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benj clews 
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 Posted - 10/17/2006 : 15:30:33
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Okay folks... here's a thing...
SKY Broadcasting (for those not in the UK, it's our biggest satellite TV provider) has approached me about helping plug a new quiz show they're doing (which may or may not include a fwfr round) with one of these viral email quiz thingies. Basically, it'll get fwfr out to a lot of people who may not have heard of it before.
Ideally, I need a list of about 50 fwfrs of well-known films that you think would tease and puzzle people (i.e. some pretty straightforward, but others that would take some thought). Generally something to make them go "This is great- where can I find more?"
Let's say the deadline is Thursday evening (not that I think we'll need that long with the shameless plugging we get around here) and I'm going to suggest that initially everyone selects 5 fwfrs (your own or those of others) and we'll take it from there.
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Downtown 
"Welcome back, Billy Buck"
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Posted - 10/17/2006 : 15:53:55
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I feel a little guilty about nominating my own but I really like two of my FYCs: "From Russia With Sub" (Hunt for Red October) and "Padme victim of irony" (Revenge of the Sith). The lack of attention that the latter has gotten indicates that not many are as impressed with that review as I seem to be.
I changed my mind. I don't feel guilty about it at all. But I'll come back with three more that aren't mine. |
Edited by - Downtown on 10/17/2006 16:30:49 |
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ChocolateLady 
"500 Chocolate Delights"
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Posted - 10/17/2006 : 16:27:21
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I have no shame at all. Of my highest vote getters, I'd say the ones that are for the more well known movies (both older and newer) are:
"This: His final taps." - All That Jazz
"Boleyn for concubine." - Anne Of The Thousand Days
"Sabine it for marriage!" - Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
"Straight out of marriage." - Gay Divorcee
"No May, All December!" - Calendar Girls
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Downtown
"Welcome back, Billy Buck"
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Posted - 10/17/2006 : 16:29:10
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"Kill Jesus: Vol 1" for The Passion of the Christ (kolo)
"Just plane jokes" for Airplane! (lemmy)
And the immortal
"Anakin's trouser lightsaber activated" for Attack of the Clones (Mike Cheshire) |
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lemmycaution 
"Long mired in film"
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Posted - 10/17/2006 : 16:34:37
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Two of Corduroy Pillow's:
Super Size Me....Arches Enemy
50 First Dates....Drew a Blank
From lemmycaution's bunch:
Cleopatra (1963)....My Pharaoh Lady
The Godfather.......Sonny, Bloody Sonny
Eternal Sunshine....Kissed Me, Kate?
Hope it works out. |
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turrell 
"Ohhhh Ohhhh Ohhhh Ohhhh "
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Posted - 10/17/2006 : 18:46:22
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Here are some of mine - I have no shame...
"Death by chocolate. Literally." Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory (1971)
"Eau, the Humanity!!" Titanic (1997)
"Gromit smells something bunny." Wallace & Gromit In The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit (2005)
"El Depp-erachi." Once Upon A Time In Mexico (2003)
"I, Shazbot." Bicentennial Man (1999)
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Josh the cat
"ice wouldn't melt, you'd think ....."
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Posted - 10/17/2006 : 18:58:45
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Deep-breath taking. Deep, breath-taking. - The big blue - Rovark
Breathe water, see aliens. - The abyss - Josh the cat
A month of sundaes. - Super size me - Bife
Frodo visits Shelob's website. - The Lord of the rings the return of the king - Alan Smithee
Said he'd be back. - Terminator 2: Judgment Day - thefoxboy
Josh the cat
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BaftaBaby
"Always entranced by cinema."
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Posted - 10/17/2006 : 20:26:41
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Shameless self-promotion:
Alien: got to Hurt!
The Da Vinci Code: Something about Mary Magdalene.
Rosemary's Baby: Rosemary's scary minor development.
Altruistic promotion of others: 
Superman: 'The Great S Cape'. by noncentz
Titanic: The unsinkable happens. by bife
PS WELL DONE BENJ!!!!
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Cheese_Ed
"The Provolone Ranger"
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Posted - 10/17/2006 : 21:11:28
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Would I sound like a nacissist if I admitted I was only able to narrow my list down to 40 so far?
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Whippersnapper. 
"A fourword thinking guy."
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Posted - 10/17/2006 : 21:21:40
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Sounds a great opportunity! Sky's The Limit!
