Guess A Movie!

Alan Smithee

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Dec 27, 2019, 11:59:27 PM12/27/19

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It's similar to Akinator. You think of a movie, answer some questions
and see if the algorithm can guess the movie title.

http://filmillion.com

anim8rfsk

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Dec 28, 2019, 12:46:15 AM12/28/19

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Well I stumped it with Blake Edward's SUNSET, which it turns out it didn't
have in it's database at all. So I added it and some questions; it says it
will get it next time.

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John Doe

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Dec 28, 2019, 1:04:29 AM12/28/19

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I stumped it on the first try with Silent Movie (1976).
Seems to me the questions were off.

Bice

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Dec 28, 2019, 10:00:25 AM12/28/19

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On Sat, 28 Dec 2019 00:59:22 -0400, Alan Smithee <al...@last.inc>
wrote:

>It's similar to Akinator. You think of a movie, answer some questions
>and see if the algorithm can guess the movie title.
>
>http://filmillion.com

I tried it with Dark Star. It got it, but took 34 questions to figure
it out.

There were several questions that would need a "partially" button as
the answer, like "Is the movie about an alien".

-- Bob

Ian J. Ball

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Dec 28, 2019, 12:52:31 PM12/28/19

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On 2019-12-28 05:46:12 +0000, anim8rfsk said:

> Fri, 27 Dec 2019 21:59:22 -0700 Alan Smithee<al...@last.inc> wrote:
>
>> It's similar to Akinator. You think of a movie, answer some questions
>> and see if the algorithm can guess the movie title.
>>
>> http://filmillion.com
>
> Well I stumped it with Blake Edward's SUNSET, which it turns out it didn't
> have in it's database at all. So I added it and some questions; it says it
> will get it next time.

I was able to stump it with "YellowBrickRoad" (which apparently was in
its datebase). I thought about also trying "Chemical Peel", but if
"YellowBrickRoad" stumped it, I'm quite sure "Chemical Peel" would...

Maybe I'll try "What Keeps You Alive" or "It Stains the Sands Red"...
OK, "What Keeps You Alive" wasn't in there - I added that one, and
three questions.

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anim8rfsk

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Dec 28, 2019, 1:48:06 PM12/28/19

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There are 5 buttons, including 'not sure'

Ted Nolan <tednolan>

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Dec 28, 2019, 1:51:49 PM12/28/19

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In article <0001HW.23B7DAE309...@NEWS.EASYNEWS.COM>,

anim8rfsk <anim...@cox.net> wrote:
>Sat, 28 Dec 2019 08:00:20 -0700 Bice<eich...@comcastsucks.net> wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 28 Dec 2019 00:59:22 -0400, Alan Smithee<al...@last.inc>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > It's similar to Akinator. You think of a movie, answer some questions
>> > and see if the algorithm can guess the movie title.
>> >
>> > http://filmillion.com
>>
>> I tried it with Dark Star. It got it, but took 34 questions to figure
>> it out.
>>
>> There were several questions that would need a "partially" button as
>> the answer, like "Is the movie about an alien".
>>
>> -- Bob
>
>There are 5 buttons, including 'not sure'
>

It's partially about a beach-ball...
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Arthur Lipscomb

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Dec 28, 2019, 1:55:49 PM12/28/19

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On 12/28/2019 9:52 AM, Ian J. Ball wrote:
> On 2019-12-28 05:46:12 +0000, anim8rfsk said:
>
>> Fri, 27 Dec 2019 21:59:22 -0700 Alan Smithee<al...@last.inc> wrote:
>>
>>> It's similar to Akinator. You think of a movie, answer some questions
>>> and see if the algorithm can guess the movie title.
>>>
>>> http://filmillion.com
>>
>> Well I stumped it with Blake Edward's SUNSET, which it turns out it
>> didn't
>> have in it's database at all. So I added it and some questions; it
>> says it
>> will get it next time.
>
> I was able to stump it with "YellowBrickRoad" (which apparently was in
> its datebase). I thought about also trying "Chemical Peel", but if
> "YellowBrickRoad" stumped it, I'm quite sure "Chemical Peel" would...
>
> Maybe I'll try "What Keeps You Alive" or "It Stains the Sands Red"...
> OK, "What Keeps You Alive" wasn't in there - I added that one, and three
> questions.
>
>

