Posted on 09/08/2014 12:22:28 PM PDT by EveningStar
If brevity is the soul of wit, can it also breathe life into bad movie descriptions? Twitter users had fun over the weekend coming up with obscure, sometimes humorously misleading summaries for the plots of famous films on the hashtag #ExplainAFilmPlotBadly. Here's a look -- we've provided stills, but can you recognize every film?
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lol love it!
THE MALTESE FALCON
Dame in distress hires detective to find missing bird. Gets framed for murder.
Cute gal in awesome sky bungalow.
These are movie reviews as written by lawyers.
2001: A Space Odyssey Singing, Chess playing, computer on spaceship kills crew. Dave sees stars.
TRON
Stunning 8 bit graphics.
Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Treasure seekers and a fortune in gold dust get blown away. Director's father gets to dance.
The Poseidon Adventure
New wave cinema overturns expectations for a lovely cruise.
The Longest Day
Some British and American soldiers decide to visit France. Germans object. Gun play ensues.
"Ceterum censeo 0bama esse delendam."
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
That was an actual TV guide listing.
Austin Powers: It’s a man’s world, baby! Yeah!
The President and a street smart ex-con go for a night out on the town in the Big Apple, and meet a crazy cast of characters along the way!
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