Okay, HAL was pretty great. I do find myself saying, "What are you doing, Dave?" on occasion.
"I'm sorry, Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that" is a good one, too.
I liked The Maltese Falcon too, although it was a little strange.
You do well to flee, townspeople! I will pillage your lands and dwellings! I will burn your crops and make merry sport with your more attractive daughters! Ha ha ha! Mark my words! Ooh! Ale! I smell delicious ale!
Olaf the Troll ,'Showtime'
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Polter-Cow - Dec 07, 2006 7:59:21 am PST #6253 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
askye - Dec 07, 2006 8:02:16 am PST #6254 of 10001
Thrive to spite them
I like Fifth Element it's mindless fun with pretty colors and fighting. I've never seen Lawrence of Arabia but now that I have a new tv I probably well. TCM's infomercial thing about why widescreen is the only way to watch a movie features Lawreance of Arabia and Gigi (another of my favorite movies -- good songs and beautiful clothes). I was never a fan of GTWT the book or the movie. In the book I liked Rhett and Melanie and wanted them to ditch thier respective spouses and hook up.
Glamcookie - Dec 07, 2006 8:03:23 am PST #6255 of 10001
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
To get my cred back up, I love these classics:
The Philadelphia Story
Casablanca
His Girl Friday
Bringing Up Baby
Rebecca
To Be Or Not To Be
Mildred Pierce
Notorious
Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Sunset Blvd.
And many many more
Jessica - Dec 07, 2006 8:04:44 am PST #6256 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I like The Fifth Element as long as the sound is off. It's a very pretty movie, but the plot, dialogue, and performances make me want to throw things.
I was obsessed with GWTW when I was a kid, but I haven't seen it in years. I wonder how it'd hold up.
Aims - Dec 07, 2006 8:06:38 am PST #6257 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
The Philadelphia Story Casablanca His Girl Friday Bringing Up Baby
These I love. I've not seen the rest.
Hayden - Dec 07, 2006 8:08:57 am PST #6258 of 10001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Very psyched.
Awesome! I'll spread the word.
Glamcookie - Dec 07, 2006 8:12:56 am PST #6259 of 10001
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
I did enjoy Ninotchka and one other one that I can't remember offhand (I think it had Basil Rathbone as her dicky husband).
Anna Karenina (that's a pretty big movie to forget)
Frankenbuddha - Dec 07, 2006 8:16:10 am PST #6260 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
"I'm sorry, Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that" is a good one, too.
"My mind is going. There is no question about it."
*Well, meh on the bits that involve people talking to each other.
So true, even if the "meh" was deliberate (and I'd argue that it was).
Jessica - Dec 07, 2006 8:21:54 am PST #6261 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
and I'd argue that it was
I completely agree, but it doesn't make those scenes any more fun to watch. And of all the sequences in the film, they're the ones that yield the least amount of new subtext on rewatch.
Frankenbuddha - Dec 07, 2006 8:26:58 am PST #6262 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I completely agree, but it doesn't make those scenes any more fun to watch. And of all the sequences in the film, they're the ones that yield the least amount of new subtext on rewatch.
Oh exactly. There was definitely satire going on there, but it was way too dry and one-note to be remotely entertaining.