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Demisemicenturian 
"Four ever European"
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 Posted - 07/13/2007 : 11:53:15
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The requirement for reviews posted this time is that they cannot apply to a single other film in existence (that anyone knows of). This is not restricted to films already on this site. This does not mean reviews that fit certain films by far the best - it means reviews that literally only fit one film.
If anyone can suggest an alternative film for a review here, I (or Rockgolf) will arbitrate as to whether they have a case. If we judge that they do, the rule is that that review has to be removed from the original post.
Please post a specific link for each review and give clear spoiler warnings.
I don't anticipate that many people will have masses of reviews in this category, but anyone who does have is encouraged to post their best ten at most.
You are welcome to post existing reviews, but particularly encouraged to write new ones fitting the requirement.
Like all challenges, this will be completely open-ended, due to the (admittedly decreasing) delay in approvals and the fact that inspiration does not come at will. Good luck! |
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Beanmimo 
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Posted - 07/13/2007 : 13:52:03
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and just likethat it was gone. |
Edited by - Beanmimo on 07/14/2007 22:52:08 |
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Ali 
"Those aren't pillows."
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Demisemicenturian
"Four ever European"
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Posted - 07/13/2007 : 14:14:26
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Originally posted by Beanmimo
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
Logan finally penetrates Jean.
is that the sort of thing you want?
Um, if it doesn't apply to any other film, yes. (There are lots of Logans and lots of Jeans, so...)
I hope it's not a spoiler, by the way. (I think it probably isn't.) |
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Demisemicenturian
"Four ever European"
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Posted - 07/13/2007 : 14:28:39
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Loads of these are either definitely or probably no good.
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Jaws
Is there really no other film with a character or actor called Shaw and a shark? (The shock will come for free with the shark.)
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Blade Runner
Also applies to any film where a hand is a notable part of an android (e.g. Terminator 2) or a person has a mechanical hand (e.g. Empire Strikes Back).
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Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
Lars is a common Swedish name. There is bound to be another film where an actor or character called Lars physically or verbally attacks someone or something.
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Miami Vice
Bound to be another film with someone called Mann and vice.
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Spider-Man 3
Loads of films with poisonous creatures trying to get through doors etc.
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Scary Movie 4
Also applies to the fourth installments (or other four-related instances) of any scary movies with attempted comedy.
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The Erotic Adventures Of Bonnie & Clyde
Arguably applies to any Bonnie and Clyde film, but there are also bound to be porn films featuring someone called Clyde.
Your reviews of course suit your films by far the best, but that is not sufficient for this challenge. |
Edited by - Demisemicenturian on 07/13/2007 16:29:24 |
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Beanmimo
"August review site"
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BaftaBaby 
"Always entranced by cinema."
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Posted - 07/13/2007 : 15:16:45
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Some from my first page:
American Gigolo (1980): Used Gere for sale.
There's no other actor named Gere; Richard never played another character for sale.
Stripes (1981): Murray stars in Stripes.
No other film is called Stripes; Bill is the only Murray who stars in it.
Four Seasons, The (1981): Alan explores Alda seasons.
There's only one Alan Alda.
Life Of Brian (1979): Jesus Brian-damaged.
There's only one screen Brian who affects Jesus.
Sorry, Sal: can't tell from the comments whether you're accepting my explanations for Four Seasons or not. Happy to delete if you can come up with films I'm 99% sure don't exist.
 
As to Life of Brian -- surely the reviews don't refer to criticisms of a film, let alone hypothetical criticisms of a film. My review refers to the effects within the film, and the only Brian who could possibly damage Jesus within the film is Graham Chapman's Brian. I mean, if a clapper-loader on the film were named Brian, it wouldn't make any sense for the review to refer to him, would it? If you're dealing with hypotheticals, then surely no review would ever only refer to one film because we could hypothecise that another suitable film might exist. I'm obviously missing something here, but dagnabbit, I can't see what it is . Can someone explain, please?
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Ali
"Those aren't pillows."
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Posted - 07/13/2007 : 15:19:20
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Originally posted by Salopian
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Originally posted by Ali
Jaws
Is there really no other film with a character or actor called Shaw and a shark? (The shock will come for free with the shark.)
None that I can think of. And I could not find one on IMDB. Also, the implication of the review is that Shaw is the one who gets really shocked by the shark.
