June 06, 2007

Movie Meme & Things Done My Way

UPDATE:
Mrs. Who, Cappy & Teresa all guessed correctly. Double-kudos go to AWTM. Although she is correct about the movie quote, (it also is a line in Dangerous Liaisons), and the keywords shown can also apply to her movie choice, the actual movie I was referring to is The Bourne Identity. Below are the movie titles to the meme and as you can see, the first 5 titles are film adaptations by european production teams of books by european authors.

1. Pride & Prejudice (starring Colin Firth)
2. Bride & Prejudice (starring Martin Henderson, Aishwarya Rai & Marsha Mason)
3. Mansfield Park (starring Harold Pinter, Sheila Gish & Frances OÂ’Connor)
4. Sense & Sensibility (starring Emma Thompson, Kate Winslett and Hugh Grant)
5. Impromptu (starring Judy Davis, Hugh Grant, Mandy Patinkin, & Emma Thompson)
6. Little Women (starring Wynona Ryder, Susan Sarandon, Gabriel Byrne, etc.)
7. His Girl Friday (starring: Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell & Ralph Bellamy)
8. Charade (starring Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn, Walter Mathau, etc.)
9. Philadelphia Story (starring Katherine Hepburn, Cary Grant, & Jimmy Stewart)
10. The Bourne Identity (starring Matt Damon, Franka Potente & Chris Cooper)
11. Monty Python & The Holy Grail (starring Chapman, Cleese, Gilliam, Idle & Jones)


I've been in a pissy mood today. Bad day at the office. My knee is killing me due to the extreme changes of weather and all the walking and going up & down stairs.

So it's a perfect day to just be brain dead and watch a little tv. I watch it so seldom that I don't even know what's on. So, you just might see me back here in a bit. But before I go, I promised Daz'd I'd do the movie meme when I had a moment and so here it is. But I did the meme my way. Meaning I included a famous quote from each movie. Why? When my friends were alive I used to go around throwing out movie lines in answer to questions all the time and I miss doing that. This is my one chance to say "I fart in your general direction." And because I have a very quirky taste in movies I thought you guys wouldn't get more than 2 (only 2 of the movies were made in the last 10 years). Plus, I didn't want to frustrate any of you and I wantd to make you smile in the process. So good luck and enjoy!

1. Bachelor / Sculpture / Historical / Snobbery / Parental Relationship “your arrogance and conceit, your selfish disdain for the feelings of others made me realize that you were the last man in the world I could ever be prevailed upon to marry.”

2. Courtship / Interracial Romance / Class Differences / Goa / Male Female Relationship “There's nothing wrong with having standards, is there?”

3. 1800s / Adultery / Portsmouth / Poverty / Scandal “Run mad as often as you choose but do not faint.”

4. Intimacy / Secret Engagement / 19th Century / East Indies / Marriage Ceremony “She's heading an expedition to China shortly. I'm to go as her servant. But only on the understanding that I am to be very badly treated.”

5. Classical Music / Composer / 1830s / Chopin / Duel “it's an act of love! It's the divine mystery itself!”

6. Dancing / Party / Play / Emotional Depression / Broken Heart “You must write from the depths of your soul!”

7. Murder / Satirical / Poker Game / Handcuffs / Police “you're wonderful, in a loathsome sort of way”

8. Match / American Abroad / Older Man Younger Woman / Hidden Treasure “you won't be able to lie on your back for a while, but then you can lie from any position, can't you?”

9. Philadelphia / Champagne / Boat / Adultery / Changing Room “I would sell my grandmother for a drink - and you know how I love my grandmother.”

10. Facade / European Women / Man Hunt / No Opening Credits “Nobody does the right thing.”

And for bonus points:
11. Anachronistic / British / Eccentric / No Ending / Corporeal Mortification “I fart in your general direction.”

I won't tag anyone because I think almost everyone has done this meme.

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1 #11 Monty Python and the Holy Grail, of course!

Posted by: Mrs. Who at June 06, 2007 09:28 PM (9FXen)

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Posted by: Zman at June 06, 2007 10:45 PM (rfDtp)

3 1. Desperately Seeking Susan 2. Black Beauty 3. Pirates of Penzance 4. The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries, Season 2, Episode 9: Acapulco Spies. 5. Poke-a-hot-ass 6. Breakin' 2: Electric Bugaloo 7. Rocky 4 8. Driving Miss Daisy 2: Summer Lovers 9. Davy Crockett and the River Pirates 10. Return to Witch Mountain What do I win?

Posted by: RSM at June 06, 2007 11:07 PM (m2Xec)

4 [Zman, you leave a comment by clicking inside and typing (via your keyboard) inside the box called comment. If you have any more questions send me another email.]

Posted by: Zman at June 07, 2007 06:29 AM (aso4O)

5 Mrs. Who, you're absolutely right. And me using that line as a pre-teen drove my mother absolutely nuts! RSM, your movie titles were fun & interesting choices. Alas, they were all wrong. You do get a consolation prize not only for playing along, but also for including title #5. "Tell him what he's won Alex"... "You win a fabulously entertaining, but escorted visit to "Love Saves The Day". [That way if the transgender man-ager finds you too adorably irresistable to let you go, I'll be able to intercede and protect you from it's amourous advances... or maybe not, you just might enjoy it.] LSD, as us insiders referred to it, was the famous retro boutique frequented by Madonna both on and off screen on Desperetely Seeking Susan. Congratulations!

Posted by: michele at June 07, 2007 10:10 AM (DPFIK)

6 I want to say that the first one is Pride and Prejudice... don't know why. And none of the others are even giving me a hint. Then again I'm really bad with quotes.

Posted by: Teresa at June 07, 2007 01:21 PM (gsbs5)

7 #11 is Monty Python and the Holy Grail. All hail Brave Sir Robin!

Posted by: Cappy at June 07, 2007 04:03 PM (WhKcW)

8 10 Dangerous Liasons?

Posted by: armywifetoddlermom at June 07, 2007 09:51 PM (y0Z71)

9 Except for #11, not a one of those sound familiar to me :-(

Posted by: Harvey at June 07, 2007 11:00 PM (L7a63)

10 Well, damn! I definitely should've recognized 7-10 (I don't count 11 because it was done before I tried. *grin*) Like I said - I am so not good with movie quotes.

Posted by: Teresa at June 08, 2007 08:17 AM (gsbs5)

11 #11 was the only one I knew. Geesh Thanks for playing and great movies!

Posted by: Dazd at June 08, 2007 12:10 PM (A6J3V)

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