21 question movie game Round 9 (SinisterDeath)

[Emperor]

Q12: Is the movie's genre Drama as listed on the IMDB's main page for the given movie?

[SinisterDeath]

Q12: Is the movie's genre Drama as listed on the IMDB's main page for the given movie? NO :D

[Cadsuane]

Q1: Was the film originally released in the United States? YES

Q2: Was the film originally released before December 31, 1999? YES

Q3: Was the movie nominated for any Academy Awards or Golden Globes? NO

Q4: Was the film originally released before December 31, 1980? NO

Q5: Did the film gross more than 25 million at the box office? NO

Q6: Was the film originally released after December 31st 1989? NO

Q7: Is the movies Genre an Action, Comedy, Or Sci-fi as listed on the IMDB's main page for the given movie? NO

Q8: Was the film originally released after December 31st 1985? YES

Q9: Was the film originally released after December 31st 1987? YES

Q10: Was the film originally released after December 31st 1988? NO

Q11: Is the movie's genre Horror, Drama, or Thriller, as listed on the IMDB's main page for the given movie? YES

Q12: Is the movie's genre Drama as listed on the IMDB's main page for the given movie? NO

 

What: Horror and/or Thriller with low box office ratings (< $25 mill) and no award nominations

Where: USA

When: 1988

[Paityr]

I'm sitting this round out, but I just have to tell you, Caddy...

 

Best. Avatar. Ever.

 

*stares*

[eclipse0]

Q13: Is the film listed below?

 

B.O.R.N. - ?

 

Bad Dreams - $9,797,098

 

Deadly Dreams - ?

 

Fatal Pulse - ?

 

Father's Day - ?

 

Grandma's House - ?

 

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers - $17,768,757

 

Hide and Go Shriek - ?

 

Jack's Back - $492,519

 

Lady in White - $1,705,139

 

Memorial Valley Massacre - ?

 

Perfect Victims - ?

 

Phantasm II - $7,282,851

 

Salt, Saliva, Sperm and Sweat - ?

 

Spellbinder - $1,938,049

 

Twice Dead - ?

[SinisterDeath]

Q13: Is the film listed below? NO :D

[Emperor]

I can't believe it wasn't Salt, Saliva, Sperm and Sweat....

 

 

[SinisterDeath]

I can't believe it wasn't Salt, Saliva, Sperm and Sweat....

 

 

 

Rofl, And that was 2nd on my list. >_>

[eclipse0]

I realized what I did, I searched for Horror AND Thriller instead of OR. 

 

new list:

 

13th Floor, The (1988)

Assignment: Survive (1988)

Because the Dawn (1988)

Black Roses (1988)

Blood Relations (1988)

Boy from Hell, The (1988)

Brainsucker, The (1988)

Cannibal Campout (1988)

Cellar Dweller (1988)

Criminal Law (1988)

Curse II: The Bite (1988)

Curse of the Blue Lights (1988)

D.O.A. (1988)

Dangerous Love (1988)

Dead Mate (1988)

Dead Next Door, The (1988)

Death by Dialogue (1988)

Death Row Diner (1988)

Death Spa (1988)

Demon Warrior (1988)

Destroyer (1988)

Drifter, The (1988) 

Evil Laugh (1988)

Fluch, Der (1988)

FleshEater (1988)

Freeway (1988)

Georgia (1988)

Ghost Town (1988)

Grotesque (1988)

Hard Rock Nightmare (1988)

Hollow Gate (1988)

Hollywood's New Blood (1988)

Honor Bound (1988)

House of Usher, The (1988) 

Iced (1988)

Jigsaw Murders, The (1988)

Judgement Day (1988)

Kadaicha (1988)

Kiss Daddy Goodnight (1988)

Kiss, The (1988)

Last Rites (1988)

Lurkers (1988)

Masquerade (1988)

Midnight Crossing (1988)

Necromancer (1988)

Negatives (1988) 

Night of the Demons (1988)

Nightmare Beach (1988)

Party Line (1988)

Phantom Brother (1988)

Pledge Night (1988)

Prime Evil (1988)

Psycho Cop (1988)

Rejuvenatrix (1988)

Scarecrows (1988)

Serpent and the Rainbow, The (1988)

Severance (1988)

Shut-In (1988)

Side Roads (1988)

Slaughterhouse Rock (1988)

Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers (1988)

Slime City (1988)

Slipping Into Darkness (1988

Slugs, muerte viscosa (1988)

Stimme, Die (1988)

Take Two (1988)

Terrorgram (1988)

Terrorists, The (1988)

Thrilled to Death (1988)

Through the Fire (1988)

Two to Tango (1988)

Undertaker, The (1988)

Unholy, The (1988)

Uninvited (1988)

Unnamable, The (1988)

Vampire at Midnight (1988)

Witchcraft (1988/I)

 

Q14:  Is the film on the list above?

