Movie Polls

Which of these movies with a US State name in its title is your favorite?

Please reference this thread for the rules of this group.

I know this may seem like a silly poll since none of these films have much in common other than this facet regarding their title.  And titles are often pretty arbitrary things.  And also, there are so many movies out there with states in their title that I had to arbitrarily select which films to have in this poll since I didn't want to list too many to make it too unwieldy.  But I still thought it would be interesting.

Another interesting thing I discovered.  Keanu Reeves has been in three films with states in the title:  The Prince of Pennsylvania, My Own Private Idaho, and Feeling Minnesota.  Also the original title for the film Point Break was "Johnny Utah", the name of his character. 

Please vote only once in each poll.

Movies referenced in this poll:
Arizona Dream
Christmas in Connecticut
Louisiana Story
Mississippi Burning
My Own Private Idaho
North to Alaska
Oklahoma!
Sweet Home Alabama
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Vernon, Florida
Wisconsin Death Trip

Re:Which of these movies with a US State name in its title is your favorite?

I would have said Sunshine State by John Sayles--opps, no Florida in the title. I haven't seen enough of the films to cast a meaningful vote.

Re:Which of these movies with a US State name in its title is your favorite?

I voted for Texas Chainsaw Massacre because you didn't include Raising Arizona, Kalifornia, Escape from New York, Scotland, PA, or of course Hannah Montana: The Movie.....

Re:Which of these movies with a US State name in its title is your favorite?

leeroy711:

I voted for Texas Chainsaw Massacre because you didn't include Raising Arizona, Kalifornia, Escape from New York, Scotland, PA, or of course Hannah Montana: The Movie.....

I actually have reasons for not including all of those.  Although you might not consider them valid.  There really are no rules here, so I guess I just made the rules.

In this case, Arizona and Montana are both references to surnames rather than states.

Kalifornia is not an accurate spelling of the state California.

New York is a reference to New York City rather than the state of New York.

And (probably the weakest reason) PA is only the postal abbreviation of Pennsylvania.

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Risselada:

leeroy711:

I voted for Texas Chainsaw Massacre because you didn't include Raising Arizona, Kalifornia, Escape from New York, Scotland, PA, or of course Hannah Montana: The Movie.....

I actually have reasons for not including all of those.  Although you might not consider them valid.  There really are no rules here, so I guess I just made the rules.

In this case, Arizona and Montana are both references to surnames rather than states.

Kalifornia is not an accurate spelling of the state California.

New York is a reference to New York City rather than the state of New York.

And (probably the weakest reason) PA is only the postal abbreviation of Pennsylvania.

Hahahaha, oh Ris, that's why I love ya. Always thinking.

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mercurial:

Risselada:

leeroy711:

I voted for Texas Chainsaw Massacre because you didn't include Raising Arizona, Kalifornia, Escape from New York, Scotland, PA, or of course Hannah Montana: The Movie.....

I actually have reasons for not including all of those.  Although you might not consider them valid.  There really are no rules here, so I guess I just made the rules.

In this case, Arizona and Montana are both references to surnames rather than states.

Kalifornia is not an accurate spelling of the state California.

New York is a reference to New York City rather than the state of New York.

And (probably the weakest reason) PA is only the postal abbreviation of Pennsylvania.

Hahahaha, oh Ris, that's why I love ya. Always thinking.

I'm glad you enjoyed that Merc!  Although sometimes it is nice to try to stop thinking and relax if my mind would let me.

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   Bet you can't guess which one I voted for...

   The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)  is on many lists (including mine) as one of the best Horror Films of all time.   Tobe Hooper has always been a hit-or-miss type director (he also directed  Poltergeist  as well as some forgettable TV movies)  he hit the nail right on the head with this classic.   One of the most brutal and sadistic films ever made in spite of the fact that there is virtually NO on-screen gore!   All of the actual butchery in this movie takes place just off the screen, leaving your imagination to fill in the details.   Still one of the most disturbing and brutal films of all time.

   I also enjoyed the 2003 remake (in no small part due to Jessica Biel in a sweaty t-shirt and tight jeans).   It was actually a very good Horror Movie in it's own right and, as a sequel, they upped the on-screen gore quotient by a lot and changed the story enough to keep it interesting.

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Re:Which of these movies with a US State name in its title is your favorite?

You missed Crazy In Alabama (loads of fun!)...  Oh well, from the list I selected Mississippi Burning...  Fun survey - Thanks!

Tom

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Dr_Gor:

   Bet you can't guess which one I voted for...

   The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)  is on many lists (including mine) as one of the best Horror Films of all time.   Tobe Hooper has always been a hit-or-miss type director (he also directed  Poltergeist  as well as some forgettable TV movies)  he hit the nail right on the head with this classic.   One of the most brutal and sadistic films ever made in spite of the fact that there is virtually NO on-screen gore!   All of the actual butchery in this movie takes place just off the screen, leaving your imagination to fill in the details.   Still one of the most disturbing and brutal films of all time.

   I also enjoyed the 2003 remake (in no small part due to Jessica Biel in a sweaty t-shirt and tight jeans).   It was actually a very good Horror Movie in it's own right and, as a sequel, they upped the on-screen gore quotient by a lot and changed the story enough to keep it interesting.

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Heh, yeah I knew you'd like that when I realized that movie would be on the list.  I guess I should check out this remake too.  Would you say it's one of the better or best remakes of classic horror films from that era?

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tadiv:

You missed Crazy In Alabama (loads of fun!)...  Oh well, from the list I selected Mississippi Burning...  Fun survey - Thanks!

Tom

I actually came across that one in my search, along with a few other movies with Alabama in the title.  I hadn't seen any of them so made a kind of arbitrary choice to list Sweet Home Alabama .  I figured two movies from the same state might be too much when trying to keep the list from getting too long.  But I'm glad you suggested that film!  What do you like about it particularly?