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Title: Single-sentence summaries for movies
Post by: daveB from Oakland on May 02, 2012, 03:42:39 PM
Scarface:

Gangster introduces people to his little friend, shouts encouragement at pelicans on his TV.
Title: Re: Single-sentence summaries for movies
Post by: Crusherkc on May 02, 2012, 03:47:10 PM
Jaws:

An old drunk, a cop and a hippie go fishing off the coast of New England.
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Post by: apoehler on May 02, 2012, 03:56:47 PM
Citizen Kane:

A rich old white guy dies because no one REALLY understands him
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Post by: buffcoat on May 02, 2012, 04:11:45 PM
For a Few Dollars More:

Old, tired bounty hunter enlists young, still-grizzled bounty hunter for endless takes of staring at his watch.
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Post by: Steve of Bloomington on May 02, 2012, 04:41:53 PM
Terminator:

A robot chases a lady.
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Post by: BadGuyZero on May 02, 2012, 05:01:32 PM
The description for Fight Club I posted in the chat room: Punching guys by the dashboard light.
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Post by: Chris L on May 02, 2012, 05:54:26 PM
Taxi Driver:

New York sucks.
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Post by: wood and iron on May 02, 2012, 06:08:09 PM
Blow:

Blow blows below border.
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Post by: BadGuyZero on May 02, 2012, 06:09:57 PM
The Diary Of Anne Frank:

She's in the attic!
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Post by: Crusherkc on May 02, 2012, 06:14:18 PM
Star Wars-

"Farm boy and his dad's friend make some friends and blow up a space ship together"
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Post by: daveB from Oakland on May 02, 2012, 07:14:24 PM
Dazed and Confused:

High school sucks.
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Post by: Crusherkc on May 02, 2012, 07:23:55 PM
Falling Down-

"A put-upon unemployed Los Angeleno takes time from his job search to explore his home town."
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Post by: mostlymeat on May 02, 2012, 07:26:21 PM
Pulp Fiction:

A retro murderer has a religious experience.

Holy Mountain:

A Jesus Christ impersonator has a religious experience.


Title: Re: Single-sentence summaries for movies
Post by: mostlymeat on May 02, 2012, 07:28:25 PM
Every James Bond movie:

A handsome englishman makes love to beautiful women before murdering them.
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Post by: JON IN PHL on May 02, 2012, 07:54:20 PM
The Diary Of Anne Frank:

She's in the attic!

Easy with the spoilers, bro.
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Post by: BadGuyZero on May 02, 2012, 08:45:59 PM
Raising Arizona:

Barren couple steal a baby ensuring that hijinks ensue.
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Post by: Crusherkc on May 08, 2012, 02:07:47 PM
A man enters an arm-wrestling contest to buy a new truck and to keep custody of his son.
-Over the Top

A swarthy renegade policeman finds the cure for crime to be himself.
-Cobra

A group of WW2 POWs form a soccer team to play their German captors in order to escape- into territory that is still occupied by the Germans.
-Victory!

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Post by: buffcoat on May 08, 2012, 09:50:07 PM
Replying to a wish for "good luck" leads to tragedy in the Dirty Dozen.
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Post by: JON IN PHL on May 08, 2012, 11:08:12 PM
King Kong - Homesick monkey falls in love. But, she's out of his league.
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Post by: casualobserver on May 08, 2012, 11:15:52 PM
Every James Bond movie:

A handsome englishman makes love to beautiful women before murdering them.

(http://i.imgur.com/Izi0z.gif)

(Grant Morrison's The Invisibles vol. 2 #15)
Title: Re: Single-sentence summaries for movies
Post by: James W on May 11, 2012, 05:31:02 AM
Quote from: @julieklausner
My channel guide's brilliant description of POPEYE: "Sailor courts Olive Oyl and gains strength through spinach." (https://twitter.com/julieklausner/status/4422292188)

THE KARATE KID: Teenaged boy learns home maintenance and other life skills from apartment superintendent.
Title: Re: Single-sentence summaries for movies
Post by: dave from knoxville on May 11, 2012, 07:41:31 AM
Blue Velvet - Naive college boy has his eyes opened during adventures with diverse townspeople.
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Post by: Steve of Bloomington on May 11, 2012, 09:33:53 AM
Koyanisqatsi (sp?) - Slowing down or speeding up film is trippy, man.
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Post by: BadGuyZero on May 11, 2012, 10:14:54 AM
Blue Velvet - Naive college boy has his eyes opened during adventures with diverse townspeople.

I was going to post a summary for Blue Velvet but wasn't sure about posting something with such a concentrated amount of expletives.
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Post by: mostlymeat on May 11, 2012, 11:08:23 AM
Animal House:

Unkempt collegians squander their education.

National Lampoon's Vacation:

Hapless father struggles in vain to bring joy to his family's life.

Crossroads:

Classical guitar vituoso is insulted by a senior citizen until he earns the right to wear a hat.

