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Old 06-18-09 | 02:29 PM
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Movie Talk (Reverse) Sheep — A Forum Game



Never played before? Here's some praise for the game:
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"woohoo!" - Venusian

"This is the most stirring display of gallantry and sportsmanship since Mountbatten gave India back to the Punjabs." - wishbone

"These have been really fun." - Tracer Bullet

"Bus, I know it has been said before, but you really do a great job with these threads." - orangecrush18


    Rules

  • The object of the game is to out-think everyone by picking answers to questions that are the most common (Sheep) or least common (Reverse Sheep), but still correct.
  • Example Sheep question: "Name a movie starring Sacha Baron Cohen." A good answer would be Borat and a bad answer might be Spyz.
  • Example Reverse Sheep question: "Name a movie with killer robots on Earth". Transformers might be a bad answer, but The Stepford Wives might be a good answer. (Unless everyone is trying to go as obscure as possible).
  • Sheep scores are tallied as negative numbers. Reverse Sheep scores are tallied as positive numbers. The lowest score wins.
  • The answers to each question are tallied up. Wrong answers in Reverse Sheep are scored two points above the most common answer. This penalty is multiplied by the Lightning Round Multiplier. Wrong answers in Sheep are not penalized.
  • Certain rounds are considered Lightning Rounds (designated by a multiplier, such as ×2). In these rounds, scores are adjusted by the number on the multiplier. A wrong answer still gets a +4 penalty in a x2 round and a +6 penalty in a x3 round. In a sheep round, a wrong answer scores normally.
  • You may not cheat by using Google, Wikipedia, IMDB, etc. Use only what's in your head.
  • Please send in your answers to me via PM. Place only one answer per line, without numbers or the question itself. Those who do not do this will be penalized 7 points right off the bat.
  • For your convenience, I've made an Excel file where you can prepare your answers. When finished, just select the column of answers and send that in as text via PM. Don't email me the Excel file, that would be silly. (Google version here).
  • Note: Unless specifically mentioned in the question, all "film" answers have to be theatrically released films, not straight-to-DVD releases, TV films, promotional films, TV episodes, etc. Foreign films are always OK as long as they fit the question.
  • Sheep questions are marked by an S:, Reverse Sheep questions are marked by an R:.
  • You have until at least Tuesday, June 23, at 9:00AM EDT to send in answers. The game will begin sometime that week.



    The Questions

  1. S: Name a Western than does not star Clint Eastwood.
  2. R: Name a Western that stars Clint Eastwood.
  3. R: Name a Best Picture winner awarded since 1980.
  4. R: Name a film starring Tom Cruise.
  5. R: Name one of the big six studios.
  6. S: Name what will end up being 2009's top-grossing movie.
  7. S: Name a film with a great car chase scene.
  8. S: Name a company that often gets product placements in films.
  9. R: Name a Cary Grant film.
  10. R: ×2 Name a romantic comedy starring Tom Hanks and/or Meg Ryan.
  11. R: Name a movie directed by Peter Jackson.
  12. R: Name a film released by Jerry Bruckheimer Films.
  13. R: Name a movie whose title is a conjunction: i.e. two words with "and" "&" or "+" in the middle.
  14. S: Name a bad Star Trek film.
  15. R: Name a film based on a comic book or video game.
  16. S: ×2 Name the best movie Criterion ever released on DVD.
  17. R: Name a rapper who has had at least two roles in theatrically released films.
  18. R: ×2 Name a home video format that was supported by at least two major studios at its peak.
  19. R: Name one of the major international film festivals (as defined by the International Federation of Film Producers Associations).
  20. R: Name an Alfred Hitchcock film that only has one word in the title.
  21. R: Name a 2000s-era film or documentary that had to do primarily with the Middle East and/or the US's involvement with Iraq.
  22. R: Name a car driven by James Bond.
  23. R: ×2 Name a horror movie remake.
  24. R: Name one of the sports that Buddy the Golden Retriever from the "Air Bud" film/DVD series has played.
  25. R: ×2 Name a theatrically-released movie from 1990 onwards that is over three hours long.
  26. R: ×3 Name a full-length Pixar film.
  27. S: Name a 1970s disaster film.
  28. R: ×3 Name a character who dies in any of the three Godfather films.
  29. R: ×4 Name a non-droid character who has had a speaking role in at least two of the six main Star Wars films (even if they were played by different actors).
  30. R: Name a TV series that became a film, or vice-versa.
  31. R: ×5 Name a movie that has, as of June 18, 2009, grossed over $250MM domestically (not adjusted for inflation).


