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A foreigner comes up to you and says "I've never seen an American movie. What movie should I watch which will tell me most about Americans and the kinds of movies they love?" What do you respond? (voting enabled)
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Robo73
2009-10-31 09:10:34 PM
Stripes
Dusk-You-n-Me
2009-10-31 09:10:48 PM
The answer is always Die Hard.
GrahamManning
2009-10-31 09:10:59 PM
Back Door Sluts 22
DamnYankees
2009-10-31 09:11:05 PM
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
woodstock
2009-10-31 09:11:15 PM
Not one single movie does that.
But a series of movies would....
thumb6
2009-10-31 09:11:18 PM
I would ignore them and walk away.
I don't need strangers coming up to me asking movie advice. Do I look like I farking work at blockbuster?
DamnYankees
2009-10-31 09:12:32 PM
Haha holy shiat - this is green? I literally just submitted this out of boredom and b/c I'm watching Raiders.
feckingmorons
2009-10-31 09:13:25 PM
Sound of Music.
Moderator
2009-10-31 09:13:39 PM
DamnYankees
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Haha holy shiat - this is green? I literally just submitted this out of boredom and b/c I'm watching Raiders.
Admin's not drunk (yet), either. Just looked like fun, why not.
DamnYankees
2009-10-31 09:13:55 PM
feckingmorons
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Sound of Music.
Why would you recommend a movie that, I believe, 0 American characters in it and isn't even set in America?
lady_nocturne
2009-10-31 09:14:28 PM
Dumb and Dumber.
rostit
2009-10-31 09:14:30 PM
Anything by
Vivid Video
DamnYankees
2009-10-31 09:14:46 PM
Moderator
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DamnYankees: Haha holy shiat - this is green? I literally just submitted this out of boredom and b/c I'm watching Raiders.
Admin's not drunk (yet), either. Just looked like fun, why not.
I love it. It's just rare to have TF thread greened, and I think this is my first. Thankfully I'm not the guy who got caught in the chair. Cheers to you, sir!
middleoftheday
2009-10-31 09:14:58 PM
thumb6
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I would ignore them and walk away.
woodstock
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Not one single movie does that.
A combination of these two
This would be a really silly question to ask. I suspect submitter just wants a 'hurr Americans are fat and stupid' thread or something.
lolmadillo
2009-10-31 09:15:03 PM
Shawshank Redemption
CtrlAltDelete
2009-10-31 09:15:17 PM
Der Himmel über Berlin
Mr_Ectomy
2009-10-31 09:15:32 PM
White Chicks
rostit
2009-10-31 09:15:32 PM
Star Trek XXX
QueenBee
2009-10-31 09:15:33 PM
Supersize Me?
It depends..movies from different times obviously represent the times in which they're set so ya know..do they want to see Americans of the 80s? or now?
I do find Americans certainly seem to love horror/gore for whatever reason. I dig 'em but more for the suspense they can have.
scseth
2009-10-31 09:15:40 PM
Forest Gump
/seriously
DamnYankees
2009-10-31 09:15:52 PM
MIguy
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DamnYankees: Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
Is that the title of the next movie?
Did I mess up the title? I think that's right.
swahnhennessy
2009-10-31 09:16:32 PM
True Grit
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DerekSD
2009-10-31 09:16:47 PM
i'd punch them and take $12.00 out of their wallet/purse.
it'd hurt, but at least they wouldn't waste time watching an american movie.
Heist
2009-10-31 09:16:52 PM
Troll 2
Lord of Allusions
2009-10-31 09:16:53 PM
Forrest Gump
We love getting caught up in a phenomenon and then we're embarrassed about it later.
Roook
2009-10-31 09:16:55 PM
Gremlins
or Star Wars
me_the_farker
2009-10-31 09:16:59 PM
Jesus Camp
Mr_Ectomy
2009-10-31 09:17:04 PM
Step Brothers
QueenBee
2009-10-31 09:17:09 PM
scseth:
Forest Gump
I can see that since it spans several years
Freefall90
2009-10-31 09:17:17 PM
DamnYankees
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Why would you recommend a movie that, I believe, 0 American characters in it and isn't even set in America?
