Guess The Screenshot (Mobile Data Unfriendly)

No. 5 is the unmistakeable Lysette Anthony, but I don't know what the film is.

5. Krull

dark crystal wrote: »

5. Krull

Indeed.

1: Sphere
2:???
3:Lolita
4:Sahara
5:Krull
6:Hudsucker Proxy
7:Adventures of Baron Munchhausen
8:Rock Star

One left, and the link. Which should be easy enough now.

2. Rollerball?

dark crystal wrote: »

2. Rollerball?

That's 'em all. Anyone know the link?

You can't beat good trivia!

But what's the link?

J.

delbertgrady wrote: »

Well, they were all major box office flops, some of them spectacularly so.
Sahara "lost" $121 million.

That's the link. Some good movies have badly flopped.

Personally I think Waterworld is a great movie but didn't turn a profit until it went to video.

As most of you will know, I'm a frequent contributor here (it's easily my favourite thread), so I thought I'd just throw in my two cents about some of the comments that have come up recently.

NothingMan wrote: »

That's why I've been kinda doubting some answers. I have Googled some when its annoyed me but not posted the answers. I noticed on one set the only one that took ages to get was the only one Google couldn't recognise. A little suspicious really.

This is a tricky one. I wouldn't necessarily doubt some of the answers. Everyone likes/is familiar with different things, and a film (or image) that one person can recognise immediately may mean nothing to another person, even when the film is correctly identified.
I can think of a few very clever "trick" questions that have been posted (the Clockwork Orange Jesus, the Life of Brian spaceship, off the top of my head) that I got immediately, 'cos I'm very familiar with the films. But other images have been posted from extremely well-known films that I've never seen, and as such, I haven't had a hope, whereas they've evidently been glaringly obvious to others, judging by the speed in which they've been identified.

I completely agree with you in that I don't think there's anything wrong with Googling an image just to satisfy your own curiosity/frustration (delete as appropriate), once you don't post the answer.

However, it's always been the case that if an actor or actress is recognisable in an image, or if there have been some clues (or a link), then there's nothing wrong with general Google detective work. Yesterday, I had to rely on Google 'cos some of the films in Andy Dunne's "directors' kids" one were just too obscure. After playing around with various searches for about half an hour, "actress daughter of Oscar winning actress" threw up Schuyler Fisk and "son of Oscar winning British director" got me Max Minghella, which got me their two films, but otherwise I'd never have had a hope. I'd never even heard of Elvis and Anabelle, or indeed, the two final films I got once the link was identified (The Skeptic, Freeway Maniac).

ButtersSuki wrote: »

I've only guessed when I'm fairly sure of an answer and when not I'm not sure and still guess I always say so. I have posted one image which I thought was pretty obscure but it was guessed in a millisecond - fair play though if it was legit! That said, I was pretty amazed at some people's knowledge on here up to now.

I actually looked this up to see if it was me that got your one. It wasn't.

If I think I know what an image is from - and if I have the time - I'll usually try and check before I post an answer. Unless I'm 100% sure, I prefer to copperfasten it (which sometimes leads to people beating me to it, while I'm off timewasting). My (incorrect) guess at yesterday's Timothy Spall one was one I didn't check: I subsequently realised he had a moustache in Still Crazy.

Finally, after uploading a load of images to Photobucket yesterday (for the first time), in the hope that I could start using them for future posts that would defy Google Image searching, a cursory check showed that this was disastrous, and that anything I had would be identified in a flash, so I've had to abandon that.

From now on, I may just have to stick to answering, rather than posting.

delbertgrady wrote: »

However, it's always been the case that if an actor or actress is recognisable in an image, or if there have been some clues (or a link), then there's nothing wrong with general Google detective work.

I've done this a few times. Most of the images posted I draw a complete blank on, but when you see one with an image of a place or person and you can't quite put your finger on it, it's infuriating! Checking imdb for that person's filmography or maybe films set in a certain place can remind you. I think that's fine, but googling the image name is pointless.

Most fun for me is posting or guessing some obscure screenshots from films that are well known. Hiding the lead actor just out of shot etc (the King of Comedy one a while back was a good example).

With one exception, all of my screenshots are taken from my own DVDs (have them all ripped one a HDD media player, which makes it easy), so the exact images wouldn't necessarily exist on the internet. Does this make them immune to googling? I am not sure.

Ok, I'm glad that general googling is allowed because I've felt like a complete film idiot compared to others here when I'm usually the "film guy". I'll be doing some detective style googling now.

I don't think anyone should stop posting because someone could cheat, I think everyone should have the benefit of the doubt. I was thinking I'd love to take Netflix screenshots in the hope it would be chea proof but not possible in work.

Anyway, back to screnshots, sure it's why we're all here

Have I inadvertantly given people a way to cheat they didn't previously know about?

You can google an image and it searches the look of the picture and gives back similar pictures. Or more often than not the exact pic on other websites like imdb with the title and even the name of the actor or character. It's pretty spot on and impressive.

Zeek12 wrote: »

That's never happened for me. What do you mean by googling an image exactly? I might Google particular actors or google on a clue that was given but I've never been served up an answer like that. It usually involves more searching and referencing Imdb

I feel like I'm giving the game away but this is a handy function for some scenarios in real life too.

Copy the image URL into google, it will return some random results or none but give you the option to Search the Image instead. Then it searches the look of the image and not the URL.