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Blade Runner
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Also applies to any film where a hand is a notable part of an android (e.g. Terminator 2) or a person has a mechanical hand (e.g. Empire Strikes Back).
I am not sure about this. The review specifically refers to Harrison Ford's, who played Han Solo, being an android. Not just that, but it can also refer to, as assumed by some who commented on it, Daryll Hannah, who is also an android.
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Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
Lars is a common Swedish name. There is bound to be another film where an actor or character called Lars physically or verbally attacks someone or something.
Possibly. But that seems to be a super-criteria. You might be right about this, mind.
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Miami Vice
Bound to be another film with someone called Mann and vice.
The film is called Miami Vice. The Director is Michael Mann. So the review can only refer to the film, in that it "belongs" to Mann, and is about "vice," and is called Miami Vice.
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Spider-Man 3
Loads of films with poisonous creatures trying to get through doors etc.
No other film with a character called Venom, though. At least, I can't think of one.
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Scary Movie 4
Also applies to the fourth installments (or other-four related instances) of any scary movies with attempted comedy.
It refers, again, specifically to the name. And, of the top of my head, maybe the fourth Critters movie might fit your criteria, or the fourth Nightmare flick, but there is a specific referance to the title.
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The Erotic Adventures Of Bonnie & Clyde
Arguably applies to any Bonnie and Clyde film, but there are also bound to be porn films featuring someone called Clyde.
It can't apply to the actual Bonnie and Clyde since Clyde is impotent. And I can't think of any other Bonnie and Clyde inspired porn. And for that, I am eternally grateful.
I kind of see your point in some of them, but your criteria seems to invite a lot of conjecture. Either way, I'll come up with replacements if I think I should. I'll mull it over over the weekend (for I have no life).
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Demisemicenturian
"Four ever European"
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Posted - 07/13/2007 : 15:36:41
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All of your points are in favour of why these films are the best for the reviews (such and such is implicated, certain words allude to names/titles etc.) - that is not in dispute. The reviews applying to other films in addition is a completely different matter.
I didn't know about Clyde being impotent, but it is still almost inevitable that there is a porn film featuring someone called Clyde. (It does not need to be a Bonnie and Clyde porn film. That said, here's one.) |
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Demisemicenturian
"Four ever European"
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Posted - 07/13/2007 : 15:47:20
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Originally posted by BaftaBabe
American Gigolo (1980): Used Gere for sale.
There's no other actor named Gere; Richard never played another character for sale.
Good one. Don't know whether I've voted for it. Provide a specific link and I'll see.
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Stripes (1981): Murray stars in Stripes.
No other film is called Stripes; Bill is the only Murray who stars in it.
But the review does not define Stripes as being the title. I know it's likely to be, but it could just be optional emphasis. This review could apply to any Murray who wears stripes.
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Four Seasons, The (1981): Alan explores Alda seasons.
There's only one Alan Alda.
This is probably valid, although another Alda film may feature the seasons significantly enough.
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Life Of Brian (1979): Jesus Brian-damaged.
There's only one screen Brian who affects Jesus.
This only counts if no Brian has ever worked on a Jesus film that anyone has criticised for its portrayal of the man - not very likely. |
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RockGolf
"1500+ reviews. 1 joke."
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Posted - 07/13/2007 : 15:49:41
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Originally posted by BaftaBabe
Stripes (1981): Murray stars in Stripes.
No other film is called Stripes; Bill is the only Murray who stars in it.
But one need only find a prison film with someone named Murray.
Four Seasons, The (1981): Alan explores Alda seasons.
There's only one Alan Alda.
True, but there are at least 2 Aldas (Alan's father Robert also acted). And couldn't the review almost equally apply to Paper Lion?
Actually this is a very tough challenge. |
Edited by - RockGolf on 07/13/2007 16:18:50 |
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Demisemicenturian
"Four ever European"
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Posted - 07/13/2007 : 15:54:25
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Originally posted by R o � k G o 7 f
Actually this is a very tough challenge.
Yep, it's meant to be. But I didn't expect it to be such hard work filtering out other reviews - have added an emphasis to this effect in my initial post. |
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Demisemicenturian
"Four ever European"
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Posted - 07/13/2007 : 16:00:22
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Originally posted by Ali
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Blade Runner
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Also applies to any film where a hand is a notable part of an android (e.g. Terminator 2) or a person has a mechanical hand (e.g. Empire Strikes Back).
