Guess the Movies! 300-screengrab quiz in MS Excel

the68monkey · Post by **the68monkey** » 06 Jul 2006, 23:55

If you want to waste quite a bit of time (and patience

) then have a go at this:

http://rapidshare.de/files/13153583/Gue ... 2.xls.html

just choose the free download at the bottom, and then you'll have the excel document to work from. And I should warn you, there are a couple of spelling errors, as well as an additional "the" placed in one of the titles when it shouldn't be. Also, two films that are part of a trilogy only use the second part of the title and drop the series title, so be careful! VERY frustrating!

I'm at 290 out of 300 now, still working one some that are frustrating as hell.

Have fun!

the68monkey · Post by **the68monkey** » 07 Jul 2006, 00:07

OH! I must tell you about the ultra-frustrating #164. I almost smashed my keyboard, I got so mad at this one. I KNEW I had the right title, but the spreadsheet wouldn't accept it as correct. Talk about frustrating!

For #164, you need to enter the title of a film that actor has been in, but not the film that is pictured. It's wrong, but there's no way to fix it. It only accepts the incorrect film with the same actor.

Kurgan · Post by **Kurgan** » 07 Jul 2006, 00:38

Bah. I never have any luck with downloading these things. I keep getting an invalid session error.

And I wanted to know what had you so vexed!

the68monkey · Post by **the68monkey** » 07 Jul 2006, 00:40

I can post it here, but you can't tell the title! That wouldn't be fair.

the68monkey · Post by **the68monkey** » 07 Jul 2006, 00:43

But do try downloading it again.

tom2681 · Post by **tom2681** » 07 Jul 2006, 00:46

I'm at 290 out of 300 now, still working one some that are frustrating as hell.

Don't tell me you found them all ? :drunken:
I gave up when I reached 199 points.

Some titles are difficult (there are a couple of french movies that should be quite hard to guess

).

the68monkey · Post by **the68monkey** » 07 Jul 2006, 00:48

This is the one that I KNEW the title for, but the spreadsheet wouldn't accept:

Do NOT post the title here! Just PM me if you want.

the68monkey · Post by **the68monkey** » 07 Jul 2006, 00:51

Tom2681 wrote:Don't tell me you found them all ? :drunken:
I gave up when I reached 199 points.

Some titles are difficult (there are a couple of french movies that should be quite hard to guess ).

At 291 now

I had to start asking for hints and help once I reached about 275, Tom. If you want help, I'll be glad to help out

Oh, and is #74 a French film? That one's driving me nuts, as I'm certain I've seen it before, but can't place the title.

Kurgan · Post by **Kurgan** » 07 Jul 2006, 00:54

I've tried a few times. I guess I'm destined never to play the game... :crybaby:

tom2681 · Post by **tom2681** » 07 Jul 2006, 01:08

68Monkey wrote:Oh, and is #74 a French film? That one's driving me nuts

Let me give you a hint:
France... 1980... A teenage cult classic...

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 07 Jul 2006, 01:12

Cool, thanks Bobbi!

Bah. I have 130 points and can't be arsed to guess any further.

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 07 Jul 2006, 01:21

Found out about that #164. Whoa, Bobbi! How on earth did you find out that you had to enter the title of that other movie the guy is in? I had to look it up as I didn't know the English title of the film shown in the picture. Love that film though. It is so funny. He is a great comedic actor.

Got 131 now.

Kurgan · Post by **Kurgan** » 07 Jul 2006, 02:05

Thanks to a kindly soul (I won't namedrop unless you want me to

), I was able to play the game. Yay!

213 on my first run through. There're one or two that I think I know, but can't get the spreadsheet to accept.
Far too tired now to try and get the rest

#166 is a doddle for anyone who knows where my handle comes from!

Oh, and Bobbi, I don't know what you're talking about. I got #164 right first time

the68monkey · Post by **the68monkey** » 07 Jul 2006, 02:11

Kurgan wrote:Oh, and Bobbi, I don't know what you're talking about. I got #164 right first time

Hardee har har

You're welcome.

And to Tom: THANK YOU!!! I got #74 now.

Kurgan · Post by **Kurgan** » 07 Jul 2006, 02:19

How did you go about finding the ones that you had no idea on? Most of the ones that have me stumped are the ones in b&w, and I haven't the foggiest as to how I should go about finding the titles of the films.

Oh, and RDR² to you too

(Really old (and not particularly funny, but I guess that's the point) Simpsons gag.)

the68monkey · Post by **the68monkey** » 07 Jul 2006, 02:53

Just because the pic is in B&W doesn't mean the film was (#268, for example). Tricky, isn't it? Most of them you just have to sleep on, I'm afraid. If you're really stumped, post a number or two here and I'll see if I can help you out.

But you know, many of them have the title in the shot, or part of the title is somehow alluded to in some way (sort of like 291).

We can have helps here, can't we? Just no titles given away.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 07 Jul 2006, 07:33

Not working for me

I keep getting the download session error messages.

the68monkey · Post by **the68monkey** » 07 Jul 2006, 15:05

Grim, send me a PM if you want me to email it to you.

Oh, and one thing I forgot to mention, but you probably figured out already -- For a better view of the screengrabs, go to View and Zoom. You can zoom in up to 400%. It makes a HUGE difference!

the68monkey · Post by **the68monkey** » 07 Jul 2006, 16:07

So, are you wondering where those spelling errors are? Or maybe the one that added a "The" to the title that shouldn't be there? Probably not, but I'm going to tell you anyway!

Spelling errors: #92, #300

Starts with "The" even though it shouldn't: #213

And here's a big clue to those of you who might be stuck on #184: I used this film in DVD Mystery not too long ago.

Now, if anybody here knows #226 or #270 and would like to throw out some hints, please, PLEASE, feel free

tom2681 · Post by **tom2681** » 07 Jul 2006, 16:22

Starts with "The" even though it shouldn't: #213

THANK YOU !

214 points now.

IronMonkey · Post by **IronMonkey** » 07 Jul 2006, 18:03

Well I got 158 on my first pass. I'll have another look later on...

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 07 Jul 2006, 18:33

Kurgan wrote:Bah. I never have any luck with downloading these things. I keep getting an invalid session error.

I get exactly the same problem but it seems to be a Firefox issue as it works fine in IE. Try that.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 07 Jul 2006, 19:00

What's 49 I can't picture it? I definitely know it though.

69 - What format do I have to use? I've used loads but it's not accepting it.

the68monkey · Post by **the68monkey** » 07 Jul 2006, 19:36

#49 is by the same director as #300

#69 is a pain, isn't it? Go to imdb for the title. Take out all punctuation and spell out every single word -- no abbreviations

Kurgan · Post by **Kurgan** » 07 Jul 2006, 19:39

the68monkey wrote:Starts with "The" even though it shouldn't: #213

I would've got 214 right had that #213 accepted my correct 'the'-less answer.

the68monkey wrote:Now, if anybody here knows #226 or #270 and would like to throw out some hints, please, PLEASE, feel free

For #226 think valuable digits, and for #270 think 3D traps.

If those clues are too obtuse, then let me know.

bradavon wrote:I get exactly the same problem but it seems to be a Firefox issue as it works fine in IE. Try that.

Absolutely not! I refuse to install that on my lovely machine. I'll just rely on my lovely friends instead