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[bluepotatosack]

Why do they insist on spelling "Noir" wrong?

Who? As far as I know, 'noir' is the French masculine version of the word and 'noire' is the feminine version, so it can go either way depending on the context. Or were you referring to something else...? D:

OT: 10/10. Fuck yeah. *dons fedora*

But "L.A." is masculine. Given that context, it should be the masculine "noir," not the feminine "noire."

Yes, but! Cities are often referred to as feminine.

 

[Sylocat]

Wow, 100% on my first try, and 15th best time out of 903. I do know movies.

I've never been of the school of thought that Citizen Kane was "film noir," though.

 

[JDKJ]

Why do they insist on spelling "Noir" wrong?

Who? As far as I know, 'noir' is the French masculine version of the word and 'noire' is the feminine version, so it can go either way depending on the context. Or were you referring to something else...? D:

OT: 10/10. Fuck yeah. *dons fedora*

But "L.A." is masculine. Given that context, it should be the masculine "noir," not the feminine "noire."

Yes, but! Cities are often referred to as feminine.

Yes, Las Vegas is a she. But Los Angeles is a he.

 

[Captain Booyah]

I was referring to Rockstar.

Why do they insist on spelling "Noir" wrong?

Who? As far as I know, 'noir' is the French masculine version of the word and 'noire' is the feminine version, so it can go either way depending on the context. Or were you referring to something else...? D:

OT: 10/10. Fuck yeah. *dons fedora*

But "L.A." is masculine. Given that context, it should be the masculine "noir," not the feminine "noire."

Ah, I didn't know whether L.A. Noire was being referred to or if someone was asking "Why is it Noir and not Noire?" or something. At any rate, yeah, I was confused about L.A. Noire's spelling too. :/ The only thing I found when I Googled it (amazing research skills, I know) was that Los Angeles is a city, and the French for city is 'ville', a feminine word -- therefore, 'la' (rather than the masculine 'le') would be used, and it's a play on words, i.e. 'la noire' = 'the black'. I have no idea whether this is true or not.

 

[octafish]

Uhm, where is the Quiz?

Right here, good Sir. [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/quizzes/view/150-The-Escapists-Film-Noir-Quiz]

I was hoping for a question on The Third Man, and it turned out to be the last one I got. I felt all fuzzy inside.

Yeah, but now I have Ultravox stuck in my head, and nothing is worth that.

The quiz could have used a Big Lebowski reference, one of the two great Noir parodies along with Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid.

Pretty easy quiz really, no Kiss Me Deadly, Out of the Past or Touch of Evil questions instead we get a question about Citizen Kane that is a gimme? Not very Noir. And what of The Killers?

 

[Saelune]

Once again I point out how I hate the quizes that lack the function of telling me what I got wrong.

 

[Kermi]

I got tricked by the "which one of these is not a real film noir" because one of them is also an Australian comedy film about a kid who tries to buy a fancy car to impress a girl but gets ripped off by a shady used car salesman who switches out the engine for a dodgy one, and his quest to get the car, the girl, and revenge.

 

[Grayjack]

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Wow, that's a lot higher then I thought I'd get.