Movie Summaries - Page 14

Marion Shore · #**131** 05-21-2012, 06:12 PM

Pedro,
Take the Money and Run, methinks.

Whoops, no, Annie Hall, of course. Duh.

Esther Murer · #**132** 05-21-2012, 06:13 PM

"Annie Hall", I think.

(The second one in my first post was "The Ruling Class" - too far out for non-cinephiles, maybe.)

Roger Slater · #**133** 06-01-2012, 01:33 AM

The new Washngton Post contest would be a great place to enter these. Here's the link.

Martin Rocek · #**134** 06-01-2012, 08:07 AM

Esther,
I got The Ruling Class--I actually saw the play before the movie--that was great. Peter
O'Toole overacts, as I recall.

Martin

Martin Rocek · #**135** 06-01-2012, 08:23 AM

I remember some sheep go dropping.
The hero saves others from popping.
The cad is most dashing,
His swordplay most flashing,
The whole thing goes on without stopping.

(Hint: 168 minutes long).

Ann Drysdale · #**136** 06-01-2012, 08:28 AM

Sounds like the film of the book my son did for O-level. The whole class managed to alter the covers to read "Fart on the Mad Crow". In my day I could hand-shear sheep faster than the hero of that one!

Martin Rocek · #**137** 06-01-2012, 08:38 AM

It opens with ticking and tocking;
the scene with the glass shard is shocking.
The rooms are all red,
it ends with one dead,
there's screaming and whispering and talking.

(I think like rhymes are OK in L1 and L5 of a limerick; am I wrong?)

ChrisGeorge · #**138** 06-01-2012, 08:51 AM

Two lovers on an ocean liner rapidly going down
-- it's a James Cameron epic -- will they drown?
It's bound to be a success,
and to be chock full of excess.
Time to weep, my sweeties -- this boat is gone.

Martin Rocek · #**139** 06-01-2012, 09:42 AM

This great director hasn't been represented yet; this is just a weak first attempt:

The statue lay on the floor
She wondered who it was for.
A stooge or a star?
Her search took her far--
His son would even the score.

Marion Shore · #**140** 06-01-2012, 01:11 PM

Martin,

"Cries and Whispers". Creepy downer of a film, in my not so humble. Even for Bergman.

George, my heart would sink if I didn't get yours.

I'm stumped by the sheep. Pull the wool from my eyes.

Marion

P.S. I think tocking and talking is fine. Limericks after all are allowed to use the same rhyme word for first and last line. So this is close enough. Besides, I don't think there are that many limerick purists who are going to quibble with it. Although you never know.