Brilliant movie quiz

Hesten · Post by **Hesten** » June 22, 2009, 6:06 pm

Hiya guys. Got this link from the hubs yesterday, and after two days i finally finished it.
This is THE coolest movie quiz i have seen, you just need to find the 50 movies out from references on a drawing. Some of them are easy, some of them are devilishly hard (stupid karate girls), but i guarantee youll have fun with it. I killed a lot of productivity at work today by emailing it to a few people

Try to see how many you can get. I dont mind giving hints, but remember spoiler tags

Try to do it without any help from google/imdb and the like. I got all 50 with only a few hints from people who had done it.

http://www.empireonline.com/crypticcanvas/default.asp

Psyloche · Post by **Psyloche** » June 23, 2009, 9:49 am

Apparently I'm pretty f'ing awful because I can come up with about 8, that's it. The movies seem to be from all over, I found a few

[Show]: kid movies

and then got thrown off by others

[Show]: dark knight

when I was looking for a pattern of what to look for.

Hesten · Post by **Hesten** » June 23, 2009, 11:18 am

8? Damn, thats bad, a coworker with a memory like a sieve and who suck at movies got 15

Sabek · Post by **Sabek** » June 23, 2009, 11:26 am

21 of 50 so far

Psyloche · Post by **Psyloche** » June 23, 2009, 11:45 am

Meh, I looked at the spoiler and realized some that I should have gotten, others I'm pretty sure I don't consider them best movies of all time, so I didn't even think about them.

A few of them, I fucking typed like 1 word slightly off, like "a" instead of "the".

[Show]: The instructions said "great films" not "best movies of all time" like I'd got stuck in my head. Regardless, I think it's a) a really neat idea and fun but b) pretty misleading when it says "great films" because I hardly consider half of them, great and categorically half of them aren't similar at all to me.

Spoiler'd that because it might give away or make it easier for some people, I know I certainly would have done better going into it thinking that way.

Post by **Sylvus** » June 23, 2009, 12:12 pm

30/50 so far, but it's getting kind of difficult.

Funkmasterr · Post by **Funkmasterr** » June 23, 2009, 12:51 pm

21/50 here and I'm starting to slow down. Passed it on to some people at work that are trying too.

Psyloche · Post by **Psyloche** » June 23, 2009, 12:53 pm

When I realized a lot of terrible (imo) movies were on it, I shot up quite a few, don't let the instructions fool you!

Hesten · Post by **Hesten** » June 23, 2009, 12:57 pm

Believe me, the guys with the kids, and the ninja girls are EVIL

Funkmasterr · Post by **Funkmasterr** » June 23, 2009, 1:24 pm

Hesten wrote:Believe me, the guys with the kids, and the ninja girls are EVIL

Those are two I can't come up with any ideas for no matter how much I stare at them.

Hesten · Post by **Hesten** » June 23, 2009, 1:37 pm

Funkmasterr wrote:
Hesten wrote:Believe me, the guys with the kids, and the ninja girls are EVIL
Those are two I can't come up with any ideas for no matter how much I stare at them.

I got those two, but took a LOT of time.
Dont focus on the girls clothes, or their victim.
And think of the children first.

laneela · Post by **laneela** » June 23, 2009, 1:52 pm

I'm 22/50 and completely stuck. Frankenstein is pissing me off.

Fash · Post by **Fash** » June 23, 2009, 1:57 pm

laneela wrote:I'm 22/50 and completely stuck. Frankenstein is pissing me off.

he's attached to that van and the sign is important.

Funkmasterr · Post by **Funkmasterr** » June 23, 2009, 2:53 pm

Up to 35/50 now. Really stuck on the rest of them. Funny thing is I can only count 12 more things on the screen so I don't even know where 3 of them are.

Dregor Thule · Post by **Dregor Thule** » June 23, 2009, 3:11 pm

Give it away completely why don't ya!

Hesten · Post by **Hesten** » June 23, 2009, 3:27 pm

The bird and the flower are seperate, the guys with kids are not connected to the 3 smaller kids, and you might find something green near the feet

Funkmasterr · Post by **Funkmasterr** » June 23, 2009, 3:50 pm

I got to 41/50 and was about to say forget it, but my boss cheated on the last ten and told me the answers. I can say with confidence there is no way in hell I would have got half (or more) of those without major hints.

