Wednesday 18 May 2011

Seconds

      "Shall we say pistols at dawn?"

"Well, we can say it. I don't know what it means but we can say it."

     "My seconds will call on your seconds."

"My seconds will be out. Have 'em call on my thirds. If my thirds are out go directly to my fourths."

Can you identify these ten great cinematic duels? (Answers on a postcard please)

...At a secret island base a man with an extra nipple and a licensed killer duel with guns, one being rather more expensive than the other...

...On a desert highway a businessman becomes the first victim of road-rage...

...In the frozen landscape of 19th Century Russia two French soldiers find themselves face to face with pistols drawn until the arrival of a group of cossacks robs them once again of their final moment - until the next time...

...In an Egyptian market a man in black makes the mistake of bringing a sword to a gun fight, but was an upset stomach really at the root of it all...

...In an office in America two men pull silly faces and get a bit veiny until finally one of their heads explode...

...On Boston Common one man makes the mistake of challenging an immortal to a duel. Luck for him the immortal is drunk and so incapable of killing him but also incapable of dying...

...In an undisclosed, New York location the world's greatest male models try to out 'walk' each other, and only Bowie can decide the winner...

...In the Kentucky wilderness a man and a boy have at each other musically before the man and his friends set off to do a spot of boating and to meet the locals...

...On the Cliffs of Insanity two left-handed men duel with swords using Bonetti's defence and Capa Ferro. However, they both have a secret...

...On a moon in a galaxy far, far away, master and student face off for the last time. Hang on. That's no moon...

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Movie Quiz Answers

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2 comments:

  1. THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN
    DUEL
    THE DUELLISTS
    RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK
    SCANNERS
    HIGHLANDER
    ZOOLANDER?
    DELIVERANCE
    THE PRINCESS BRIDE
    REVENGE OF THE SITH

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  2. Nearly but fell at the last hurdle!

    Think "When is a moon not a moon?"

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