Alternate Storylines for Famous Films - Part II
Which of these alternate plots, based on the titles of the films, do you find the most appealing?
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Movies Told from a Different Character's Perspective
Discuss the list here
See PART 1 here
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See the JAMES BOND EDITION here
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Movies Told from a Different Character's Perspective
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- DirectorWoo-Ping YuenStarsJackie ChanSiu-Tin YuenJeong-lee HwangAn orphan who has been raised at a kung fu school, where he is treated as little more than a dogsbody and practice target for the students, has a life-changing experience after helping an old peripatetic beggar.Animation, Family
A cunning serpent, constantly out-shined by a charismatic eagle, looks to win the forest's love by de-crediting his winged rival - DirectorJames MarshStarsEddie RedmayneFelicity JonesTom PriorStephen Hawking gets unprecedented success in the field of physics despite being diagnosed with motor neuron disease at the age of 21. He defeats awful odds as his first wife Jane aids him loyally.Action, Sci-fi, Drama
Eddie Redmayne leads a rebellion's attack on a bureaucratic neo-Nazi fortress, which is said to hold a vault with an equation that holds all answers to everything in the universe - DirectorWoo-Ping YuenStarsJackie ChanSiu-Tin YuenJeong-lee HwangWong Fei-Hung is a mischievous yet righteous young man, but after a series of incidents his frustrated father has him disciplined by a master of drunken martial arts.Comedy
In this teen coming-of-age story, a geeky young Jackie Chan looks to win his crush's love by entering in the high school drinking tournament - DirectorRob ReinerStarsWil WheatonRiver PhoenixCorey FeldmanA writer recounts a childhood journey with his friends to find the body of a missing boy.Drama
Midway through a lengthy court proceeding, lawyer Wil Wheaton learns the horrifying truth of the nature of defendant Corey Feldman, whom he is defending. Will he throw the case, or stand by his client? - DirectorPeter LandesmanStarsWill SmithAlec BaldwinAlbert BrooksIn Pittsburgh, accomplished pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu uncovers the truth about brain damage in football players who suffer repeated concussions in the course of normal play.Thriller, Mystery
In the sequel to Enemy of the State, Will Smith wakes up in the middle of an unknown town with a bomb strapped to his chest and the trigger in his hand, with no knowledge of prior events - DirectorGavin HoodStarsHelen MirrenAaron PaulAlan RickmanCol. Katherine Powell, a military officer in command of an operation to capture terrorists in Kenya, sees her mission escalate when a girl enters the kill zone triggering an international dispute over the implications of modern warfare.Drama, Comedy
Our nihilistic protagonist Woody Allen is unceremoniously killed by slipping on a banana. He finds that he has been turned into a cloud, with the ability to witness any event taking place in the world, but unable to communicate with humans. Over the course of the run-time he discovers just how wrong he was to have a low outlook on humanity - DirectorTim StoryStarsIce CubeCedric The EntertainerEveA day in the life of a South Side Chicago barbershop.Horror
Teenager Sally McFaden swears she has seen people go into the town's new barbershop and not come out, and is certain she saw bloodstains on the floor when peering through the front door, but nobody in town will believe her... - DirectorKevin Rodney SullivanStarsIce CubeCedric The EntertainerEveThe owner of an historic South Side Chicago barbershop is pressured to sell out to a land developer, but must face the impact this would have on his close-knit community.Horror
The sequel to Barbershop. After being found out, the Barber moves to a remote town on the coastline, where the sea is an excellent place to hide bodies... - DirectorMalcolm D. LeeStarsIce CubeRegina HallAnthony AndersonAs their surrounding community has taken a turn for the worse, the crew at Calvin's Barbershop come together to bring some much needed change to their neighborhood.Horror
15 years after the events of the first film, Detective Sally McFaden begins a country-wide search for the infamous Barber - DirectorRawson Marshall ThurberStarsDwayne JohnsonKevin HartDanielle NicoletAfter he reconnects with an awkward pal from high school through Facebook, a mild-mannered accountant is lured into the world of international espionage.Drama
A controversial drama spanning decades depicting CIA involvement in the assassination of JFK, funding of ISIS and having hold of the Mexican drug cartel - DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsMark RylanceRuby BarnhillPenelope WiltonAn orphan little girl befriends a benevolent giant who takes her to Giant Country, where they attempt to stop the man-eating giants that are invading the human world.Action, Sci-fi
A prequel to the DOOM games, in which a co-operation fights fearsome aliens on a foreign planet. Along the way, the inception of the legendary BFG gun from the games is shown - DirectorDavid O. RussellStarsJennifer LawrenceRobert De NiroBradley CooperJoy is the story of the title character, who rose to become founder and matriarch of a powerful family business dynasty.Musical, Drama, Comedy
A collection of short movies intent on leaving the viewer with a 'feel good' mentality - DirectorJules DassinStarsBarry FitzgeraldHoward DuffDorothy HartA step-by-step look at a murder investigation on the streets of New York.Comedy, Mystery
Disgraced detective Philip Marlowe has only one job offer on his plate - to discover just why the inhabitants of New York have decided to start walking around nude - DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsHarvey KeitelZina BethuneAnne ColletteA young man can't accept the girl he likes because of her bitter past.*based on the original title 'Whose that Knocking at my Door?'