It accurately guessed the animated, "Transformers: The movie" in 16
tries. I'm a little surprised that's even in it's database. I haven't
thought of another one yet. I'm leaning towards something even more
obscure, but I don't want to waste my time on something not in it's
database.

anim8rfsk

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Dec 28, 2019, 2:08:44 PM12/28/19

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Sat, 28 Dec 2019 10:52:27 -0700 Ian J. Ball<IJB...@mac.invalid> wrote:

> On 2019-12-28 05:46:12 +0000, anim8rfsk said:
>
> > Fri, 27 Dec 2019 21:59:22 -0700 Alan Smithee<al...@last.inc> wrote:
> >
> > > It's similar to Akinator. You think of a movie, answer some questions
> > > and see if the algorithm can guess the movie title.
> > >
> > > http://filmillion.com
> >
> > Well I stumped it with Blake Edward's SUNSET, which it turns out it didn't
> > have in it's database at all. So I added it and some questions; it says it
> > will get it next time.
>
> I was able to stump it with "YellowBrickRoad" (which apparently was in
> its datebase). I thought about also trying "Chemical Peel", but if
> "YellowBrickRoad" stumped it, I'm quite sure "Chemical Peel" would...
>
> Maybe I'll try "What Keeps You Alive" or "It Stains the Sands Red"...
> OK, "What Keeps You Alive" wasn't in there - I added that one, and
> three questions.

"Guy, some more great news! Now Filmillion is available for iOS in the Apple
App Store!"

Now we can play anytime!

Hmm. I wonder how it does at differentiating BATMAN movies. I'm thinking of
BATMAN 1966
Advanced gadgets? Yes
Fictitious world? Aren't they all?
Uncommon or fictional beings? Duh
Criminal activity? Hell yes
Are there any children? Hmm. Going for 'not sure'
Is the main character the owner of a big corporation? Yikes. Is the Wayne
Foundation a corporation?
OMG
I thought it had me, asking about bad guys and action, and then it guessed
THE CORE
WTaF?
Continue!
Are crimes prevented? Hmm. Solved, avenged ... oh, the dolphin keeps Batman
from being killed. Yes.
HIGH ANXIETY
What!?!?!?!? NO!
Does the hero start out as an underdog? NO
And .. it gave up. WTF?
Well, it has Batman: The Movie in it's database. It just was still stumped.
"Add three questions"
Is there any gratuitous wall climbing?
Do any dolphins sacrifice themselves?
Are there some days you can't just get rid of a bomb?

Dimensional Traveler

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Dec 28, 2019, 2:24:46 PM12/28/19

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On 12/27/2019 9:46 PM, anim8rfsk wrote:
> Fri, 27 Dec 2019 21:59:22 -0700 Alan Smithee<al...@last.inc> wrote:
>
>> It's similar to Akinator. You think of a movie, answer some questions
>> and see if the algorithm can guess the movie title.
>>
>> http://filmillion.com
>
> Well I stumped it with Blake Edward's SUNSET, which it turns out it didn't
> have in it's database at all. So I added it and some questions; it says it
> will get it next time.
>

I stumped it with '54'.

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moviePig

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Dec 28, 2019, 2:36:44 PM12/28/19

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'The Prisoner' (ca 1967)?

Ian J. Ball

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Dec 28, 2019, 2:50:21 PM12/28/19

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On 2019-12-28 19:24:45 +0000, Dimensional Traveler said:

> On 12/27/2019 9:46 PM, anim8rfsk wrote:
>> Fri, 27 Dec 2019 21:59:22 -0700 Alan Smithee<al...@last.inc> wrote:
>>
>>> It's similar to Akinator. You think of a movie, answer some questions
>>> and see if the algorithm can guess the movie title.
>>>
>>> http://filmillion.com
>>
>> Well I stumped it with Blake Edward's SUNSET, which it turns out it didn't
>> have in it's database at all. So I added it and some questions; it says it
>> will get it next time.
>>
> I stumped it with '54'.

Impressively, it got "Home Alone" pretty quickly.

I'm going to try something older now...

OK, I stumped it with "The Snake Pit" because it wasn't in the database
- somewhat impressively, it came up with "Girl, Interrupted" (which is
close!), even though I told it the film was "black & white"?