That sound you just heard was a joke going over your head (I hope)
AdamFurious
2009-10-31 09:17:24 PM
Kids
woodstock
2009-10-31 09:17:38 PM
Star Wars
Casablanca
Ben Hur
Any Good Western - Preferabley with John Wayne cause he kicks ass.
Spartacus
Raiders of the Lost Arc
Something by Woody Allen
Something my Mel Brooks (too many of them)
Airplane
Gone With The Wind
Alien
Musical - Oklahoma, Singing in the Rain etc.
Disney Classics- Snow White, Sleeping Beauty etc...
Jaws
Friday The 13th
Again too many of them from so many genres to pick only one.
CtrlAltDelete
2009-10-31 09:17:40 PM
DamnYankees
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Did I mess up the title? I think that's right.
It's just
Raiders of the Lost Ark
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Indiana Jones and the [...]
were all sequels to Raiders.
Sir Vanderhoot
2009-10-31 09:17:44 PM
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DamnYankees: Haha holy shiat - this is green? I literally just submitted this out of boredom and b/c I'm watching Raiders.
Admin's not drunk (yet), either. Just looked like fun, why not.
Feels like this kind of thread would normally have a few hundred posts from TFD before being greened.
But hey, I'm not complaining.
Raiders is a damn good choice, but I'm going to go with Jurassic Park.
wrenchboy
2009-10-31 09:18:12 PM
The Godfather
DamnYankees
2009-10-31 09:18:17 PM
Freefall90
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DamnYankees: Why would you recommend a movie that, I believe, 0 American characters in it and isn't even set in America?
That sound you just heard was a joke going over your head (I hope)
What do you mean? I'm pretty tall so most thing don't go over my head. I just don't understand why you recommend that movie when the headline *clearly* states it should be about America.
Playinodds
2009-10-31 09:18:20 PM
shawshank redemption
the usual suspects
the godfather
some of the best movies of all time, imho
HickPrincess
2009-10-31 09:18:28 PM
'The Ugly American'
/not the best choice, but as a concept, it fits
//try explaining that one to high school kids
///the calls from parents are fun to listen to
monkeyman3875
2009-10-31 09:18:35 PM
Dusk-You-n-Me
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The answer is always Die Hard.
lady_nocturne
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Dumb and Dumber.
Roook
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Gremlins
or Star Wars
TehDotCommunist
2009-10-31 09:18:38 PM
Dusk-You-n-Me
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The answer is always Die Hard.
I came here to say this.
Mugato
2009-10-31 09:18:42 PM
scseth
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Forest Gump
/seriously
God I hated that movie.
GrahamManning
2009-10-31 09:18:58 PM
BTW, foreigners need to stay way the feck away from me. Unless its a Brazilian chick, they can get close.
DamnYankees
2009-10-31 09:19:16 PM
CtrlAltDelete
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DamnYankees: Did I mess up the title? I think that's right.
It's just Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Indiana Jones and the [...] were all sequels to Raiders.
For my entire life I've only known the movie as Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark. Wiki says both are good. Is this like people who now call the first Star Trek move "A New Hope", a name no one had every hurt until 1999?
Freefall90
2009-10-31 09:19:18 PM
Spaceballs. It has sci-fi, comedy and a ton of pop culture references. Plus, every time I watch Independence Day, all I can see is Bill Pullman in a Winnebago.
FunkOut
2009-10-31 09:19:20 PM
Blazing Saddles and The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.
Mr_Ectomy
2009-10-31 09:19:45 PM
Sir Vanderhoot
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Feels like this kind of thread would normally have a few hundred posts from TFD before being greened.
No, it would have to be a thread about "How many times do you use a towel before washing it"
OgreMagi
2009-10-31 09:19:46 PM
scseth
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Forest Gump
/seriously
I think you may be on to something with that suggestion. It shows a wide range of types of Americans, good, bad, indifferent. It shows that someone can become successful even if dealt a bad hand by fate.
duckpoopy
2009-10-31 09:20:07 PM
Taxi Driver
steadyfwd
2009-10-31 09:20:12 PM
American Beauty
Sir Vanderhoot
2009-10-31 09:20:13 PM
CtrlAltDelete
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DamnYankees: Did I mess up the title? I think that's right.
It's just Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Indiana Jones and the [...] were all sequels to Raiders.
... I did not know that.
Learn something new every day. Or sometimes two things a day, like how a group of hedgehogs is called a 'prickle'.
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