tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post4285825874355740524..comments2024-01-08T14:21:37.465-08:00Comments on Infinite Art Tournament: The Monday Quiz LXIMichael5000http://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-58874827608249382342009-02-11T03:45:00.000-08:002009-02-11T03:45:00.000-08:00I can't believe so many people remembered "Cast Aw...I can't believe so many people remembered "Cast Away" - the various titles I considered for that one: "Stranded," "Marooned," "Shipwrecked," "Guy Stuck on Island," "Fantasy Island," "Talks to Volleyball," etc. <BR/><BR/>rpRex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-55276146587513634572009-02-10T14:39:00.000-08:002009-02-10T14:39:00.000-08:00I would like to thank everyone at Dearborn Video, ...I would like to thank everyone at Dearborn Video, where I worked for a year until Blockbuster moved in down the street and ran them out of business. Suck it, Blockbuster!!<BR/><BR/>That was way better than your geography quizzes!Kritkrathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00326794443218496730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-12047871365003243502009-02-10T08:39:00.000-08:002009-02-10T08:39:00.000-08:00Ah, yes, yes, that's it indeed.Ah, yes, yes, that's it indeed.Nichimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07359298496725231902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-31886523477657871922009-02-09T21:49:00.000-08:002009-02-09T21:49:00.000-08:00@sis: ("In a world where Juliette Binoche wears a ...<B>@sis: <I>("In a world where Juliette Binoche wears a dress in the snow . . .")</I> = Very nice!<BR/><BR/>@Nichim: You are compelled because the Quizzes are so darn fun! Right!? Right!?</B>Michael5000https://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-6535218959643983192009-02-09T21:44:00.000-08:002009-02-09T21:44:00.000-08:00The big winner is of course Kadonkadonk, scoring h...<B>The big winner is of course Kadonkadonk, scoring her third E.P. in five weeks with a flawless identification of all eight movies.<BR/><BR/>MQLXI EPs also going out to Dan and fingerstothebone. <BR/><BR/>Well done to the winners and to all the rest of y'all, on a quiz that turned out to be a little harder than I intended. Sorry 'bout that....</B>Michael5000https://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-20111394468618781042009-02-09T21:37:00.000-08:002009-02-09T21:37:00.000-08:00The correct answers, and opinions, are:1. High Fid...<B>The correct answers, and opinions, are:<BR/><BR/>1. High Fidelity (enjoyable!) and<BR/>O Brother Where Art Thou? (enjoyable!)<BR/><BR/>2. Cast Away (good!) and Gladiator (the worst Best Picture of mhwitt's lifetime)<BR/><BR/>3. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (yawn...)<BR/><BR/>4. Traffic (I don't remember it well)<BR/><BR/>5. Dancer in the Dark (Bjork is brilliant. The movie is awfully good, but painful to watch.)<BR/><BR/>and<BR/><BR/>6. The Widow of Saint-Pierre (which is just toooooo great)<BR/></B>Michael5000https://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-14599810052794206512009-02-09T21:33:00.000-08:002009-02-09T21:33:00.000-08:00The one with Chow Yun Fat is probably Crouching Ti...The one with Chow Yun Fat is probably Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (possibly the only movie I saw in the theater in 2000 - he's so sexy) and I saw the one with Bjork on video once I think but I don't remember what it's called. I don't know why I'm compelled to answer, I obviously have no chance to win a coveted exclamation point. But look, I have seen some movies! Really!Nichimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07359298496725231902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-44012519423489505522009-02-09T20:05:00.000-08:002009-02-09T20:05:00.000-08:001. High Fidelity & O Brother, Where Art Thou?2...1. High Fidelity & O Brother, Where Art Thou?<BR/>2. Castaway & Gladiator. (The latter gets my nomination for worst Best Picture winner of my lifetime.) <BR/>3. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon<BR/>4. Traffic<BR/>5. Viva Iceland! <BR/>6. Rowing Down the Delaware, Chewing on Their Underwear.mhwitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01692644684366966097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-70086307230009905082009-02-09T14:01:00.000-08:002009-02-09T14:01:00.000-08:001.a. High Fidelity? I loved the scene where Jack B...1.a. High Fidelity? I loved the scene where Jack Black goes off on the guy who wants to buy his daughter a (newer, bad) Stevie Wonder album (which I actually am somewhat ashamed to say I own).<BR/>1.b. O Brother, Where Art Thou?<BR/>2.a. Castaway?<BR/>2.b. Gladiator<BR/>3. Another one I should know. Something like "Hidden Tiger, Flying Dragon."<BR/>4. No idea.<BR/>5. Nope.<BR/>6. Dunno.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06415787787176723318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-56612273401722735152009-02-09T12:09:00.000-08:002009-02-09T12:09:00.000-08:001. High Fidelity, O Brother, Where Art Thou2. Cast...1. High Fidelity, O Brother, Where Art Thou<BR/>2. Cast Away, Gladiator<BR/>3. Hunt the Wumpus<BR/>4. Hunt the Wumpus II: Wumpus' Revenge <BR/>5. Dancer in the Dark<BR/>6. Hunt the Wumpus III: The Dark Side of the WumpusDrSchnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13428753570121627382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-64867474544000207582009-02-09T11:54:00.000-08:002009-02-09T11:54:00.000-08:00Yes! Yeah!! High Fidelity (LOVE the Cusacks!)O Bro...Yes! Yeah!! <BR/><BR/>High Fidelity (LOVE the Cusacks!)<BR/>O Brother Where Art Thou? (great soundtrack!)<BR/><BR/>Cast Away (zzzz....what?)<BR/>Gladiator (Hello, Russell!)<BR/><BR/>Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (which I own because it's beautiful)<BR/><BR/>Traffic (which I have still never seen)<BR/><BR/>Dancer in the Dark (Bjork is crazy)<BR/><BR/>The Widow of Saint-Pierre (I have seen maybe two french movies that didn't star Audrey Tautou!)<BR/><BR/>Yes, yes, yes!!!! I AM on a roll!Kritkrathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00326794443218496730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-73587014297258206622009-02-09T11:11:00.000-08:002009-02-09T11:11:00.000-08:00I missed one...Traffic & I was feeling pretty ...I missed one...<BR/>Traffic <BR/><BR/>& I was feeling pretty darned good for doing the Monday quiz on Monday.The Calico Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06319271181930512880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-60393023737118560382009-02-09T11:10:00.000-08:002009-02-09T11:10:00.000-08:00If it's John Cusak, it has to be High Fidelity...If it's John Cusak, it has to be High Fidelity & Oh Brother Where Art Thou<BR/><BR/>Cast Away, Gladiator<BR/><BR/>Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon<BR/><BR/>Bjork was in a movie... News to me.<BR/><BR/>(It's not Smila's Sense of Snow - that one starred Julia Ormond.) With that said, dunnoThe Calico Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06319271181930512880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-3317273308591088052009-02-09T11:02:00.000-08:002009-02-09T11:02:00.000-08:00High Fidelity (John Cusack, yum) & O Brother, ...High Fidelity (John Cusack, yum) & O Brother, Where Art Thou?<BR/><BR/>Castaway & Gladiator<BR/><BR/>Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon<BR/><BR/>Drug thing. Don't remember.<BR/><BR/>Dancer in the Dark (or something?)<BR/><BR/>Don't know, but in a Don "The Voice" LaFontaine trailer voiceover, nothing sounds as thrilling as "Juliette Binoche." ("In a world where Juliette Binoche wears a dress in the snow . . .")Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-48951989967570597262009-02-09T11:00:00.000-08:002009-02-09T11:00:00.000-08:001 / High Fidelity + O Brother Where Art Thou?2...1 / High Fidelity + O Brother Where Art Thou?<BR/><BR/>2 / Castaway + Gladiator<BR/><BR/>3 / Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon<BR/><BR/>4 / Traffic<BR/><BR/>5 / Snow Blind<BR/><BR/>6 / Jules and Jim (remake)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-81876895663049582412009-02-09T10:34:00.000-08:002009-02-09T10:34:00.000-08:00RE #2: you're OK with synonyms for the title, righ...RE #2: you're OK with synonyms for the title, right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-19861284879637565092009-02-09T10:31:00.000-08:002009-02-09T10:31:00.000-08:001 uh, High Fidelity and O Brother, Where Art Thou2...1 uh, High Fidelity and O Brother, Where Art Thou<BR/>2 Marooned and Gladiator<BR/>3 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon<BR/>4 that would be...uh, uh, Traffic!