Can you guess the movie based on the reviews?
A group of people attempt to guess a famous movie based solely on humorous user reviews. The reviews contain cryptic clues referencing breakfast, a character named Bender, and comparisons to Nickelodeon's Victorious. After much confusion, the group eventually identifies the movie as The Breakfast Club.
Summary
In this segment of 'Can you guess the movie based on the reviews?', Shayne reads a series of user-submitted movie reviews to a panel including Ian and Amanda, who must guess the film. The reviews are intentionally cryptic and humorous, making the guessing process chaotic and entertaining.
The first major clue comes from multiple reviewers referencing 'breakfast,' with comments like 'Where the (beep) is the breakfast?' and 'They didn't even eat breakfast.' This leads to early wrong guesses like Breakfast at Tiffany's. A second thread of clues involves multiple reviewers comparing the movie to the Nickelodeon show Victorious, which confuses the panel greatly and leads to wild guesses like Rashomon and Schindler's List.
A review mentioning a character named 'Bender' being the coolest guy in the movie and another referencing a 'makeover' and a 'small circle of crazy friends' begin to narrow things down. References to Heathers get the panel close, and finally a clue about 'a group of people becoming friends' leads Amanda to correctly guess The Breakfast Club. The panel then hilariously connects all the earlier clues — especially 'They didn't even eat breakfast' — back to the film's title.
Key Insights
- Multiple reviewers referenced 'breakfast' in their reviews of The Breakfast Club, with comments like 'They didn't even eat breakfast,' which ironically became one of the most confusing yet on-the-nose clues for the panel.
- Several reviewers compared The Breakfast Club to the Nickelodeon show Victorious, a connection the panel found baffling and that led to increasingly absurd wrong guesses including Rashomon and Schindler's List.
- The clue about a character called 'Bender' being the coolest dude in the movie was read aloud but still failed to help the panel identify The Breakfast Club, highlighting how pop culture knowledge gaps can derail even obvious hints.
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