Ian J. Ball

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Dec 28, 2019, 2:51:34 PM12/28/19

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On 2019-12-28 19:24:45 +0000, Dimensional Traveler said:

> On 12/27/2019 9:46 PM, anim8rfsk wrote:
>> Fri, 27 Dec 2019 21:59:22 -0700 Alan Smithee<al...@last.inc> wrote:
>>
>>> It's similar to Akinator. You think of a movie, answer some questions
>>> and see if the algorithm can guess the movie title.
>>>
>>> http://filmillion.com
>>
>> Well I stumped it with Blake Edward's SUNSET, which it turns out it didn't
>> have in it's database at all. So I added it and some questions; it says it
>> will get it next time.
>>
> I stumped it with '54'.

And it nailed "Casablanca" in less than 10 questions, I think! ;)

Ian J. Ball

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Dec 28, 2019, 2:58:01 PM12/28/19

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On 2019-12-28 19:51:30 +0000, Ian J. Ball said:

> On 2019-12-28 19:24:45 +0000, Dimensional Traveler said:
>
>> On 12/27/2019 9:46 PM, anim8rfsk wrote:
>>> Fri, 27 Dec 2019 21:59:22 -0700 Alan Smithee<al...@last.inc> wrote:
>>>
>>>> It's similar to Akinator. You think of a movie, answer some questions
>>>> and see if the algorithm can guess the movie title.
>>>>
>>>> http://filmillion.com
>>>
>>> Well I stumped it with Blake Edward's SUNSET, which it turns out it
>>> didn't have in it's database at all. So I added it and some questions;
>>> it says it will get it next time.
>>>
>> I stumped it with '54'.
>
> And it nailed "Casablanca" in less than 10 questions, I think! ;)

Wow - it even got "Silent Running" pretty quickly. This is pretty good...

anim8rfsk

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Sat, 28 Dec 2019 11:51:45 -0700 t...@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan<tednolan>
wrote:

hee hee

anim8rfsk

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Dec 28, 2019, 3:45:55 PM12/28/19

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Sat, 28 Dec 2019 11:55:44 -0700 Arthur Lipscomb<art...@alum.calberkeley.org>
wrote:

Try 20000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954). I bet you stump it.

Mack A. Damia

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On Sat, 28 Dec 2019 13:45:52 -0700, anim8rfsk <anim...@cox.net>
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I tried "Man Hunt" (1941).

Got tired of playing. Went through three times without guessing it.

Ant

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Dec 28, 2019, 11:57:06 PM12/28/19

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Bah. It couldn't guess Antz and Rise of Skywalker (not even in its database). :P
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Dec 29, 2019, 12:41:14 AM12/29/19

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I think it took 42 questions to figure out "Goldfinger," guessing "Skyfall" first, which was odd because I told it the film had NOT been produced in the 21 Century.

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Dec 29, 2019, 2:29:57 AM12/29/19

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I've generally done that... But I think the first time I got to put in
the three questions, at least one of the ones I entered was "new". I
dunno if the system will accept new questions like that or not...

(They certainly need to fix some of the current questions, like "Is it
Crime?"(?!??!)...)

anim8rfsk

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Dec 29, 2019, 3:07:08 AM12/29/19

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Sat, 28 Dec 2019 23:48:48 -0700 Dimensional Traveler<dtr...@sonic.net>
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Sure you can. It will try to autofill, but if you just type, it lets you
input your own.

anim8rfsk

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Dec 29, 2019, 3:50:40 AM12/29/19

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It dared me to try SUNSET again, assuring me it would get it with the help of
my shiny new questions.
Right now it's guessing Escape from Alcatraz ...
After asking if Julianne Moore was in it, it guessed The Way Back
It asked one more question - is it an adventure movie - and gave up.
But it says SUNSET is now in the database!

So I try Hudson Hawk
after 50 questions it makes it's first guess: The Princess Bride
It asks one more question - is there a wedding in the film - and gives up.
Hudson Hawk *is* in the database, so I don't get to add questions.

So I'll try the 1951 The Thing
Is the main character a woman? Damn, that's a tough one - she is top billed.
And it guesses The Abyss. Huh. Those two *do* have a lot in common, don't
they ...
After asking if Laura Dern is in it (huh?) it guesses Predator
It asks - again - if it is an adventure film and if it has any aliens in it
and guesses Buckaroo Bonzai
It asks one more question - was it produced in the 20th Century - and gives
up
it suggests it might have been
Rocky Horror
War of the Worlds (the bad remake)
The Time Machine (the bad remake)
Critters
King Kong (the 21st Century version)
Sphere
Deep Blue Sea
The Thing! But the 1982 version
Killer Klowns
Tremors
nope to all
The Thing is in it's database

Okay, HATARI!
After 46 very odd questions it guesses That Thing You Do! (well, it got the
exclamation part right)
It's next question is are there animals in it ... I'm thinking it's got me,
but no
It guesses Office Space. Does that really have a lot of animals in it?
It gives up. Hatari! was in it's database.

