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19
Nov

Movie Quote Game

It’s the middle of the long week before Thanksgiving, which seems like a perfect time for a game!

Ginger Sister first posted this game this morning, and it’s been quite a hit. Here’s my attempt – I have some of the same movies as others, but I think my quotes are different.

The Rules:
Pick 30 of your favorite movies.
Find a quote from each movie.
3. Post them here for everyone to guess.

NO CHEATING.  Guess what you know, don’t look them up. :)

  1. DONE - Well, it was pitch dark and there he was. Tall, blue eyes, slim, quite good-looking… in a brutal, mean way, Papa. A terrible man! HOW TO STEAL A MILLION (Kristie)
  2. DONE – There’s that word again; “heavy”. Why are things so heavy in the future? Is there a problem with the earth’s gravitational pull? BACK TO THE FUTURE (Tryphaena)
  3. DONE - It’s been many years since I had such an exemplary vegetable. PRIDE AND PREJUDICE (Cori)
  4. DONE – You know, junk food doesn’t deserve the bad rap that it gets. Take these pork rinds for example. This particular brand contains two percent of the R.D.A. – that’s Recommended Daily Allowance – of riboflavin. THE SURE THING (Wad)
  5. DONE – What’s the Czech for “Do you love him”? ONCE (Cori)
  6. DONE - I don’t mean to toot my own horn, but if Jesus Christ lived in Chicago today, and he had come to me and he had five thousand dollars, let’s just say things would have turned out differently. CHICAGO (Michelle)
  7. DONE – If you were waiting for the opportune moment, that was it. PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN (Bina)
  8. DONE - Ever since I was a child, folks have thought they had me pegged, because of the way I am, the way I talk. And they’re always wrong. CAPOTE (Paige)
  9. DONE – They say when you meet the love of your life, time stops, and that’s true. What they don’t tell you is that when it starts again, it moves extra fast to catch up. BIG FISH (Katelyn)
  10. DONE - …we are David and Ruth Laskin. Which one do you want to be? I prefer to be Ruth, but I’m flexible. ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND (Wad)
  11. DONE – You know what’s gonna happen to you? I am gonna march you over to the zoo and feed you to the yak. BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S (Kristie)
  12. DONE – Fine. Hi Barry, its nice to meet you. I don’t have a refrigerator. I’M WITH LUCY (Wad)
  13. DONE – Don’t underestimate the mentally ill. We know how to count. BENNY AND JOON (Sarah)
  14. DONE - I would die for her. I would kill for her. Either way, what bliss. THE ADDAM’S FAMILY (Girl Friday)
  15. DONE – Madam, I have not disappeared. I am very tiny. I am a germ. A rare disease. I am called malignalitaloptereosis… and you’ve caught me, Mim! THE SWORD IN THE STONE (Ginger Sister)
  16. DONE - Don’t fall and smudge the drawing! MARY POPPINS (Girl Friday)
  17. DONE – Go that way, really fast. If something gets in your way, turn. BETTER OFF DEAD (Carmen)
  18. DONE – I said I would never fall in love; I said love was a murderous thing; And it is, and I’m floating on air. I CAPTURE THE CASTLE (Katelyn)
  19. When it comes to love, we are all in the dark.
  20. DONE – When was the last time you were decently kissed? I mean, truly, truly, good and kissed? THAT THING YOU DO  (Tryphaena)
  21. DONE – Someone is staring at you in “personal growth”. WHEN HARRY MET SALLY (Tryphaena)
  22. DONE – Where could you possibly be going!? GET SMART (Wad)
  23. DONE – I lost it. I lost it all- faith, dignity… about 15 pounds. HIGH FIDELITY (Wad)
  24. DONE – Have a bad day today? It hurts when someone screws with your life, doesn’t it? UNCLE BUCK (Wad)
  25. DONE – Thanks for dinner. I’ve never seen potatoes cooked like that before. SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE (Wad)
  26. DONE – My nails, I bit them all because of you! And my hair! Look at my hair! I cut it off just for you! Of all the pigheaded fathers! THE PARENT TRAP (Girl Friday)
  27. DONE – I had to be up at that there crossroads last midnight, to sell my soul to the devil. O BROTHER WHERE ART THOU (GINGER SISTER)
  28. DONE -  The first rule is, gentlemen callers have got to wear a necktie! HOW TO MARRY A MILLIONAIRE (Wad)
  29. DONE – He does dress better than I do, what would I bring to the relationship? CLUELESS (Carmen)
  30. DONE – Your son has been pretending to be a substitute teacher, lecturing the students, uh, giving out homework, uh. Mrs. Glasser has been ill, there was some confusion with the real sub. Your son held a teacher-parent conference yesterday and was planning a class field trip to a French bread factory in Trenton. CATCH ME IF YOU CAN (Bina)

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14
May

QotW: My Go-To Movie

What’s your “go-to” movie?  The one you watch when you need to just get away from it all?
Submitted by uncagedbird.

