I'd choose C of E anyway. Better tunes, man.


That's why I go to an Episcopal church - they're the American Anglicans. 


And no, I've not been converted.  I'm there for the music.  People get very confused that I don't take communion.  But they're too polite to ask! 
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Post by: LTK on 02 Nov 2012, 12:16
"A man works a mundane job, isolated from other people, and eventually finds out that his employer has had him replaced."
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Post by: Thrillho on 02 Nov 2012, 12:30
"A man works a mundane job, isolated from other people, and eventually finds out that his employer has had him replaced."

The 6th Day?
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Post by: LTK on 02 Nov 2012, 12:34
Close, but no cigar.
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Post by: TRVA123 on 02 Nov 2012, 15:35
office space?
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Post by: TRVA123 on 02 Nov 2012, 15:36
"A bewildered teenage boy fends off his mother's disturbing and unnatural attraction to him."

Back to the Future.

"Four short guys and a hobo make a trip."

The Fellowship of the Ring.


Here's one: A scientist travels abroad to replicate another scientist's partially successful experiment.
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Post by: Spiff on 02 Nov 2012, 16:09
The Fellowship of the Ring.
Yes.
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Post by: Carl-E on 02 Nov 2012, 16:55
A lawyer travels abroad on an errand for a client, and is held against his will.  Meanwhile, the client seduces the lawyer's fiance.  The lawyer escapes and makes his way home, ultimately wreaking revenge on his client. 
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Post by: TheEvilDog on 02 Nov 2012, 17:14
A lawyer travels abroad on an errand for a client, and is held against his will.  Meanwhile, the client seduces the lawyer's fiance.  The lawyer escapes and makes his way home, ultimately wreaking revenge on his client.

Dracula

"A bewildered teenage boy fends off his mother's disturbing and unnatural attraction to him."

Back to the Future.

Already been answered  :laugh:

"Scientist travels, becomes a pest."
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Post by: Carl-E on 02 Nov 2012, 18:52
The Fly. 


"HEEEELLLLP MEEEEEEE!!!!"
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Post by: TheEvilDog on 02 Nov 2012, 20:08
Yep.
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Post by: ackblom12 on 03 Nov 2012, 05:35
In an attempt to save the world from itself, a man takes it upon himself to outwit God.

I'm assuming no more guesses on this, so the answer was Watchmen
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Post by: Gnomes2169 on 03 Nov 2012, 07:36
"A group of young adults and their pets hunt down ruthless criminals."

Well DUH. Scooby Doo.

Correct sir!  :-D

"A group of kids and their teenager guardians go on an adventure to find pirate treasure and almost die repeatedly."
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Post by: Carl-E on 03 Nov 2012, 07:56
The Goonies.
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Post by: Gnomes2169 on 03 Nov 2012, 08:05
Yup, I was hoping you guys would get that one on the first go. :-P

"Two redneck farmers take care of a punk ass teenager."
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Post by: TheEvilDog on 03 Nov 2012, 08:28
Secondhand Lions?

"Old man has a change of heart."
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Post by: Zingoleb on 03 Nov 2012, 08:33
Steve, it was A Clockwork Orange, yes.
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Post by: ackblom12 on 03 Nov 2012, 08:35
\m/
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Post by: Gnomes2169 on 03 Nov 2012, 08:40
Secondhand Lions?

This one has a good taste in movies, yes.
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Post by: ackblom12 on 03 Nov 2012, 08:42
"Two mother figures wage a war of survival"
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Post by: PthariensFlame on 03 Nov 2012, 10:56
"A group of 10 complete strangers decide to save to world by destroying the organization that initially brought them together."
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Post by: Lines on 03 Nov 2012, 11:29
"In space, a man finds himself more than once and makes an important self-discovery."
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Post by: Zingoleb on 03 Nov 2012, 11:35
A man resorts to wearing a mask after extensive burn injuries.
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Post by: Lines on 03 Nov 2012, 11:53
A man resorts to wearing a mask after extensive burn injuries.

V for Vendetta?
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Post by: Spiff on 03 Nov 2012, 11:56
"Two mother figures wage a war of survival"

Aliens?
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Post by: Zingoleb on 03 Nov 2012, 11:58
A man resorts to wearing a mask after extensive burn injuries.

V for Vendetta?

Verily!
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Post by: Omega Entity on 03 Nov 2012, 12:52
Secondhand Lions?

This one has a good taste in movies, yes.

But... that kid was so not punk-ass, it isn't even funny  :psyduck:
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Post by: Omega Entity on 03 Nov 2012, 12:53
"In space, a man finds himself more than once and makes an important self-discovery."

2001: A Space Odyssey?
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Post by: The Seldom Killer on 03 Nov 2012, 13:04
I was veering toward Silent Running for that one.

"Two estranged friends work out their ego issues with each other by messing about with victim of abuse"
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Post by: ackblom12 on 03 Nov 2012, 13:09
"In space, a man finds himself more than once and makes an important self-discovery."

Moon
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Post by: Lines on 03 Nov 2012, 13:24
Moon it is!
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"The movie where two undead chicks fight over their man."
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Post by: ackblom12 on 03 Nov 2012, 13:26
"Two mother figures wage a war of survival"

Aliens?

Got it!
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Post by: Omega Entity on 03 Nov 2012, 13:40
Moon it is!
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"The movie where two undead chicks fight over their man."

