Posts by Anthony Smith3

goldenhound32 said:By "shame," I mean what Anthony Smith3 mentioned—that he views this sweepstakes as a way to promote the art of cinema itself. It would be a pity if it remained strictly limited to the action genre.

I jumped in because I let the excitement get the better of me... then reality set in. It occurred to me that I don't actually need these movies; I don't own a Blu-ray player, nor do I plan to, and when it comes to the action genre, I'm about as lost as a golfer on a basketball court.

LOL... when did I ever say that??

I definitely didn't say that... you just jumped to the wrong conclusion. I was talking about promoting the movie Expendables... and the forum itself as a whole...

Sure, sure...👍

Yeah... I also wanted to ask the admins if they could keep this thread open just a little longer, until the winners actually get their prizes in hand.👍

Regarding those image resolutions. Unfortunately... I couldn't track down some images in higher res, and Photobucket was giving me a hard time about it too. For example, with the spot-the-difference tasks, even though I uploaded high-res files every single time, Photobucket would end up shrinking them down to the exact size they ended up being here.🤷

As for the PM thing. Yeah... that would’ve made the game way more intense and challenging, and maybe I should have gone that route. But when I was first cooking up this whole quiz idea in my head, making all the answers public felt like the fairest way to do it... though, obviously... it turns out that’s exactly what invited all those copy/pasters. Still... even with all that... only a few real individuals actually stood out in the end.

About next time... who knows when that'll be, haha. I just got swept up in the hype for Expendables... and honestly, that movie was the reason this entire quiz was focused strictly on action flicks. Who knows... if I had organized a quiz around Avatar or Inception, it probably would've leaned toward SF or thrillers, centered around those specific crews...
therefore goldenhound32 and the rest of you who aren't big into action movies... don't sweat it... who knows what the theme will be next time. 😉

For now, I'm totally tapped out on ideas for tasks... but hey... maybe I'll pull something similar together by the end of the year. If anyone feels like organizing something similar on their own dime in the near future... I'd be all for it... I'd love to compete myself, haha.😁👍

Alright, finally done tallying up the points and picking the winners👍



therefore winner are the following:

1st PLACE - feralorca82 (54 points)
2nd PLACE - gentlebadger88 (52 points)
3rd PLACE - briskhound2 (48)

Congrats to the winners and thanks to everyone for playing👍 It sucks that some folks with a huge shot at winning dropped out during the final round. I'm looking specifically at ruggedfox28 and Ferstar who were fighting for third place until yesterday. I hope you didn't bail on purpose and just couldn't jump back in because life got in the way.

Ehh... there are still two things we need to sort out.

1. IMPRESSIONS

What did you guys think of this sweepstakes !!!!? What worked, what didn't, which questions were good or bad? If you could change anything, add stuff, or cut stuff, what would it be?
I'll take the blame for some of the hiccups, but that's because I put this whole thing together on a tight deadline and was making up tasks on the fly, trying my best every day to throw out something new, original, and actually challenging for you guys.

2. DISTRIBUTING PRIZES.

So, here's the deal. I ordered all the movies on the same day this sweepstakes !!!! kicked off, specifically on Monday, August 16th. They haven't hit my doorstep yet, so I'd ask the winners to hang tight for about a week (shipping usually takes a week and a half to two max). In the meantime, please shoot me a DM with your full name, address, and zip code. If any of the winners happen to be in Washington, D.C., we can just do a hand-off in person once the movies arrive, and I'll let you know here as soon as they show up. 👍

here are the correct answers for yesterday's challenges

QUESTION NO 14.

I'm calling this one the mosaic puzzle. There's a mosaic-style image below. You just have to guess which movie it is.

A correct answer gets you 3 points.

There's also a bonus round worth 3 total bonus points (1 point per correct answer), regardless of whether you nailed the main question. Of course, you only get these if your bonus answers are right; otherwise, you lose the point. If you miss the main question, you take a -1 hit which then applies to your bonus score. For example: Main question wrong (-1) + all three bonus questions right (+3) = 2 points total. Get everything right, and you walk away with 6 points.