For questions 1, 6, 7, 8, 14, 16, and 27, go as obvious as possible.
For the rest, try to pick an answer that others won't have.


A special thank you to orangecrush18, who both contributed questions I've slightly modified here. You have at least until Tuesday, June 23, at 9:00AM EDT to send in answers. The game will begin sometime that week.

Good luck!

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Old 06-18-09 | 02:35 PM
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Re: Movie Talk (Reverse) Sheep — A Forum Game

What no spreadsheet?
OOps forget it.
Old 06-18-09 | 02:38 PM
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Originally Posted by arminius
What no spreadsheet?
OOps forget it.
There's a spreadsheet.
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Bottom third or bust!
Old 06-18-09 | 02:53 PM
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I know nobody's sent in answers yet, but please note that 27 is a Sheep question. I had it down as a Reverse Sheep question initially. Thanks.
Old 06-18-09 | 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by The Bus
A special thank you to orangecrush18, who both contributed questions I've slightly modified here.
I may be over-weight, but I am not that fat.
Old 06-18-09 | 03:05 PM
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You've got 31 questions listed above but 32 in the excel spreadsheet.
Old 06-18-09 | 03:19 PM
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Re: Movie Talk (Reverse) Sheep — A Forum Game

Originally Posted by Palaver
You've got 31 questions listed above but 32 in the excel spreadsheet.
While the question on the first line ("The Question") might look difficult, the answer space is already filled out with "The Answer", so presumably we'll all get the same number of points for that one.
Old 06-18-09 | 03:21 PM
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Re: Movie Talk (Reverse) Sheep — A Forum Game

Originally Posted by The Bus
I know nobody's sent in answers yet, but please note that 27 is a Sheep question. I had it down as a Reverse Sheep question initially. Thanks.
I answered it as a Reverse Sheep question, but as I gueesed, I will keep my answer.
Old 06-18-09 | 03:22 PM
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I filled out my answers and sent them before seeing that 27 was sheep instead of reverse sheep, but seeing as how I could only remember one disaster film and it's very well known, I think that'll work out just fine. Nice job on putting yet another of these together Bus. That x5 on the last question could be a real killer.
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Originally Posted by Mordred
While the question on the first line ("The Question") might look difficult, the answer space is already filled out with "The Answer", so presumably we'll all get the same number of points for that one.
I see that now. I had glanced up to see what #27 was in the post and then noticed that #27 was different on the excel. My world got discombobulated.
Old 06-18-09 | 03:30 PM
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Re: Movie Talk (Reverse) Sheep — A Forum Game

Yo, I just sent in my answers. Then I read about the spreadsheet. That would have made it easier. WHOOPS.
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This looks like fun. Not sure exactly how the game works, but the gist I get is for the Sheep questions, I want my answer to match the most people, and my non sheep answers to be correct, and not match anyones. Correct?
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Originally Posted by jjcool
This looks like fun. Not sure exactly how the game works, but the gist I get is for the Sheep questions, I want my answer to match the most people, and my non sheep answers to be correct, and not match anyones. Correct?
That's it!
Old 06-18-09 | 04:19 PM
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Originally Posted by jjcool
This looks like fun. Not sure exactly how the game works, but the gist I get is for the Sheep questions, I want my answer to match the most people, and my non sheep answers to be correct, and not match anyones. Correct?
That is the gist of it. Unless you match my answers, then I will cut you.
Old 06-18-09 | 04:38 PM
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No way. Okay, I'm in. Not sure i've been in this part of the forum in years.

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OK, my answers are in. This should be interesting!
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Answers in. Interesting game, indeed.
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Sent answers in.

The Bus : I sent in a correction to one of my answers right after sending in the original list.
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PM sent. Thanks again Bus!
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I'm in.
Old 06-19-09 | 12:50 AM
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Originally Posted by JasonF
I'm in.
We need to get Pharoh up in this bi'ch.
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Originally Posted by The Bus
We need to get Pharoh up in this bi'ch.
Why bother? Just cut and paste my answers.
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That is the gist of it. Unless you match my answers, then I will cut you.
Bring it.
Old 06-19-09 | 12:26 PM
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We had a surge of applicants but now everything is quiet. I'd like to get a dozen or so more entries, please.


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