Death Becomes Her.
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Post by: Jace on 03 Nov 2012, 14:26
"4 Jamaicans are cold"
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Post by: Omega Entity on 03 Nov 2012, 14:31
Cool Runnings.
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Post by: Barmymoo on 03 Nov 2012, 14:53
A small girl causes devastating floods in a large city which indirectly leads to the eviction of an entire community and the death of her father.
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Post by: Jace on 03 Nov 2012, 15:17
Cool Runnings.

Yup. I like that movie more than I probably should.
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Post by: LTK on 03 Nov 2012, 15:52
"In space, a man finds himself more than once and makes an important self-discovery."

Moon
Well, yeah, that was mine too.
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Post by: ackblom12 on 03 Nov 2012, 15:57
I kinda wanna watch it again now.
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Post by: Pilchard123 on 03 Nov 2012, 16:39
Cool Runnings.

Yup. I like that movie more than I probably should.

Jamaica, she has a bobsled team.

Also, see any similarities? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUyK_J_W4BI
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Post by: Spiff on 03 Nov 2012, 17:25
"Dozens of people get killed because an ice-cream man makes a mistake!"
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Post by: Thrillho on 03 Nov 2012, 17:39
A small girl causes devastating floods in a large city which indirectly leads to the eviction of an entire community and the death of her father.

Isn't that Ponyo?
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Post by: jwhouk on 03 Nov 2012, 18:05
"Dozens of people get killed because an ice-cream man makes a mistake!"

...Nice Dreams?
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Post by: Spiff on 03 Nov 2012, 18:08
Wrong, sorry.
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Post by: jwhouk on 03 Nov 2012, 18:17
A young boy with premature hair loss is bullied relentlessly, even by his pet.
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Post by: Lines on 03 Nov 2012, 18:33
Yes, Death Becomes Her.

A small girl causes devastating floods in a large city which indirectly leads to the eviction of an entire community and the death of her father.

Isn't that Ponyo?

Ponyo's father doesn't die...

"Some angry guy somehow manages to save the day."
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Post by: Omega Entity on 03 Nov 2012, 19:01
A young boy with premature hair loss is bullied relentlessly, even by his pet.

Charlie Brown?
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Post by: jwhouk on 03 Nov 2012, 19:03
Judges?

"Needs to be more specific."
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Post by: Omega Entity on 03 Nov 2012, 19:04
Oh god. All of the Charlie Brown movies?

Or one specifically, You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown?
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Post by: Patrick on 03 Nov 2012, 19:08
"A tragic tale where boy and girl spend all of their free time together imagining a magical world where they are king and queen."


I'd say Bridge to Terabithia, but that's not exactly misleading as a description.

Aw fuck, I read that book once and I cried so hard that I haven't read it since
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Post by: jwhouk on 03 Nov 2012, 19:13
Oh god. All of the Charlie Brown movies?

Or one specifically, You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown?

One, and You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown is NOT a movie, it's a musical.
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Post by: Omega Entity on 03 Nov 2012, 19:23
Isn't he abused in all of them?

And musicals can be movies too :psyduck:
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Post by: Carl-E on 03 Nov 2012, 19:57
Can be, but that one isn't. 
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Post by: Spiff on 05 Nov 2012, 15:02
"Dozens of people get killed because an ice-cream man makes a mistake!"
No fans of 70's action-thrillers around?
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Post by: Thrillho on 05 Nov 2012, 15:04
"Dozens of people get killed because an ice-cream man makes a mistake!"
No fans of 70's action-thrillers around?

Isn't that Death Wish?
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Post by: Spiff on 05 Nov 2012, 15:08
No.

A little girl is the first to die. Noone dies from the ice cream directly, by the way.
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Post by: LTK on 05 Nov 2012, 15:23
"A man sets out to reenact a historical event, but with a different finale."
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Post by: ackblom12 on 05 Nov 2012, 16:13
"Dozens of people get killed because an ice-cream man makes a mistake!"

Assault on Precinct 13
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Post by: Spiff on 05 Nov 2012, 16:39
Got it!
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Post by: Zingoleb on 05 Nov 2012, 20:08
An impoverished man takes advantage of an elderly man's alcoholism.
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Post by: CrowFairy on 05 Nov 2012, 20:20
"A group of 10 complete strangers decide to save to world by destroying the organization that initially brought them together."
Hunger Games...?

An old man breeds extinct animals and asks scientists to come check them out.
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Post by: jwhouk on 05 Nov 2012, 20:35
"A group of 10 complete strangers decide to save to world by destroying the organization that initially brought them together."
Hunger Games...?

An old man breeds extinct animals and asks scientists to come check them out.

"Jurassic Park is fright'ning in the dark/The dinosaurs are run-ning WIIIIILLLLD..."
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Post by: CrowFairy on 05 Nov 2012, 20:47
"A group of 10 complete strangers decide to save to world by destroying the organization that initially brought them together."
Hunger Games...?

An old man breeds extinct animals and asks scientists to come check them out.

"Jurassic Park is fright'ning in the dark/The dinosaurs are run-ning WIIIIILLLLD..."
You have no idea how many brownie points you just won with me for that post alone. XD :mrgreen:

(I mean that your guess is not only correct, but you sneaked in a Weird Al reference too. <3333 Jurassic Park is my first language. I doubt my family would disagree.)


