Tuesday, February 22, 2005

and the winner is . . .

. . . surprisingly, me. I won the "Spoiler Jeapordy" at Lean Left. I am excited. I never win these type of contests. I even loose the silly contests at my school's Christmas party, mainly because the questions are poorly written. I should note that many of the movies I have not seen, or fully seen, but was familiar enough with the plot to answer. If you would like to make some guesses, then read no further and go to the link for "Spoiler Jeapordy". If not, then here is my take on some of the more controversial answers.

#2 His mother. --The Manchurian Candidate.
I cannot believe I missed this one. I like the movie, and have seen it several times. I guess, as Keith notes, Blade, which I hate, and have not seen completely.

#3 Her penis. --M.Butterfly.
Keith said he none of the answers were obscure films. I am quite familiar with film, and I have not heard of this movie (how many people could name one film directed by David Cronenberg--not many). We should have received credit for Ace Ventura, as the "revelation" was quite unexpected. Then again, I won and shouldn't be complaining.

#9 He's not really dead. --The Third Man.
I should have guessed this one as well. This is one of my favorite movies. I considered submitting this answer, but thought it was too obscure. I didn't think many people were aware of it. If you haven't seen it, you should. The Ferris Wheel scene has some of the best dialogue in any movie ever.

#15. The dead man is the hero. --The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.
I wasn't even close to guessing this one. I wouldn't have guessed 12 Monkeys, as Joe did, since there isn't really a hero in that movie. BTW: 12 Monkeys is one of the most intellegent, philosophical, and presumably accurate time-travel movies.

#16 & 17. He was on earth the whole time; They were on earth the whole time. --Total Recall & Planet of the Apes.
Total Recall? How Keith ever put this one in there I don't know. There is no point to that movie. At least, there is no perceiveable point. And I do not retract my "crying like a girl" statement--I have never been fond of Charlton, though I liked his character in Touch of Evil

#20 It's the wrong bird. --The Maltesse Falcon.
I am a sorry film fan, for I have not seen this movie, which is why I foolishly placed Gregory Peck in the lead role. Yet I was able to get it right. Trivia is about what you know, not what you have seen.

As you can see, I am a greatly flawed film fan. And yet, I will gladly accept the reward. I look forward to Keith's next contest.

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