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    Default Game #377 - The Man Without a Past

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    I don't think I've ever offered blood&gore in any of the games I've posted, so here's some - clues will follow later:
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    Blood Hands (1990)
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    Nope. This movie even has a Wikipedia entry, unlike "Blood Hands"...


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    Quote Originally Posted by Janke View Post
    Nope. This movie even has a Wikipedia entry, unlike "Blood Hands"...
    I bet it has more than 12 votes on IMDb, too! hahaha
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    Quote Originally Posted by Almohada View Post
    I bet it has more than 12 votes on IMDb
    About a thousand times more... (Hey, that was a clue!)


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    Prizzi'z Honour?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Krute View Post
    Prizzi'z Honour?
    It has got a better IMDB rating than that... (Hey, that was another clue!)


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    Cross of Iron

    (at least it fits both clues)

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    No cross.

    Next screenshot, no other clues - yet...
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    Taking of Pelham 123

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    Nope, doesn't even fit the clues...

    Bedtime soon, I'll post a new screenshot in the EU morning.


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    Very clever framing, Mister J!

    Not that I know the film, but I'm sure there's a slight optical illusion in that frame.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Krute View Post
    slight optical illusion
    Are you referring to the shadow? Explainable, considering the angle of lighting vs. the plane of the wall... or is it something else?

    Here's a new screenshot, anyway, and an interesting clue:

    On Rotten Tomatoes, the critics' and audience's ratings have the same two digits, but in opposite order.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Janke View Post
    Are you referring to the shadow? Explainable, considering the angle of lighting vs. the plane of the wall... or is it something else?
    Not the shadow - it's the shadows.

    Actually, the more I look at that #9 picture, the weirder it looks... is that a pistol barrel or the handle of a safe? Are those shotgun pellet holes in the wall? Has that guy got three arms or is there someone behind him? Why didn't he get that coat altered before he took it home?!!!

    Like I said, clever framing, Janke.

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    The Medusa Touch

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    My Big Fat Greek Wedding
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    No Medusa wedding...

    A clue: The main character in this movie has the same name as one of the characters in the James Bond movies.


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    The Man Without a Past

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    WOW! Well done, Ugarte !

    The Man Without a Past - Aki Kaurismäki's only Oscar-nominated film.

    What gave it away - or have you seen it? I didn't think anybody would get it quite yet...

    Here are a few giveaways:
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    Quote Originally Posted by Janke View Post
    What gave it away - or have you seen it? I didn't think anybody would get it quite yet...
    I haven't seen it. In fact, I must confess, I haven't even heard of it. But you gave some extremely helpful clues that enabled me to zero in on it.

    Looks like a great film, so it's officially added to my "to be watched" list!

    I'll try to have a new game up in a few hours.

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