If You Had to Take an Extraterrestrial to See a Movie...

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...a movie that in your opinion best summed up life here on planet earth, what movie would it be?

My pick would be It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.

A dying crook tells a disparate group of people where they can get their hands on a huge pile of loot. Crazy with greed, they lie, cheat, steal, kick, punch, eye-gouge, and try to run each other off the road in a frantic effort to get to the hidden stash before everybody else. They fail disastrously to achieve their goal, and many of them end up in traction in hospital, facing serious jail time.

Not only does that sum up life on earth but online marketing as a whole. I mean, my synopsis reads like a WSO and its aftermath. Am I right?
  • Profile picture of the author Dennis Gaskill
    Well now, there's a creative question. I'm not sure what movie it would be, but I'd want to show them something that showed humanity's best characteristics as well as our lesser nature.
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    • Profile picture of the author HeySal
      Originally Posted by Dennis Gaskill View Post

      Well now, there's a creative question. I'm not sure what movie it would be, but I'd want to show them something that showed humanity's best characteristics as well as our lesser nature.
      I take it that you two won't be seeing Debbie Does Dallas. :rolleyes:

      Well, if I wanted to mess with the Alien, I'd take it to see Inception. If I wanted it to get a warm fuzzy feeling about Humans, I'd go for the Christmas movie, It's a Wonderful Life. If I wanted it to understand the damned trouble we're in and how much help we need, I'd take it to the documentary "Seeds of Deception". If I wanted it to get a picture of the silly side of our nature it would be Lampoon's 1941 or Animal House.
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  • Profile picture of the author laurencewins
    Take them to a movie where the Earthlings kick the butt of the aliens OR maybe a Star Trek movie where everyone gets along in the same crew.
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  • Profile picture of the author Brady Partridge
    Seeds of Deception would be a good one because it would show the alien that, while scientists often save the world in sci-fi movies, in reality they do exactly the opposite by stuffing up such things as the planet's food chain.
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    • Profile picture of the author HeySal
      Originally Posted by Brady Partridge View Post

      Seeds of Deception would be a good one because it would show the alien that, while scientists often save the world in sci-fi movies, in reality they do exactly the opposite by stuffing up such things as the planet's food chain.
      Well ya got to remember that when we smacked down the Hilter Regime, all his scientists were given free passage to the US where they continued to work in their fields. Very gifted intellectually - but bizarrely twisted mentally. Yep, we have some scientists that make Frankenstein look like a boy scout.
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      Originally Posted by Brady Partridge View Post

      Seeds of Deception would be a good one because it would show the alien that, while scientists often save the world in sci-fi movies, in reality they do exactly the opposite by stuffing up such things as the planet's food chain.
      Ironic, since I have a feeling it was science that got the aliens to Earth in the first place.
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      • Profile picture of the author Brady Partridge
        Originally Posted by Kurt View Post

        Ironic, since I have a feeling it was science that got the aliens to Earth in the first place.
        Actually it was their version of the Rotary Club.
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        • Profile picture of the author tagiscom
          It would have to be "The Day the Earth Stood Still"!

          The old classic, not the BS modern one! :rolleyes:


          It would at least show, that some of us, have some intelligence!


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    • Profile picture of the author Kay King
      If you took an alien to a movie about people of earth fighting off an alien invasion....would the alien think it was a comedy?
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  • Profile picture of the author socialentry
    Me show him earth stuff?

    I would ask him to show me his guns and gadgetery instead.
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  • Profile picture of the author garyv
    I'd show the ET - Justin Bieber: Never Say Never

    He would immediately return to his planet with a report of no intelligent life forms.
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  • Profile picture of the author jacktackett
    A double feature of the Last Temptation of Christ and Monty Python's Life of Brian.
    or a showing of 'Paul'
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  • Profile picture of the author sbucciarel
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    I'd take ET to see ET and then we'd go to see Mars Attacks.
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    • Profile picture of the author ThePromotionalGuy
      Napoleon Dynamite

      I only want to know 2 things 1) Will the alien be able to have better dance moves than Napolean and 2) Will the alien vote for Pedro
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      • Profile picture of the author tagiscom
        Originally Posted by garyv View Post

        I'd show the ET - Justin Bieber: Never Say Never

        He would immediately return to his planet with a report of no intelligent life forms.