A terrifying creature inadvertently kidnaps a child.

(I hope that's not too obvious. ... It probably is.)
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Post by: Lines on 05 Nov 2012, 20:59
ET? Or Monsters, Inc?
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Post by: TheEvilDog on 05 Nov 2012, 21:07
Mac and Me?
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Post by: CrowFairy on 05 Nov 2012, 21:29
Monsters, Inc. is correct. :)

Not a movie:
Three unwanted children get locked in a tower. What happens when they escape?
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Post by: Barmymoo on 06 Nov 2012, 00:47
I think I spotted V for Vendetta somewhere in there.
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Post by: Zingoleb on 06 Nov 2012, 01:09
I think I spotted V for Vendetta somewhere in there.
A terrifying creature inadvertently kidnaps a child.

Not this one, is it? It could be argued that way.
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Post by: BeoPuppy on 06 Nov 2012, 01:09
"Zombie fights for justice."
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Post by: Zingoleb on 06 Nov 2012, 01:22
A man takes his friends to the bar before shooting most of them up.
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Post by: Barmymoo on 06 Nov 2012, 02:33
I was actually meaning:

"A man sets out to reenact a historical event, but with a different finale."

but Zing's works too!
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Post by: LTK on 06 Nov 2012, 03:08
Bingo!
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Post by: Welu on 06 Nov 2012, 07:59
A man takes his friends to the bar before shooting most of them up.

Shaun of The Dead?
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Post by: Zingoleb on 06 Nov 2012, 08:36
Yep.

Still no guesses on the other one, though...
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Post by: Spiff on 06 Nov 2012, 08:44
An impoverished man takes advantage of an elderly man's alcoholism.

The Fisher King?
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Post by: Zingoleb on 06 Nov 2012, 09:30
Nope, older.
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Post by: The Seldom Killer on 06 Nov 2012, 10:21
Thee Fyscher Kynge?
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Post by: Spiff on 07 Nov 2012, 08:45
I hope it's not "Der Brandner Kaspar und das ewig' Leben".
From the imdb review:
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It is the story of the poor locksmith Brandner Kaspar, who is visited by the Boandlkramer (the Bavarian death)in order to be taken to heaven. But since Kaspar doesn't want to die, he makes his guest drunk and cheats at a card game. He gains 18 more years on earth.
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Post by: TheEvilDog on 07 Nov 2012, 14:36
"A rehashed story that doesn't smell as terrible as you might expect."
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Post by: Zingoleb on 07 Nov 2012, 21:13
It was City Lights.

...I was raised on Chaplin.
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Post by: Spiff on 08 Nov 2012, 02:12
"A waitress becomes pregnant from a younger man."
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Post by: Akima on 08 Nov 2012, 04:28
Three unwanted children get locked in a tower. What happens when they escape?
Flowers In The Attic?
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Post by: Skewbrow on 08 Nov 2012, 04:40
"A waitress becomes pregnant from a younger man."

Terminator?
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Post by: Spiff on 08 Nov 2012, 04:43
Yes.
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Post by: Asterus on 08 Nov 2012, 13:23
"A woman with identity issues finds herself caught up in a plot to preserve the sanctity of an unconscious perception"
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Post by: Carl-E on 08 Nov 2012, 23:29
I don't even know what that means...
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Post by: jwhouk on 08 Nov 2012, 23:37
"A woman with identity issues finds herself caught up in a plot to preserve the sanctity of an unconscious perception"

...Twilight.
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Post by: Asterus on 09 Nov 2012, 05:29
... if only. I actually found the Twilight book amusing in a way, but the movie tore what little interest I had in the series to shreds >.<
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Post by: Blyss on 09 Nov 2012, 11:50
"A woman with identity issues finds herself caught up in a plot to preserve the sanctity of an unconscious perception"

Nurse Betty?
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Post by: Asterus on 09 Nov 2012, 12:07
Nope

I guess "an unconscious perception" is a little cryptic. Let's just change that to "private dreams"
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Post by: TheEvilDog on 09 Nov 2012, 12:53
Is it perhaps Inception?
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Post by: Asterus on 09 Nov 2012, 15:59
... No, but now I'm picturing Leonardo DiCaprio in drag...
That is close though XD
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Post by: Zingoleb on 09 Nov 2012, 17:48
To google!

(http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/WuWoLLHABTd1Fy3LvaVC1g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9aW5zZXQ7aD01MTk7cT04NTt3PTQ2MA--/http://l.yimg.com/os/607/2012/10/03/leonardo-dicaprio-en-femme-106556-w460-jpg_193802.jpg)

(http://jezebel.com/assets/resources/2007/08/leo0809.png)

(http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5zjeuQknf1rvzwcbo1_500.jpg)
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Post by: Spiff on 10 Nov 2012, 06:07
"A woman with identity issues finds herself caught up in a plot to preserve the sanctity of an unconscious perception"
This sounds like a David Lynch movie.
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Post by: Spiff on 10 Nov 2012, 07:28
The Deer Hunter?
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Post by: Is it cold in here? on 10 Nov 2012, 08:04
A group of people representing the seven deadly sins are imprisoned, with a character representing the devil indirectly preventing their escape.
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Post by: Pilchard123 on 10 Nov 2012, 08:05
Gilligan's Island?
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Post by: Spiff on 10 Nov 2012, 10:06
@Jeans:

But cleverness doesn't help against sudden inspiration. :-)

"A single father and expert marksman tries to ensure justice in his hometown."
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Post by: Barmymoo on 10 Nov 2012, 10:14
A group of people representing the seven deadly sins are imprisoned, with a character representing the devil indirectly preventing their escape.