[SinisterDeath]

Q14:  Is the film on the list above? YES

[Emperor]

13th Floor, The (1988)- Independent Film, 4.3 IMDB rating, Australian?, Horror

Assignment: Survive (1988) - No Rating, Thriller

Because the Dawn (1988)- No Rating,  Short, Horror

Black Roses (1988) -  Horror, 2.4 Rating

Blood Relations (1988) - Horror,  4.5 Rating, Independent

Boy from Hell, The (1988) - Horror,  2.9 Rating

Brainsucker, The (1988) - Horror, 5.3 Rating

Cannibal Campout (1988) - Horror,  2.5 Rating

Cellar Dweller (1988) -  Horror, 3.6 Rating

Criminal Law (1988) - Thriller, 5.5 Rating, 9.9 million Box

Curse II: The Bite (1988) - Horror, Independent, 4.2 Rating

Curse of the Blue Lights (1988) - Horror,  2.7 Rating

D.O.A. (1988) - Thriller, 5.9 Rating, 12.7 million

Dangerous Love (1988) - Thriller, 3.5 rating

Dead Mate (1988) - Horror, 2.9 Rating

Dead Next Door, The (1988) - Horror, 4.9 Rating, 75K Box

Death by Dialogue (1988) - 2.7 Rating, Horror, Independent

Death Row Diner (1988) -  Horror, 1.9 Rating, Independent

Death Spa (1988) - Horror, 4.3 Rating, Independent

Demon Warrior (1988) - Horror, 1.8 Rating

Destroyer (1988) - Thriller, 3.8 Rating, Independent

Drifter, The (1988) - Thriller,  4.6 Rating

Evil Laugh (1988) - Horror, 4.7 Rating, Independent

Fluch, Der (1988) - Not USA

FleshEater (1988) - Horror, 4.5 Rating, 60 K Box

Freeway (1988) - Thriller, 4.8 Rating, Indepedent, 142K Box

Georgia (1988) - Thriller,  6.8 Rating, Indepedent, Australia

Ghost Town (1988) - Horror, 4.8 Rating, Independent

Grotesque (1988) - Horror, 3.3 Rating, Independent

Hard Rock Nightmare (1988) - Horror, Indepedent, 7.5 Rating

Hollow Gate (1988) - Horror, 2.4 Rating

Hollywood's New Blood (1988) - Horror, 2.1 Rating, Indepedent

Honor Bound (1988) - Thriller, Independent, 6.3 Rating

House of Usher, The (1988) -  Horror, 3.5 Rating

Iced (1988) - Horror, 3.8 Rating

Jigsaw Murders, The (1988) - Thriller, 3.7 Rating, Indepedent,

Judgement Day (1988) - Horror, Independent, 4.7 Rating

Kadaicha (1988) - Australia

Kiss Daddy Goodnight (1988) - Thriller, 4.1 Rating, Independent

Kiss, The (1988) - Horror, 4.8 Rating, 1.8 m Box

Last Rites (1988) - Thriller, 5.2 Rating

Lurkers (1988) - Horror, 3.2 Rating

Masquerade (1988) - Thriller, 5.9 Rating, 15 m box

Midnight Crossing (1988) - Thriller, 4.8 Rating, Independent, 1.3 m box

Necromancer (1988) - Horror, 3.5 Rating, Independent

Negatives (1988) - Horror, Indie, no votes

Night of the Demons (1988) - Horror, 1.2 m box, 5.5 rating

Nightmare Beach (1988) - Horror, 3.6 Rating, Indie,

Party Line (1988) - Thriller, 3.1 Rating, 154 K box

Phantom Brother (1988)- Horror, 1.6 Rating

Pledge Night (1988) Horror, 4.5 Rating,

Prime Evil (1988) - Horror, 3.3 Rating,

Psycho Cop (1988) - Horror, 4.2 Rating,

Rejuvenatrix (1988) - Horror, 4.8 Rating, Indie,

Scarecrows (1988) - Horror, 6.3 Rating, Indie,

Serpent and the Rainbow, The (1988) - Horror, 6.2 Rating, 19 Million emp likes

Severance (1988) - Thriller, Indie, 5.3 Rating

Shut-In (1988) - Thriller, Short, no ratings, Australia

Side Roads (1988) - Thriller, 5.2 rating, 

Slaughterhouse Rock (1988) - Horror, 2.2 Rating,

Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers (1988) - Horror, 5.2 Rating

