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.

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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.

  • #61
TurtleMeister said:
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Movie 2) A retired professor checks her mail box, but must return less than one minute later to check it again.
...

It sounds like The lake house, however the only other movie I can think of involving mail is You've got mail.
 
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  • #62
Argentum Vulpes said:
It sounds like The lake house, however the only other movie I can think of involving mail is You've got mail.

Nope. A few more hints: It's a physical mail box. When she checks it, she is being watched by the movies main character. She wrote the book that the main character is reading.
 
  • #63
zoobyshoe said:
Yours are difficult.

This one might refer to The Defiant Ones, or, also with Sidney Poitier, In The Heat Of The Night.

Funny isn't it, I thought I'd made some of them too easy. I suppose its all a matter of whether you know them or not. Yes, Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger were the two gentlemen struggling to get on In the Heat of the Night that I was thinking of.
 
  • #64
Ken Natton said:
Funny isn't it, I thought I'd made some of them too easy. I suppose its all a matter of whether you know them or not.
Yeah, I reread them several times and nothing came to mind. I decided I must not be familiar with any of them.
 
  • #65
Ken Natton said:
Novel chap is a hero to his fellow sufferers because he won’t conform. They think he betrays them and he is only restored to hero status when he loses his life.

Cool Hand Luke?

Ken Natton said:
Prevailing attitudes make justice impossible, but a father teaches his children the value of dignity and restraint..

To Kill A Mocking Bird?
 
  • #66
SpringCreek said:
Cool Hand Luke?
Yes.


SpringCreek said:
To Kill A Mocking Bird?
And yes.
 
  • #67
DR13 said:
1. Childhood sled
2. How many bullets?
3. That call home is probably long distance
4. Is he dead or alive?
5. It's people
6. Ancient roman clothing

2. Dirty Harry
3. ET
6. Gladiator
 
  • #68
Argentum Vulpes said:
Rocky, Raging Bull or The Hammer

1). Baldwin brother with a big gun
2). Same actor plays a president, foreign officer, and a crazed scientist
3). He rode a bomb and is now riding a horse
4). 80's action actors
5). Was going to save Orion, not so much
6). Japaneses version of Shadowrun
7). Here is my Flair!
8). Too good in the big city, man this small town is messed up
9). A small speed bump slows down a large machine
10). That is Mark Hamill?!? No way it sounds nothing like him!

4. The Expendables
8. Footloose
 
  • #69
mege said:
I think most to this point have been answered correctly... O_o


I have a few:

1) A boy enjoys violence, then is forced to watch it.

2) The golden record holder comes looking for daddy.

3) A deaf, dumb and blind kid is good at pinball.

4) A musician gets revenge for his death.

5) A guy almost breaks his parents up before he's concieved.

6) An assassin gains the emperor's trust by eliminating the other assassins.

7) A riverboat ride into the heart of darkness.

8) The non-animated adventures of a talking-K9 and a person.

9) Batman discovers feelings.

5. Back To The Future
 
  • #70
BobG said:
Heaven Can Wait


Movie 1) Moron becomes friends with a mouse
Movie 2) Moron is murdered by his best friend

zoobyshoe said:
Both (badly)describe the movie version of Of Mice and Men, and, The Green Mile.

Both of your answers would be a good answer for the second one, but Mice and Men was the movie I was thinking of.

First one might be a little obscure, since the movie's pretty old (late 60's). The book was more famous. He even gave the mouse flowers.
 
  • #71
8) The non-animated adventures of a talking-K9 and a person

A Boy and His Dog
 
  • #72
An uplifting story about a disabled guy who wanders through the desert and finds an arm.

127 hours - watched backwards
 
  • #73
SpringCreek said:
2. Dirty Harry
3. ET
6. Gladiator

Yes
Yes
No (the clue is a hint to a famous quote)
 
  • #74
1. Moron runs. Changes lives.

2. He slaps soldier. Then battles bulge.

3. Broken-hearted nightclub owner gets second chance at love. Chooses friendship instead.

4. Two old friends fight and fish a lot. More of same in sequel.

5. Lawyer's betrayed client gets education and tattoos in prison. Seeks revenge via dog poisoning, piano wire, boat mayhem, etc.

I just watched #5 and it is quite intense. Great acting and directing.
 
  • #75
Boy meets girl. Boy gets girl. Boy loses girl. Boy gets girl back.
 
  • #76
DR13 said:
No (the clue is a hint to a famous quote)

Ancient Roman clothing...toga? Animal House?
 