It’s not a movie, but I watch it on DVD, so I’m still counting it.

I have watched Gilmore Girls seasons 1 through 7 more times than I can count. My friend Emma and I watched our DVDs regularly during college, and always watched the new episodes together whenever we could. Watching Gilmore Girls now has not lost any of the fun (the episodes get better and better the more you know them) and it’s now also extremely comforting.

When I moved to New York, whenever I got homesick I would watch a few episodes, and I always felt better. When it comes to getting away from it all, there’s no better fictional place than Stars Hallow.

In terms of actual movies, I have several that get a lot of use because they are entertaining, familiar, and comforting. The ones that come to mind are: The Sure Thing, Pride and Prejudice, A Prairie Home Companion, and Breakfast at Tiffany’s.

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09
May

Lars and the Real Girl

I watched Lars and the Real Girl tonight and was very pleasantly surprised. It didn’t get very good reviews, so I decided to wait for the DVD.

Aside from being funny, sweet, tender, charming, and full of love, it confirmed my suspicion that Ryan Gosling is my favorite actor.

Back in January, I found this quote from Ryan Gosling, about the reading the script:

“I cried at the end, when I read it. I just thought it was so romantic – the idea that you don’t need to be loved in return in order to love something or someone. Love can come from you. It doesn’t have to be reciprocal. People love their cars. People love all kinds of things, and they really love them. And we don’t really value that kind of love because it’s not a real, reciprocal kind of love, but it’s real love to them.”

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31
Dec

The Last Three Movies I Saw; Next Movies; The Oscars

Atonement: I’m going to copy my thoughts on this one from a comment I left on Michelle’s Vox, so I don’t have to type it all again. :) I definitely recommend reading the book before seeing the movie.

It’s hard for me to express exactly what I didn’t like about it, except for the ending. I read two Ian McEwan books this year, Atonement and On Chesil Beach. From those I’m realizing that what I like so much about Ian McEwan is his ability to express feelings, perception, and beliefs through the thoughts of his characters. You really get inside their minds and can see why they are doing things and why other people who don’t know what they’re thinking might misunderstand. I was certain I would/will be disappointed with any movie for their failure to have that all-knowing narration. A movie could still be entertaining, but to me it would lose most of the power of the book. If I had seen the movie first I would have most likely decided not to read the book.

I didn’t like the ending of the movie because it was my favorite part of the book. I liked how privately she reflected on her life and the whole situation. I do not think the interview suited that at all. Not only that, but the whole end didn’t feel like part of the movie, it felt so different and weird.

But despite all this, I did like a few parts of the movie. I liked the beginning, I thought they did a good job showing what a boring, restless day it was that day, without the movie being dull. Everything was gorgeous too. I loved the green dress…. so perfect! :) (but they also, probably because it couldn’t be done without narration, left out my second favorite part – when the mirror “won’t let Cecelia pass”)

I guess I just didn’t like it because of how much I loved the book. The book shook me to the core and the movie was very underwhelming to me.

Juno: I loved Juno. I loved all of the characters, especially her stepmom. I found a lot of aspects of the movie to be fairly unbelievable, but that didn’t affect my overall enjoyment. I also loved the soundtrack. Also, I need a hamburger phone, asap.

Enchanted: I probably would not have seen this in theater if I hadn’t been back home in Michigan. But I am, and my Mom had a free movie ticket to see it, and so it was only $8 total for her, me, and my brother to go. It was pretty cute, and we all enjoyed it. However I don’t think it was as good as it had the potential of being. It was actually a pretty fun idea for Disney, but I don’t think the script was their best work. I would have saved it for Netflix if I hadn’t been here.

Movies I want to see next: Charlie Wilson’s War; Sweeney Todd; National Treasure Book of Secrets (I know, I know);  Persepolis. Movies I want to see and desperately hope are still in a theater when I get back to New York: Margot at the Wedding; The Savages.

A note on the Oscars:
Usually I love the Oscars. I love trying to watch as many nominated movies as possible before the show, and I like making predictions on who will win. I like watching the show, especially when I like the host. This year I’m not really looking forward to it at all. One reason is that most of the movies this year that have “oscar buzz” are ones that are dark and violent, and I don’t want to see them. Also, because of the writer’s strike, it’s likely to be an incredibly strange and boring ceremony. It will be interesting if the strike doesn’t get resolved…. will Jon Stewart still host without his writers? If he doesnt, who will?

The one thing I am looking forward to this year is the expected nomination of Once for one or more songs in the best original song category. I can’t wait to see them perform.

However – this being the Oscars – they probably won’t win, because it has to go to some hideously overdone song from a blockbuster movie.

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