The catch is, you HAVE to answer the main question to be eligible for the bonus points. If you skip the main one, I won't count your bonus guesses.



ANSWER:
Question 14: die hard 2

Bonus question:

1. The Fifth element
2. The delta Force
3. The Mechanik

QUESTION NO 15.

Below is an image where three different shots from three different action movies have been mashed together. Can you identify all three? Getting all three right earns you 3 points, two right gives you 2, and one right gets you 1.

One thing though: send your answers EXCLUSIVELY to my PMs. Just post "done" here so everyone knows you've submitted yours, and I'll post all the entries here on the forum tomorrow.

ANSWER:
1- Death Wish
2- Lone Wolf McQuade
3- True Lies



QUESTION NO 16.

Alright, here's another mosaic-style image. Guess the movie.

A correct answer earns 3 points.

There's also a bonus round worth 3 total bonus points (1 point each), independent of your main answer's accuracy. Naturally, you only get credit if the bonus answers are actually right. If you miss the main question, you get a -1 penalty applied to your bonus points. So, if you miss the main question (-1) but hit all three bonuses (+3), your total is 2. Get them all perfect, and you get 6.

Keep in mind, you MUST provide an answer to the main question to qualify for the bonus round. No main answer, no bonus points.



ANSWER:
Question no 16: Maximum Risk

Bonus question:

1. Death Warrant
2. I Come In Peace
3. Daylight

QUESTION NO 17.

Take a look at the image below and try to guess which action flick it is.

Getting it right earns you 3 points.

Post your answers right here.

ANSWER: Death Wish 3



QUESTION NO 18.

How many differences can you spot in the image below? Just a heads up: do NOT mark, describe, or mention them! Simply find them, count them up, and drop the total number. Tomorrow, I'll confirm how many there actually are and point out where they're hiding.

ANSWER: 10


Alright, time to announce the winner... stay tuned. hehe 😁

Hey everyone👍

Well... the sweepstakes is over🙂 Sadly for me, but lucky for you, the shoot I was supposed to be at all weekend just fell through, so I can announce the winners today instead.👍

First, I'll list all the entries for questions 15 and 16 so everyone can see who guessed what...

QUESTION 15
Matthew Anderson4

Matthew Anderson4 said:Infernal Affairs and The Departed. Don't know the third one (though honestly, I probably don't know the first two either 😁)

Jason Jones2

Jason Jones2 said:I don't really have the time to study these pictures and deal with the headache, so I'm just giving an answer for one movie from the list 😁

1. Lone Wolf McQuade

briskhound2

briskhound2 said:15

Death Wish
Lone Wolf McQuade

feralorca82

feralorca82 said:1. Lone Wolf McQuade
2. In the Line of Fire
3. Death Wish

gentlebadger88

gentlebadger88 said:Answer to question 15:

1. Lone Wolf McQuade
2. Dirty Harry (maybe)
3. don't know

QUESTION 16
David Price5

David Price5 said:Crank in the picture

Death Warrant (1990)
I Come in Peace (1990)
daylight

Jason Jones2

Jason Jones2 said:Crank

1. Death Warrant
2. I Come In Peace
3. Daylight

Matthew Anderson4

Matthew Anderson4 said:Crank

Death Warrant
A Bomb In Place Daylight 🤣
Daylight

gentlebadger88

gentlebadger88 said:Answer to question no 16:

from Paris with Love (not sure where that came from, can barely see the screen so whatever)

Answer to bonus question:

Death Warrant
I Come In Peace
Daylight

briskhound2

briskhound2 said:16

Fast & Furious (honestly have no clue which movie this could be)

I COME IN PEACE
DEATH WARRANT
DAYLIGHT

feralorca82

feralorca82 said:hard Target bonus 1. Death Warrant 2. and Come in Peace 3. Daylight 😕

Bonus
1. Death Warrant
2. I Come In Peace
3. Daylight

here is the final question for this sweepstakes !!!! 👍

QUESTION NO 18.

How many differences can you spot in the image below? Whatever you do, don't mark, describe, or mention them! Just find them, add them up, and drop the total number. Tomorrow, I'll confirm how many there actually are and point out where they're hiding.