  • #77
Jimmy Snyder said:
Boy meets girl. Boy gets girl. Boy loses girl. Boy gets girl back.

I think I've seen that one. Is it the one where the boy loses the girl because of a misunderstanding?
 
  • #78
SpringCreek said:
4. The Expendables

Yes, but I can't think of a good quote to go with this movie.

SpringCreek said:
8. Footloose

Nope, wrong decade, both when the movie takes place and filmed, and wrong continent where it takes place.

SpringCreek said:
1. Moron runs. Changes lives.

2. He slaps soldier. Then battles bulge.

3. Broken-hearted nightclub owner gets second chance at love. Chooses friendship instead.

4. Two old friends fight and fish a lot. More of same in sequel.

5. Lawyer's betrayed client gets education and tattoos in prison. Seeks revenge via dog poisoning, piano wire, boat mayhem, etc.

I just watched #5 and it is quite intense. Great acting and directing.

1). Forest Gump

4). Grumpy old men, Grumpier old men (the sequel)

5). Double Jeopardy
 
  • #79
An interesting side for this thread.

A song/music video about a piece of stage equipment.
 
  • #80
A man falls and tells a long story to a girl who also fell.
 
  • #81
mege said:
I think most to this point have been answered correctly... O_o


I have a few:

1) A boy enjoys violence, then is forced to watch it.
A Clockwork Orange
2) The golden record holder comes looking for daddy.

3) A deaf, dumb and blind kid is good at pinball.
Tommy
4) A musician gets revenge for his death.

5) A guy almost breaks his parents up before he's concieved.
Back to the Future
6) An assassin gains the emperor's trust by eliminating the other assassins.

7) A riverboat ride into the heart of darkness.
Apocalypse Now!
8) The non-animated adventures of a talking-K9 and a person.
A Boy and His Dog
9) Batman discovers feelings.

I filled in the correct ones. 6 and 9 I figured were a little harder - but I thought 2 and 4 would be pretty easy!

Some hints (decade the year was released):

2a) 1970s
4a) 1990s
6a) 2000s
9a) 2000s
 
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  • #82
Okay, a description for which untold number of films could apply:

Any resemblance to the actual historical events is purely coincidental.
 
  • #83
SpringCreek said:
1. Moron runs. Changes lives.

2. He slaps soldier. Then battles bulge.

3. Broken-hearted nightclub owner gets second chance at love. Chooses friendship instead.

4. Two old friends fight and fish a lot. More of same in sequel.

5. Lawyer's betrayed client gets education and tattoos in prison. Seeks revenge via dog poisoning, piano wire, boat mayhem, etc.

I just watched #5 and it is quite intense. Great acting and directing.

2) Patton
3) Cocktail
 
  • #84
SpringCreek said:
1. Moron runs. Changes lives.

I'm thinking Forrest Gump. And get this. I've never seen the film.
 
  • #85
BobG said:
First one might be a little obscure, since the movie's pretty old (late 60's). The book was more famous. He even gave the mouse flowers.

Flowers for Algernon?
 
  • #86
SpringCreek said:
.5. Lawyer's betrayed client gets education and tattoos in prison. Seeks revenge via dog poisoning, piano wire, boat mayhem, etc.

I just watched #5 and it is quite intense. Great acting and directing.

Cape Fear?
 
  • #87
How about this?

  1. Guy with ADD gets TV station (step 2:?, step 3: profit!) and resorts to PBS-esque tactics to keep it on the air in the face of adversity.
  2. Is this the real life?
    Is this just fantasy?
    Caught in a landslide,
    No escape from reality...
  3. A boy and his whale

Okay, so 2 and 3 are probably degenerate...
  1. Weird Al's UHF
  2. The Matrix trilogy (or Inception)
  3. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (or Free Willy)
 
  • #88
Argentum Vulpes said:
1). Forest Gump

4). Grumpy old men, Grumpier old men (the sequel)

5). Double Jeopardy


1. Yes
4. Yes & Yes
5. No
 
  • #89
My three movies were popular, so I guess my clues were too difficult. This should help a lot:

1) Everything in his life is fake. Even the star Sirius.
2) Don't watch this movie if you have leporiphobia.
3) Amnesiac has lesbian affair.
 
  • #90
mege said:
2) Patton
3) Cocktail

2. Yes. I wouldn't give a hoot in hell for a man who lost and laughed. [Patton quote]
3. No. Hint: The Germans wore gray. She wore blue.
 

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