Snow White.
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Post by: ackblom12 on 10 Nov 2012, 10:15
""The Friend of All Children" defends his island home from flying pests"
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Post by: TheEvilDog on 10 Nov 2012, 10:29
Gamera. And I'm going to go out on a limb here and say its Gamera: Guardian of the Universe.
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Post by: ackblom12 on 10 Nov 2012, 10:35
Bingo on both counts!

Speaking of, it's about time for me to rewatch the trilogy.
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Post by: TheEvilDog on 10 Nov 2012, 10:42
"Chasing the dragon leads to a hunt for a murderer."
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Post by: Zingoleb on 10 Nov 2012, 14:18
A man finds out he doesn't need the bus, and he can walk to where he needs to go.
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Post by: dr. nervioso on 10 Nov 2012, 16:28
Forest Gump?
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Post by: Zingoleb on 10 Nov 2012, 16:55
Yeah.

A young girl rebels against the new mother in her life.
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Post by: Is it cold in here? on 10 Nov 2012, 19:46
Gilligan's Island?

That was quick.
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Post by: bainidhe_dub on 10 Nov 2012, 20:05
A young girl rebels against the new mother in her life.

Coraline? Except that's pretty much how it goes...
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Post by: Zingoleb on 10 Nov 2012, 20:07
Well, yeah, but it does cut out quite a bit of context.
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Post by: Lines on 10 Nov 2012, 20:47
Yeah.

A young girl rebels against the new mother in her life.

Snow White?
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Post by: Pilchard123 on 11 Nov 2012, 02:04
That was quick.

Not really, I just happened to be looking at that thread right after you posted. I'd have said it was that this morning if that was when I'd looked. Not sure who the devil is meant to be, I've never actually watched it.
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Post by: jwhouk on 11 Nov 2012, 05:50
Yeah.

A young girl rebels against the new mother in her life.

Actually, I was going to say "Brave".
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Post by: Carl-E on 11 Nov 2012, 08:19
...and I was going to say "Cinderella". 

I guess it's a trope.
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Post by: Lines on 11 Nov 2012, 08:31
It's pretty much any fairy tale ever that involves a not perfect relationship with a girl and her step mother.
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Post by: Spiff on 11 Nov 2012, 08:37
AFAIR Cinderella is mostly rebelling against her stepsisters and Snow White isn't rebelling but merely trying not to get killed.
I think it's a story where the stepmother is actually nice but her stepdaughter still rebels against her.
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Post by: Zingoleb on 11 Nov 2012, 08:47
Well, it *was* Coraline I was thinking of. Technically speaking, the other mother was very nice...
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Post by: ackblom12 on 11 Nov 2012, 08:57
"A creature wakes up, knowing nothing of it's surroundings and is mercilessly hunted by a frightened group of fanatics."
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Post by: Lines on 11 Nov 2012, 09:07
Frankenstein?
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Post by: Papersatan on 11 Nov 2012, 09:09
Iron Giant
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Post by: ackblom12 on 11 Nov 2012, 09:19
No and no. I'll explain why neither of those fit once it's guessed.
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Post by: BeoPuppy on 11 Nov 2012, 09:45
Warm bodies?
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Post by: ackblom12 on 11 Nov 2012, 09:53
Not out yet, and also no.
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Post by: Carl-E on 11 Nov 2012, 12:33
Goodnight, Mr. James (by Clifford Simak), aka "The Duplicate Man"
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Post by: ackblom12 on 11 Nov 2012, 12:36
Incorrect.
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Post by: Thrillho on 11 Nov 2012, 12:45
The Thing?
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Post by: pwhodges on 11 Nov 2012, 12:46
I was going to suggest The Kraken Wakes, but then realised it's never been filmed!
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Post by: Carl-E on 11 Nov 2012, 12:52
Wait, do they need to be films? 
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Post by: pwhodges on 11 Nov 2012, 13:01
I was assuming - they have all been so far, haven't they?
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Post by: ackblom12 on 11 Nov 2012, 13:02
The Thing?

Got it!
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Post by: Pilchard123 on 11 Nov 2012, 13:07
The opening post makes no stipulation about the subject of the accurate-but-misleading description thing (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BuffySpeak), so I suppose anything goes. Does it really matter what it started as though?

Machines malfunction time and time again; experts try to fix them.
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Post by: Carl-E on 11 Nov 2012, 13:09
12 Monkeys sprang to mind, but it's probably the Matrix. 
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Post by: Spiff on 11 Nov 2012, 13:09
"Chasing the dragon leads to a hunt for a murderer."
Dragonheart?
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Post by: Zingoleb on 11 Nov 2012, 13:14
A man's attempt at traveling is interrupted by bureaucrats.
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Post by: Carl-E on 11 Nov 2012, 13:16
The Terminal?
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Post by: StevenC on 11 Nov 2012, 13:17
The Thing?

Got it!
Coincidentally I just watched that movie yesterday with the boys and I wouldn't have guessed that. Care to explain why you chose that description (and why you said those others don't fit)?