Twelve O'Clock High
It guesses Saving Private Ryan. Harumph.
It starts asking the same questions over and over and guesses The Green
Berets
It gives up. Twelve O'Clock High *was* in it's database

Okay, Jurassic Park. That ought to be big enough for it:
Wow. After asking if Harrison Ford was in it, it guessed correctly at
question 17.

Looks like it wants big films. Okay, Star Wars
Wow, on question 4 it asks "was it released in 1977" - it obviously has me. I
say 'yes' and it asks if it's the second film of a trilogy. Gah!
Then after asking "is it crime" it guesses Star Wars on question 15.

Camelot
Several times I'm sure it's got it, but then it goes off on tangents. It
makes it's first guess at question 50: Remains of the Day (is that a
musical?)
It guesses Excalibur (so close!)
It gives up
Camelot is *not* in it's database.
I submit it, and it asks me to add 3 questions
It doesn't know who Richard Harris is

A Friend

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Dec 29, 2019, 1:59:49 PM12/29/19

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In article <0001HW.23B8A05C0A...@NEWS.EASYNEWS.COM>,

anim8rfsk <anim...@cox.net> wrote:

> The Time Machine (the bad remake)

ARRRRGHHH!!!

I still have to wash my eyes out every so often after that one, and
it's been like 17 years.

Arthur Lipscomb

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Dec 29, 2019, 2:39:56 PM12/29/19

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I keep meaning to rewatch this (I'm assuming you mean from Outer Space).

> Tremors
> nope to all
> The Thing is in it's database
>
> Okay, HATARI!
> After 46 very odd questions it guesses That Thing You Do! (well, it got the
> exclamation part right)
> It's next question is are there animals in it ... I'm thinking it's got me,
> but no
> It guesses Office Space. Does that really have a lot of animals in it?
> It gives up. Hatari! was in it's database.
>
> Twelve O'Clock High
> It guesses Saving Private Ryan. Harumph.
> It starts asking the same questions over and over and guesses The Green
> Berets
> It gives up. Twelve O'Clock High *was* in it's database
>
>

Seeing this, I decided to see if it could guess Three O'Clock High. I'm
impressed that it was able to in 26 guesses. It never even asked if the
movie took place in a school.

moviePig

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Dec 29, 2019, 4:32:28 PM12/29/19

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Well, for a century-and-a-quarter, *nobody* has attempted H.G. Well's
compelling coda to his time-travels:

"I cannot convey the sense of abominable desolation that hung over
the world. The red eastern sky, the northward blackness, the salt Dead
Sea, the stony beach crawling with these foul, slow-stirring monsters,
the uniform poisonous-looking green of the lichenous plants, the thin
air that hurts one's lungs: all contributed to an appalling effect..."

anim8rfsk

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Dec 29, 2019, 4:47:51 PM12/29/19

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I will say that the game associates the wrong posters with the films. For
instance, for Zorro, it's really got the 1920 version in it's database, but
the poster is for the 1940 version. They have the poster for the bad remake
of The Time Machine, but who knows what movie they actually have. Maybe the
even worse one with Priscilla Barnes.

anim8rfsk

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Dec 29, 2019, 4:57:38 PM12/29/19

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Sun, 29 Dec 2019 12:39:50 -0700 Arthur Lipscomb<art...@alum.calberkeley.org>
wrote:

Yes

> > Tremors
> > nope to all
> > The Thing is in it's database
> >
> > Okay, HATARI!
> > After 46 very odd questions it guesses That Thing You Do! (well, it got the
> > exclamation part right)
> > It's next question is are there animals in it ... I'm thinking it's got me,
> > but no
> > It guesses Office Space. Does that really have a lot of animals in it?
> > It gives up. Hatari! was in it's database.
> >
> > Twelve O'Clock High
> > It guesses Saving Private Ryan. Harumph.
> > It starts asking the same questions over and over and guesses The Green
> > Berets
> > It gives up. Twelve O'Clock High *was* in it's database
>
> Seeing this, I decided to see if it could guess Three O'Clock High. I'm
> impressed that it was able to in 26 guesses. It never even asked if the
> movie took place in a school.

