Posted August 4, 20159 yr http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Media/Pix/pictures/2011/5/19/1305807381694/POINTLESS-007.jpg Hello! We had a nice round 20 participants and thank you to all :D Feel free to speculate and I shall kick this off with the first question at around 19:30
August 4, 20159 yr Really have no idea how I've done in this, expecting anything between a few Pointlesses & a string of wrong answers :lol:
August 4, 20159 yr Author 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.
August 4, 20159 yr 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.
August 4, 20159 yr Author http://ividtube.info/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/the-lord-of-the-rings-fellowship-of-the-rings.jpg 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 http://www.skype-emoticons.com/images/emoticon-00133-wait.gif 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 :P
August 4, 20159 yr '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 ^_^
August 4, 20159 yr 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.
August 4, 20159 yr Crash is such an awful movie, have no clue how it won best picture At least it wasn't the 1996 auto-erotica film of the same name.
August 4, 20159 yr Author http://www.filmcomment.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/07/The_Iron_Lady_2321.png 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.
August 4, 20159 yr Author http://i.imgur.com/RdhEZIF.jpg 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 :heart: 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. :kink:
August 4, 20159 yr 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 *.*
August 4, 20159 yr I didnt enter this as I forgot too oops but Crash is such a great film I highly recommend it :heart:
August 4, 20159 yr Author http://fizzip.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/home-2015-movie-poster.jpg 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 :snif: 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.
August 4, 20159 yr Ouch at all those points for home :( Though it's probably my favourite of the lot :heart:
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