Anyway...
"A poor girl is abused by her family and screamed at by two strangers for an hour."
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Post by: Lines on 11 Nov 2012, 13:17
"Chasing the dragon leads to a hunt for a murderer."

From Hell?
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Post by: Zingoleb on 11 Nov 2012, 13:26
The Terminal?

Nope.
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Post by: Pilchard123 on 11 Nov 2012, 13:33
12 Monkeys sprang to mind, but it's probably the Matrix.

Nope, also nope. It's a book that at least some people on here should have read. There's also a film, but it doesn't really fit that description.
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Post by: TheEvilDog on 11 Nov 2012, 13:41
"Chasing the dragon leads to a hunt for a murderer."

From Hell?
Yep, you got it. XD
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Post by: Is it cold in here? on 11 Nov 2012, 14:01
Around the World in 80 Days?

Gilligan is the devil. For anyone who escaped seeing the show, every attempt to escape from the island is thwarted by Gilligan "accidentally" doing something "stupid".
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Post by: Pilchard123 on 11 Nov 2012, 14:10
If that 80 Days was a guess at mine, nope.

I thought it was probably Gilligan though again I'm not sure why. Probably brain-static from trying to get two assignments done in as many days.

WHY DID I GET A JOB?
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Post by: Carl-E on 11 Nov 2012, 14:23
Machines malfunction time and time again; experts try to fix them.

It's a book that at least some people on here should have read. There's also a film, but it doesn't really fit that description.

I Robot
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Post by: Pilchard123 on 11 Nov 2012, 14:30
Indeed. I'm not a huge fan of the film. I mean, I know it's *based on* the book, but there's just a few things that don't match up enough to make it grate a little for me.
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Post by: Asterus on 11 Nov 2012, 18:29
Machines malfunction time and time again; experts try to fix them.
You know, for some reason I automatically think "terminator" when I see this. Though that kinda leaves "experts" up to interpretation

I'm a little sad that no one guessed Paprika for mine. Or should I be happy? It was a point brought up in a conversation with a friend after all.
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Post by: PthariensFlame on 11 Nov 2012, 18:50
Nobody's guessed mine yet!

I'll give you a hint: it's a manga that got turned into an anime.
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Post by: Carl-E on 11 Nov 2012, 20:33
"A group of 10 complete strangers decide to save to world by destroying the organization that initially brought them together."

Geez, that was two pages ago!  I can't remember anything from before breakfast...
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Post by: Lines on 12 Nov 2012, 05:12
"Chasing the dragon leads to a hunt for a murderer."

From Hell?
Yep, you got it. XD

It was the "chasing the dragon" phrase. I think that was the first time I'd heard someone refer to smoking opium in that way. (Even though I don't do drugs, I find the history of opiates really interesting. Dunno why!)
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Post by: Lines on 12 Nov 2012, 05:15
Here's another one:

"Three sisters are cruelly punished by some nasty little children."
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Post by: jwhouk on 12 Nov 2012, 05:59
"A group of 10 complete strangers decide to save to world by destroying the organization that initially brought them together."

Heroes?
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Post by: Welu on 12 Nov 2012, 07:18
Here's another one:

"Three sisters are cruelly punished by some nasty little children."

That makes me think of Hocus Pocus.
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Post by: Lines on 12 Nov 2012, 07:22
Yes it is!
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Post by: Spiff on 12 Nov 2012, 08:08
"A single father and expert marksman tries to ensure justice in his hometown."
To give you a hint: The movie in question appeared in several lists for the best movies of all time.
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Post by: TheEvilDog on 12 Nov 2012, 08:11
To Kill A Mockingbird.
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Post by: Spiff on 12 Nov 2012, 08:46
Yes.
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Post by: TheEvilDog on 12 Nov 2012, 08:59
"This stinks. In every sense of the word."
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Post by: Carl-E on 12 Nov 2012, 09:48
Is that a quote, a review, or a description? 
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Post by: TheEvilDog on 12 Nov 2012, 11:01
Describes a film and a major theme to the film. It might be a little out there, so I'll give another clue. Its a horror
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Post by: Spiff on 12 Nov 2012, 12:09
The Human Centipede?
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Post by: TheEvilDog on 12 Nov 2012, 12:31
OH DEAR GOD NO!
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Post by: ackblom12 on 12 Nov 2012, 12:58
That was a pretty shitty movie.
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Post by: PthariensFlame on 12 Nov 2012, 13:01
@jwhouk  Nope!

@Carl-E  And yet you can remember QC strips that you read at least year ago?
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Post by: Lines on 12 Nov 2012, 13:14
Dogma? There's a shit demon in it!
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Post by: TheEvilDog on 12 Nov 2012, 13:43
It's Reeker.
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Post by: Pilchard123 on 12 Nov 2012, 13:59
A book:

Inept wizard tries not to do anything interesting, and fails.
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Post by: Lines on 12 Nov 2012, 14:00
Color of Magic?
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Post by: Pilchard123 on 12 Nov 2012, 14:02
Too obvious?

EDIT: I just realised I should have dismissed any guessed Rijnswand books bar the last remaining one to be really evil.
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Post by: snalin on 12 Nov 2012, 14:18
A young man goes through a long journey. In the end, the sat-nav is useless, so he turns it off.
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Post by: TheEvilDog on 12 Nov 2012, 14:19
A two-fer film. Nuclear power roasts some marshmallows and then happy thoughts saved the day.
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Post by: Carl-E on 12 Nov 2012, 15:25
A young man goes through a long journey. In the end, the sat-nav is useless, so he turns it off.