Thriller
A recently wheelchair-bound single woman is harassed by an unknown man through a series of door-knocks and phone calls - DirectorDario ArgentoStarsLeigh McCloskeyIrene MiracleEleonora GiorgiAn American student investigates the disappearance of his sister and the death of a friend, both connected from New York to Rome by an old alchemy book.Horror
Banned in several countries, this horror film follows several young teenage girls who committed suicide and now belong to the devil, who does with them as he so pleases - DirectorWoo-Ping YuenStarsSiu-Tin YuenJeong-lee HwangLinda LinDrunken Boxing master Beggar So must train his bumbling son in order to take on a rival Drunken Boxing master and his student.*based on the title 'Dance of the Drunk Mantis'
Animation, Comedy, Family
An odd mantis moves from town to town in the insect world, getting into humorous situations and a spot of bother here and there - DirectorStanley KubrickStarsTom CruiseNicole KidmanTodd FieldA Manhattan doctor embarks on a bizarre, night-long odyssey after his wife's admission of unfulfilled longing.Horror
A spin-off from the Saw series. A young woman awakens to find she has had her eyelids sewn shut and comes to find she is in an unknown house and is the subject of a game by a sadistic old man. - DirectorSam RaimiStarsLiam NeesonFrances McDormandColin FrielsA brilliant scientist left for dead returns to exact revenge on the people who burned him alive.Drama
The first African-American student in a racially-hot all-white school struggles to make friends and strives to find success - DirectorJoel CoenEthan CoenStarsGeorge ClooneyJohn TurturroTim Blake NelsonIn the deep south during the 1930s, three escaped convicts search for hidden treasure while a relentless lawman pursues them.Comedy, Family
George Clooney offends his timid brother Tim Blake Nelson, who runs away from home. Clooney teams up best friend John Goodman to find his brother, apologies and bring him back. Told in Shakespearean language and with a play-like structure - DirectorDan GilroyStarsJake GyllenhaalRene RussoBill PaxtonWhen Louis Bloom, a con man desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story.Action
An X-Men prequel movie showing the inception of the famous mutant Nightcrawler - DirectorRobert AldrichStarsLee MarvinErnest BorgnineCharles BronsonDuring World War II, a rebellious U.S. Army Major is assigned a dozen convicted murderers to train and lead them into a mass assassination mission of German officers.Adult, Comedy
12 pub buddies win the lottery and spend it on a raunchy weekend off in Amsterdam - DirectorGary RossStarsJennifer LawrenceJosh HutchersonLiam HemsworthKatniss Everdeen voluntarily takes her younger sister's place in the Hunger Games: a televised competition in which two teenagers from each of the twelve Districts of Panem are chosen at random to fight to the death.Horror, Drama
From the makers of Salo, a class of University students are locked in a room with no food, being told by a sadistic group of men and women that they must eat each other to survive - DirectorJohn McTiernanStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerF. Murray AbrahamArt CarneyWith the help of a magic ticket, a young movie fan is transported into the fictional world of his favorite action movie character.Action
An all-star action movie cast including Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis. A group of legendary military men, now retired, are informed that they have one final assignment - that they must kill each other until there is only one left standing. Who will be the Last Action Hero? - DirectorAlexander MackendrickStarsAlec GuinnessPeter SellersCecil ParkerFive oddball criminals planning a bank robbery rent rooms on a cul-de-sac from an octogenarian widow under the pretext that they are classical musicians.Thriller
Scotland Yard becomes aware of a pattern of murders of young females being committed throughout the country, by a group known as The Ladykillers - DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsJodie FosterAnthony HopkinsScott GlennA young F.B.I. cadet must receive the help of an incarcerated and manipulative cannibal killer to help catch another serial killer, a madman who skins his victims.Drama, Comedy
This low key, off-beat Dramedy sees farmers Jodie Foser and Anthony Hopkins try to work out why their lambs have become silent and what spooked them - DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsJames StewartDoris DayBrenda de BanzieAn American doctor and his wife, a former singing star, witness a murder while vacationing in Morocco, and are drawn into a twisting plot of international intrigue when their young son is kidnapped.Comedy
It's not easy being clever. If only someone told Jonah Hill that before his wish of knowing everything about everything came true. - DirectorMel BrooksStarsMel BrooksJohn CandyRick MoranisA star-pilot for hire and his trusty sidekick must come to the rescue of a princess and save Planet Druidia from the clutches of the evil Spaceballs.Adult
A porno set on a space station, with handsome men and gorgeous women having zero-gravity sex.
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