Movie lines meme!
From jedibl
1. Pick 15 or 20 of your favorite movies.
2. Go to IMDb and find a quote from each movie.
3. Post them here for everyone to guess.
4. Fill in the film title once it's guessed.
5. No googling or using IMDb search functions.
I have to say, I was impressed with myself for the sheer number of genres included in my favorite movies list. I will be really impressed if all of these are guessed, given that there's nearly a 50-year range on when they were produced.
1. "I was the equivalent of a 98lb weakling! I would go to the beach and people would kick copies of Byron in my face!"
Dead Poets Society, my single favorite movie of all time, guessed by gaudior
2. "Wanna play a game? It's a mind-reading game. Here's how it works. I read your mind. If what I say is right, you take one step towards the chair. If what I say is wrong, you take one step back... towards the doorway. If you reach the chair, you sit down. If you reach the door, you can go. Wanna play?"
The Sixth Sense, guessed by q10
3. "My God man. Do you want an acute case on your hands? This woman has immediate post-parandial, upper-abdominal distention."
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, guessed by q10
4. "I really enjoy forgetting. When I first come to a place, I notice all the little details. I notice the way the sky looks. The color of white paper. The way people walk. Doorknobs. Everything. Then I get used to the place and I don't notice those things anymore. So only by forgetting can I see the place again as it really is."
None yet - I'm not actually sure most of my flist has seen this movie.
5. "His mind now has been completely distracted from his original thought: 'Eat the man in the white pants.'"
None yet - I'm not actually sure most of my flist has seen this movie.
6. "If you're going to pretend like you don't care, don't look up."
None yet - though I'm sure at least some of my flist has seen this movie.
7. "My knights have fought my causes. Now, my brother, I shall be... king."
None yet - though I'm sure at least some of my flist has seen this movie.
8. "Who, me? No, I'm just a worm. Say, come inside, and meet the missus."
Labyrinth, guessed by gaudior
9. "Like trying to drive a toaster through a car wash."
None yet - though I'm sure at least some of my flist has seen this movie.
10. "I've snapped and plotted all my life. There's no other way to be alive, king, and fifty all at once."
The Lion In Winter, guessed by signy1
11. "You like me because I'm a scoundrel. There aren't enough scoundrels in your life."
Has been correctly pegged as a Star Wars movie, and as Han Solo, but jedibl was the first to correctly identify The Empire Strikes Back.
12. "I've hired you to help me start a war. It's an prestigious line of work, with a long and glorious tradition."
The Princess Bride, guessed by gallian
13. "Douglas, does the NRA have video tapes of you playing golf with Satan?"
The American President, guessed by nehoc85
14. "They are all farmers. They talk of nothing but fertilizer and women. I have never shared their interest for fertilizer. And women, well, I became indifferent when I was 83."
None yet - I'm not actually sure most of my flist has seen this movie.
15. "Now, me, I wouldn't leave this town at noon for all the tea in China. No, sir, it's going to be quite a sight to see!"
High Noon, guessed by gallian's boy
16. "He's better at this than I've ever been at anything in my life. He's better at this than you'll ever be, at anything. My son has a gift. He has a gift, and when you acknowledge that, then maybe we will have something to talk about."
Searching for Bobby Fischer, guessed by nehoc85
17. "I guess I could be pretty pissed off about what happened to me... but it's hard to stay mad, when there's so much beauty in the world. Sometimes I feel like I'm seeing it all at once, and it's too much, my heart fills up like a balloon that's about to burst... And then I remember to relax, and stop trying to hold on to it, and then it flows through me like rain and I can't feel anything but gratitude for every single moment of my stupid little life... You have no idea what I'm talking about, I'm sure. But don't worry... you will someday."
American Beauty, guessed by gaudior
I think I cried for almost an hour (in total, not at one time) just looking at quotes from some of these movies. But it was a good cry. Man, I really love these movies.
1. Pick 15 or 20 of your favorite movies.
2. Go to IMDb and find a quote from each movie.
3. Post them here for everyone to guess.
4. Fill in the film title once it's guessed.
5. No googling or using IMDb search functions.
I have to say, I was impressed with myself for the sheer number of genres included in my favorite movies list. I will be really impressed if all of these are guessed, given that there's nearly a 50-year range on when they were produced.
1. "I was the equivalent of a 98lb weakling! I would go to the beach and people would kick copies of Byron in my face!"
Dead Poets Society, my single favorite movie of all time, guessed by gaudior
2. "Wanna play a game? It's a mind-reading game. Here's how it works. I read your mind. If what I say is right, you take one step towards the chair. If what I say is wrong, you take one step back... towards the doorway. If you reach the chair, you sit down. If you reach the door, you can go. Wanna play?"
The Sixth Sense, guessed by q10
3. "My God man. Do you want an acute case on your hands? This woman has immediate post-parandial, upper-abdominal distention."
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, guessed by q10
4. "I really enjoy forgetting. When I first come to a place, I notice all the little details. I notice the way the sky looks. The color of white paper. The way people walk. Doorknobs. Everything. Then I get used to the place and I don't notice those things anymore. So only by forgetting can I see the place again as it really is."
None yet - I'm not actually sure most of my flist has seen this movie.
5. "His mind now has been completely distracted from his original thought: 'Eat the man in the white pants.'"
None yet - I'm not actually sure most of my flist has seen this movie.
6. "If you're going to pretend like you don't care, don't look up."
None yet - though I'm sure at least some of my flist has seen this movie.
7. "My knights have fought my causes. Now, my brother, I shall be... king."
None yet - though I'm sure at least some of my flist has seen this movie.
8. "Who, me? No, I'm just a worm. Say, come inside, and meet the missus."
Labyrinth, guessed by gaudior
9. "Like trying to drive a toaster through a car wash."
None yet - though I'm sure at least some of my flist has seen this movie.
10. "I've snapped and plotted all my life. There's no other way to be alive, king, and fifty all at once."
The Lion In Winter, guessed by signy1
11. "You like me because I'm a scoundrel. There aren't enough scoundrels in your life."
Has been correctly pegged as a Star Wars movie, and as Han Solo, but jedibl was the first to correctly identify The Empire Strikes Back.
12. "I've hired you to help me start a war. It's an prestigious line of work, with a long and glorious tradition."
The Princess Bride, guessed by gallian
13. "Douglas, does the NRA have video tapes of you playing golf with Satan?"
The American President, guessed by nehoc85
14. "They are all farmers. They talk of nothing but fertilizer and women. I have never shared their interest for fertilizer. And women, well, I became indifferent when I was 83."
None yet - I'm not actually sure most of my flist has seen this movie.
15. "Now, me, I wouldn't leave this town at noon for all the tea in China. No, sir, it's going to be quite a sight to see!"
High Noon, guessed by gallian's boy
16. "He's better at this than I've ever been at anything in my life. He's better at this than you'll ever be, at anything. My son has a gift. He has a gift, and when you acknowledge that, then maybe we will have something to talk about."
Searching for Bobby Fischer, guessed by nehoc85
17. "I guess I could be pretty pissed off about what happened to me... but it's hard to stay mad, when there's so much beauty in the world. Sometimes I feel like I'm seeing it all at once, and it's too much, my heart fills up like a balloon that's about to burst... And then I remember to relax, and stop trying to hold on to it, and then it flows through me like rain and I can't feel anything but gratitude for every single moment of my stupid little life... You have no idea what I'm talking about, I'm sure. But don't worry... you will someday."
American Beauty, guessed by gaudior
I think I cried for almost an hour (in total, not at one time) just looking at quotes from some of these movies. But it was a good cry. Man, I really love these movies.