Dregor Thule · Post by **Dregor Thule** » June 23, 2009, 4:05 pm

The bird and the flower being separate is playing dirty. Up to 30/50 so far, had to look up a few flags!

Funkmasterr · Post by **Funkmasterr** » June 23, 2009, 4:09 pm

Dregor Thule wrote:The bird and the flower being separate is playing dirty. Up to 30/50 so far, had to look up a few flags!

Yeah if I had just looked up a few flags I would have got one a lot quicker and would have got one that I didn't guess.

Spang · Post by **Spang** » June 23, 2009, 4:11 pm

I don't see the movie quiz when I click on the link.

laneela · Post by **laneela** » June 23, 2009, 4:14 pm

I know the two flags - got one of the movies but missing the one by the tombstone. The windmill is my bitch. Took me forever to figure it out though. 31/50 and struggling. The music one was better imo - or maybe I was better at it so I enjoyed it more. ><

Funkmasterr · Post by **Funkmasterr** » June 23, 2009, 4:14 pm

Spang wrote:I don't see the movie quiz when I click on the link.

Might need the newest version of Flash?

Dregor Thule · Post by **Dregor Thule** » June 23, 2009, 4:22 pm

laneela wrote:I know the two flags - got one of the movies but missing the one by the tombstone. The windmill is my bitch. Took me forever to figure it out though. 31/50 and struggling. The music one was better imo - or maybe I was better at it so I enjoyed it more. ><

Still wrastlin' with the windmill. Just got a bunch of them, gonna start doing some searches or something I think! The flag by the tombstone requires knowing either what flag it is, or possibly what the initials mean, but I don't totally expect americans to be familiar with that one!

Spang · Post by **Spang** » June 23, 2009, 4:25 pm

Funkmasterr wrote:Might need the newest version of Flash?

I think it's a conspiracy to keep me from having any fun.

miir · Post by **miir** » June 23, 2009, 4:27 pm

Still wrastlin' with the windmill.

Au francais?

Funkmasterr · Post by **Funkmasterr** » June 23, 2009, 4:32 pm

Dregor Thule wrote:
laneela wrote:I know the two flags - got one of the movies but missing the one by the tombstone. The windmill is my bitch. Took me forever to figure it out though. 31/50 and struggling. The music one was better imo - or maybe I was better at it so I enjoyed it more. ><
Still wrastlin' with the windmill. Just got a bunch of them, gonna start doing some searches or something I think! The flag by the tombstone requires knowing either what flag it is, or possibly what the initials mean, but I don't totally expect americans to be familiar with that one!

The windmill can kiss my fucking ass. That is probably the 1 of them I can say for 150% sure I would have never guessed, and unfortunately I saw the movie in the theater.

I resent the your other comment! I got the initials part of it but didn't think to look up the flag.

laneela · Post by **laneela** » June 23, 2009, 4:42 pm

Dregor Thule wrote:
laneela wrote:I know the two flags - got one of the movies but missing the one by the tombstone. The windmill is my bitch. Took me forever to figure it out though. 31/50 and struggling. The music one was better imo - or maybe I was better at it so I enjoyed it more. ><
Still wrastlin' with the windmill. Just got a bunch of them, gonna start doing some searches or something I think! The flag by the tombstone requires knowing either what flag it is, or possibly what the initials mean, but I don't totally expect americans to be familiar with that one!

Finally got the tombstone one. And the windmill one, the color of the windmill is key. Vous parlez francais, nes't pas?

Dregor Thule · Post by **Dregor Thule** » June 23, 2009, 5:25 pm

Oui, l'indice que c'etait en francais est revele la cle.

I'm sure I butchered that, oi!

Post by **Sylvus** » June 23, 2009, 5:33 pm

I'm at 43/50 and pretty stuck. No idea on the cheerleader chicks, or the guys with the kids. A couple more that I feel like are on the tip of my tongue, but I'm not quite there.

Funkmasterr · Post by **Funkmasterr** » June 23, 2009, 5:37 pm

Sylvus wrote:I'm at 43/50 and pretty stuck. No idea on the cheerleader chicks, or the guys with the kids. A couple more that I feel like are on the tip of my tongue, but I'm not quite there.

