Clue was done as a combination spoof of old-school murder mysteries and comedy, and worked very well in both genres, much like Murder By Death did back in the '70s.

I'm guessing it'll be harder to make Monopoly into anything interesting, and Battleship would just be silly in this post-Cold-War era.

Well, there's Minesweeper: The Movie

We watched The Unforeseen this past weekend. It's a documentary about the battle here in Austin over environmental protections for Barton Springs (one of our local landmarks) vs. the many, many developers who wanted to build on the watershed. It's a great story, even if (spoiler) the developers ultimately win (sorry, this is Texas, after all). The director was obviously influenced by Terry Malick (who produced it), with numerous scenes of people telling their story over shots of natural beauty, and to her credit, she gave the most affecting scene to one of the developers who was clearly in the wrong in the story. Recommended.

Love Murder by Death.

Clue was done as a combination spoof of old-school murder mysteries and comedy, and worked very well in both genres, much like Murder By Death did back in the '70s.

We own both of them. Murder by Death is the better movie, but they're both a hell of a lot of fun. That said, I will watch Lesley Ann Warren in almost anything, so.

Love Lesley Ann Warren in Victor/Victoria--one of the best dumb-yet-vindictive blondes in movie history.

Lamont in Singin in the Rain, where she shows she's a cutthroat businesswoman as well. I love her.

"I am 'a bright shining star in the cinema fir-ma-mint.' It says so, right there."

Well, there's Minesweeper: The Movie

Hee, I watched that again the other day. Still love it.

P.S. The Waldo Ultimatum.

I've never seen Murder by Death, but if it's better than Clue, I ought to.

P-C, see it. Yesterday, if possible. Murder by Death is sheer comedy genius.