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In response to "con carne... what are some of your favorite movies? -- nm" by Dano

I'm aware that it's in a lot of movies, and they teach it to you in writing school. It's just a cliche that I hate.

Posted by con_carne Jan 12 '10, 14:35

Here are my favorite movies, a list that admittedly needs updating. Also, I'm already on record here as liking TPM.

The Empire Strikes Back, The Wizard of Oz, Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Underground (1995), A Clockwork Orange, Seven Samurai, The Neverending Story, Ninja Scroll, The Princess Bride, The Manchurian Candidate (1962), Polanski's MacBeth, 12 Angry Men, all the X-Men films, The Wild Bunch, Austin Powers, Clash of the Titans, Sleeper, Hard Boiled, Cowboy Bebop: The Movie, Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust, Conan the Barbarian, Barry Lyndon, Transformers (2007), Animal House, The Matrix, Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Evil Dead 2, Hellraiser, Dig!

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The Wizard of Oz is about as true to story formula as you can get. -- nm - Dano Jan 12, 14:38 6
- I maintain that First Knight is too, but everyone hates it. -- nm - Max Jan 12, 14:44 2
  - You can follow basic story structure and not do it well. -- nm - Dano Jan 12, 14:49 1
    - You bet I can. -- nm - Max Jan 12, 14:49
- boy meets girl. boy looses girl, boy gets girl? -- nm - peglegpete Jan 12, 14:41 2
  - "and then the hero gets the girl at the end as icing on the cake." ("Charlie Bucket is *gay*??") -- nm - Max Jan 12, 14:48
  - Girl dies in tragic blimp accident over the Orange Bowl. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 12, 14:46

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I'm aware that it's in a lot of movies, and they teach it to you in writing school. It's just a cliche that I hate.

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