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Lady_Satine
Title: Head of Lexian R&D
Joined: Oct 15 2005
Location: Metro area, Georgia
Posts: 7287
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http://www.filmcritic.com/features/2010/11/accurate-but-misleading-movie-synopses/
Highlights:
The Wizard of Oz: "Transported to a surreal landscape, a young girl kills the first person she meets and then teams up with three strangers to kill again."
Back to the Future: "A bewildered teenage boy fends off his mother's disturbing and unnatural attraction to him."
Cloverfield: "A group of hipster Manhattanites find their plans for the night completely overturned thanks to an unexpected visit from an out of towner."
Inception: "An eclectic group of dreamers meet a poor little rich boy and try to change how he feels about losing his father."
Transformers: "A young man's desire for a car involves him in a philosophical dispute between two metalheads."
Wall-E: "An employee at a garbage dump abandons his job to pursue a woman he's just met."
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GPFontaine
Joined: Dec 06 2007
Location: Connecticut
Posts: 11244
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The two that stood out to me were:
The Matrix
A lonely programmer discovers he's spending more time in a massive multiplayer online game than he ever suspected.
The Terminator
A robot with a funny accent goes looking for a woman in eighties Los Angeles.
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jprime
Title: Ex-GameWinners
Joined: Jan 27 2008
Location: Southern Ontario
Posts: 7102
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Here's one I just came up with.
Honey, I Shrunk The Kids: "An accident with an experimental machine leads to a series of tiny mishaps."
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slapolakinkaido
Title: Illegitimate Son of God
Joined: Jul 14 2009
Posts: 1565
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Conan the Barbarian: 'A muscle bound long-hair realizes he's up against more than he's bargained for when he goes up against a snake worshiper that killed his father.'
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Knyte
2010 SLF Tag Champ*
Title: Curator Of The VGM
Joined: Nov 01 2006
Location: Here I am.
Posts: 6749
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Disney's Beauty & The Beast: "A typical naive young women falls for a bad boy with serious anger issues, and thinks he is simply misunderstood and she can change him for the better."
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slapolakinkaido
Title: Illegitimate Son of God
Joined: Jul 14 2009
Posts: 1565
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The Hurt Locker: A young cadet has to travel to a far away land to make things right, but he's about to discover things get sticky when the whole situation blows up in his face!
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Izzy
Title: Mascot Gold
Joined: Jul 25 2009
Location: KC, KS
Posts: 266
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Original Star Wars Trilogy:
What starts as an adventure ends in a heated race of two rivals to win the affection of a beautiful princess. Only one of the guys happens to be her brother. Will either win, or will the siblings' father become the master of her force?
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Izzy
Title: Mascot Gold
Joined: Jul 25 2009
Location: KC, KS
Posts: 266
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Evil Dead:
A weekend getaway in the woods for five college students becomes messier then any of them could have imagined.
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slapolakinkaido
Title: Illegitimate Son of God
Joined: Jul 14 2009
Posts: 1565
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Rain Man: A story of brotherly love that could prove to be shaky when the younger brother discovers the older brother had shared a passionate moment in an elevator with his woman!
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UsaSatsui
Title: The White Rabbit
Joined: May 25 2008
Location: Hiding
Posts: 7565
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Pinocchio: Young boy's story causes wood to extend.
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slapolakinkaido
Title: Illegitimate Son of God
Joined: Jul 14 2009
Posts: 1565
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A Nightmare on Elm Street: A teenage girl copes with sleeping trouble.
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Mr. Satire
Joined: Jun 08 2010
Location: Termina Field
Posts: 1541
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Heh, nice find! The BttF one was the best.
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slapolakinkaido
Title: Illegitimate Son of God
Joined: Jul 14 2009
Posts: 1565
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Alien 3 : A man finds a woman with no hair just as desirable.
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SNESGuy
Title: El Duderino
Joined: Jul 31 2010
Location: Da D.C
Posts: 1831
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I am Legend: A New Yorker has trouble getting along with his neighbors, especially at night.
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Doddsino
Joined: Oct 01 2009
Posts: 5316
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slapolakinkaido
Title: Illegitimate Son of God
Joined: Jul 14 2009
Posts: 1565
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Superman 2: A man from a far away land finds difficulty fitting in so he goes to extreme measures to have a normal life
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slapolakinkaido
Title: Illegitimate Son of God
Joined: Jul 14 2009
Posts: 1565
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The Expendables: The 2 guys from Rocky IV reunite!
Sorry about the double post but just saw the movie last night.
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Syd Lexia
Site Admin
Title: Pop Culture Junkie
Joined: Jul 30 2005
Location: Wakefield, MA
Posts: 24887
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Labyrinth: An older man enters into an inappropriate relationship with a teenage girl.
Temple of Doom: A cabaret singer is whisked away by a handsome stranger and embarks on a heart-stopping adventure.
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The Opponent
Title: Forum Battle WINNER
Joined: Feb 24 2010
Location: The Danger Zone
Posts: 3495
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 I'm not a bad enough dude, but I am an edgy little shit. I'll do what I can. |
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Syd Lexia
Site Admin
Title: Pop Culture Junkie
Joined: Jul 30 2005
Location: Wakefield, MA
Posts: 24887
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X2: A bunch of social misfits watch a dam explode.
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Dr. Strangelove
Joined: Dec 30 2010
Location: Salt Lake City
Posts: 104
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You guys have probably already heard this one but here goes:
Twilight series:
A young woman must choose between bestiality and necrophilia
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Dr. Strangelove
Joined: Dec 30 2010
Location: Salt Lake City
Posts: 104
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Haha, One more:
Chaplin:
A lovable pedophile goes toe-to-toe with his cross-dressing nemisis.
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aeonic
Title: Sporadic Poster
Joined: Nov 19 2009
Location: Kissimmee, FL
Posts: 2747
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Lolita- A May/December romance is challenged by an articulate romantic rival
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slapolakinkaido
Title: Illegitimate Son of God
Joined: Jul 14 2009
Posts: 1565
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Dances With Wolves: The story of a man who'd rather die than lose his foot.
2 girls 1 cup: 2 young women learn that sharing a cup isn't always sanitary
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Dr. Strangelove
Joined: Dec 30 2010
Location: Salt Lake City
Posts: 104
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Black Swan: A young woman gives an amazing ballet performance with the help of her loving mother and brilliant director.
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