Enjoy the game. Hopefully, someone else will be brave enough to tackle those previous two questions too...

I'm off to watch Expendables 😁 😁

gentlebadger88 said:17. Death Wish 3

I think I’ve finally wrapped my head around the previous 2, but I’m holding off on posting anything until I’ve truly nailed down the whole picture... How many more questions are left in this thing?

Just one more to go and then it's over... game over.👍

Giving up already??

Here's another one for you. It's a puzzle again.

QUESTION NO 17.

Your job is to look at the image below and guess which action movie it is.

The right answer gets you 3 points.

Just post your answers right here. 👍

Man... you guys are stuck on this one because I've only gotten two replies so far...

Let's move on to the next task. It's another mosaic challenge. And yeah, there's another bonus round included...

QUESTION NO. 16.

Alright, check out the mosaic image below. Your job is to figure out which movie it is.

Getting it right earns you 3 points.

There’s also a bonus round worth 3 extra points (1 point per correct answer), regardless of whether you nail the main question or not. Of course, you only get those if your bonus answers are actually right. If you miss them, you lose the point. Also, if you get the main question wrong, you take a -1 hit which gets subtracted from your bonus total. For example: Main question wrong (-1) + three correct bonus answers (3) = 2 points total. If everything is perfect, you walk away with 6 points.

The catch is, you HAVE to provide an answer to the main question first, otherwise, I won't even look at your bonus guesses.



BONUS QUESTION

Which action movies are these?

_ea__--W__ra__
_--_om_--_n--P__c_
D__li__t

This time, send your answers EXCLUSIVELY to my PM. Just post "done" here so everyone knows you've submitted, and I'll post all the entries on the forum tomorrow.

rustyscout34 said:But who's actually helping now? 🙂 🙂

Literally nobody.😉

gentlebadger88 said:Man, I seriously can't stand these kinds of tasks where you can't see a single thing :S

Look... you guys have been doing pretty well so far🙂

Just sharpen your eyes and lock onto one of the images. If you spot a detail you recognize... it'll just jump out at you...

David Price5 said:Just upload a larger image. Don't be stingy with us! ;-)

I don't have a bigger shot. If I did... I'd post it, just like I did for that Die Hard spot the difference game...

Matthew Anderson4 said:Man, you can barely even see that third movie at the bottom. The shot in the gun shop and the guy in the red shirt look fine, but that third one? Ugh.😁

Look, nothing ever runs perfectly smooth...😁

Time for a new challenge... and it's another "crossword" style puzzle 😁

QUESTION NO. 15

In the image below, I've mashed together three different shots from three different action movies. My question is: which movies am I looking at? Getting all three right earns you 3 points, two correct answers gets you 2 points, and just one right gets you 1 point.

But heads up—this time you have to send your answers EXCLUSIVELY via PM to me. Just post "done" here on the thread so everyone knows you've entered the sweepstakes !!!! I'll be posting all the entries here tomorrow.

rustyscout34 said:sorry, I just can't help myself (plus, the first time wasn't strictly defined). 🙂

Go ahead, just dock me -3 points or whatever. 😉

You go ahead and play; just dump all those penalties and negative points on me. 👍

@rustyscout34

I’d usually hand out a penalty for stuff like this... and honestly, I might just do it.😉

This isn't even the first time you've pulled this move. First, it was when you started bringing up those differences in the first photo—even though it was strictly against the rules to mention them... and now we're here.

David Price5 said:Regarding the post above, I believe we should award two additional points to the winner (specifically for whoever correctly identifies the first image and the titles):😉

Look, I’m sticking with my decision. Either way... you’re already winning if you get 2 or more right... it just depends on how much.👍

gentlebadger88 said:What if we totally butcher the movie title in the picture but somehow nail the bonus question perfectly?

If that happens, you get -1 point on the main question, which then gets added to your bonus points. For example: Main question is wrong, so that's -1. All three bonus questions are right, so that's 3 points. Total = 2, since that -1 wipes out one of the bonus points.
If everything is spot on, you walk away with 6 points.👍

It's a risk...but...no guts no glory😁

Just updated the rules to include that. Totally slipped my mind earlier.