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Snarky One Line Summaries For Movies

No-Limb Joe

about 1 year ago

Drive: Sociopath kills people, Pitchfork-hipster music plays in background.

SCUBADO​NC

about 1 year ago

@ Doctor Lemonglow
Awesome “Bowling” summary.

THE THIRD MAN: Zithers. Dutch Angles. Sewers. The End.
JURASSIC PARK: Turns out there are dinosaurs on that dinosaur tour.

No-Limb Joe

about 1 year ago

In Darkness: Another Holocaust movie.

Jirin

about 1 year ago

The Amazing Spiderman: Yet another comic book reboot which takes up a lot of screen time on the origin story so it has less actual story to fill.

North By Northwest: Hardcore gangsters think the most accurate and precise murder weapon is a crop duster.

ruby stevens

about 1 year ago

haha ^ no but you’ve got to admit it is the most cinematic

Drunken Father Figure of Old

about 1 year ago

Breaking the Waves: “I don’t really hate women, guys!”

Drunken Father Figure of Old

about 1 year ago

Paths of Glory: “War is baaaaaaaaad.”
The Thin Red Line: “War is bad, but it’s beautiful, too.”

Roscoe

about 1 year ago

SAVING PRIVATE RYAN — War Is The Handiest Guilt Trip Of Them All.

Doctor Lemongl​ow

about 1 year ago

BEFORE SUNRISE They’re young, they’re in love, they bore people. [apologies to BONNIE AND CLYDE]

BEFORE SUNSET Jesus, they’re still at it.

I hope I can eventually move on from this thread, but that seems unlikely right now.

Roscoe

about 1 year ago

LOST IN TRANSLATION — They’re Bored. They’re Boring. You Get The Idea.

odilonvert

about 1 year ago

LOL to all — fantastic! :D

Drunken Father Figure of Old

about 1 year ago

Cool Hand Luke: “Prison is pretty fun until you try to escape.”

…which makes me realize – Cool Hand Luke isn’t anti-establishment…. it’s pro-establishment! Don’t resist and nothing bad will happen to you!

Jazzalo​ha

about 1 year ago

Some good, pun-oriented four word descriptions of films can be read here

Pierre

about 1 year ago

Antichrist: Rich assholes in the woods with sharp objects. Self-mutilation ensues.

Roscoe

about 1 year ago

METROPOLITAN — They’re Rich. They Bitch. Your trigger-finger will itch.

MAD MAX BEYOND THUNDERDOME — the only problem is everything Beyond Thunderdome.

No-Limb Joe

about 1 year ago

@doctor lemonglow: I love Before Sunrise/Sunset, but man i LMAO’d.

No-Limb Joe

about 1 year ago

Shivers – Before there was AIDS, there was worms.

Jirin

about 1 year ago

Children of Men: Humans are a bunch of cantankerous idiots

paulofi​lmo

about 1 year ago

Requiem for a Dream:

http://www.metafilter.com/80844/DIE-HARD-Dysfunctional-cop-saves-marriage-by-murdering-foreign-national#2527339

ruby stevens

about 1 year ago

rosemary’s baby – kids are the devil

also works for the exorcist, the omen, the bad seed, village of the damned etc

No-Limb Joe

about 1 year ago

The Hangover Part II: See synopsis on Wikipedia.

Pierre

about 1 year ago

Gangs of New York, The Aviator, The Departed: Marty’s man-crush trilogy.

Gary Phillips

about 1 year ago

The Tin Drum – I knew we should have bought the kid a bicycle for his birthday.

Meg ͏

about 1 year ago

kid with a bike – manic self centred brat gives everyone the shits

district 9 – prawn cocktail on ice

shane – big hat, no cattle

No-Limb Joe

about 1 year ago

Un Chien Andalou- The world’s first snuff film.

NIGHTSH​IFT

about 1 year ago

THE MAKIOKA SISTERS- In-Laws Are Real Pain
LOCAL HERO- They Were Almost Millionaires
GRAND ILLUSION- Surrender Monkeys In A Castle

Jirin

about 1 year ago

Dogville: If they’re jerks just kill ’em.

Two Plus Two

about 1 year ago

Meek’s Cutoff spoiler below..

Meek’s Cutoff: Is it bold or meek to cut off the plot before the payoff?

odilonvert

about 1 year ago

^ LOL

No-Limb Joe

about 1 year ago

Precious: The solution to the abuse of black people is white people.

Thanks, DFFOO.