For this to work they have to be well-known films in the UK, so:
101 Dalmatians Pup Fiction
Kill Bill, Volume 2 Second Half, Double Bill
The Man In The White Suit Improbable yarn
Brassed Off Musical Miners Strike Accord
Birds Unsettled Bills Cause Anxiety
Eh, those were mine.
For other peoples definitely:
Supergirl It is a bird!! Obie. |
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Paddy C
"Does not compute! Lame!"
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Posted - 10/17/2006 : 22:15:27
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I'll 'ave a go, but would reckon the viral should probably be limited to the movies with the broadest appeal, hook people with the films they'd be likely to recognize, y'know?
"Sister. Slap. Daughter. Slap" for Chinatown (Sludge)
"An unholy Friedkin masterpiece" for The Exorcist (Paddy C)
"Luke back in anger" for Empire Strikes Back (Joe Blevins)
"One knows kung fu" for the Matrix (Bennyr81)
"Welles' sled" for Citizen Kane (Paddy C)
Some shameless self-promotion at play here, but even if you don't like the reviews I've chosen Benj, these movies have loads of good ones to choose from and are so ubiquitous that they'd be more readily guessable..
Good luck with the effort! |
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Conan The Westy
"Father, Faithful Friend, Fwiffer"
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Posted - 10/17/2006 : 22:50:31
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I presume we're to ignore Chatterbox reviews.
Some of mine for considering:
Alien - The Talented Ms. Ripley.
The Lion King - Today's Gnus: Mufasa trampled.
Cast Away - Volleyball outacts Oscar winner.
Dogma - God's female? How ironic!
JFK - Stone becomes grassy know-all.
Dirty Harry - Punk receives counting lesson.
Sideways - Church promotes pre-marital sex.
Evita - Madonna sings; everyone cries.
My Girl - Bees 1, Culkin 0.
The Devil Wears Prada - Anne Hathaway with fashion.
Other's reviews:
Saving Private Ryan - Brother gets own bedroom.
Amadeus - Salieri has pianist envy.
Titanic - Selfish bitch hogs float.
LOTR Return of the King - Three. Ring. Serkis. or Frodo visits Shelob's website.
Star Wars 2 - Yoda's disability benefit withdrawn.
Spider-Man - Teenager emits sticky substance.
Thelma and Louise - Runaway women gorge themselves or Women driver theories upheld.
One Hour Photo - Robin: Thief Of Prints. |
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thefoxboy
"Four your eyes only."
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Posted - 10/17/2006 : 23:08:46
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Here is my choosen five.
Exorcist, The (1973) ~ Room With A Spew.
Maltese Falcon, The (1941) ~ Black Hawk Found.
Calendar Girls (2003) ~ Centerolds.
Hunchback Of Notre Dame, The (1939) ~ Slaved by the bell.
Braveheart (1995) ~ Mel rose. Place: Scotland.
Thanks JTC.
Congrats benj.
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MguyXXVI
"X marks the spot"
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Posted - 10/18/2006 : 01:34:13
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Fin. --- Jaws III
Knotty boy. --- Pinnocchio
Tense. Intense. In tents. --- Blair Witch Project
Union Jack --- Hoffa
Constant teen --- Peter Pan |
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duh
"catpurrs"
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Posted - 10/18/2006 : 04:08:57
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quote:
Originally posted by ChocolateLady
I have no shame at all. Of my highest vote getters, I'd say the ones that are for the more well known movies (both older and newer) are:
"This: His final taps." - All That Jazz
"Boleyn for concubine." - Anne Of The Thousand Days
"Sabine it for marriage!" - Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
"Straight out of marriage." - Gay Divorcee
"No May, All December!" - Calendar Girls
Those are all very good! |
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Yukon
"Co-editor of FWFR book"
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Posted - 10/18/2006 : 04:24:54
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Here are some of mine. I picked these because they are fairly well-known movies:
Excalibur (1981): It's a Wonderful Knife.
Hustler, The (1961): Cue Hand Luke.
Gone In Sixty Seconds (2000): Cage against the machines.
Pretty Woman (1990): Richard Gere: Buy sexual.
Apocalypse Now (1979):Kurtz needs to die(t).
..and one of my all-time favs on this site is Paddy's Cs
Brokeback Mountain (2005): Cowboys enjoy ranch undressing.
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