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Posted by: J▲hq 4th August 2015, 06:21 PM

Hello!

We had a nice round 20 participants and thank you to all

Feel free to speculate and I shall kick this off with the first question at around 19:30

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 4th August 2015, 06:27 PM

Excited for this *.*

Posted by: Dobbo 4th August 2015, 06:41 PM

Really have no idea how I've done in this, expecting anything between a few Pointlesses & a string of wrong answers

Posted by: J▲hq 4th August 2015, 06:42 PM

1. Name a movie that has won 'Best Picture' at the Academy Awards since (and including) the year 2000

Slumdog Millionaire (2009)
Jahq

Argo (2013)
Josh

A Beautiful Mind (2002)
Nelly

The Kings Speech (2011)
Johnkm

Chicago (2003)
Tim

No Country For Old Men (2008)
HausofKubrick

The Departed (2007)
randomfurlong

The Artist (2012) (1)
Benzy, Froot

The Hurt Locker (2010) (1)
Dobbo, Leonardo

12 Years a Slave (2014) (1)
Jonjo, Chez Wombat

Million Dollar Baby (2005) (1)
Ultraviolence, Spinning Adam

Crash (2006) (3)
Mack, Rooney, Joe, Acidburn

Gravity *INCORRECT* (19)
Bre

The majority of possible answers were given here, with a couple of exceptions being the current 'Best Picture' holder, Birdman, and Lord Of The Rings: Return of the King which may crop up in the next question.

We have seven pointless answers, a few picking up a single point and Crash, being named by four people. Just randomly picking from the middle of the time period maybe?

Bray makes a good guess, Gravity was of course nominated last year but eventually lost out to 12 Years a Slave.

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 4th August 2015, 06:46 PM

Crash is such an awful movie, have no clue how it won best picture

Posted by: Josh. 4th August 2015, 06:50 PM

Oh yay, starting how I hope to go on. I really should watch more of those as they are clearly good movies, so far I've only watched 12 Years a Slave from the whole list and absolutely loved how the story, the script and way it was filmed that just created such a sad atmosphere while watching it so hopefully the rest of the list is just as good.

Posted by: #DivinersHYPE. 4th August 2015, 06:51 PM

UV how could you? </3

Poor Bre :')

Posted by: J▲hq 4th August 2015, 06:55 PM

2. Name a movie from either the Lord Of The Rings, Twilight or Hunger Games franchises

Breaking Dawn: Part 1 (Twilight)
Ultraviolence

Catching Fire (The Hunger Games)
Josh

Mockingjay: Part 2 (The Hunger Games)
Chez Wombat

The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug (LOTR)
Joe

The Hunger Games
Nelly

Return of the King (LOTR)
randomfurlong

The Two Towers (LOTR) (1)
Rooney, Tim

Breaking Dawn: Part 2 (Twilight) (1)
Spinning Adam, Bre

Twilight (1)
Leonardo, Froot

New Moon (Twilight) (2)
Jahq, Benzy, Acidburn

Fellowship of the Ring (LOTR) (3)
Dobbo, Jonjo, Mack, HausofKubrick

The Divergent Series: Allegiant Part 1 *INCORRECT* (19)
Johnkm

Six pointless answers here. 'Part 2' appears more popular than 'Part 1' counterparts, Twilight: Eclipse was snubbed and Joe goes for a loophole that I wish I'd closed off. I decided that The Hobbit movies are technically part of the Lord Of The Rings franchise, if only the phrasing of the question had been series

John was wondering whether I'd be accepting movies that have yet to be released, personally I'd be more concerned about naming a movie from a franchise/series that I was asking for

Posted by: HausofKübrick 4th August 2015, 06:57 PM

'No Country For Old Men' is my favourite Best Movie winner in years and years so i had to go for it. Yay for it being pointless too

Posted by: *Tim 4th August 2015, 06:59 PM

FFS Rooney

Posted by: Josh. 4th August 2015, 07:03 PM

I had the same idea as Chez but decided to go for my favourite film in the end. Not watched any LOTR/Hobbit or Twilight films before which maybe I should change because they're clearly v popular.

Posted by: Mack 4th August 2015, 07:16 PM

At least it wasn't the 1996 auto-erotica film of the same name.