Slime City (1988) - Horror, 5.1 Rating, 50 K box

Slipping Into Darkness (1988) - Thriller, 5.0 Rating,

Slugs, muerte viscosa (1988) - Horror, 3.3 Rating

Stimme, Die (1988)- Thriller, Indie,  2.7 Rating

Take Two (1988) Thriller, 4.2 Rating, Indie,

Terrorgram (1988) - Horror, 5.2 Rating,

Terrorists, The (1988) - Thriller, 1.0 Rating,

Thrilled to Death (1988) -  Thriller, Indie,  2.6 Rating

Through the Fire (1988)- Horror,  2.8 Rating, released in 97 in USA according to main page of imdb

Two to Tango (1988) - Thriller, 3.5 RAting, Indie, 

Undertaker, The (1988) - Horror, 4.2 Rating,

Unholy, The (1988) - West Germany and 89 release according to main page

Uninvited (1988) Horror, 2.2 Rating,

Unnamable, The (1988) - Horror, 4.3 Rating,

Vampire at Midnight (1988) - Horror, 3.6 Rating, Indie,

Witchcraft (1988/I)- Horror, 2.9 Rating,

 

Analysis next...

[eclipse0]

Sweet good deal Emperor.  The more details we have, the better we can trim this list down with our remaining 7 questions.

[Emperor]

So... we have 77 Films listed.

 

7 taken out due to country of origin.. so 70 USA films.

 

 

24 Indepedent films (34%)

10 with a box office listed at imdb (14%)

22 Thrillers (31%)

 

Words in Title....

1 - 16 - 22.86%

2 - 34 - 48.57%

3 - 13 - 18.57%

4 - 5 - 7.14%

5 - 2 - 2.86%

 

 

 

[eclipse0]

Well, let's knock out half.

 

Q15: Does the film have exactly two words in it's title?

[SinisterDeath]

Q15: Does the film have exactly two words in it's title? NO

[Emperor]

36 movies left...

 

Words in Title update:

 

1 - 16 44.44%

2 - 0 0.00%

3 - 13 36.11%

4 - 5 13.89%

5 - 2 5.56%

 

Thrillers - 10 28%

Indies - 14 39%

Box Office Records at IMBD - 5 14%

[Emperor]

Oh and here is a new list...

 

Because the Dawn (1988)- No Rating,  Short, Horror

Boy from Hell, The (1988) - Horror,  2.9 Rating

Curse II: The Bite (1988) - Horror, Independent, 4.2 Rating

Curse of the Blue Lights (1988) - Horror,  2.7 Rating

D.O.A. (1988) - Thriller, 5.9 Rating, 12.7 million

Dead Next Door, The (1988) - Horror, 4.9 Rating, 75K Box

Death by Dialogue (1988) - 2.7 Rating, Horror, Independent

Death Row Diner (1988) -  Horror, 1.9 Rating, Independent

Destroyer (1988) - Thriller, 3.8 Rating, Independent

FleshEater (1988) - Horror, 4.5 Rating, 60 K Box

Freeway (1988) - Thriller, 4.8 Rating, Indepedent, 142K Box

Grotesque (1988) - Horror, 3.3 Rating, Independent

Hard Rock Nightmare (1988) - Horror, Indepedent, 7.5 Rating

Hollywood's New Blood (1988) - Horror, 2.1 Rating, Indepedent

House of Usher, The (1988) -  Horror, 3.5 Rating

Iced (1988) - Horror, 3.8 Rating

Jigsaw Murders, The (1988) - Thriller, 3.7 Rating, Indepedent,

Kiss Daddy Goodnight (1988) - Thriller, 4.1 Rating, Independent

Lurkers (1988) - Horror, 3.2 Rating

Masquerade (1988) - Thriller, 5.9 Rating, 15 m box

Necromancer (1988) - Horror, 3.5 Rating, Independent

Negatives (1988) - Horror, Indie, no votes

Night of the Demons (1988) - Horror, 1.2 m box, 5.5 rating

Rejuvenatrix (1988) - Horror, 4.8 Rating, Indie,

Scarecrows (1988) - Horror, 6.3 Rating, Indie,

Serpent and the Rainbow, The (1988) - Horror, 6.2 Rating, 19 Million emp likes

Severance (1988) - Thriller, Indie, 5.3 Rating

Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers (1988) - Horror, 5.2 Rating

