Oscar Day Movie Meme 2009
So, in honor of the Oscar announcements today, some of which were surprises and some obviously not, I am doing another round of the Movie Meme that I did oh... four years ago, before we we even knew what "memes" were. I'm going to try to do one a week between now and the Oscars (which is a LOT harder than it sounds, believe me!).
Onto the game! The quotes chosen are in no particular order. They are also NOT all chosen from only movies that are Oscar nominees this year. They are chosen at random from whatever I felt like clicking on at the time. The usual rules/instructions apply: NO GOOGLING or cheating of any kind, and comments are screened. The "winner" and the answers will be announced next week with the next post.
So, without further ado, here are the choices for 2009 Movie Meme Round #1.
(BOLD QUOTES have already been guessed correctly...)
1. “You know friend, this is a god damn bitch of an unsatisfactory situation.”
2. “Name a shrub after me. Something prickly and hard to eradicate.”
3. “It's not in my best interest to say this Frank, but quitting while you're ahead… is not the same as quitting.”
4. “I'm not merely a transvestite, sweetheart. I'm also a drag queen. It's a simple equation. A drag queen puts on a frock, looks like Kylie. A transvestite puts on a frock, looks like... Boris Yeltsin in lipstick. There, I said it.”
5. “Soon I'm gonna be sucking down piña coladas in a hot tub with six girls named Amber and Tiffany.”
“No, it's more like in the shower with two guys named Jamal and Jesus. And here's the bad news: that thing you're sucking on? It's not a piña colada!”
6. “You all wanna be looking very intently at your own belly buttons. I see a head start to rise, violence is going to ensue. Probably guessed we mean to be thieving here, but what we're after is not yours. So, let's have no undue fussing.”
7. “Well, I wouldn't argue that it wasn't a no-holds-barred, adrenaline-fuelled thrill ride. But there is no way you can perpetrate that amount of carnage and mayhem and not incur a considerable amount of paperwork.”
8. “The leader who stays in the rear, takes it in the rear. Besides, violence is one of the most fun things to watch.”
9. “When it comes to reassuring a traumatized 19-year-old, I'm about as expert as a palsy victim doing brain surgery with a pipe wrench.”
10. “I know I'm not as smart as you guys with all this computer shit. But, hey... I'm still alive, ain't I? I mean, you've *got* to be running out of bad guys by now, right? Huh? Honestly, you can tell me. I mean, how does that work? Got some kind of service or something? Some kind of 800 number? 1-800-HENCHMEN? Oh, you know what? I bet you're still on hold with, ‘Can I get another dead Asian hooker bitch over here right away?’”
11. “You're not my slave, Chas. You're my very appreciated apprentice. Like Tonto. Or Robin. Or that skinny fellow with the fat friend.”
12. “I'm not the guy you kill. I'm the guy you buy. Are you so fucking blind that you don't even see what I am? I sold out Arthur for 80 grand. I'm your easiest problem and you're gonna *kill* me?”
13. “She inexplicably mails me a cactus every Valentine's Day. And I'm like, ‘Thanks a heap, coyote ugly! This cactus-gram stings even worse than your abandonment!’”
14. “Put up a note? ‘Highly classified shit found: Raw intelligence CIA shit.’ Hello, anybody lose their secret CIA shit? I don't think so!”
15. “Whoa, lady! I only speak two languages: English and bad English. Now, don't get me wrong, I'm all for conversation, but maybe you could just shut up for a moment?”
16. “My theory on Feds is that they're like mushrooms: feed 'em shit and keep 'em in the dark.”
17. “Option A: You talk, we listen, no pain. Option B: You don't talk, I remove your thumbs with my pliers, it will hurt. Option C: I like to vary the details a bit, but the punchline is... you die.”
18. “You're not an assassin of fate. You're just a thug that can bend bullets.”
19. “I am here to help you to find, take back, and keep your righteous mind.”
20. “Hey, you know how it is when you see someone that you haven't seen since high school, and they got some dead-end job, and they're married to some woman that hates them, they got, like, three kids who think he's a joke? Wasn't there some point where he stood back and said, ‘Bob, don't take that job! Bob, don't marry that harpy!’ You know?”
There are so many movies nominated I haven't seen that I am also planning to do the AMC Best Picture Showcase again this year. It's a great deal as far as I'm concerned, as I've only seen Milk at this time, and would gladly see it again. For $30 and free soda/popcorn all day, I'll spend the entire day in a darkened theater with 250 other movie fans and have a good time.
The Best Picture Showcase on Saturday night will then be followed by me hosting an Oscar party Sunday night - with ballots and everything! I showed up last minute to jenday's Oscar party last year and had a great time, but I also kinda... sorta... inadvertently wiped the floor with everyone, so much like with Trivial Pursuit, I figured I should host, rather than play :P
Last but not least, R.I.P. Heath Ledger - January 22, 2008.