Posted by: J▲hq 4th August 2015, 07:20 PM

3. Name a movie that Meryl Streep has received an Academy Award nomination for

Kramer vs. Kramer (Best Supporting Actress; 1980)
Mack

The Deer Hunter (Best Supporting Actress; 1979)
Chez Wombat

A Cry in the Dark (Best Actress; 1989)
Joe

Silkwood (Best Actress; 1984)
Leonardo

Adaptation (Best Supporting Actress; 2003)
Acidburn

August: Osage County (Best Actress; 2014)
Nelly

One True Thing (Best Actress; 1999)
Tim

Sophie’s Choice (Best Actress; 1983)
HausofKubrick

Into The Woods (Best Supporting Actress; 2015) (1)
Jahq, Jonjo

Out Of Africa (Best Actress; 1986) (1)
Dobbo, Josh

Julie & Julia (Best Actress; 2010) (1)
Ultraviolence, Benzy

Postcards from the Edge (Best Actress; 1991) (1)
Spinning Adam, randomfurlong

The Iron Lady (Best Actress; 2012) (3)
Rooney, Bre, Johnkm, Froot

Plenty of choices and we come away with eight pointless answers. No one appears to have got this one wrong, the three films that she won for were all mentioned with her most recent win for The Iron Lady (where she played former PM Margaret Thatcher) being the most popular answer.

Posted by: Mack 4th August 2015, 07:21 PM

Yay!. A pointless answer.

Good film that is Kramer vs Kramer.

Posted by: #DivinersHYPE. 4th August 2015, 07:30 PM

Beaten off a pointless by 1 again!

Posted by: J▲hq 4th August 2015, 07:32 PM

4. Name a cast member who appears on the poster for Love Actually

Colin Firth
Jonjo

Keira Knightly
Ultraviolence

Emma Thompson
Tim

Rowan Atkinson (1)
Chez Wombat, Bre

Liam Neeson (1)
Joe, HausofKubrick

Hugh Grant (2)
Jahq, Nelly, Froot

Laura Linney (2)
Dobbo, Benzy, randomfurlong

Alan Rickman (2)
Josh, Acidburn, Johnkm

Bill Nighy (3)
Mack, Spinning Adam, Rooney, Leonardo

Love Actually, what a wonderful film to watch around Christmas Ten possible answers, love is all around for Bill Nighy as he proves most popular. But what can I say for poor Martine McCutcheon who played the love interest for Hugh Grant and ends up being the only one snubbed.

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 4th August 2015, 07:32 PM

I was between Osage county and Julie and Julia for that one so it turns out it wouldn't have made a difference whichever one i went for *.*

And Keira Knightly- the best of the bunch- being pointless *.*

Posted by: harryflynn0908 4th August 2015, 07:41 PM

I didnt enter this as I forgot too oops but Crash is such a great film I highly recommend it

Posted by: J▲hq 4th August 2015, 07:46 PM

5. Name a movie that has topped the UK Box Office in 2015

Fifty Shades of Grey
Dobbo

Taken 3
Acidburn

Big Hero 6
randomfurlong

Furious 7 (1)
Mack, Rooney

Avengers: Age of Ultron (1)
Chez Wombat, Froot

Jurassic World (1)
Joe, Leonardo

Minions (2)
Benzy, Nelly, Johnkm

Inside Out (2)
Jonjo, Bre, HausofKubrick

Home (4)
Jahq, Ultraviolence, Josh, Spinning Adam, Tim

So animations dominate our top (or is it bottom) 3 here with Home being the highest scorer thus far

Our three pointless answers happen to be the first three (out of those named) that topped the box office this year and the three biggest movies of the year so far (unless Minions happens to have already overtaken Furious 7 by now or it may just be on the verge) all score a single point.

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 4th August 2015, 07:49 PM

Ouch at all those points for home Though it's probably my favourite of the lot

Posted by: J▲hq 4th August 2015, 08:10 PM

6. Name an actress who was nominated for a Razzie this year

Jennifer Aniston (Razzie Redeemer Award)
Jonjo

Nicola Peltz (Worst Supporting Actress)
Josh

Gaia Weiss (Worst Actress)
Spinning Adam

Bridgette Cameron Ridenour (Worst Supporting Actress)
Acidburn

Megan Fox (Worst Supporting Actress)
Johnkm

Kristen Stewart (Razzie Redeemer Award)
Tim

Drew Barrymore (Worst Actress) (1)
Mack, Rooney

Charlize Theron (Worst Actress & Worst Screen Combo) (1)
Joe, randomfurlong

Melissa McCarthy (Worst Actress) (2)
Benzy, Leonardo, Nelly

Cameron Diaz (Worst Actress, Worst Supporting Actress & Worst Screen Combo) (5)
Jahq, Dobbo, Ultraviolence, Chez Wombat, Froot, HausofKubrick

My vagina *INCORRECT* (19)
Bre

And like that, Home is no longer the most popular answer of the round. Poor Cameron. I thought The Other Woman was GREAT, I enjoyed her in Annie and Sex Tape was at least passable. I love her.

