RETURN OF THE MOVIE GAME
RETURN OF THE MOVIE GAME
MOVIES WITH MICHAEL DOUGLAS OR JODIE FOSTER
PLEASE DO NOT POST YOUR ANSWERS, ANY MOVIE OR ACTOR NAMES, IMAGES, MOVIE QUOTES OR EVEN A HINT IN A COMMENT, OR YOU WILL RUIN THE GAME FOR EVERYONE ELSE. POST YOUR ANSWERS IN A P.N. (PRIVATE NOTE) TO ME, BUZZ OF THE ORIENT, AND I WILL REPLY WITH YOUR SCORE AND THE CORRECT ANSWERS.
Don't forget that I am on the other side of the world (of most of you) and I could be asleep when you send your answers, so be patient - I will get to your PN as soon as I can.
PLEASE, PLEASE, READ WHAT IS BELOW FIRST AND FOLLOW THE RULES IN ORDER TO GET FULL MARKS FOR YOUR ANSWERS. IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME SO PLEASE REFRESH YOUR MEMORY.
For the answer to be correct, it is REQUIRED that it MUST be a movie on the linked IMDb movie lists of the movies of Michael Douglas and Jodie Foster located just below this paragraph. The visual clues represent a word(s}, scenario or image that may be relevant to the movie title or word(s) relevant to the movie title that can be found in the mini-synopsis of the movie on the linked IMDb list or there may be questions where the clue is one you might have to relate to a title through your own memory, common knowledge or common sense. You will not have had to see the movies or even know the stories to identify the movies from the clues, which is why this is a game more like a treasure hunt than a quiz. I have seen only 4 of the movies on this game, and I may have used some of them in previous quizzes or games, and I might even have used the same or similar clues for some as I had before. I don't think any of the clues are actual screen shots from the movies. I try to use clues that do not make it easy to do a web search, and since this is a test of your ability to find the answers, web searching using AI, google or web programs that identify movies from the clues is cheating. The real fun of the game is using the visual clues and mini-synopses required to identify the movies, so test YOUR skill, not the web's.
Michael Douglas film list (IMDb)
LINK -> Michael Douglas film list
Jodie Foster - Movies
LINK -> Jodie Foster - Movies
There may be lists with the same or similar names but with different movies, so IT IS NECESSARY to use ONLY the ones that are linked above.
Note that I (almost) never use the same movie more than once in the same game. I said "almost" because I mistakenly actually DID use the same movie twice in the Pirate Movie Game, but caught it and replaced it when I got the first submission.
THE RULES
I am being fairly lenient in my scoring, and not overly concerned about spelling mistakes, obvious typos, punctuation, capitalizing or leaving out or adding an extraneous "A" or "The", but especially if you guess the answer you should check the movie name on the linked lists or web to make sure it is the full and correct name. For example, and this is important for all my games, you will lose a half mark if you make the title one word if it is two, or two words when it is only one because that means to me that you are just guessing and you never checked your answer with the list to make sure it is correct. Just identifying the image does not necessarily mean that you know the name of the movie. That is only one of the reasons why it is important for you to check your answers with the lists to make sure they are correct. I can't believe how many times players do not bother and then lose score. As well, if you can convince me that my clues are equally as relevant for or better indicative of a movie other than the ones I've chosen, provided it is one of the movies on the IMDb lists linked above, I will accept that alternative as a good answer. Previously I did accept alternative movies as good answers for the questions.
Please also send only one answer for each question - I cannot score it if you provide more than one movie name per question.
A few who played the games when they were quizzes previously had quit because of the rules. But I wish to ask if there is any game that does NOT have rules that must be followed?
A few times now a situation came up previously where the movie list link I used came up with a different name than the one the participant got when they opened that same movie name, although it was the same link, perhaps because we are in different countries, so if that happens, and usually it is a foreign movie, please tell me when I score your answers so I can correct your score.
Please number your answers the same as the questions.
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Discussion of politics and/or religion will be limited to the plots and themes of the movies or TV movies and series themselves and any religious comments or proselytizing or commentary concerning current politics not in reference to the movies or TV movies and series themselves will be deleted along with all CoC and ToS violations. As well, anything posted that the administer of this group deems to be offensive, off topic or of no value will be deleted. Videos and images that the administrator cannot open must be described in text or they will be deleted. Instagrams are not permitted.
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What the heck, thought I would give this a try to see if anyone is still interested. I know it's not the topic of the day, but then who can compete with that?