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Post by: cutout on May 11, 2012, 07:41:39 PM
Ahh, I was just going to do Nat'l Lampoon's Vacation. But it was gonna be:

"Middle-aged man takes off on bizarre cross-country drive, tempted by infidelity along the way"
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Post by: cavorting with nudists on May 11, 2012, 08:43:56 PM
Salo, or The 120 Days of Sodom:

Fascists often lead unorthodox sex lives.
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Post by: daveB from Oakland on May 12, 2012, 01:52:50 AM
Blue Velvet - Naive college boy has his eyes opened during adventures with diverse townspeople.

I was going to post a summary for Blue Velvet but wasn't sure about posting something with such a concentrated amount of expletives.

Young Man finds ear, drinks PBR.
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Post by: daveB from Oakland on May 12, 2012, 01:57:24 AM
Mulholland Drive:

Naomi Watts is a terrible actress, oh wait ... she's a GREAT actress!
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Post by: Dennis on May 12, 2012, 02:36:28 AM
The Shining:

A writer and his family have a bad vacation.
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Post by: Dennis on May 12, 2012, 02:39:33 AM
National Lampoon's Vacation:

A food scientist and his family have a bad vacation.
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Post by: daveB from Oakland on May 12, 2012, 02:45:07 AM
Stabbin' in the Woods:

MetaWheedon something something attractive young archetypes go to a Cabin SPOILER ALERT,  wish I hadn't read that one thing about the film before seeing it ... but still, it was pretty good.
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Post by: daveB from Oakland on May 12, 2012, 02:55:27 AM
Jonathan Demme's Something Wild (1986):

You think it's one thing, but then it's another thing.
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Post by: hardweek on May 12, 2012, 05:47:42 AM
National Lampoon's European Vacation: a family goes on vacation to Europe.
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Post by: buffcoat on May 12, 2012, 09:19:44 AM
Pulp Fiction: In retrospect, perhaps Quentin should have left Travolta where he found him.
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Post by: Steve of Bloomington on May 12, 2012, 02:17:49 PM
The Sixth Sense: Wait whuuuuuut?
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Post by: Steve of Bloomington on May 12, 2012, 02:18:41 PM
Memento: A guy forgets everything but Sammy Jankis.
Title: Re: Single-sentence summaries for movies
Post by: daveB from Oakland on May 12, 2012, 02:33:20 PM
Pulp Fiction: In retrospect, perhaps Quentin should have left Travolta where he found him.

Totally. I saw him in the trailer for an upcoming Oliver Stone movie and I was making groaning noises in my head. I don't agree with the statement "there are no second acts in American life," but I think I would have preferred that to be the case for Vinnie Barbarino.
Title: Re: Single-sentence summaries for movies
Post by: daveB from Oakland on May 12, 2012, 02:38:35 PM
The Shining:

A writer and his family have a bad vacation.

Man gets possessed by evil, does Ed McMahon impressions.
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Post by: BadGuyZero on May 12, 2012, 05:43:45 PM
After Hours

Man's worst night ever causes Martin Scorsese to have the worst box office ever.
Title: Re: Single-sentence summaries for movies
Post by: hardweek on May 13, 2012, 06:02:31 PM
Straight from IMDB:

Dude, where's my car? : Two potheads wake up from a night of partying and can't remember where they parked their car.
Title: Re: Single-sentence summaries for movies
Post by: Smelodies on May 13, 2012, 10:39:40 PM
Pulp Fiction: In retrospect, perhaps Quentin should have left Travolta where he found him.

Maybe it's me, but don't you find it weird that more time has passed between Pulp Fiction and the present than from Saturday Night Fever to Pulp Fiction?
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Post by: mostlymeat on May 14, 2012, 12:29:41 PM
Straight from IMDB:

Dude, where's my car? : Two potheads wake up from a night of partying and can't remember where they parked their car.

IMDB is actually really good at this game. For example:

Hardbodies (1984):

Three middle-aged daddies visit California to have a marvelous time at the beach.
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Post by: Crusherkc on May 14, 2012, 01:03:58 PM
2001: A Space Odyssey:
A beacon from the past gives humanity a chance to shine.

Dr. Strangelove:
An American general starts WWIII when he blames the Russians for his impotence.

A Clockwork Orange:
An innovative government program helps a troubled youth fit back into society.

Title: Re: Single-sentence summaries for movies
Post by: danfromhalifax on May 14, 2012, 05:01:17 PM
Dawn of the Dead (1978):
Mall patrons walk slowly, and develop taste for brains.
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Post by: buffcoat on May 14, 2012, 05:41:37 PM
Night of the Comet: Don't think they did the hair that big for effect - that's how it was back then.

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Post by: danner on May 14, 2012, 10:13:37 PM
Easy Rider: Hippies ride around listening to music, get murdered.
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Post by: Andy on May 14, 2012, 11:05:11 PM
SPOILERS!!!!!!