Mr. Self-Professed Un-Movie --
Andy -- has kicked off 2011 with a new feature on his blog, akin to
Name That Tune, 'cept it's where he quotes a line from a movie, and you name it.
First, an unsolicitied and unpaid promo: check it out.
Next...I'm kinda thinkin' the inaugural episode hadda be rigged, 'cuz one of the least likely to watch a chick flick -- Mr. Sensitivity Hisself,
Paul "Mean Ol' Meany" Mitchell -- nailed the quote from...a chick flick.
The 'fix' hadda been in.
A current and former co-worker of mine can tell you, from many of their discussions about movies, that when it comes to movies, I am...uh...out of sync or any other kitchen or bathroom appliance-sounding device. Fer instance: I saw the movie Twister --you'd think a natural for me -- six years after it came out. And the uber classic of all time, Mars Attacks!!? I saw it for the first time on DVD...10 years after it came out.
But if
Andy ever quotes a line from that movie, I am so all over "rack rack ACK rack ACK!".
I haven't seen many of what Hollyweird considers the "classics": I never saw Ben Hur. I never saw 1,000,000 BC, even with Raquel Welch. I never saw -- and thus, never cried at the conclusion of -- Ol' Yeller. I did not see Police Academy III thru whatever sequel it crapped out at. I haven't seen From Here To Eternity, though I felt like I'd lived it with the flu a few times.
This will be rank heresy to say, but I have never seen any of the Godfather series. Did order a couple of their pizzas, but I reckon that doesn't count.
As for chick flicks....well, I do have to admit to having seen You've Got Mail, 'cuz I think the Hanks/Ryan duet are a hoot together, and I hadda crush on ol' Meg ever since Top Gun.
But when it comes right down to it, I suck at guessing which quote came from which movie. For example...if I were running this feature instead of
Andy, here's a famous movie quote I'd use:
"Hi, man!"
Now, which movie did that come from? Please pick from the choices below:
All About Eve*
How Sally Screwed Harry**
10,000,000 BC**
The Lost World
The Learning Of English 1-2-3**
Lost In Translation*
Serpico*
Team America: World Police
Sleepless In Toledo**
A Hamster Runs Through It**
A Fish Called Sushi**
Anzio
The Greatest Story Never Told**
The Wizard Of MSNBC**
Gone With The Review**
Suppose They Gave A War And Nobody Came?
The Shawshank Resolution**
The Green Mile Scam****
The San Franciscan Candidate**
The Longest Date***
Wuthering Carrots**
Indiana Jones And The Final Prostate Exam**
Rocky MCVXXXVIIII*****
Islamic Porkys**
Kelley's Heroes
Toy Story V: Buzz Goes Porn**
Miracle On Pahrump Street**
Winner of my one-time contest wins...*drum roll...thwap...cheap drum broke*...nuthin', but the knowledge that you knowd something that absolutely nobody cares about. And that should be good for...uh..shopping cart circles, or nuthin' related.
Seriously, check out
Andy's page as his new feature pits movie buffs against the anti-ESPN,
MoM******. As for me, I'm sure that I will be a perfect 0-for-how-many-ever-times
Andy runs it ;-)
"Have a little faith, baby...have a little faith". I do..as little as anyone who knows me...
* since I never seed it, I think you can count it out...
** I think I made these up...
*** Been on a few of those...
**** AlGore's favorite fraud, since 2000 didn't work out...
***** not sure if the series ain't gone that many or not...
****** visit MoM's page during one of his college footbaw posts, and this will make 110% sense Labels: Andy's Place, Andy's Redneck Ramblings, humor, made-up movie trivia, Mean Ol' Meany, movie quotes
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