From Oscar to Raspberry - Humorous Movie Synopsis Thread

[tsukune]

This is inspired by some thread I came across while lurking in the Humor/Satire Section in the NaNoWriMo forums.

Here's how it works:
1. Choose any well-known movie - either individual titles or as a collective series
2. Write a summary - just a short one of 1 to 2 sentences will suffice
3. The catch? The synopsis has to be in such way that it makes the movie sound (utterly) worthless

TL;DR:
= Refrain from using profanities as much as possible. You don't need to resort to lame curses to be humorous.
= Seriously, no essay rants. No one is going to bother reading that and it's not even remotely funny
= To anyone who may be fans of the movies mentioned in this thread, this is purely for entertainment and no bashing is intended. Don't like what you see here? Then don't even come in here in the first place.
= Recurrence of titles that have already been done is allowed, but please don't plagiarize other people's summaries.

I'll start with an example:
The Twilight Saga - Girl falls in love with a diamond and they give birth to a hybrid diamond.

[Darcs]

Shrek - Guy wants to go back to his swamp
Shrek II - Guy wants to go back to his swamp, again
Shrek III - Guy has to pick a kid up from school so he can go back to his swamp
Shrek IV - Guy goes back in time so he can go back to his swamp

Inception - Sometimes people have neat dreams

Cool Runnings - A complex comedy/drama involving the difficulties and systematic oppression a Jamaican bobsled team has to face in order to compete against those from regions of the world that have climates more suited to their sport. A story of friendship, sportsmanship, and emerging victorious in the face of unimaginable adversity.

[Jig]

Snakes on a Plane -> Snakes on a Plane

[tsukune]

The Hunger Games - Girl replaces her sister to set herself on fire.

My take on Inception?
Dreaming in a dream within a dream in a dream.

[Sypherkhode822]

Superbad:
Fetch Quest: The Movie.

[tsukune]

Finding Nemo - A fishy story about daddy fish going on a journey to get his kid fish back and befriending a drama queen fish.

[mdk]

"Hero" (Jet Li) -- The Nameless Swordsman who kicks a lot of ass, and then doesn't.

"Interstellar" -- They don't think the universe be like it is -- but it do.

"Fight Club" -- Helena Bonham Carter ruins everything.

"Batman" -- The moral high-ground of giving concussions to strangers.

[Jig]

The Lord of the Rings: The epic saga of a thing being taken to a place.

The Fellowship of the Ring: The thing is acquired and begins to be taken to the place.
The Two Towers: The thing is brought closer to its destination.
The Return of the King: The thing is delivered.

[tsukune]

Superman Returns - Exactly as the title says, and we welcome him back after he finally grows out of that bright-red underwear.

[Hank]

Jurassic Park: Adding frog DNA to your science experiment is a bad idea.

[mdk]

Superman Returns - Exactly as the title says, and we welcome him back after he finally grows out of that bright-red underwear.

@tsukune

Alternative:

Superman Returns -- (There's no way Superman can lift that thing. Oh. He can. Neat.) x 5

[Ruby]

...holy crap this thread is hilarious!

[Ruby]

Can I make a request?

[tsukune]

...holy crap this thread is hilarious!

@Ruby

You're most welcome to join in the madness.

Despicable Me - Guy steals the Moon but returns it back so that he can be a good papa to three ballerina girls.

[tsukune]

Can I make a request?

@Ruby

Well...it's double the fun if you can show the world your inner sarcasm humor. ;)

[Sypherkhode822]

King Kong-
A dude in a rubber suit kidnaps a woman and becomes a celebrity, but I have to stop watching at this point because I get really sad.

[mdk]

Mad Max: Thunderdome -- Basically "Hook," if Peter Pan had been a cage deathmatch champion.

[Ruby]

<Snipped quote by Ruby>
Well...it's double the fun if you can show the world your inner sarcasm humor. ;)

@tsukune

...but I don't have any. =(

[tsukune]

<Snipped quote by tsukune>

...but I don't have any. =(

@Ruby

Hmm, you can:
1. Choose a random movie and start watching.
2. Pause at any point where your brain is smirking at the ridiculousness of that scene. Or you can sit through the whole thing and cringe later.
3. Post that thought here - make sure it's conscise! No need for a super-long rant.

But in all seriousness, I admit that humor/satire isn't something easy to work on - it's more than just being funny. It has to be cleverly funny.

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Epic - The title itself ruins everything, because the movie is actually the complete opposite.

Kingsman: The Secret Service
1 - A vibrant display of...colorful exploding heads on top of glamorous party wear accompanied by a majestic concert piece.
2 - James Bond who looks cooler with old school glasses.

[tsukune]

A Series of Unfortunate Events
Three orphans arrived at the door
Greeted by the greedy count who wanted more.
All the other kind souls they met die
And they were back to the beginning where nothing lies.

(Still new to poetry writing. I know it's crap but whatever.)