Tuesday, May 22, 2007
The Movie Keyword Meme
First of all, let me say that I think that the challenge of this meme is really hard. Unseen has done it, MCF has done it twice, and in all three instances I found myself thinking I could guess the answers, only to be wrong ... and then found myself shouting "DOH!" when I saw some of the correct answers and realized I should have gotten them all along. Especially Darren Aronofsky's Pi, a favorite film of mine which Unseen gave us a lot of hints for and which I still couldn't get.I'm just not good with stuff like this. Give me even one keyword and my mind wanders all over the place.
Anyway, here's how it works: I go to IMDb and look up ten of my favorite films. I provide the IMDB's keywords for the movies, and you have to guess what the films are. And for those of you who, like me, find this frustratingly hard, I'm going for fairly obvious keywords. Leave your guesses in the comments. Ready? Go.
- #10: Mafia, Cocaine, Person in car trunk, Foot blown off, New York
- #09: Iraq, Satan, Child in peril, Fall down stairs, Dispair
- #08: Orphan, Farmer, Underdog, Friendship, Character name in title
- #07: Graphic violence, Omaha Beach, Loss of brother, War, English teacher
- #06: All male cast, Real estate agent, Vulgarity, Employee theft, Based on play
- #05: Black comedy, Political satire, US President, Pentagon, Soda machine
- #04: Alabama, Brother & sister relationship, Lawyer, Single father, First day of school
- #03: Cricket bat, Stonehenge, Military base, Graceland, Spontaneous Combustion
- #02: Fight the system, Defiance, Cigarettes, Nurse, Lobotomy
- #01: Widower, Revenge, Prostitute, One last job, See you in hell
I hope someone finds this as entertaining as I found it difficult. ;)
Labels: Blogs, Entertainment, Memes
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I am terrible at these things, but I see what looks like Saving Private Ryan, Glengarry Glen Ross, and To Kill A Mockingbird somewhere in the middle of all that.
Is #8 Babe? I've never seen it but I know you love it?
Is #8 Babe? I've never seen it but I know you love it?
Otis and One Of Them, you've both made correct guesses. That's five down, five to go.
10: ?
09: ?
08: Babe
07: Saving Private Ryan
06: Glengary Glen Ross
05: ?
04: To Kill A Mockingbird
03: ?
02: One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
01: ?
10: ?
09: ?
08: Babe
07: Saving Private Ryan
06: Glengary Glen Ross
05: ?
04: To Kill A Mockingbird
03: ?
02: One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
01: ?
Darrell, this is way too hard---is one of them "Dick" and one the drug movie with Catherine Zeta Jones? Oh, that's pathetic, the only one I was really sure of was Glengarry Glen Rosss....
Unseen, after looking over the clues again, I definitely see where you're coming from with South Park, but that's actually not it. I did get a bit ornery with those particular clues, but #9 is a classic movie made in the '70's, not the South Park movie. Nonetheless, you got the other two, which leaves us here:
10: Goodfellas
09: ?
08: Babe
07: Saving Private Ryan
06: Glengary Glen Ross
05: Dr Strangelove
04: To Kill A Mockingbird
03: ?
02: One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
01: ?
10: Goodfellas
09: ?
08: Babe
07: Saving Private Ryan
06: Glengary Glen Ross
05: Dr Strangelove
04: To Kill A Mockingbird
03: ?
02: One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
01: ?
#9 has to be the Exorcist.
Is 3 This is Spinal Tap?
#1 has me stumped...sounds Sin City or Bronson-esque...I know I'll be kicking myself...
Is 3 This is Spinal Tap?
#1 has me stumped...sounds Sin City or Bronson-esque...I know I'll be kicking myself...
Congrats to MCF; he guessed correctly that #9 is The Exorcist and #3 is This Is Spinal Tap.
#1, a fairly elusive one if you've never seen it, is my all time favorite movie, Unforgiven.
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#1, a fairly elusive one if you've never seen it, is my all time favorite movie, Unforgiven.
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