Archive for Christmas 2005

Christmas Wrap Up

Thanks everyone for playing the Christmas Edition of Shot by Shot. A new game will begin Tuesday (the 3rd). The final answers and final scoreboard are below!

No. 24 was “The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring” (Peter Jackson, 2001).

No. 23 was “Wicker Park” (Paul McGuigan, 2004).

No. 22 was “Willow” (Ron Howard, 1988).

No. 21 was “Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events” (Brad Silberling, 2004).

No. 20 was “National Treasure” (Jon Turteltaub, 2004).

No. 19 was “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” (Jeremiah S. Chechik, 1989).

No. 18 was “Steel Magnolias” (Herbert Ross, 1989).

No. 17 was “12 Monkeys” (Terry Gilliam, 1996).

No. 16 was “Sleepless in Seattle” (Nora Ephron, 1993).

No. 15 was “When Harry Met Sally” (Rob Reiner, 1989).

No. 14 was “Rushmore” (Wes Anderson, 1998).

No. 13 was “The Talented Mr. Ripley” (Anthony Minghella, 1999).

No. 12 was “Edward Scissorhands” (Tim Burton, 1990).

No. 11 was “Mean Girls” (Mark Waters, 2004).

No. 10 was “A Little Princess” (Alfonso Cuarón, 1995).

No. 9 was “Auntie Mame” (Morton DaCosta, 1958).

No. 8 was “Cold Mountain” (Anthony Minghella, 2003).

No. 7 was “Bridget Jones’s Diary” (Sharon Maguire, 2001).

No. 6 was “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” (Alfonso Cuarón, 2004).

No. 5 was “The Last Samurai” (Edward Zwick, 2003).

No. 4 was “Tim Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas” (Henry Selick, 1993).

No. 3 was “White Christmas” (Michael Curtiz, 1954 — in VistaVision!).

No. 2 was “Prancer” (John D. Hancock, 1989).

No. 1 was “The Santa Clause” (John Pasquin, 1994).

Final Scoreboard

1. Moe 19
2. CindyLouWho 12
Coasterboy 12
joechummer 12
rumplefin 12
6. monsieurxander 11
smoothmusic 11
8. Alexis 10
vistavision 10
10. Hillary 7
11. Brad 6
12. drunkpoet 5
13. spygrl1 4
14. ctod 3
15. iPapio 2
16. anthony 1
Points possible 24
Total players 38

Comments

No. 24

This is the last shot of the Christmas Series! Answers to all the shots currently open to guessing (#19-#24) will be posted on January 2nd (I figure everyone could use an extra day of guessing over New Years weekend).

Happy guessing!


8 correct guesses so far.

No. 18 was “Steel Magnolias” (Herbert Ross, 1989). Buy it from Amazon or add it to your Nexflix queue.

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No. 23

A Christmas Prize will be offered for first place — what that prize is will depend on who wins, so keep guessing.


7 correct guesses so far.

No. 17 was “12 Monkeys” (Terry Gilliam, 1996). Buy it from Amazon or add it to your Nexflix queue.

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No. 22

A Christmas Prize will be offered for first place — what that prize is will depend on who wins, so keep guessing. Moe is in the lead by a handful of points, but it’s still anyone’s game!


7 correct guesses so far.

No. 16 was “Sleepless in Seattle” (Nora Ephron, 1993). Buy it from Amazon or add it to your Nexflix queue.

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No. 21

A Christmas Prize will be offered for first place — what that prize is will depend on who wins, so keep guessing. Moe is in the lead by a handful of points, but it’s still anyone’s game!


8 correct guesses so far.

No. 15 was “When Harry Met Sally” (Rob Reiner, 1989). Buy it from Amazon or add it to your Nexflix queue.

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No. 20

A Christmas Prize will be offered for first place — what that prize is will depend on who wins, so keep guessing.


5 correct guesses so far.

No. 14 was “Rushmore” (Wes Anderson, 1998). Buy it from Amazon or add it to your Nexflix queue.

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No. 19

Hope everyone had a safe and happy holiday!

A Christmas Prize will be offered for first place — what that prize is will depend on who wins, so keep guessing.


9 correct guesses so far.

No. 13 was “The Talented Mr. Ripley” (Anthony Minghella, 1999). Buy it from Amazon or add it to your Nexflix queue.

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No. 18

Thank you Cindy for your kind donation!

A Christmas Prize will be offered for first place — what that prize is will depend on who wins, so keep guessing.


1 correct guesses so far.

No. 12 was “Edward Scissorhands” (Tim Burton, 1990). Buy it from Amazon or add it to your Nexflix queue.

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