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CineQuote: still playable in a post-apocalyptic wasteland.
Hey, new CQ Feature just dropped!
Learning can be fun! Or fun can be educational. Either way…
We’re constantly trying to tinker with the app with the goal of improving CineQuote in big ways and small. To wit, we added a little bonus feature that will show movies that won, or were nominated for Academy Awards. Sure, you can always head to Wikipedia or IMDB and deep dive any movie, but we thought it might be cool addition to the CineQuote experience to either learn something new or be reminded of something old that’s Oscar-related. Let us know via the Feedback button whether you like the new feature or hate it with the fire of a thousand suns.
Lastly, welcome aboard to all our new CQ Members! And special thanks to those who are O.G.s. We’re so happy you signed up. In addition to all the bonus features and extra games to play, the Triple Play below is for our Members. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
But of course everyone reading this is welcome to try their luck at the One Shot.
Alrighty. Let’s talk numbers:
Last Week’s Highlights
Highest Win Percentage87.3% | Lowest Win Percentage44.8%  Rising Sun (1993) |
Tale as old as time
Song as old as rhyme
Beauty and the Beast… (CRUSHING ON CINEQUOTE)
Topping the week is BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, or BATB if you fancy, BTB if you are texting or A Szépség és a Szörnyeteg if you’re Hungarian. Surprised this wasn’t even a little higher than 87% but we’re assuming some players (are we looking at you?) went too quick when selecting from the dropdown and slapped in there the live-action remake even though they “KNEW” it was from the 1991 animated version. Actually the top three incorret guesses were all NON-animated versions of BATB. Slow down. There’s no timer. Pick the right one, fam.
We would have accepted ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BEAST.
Speaking of movies from the 90s that focus on the danger of judging by appearances… RISING SUN took the low spot on the totem this week. This was in that post-Jurassic Park era where Hollywood said, “to hell with it, adapt EVERYTHING Michael Crichton wrote and do it NOW.” They never actually say “Rising Sun” in this movie so guessing “uh.. Japanese… murder… ummmm.. Connery … movie?” did not help people. Admittedly, this should have been a Sunday Stumper. Gomen nasai. Do you want something easy on Sunday to make up for it?
 | Ace of the Week22.1%"I don't mean to intrude, but I've lost my horse." |
Disney, you cryogenically frozen scoundrel, you. Uncle Walt is such a frequent inhabitant of the top Ace spot, we’re gonna need to do one word quotes from now on.
Belle’s father (we ain’t calling him Maurice) seems like the kind of guy to chronically imperil his daughter. Before the movie starts, there are probably several hundred situations deep where Belle had to save his ass. This is just the one that’s happening when the movie takes place. Oh did you know the voice of Belle’s father was played by Rex Everhart? He had a long career, mostly on stage as, if you’ll recall, Disney movies used to use A LOT of stage talent for their voices and RARELY had big name Hollywood talent doing the characters. THAT. HAS. CHANGED. Now it’s a selling point for people, but think of all the out-of-work voice talent and stage talent that can’t get a damn Disney movie anymore. Also, fun fact, Rex Everhart played a local of Crystal Lake in the first Friday the 13th.
I doubt this guy’s daughter would switch places with him.
Here are the numbers for all the games last week.
Movie | Win % | Ace % |
|---|---|---|
Beauty and the Beast (1991) | 87.3% | 22.1% |
Grease 2 (1982) | 83.2% | 8.6% |
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003) | 81.6% | 5.6% |
Real Steel (2011) | 76.0% | 3.9% |
A Bronx Tale (1993) | 68.4% | 6.0% |
Tank Girl (1995) | 65.1% | 4.9% |
Rising Sun (1993) | 44.8% | 1.7% |
CQ Recommends
 All That Jazz (1979) | The physical and mental stress begins to take a toll on a ragged perfectionist in New York City’s theater industry. Soon, he must decide whether his non-stop work schedule and hedonistic lifestyle are worth risking his life. Were I to really dwell on it, after much considertation, I’d say Roy Schneider ranks right smack in the upper eschelon of my favorite actors from the 70s. I’m not going to do that (of course), but if I were, Schneider would be in that list. Perhaps his most daring performance was that of Joe Gideon, the pill-popping, eyedrop-dropping choreographer fighting to hang on to his mortality. Took me way too long to see this. Don’t be me. -Sean |
No Double Entendre necessary. Did you score (on CineQuote) tonight?!
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