The original Star Wars?  (what, is that IV?)


@Carl-E  And yet you can remember QC strips that you read at least year ago?

Some things are important! :P
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Post by: jwhouk on 12 Nov 2012, 16:00
A two-fer film. Nuclear power roasts some marshmallows and then happy thoughts saved the day.

Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II.
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Post by: TheEvilDog on 12 Nov 2012, 16:42
A two-fer film. Nuclear power roasts some marshmallows and then happy thoughts saved the day.

Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II.
Yep
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Post by: Carl-E on 12 Nov 2012, 21:41
Two high school students give a history report. 
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Post by: CrowFairy on 12 Nov 2012, 21:44
Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure!! :-D
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Post by: Bluesummers on 13 Nov 2012, 06:26
A boy is framed for theft, hunted down by his uncles, and goes swimming.
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Post by: jwhouk on 13 Nov 2012, 06:29
A young boy learns the value of sweets and honesty.
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Post by: BeoPuppy on 13 Nov 2012, 06:36
Charly and the Chocolate factory.
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Post by: jwhouk on 13 Nov 2012, 06:58
Got it in one.

A weatherman is having a bad day.
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Post by: Spiff on 13 Nov 2012, 06:59
Groundhog Day?
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Post by: Zingoleb on 13 Nov 2012, 09:46
A man's attempt at traveling is interrupted by bureaucrats.

Have people given up on this?
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Post by: Spiff on 13 Nov 2012, 10:20
Sorry, I saw that Carl-E guessed Terminal, but not that it wasn't correct.
Anyway: "Rambo I"?
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Post by: Zingoleb on 13 Nov 2012, 10:48
No.
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Post by: Pilchard123 on 13 Nov 2012, 11:18
No idea from me, Zing.

Indie boy with Robot Buddy accrues harem of unattainable ladies.

You'll never get this one...
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Post by: Zingoleb on 13 Nov 2012, 11:23
Least I Could Do?
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Post by: cesium133 on 13 Nov 2012, 13:06
Diesel Sweeties?
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Post by: TheEvilDog on 13 Nov 2012, 13:14
Quantifiable Concerns?  :-D
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Post by: Pilchard123 on 13 Nov 2012, 14:13
Yes indeedy! However did you guess? :roll:

Zing, is it The Adjustment Bureau?
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Post by: Zingoleb on 13 Nov 2012, 18:02
No.

I don't think anyone's gonna get it at this rate. I'm basing this on the movie, though it's applicable for the book, as well.
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Post by: jwhouk on 13 Nov 2012, 18:25
Groundhog Day?

Good job.
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Post by: TheEvilDog on 13 Nov 2012, 18:33
A son's look through a telescope after his brother's funeral leads to psychological problems and family tragedy.
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Post by: Bluesummers on 13 Nov 2012, 21:25
Toy Story?

And did anyone get this:

A boy is framed for theft, hunted down by his uncles, and goes swimming.
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Post by: Spiff on 14 Nov 2012, 11:45
An opera singer saves the life of the queen.
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Post by: Blyss on 14 Nov 2012, 11:50
A son's look through a telescope after his brother's funeral leads to psychological problems and family tragedy.

Eagle Eye?
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Post by: TheEvilDog on 14 Nov 2012, 13:33
Toy Story?
Eagle Eye?

No to both.

I'll give a clue and a couple of more guesses before giving the answer. This film is a classic horror, and I do mean a classic.
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Post by: ackblom12 on 14 Nov 2012, 13:35
...The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari?
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Post by: TheEvilDog on 14 Nov 2012, 13:36
Nope.
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Post by: Spiff on 16 Nov 2012, 02:41
I think I know the answer but I had to use the keyword search at imdb.

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An opera singer saves the life of the queen.

Noone?
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Post by: Lines on 16 Nov 2012, 05:03
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An opera singer saves the life of the queen.

I doubt this is it, but Phantom of the Opera?
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Post by: Spiff on 16 Nov 2012, 05:39
Nope.
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Post by: Zingoleb on 16 Nov 2012, 09:51
A man's attempt at traveling is interrupted by bureaucrats.

Have people given up on this?

It was Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. I'm legitimately disappointed in all of you.
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Post by: snalin on 16 Nov 2012, 10:07
I thought the Hitchhiker's was all about not wanting to travel?

A young man goes through a long journey. In the end, the sat-nav is useless, so he turns it off.

The original Star Wars?  (what, is that IV?)
Yay!
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Post by: pwhodges on 16 Nov 2012, 10:41
A man's attempt at traveling is interrupted by bureaucrats.

It was Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. I'm legitimately disappointed in all of you.

How so?  Arthur Dent didn't want to travel, he wanted to stay in his house; the bureaucrats decided to knock his house down (which would have forced him to move), and then the Vogons and Ford Prefect turned up and he had to travel to survive.
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Post by: Zingoleb on 16 Nov 2012, 12:47
I was actually going on the movie, since that was the media we seemed to be using most in the thread - and I was classifying the Vogons as the bureaucratic ones.
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Post by: TheEvilDog on 16 Nov 2012, 13:58
A son's look through a telescope after his brother's funeral leads to psychological problems and family tragedy.

