Let's Play the Six-Word Synopsis
 

This is a fun game. It's called the Six-Word Synopsis. With six words, create a movie synopsis in the TV Guide style:

"The Ten Commandments"
Pharoah sets slaves free, later reconsiders.

"Roxie Hart"
Flapper confesses, jury doesn't buy it.

"Close Encounters of the Third Kind"
ETs speak using five-note theme.

"Son of Dracula"
Count spells name backward, wows brunette.

"Black Narcissus"
Nun rings bell, steps aside deftly.

"The Seven Samurai"
Downtrodden & starved villagers: "It's war!"

"Dirty Dancing"

nobody puts baby in a corner

Hitchcock:

Rebecca
Rebecca :confused: Rebecca :( Rebecca :o Rebecca :mad: Rebecca :shocked: Rebecca :eek:

Vertigo
Stewart falls for Novak, and how!

North by Northwest
Man dodges plane; no idea why.

Psycho (1960)
If your hotelier studies taxidermy, RUN!

Psycho (1998 remake)
Anne Heche slaughtered - totally worth admission.

The Birds (1963)
Crows can't abide fake blonde hair.

The Birds (upcoming 2009 remake)
I'll be rooting for the birds.

Misc:

Harry Potter
Witches celebrate Christmas; fundamentalists still pissed.

Star Wars
Twins unknowingly kiss - only first plothole.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Pelvic thrust really drives them insane.