Poorly describe movies and guess what they are

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The thread explores the concept of poorly describing movies and guessing their titles based on these descriptions. Participants share their own vague summaries of films, inviting others to identify them. The discussion includes a variety of genres and themes, ranging from classic films to contemporary favorites.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory
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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants describe movies with vague phrases, such as "Skinhead goes to prison" for American History X.
  • Others propose descriptions like "Jogger gets hit by car" and ask for guesses on the movie title.
  • Descriptions include elements like "Asian kid becomes friends with old white man" and "Kid wishes to be an adult," leading to guesses of Grand Torino and Big.
  • One participant describes a movie with "Little girl in red coat walking in black and white background," prompting guesses of Schindler's List.
  • Another participant describes a surreal landscape where a girl kills someone and teams up with strangers, which is identified as Wizard of Oz.
  • Descriptions of various movies include themes of war, crime, and personal struggles, such as "guy goes to bootcamp then to Vietnam" and "big fricken shark eats people," leading to guesses of Full Metal Jacket and Jaws.
  • Some participants engage in playful banter about the accuracy of the descriptions, such as correcting the type of ball in "Man is stranded on uninhabited island with his best friend, a football."
  • Common themes are identified, such as revenge and violence in films, with references to Quentin Tarantino's works.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not reach a consensus on the accuracy of the descriptions or the identification of movies, as multiple guesses and interpretations are presented. Disagreements arise regarding the correctness of certain movie titles based on the descriptions provided.

Contextual Notes

Some descriptions may rely on subjective interpretations of the films, and the vagueness of the summaries can lead to multiple plausible guesses. The discussion reflects a playful engagement with film knowledge rather than a definitive analysis.

Who May Find This Useful

Film enthusiasts, trivia lovers, and those interested in exploring creative ways to describe and guess movies may find this discussion engaging.

  • #271
Jimmy said:
I think an overly brief or vague description can be considered a poor description as well. If a description is funny too, that's a bonus! :biggrin:
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But the humour only comes in the payoff - when you go 'murderous little girl? Oh! Dorothy! Haha yeah.'

To me, this is more like regular trivia. Which is OK too. And I wouldn't have reaised it except for Ken's meta comment about the thread.
 
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  • #272
I hear ya, brother. :wink:
 
  • #273
Math Is Hard said:
OK, here are some tough ones...

1) It's a story about snakes on board an airplane.

2) It's a story about the interaction between some cowboys and some aliens.

The answer to #1 is Knight and Day.
 
  • #274
DaveC426913 said:
Isn't this thread 'your baby'? :smile:

No, I wouldn’t have said so. It was started by blade123 who seems to have vanished from it. But clearly he / she started a great thread – it has generated a great deal of interest. My feeling was that part of that was because it was such a fast changing and evolving thread. Initially, I saw myself only as introducing some films of a different style than those that dominated the early pages. But I certainly don’t seek to proscribe where it goes from here, I’m as interested as anyone else to see that and to ride the surf. I was just defending my contribution which seemed to be under criticism, that’s all. Really it’s not important. Let the clues, obscure or otherwise continue.
 
  • #275
I got Moonstruck from the county library. It was OK, but I wouldn't say I loved it awful.
 
  • #276
1) policeman finds a big treasure. his partner dies and fur coats can destroy druglords

2) man walking around in desert plays instrument and shoots people really quickly
 
  • #277
wisvuze said:
1) policeman finds a big treasure. his partner dies and fur coats can destroy druglords

2) man walking around in desert plays instrument and shoots people really quickly

1) American Gangster
 
  • #278
wisvuze said:
1) policeman finds a big treasure. his partner dies and fur coats can destroy druglords

2) man walking around in desert plays instrument and shoots people really quickly

2) Once Upon A Time In The West (has awesome soundtrack)
 
  • #279
Both correct, you guys are good aha
 
  • #280
Evil Machine kills people.
 
  • #281
Andy said:
Evil Machine kills people.

Terminator!
 
  • #282
nucleargirl said:
Terminator!
He probably means Terminator II.
 
  • #283
Andy said:
Evil Machine kills people.

Christine
 
  • #284
Andy said:
Evil Machine kills people.

Killdozer
 
  • #285
I was thinking of the original terminator
 
  • #286
yay! :)

does that mean its my go next?!

ok: super funny interracial... that you'd walk a thousand miles to see.

too easy?!

another one? : cat gets soaking wet, film ends happily.

and another? over-hyped, long-winded black and white that has no plot and no-body gets it so they all say its amazingly funny.
 
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  • #287
Andy said:
Evil Machine kills people.

50% of the science fiction films made since the late 60's.
 
  • #288
I have no idea nukey girl.
 
  • #289
nucleargirl said:
over-hyped, long-winded black and white that has no plot and no-body gets it so they all say its amazingly funny.
City Lights?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ot1-O7nEvmk
 
  • #290
Andy said:
I have no idea nukey girl.

lol, guess I'm good at this game :p

hm hints...

1st film: inter-racial AND inter-sexual! shown literally on the DVD cover.

2nd film: Title: eating where they sell best friends.

3rd film: ok, maybe it was just me who didn't get it. it also had a long-winded title! and if I understood correctly, the main characters were Nazis.
 
  • #291
sorry Jimmy, not City Lights, though I haven't seen it so wouldn't know if it fits my description.
 
  • #292
nucleargirl said:
2nd film: Title: eating where they sell best friends.
Breakfast at Tiffany's
 
  • #293
Jimmy Snyder said:
Breakfast at Tiffany's

yes!
 
  • #294
Jimmy Snyder said:
City Lights?

:) I like that clip. Its smart! and has great accompanying music!
 
  • #295
nucleargirl said:
yes!
I've never seen the movie, but I'll probably get it from the Library now. Here's the opening credits. I was in Savannah, Georgia a few years back. The tour takes you past Forest Gump's bus stop bench, the theater where Lady Chablis sings, and everything Johnny Mercer. Then, just to dot our i's and cross our rivers, we loaded up the family jalopy and while arguing about which road to take, crossed Moon River. That's a style too I suppose.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDddAKtELZ8
 
  • #296
:) lol. funny expression you used!
Yeah you should get it! I like it, its one of my favourites!
 
  • #297
I just saw it but didn't like it that much. While it was not a horrible movie, Holly Golightly is no Eliza Doolittle. I have mixed feelings about Mickey Rooney playing a Japanese with the stereotypical jutting teeth. He's a great actor of course, and he did what he could with the part, but since the character never did anything Japanese, he may as well have played a white. Japanese don't take soap into the tub. They wash and rinse outside the tub and enter it clean.
 
  • #298
You may be good, or i may be rubbish.
 
  • #299
Jimmy Snyder said:
I just saw it but didn't like it that much. While it was not a horrible movie, Holly Golightly is no Eliza Doolittle. I have mixed feelings about Mickey Rooney playing a Japanese with the stereotypical jutting teeth. He's a great actor of course, and he did what he could with the part, but since the character never did anything Japanese, he may as well have played a white. Japanese don't take soap into the tub. They wash and rinse outside the tub and enter it clean.

yeah, that bit is quite racist. that's the only bad bit for me. I like it cos she's so pretty and charming! and its so heartwarming!
 
  • #300
Have we given up on the last one?
 

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