Serial to add some quiz responses. Most of the “favorite” questions I had no real opinion on.
1) What movie did you have to see multiple times before deciding whether you liked or disliked it?
Bringing Up Baby
2) Inaugural entry into the Academy of the Overrated: See above
3) Favorite sly or not-so-sly reference to another film or bit of pop culture within another film: the opening of
The Player.
4) Favorite Michael Powell/Emeric Pressburger movie:
The Red Shoes
5) Your favorite Oscar moment: Any Billy Crystal montage
10) What movie can take a nothing day and suddenly make it all seem worthwhile?
The Thin Man
11) Conversely, what movie can destroy a day’s worth of good humor just by catching a glimpse of it while channel surfing? I don’t channel surf, but would probably agree with whomever above said
Moulin Rouge.
19) Your most despised movie cliché : Couples that bitterly hate each other and suddenly discover they are perfect for each other.
22) Inaugural entry into the Academy of the Underrated:
Sneakers
23) Your favorite movie dealing with the subject of television:
Tootsie
29) Your favorite movie tag line: “Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water” from
Jaws 2
I can't stop watching this 300 PG version trailer.
I was watching hockey the other night and I heard the
300
trailer come on. Only it's not. It's some bad hybrid NHL
300
trailer. And at the end where the characters are standing and looking up, it's at the Stanley Cup instead of whatever is in the movie.
It's very random and I suppose whoever is in charge of marketing thought "two great tastes that'll taste great together!" but instead of Reece's Peanut butter cups it looks like a crappy crossover vid that should be set to System of a Down.
I finally saw The Illusionist and loved it. For me, it worked beautifully as a kind of fable, which is true to Steven Millhauser's writing, and the performances, as well the aim of the film, were dead on. Much less convoluted than The Prestige, plot-wise, but also less simple than it appeared on the surface, I think.
Plus, I love Edward Norton, and Jessica Biel susprisingly didn't make me want to puke. Anyone want to discuss?
Amy, my mom
just
lent me that movie, and I'm hoping to watch it tonight/tomorrow. I'd love to discuss once done.
And then the sandworms never show up again.
Wait, doesn't one show up at the end of the movie? To, you know,
eat Beetlejuice?
I can't stop watching this 300 PG version trailer.
That's hilarious!
That quiz made me realize that I have not been exercising my movie muscles. I've hardly been watching or thinking about movies lately. I have to change that.
I'm watching Teenage Mutant Ninjas III and realize I have an unholy love for Elias Koteas.
I have that same love Cashmere, except that it comes from watching Atom Egoyan films.
