Movies! Movies! Movies!

[rich_jacko]

Since it's still hot enough that "anyone not wearing 2,000,000 sunblock is gonna have a really bad day"*, I decided to spend a large chunk of my Sunday in a nice air-conditioned cinema.

First up was Superman Returns, which was way, way too long. The middle section was fine - a wonderfully OTT Lex Luthor threatening to destroy continents whilst ticking off every secret lair cliché in the supervillain handbook (Basement in a crumbling mansion? Check. Private glass-bottomed yacht with a giant library and opera music? Check. Primaeval island off the coast of Metropolis? Check.) It was the other 18 hours that was the problem.

The film took forever to get going. It had a pointless drawn-out ending tacked on. And introducing a brand new, experimental spacecraft, only to forget all about it and NOT have Lex Luthor steal it as part of his Diabolical Masterplan^TM, is just unforgivable.

To make up for this disappointment, I also saw Pirates 2: Tentacular Spectacular again. Yeah, I know it's got an equally over-indulgent running time, but at least Pirates manages to cram in enough action and plot contortions to fill that time properly. I spotted a few things I missed the first time around. Such as Barbossa's presence in the next room when Captain Jack & Co. visited Tia Dalma early in the film. And the fact that the Black Pearl gets dragged down to the depths (more or less) intact, rather than being splintered apart like the other ships attacked by the Kraken. It'll be back...:o)

Good selection of trailers:
- Cars is out this Friday - Anyone planning on going to see it at the weekend?
- Despite my better judgement, I can't help wanting to see My Super Ex-Girlfriend. It just looks fun :o)
- There was yet another new trailer for the legendary Snakes on a Plane (What is that, three now?). But I'm still none the wiser as to which tail belongs to which snake on the poster.

And finally...

1. Pick 20 of your favourite movies.


2. Then pick one of your favourite quote/s from each movie.


3. Post the quotes in your journal.


4. Have those on your friends list to guess what the movie is.


5. Either strike out the quote once it has been correctly identified, or place the guesser's user name directly after the quote.

1) The first rule in government spending: Why build one when you can have two at twice the price? dave_chimaera
2) Somebody help me! I'm being spontaneous! soul_rider
3) No human being would stack books like this. thegreatgonzo
4) If history has taught me anything, it's that you can kill anybody. kaickul
5) Can anybody tell me what's wrong with this picture? dave_chimaera
6) A: Did we have to let them detonate three quarters of the ship?
B: Seeing as how they would've detonated four quarters, I think it was a good choice. canaidyan
7) My friends need to be punished. mrpyro
8) Until I get back my five thousand dollars, you're gonna get more than you bargained for. I'm your goddamn partner! dave_chimaera
9) Our lives are in your hands, and you have butter-fingers??? dave_chimaera
10) There are two things in life I hate - heights, and jumping from them. confuseddave
11) Are we like couples you see in restaurants? Are we the dining dead? soul_rider
12) What kind of place is this? It's beautiful: Pigeons fly, women fall from the sky! I'm moving here! ju_bear
13) The entire British empire was built on cups of tea, and if you think I'm going to war without one, mate, you're mistaken. thegreatgonzo
14) No more winging it! You've lost your 'winging it' privileges! dave_chimaera
15) You must be dead, because I don't know how to feel. I can't feel anything anymore. ju_bear
16) I'll tell you something about your famous future: Every day I wake up, it's still the present. The same grimy, boring present. I don't think this 'future' thing exists. dave_chimaera
17) I've been dead once already. It's very liberating. You should think of it as therapy. thegreatgonzo
18) Sorry, I've just got one question: Whose map is Britain using when it completely ignores the United Nations and decides to invade Iraq? Or do you think it's more diplomatic to bend to the will of a superpower and politely take part in 'Vietnam: The Sequel'? kaickul
19) Oh, what a pretty name! Be sure to take good care of it, dear! kaickul
20) A: How was it?
B: It was great. She showed me all the wallpaper and where everything is going to go.
A: Well, that's nice.
B: And then she brought me in the back room where she took all her clothes off. _pinkdaisy_

* No, guessing that one doesn't get you any bonus points!

Comments

[thegreatgonzo.livejournal.com]

3) ghostbusters
10) Die Hard WI Vengance
13) Lock stock and two somking barrels
17) Batman

[rich-jacko.livejournal.com]

10) Nope.
The rest) Yep.

[thegreatgonzo.livejournal.com]

and yeah that poster is broken

[http://users.livejournal.com/_pinkdaisy_/]

20) edward scissorhands

[rich-jacko.livejournal.com]

Correctamundo! ("A word I have never used before and hopefully never will again...")

[dave-chimaera.livejournal.com]

1, Contact
3, Ghostbusters
5, Falling Down
8, Raiders of the Lost Ark
9, Jurassic Park
17, Batman

[rich-jacko.livejournal.com]

All correct, but pipped to the post on a couple of them.

[confuseddave.livejournal.com]

You stole Muppets Christmas Carol from me! Number 10 is another Rizzo quote!

(Can't believe Tony didn't get that one...)

Aaah! 11 is so going to eat at me! Bah.

[confuseddave.livejournal.com]

I googled eleven... no, I'd never have got that - but I did recognise it.

[rich-jacko.livejournal.com]

I was shocked too :o)

[rich-jacko.livejournal.com]

...by Tony not guessing the Rizzo quote, that is.

You posted too many movies I like for me not to pinch one or two! (But I went for different quotes!)

[thegreatgonzo.livejournal.com]

sorry, got stuck behind thinking it was SLJ on the bridge before they jump down to the ship, but now I remember he wants to jump and it was John McClain that had the wire idea.

[bonedancer.livejournal.com]

2 - Withnail & I?

[rich-jacko.livejournal.com]

'Fraid not.

[dave-chimaera.livejournal.com]

14 - Shanghai Noon

[dave-chimaera.livejournal.com]

Oh and Terminator 2 for the very first one ;)

[rich-jacko.livejournal.com]

Yes to both, but as I said, no points for the first one 'cause it's way too easy :o)

[canaidyan.livejournal.com]

6) Transformers: The Movie

(Oh, and A: is Arcee and B: is Springer. Do I get bonus points? /:-) )

[rich-jacko.livejournal.com]

*grins* One of the few movies I've seen enough times that I can quote every single line. Probably.

I should've known you would get that one ;o)

[mrpyro.livejournal.com]

Is 7 Lilo and Stitch?

[rich-jacko.livejournal.com]

It is indeed. Well done - I didn't think anyone would get that one!

[soul-rider.livejournal.com]

Is number 2 the Truman Show?

And after it bugging me all of yesterday evening, number 11 came to me this morning - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind :-)

[rich-jacko.livejournal.com]

Yes on both counts. Are you a Jim Carrey fan? :o)

[kaickul.livejournal.com]

18. the Constant Gardener
19. Spirited Away?

[rich-jacko.livejournal.com]

Yes, and yes.

[ju-bear.livejournal.com]

12) La Vita `e Bella? or something like that?
15) ET?

[rich-jacko.livejournal.com]

Very good! Both correct! :o)

[rich-jacko.livejournal.com]

Right, after a couple of clues (http://rich-jacko.livejournal.com/35245.html#cutid1), dave_chimaera and kaickul got the last two, so we're finally there!