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Ruin a movie by changing only one thing.

posted 4 years ago by samoanjoes (56743)
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It can be anything at all. Actor, director, a song, a setting etc.

I'll start:
Brokeback Mountain but the opening credits are playing over "It's Raining Men".

[–] CinemaDemon989 (1286) 4 years ago

Scarface

Tony Montana never left Cuba. It was all a dream.

[–] movieace11 (1339) 4 years ago

The Lion King, but Simba gets killed by the wildebeests.

[–] samoanjoes (56743) 4 years ago

That's dark. An entire second half of Scar wreaking havoc.

[–] Who (5146) 4 years ago

Forrest Gump - Jenny played by Lena Dunham

[–] samoanjoes (56743) 4 years ago

It immediately would have lost every Oscar.

[–] theWatcher74 (186) 4 years ago

Helter Skelter,but the Tate murderers mess up and go to the wrong house and end up getting their asses kicked by a badass stuntman.

[–] samoanjoes (56743) 4 years ago

I guess you hated Once Upon a Time..
in Hollywood too.

[–] theWatcher74 (186) 4 years ago

Nah, I liked it. I was just joshing. Not my favorite Tarantino movie, but worth a watch.

[–] 102000 (6253) 4 years ago

Home Alone - Parents call Kevin's grandmother - she lives nearby and she puts him on the next plane to France. The family has a wonderful vacation only to discover when they arrive home that all of their valuables have been stolen and someone has camped out in their house for days making a mess of it.

[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

"The Room" but it's well acted and directed.

[–] samoanjoes (56743) 4 years ago

I disagree. Both the acting and directing are the templates of how films should be done.

[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

The Room is so bad that it's good.

[–] StoneKeeper (26663) 4 years ago

Slap shot: only there is COVID-19 and no crowd

[–] samoanjoes (56743) 4 years ago

Sounds like an Ottawa Senators game.

[–] MonStar (12916) 4 years ago

E.T. the Extraterrestrial cannot make anyone around him fly. The cops catch him and the kids. E.T. is sent to Area 51, to bolster tourism.

[–] samoanjoes (56743) 4 years ago

That just sounds like a good sequel.