Bray hadn't got a clue and trying to answer everything off the top of his head...yeah.

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 4th August 2015, 08:12 PM

I went for Cameron as she was the only one I could remember of the top of my head. Tbh the other woman is in the top 3 of last year, she was the best part about the awful Annie and was great in sex tape as well so it was a shame to see her win the award

Posted by: Jonjo 4th August 2015, 08:13 PM

There I was thinking I was being clever by going with 'Inside Out' before the charts were even announced for that week!

Posted by: J▲hq 4th August 2015, 08:25 PM

Should've tried your luck with Mission Impossible



7. Name an actor who has played James Bond

Timothy Dalton
Josh

Bob Holness
Spinning Adam

Peter Sellers
Acidburn

Christopher Cazenove
HausofKubrick

Daniel Craig (1)
Nelly, Froot

David Niven (1)
Johnkm, randomfurlong

Roger Moore (2)
Mack, Joe, Tim

Pierce Brosnan (3)
Jahq, Dobbo, Benzy, Leonardo

Sean Connery (4)
Jonjo, Ultraviolence, Rooney, Chez Wombat, Bre

Not really what I was intending. Sean Connery is most popular of our genuine answers, Timothy Dalton is a pointless that I approve of and then we have the people trying to find loopholes. At least it wasn't pulled off entirely for John and David (David Niven played James Bond in the 1967 Casino Royale but it isn't one of the Eon productions that I was really looking for).

Peter Sellers also starred, as Evelyn Tremble, someone pretending to be James Bond (very dodgy and I'm tempted to mark as incorrect). Bob Holness played Bond in a radio production and quoted from Bal's PM, Christopher "played Bond in Omnibus: The British Hero, a documentary and literary review style show on the BBC". I really want to give these AGAINST THE SPIRIT OF THE QUESTION answers half of the incorrect mark if we can rally the troops and get support for that to happen.

Posted by: #DivinersHYPE. 4th August 2015, 08:39 PM

Two pointlesses in a row!

Posted by: J▲hq 4th August 2015, 08:53 PM

8. Name a movie musical released this decade

Walking On Sunshine
Jahq

The Last Five Years
Ultraviolence

Rock of Ages
Mack

Sunshine on Leith
Joe

Score: A Hockey Musical
Acidburn

Pitch Perfect (1)
Dobbo, Nelly

Into The Woods (1)
Leonardo, Johnkm

Burlesque (1)
Froot, randomfurlong

Frozen (2)
Benzy, Bre, HausofKubrick

Les Miserables (3)
Jonjo, Josh, Spinning Adam, Chez Wombat

High School Musical *INCORRECT* (19)
Tim

High School Musical 3 *INCORRECT* (19)
Rooney

I know High School Musical is iconic guys but none of them have been released 2010 onwards.

Oscar nominated Les Mis is our most popular of the correct answers followed by Frozen I assume Bray used the 'go for my favourite' technique Acidburn went Canadian to get his pointless, kudos for effort

Posted by: #DivinersHYPE. 4th August 2015, 08:58 PM

Double bluffing didn't work this time:(

Posted by: *Tim 4th August 2015, 09:04 PM

Mess I thought the question meant movie converted into a musical
I was doing so well

Posted by: Chez Wombat 4th August 2015, 09:07 PM

Ugh, and it was going so well Double bluffing not working very well here.

Posted by: J▲hq 4th August 2015, 09:11 PM

9. Name an actor or actress who appeared in all eight Harry Potter movies

Tom Felton
Rooney

James Phelps
Benzy

Rupert Grint
Tim

Alan Rickman
randomfurlong

Warwick Davis (1)
Spinning Adam, Joe

Emma Watson (2)
Jahq, Ultraviolence, Bre

Matthew Lewis (2)
Jonjo, Leonardo, HausofKubrick

Devon Murray (2)
Josh, Mack, Acidburn

Daniel Radcliffe (3)
Dobbo, Chez Wombat, Nelly, Froot

Maggie Smith *INCORRECT* (19)
Johnkm

Look at Devon Murray aka. Seamus being answered as many times as Emma Watson and MORE than Rupert Grint.

Warwick Davis appeared in all eight movies but it's notable that he wasn't playing the same character in all of them and according to both Wikipedia and IMDB, Maggie Smith doesn't have a credit for Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows Part 1 whereas everyone else does so unless proved otherwise she is INCORRECT.

Posted by: #DivinersHYPE. 4th August 2015, 09:18 PM

Omg, another 1!