<BR/>5 well now I have no idea. Something post-Breaking the Waves that made no imprint on my memory. Uh, Rapture?<BR/>6 Ah, more fond memories of a movie date with Michael proto-5000--The Widow of St. PierreAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-33524017375432021432009-02-09T10:13:00.000-08:002009-02-09T10:13:00.000-08:001. High Fidelity and Oh Brother Where Art Though2....1. High Fidelity and Oh Brother Where Art Though<BR/>2. Castaway, Gladiator<BR/>3. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon<BR/>4. Traffic<BR/>5. Dancer in the Dark<BR/>6. ?Dan Nolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13981886295607717368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-88828101602124644982009-02-09T08:04:00.000-08:002009-02-09T08:04:00.000-08:001. high fidelity (one of the best movies ever) and...1. high fidelity (one of the best movies ever) and o brother where art thou (one of the worst movies ever possibly because of the poor choice of hiring george clooney for the lead role)<BR/><BR/>2. castaway (also one of the worst movies ever) and gladiator.<BR/><BR/>3. crouching tiger, hidden dragon<BR/><BR/>4. traffic<BR/><BR/>5. uh. bjork was in a movie?<BR/><BR/>6. smilla's sense of snow. simply awesome.dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06769697352301199658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-52270436382609406572009-02-09T06:42:00.000-08:002009-02-09T06:42:00.000-08:00Ooooh, I love movies.1. High Fidelity and Oh Broth...Ooooh, I love movies.<BR/>1. High Fidelity and Oh Brother Where Art Thou<BR/>2. Castaway and Gladiator<BR/>3. Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon<BR/>4. Traffic <BR/>5. Lovers of the Arctic Circle?<BR/>6. Smilla's Sense of Snow?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-12777936251004648632009-02-09T03:54:00.000-08:002009-02-09T03:54:00.000-08:001. High Fidelity and O Brother Where Art Thou?2. C...1. High Fidelity and O Brother Where Art Thou?<BR/>2. Castaway and Gladiator<BR/>3. Hidden Dragon Crouching Tiger (or vice versa)<BR/>4. Mud Wrestling<BR/>5. The New Odd Couple<BR/>6. The Love on Ice That Can Never Be SpokenCartophiliachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15474715424129283330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-5140815262277857872009-02-09T00:05:00.000-08:002009-02-09T00:05:00.000-08:001. High Fidelity and O Brother, Where Art Thou (ak...1. High Fidelity and O Brother, Where Art Thou (aka The Odyssey v. 2.0). And now I have "Man of Constant Sorrow" going through my head.<BR/>2. Cast Away and Gladiator<BR/>3. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon<BR/>4. Traffic (by the way, you can read that at the very bottom in the website address)<BR/>5. No idea. The way her hair flows back and becomes tinged with red sort of reminds me of the Les Miserables cover, though.<BR/>6. Again, don't know. Ah well, such is life.PBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873249287037659272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-24016297929058362012009-02-08T23:34:00.000-08:002009-02-08T23:34:00.000-08:001. "High Fidelity" & "Oh Brothe...1. "High Fidelity" & "Oh Brother Where Art Thou"<BR/><BR/>2. the UPS/FedEX guy crashes on some island, but I can't remember the name & "Gladiator"<BR/><BR/>3. Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon<BR/><BR/>4. Zeta-Jones takes up drug trafficking to support her lifestyle after her husband was...jailed? "Traffic" or something like that.<BR/><BR/>5. Bjork is a blind woman working in a factory, along with Deneuve, lots of music and dancing, great movie, but I'll be darned if I remember the title<BR/><BR/>6. Yum, Daniel Auteuil, one of my favorites, but nope, don't know the titlefingerstothebonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09410312376236327398noreply@blogger.com