So if you're inclined, give it a shot. Everyone who plays the game has said it was fun to do, and you need not have seen any of the movies or even know the stories to get a perfect score so take a break and try it. But PLEASE, read the instructions first..
And, remember this very important rule...
PLEASE DO NOT POST YOUR ANSWERS, ANY MOVIE OR ACTOR NAMES, IMAGES, MOVIE QUOTES OR EVEN A HINT IN A COMMENT HERE, OR YOU WILL RUIN THE GAME FOR EVERYONE ELSE. POST YOUR ANSWERS IN A P.N. (PRIVATE NOTE) TO ME, BUZZ OF THE ORIENT, AND I WILL REPLY WITH YOUR SCORE AND THE CORRECT ANSWERS.
This game will be closed at around 10 p.m. New York City time on Tuesday, December 2nd and I'll post the scores then.
Let's do it!
THAT'S the spirit.
Any reason why #4 and #11 are the same clue?
thanks for asking that question
I'm glad he did too.
Oooops! It's okay now.
Get to this when I can but it's a tough week time-wise. Due to family logistics I'm the "host" for Thanksgiving and I have a lot to do. Oy...
Life would be so much easier if my family just realized I'm really a crotchety old man... LOL
Sorry if you don't have time - you've always been one of the most consistent players.
Yeah, well, I'm a crotchety old woman but I'm the only one that knows how to cook so....
Anyway, enjoy your time with your family
So what's on the menu this year? Keeping it traditional or going in another direction?
I've gotten tired of the same old thing, this year I'm smoking two legs of lamb. (Sure glad I found papers big enough for a whole leg). Roasted potatoes and veggies completes the meal. And also decided that the Christmas meal will be a Mexican bar. Such fun...
And thanks, definitely enjoy seeing the family. Especially the daughter & grandson who live out of state. Hope you have a great holiday too!!
And Happy Cannibal Day to everybody here!! Jive turkeys eating turkey... LOL
Ah, lamb, my favourite meat.
I will start thinking
Do you mean that for all this time you haven't been thinking? (Just kidding)
continuing to think
Continuing to wait. Only 8 days left.
And submitted.. short week and all. woo hoo!!!
Received and scored. Thanks.
I believe I've figured them all out. I will recheck and submit later.
Looking forward to it.
Looks like I need to go ahead and submit to bring this back up.
Submitted, for I may not be back online by next Tuesday, it depends on what mother nature does by then, it could be just a few inches to over a foot. If we have the ice maybe a power outage.
Received and scored. Thank you.
We had the snow, about 8-10 inches of the heavy variety, which is pretty easy to deal with, the freezing rain didn't develop.
Do you use a shovel or a snowplow?
A shovel in close at the walkways. Otherwise a snowplow we modified and mounted to a 5 yard dump truck with the box loaded, it makes quick work of the road and driveways not maintained by the county, in 2 hours I had the 1-1/2 mile road and three driveways cleared with the truck the rest with a shovel actually takes a little longer, long walkways.
When I said "snowplow" I was actually thinking of this...
...rather than this.
There is also two types of the first "snowplow", a blower and a thrower (the one pictured looks to be a thrower). The blower uses augers to bring the snow into a separate impeller and the high speed impeller blows the snow through a chute, the thrower the impeller is part of the auger and the auger is spinning at a high speed pulling the snow to the center impeller and is thrown out the chute.
I do have an electric thrower and the farm owns a blower mounted to a garden tractor and also a farm tractor with a loader bucket, but the truck does it so much quicker.
I had a shovel. Other than that I had an annual contract with the gardener.
We also have a shovel, but nowadays they are made of plastic and when it gets well below freezing they tend to break. Tried buying a steel one yesterday, seems like steel no longer exists, just can't find one. When the driveways range from 200' to 500' (mine) using a shovel just doesn't make sense.
I thought plastic shovels were for children.
Thanks, your comment did the trick.
HELP!!! This game is not going to close until Tuesday night and it's ALREADY wiped off the Front (Home) Page.
Stay on the front page you!!!!
Yessiree, you accomplished the task. Thank you.
Back to the top
Yes, the top, where all good articles should go.
I'll give you one guess why that is.
Thanksgiving?
Get your answers in today. Thanksgiving is over for many of you and the turkey hangover should have been purged by now so get them in. hehe
Only got 3 so far, so let's go folks - you've got an extra day.
