Oh, William Goldman, right, got it. Inigo Montoya in The Princess Bride.
Although, the steamroller scene A Fish Called Wanda ranks right up there.
Early: You folks are all insane. Simon: Well, my sister's a ship. We had a complicated childhood.
'Objects In Space'
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dcp - Jun 10, 2009 7:00:17 pm PDT #2359 of 30000
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
DavidS - Jun 10, 2009 7:08:40 pm PDT #2360 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
the steamroller scene
Yeah, that's a good one. Steamrollers are underutilized in cinema. Also put to good use in Roger Rabbit.
Polter-Cow - Jun 10, 2009 8:50:17 pm PDT #2361 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I just saw Up. What a sad and lovely movie.
Frankenbuddha - Jun 11, 2009 4:06:32 am PDT #2362 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
It's a fantastic, taut thriller and has one of the two greatest (that is, most emotionally satisfying) revenge scenes ever. Both of them written by the same screenwriter.
Not to mention one of the most horrifying torture scenes ever. The utter confusion of Hoffman's character at what's going on is amazing.
It also makes me wonder what the hell ever happened to Marthe Keller.
Jessica - Jun 11, 2009 5:52:42 am PDT #2363 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Anyone know anything about this movie? I really want to see it!
Sex Galaxy, which its makers call the world’s first “green” film, is also a blue movie. A feature-length mashup of copyright-free stock footage, the campy sci-fi comedy splices together strippers, Martians, rocket ships and robots into a semi-coherent romp.
Fred Pete - Jun 11, 2009 6:57:29 am PDT #2364 of 30000
Ann, that's a ferret.
[Deliverance] isn't remotely funny, but referencing it can be in the right (or VERY wrong) context.
This.
Last Tango in Paris is an interesting historical piece. It's a good example of how daring a movie could get within the mainstream -- or at least close enough to land a mainstream star lead like Marlon Brando -- during the early '70s.
I saw Marathon Man when it came to my college campus, a few years after its original release. I walked out about halfway through -- just about the only time I've ever done that to a movie.
Scrappy - Jun 11, 2009 6:58:48 am PDT #2365 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Stepping in to back Hec up.
Laga - Jun 11, 2009 7:40:47 am PDT #2366 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I gave up on Tango after they started naming themselves with grunts.
beekaytee - Jun 11, 2009 7:55:09 am PDT #2367 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
I was all primed for the historical experience of Last Tango. Instead, I kept tilting my head in that 'wtf' movement championed by dogs with an ear infection. I kept waiting for the cool to kick in. Never happened and I felt cheated of the time.
Saw Twilight last night. It was much more dreary than I expected. And, while I like Robert Pattison, I was surprised at how distracting his facial contractions were.
At the same time, I can totally see how I would have been an obsessed Twilighter as a teen. So dramatic. So oppressed by love. Yep. That woulda been me.
le nubian - Jun 11, 2009 8:35:41 am PDT #2368 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I gave up on Tango after they started naming themselves with grunts.
having never seen the movie myself, all I have to say is:
WTF?