        I would also show him, that Boo Boo show!


        He would return to his home planet and immediately launch an all out invasion!


        Or put us out of our misery! :rolleyes:


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        • Profile picture of the author MissTerraK
          I'd take it to see the movie Titanic just to see if it would cry.

          If it did, I would ask it out on a date again.

          If it didn't, I'd end our relationship immediately. :p


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          • Profile picture of the author David Maschke
            Originally Posted by MissTerraK View Post

            I'd take it to see the movie Titanic just to see if it would cry.

            If it did, I would ask it out on a date again.

            If it didn't, I'd end our relationship immediately. :p


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            "It" and "date".

            I've probably had girls use those same two words in the same sentence after a date with me.
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            • Profile picture of the author MissTerraK
              Originally Posted by David Maschke View Post

              "It" and "date".

              I've probably had girls use those same two words in the same sentence after a date with me.

              LOL!

              Er, I mean, awww, I'm so sorry to hear that!


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              • Profile picture of the author ThomM
                Monty Python and the the Holy Grail, and Rob Zombie's House of 1,000 Corpses.
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                • Profile picture of the author HeySal
                  Originally Posted by ThomM View Post

                  Monty Python and the the Holy Grail, and Rob Zombie's House of 1,000 Corpses.

                  HOLY CRAP! Step away from the aliens. Repeat: step slowly away from the aliens. Do not attempt contact.
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                  • Profile picture of the author ThomM
                    Originally Posted by HeySal View Post

                    HOLY CRAP! Step away from the aliens. Repeat: step slowly away from the aliens. Do not attempt contact.
                    Sal how else would I explain to them why some of my friends call me Otis
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                    • Profile picture of the author HeySal
                      Originally Posted by ThomM View Post

                      Sal how else would I explain to them why some of my friends call me Otis
                      Sometimes I just don't understand why you don't just scare me.
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    A chuck Norris movie, in case they were harboring any notions of invasion.
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    • Profile picture of the author joseph7384
      Originally Posted by peterj View Post

      A chuck Norris movie, in case they were harboring any notions of invasion.
      You mean Chuck Norris, he who swims the Atlantic Ocean as we speak, bla, bla, bla!!!
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    • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
      Originally Posted by peterj View Post

      A Chuck Norris movie, in case they were harboring any notions of invasion.
      Best answer....for everything.
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      • Profile picture of the author Horny Devil
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        Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

        Best answer....for everything.
        Or . . . nothing.

        I would totally bamboozle the ET with a film called "Nothing", where the entire world (outside of a house) has vanished.


        Nothing (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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        • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
          Originally Posted by Horny Devil View Post

          Or . . . nothing.

          I would totally bamboozle the ET with a film called "Nothing", where the entire world (outside of a house) has vanished.
          Spiffy. It reminded me of The Cube movies. I thought the first one was absolutely mind boggling.

          This movie, Nothing, is something I'd like to see.
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          • Profile picture of the author MissTerraK
            Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

            Spiffy. It reminded me of The Cube movies. I thought the first one was absolutely mind boggling.

            This movie, Nothing, is something I'd like to see.
            Spiffy? lol!

            That sounds like something Richie Cunningham from Happy Days would say. It'd be right up there with jiffy (not the peanut butter or popcorn) and skivvies.

            I haven't heard that/those word/words in absolutely years.


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            • Profile picture of the author Horny Devil
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              Originally Posted by MissTerraK View Post

              Spiffy? lol!

              That sounds like something Richie Cunningham fron Happy Days would say. It'd be right up there with jiffy (not the peanut butter or popcorn) and skivvies.

              I haven't heard that/those word/words in absolutely years.
              A visit to the Whitacre household will indulge you to the max.
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      • Profile picture of the author peterj
        Originally Posted by joseph7384 View Post

        You mean Chuck Norris, he who swims the Atlantic Ocean as we speak, bla, bla, bla!!!
        Is there another one!?

        Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

        Best answer....for everything.
        Yep. I'm not very smart, so that is my answer for everything.
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  • Profile picture of the author henrycalvin
    I have three movies for It
    1. The freedom writers
    2. The gridiron gang
    3. Warrior
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  • Profile picture of the author travlinguy
    Double Feature

    The Day The Earth Stood Still (old version)
    The Wizard Of Oz
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