I am not sure about this. The review specifically refers to Harrison Ford's, who played Han Solo, being an android. Not just that, but it can also refer to, as assumed by some who commented on it, Daryll Hannah, who is also an android.
I meant to reply to this one specifically. This just means that you were punning on Han. Someone else could write the same review punning on hand. |
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RockGolf
"1500+ reviews. 1 joke."
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Posted - 07/13/2007 : 16:25:20
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Originally posted by Ali
Here's my ten best that fit the criteria:
Jaws
Shaw. Shark. Shock. could equally apply to The Sting wherein Robert Shaw is beaten by a card shark and the movie has a shock ending.
Miami Vice
Of Vice and Mann could also apply to The Sting because Larry D. Mann plays a Vice cop.
This really isn't easy. |
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BaftaBaby
"Always entranced by cinema."
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Posted - 07/13/2007 : 16:44:22
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Originally posted by Salopian
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Originally posted by BaftaBabe
American Gigolo (1980): Used Gere for sale.
There's no other actor named Gere; Richard never played another character for sale.
Good one. Don't know whether I've voted for it. Provide a specific link and I'll see.
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Stripes (1981): Murray stars in Stripes.
No other film is called Stripes; Bill is the only Murray who stars in it.
But the review does not define Stripes as being the title. I know it's likely to be, but it could just be optional emphasis. This review could apply to any Murray who wears stripes.
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Four Seasons, The (1981): Alan explores Alda seasons.
There's only one Alan Alda.
This is probably valid, although another Alda film may feature the seasons significantly enough.
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Life Of Brian (1979): Jesus Brian-damaged.
There's only one screen Brian who affects Jesus.
This only counts if no Brian has ever worked on a Jesus film that anyone has criticised for its portrayal of the man - not very likely.
Hmm ... here's my link for American Gigolo
I can argue for some of the others.
In reverse order: Life of Brian -- well, Brian Deacon has played Jesus, a couple of times, actually, but there was no - known - critique of his portrayal damaging Jesus. Whereas Robert Powell's portrayal was so critiqued. So here's the link if you want to reconsider.
The Four Seasons - R o � k G o 7 f's citing Paper Lion doesn't quite do it since Alda's character, George Plimpton, may have tried to crack several teams, but seasons isn't what he was exploring. I know there are football seasons, but my review wouldn't really cover that since it puns on the concept of all the seasons, of which there are four. As to Robert's stellar career - and I'm lucky enough to have seen some of his wonderful performances, none of his films fits the review. He did play a character called Allen Loomis -- but, as you can see --- it's spelled differently. It was in Imitation of Life which is about a light-skinned black woman passing for white. Linked in case you wish to re-visit!
I could argue about Stripes, but can't be bothered to go through every actor/actress called Murray to find one who played a jailbird. The most likely candidate would be Don Murray, who, apart from A Hatful of Rain - in which he plays a drug addict, but not in jail, he usually played the good guy, romantic lead or priest. But, yeah, I guess there might be others. As to whether I've used the word 'stripes' as the title, I can't think of another way to indicate that except by capitalizing the S. Do you know a way to submit italicized words in a FWFR? I thought of putting it in quotes, but that for me doesn't say title so much as quote. However -- moot point, no link.
Good game, though, Sal!! 
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Demisemicenturian
"Four ever European"
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Posted - 07/13/2007 : 16:52:17
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Originally posted by BaftaBabe
Hmm ... here's my link for American Gigolo
Had already voted.
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Life of Brian -- well, Brian Deacon has played Jesus, a couple of times, actually, but there was no - known - critique of his portrayal damaging Jesus.
Every Jesus portrayal gets some criticism by extreme Christians. Anyway, such criticism only has to be a possible opinion, not one proven to have been voiced in the past. Also, it doesn't have to be a Brian playing Jesus - a Brian just has to have had any input into the portrayal.
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I could argue about Stripes, but can't be bothered to go through every actor/actress called Murray to find one who played a jailbird.
Doesn't have to be a jailbird, just a Murray wearing stripes - there's bound to be a case of this.
No, no way of definitively presenting something as a title. Italics are not possible and are also valid for emphasis anyway. Inverted commas are possible but can also mean so-called. |
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