Posted by: J▲hq 4th August 2015, 09:31 PM

10. Name a song on the 'Mamma Mia! The Movie Soundtrack' CD

I Have a Dream
Jonjo

Our Last Summer
Ultraviolence

The Name Of the Game
Leonardo

The Winner Takes It All
Tim

Mamma Mia (1)
Dobbo, Rooney

Super Trouper (1)
Benzy, Froot

Honey, Honey (1)
Josh, Joe

SOS (2)
Jahq, Mack, Chez Wombat

Does Your Mother Know? (2)
Spinning Adam, Acidburn, Johnkm

Lay All Your Love On Me (2)
Bre, HausofKubrick, randomfurlong

I Do I Do I Do I Do I Do *INCORRECT* (19)
Nelly

"Although it is one of several songs featured in the 2008 Mamma Mia! movie adaptation, it was not included on the official soundtrack"

Poor Nelly I hope this wasn't a troll answer as you were doing so well.

Party classic 'Dancing Queen' snubbed, along with one of my favourites in 'Gimme Gimme Gimme (A Man After Midnight)'. My other favourites both pick up two points ('SOS' & 'Lay All Your Love On Me').

I need to add up the leaderboard, may get it up tonight. Jonjo has a dream to win but will Tim be the winner to take it all???

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 4th August 2015, 09:36 PM

Lay all your love on me/SOS/Gimme Gimme Gimme are also my favourites

Thanks for hosting Jahq
If you are interested in hosting a pointless please send either of us a direct message

Posted by: Dobbo 4th August 2015, 09:40 PM

Gimme Gimme is my favourite but had to go with the obvious here to avoid a late hurdle trip-up.

Posted by: Nelly. S 4th August 2015, 09:47 PM

Oh no no no no no I really thought that was a song!

Posted by: Jonjo 4th August 2015, 10:01 PM

I flopped pretty badly I think!

Glad I went with the worst song from the soundtrack *.* 'Lay All Your Love On Me', 'Honey, Honey' & of COURSE 'Does Your Mother Know' are the three best <3

Posted by: *Tim 4th August 2015, 10:02 PM

It is, it's just no on the soundtrack, as ain't Chiqituita

That HSM answer got me f***ed in this round

Posted by: Josh. 4th August 2015, 10:43 PM

The Winner Takes It All is my favourite ABBA song and probably my favourite from MM too because yass Meryl! I'm still so in love with Christine's Does Your Mother Know though. Honey, Honey came to mind first because it's such a good opening to one of my all time favourite movies.

Posted by: J▼hnkm 5th August 2015, 09:22 AM

LOL, dead last it is then. I'm really terrible at Pointless and my DELIRIUM is to blame for assuming you had asked for Divergent too, oops.

Posted by: Joe. 5th August 2015, 09:37 AM

Ohhh, I did ok. I've clearly not won though, my ambition to win SOMETHING on Buzzjack continues. Thanks for this Jak!

Posted by: J▲hq 5th August 2015, 10:07 AM

I've shown where ties can be broken, but awarded equal placing anyway Congrats to David, our last entrant ends up winning it all.

1 randomfurlong 8
2 Joe 10
3 Acidburn 11
4 Josh 13
5 Leonardo 14
=6 Jonjo 16 (three pointless answers)
=6 Spinning Adam 16 (two pointless answers)
=6 Benzy 16 (one pointless answer)
=9 Ultraviolence 17 (four pointless answers)
=9 HausofKubrick 17 (three pointless answers)
=9 Mack 17 (two pointless answers)
12 Froot 19
=13 Chez Wombat 20 (two pointless answers)
=13 Dobbo 20 (one pointless answer)
15 Jahq 21
16 Tim 26
17 Nelly S 30
18 Rooney 36
19 Johnkm 49
20 Bre 55

Not me being last out of those who didn't get an incorrect answer though

Posted by: *Tim 5th August 2015, 10:29 AM

Oh ffs I could've won if I had read the question right and bothered to google

Posted by: J▼hnkm 5th August 2015, 10:52 AM

Ugh. Bre.

Posted by: Joe. 5th August 2015, 10:56 AM

Bloody Randomfurlong and his overflowing movie knowledge. >.<

Over to here for the Family Fortunes edition now please, guys: http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=181070

Posted by: randomfurlong 5th August 2015, 10:57 AM

OMG

Posted by: #DivinersHYPE. 5th August 2015, 12:00 PM

JOINT 6?!!
Very pleased with this:D

Posted by: Mack 5th August 2015, 01:24 PM

Joint 9 and two pointless answers. I'm pleased with that.

Posted by: 『bré』 6th August 2015, 03:07 AM

I got the most points *.* I won *.*