Slipping Into Darkness (1988) - Thriller, 5.0 Rating,

Slugs, muerte viscosa (1988) - Horror, 3.3 Rating

Terrorgram (1988) - Horror, 5.2 Rating,

Thrilled to Death (1988) -  Thriller, Indie,  2.6 Rating

Two to Tango (1988) - Thriller, 3.5 RAting, Indie, 

Uninvited (1988) Horror, 2.2 Rating,

Vampire at Midnight (1988) - Horror, 3.6 Rating, Indie,

Witchcraft (1988/I)- Horror, 2.9 Rating,

 

[Emperor]

Q16:  Does the film have 1 word in the title?

 

 

[SinisterDeath]

Q16:  Does the film have 1 word in the title? NO

 

[eclipse0]

New Title

 

Because the Dawn (1988)- No Rating,  Short, Horror

Boy from Hell, The (1988) - Horror,  2.9 Rating

Curse II: The Bite (1988) - Horror, Independent, 4.2 Rating

Curse of the Blue Lights (1988) - Horror,  2.7 Rating

D.O.A. (1988) - Thriller, 5.9 Rating, 12.7 million

Dead Next Door, The (1988) - Horror, 4.9 Rating, 75K Box

Death by Dialogue (1988) - 2.7 Rating, Horror, Independent

Death Row Diner (1988) -  Horror, 1.9 Rating, Independent

Hard Rock Nightmare (1988) - Horror, Indepedent, 7.5 Rating

Hollywood's New Blood (1988) - Horror, 2.1 Rating, Indepedent

House of Usher, The (1988) -  Horror, 3.5 Rating

Kiss Daddy Goodnight (1988) - Thriller, 4.1 Rating, Independent

Night of the Demons (1988) - Horror, 1.2 m box, 5.5 rating

Serpent and the Rainbow, The (1988) - Horror, 6.2 Rating, 19 Million emp likes

Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers (1988) - Horror, 5.2 Rating

Slipping Into Darkness (1988) - Thriller, 5.0 Rating,

Slugs, muerte viscosa (1988) - Horror, 3.3 Rating

Thrilled to Death (1988) -  Thriller, Indie,  2.6 Rating

Two to Tango (1988) - Thriller, 3.5 RAting, Indie,

Vampire at Midnight (1988) - Horror, 3.6 Rating, Indie,

 

20 films left.

 

[eclipse0]

Q17: Is the letter s in the title of the film?

[Emperor]

Analysis:

 

Words:

 

3 - 13 65.00%

4 - 5 25.00%

5 - 2 10.00%

 

Films w/ Box Office: 2 10%

Thriller - 5 25%

Independent - 10 50%

S in title - 11 Films - 55%

 

 

[SinisterDeath]

Q17: Is the letter s in the title of the film? YES

[eclipse0]

New List:

 

Because the Dawn (1988)- No Rating,  Short, Horror

Curse II: The Bite (1988) - Horror, Independent, 4.2 Rating

Curse of the Blue Lights (1988) - Horror,  2.7 Rating

Hollywood's New Blood (1988) - Horror, 2.1 Rating, Indepedent

House of Usher, The (1988) -  Horror, 3.5 Rating

Kiss Daddy Goodnight (1988) - Thriller, 4.1 Rating, Independent

Night of the Demons (1988) - Horror, 1.2 m box, 5.5 rating

Serpent and the Rainbow, The (1988) - Horror, 6.2 Rating, 19 Million emp likes

Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers (1988) - Horror, 5.2 Rating

Slipping Into Darkness (1988) - Thriller, 5.0 Rating,

Slugs, muerte viscosa (1988) - Horror, 3.3 Rating

 

 

Q18: Is the word: 'the' in the title of the film? (This question is not case sensitive)

[Shendare]

Motion to enstate an official rule that all queries are case-insensitive. *laugh*