Hey, this game is entirely political so get your answers in. It's fun and it allows you to call your least favorite politician names as well.
yeah, yeah. Ok, so it's not political but that line was in hopes of luring in some of you...
Too many NT members don't want to have fun unless they consider arguing, taunting and insulting fun.
Your mother was a hamster and your father smells of elderberries......
LOL. Are you trying to fulfill my criticism?
Just trying.... LOL
Actually my parents' original foreign names translated to English were for my mother "a fox" and for my father "son of the Devil". As is the custom I inherited my father's name, but at least it was combined with the persona of my mother's.
smelt...of elderberries. Go put that dusty DVD in the player and watch again
Am I missing something?
Isn't that what the Frenchman played by John Cleese said? Your father "smelt" of elderberries. Remember, he's speaking with a very bad French accent
Geeze, guess my medieval English with a poor French accent needs to be refreshed.
At least you didn't try to turn me into a newt...
You would have gotten better
Is that from a Monty Python movie? It's been so long since I've watched them I can't remember much.
Yeah. The Holy Grail
Come on Trout. On my articles we're all better.
That's another line from the movie. The villagers want to dunk a witch and villager says "She turned me into a newt once....but I got better"
The only line I can remember from a Monty Python movie is "Have you met the poor?"...and then he says something like "Fine people" or "Wonderful people".
Watch it again. And again. And again. I never get tired of that movie
Signing off. Back to bed for me. It's almost 4 a.m. here.
Answers sent
Received and scored. Thanks.
Sent them in
Got them and scored them. Thank you.
Submitted.
Received and scored, with thanks.
Six have played and I really hope for at least a couple more to encourage me to do another game. There is still one more day and evening to go.
I had a good time doing it, even if it was last minute!
Received and scored. Thanks.
Now there is only an hour left before Closing Time. I was looking for at least 8 participants, and a few I just yesterday wrote to I almost begged to participate as they had previously to do so for me to achieve the number I wanted, but I was unsuccessful. So emulating those crazies who predict the end of the world - "There is still time, brother."
The game is now closed. Although I got 7 Winning Circle participants, I also got one who admitted cheating so is not named but did participate, so my goal of at least 8 participants has been achieved, meaning that you can all expect another game in the near future. Leading off with perfect scores of 20 were Snuffy, Charger 383 and Dig. As close as you can get to 20 was was achieved by bccrane with 19 1/2 taking second place. Kathleen and Perrie tied for third place each scoring 19, and Vic Eldred gets Honourable Mention with a score of 18.
Here are the answers, along with the clues for them.
1. The China Syndrome - a map of China
2. The Star Chamber - 3 judges in court
3. The Little Indian - 2 camels
4. Running - the Olympic symbol
5. Candleshoe - a pirate
6. The Dangerous Lives of Alter Boys - alter boys
7. King of California - a mental institution
8. The In-Laws - a spy
9. Nim's Island - an island
10. The Jewel of the Nile - a jewel
11. Hail, Hero! - a hippie
12. Ghosts of Girlfriends Past - a photographer
13. The Silence of the Lambs - lambs
14. Falling Down - a man falling down
15. Nell - a woodland cabin
16. The LIttle Girl Who Lives Down the Lane - a young magician
17. Traffic - traffic
18. Elysium - a space station
19. Unlocked - London
20. Shadows and Fog - fog
Those who don't try playing The Movie Game are just missing having a little bit of fun in the midst of all the shit happening these days. Everyone who plays says it's a fun thing to do.
It was me. I was the cheater. I looked up the movie descriptions on IMBd and matched them to the pictures. I won't do it again. I promise. The bad part? I only got 19 correct
LOL. I commend your forthright honesty. I wasn't going to identify you. I hope you'll do the next one without cheating.
Thanks Buzz, another fun game. Well done all, it was lots of fun. Looking forward to the next game. (and will try to correctly spell my insults). hehe
Your strong loyalty to the games is much appreciated.
It is fun and good exercise for the brain
Thanks for taking the time to make them
For me, it's fun creating them.
Sorry, just saw your message and knocked it out as fast as I could
Thanks, S.P. You score wss 19 so you share third place with Kathleen and Perrie There will definitely be a new Movie Game soon and I will send a PN notice to all who pariticipated for this one.
I need to stop relying on auto-correct. I had it written correctly on the list sheet but when I entered it into the P/N auto-correct said I spelled it wrong, believing it to be well known and in the dictionary, I believed it.
I assume you're referring to the half point.