I am guessing almost no one gets the guy with kids ones. The cheerleader chicks I think are pretty stupid and I likely wouldn't have got without hints either. I don't think I would have got the lady with the books, or the guys holding the painting without hints either..

Most of the rest came relatively easy.

Dregor Thule · Post by **Dregor Thule** » June 23, 2009, 5:47 pm

Guys with the painting was one of the first ones I got. Stuck at 40. Missing, lets see. The butterfly and bell, the dudes with the kids, the 3 little kids (apparently they'e separate), the 3 c's (thought I was clever and got this one but alas I was wrong

), the lady at the piano, the red plane, the karate chicks, the lady grinding the books, and the chart on the side of the pool. A few of the ones I JUST got I feel stupid for not guessing faster, especially the roman dude.

Spang · Post by **Spang** » June 23, 2009, 6:00 pm

It opened up in IE, 6 of 50 thus far.

laneela · Post by **laneela** » June 23, 2009, 6:17 pm

Dregor Thule wrote:Guys with the painting was one of the first ones I got. Stuck at 40. Missing, lets see. The butterfly and bell, the dudes with the kids, the 3 little kids (apparently they'e separate), the 3 c's (thought I was clever and got this one but alas I was wrong ), the lady at the piano, the red plane, the karate chicks, the lady grinding the books, and the chart on the side of the pool. A few of the ones I JUST got I feel stupid for not guessing faster, especially the roman dude.

Some hints:

[Show]: The butterfly and the bell - you're almost there. What's the bell doing? (foreign film)

The 3 C's - don't think of it so much as 3 c's but what they can stand for. The less you think of that one, the easier it'll be.

The red plane - zoom in on the plane. Once you do, it's obvious as hell.

The lady at the piano is extremely literal.

The dudes with the kids is also very literal. What's another word for kids? That question also applies for the little kids.

Spang · Post by **Spang** » June 23, 2009, 6:25 pm

Halfway there.

Hesten · Post by **Hesten** » June 23, 2009, 6:32 pm

[Show]: The lady grinding books is irrelevant, think of the input and the output.
And for the cheerleaders, dont focus on their clothes, focus on what they ARE. And what they are doing.

Spang · Post by **Spang** » June 23, 2009, 7:03 pm

31 of 50 at the moment. This is getting tough.

Dregor Thule · Post by **Dregor Thule** » June 23, 2009, 7:10 pm

laneela wrote:
Dregor Thule wrote:Guys with the painting was one of the first ones I got. Stuck at 40. Missing, lets see. The butterfly and bell, the dudes with the kids, the 3 little kids (apparently they'e separate), the 3 c's (thought I was clever and got this one but alas I was wrong ), the lady at the piano, the red plane, the karate chicks, the lady grinding the books, and the chart on the side of the pool. A few of the ones I JUST got I feel stupid for not guessing faster, especially the roman dude.
Some hints:

[Show]
The butterfly and the bell - you're almost there. What's the bell doing? (foreign film)

The 3 C's - don't think of it so much as 3 c's but what they can stand for. The less you think of that one, the easier it'll be.

The red plane - zoom in on the plane. Once you do, it's obvious as hell.

The lady at the piano is extremely literal.

The dudes with the kids is also very literal. What's another word for kids? That question also applies for the little kids.

I feel stupid now!

[Show]: I looked at the plane before and for some reason dismissed the item of interest. DUR. As for the piano one, I thought I'd tried the right answer already but guess I hadn't. Got the kids ones, that different way of naming them made it easy (though haven't heard of one of the movies). I have never heard of that butterfly movie either. Still gnawing on the 3 c's. I thought my clever guess was Three Amigos, but alas!

45!

Fash · Post by **Fash** » June 23, 2009, 8:52 pm

Dregor Thule wrote:
[Show]
Still gnawing on the 3 c's.

[Show]: This movie came out in MMVI.

Spang · Post by **Spang** » June 23, 2009, 10:08 pm

I cheated for the rest.
31 of 50 was my best.
Just enough to pass a test.
Quite fun, nonetheless.

Dregor Thule · Post by **Dregor Thule** » June 23, 2009, 10:30 pm

Fash wrote:
Dregor Thule wrote:
[Show]
Still gnawing on the 3 c's.

[Show]
This movie came out in MMVI.

That was an excellent clue, wasn't too overt!