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March 24

Rating

Why were the first three Mario Parties given an OFLC rating of G, and MPs 4-7 a rating of G8/PG? 58.164.118.252 (talk) 02:45, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

Probably because later on there were more things that could be considered inappropriate for younger children, like mini-games in which the player is shot at by a cannon, or chased by a shark. FusionMix 21:42, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

It could also have been an issue that the later ones had better visuals, which may have pushed them more into "graphic depictions of cartoon violence" - i.e. the more realistic the violence, the higher the rating. Confusing Manifestation(Say hi!) 06:03, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

yet another amnesia movie

I saw the end of this many years ago. I think it was black&white, but that may only be because I didn't have color TV for a long time. The protagonist was blackmailed for his alleged involvement in a crime before the accident that made him amnesiac. At the end he recognizes that the key piece of evidence, a photograph, must be faked because it shows his new hairstyle: he changed it after the accident, to hide a scar. – Ring any bells? —Tamfang (talk) 03:54, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

Have a scan through this (http://socrates.berkeley.edu/~kihlstrm/movies.htm) it's a list of films/works that have a memory/amnesia theme. From your description ones that maybe are it could be Spellbound (Hitchcock film - not seen it but the brief description doesn't seem to rule out you idea) or Crime Doctor which is mentioned in the above website's list. Hope you find it, after scanning that list i'm surprised by just how many films about amensia i've seen! ny156uk (talk) 11:15, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

I was trying in vain to remember the title Spellbound so that I could say it's not Spellbound (having seen it recently). —Tamfang (talk) 01:31, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Crossroads (1942), which was found by searching Google for amnesia +scar +hair +movie.--droptone (talk) 11:56, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. Apparently not available on disc, alas. —Tamfang (talk) 19:15, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

Name of Science Fiction Trilogy

I can remember reading about a science fiction trilogy a short while ago. The anti-heroic protagonist was half-korean, or half-asian, and he was super trained, super solidier used to quell rebellions in a large earth empire that required constant military maintenance. One of the key things was a DNA memory card essentially, with which the rich could afford almost infinite longevity. But I can't for the life of me rememer the name of the author, protagonist, or title.

Closest thing I can think of is the character Takeshi Kovacs who appears in three novels by Richard K. Morgan but it's not an exact match. Perhaps try under fictional mercenaries. Lanfear's Bane | t 10:13, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

OP: That was exactly what I was looking for, Cheers!

Actor in greatest number of films

What actor holds the record? - Kittybrewster ☎ 11:57, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

I used to know this, but it's gone now. He was an American character actor who played bit parts in, from memory, over 850 movies. His name meant nothing to me when I first read it. Sorry. -- JackofOz (talk) 12:26, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

According to his article, the record was "at one time" held by Sombat Metanee, with more than 600 film appearances, but I can't find any information on who supplanted him (perhaps the character actor mentioned by JackofOz?). Carom (talk) 12:52, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

You used to be able to find this quite easily on imdb, but they've redone their "most prolific actors" count to include people like Jay Leno and Johnny Carson, counting each appearance on their talk show as a hit, so their top 20 is skewed towards actors in talk shows and people who have made lots of appearances on episodic tv. The top in this category is Richard Whiteley, but he hosted over 3000 episodes of Countdown. Looking through the top 20, the most prolific actor known primarly for movies is Morgan Freeman, but his count is skewed because he made over 700 appearances as Count Dracula on The Electric Company. Corvus cornix_talk 16:14, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

The Wikipedia article on Sultan Rahi says the Guinness Book of Records credits Rahi as the most prolific. There is no reference though. If you can get to library, you could confirm the Guinness statement - let us know if you do! WikiJedits (talk) 17:03, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

This, which looks like the informaton comes from the old format of the imdb "most prolific actor" page, shows Adoor Bhasi as having the most movie roles. Corvus cornix_talk 18:14, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

My money would have been on Christopher Lee, Donald Sutherland or Max von Sydow. - Kittybrewster ☎ 21:38, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

IMDB shows those 3 appearing in 261, 147 and 135 films respectively; that's a lot of movies, admittedly, but way lower than the numbers referred to above. -- JackofOz (talk) 05:39, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Matthew Broderick and the rest of the cast of Infinity? Clarityfiend (talk) 06:18, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

From this it says it is possible that Indian actors could have appeared in more than 1000 films. I could have sworn that some of the perennial "journeyman" actors that always play the typical family father or crying mother or grandmother in family-melodrama Bollywood movies, have made way more than 1000 appearances in major movies - considering that Bollywood makes about 800 movies a year. I would like to know if any publication holds these types of stats. Sandman30s (talk) 13:18, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

the pirates who don't do anything

When will this be released on DVD? — DanielLC 18:25, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

Try this. Hope that answers your question! FusionMix 21:39, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

It doesn't. — DanielLC 22:46, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

Huh. I thought that it said something that now I see it does not...apparently I was mistaken. Sorry for any confusion, that was silly of me. FusionMix 01:45, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

When will a new episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender come out on Nickelodeon?

I, and everyone else in the US, have been waiting since mid-September for a new episode of Nickelodean's AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER. We want to know when the new episode will be.

Supposedly it should start within a matter of months, but currently there is no concrete release date. FusionMix 21:40, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

Name of 2007/2008 film about Moroccan suicide bombing

I recently saw a film set in Tangiers about a young boy having a relationship with the daughter of an influential citizen of the same city. The boy becomes involved in Jihadi terrorism and it turns out that he is using the girl in order to kill her father. The film starts with a bombing in a main plaza and then continues to show the run-up to this event (but it isn't Vantage Point!); the boy is responsible for the bombing.

Try as I might, I can't remember the name of this film, and all Google searches have as yet been fruitless. If this rings a bell for anyone, I would be very grateful! I will happily give some more vague memories.

Thanks very much,

86.145.156.145 (talk) 23:12, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

It sounds like one of the plot lines of Rendition. DAVID ŠENEK 10:47, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Another vote for Rendition. DJ Clayworth (talk) 17:28, 25 March 2008 (UTC)