No one going to get this one?
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Post by: Spiff on 16 Nov 2012, 14:18
I think it's "The Wolf Man" but, as I said before, only with the help of imdb.com.
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Post by: LTK on 16 Nov 2012, 14:50
A man's attempt at traveling is interrupted by bureaucrats.

It was Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. I'm legitimately disappointed in all of you.

How so?  Arthur Dent didn't want to travel, he wanted to stay in his house; the bureaucrats decided to knock his house down (which would have forced him to move), and then the Vogons and Ford Prefect turned up and he had to travel to survive.
Yeah, I ruled out THHGTTG right away because I vividly remember Arthur Dent lying in the mud in front of a bulldozer. He didn't want to go anywhere.
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Post by: TheEvilDog on 16 Nov 2012, 15:51
I think it's "The Wolf Man" but, as I said before, only with the help of imdb.com.

And the point goes to imdb!
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Post by: CrowFairy on 16 Nov 2012, 23:04
Not a movie:
Three unwanted children get locked in a tower. What happens when they escape?
Any efforts toward this?
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Post by: Carl-E on 17 Nov 2012, 08:21
A Series of Unfortunate Events. 
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Post by: Thrillho on 17 Nov 2012, 10:58
Cold Days by Jim Butcher, of the Dresden Files series. Reading it for a review.

As such, I choose not to comment on positives and negatives at this stage  :laugh:
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Post by: Blyss on 17 Nov 2012, 11:39
Is that the next in the series?!  I keep continually rereading that series, and wishing they'd made the tv series much more accurate.  I like the tv series, but it could have been so much better.
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Post by: Thrillho on 17 Nov 2012, 13:19
Yeah it's the new one. Press release says it's out on the 27th, but I'm in England so dunno what date it'll be elsewhere.
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Post by: CrowFairy on 17 Nov 2012, 14:02
A Series of Unfortunate Events.
Good guess, but no.

Cold Days by Jim Butcher, of the Dresden Files series. Reading it for a review.

As such, I choose not to comment on positives and negatives at this stage  :laugh:
Haven't gotten around to reading that yet, so no.


It's a TV series that is no longer airing new episodes.
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Post by: Spiff on 18 Nov 2012, 12:15
An opera singer saves the life of the queen.
His rendition of the "Star-Spangled Banner" brings tears to everybodys eyes.
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Post by: Thrillho on 18 Nov 2012, 12:55
I posted that thing about the book in the completely wrong thread. Fucking hell.

This forum really has changed, since back in the day I'd already have been torn to shreds for that.
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Post by: WAYF on 18 Nov 2012, 19:17
A brave man travels with his friends to a foreign country, seeking to settle a political dispute.

Daammn, the possible definitions of "political dispute" leave this one wide open. :P

Pocahontas?
Avatar?
Ooh! Is it Thor?

And because I don't think we have enough unanswered ones on this page yet:

An up-and-coming indie rock band tries everything to get recognized by a major producer, even going so far as to murder the rival bands on-stage, but everything gets shot to hell when the bassist, who has his own personal agenda, murders the producer as well.
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Post by: CrowFairy on 18 Nov 2012, 19:20
I posted that thing about the book in the completely wrong thread. Fucking hell.

This forum really has changed, since back in the day I'd already have been torn to shreds for that.
It is a good place these days. ^.^

And your post fit in with what was going on here that I thought it was a guess. XD So no worries, dude!
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Post by: Spiff on 19 Nov 2012, 08:42
A brave man travels with his friends to a foreign country, seeking to settle a political dispute.

1492: Conquest of Paradise?
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Post by: snalin on 19 Nov 2012, 11:46
Any episode of Star Trek ever?
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Post by: PthariensFlame on 19 Nov 2012, 12:01
For the record, and since nobody's guessing anymore, mine was Cyborg 009.
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Post by: Carl-E on 20 Nov 2012, 01:29
Ah, that explains it. 


never heard of it...
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Post by: TRVA123 on 20 Nov 2012, 08:46
A man successfully goes through speech therapy.
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Post by: Carl-E on 20 Nov 2012, 08:50
The King's Speech! 


loved it!



Trivia: the speech therapist also plays Barbossa in the Pirates of the Caribbean series.  Identifying character actors is a hobby of mine...
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Post by: TRVA123 on 20 Nov 2012, 08:53
yup!

A young girls life is drastically changed when a (rather petty) family friend doesn't get invited to a party.
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Post by: Barmymoo on 20 Nov 2012, 08:54
Sleeping Beauty.


A friendly dog finds a new owner and goes on a journey with him.
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Post by: TRVA123 on 20 Nov 2012, 09:00
Up?
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Post by: Barmymoo on 20 Nov 2012, 09:01
Boo I was hoping that'd be harder to guess!
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Post by: TRVA123 on 20 Nov 2012, 09:04
A man begins to view his career through new eyes.
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Post by: idontunderstand on 20 Nov 2012, 09:09
In the head of John Malkovich?

EDIT: Sorry, Being John Malkovich, I meant. Stupid translated titles.
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Post by: TRVA123 on 20 Nov 2012, 09:13
Nope, although that one could vaguely work.
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Post by: BeoPuppy on 20 Nov 2012, 10:33
The Green Mile.
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Post by: TRVA123 on 20 Nov 2012, 10:54
nope.

Hmm, maybe I was a bit too vague...

