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Title |
1-Sentence
Conspectus |
Quote that
says it all! |
You might like this
movie if you like.... |
You might not like
this movie if you like... |
Movie Haiku
or Limerick |
Untraceable |
Schlock
Horror Genre gets star treatment with Diane Lane as FBI Tracker. |
"Mommy,
why is our house on the TV" |
Silence
of the Lambs, SAW, MySpace |
Silence
of the Lambs, Tom Hanks' progeny, Spyware protection |
There
once was a lady from The Perfect Storm/Her acting; always
above the "norm"/She joined the FBI/To catch a killer
guy/Who liked to broadcast his torture porn. |
There
Will Be
Blood |
Expansive
view of an oil man tumbling towards obession, excess and insanity. |
"Do
you have any others that can be 'got'?" |
Citizen
Kane, Giant, madness, entrepreneurial- ship |
Prophet-style
preaching, fair deals, clean hands |
Desert
gold black as soot
Screams for one to set it free
Death lurching skyward |
Mad
Money |
Diane
Keaton, Queen Latifan and Katie Holmes rob te Federal Reserve
Bank from the inside, for comedic effect. |
"Unless
you have a half-dozen very hard rectangular breasts, we need
to talk." |
Fun
with Dick and Jane, The View, well-toupee'd Ted Danson |
Logic,
morals, banking, The Usual Suspects |
There
once were some girls in banking/Who did a little money yanking/They
pocketed the stash/Then blew the cash/While avoiding a penal
spanking. |
Cloverfield |
Home
video view of monster attack on New York City. |
"Looks
like you waited one day too long to leave for Japan." |
Blair
Witch Project, Godzilla movies, Manhattan |
The Brooklyn
Bridge, Lady Liberty, steady cameras |
There
once was a monster from the sea/That tore the head off liberty/He
threw buildings around/Stomped on the ground/And now Manhattan's
history |
27
Dresses |
Romantic-Comedy
with Katherine Heigl as pining, perpetual bridesmaid. |
"I
never do anything like this." |
Merchant
Ivory flicks, Keira Knightley, Lyricism |
Fast-paced
movies, Capra-esque endings, getting away with lies |
Closet
bloom of love
Colors bleed from one score seven
Lover wears no more |
Atone-
ment |
Classic
Brit-epic of love, lust, and betrayal during the early stages
of World War II. |
"I
will return. Find you, love you, marry you and live without shame." |
Merchant
Ivory flicks, Keira Knightley, Lyricism |
Fast-paced
movies, Capra-esque endings, getting away with lies |
Day of
sweltering heat
A testimony of lust
Hopeful love dies hard |
The
Bucket
List |
Pairing
of Nicholson and Freeman in odd-couple look at death at the door. |
"We
live, we die, and the wheels on the bus go round and round." |
Terms
of Endearment, Tibetian vistas, hospitals, philosophical
questions |
Se7en,
manly-men-movies, female costars |
There
once was a man with cancer/His friend tried to give him the answer/Adventure
ensued/Life was renewed/By the rich billionare financer |
In The
Name
of the
King |
Medeival-style
tale of magic, swords and familial love with Jason Stratham,
Ray Liotta and Leelee Sobieski. |
"The
king has been poisoned!!" |
The idea
of Gladiator crossed with The Lord of the Rings |
The idea
of Gladiator crossed with Ray Liotta |
There
once was a man named Farmer/He didn't want to wear armor/But
the king came calling/and Krugs go falling/My, isn't he a charmer |
Juno |
Nothing
to do with Alaska, this story follows a pregnant teen's circle
of eclectic relationships. |
"I
was hoping she was expelled, or into hard drugs." |
Napoleon
Dynamite, Dawson's Creek-style lingo |
Teenagers
that don't talk like Harvard-grad Kiekegaard majors |
Fall
of discontent
Belly swells with attitude
Gift of life for one |
Charlie
Wilson's
War |
Hanks
and Roberts vehicle about the CIA, Afghanistani politics and
the end of the cold war, |
"You
know you've reached rock bottom when you're told you have character
flaws by a man who hanged his predecessor in a military coup." |
Wag
the Dog, Bill Clinton, Hot Tubs, Texas accents |
Traditional
politics, accountability, thin-version Tom Hanks |
There
once was a man from the Lone Star/Who lived his life at the wet
bar/He flew to the East/Then battled the beast/And the Russians
went home on a rail car. |
Sweeney
Todd |
Musical
bloodfest with a game Tim Burton clan in tow. |
"I
can guarantee the closest shave you'll ever know" |
Jack
the Ripper, Sleepy Hollow, black humor |
Straight
razor shaves, Hairspray, the British judicial system |
Upstairs
knife in hand
Bloody with retribution
Soul flows down the street |
National
Treasure
II |
Book
of Secrets sequel finds treasure hunting team + Helen Mirren
on worldwide search. |
"Gates,
people don't believe that stuff anymore."(president) "..But
they want to."(Gates) |
Historical
landmarks, cliches, Cracker Jacks, conspiracy theories |
Helen
Mirren, Conde' Nast, Abraham Lincoln, facts |
Torn
map of desire
Man seeking golden promise
A world of found hope |
Walk Hard |
Parody
of musician bio-pics with a fine-detail-eye and non sequitor
logic. |
"Get
help, I'm cut in half real bad!" |
Weird
Al, Spinal Tap, male full-frontal |
Ray,
Walk the Line, subtle humor |
Cut brother
in half
Machete in springtime blood
Blossoms of Father's hate |
Enchanted |
Fanciful,
udated fairytale featuring adult sensibilities mixed with classic
Disney tones. |
"You
made a dress out of my curtains?!" |
The street-singing/dancing
parade scene from Ferris Bueller's Day Off |
The Grinch |
There
once was a girl from Andalusia/Who liked to wear the color fuscia/Here
smile was so "beamy"/She met her McDreamy/While dispatching
a dragon, I don't roose ya |
Beowulf |
Visual
(3D) spectacle of the high-school literature-class staple; with
pools of gruel, cool and drool. |
"They
say you have a monster here. They say your lands are cursed.
I am Beowulf and I'm here to kill your monster." |
300,
Dungeons & Dragons, Xbox 360, Steak Tartare, Angelina |
Poetry
books, stillness, marital fidelity, hygiene |
There
once was a man from Geats Land/Who wore a skirt and an arm band/He
stripped past the waist/And didn't make haste/To kill Grendal
the beast with his bare hand |
No Country
for Old Men |
Coen
brothers return-to-form about a ruthless hitman's pursuit of
common man who made off with a stash of money. |
"What's
the most you ever lost in a coin toss?" |
The Little
Dutch Boy, Kill Bill I&II, Fargo, Slaughter
House Techniques |
Cows,
fashionable hairstyles, |
Jones
boy on the trail
Leaves of green power the chase
Doleful end for all |
I
Am
Legend |
Will
Smith tour-de-force with dog, chick, and zombie thrown in for
for fun. |
"If
there's anybody out there... anybody... please. You are not alone." |
Independance
Day, Mannequin, Ford Mustangs, isolation |
PETA,
Manhattan, the dark |
Desolation
day
Comes to humankind soundly
Dawn of hope in one |
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