Is the title three words or longer?
#2: Yes.
Is it an American film?
Oh! Of course! I have the DVD, and watch it at least twice a week.
Not to sound bitter or anything, but I think that this game might work better if we exclude really obscure art films. Not that we need to be all Hollywood Blockbuster, but let’s keep it within the realm of solvable by most moviegoers.
OK, OK, fine. You really should watch it if Netflix ever gets it in their inventory, it’s really interesting. (Try taking notes at the same time, that’s a trip.)
I’ll save the really obscure stuff for ArchiveGuy. I promise not to use the other movie I was thinking of using, Thomas In Love, if I’m up again.
#3: Yes.
I will. And, I mean, no worries, but sheesh. That was pretty obscure.
Gukumatz, is it a comedy?
Would it generally be considered a blockbuster?
#4: No.
#5: No.
If I were to look for it in a video store, might I find it in Drama, Documentary, or Animation?
Has its director ever won an Oscar?
#6: No.
#7: No.
Is it something that children might enjoy?
#8: No.
(That calls for speculation, though. I was tempted to answer yes because I certainly enjoyed it as a child, but I really wouldn’t take that as a general indicator)
OK, so I take it that it is not a kid’s movie. We can safely assume that it is not Shrek. Gotcha.
Does it have either an original or adapted screenplay?
How is that a Yes or No question? Is there a third kind?
And I have to disagree about garygnu’s excellent choice. Combat is far from obscure (it was directed by Luc Besson, for pete’s sake–not exactly an unknown in the U.S.); it’s quite well-known among film buffs, which is why I head-smacked myself. It’s got 1300 votes on IMDB, which is more than a number of French classics (The Sorrow and the Pity, A Day in the Country, The Mother and the Whore) have.
None of which I’ve ever heard of, so there ya go.
Did it have an original screenplay?
Yes. Some movies have no screenplay at all. Documentaries, for one example. What I’m really trying to find out is if it’s scripted.
Well, we’d already ruled out Documentaries from one of your previous questions, so…
Was it made after 1984?