A fugitive on a quest to clear his name begins to view his career with new eyes.
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Post by: ackblom12 on 20 Nov 2012, 10:59
I Am Legend?
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Post by: TRVA123 on 20 Nov 2012, 11:15
nope,

A fugitive, accused of murder, on a quest to clear his name begins to view his career with new eyes.
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Post by: Spiff on 20 Nov 2012, 11:26
The Fugitive?
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Post by: TRVA123 on 20 Nov 2012, 11:55
no. :( I thought this one would be rather straightforward, but apparently there are a lot of movies with roughly this plot.

Minority Report.


(Get it, 'cause he literally gets new eyes? /shameless)
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Post by: TheEvilDog on 20 Nov 2012, 12:23
Psycho killer goes straight for the heart.
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Post by: Carl-E on 20 Nov 2012, 13:25
Wait, don't they all? 
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Post by: TheEvilDog on 20 Nov 2012, 13:36
Well then, its a good thing there's a big pick of films available then.
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Post by: Pilchard123 on 20 Nov 2012, 14:06
Obvious guess is obvious: Psycho.
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Post by: TheEvilDog on 20 Nov 2012, 14:20
Obvious guess is obviously wrong  :wink:
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Post by: Welu on 20 Nov 2012, 14:33
I'm going to contribute to this game:

A man wants to be remembered.
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Post by: Spiff on 22 Nov 2012, 16:07
Psycho killer goes straight for the heart.
"Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom"?
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Post by: TheEvilDog on 22 Nov 2012, 16:20
Psycho killer goes straight for the heart.
"Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom"?

No.
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Post by: Blyss on 22 Nov 2012, 18:36
I'm going to contribute to this game:

A man wants to be remembered.

Big Fish?
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Post by: Lines on 23 Nov 2012, 07:49
no. :( I thought this one would be rather straightforward, but apparently there are a lot of movies with roughly this plot.

Minority Report.


(Get it, 'cause he literally gets new eyes? /shameless)

I knew exactly what you were talking about. Ruined my fun of guessing. :(
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Post by: Welu on 23 Nov 2012, 10:34
I'm going to contribute to this game:

A man wants to be remembered.

Big Fish?

Nope.
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Post by: TheEvilDog on 23 Nov 2012, 10:48
Psycho killer goes straight for the heart.
Well then, its a good thing there's a big pick of films available then.

No one going to get this? Ok, its My Bloody Valentine, the original one.
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Post by: Spiff on 23 Nov 2012, 15:43
An opera singer saves the life of the queen.
His rendition of the "Star-Spangled Banner" brings tears to everybodys eyes.
Since noone's trying: It's "The Naked Gun".
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Post by: Blyss on 28 Nov 2012, 10:55
A young man uses one of his body parts to outsmart everyone.
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Post by: BeoPuppy on 29 Nov 2012, 13:43
... boogie nights?
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Post by: Thrillho on 29 Nov 2012, 13:50
An opera singer saves the life of the queen.
His rendition of the "Star-Spangled Banner" brings tears to everybodys eyes.
Since noone's trying: It's "The Naked Gun".

Oh my god, and I was going to make the 'hey, it's Enrico Palazzo!' joke too. I'm such a fucking idiot.
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Post by: Akima on 30 Nov 2012, 00:20
A young man uses one of his body parts to outsmart everyone.
Which one, his brain? Nothing to see hear, move along.  :police:
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Post by: Carl-E on 30 Nov 2012, 05:46
My Left Foot?
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Post by: idontunderstand on 30 Nov 2012, 06:53
... boogie nights?

BeoPuppy, I really, really like your style, man.
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Post by: henri bemis on 30 Nov 2012, 11:35
After a peace summit goes awry, a group of men are framed and left stranded in hostile lands.
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Post by: Blyss on 30 Nov 2012, 11:53
Which one, his brain? Nothing to see hear, move along.  :police:

You genuinely make me laugh often Akima.   :-D

Thank you for that.
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Post by: jwhouk on 30 Nov 2012, 17:25
After a peace summit goes awry, a group of men are framed and left stranded in hostile lands.

Spies Like Us?
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Post by: Blyss on 30 Nov 2012, 19:02
... boogie nights?

Heh, no, it was  The Great Brain
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Post by: Akima on 01 Dec 2012, 02:52
After a peace summit goes awry, a group of men are framed and left stranded in hostile lands.
Star Trek: The Undiscovered Country?
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Post by: jwhouk on 01 Dec 2012, 03:52
After a peace summit goes awry, a group of men are framed and left stranded in hostile lands.
Star Trek: The Undiscovered Country?

SMACK! Of course.
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Post by: henri bemis on 01 Dec 2012, 08:01
Oooh, that wasn't what I was thinking, but it would totally fit.
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Post by: Spiff on 02 Dec 2012, 07:51
To revenge the soldiers who died in a war, a man adopts the identity of a dead child.
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Post by: TheEvilDog on 02 Dec 2012, 08:07
I want to say the Day of the Jackal. But thats probably not it.
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Post by: Spiff on 02 Dec 2012, 08:36
It's a good thing you said it anyway. Because it's really "The Day of the Jackal".
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Post by: Patrick on 03 Dec 2012, 17:25
After a peace summit goes awry, a group of men are framed and left stranded in hostile lands.

Harold And Kumar Go To Guantanamo Bay