This is an experiment. Let’s see if it’s fun. I’m thinking of a movie. I will tell you how many words in the title (including A or The if it has them), and I will tell you the first letter (not counting A or The if it has them).
You will ask yes/no questions in the manner of 20 Questions, and see if you can guess the film.
If it goes quickly, the winner starts the next round.
FIRST MOVIE:
2 words
Starts with B
Go!
Correction!! I thought the movie title was 2 words, but the IMDb has it as a one-word contraction. You know, like Hairspray instead of Hair Spray. It isn’t Hairspray. But like that. Except with a B.
GO!
Is it an American film?
No.
(Good question, I thought it would take a while for us to get there.)
Clarification: The 2-words-B is the American title.
Was it made before 1970?
(I’m having trouble getting to the site. Server problems?)
The server problems are us, not you. I think they’re over now.
YES.
Is it a comedy?
Is it Blowup aka Blow Up in the UK?
Evn no, George, yes.
GEORGE: Start the next one.
Okay, George is apparently busy, so I’m starting the next one:
NEXT MOVIE
It is Five words
It starts with F
GO!
Four Weddings and a Funeral?
Is it a comedy?
Evn, that’s….YES.
J.T., that’s also Yes, but Evn did a magic trick and pulled it out of my head.
Wow. Sometimes I scare myself a lil’ bit.
Next movie:
It is Four Words.
It begins with L.
EN GARDE!
Is it bigger than a breadbox?
No, I take that back!
Is it a horror movie?
Is it a recent (last 20 years) film?
Sorry, got caught in meetings.
Is it Live and Let Die? Figured someone had to get a Bond in there.
George, I bet you’re right.
Probably, as I’m off to lunch in a couple minutes….
Deborah: no.
J.T.: no.
George: dude, that was quick. Back to you.
I’m off to lunch, so someone else take it.
Deborah, may I toss out one more?
Evn, take it.
It is Four Words.
It begins with L.
(I had a back-up.)
Is it a horror movie (that is bigger than a breadbox)?
It is not a horror movie, nor is it a big breadbox.
Was it made prior to 1970?
No.
Was it made prior to 1990?
Nope.
Legends of the Fall?
J.T, good guess. But no.
Are there any Baldwins in it?
How many degrees of separation does it have from Kevin Bacon?
No Baldwins to speak of.
George, I don’t rightly know. Give me a couple of minutes to count actors.
George! It’s yes/no questions only. Have you never played 20 questions?
So, 1990 or later, no Baldwins.
Was it nominated for any Oscars?
Like Water for Chocolate? Lara Croft: Tomb Raider?
It was not nominated for any Oscars, no.
I LOVED Like Water for Chocolate! Not correct, but a wonderful film.
(Pssst. George: two.)
7 down, 13 to go.
Is it American?
Yes!
Therefore it is not The Lives of Others or The Last King of Scotland. Okay, which has five words.
Is it a comedy?
It could fall under a couple of genres. Comedy is one of them.
They made Last of the Mohicans in the 90s, didn’t they?
They did! Not the correct answer, though.
Lady in the Water?
I love that movie, too! And no!
We’ve hit the ten-spot. Would you guys like a hint?
(But it will be a riddle, which does not reference the movie in question.)
(Oh, and psssst. George: next year, one.)
A diary of Chicago’s fourth massacre.
(I’m sorry, I should have said that the answer to the riddle is not the movie in question.)