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28. The Ten Commandments

Wed Apr 15, 2026, 11:33 PM

Apr 15

I watched about half an hour of it this year and was gobsmacked by how utterly terrible the bogusly biblical dialog was and how little the perfectly decent cast could do with it in terms of character development. But the cinematography was fantastic.

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Guess what movie I am thinking of based on my super vague 3 point assessment of it [View all] Tommy Carcetti Apr 15 OP

Lawrence of Arabia nocoincidences Apr 15 #1

Nope but thanks for playing. Nt Tommy Carcetti Apr 15 #3

Heaven's Gate displacedvermoter Apr 15 #2

Nope. Nt Tommy Carcetti Apr 15 #4

Fun facts about that movie jmowreader Apr 16 #80

I went to a Sex Museum in Amsterdam many years ago displacedvermoter Friday #81

Let me address the brothel situation in Wallace jmowreader Friday #83

History is cool! displacedvermoter Friday #84

Moulin Rouge? Dave Bowman Apr 15 #5

Nope. Tommy Carcetti Apr 15 #7

Ishtar? jls4561 Apr 15 #6

Nope. Tommy Carcetti Apr 15 #8

Forrest Gump. 3catwoman3 Apr 15 #9

Not a terrible guess, but nope. Nt Tommy Carcetti Apr 15 #10

Sahara? dgauss Apr 15 #11

Nope. Tommy Carcetti Apr 15 #12

Yeah, number 3 was probably a stretch anyways. dgauss Apr 15 #16

It's too vague. You need to add another clue. red dog 1 Apr 15 #13

It's got a rather memorable Earworm in its soundtrack Tommy Carcetti Apr 15 #14

Well, if it is "Dances with Wolves" (good cast, great cinematography, beautiful film score by hlthe2b Apr 15 #15

Nope Tommy Carcetti Apr 15 #21

The Big Country oasis Apr 15 #17

Nope Tommy Carcetti Apr 15 #20

How the West Was Won. Norrrm Apr 15 #18

Nope Tommy Carcetti Apr 15 #23

Gravity Solly Mack Apr 15 #19

Nope Tommy Carcetti Apr 15 #22

Days of Heaven n/t pamela Apr 15 #24

Nope Tommy Carcetti Apr 16 #41

Couldn't POSSIBLY be "2001: A Space Odyssey," lastlib Apr 15 #25

It is....not. Tommy Carcetti Apr 16 #42

Invasion USA-1985 - Chuck Norris Midnight Writer Apr 15 #26

I said it had atrocious screenwriting. :) Tommy Carcetti Apr 16 #43

Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome Tikki Apr 15 #27

"Top Gun" Tikki Apr 16 #33

Nope Tommy Carcetti Apr 16 #44

Nope again Tommy Carcetti Apr 16 #45

The Ten Commandments hedda_foil Apr 15 #28

That was gonna be my guess too dweller Apr 16 #31

Nice try but no Tommy Carcetti Apr 16 #46

The Black Dahlia? dgauss Apr 15 #29

Nope Tommy Carcetti Apr 16 #48

Out of Africa? applegrove Apr 15 #30

Nope Tommy Carcetti Apr 16 #49

Ok, last guess here. I'm thinkimg Scifi epics are a good bet. dgauss Apr 16 #32

I hate to tell you, because you put a lot of effort in that guess, but...no Tommy Carcetti Apr 16 #50

Avatar nt Shipwack Apr 16 #34

Another good guess but no Tommy Carcetti Apr 16 #51

Dune, The Greatest Showman, La La Land, Tron Legacy, Suicide Squad Doodley Apr 16 #35

All swings, but all misses Tommy Carcetti Apr 16 #52

Porky's Orrex Apr 16 #36

Nope, you cheeky bastard Tommy Carcetti Apr 16 #53

lol Orrex Apr 16 #57

Debbie does Dallas. Dave Bowman Apr 16 #37

Ha ha, no. Tommy Carcetti Apr 16 #54

Titanic MIButterfly Apr 16 #38

I was thinking Titanic, too. betsuni Apr 16 #39

CONGRATULATIONS BETSUNI YOU ARE OUR MISS CONGENIALITY!!! Tommy Carcetti Apr 16 #56

We Wholeheartedly Agree ProfessorGAC Apr 16 #68

I mean, it *is* beautifully shot. Tommy Carcetti Apr 16 #72

We Don't Have That Kind If Patience ProfessorGAC Apr 16 #73

You walked out of Titanic! Doodley Apr 16 #74

We Did ProfessorGAC Apr 16 #75

Oh come on! It is one of the most spectacular movies of all time. Doodley Apr 16 #78

Not To Us ProfessorGAC Apr 16 #79

You walked out at 40 minutes, and think the movie is too long, and it is Romeo and Juliet on a boat? Doodley Friday #85

When old Rose throws the jewel into the ocean I turn into Indiana Jones: THAT BELONGS IN A MUSEUM! betsuni Apr 16 #71

CONGRATULATIONS MIBUTTERFLY YOU ARE OUR BIG WINNER!!! Tommy Carcetti Apr 16 #55

Yahoo! MIButterfly Apr 16 #59

Oklahoma StoolPigeon Apr 16 #40

Nope Tommy Carcetti Apr 16 #47

Marty Supreme Doodley Apr 16 #58

No but that one is on my list to watch. Nt Tommy Carcetti Apr 16 #62

So it could have been a significant number of these films? displacedvermoter Apr 16 #60

True Tommy Carcetti Apr 16 #63

Fair enough. displacedvermoter Apr 16 #64

That was Fun! marked50 Apr 16 #61

We'll play again in six months. Tommy Carcetti Apr 16 #67

I'll be ready to jump on it. Harker Apr 16 #69

I walked out of the Titanic cause the guy behind me was drunk miyazaki Apr 16 #77

Ghostbusters II ? boonecreek Apr 16 #65

I actually liked Ghostbusters II more than the original. Tommy Carcetti Apr 16 #66

Project Hail Mary NNadir Apr 16 #70

Dances with Wolves (Plays with camera) JT45242 Apr 16 #76

Star Wars prequels and sequels. Iggo Friday #82