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Brokeback Mountain: Our Community's Common Bond => The Lighter Side => Topic started by: CellarDweller on July 30, 2013, 01:20:25 pm
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An article in Entertainment Weekly talked about this description of The Wizard Of Oz.
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There’s no place like the Internet.
An old one-line movie blurb has gone viral this week thanks to mentions all over the world wide web. In 1998, for a Wizard of Oz listing on TCM, writer Rick Polito wrote, “Transported to a surreal landscape, a young girl kills the first person she meets and then teams up with three strangers to kill again.”
This morning, Polito told JimRomensko.com, “That line is going to follow me to the grave. It was just on Leno, it was a clue in a crossword puzzle, it showed up in Playboy, and people use it as their email sigs.”
http://popwatch.ew.com/2012/10/26/wizard-of-oz-movie-description/
At the end of the article the challenge you to come up with your own. Shall we try?
The next post will be some examples from their readers, to spark your imaginations.
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Moody teen encourages boyfriend to kill her. (Twilight)
Talking lion befriends a warthog and avenges father’s death. (Lion King)
Boy left to fend off robbers after parents abandon him. (Home Alone)
A boy and his dog experience a series of frontier adventures forming a bond that is both uplifting and enduring. Then he kills it. (Old Yeller)
A young man struggles to live up to his mother's expectations. (Psycho)
A young girl suffers an awkward moment at her high school prom. (Carrie)
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Now.......let's start our own!
Two sheepherders discover there's more to do on a mountain than fish. (Brokeback Mountain)
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A pair of young lovers discover they are soulmates while on a cruise. (Titanic)
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A young man struggles to live up to his mother's expectations. (Psycho)
Understatement of the year! :laugh:
Love this. Let's see if I can come up with at least one....
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A ship sinks. (Titanic)
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Two young cowboys form a unique bond. (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid)
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Ha! Got you with that one, didn't I? ;D :laugh:
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Cooking for beginners. Today: Southern cuisine. (Fried Green Tomatoes)
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A ship sinks. (Titanic)
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A group of strangers finds themselves surrounded by the mindless masses. (Night Of The Living Dead)
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An instructor abuses his position of authority and seduces a young girl on vacation with her family. (Dirty Dancing)
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A group of strangers finds themselves surrounded by the mindless masses. (Night Of The Living Dead)
Harrumph. >:( Sounds like my life in Philadelphia. ...
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Ambitious spider bites teen. (Spiderman)
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Dress up in a non stirrable costume and believe you can move like an eagle. (Batman)
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A group of men sit around and dish about one of their peers. (12 Angry Men)
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Political radicals in wigs and short pants sing and dance. (1776)
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A mother and son learn the down side of pet ownership. (Cujo)
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A faded movie actress attempts a comeback in spite of the body in the pool. (Sunset Boulevard)
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A faded vaudeville star serves strange meals to her crippled sister. (Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?)
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A famous actress explains the evils of wire hangers. (Mommie Dearest)
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A faded vaudeville star serves strange meals to her crippled sister. (Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?)
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A famous actress explains the evils of wire hangers. (Mommie Dearest)
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Typical American family deals with a visiting stranger who causes the government to invade their home.
(E.T. The Extra Terrestrial)
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A young detective tracks a criminal with the help of a man with some interesting culinary skills. (Silence Of The Lambs)
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A young waiter meets a missionary, and convinces him there's more to life than his missionary position. (Latter Days)
A composer of music has his own captive audience who also wants to be heard. (The Changeling)
Looking for a change, a woman goes on a road trip with her son. (Trans America)
A psychotic young woman expresses herself through dance. (Black Swan)
A father comes to realize that his son may one day rule the world. (The Omen)
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A group of ordinary teens gets more than just candy in their goodie bags! (Halloween)
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The heart-warming story about a boy and his car. (Christine)
A group of shoppers stay indoors during inclement weather. (The Mist)
A young babysitter who knows nothing of urban legends, answers the phone. (When A Stranger Calls)
A case of mistaken identity causes peole to run screaming from the pool. (Caddyshack)
Young camp attendees and some resort vacationers get up close and personal with aquatic life! (Piranha)
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Love all oft yours, Chuckie. Fav is the heartwarming story - lol.
I'll try to think oft some more when I'm back home.
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Single young female relies on her benefactress to get her out of her lousy domestic situation. She thanks her by staying out past curfew. (Cinderella)
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Vacationers at the shore are taken aback when an uninvited guest shows up. (Jaws)
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Bored housewife assumes a thief's identity for some excitement - Desperately Seeking Susan
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Engaged couple deals with an infestation in their apartment. (The Smurfs)
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Two young sheep herders fail to fulfill the sheep owner's expectations regarding number of animals in the herd. (do I have to say it??)
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A woman who is beautiful on the outside learns about becoming one of the group. (Freaks)
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A woman refuses to believe that she and the man she's been set up with were made for each other. (Bride of Frankenstien)
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A delightful young boy uses his spare time to trap and torture adults. (Home Alone)
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A family doesn't know what to do when uninvited guests come over. (Poltergeist)