Basically Just

Basically what everyone in today's society thinks they are.

Life of Pi

Basically just a one man Noah's Ark.

Straight Outta Compton

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Basically an inspiring story that kinda felt like a longer 8 Mile.

Kingsman: Secret Service

Dang it, you beat me!

"Basically that church scene, OMFG!"

- Gatsby

The Great Gatsby with Robert Redford

Basically something Francis Ford Coppola wrote for that wasn't as good as Godfather II or The Conversation

Stand By Me

Basically just four kids walking around for a whole movie.

Lethal Weapon

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Basically Mel Gibson working with a guy he probably hated in reality.

Mad Max Fury Road

Basically just one really really long epic chase sequence

Edge of Tomorrow (or Live Die Repeat)

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"Edge of Tomorrow" is basically just what happens when "Groundhog Day", World War 2 and "Alien" have sex.


"Looper" (2012)

Basically just an extremely run-of-the-mill sci-fi flick that can't get away with hand-waving time travel logistics or making Joseph Gordon-Levitt look like Bruce Willis.

Twelve Monkeys

"Twelve Monkeys" is basically just Bruce Willis drooling on himself.


"The Fifth Element" (1997)

Basically just a commercially successful Jupiter Ascending.

The Hurt Locker

Basically just Kathryn Bigelow's personal middle finger to her ex husband James Cameron.

Avatar

Basically just a movie that is so wholly derivative and artificial that I came up with at least three or four "[movie title] in space" summations off the top of my head and couldn't decide on just one to use so I wrote this instead.

Amores perros

Basically just a Mexican Crash with dogs.

Inside Out

Basically just Pixar taking their decades-old storytelling formula to its most logical conclusion.

Akira

Basically a film with the first name of a director that I'd rather be watching.

Rashomon

Basically just your standard chambara told by unreliable narrators.

Rosemary's baby

Basically just a pointless thriller with no tension.

Strangers on a Train