Onto the game! The quotes chosen are in no particular order. They are also NOT all chosen from only movies that are Oscar nominees this year. They are chosen at random from whatever I felt like clicking on at the time. The usual rules/instructions apply: NO GOOGLING or cheating of any kind, and comments are screened. The "winner" and the answers will be announced next week with the next post.
So, without further ado, here are the choices for 2009 Movie Meme Round #1.
(BOLD QUOTES have already been guessed correctly...)
1. “You know friend, this is a god damn bitch of an unsatisfactory situation.”
2. “Name a shrub after me. Something prickly and hard to eradicate.”
3. “It's not in my best interest to say this Frank, but quitting while you're ahead… is not the same as quitting.”
4. “I'm not merely a transvestite, sweetheart. I'm also a drag queen. It's a simple equation. A drag queen puts on a frock, looks like Kylie. A transvestite puts on a frock, looks like... Boris Yeltsin in lipstick. There, I said it.”
5. “Soon I'm gonna be sucking down piña coladas in a hot tub with six girls named Amber and Tiffany.”
“No, it's more like in the shower with two guys named Jamal and Jesus. And here's the bad news: that thing you're sucking on? It's not a piña colada!”
6. “You all wanna be looking very intently at your own belly buttons. I see a head start to rise, violence is going to ensue. Probably guessed we mean to be thieving here, but what we're after is not yours. So, let's have no undue fussing.”
7. “Well, I wouldn't argue that it wasn't a no-holds-barred, adrenaline-fuelled thrill ride. But there is no way you can perpetrate that amount of carnage and mayhem and not incur a considerable amount of paperwork.”
8. “The leader who stays in the rear, takes it in the rear. Besides, violence is one of the most fun things to watch.”
9. “When it comes to reassuring a traumatized 19-year-old, I'm about as expert as a palsy victim doing brain surgery with a pipe wrench.”
10. “I know I'm not as smart as you guys with all this computer shit. But, hey... I'm still alive, ain't I? I mean, you've *got* to be running out of bad guys by now, right? Huh? Honestly, you can tell me. I mean, how does that work? Got some kind of service or something? Some kind of 800 number? 1-800-HENCHMEN? Oh, you know what? I bet you're still on hold with, ‘Can I get another dead Asian hooker bitch over here right away?’”
11. “You're not my slave, Chas. You're my very appreciated apprentice. Like Tonto. Or Robin. Or that skinny fellow with the fat friend.”
12. “I'm not the guy you kill. I'm the guy you buy. Are you so fucking blind that you don't even see what I am? I sold out Arthur for 80 grand. I'm your easiest problem and you're gonna *kill* me?”
13. “She inexplicably mails me a cactus every Valentine's Day. And I'm like, ‘Thanks a heap, coyote ugly! This cactus-gram stings even worse than your abandonment!’”
14. “Put up a note? ‘Highly classified shit found: Raw intelligence CIA shit.’ Hello, anybody lose their secret CIA shit? I don't think so!”
15. “Whoa, lady! I only speak two languages: English and bad English. Now, don't get me wrong, I'm all for conversation, but maybe you could just shut up for a moment?”
16. “My theory on Feds is that they're like mushrooms: feed 'em shit and keep 'em in the dark.”
17. “Option A: You talk, we listen, no pain. Option B: You don't talk, I remove your thumbs with my pliers, it will hurt. Option C: I like to vary the details a bit, but the punchline is... you die.”
18. “You're not an assassin of fate. You're just a thug that can bend bullets.”
19. “I am here to help you to find, take back, and keep your righteous mind.”
20. “Hey, you know how it is when you see someone that you haven't seen since high school, and they got some dead-end job, and they're married to some woman that hates them, they got, like, three kids who think he's a joke? Wasn't there some point where he stood back and said, ‘Bob, don't take that job! Bob, don't marry that harpy!’ You know?”
There are so many movies nominated I haven't seen that I am also planning to do the AMC Best Picture Showcase again this year. It's a great deal as far as I'm concerned, as I've only seen Milk at this time, and would gladly see it again. For $30 and free soda/popcorn all day, I'll spend the entire day in a darkened theater with 250 other movie fans and have a good time.
The Best Picture Showcase on Saturday night will then be followed by me hosting an Oscar party Sunday night - with ballots and everything! I showed up last minute to jenday's Oscar party last year and had a great time, but I also kinda... sorta... inadvertently wiped the floor with everyone, so much like with Trivial Pursuit, I figured I should host, rather than play :P
Last but not least, R.I.P. Heath Ledger - January 22, 2008.