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Title:	Movie Reviews and Discussion
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Created:	Thu Jan 28 1993
Last Modified:	Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1249
Total number of notes:	16012

460.0. "Clue" by 54797::BOEREN () Tue Feb 08 1994 08:27

    A short time ago I saw a rather old movie ( 1985-1986, I guess ) called
    CLUE. I think it was one of the funniest movies I've ever seen.
    It's the movie, they based the game "CLUEDO" upon.
    
    Summary:
    7 people are invited to a mansion, for a reason they don't know ( in
    the beginning ). It appears they are all being blackmailed. The man who
    blackmails them all also makes his appearance and ends up being killed.
    Throughout the movie several other people get killed too. Only the 7,
    or 8 including the butler, "survive", knowing that 1 of them is a
    serial killer, but not knowing WHO! 
    
    I especially like the part when new people enter the mansion, and the
    ending(s), where the butler talks and talks and uses people to
    demonstrate things that happened throughout the movie.
    
    Anybody else seen this movie and likes to share it with me ?
    Let me know !
    
    If you haven't seen the movie: It definetely worth renting.
    4.5 out of 5, I would say.
    
    Marcel

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
460.1	Game Precedes Movie	36058::CARROLLJ	I've been laughing, fast + slow	`Tue Feb 08 1994 08:35`	13
	> A short time ago I saw a rather old movie ( 1985-1986, I guess ) called > CLUE. I think it was one of the funniest movies I've ever seen. > It's the movie, they based the game "CLUEDO" upon. Actually, the movie ( if I'm thinking of the right one - Martin Mull? ) was based on the popular Parker Bros. board game - all the character names were taken from the game - Prof. Plum, Mr. Body, etc Decent flick, at any rate - I remember hearing that several different endings were filmed - are they all on the videotape? - Jim
460.2		REGENT::POWERS		`Tue Feb 08 1994 09:26`	22
	> Decent flick, at any rate - I remember hearing that several > different endings were filmed - are they all on the videotape? I recall that the ads for the theatrical release touted that there were different endings - the attempt seemed to be to get repeat viewers. When I saw the movie on tape a couple of years ago..... spoiler... there are multiple endings. But the second through the last each refutes its predecessor, with the last one shown being the CORRECT ending, pointing out who REALLY dun it, with clips from earlier in the film to demonstrate the clues. Of course, no mystery can have multiple endings, because good dramatic presentatino requires that the viewer get all the clues and be able to solve the mystery based on the revelaed evidence. Thus a definitive ending is necessary, but the trick of multiple putative endings is cute. You feel good when your guess is revealed as true... ...and then refuted by better detection. - tom]
460.3		45549::BURRELL	Live long/prosper-live short/enjoy	`Tue Feb 08 1994 11:28`	4
	The boardgame is called `CLUEDO' in the UK and `CLUE' in the States. Given this is an American film, thus the name.
460.4	I agree..	42110::CABEL		`Mon Feb 14 1994 10:20`	11
	I saw this film on T.V a couple of weeks ago , and I quite enjoyed it . Its funny , all the different characters had there funny habits . A 5 out of 5 for Tim Curry as the butler , very funny when he was explaining the different endings and using the sound effects for the gun etc. 5+ for the maid , only because she was about to pop out of her uniform . And 4.5 for the rest . ........ED...
460.5	With the Lead Pipe...	16930::SMITH_MA		`Thu Sep 01 1994 19:42`	4
	if you liked this movie, you'll love Murder By Death with Truman Capote and many others...absolutley a SCREAM! MJ