Hmmm. I wonder what it would make of TO SIR WITH LOVE
Good God. It started out assuming a horror movie, and all it's guesses
reflect that, and I'm clicking 'no' to every question
And it guessed Hoosiers
It asked if the main character was black
then it asked if he dies
then it asked if it was played by Samuel L. Jackson
then it guessed Good Will Hunting
it asked if it was about winter sports and gave up
and ... To Sir With Love is in it's database, but it asked me to add three
questions anyway.

The Horny Goat

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Dec 29, 2019, 9:22:01 PM12/29/19

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On Sat, 28 Dec 2019 22:11:41 -0800, Ian J. Ball <IJB...@mac.invalid>
wrote:

>Clearly, the system still has some bugs...
>
>But it amused me when it was trying to get it to figure out "Lord of
>the Rings" for me that it aske "Does Sean Bean die in this film?" Heh!

Well given Bean has died in Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones and
Sharpe's Waterloo it's not really so amazing the question gets asked.

He's almost becoming typecast with death scenes (though to be fair
Waterloo is at the very tail end of a series while the other two were
quite early on)

A Friend

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Dec 29, 2019, 10:20:05 PM12/29/19

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In article <0001HW.23B958CF0A...@NEWS.EASYNEWS.COM>,

anim8rfsk <anim...@cox.net> wrote:

> Hmmm. I wonder what it would make of TO SIR WITH LOVE
> Good God. It started out assuming a horror movie, and all it's guesses
> reflect that, and I'm clicking 'no' to every question
> And it guessed Hoosiers
> It asked if the main character was black
> then it asked if he dies
> then it asked if it was played by Samuel L. Jackson
> then it guessed Good Will Hunting
> it asked if it was about winter sports and gave up
> and ... To Sir With Love is in it's database, but it asked me to add three
> questions anyway.

I think it's great how these guys figured out how to have users build
them a movie database for free.

I tried "Quest for Love" because I thought an obscure film would
challenge it. I didn't know "The Sound of Music" would challenge it.

Ian J. Ball

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Dec 29, 2019, 10:37:10 PM12/29/19

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Actually, it got "The Sound of Music" pretty quickly, which surprised
me because it never asked if the film was a musical... In fact, I don't
think I've ever gotten "Is ths film a musical?" question...

Ian J. Ball

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Dec 29, 2019, 10:43:57 PM12/29/19

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On 2019-12-30 03:37:07 +0000, Ian J. Ball said:

> On 2019-12-30 03:19:58 +0000, A Friend said:
>
>> In article <0001HW.23B958CF0A...@NEWS.EASYNEWS.COM>,
>> anim8rfsk <anim...@cox.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Hmmm. I wonder what it would make of TO SIR WITH LOVE
>>> Good God. It started out assuming a horror movie, and all it's guesses
>>> reflect that, and I'm clicking 'no' to every question
>>> And it guessed Hoosiers
>>> It asked if the main character was black
>>> then it asked if he dies
>>> then it asked if it was played by Samuel L. Jackson
>>> then it guessed Good Will Hunting
>>> it asked if it was about winter sports and gave up
>>> and ... To Sir With Love is in it's database, but it asked me to add three
>>> questions anyway.
>>
>> I think it's great how these guys figured out how to have users build
>> them a movie database for free.
>>
>> I tried "Quest for Love" because I thought an obscure film would
>> challenge it. I didn't know "The Sound of Music" would challenge it.
>
> Actually, it got "The Sound of Music" pretty quickly, which surprised
> me because it never asked if the film was a musical... In fact, I don't
> think I've ever gotten "Is ths film a musical?" question...

On the other hand, it's choked *hard core* on "An American in Paris",
which should be easy to solve if it just asked the right questions...
:/

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42 guesses for The Sound of Music though I don't understand why #40
and #41 were 'is the main character a woman?' followed by 'is the main
character a man' (having previously established the main character was
not a child)

edrh...@hotmail.com

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Jan 13, 2020, 6:04:04 PM1/13/20

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(Quote)

It didn't have The Sign of the Cross (1932) or The Sterile Cuckoo (1969).
It's guesses always seemed to be 80s or later.

(End)

No "Sterile Cuckoo?" That's a GREAT movie!