Snow day, low grade cold, generally lazy...hey, a meme!

[cherydactyl]

via nuadha_prime
1. Name a movie that you have seen more than 10 times: Toy Story
2. Name a movie that you've seen multiple times in a theater: Real Genius (twice during original run), The Rocky Horror Picture Show
3. Name an actor that would make you more inclined to see a movie: Simon Pegg (just watched Hot Fuzz last night...yowza!)
4. Name an actor that would make you less likely to see a movie: Tom Cruise
5. Name a movie that you can quote from: Finding Nemo
6. Name a movie musical that you know all the lyrics to all the songs: Across the Universe, but it's kind of cheating. White Christmas. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. There are others.
7. Name a movie that you have been known to sing along with: All of the above and many more, including Mulan. I even tried to learn the Chinese version of "Make a Man Out of You"...the Jackie Chan Mandarin (I think it's Mandarin...?) music video is on the DVD, since he did the lead's voice in the Chinese language cast.
8. Name a movie that you would recommend everyone see: Wordplay
9. Name a unusual movie that you own: The Three Caballeros
10. Name an actor that launched his/her entertainment career in another medium but who has surprised you with his/her acting chops: Hmmm...I don't know.
11. Have you ever seen a movie in a drive-in? No, sadly
12. Ever made out in a movie? Not since high school, more's the pity
13. Name a movie that you keep meaning to see but just haven't gotten around to it: The Dark Knight (yeah, yeah, I know.), An Inconvenient Truth
14. Ever walked out of a movie? No, though I've come close.
15. Name a movie that made you cry: Pan's Labyrinth
16. Popcorn? Does it have real butter on it?
17. How often do you go to the movies? Maybe three or four times a year
18. What's the last movie you saw in the theater? WallE
19. What is your favorite/preferred genre of movie? Action or Thriller, but it has to have some brains, and I don't mean as zombie food
20. What was the first movie you remember seeing in the theater? Star Wars. I still don't understand how in the heck my totally non-geek parents decided to take the whole family to this movie. This is the only movie I remember *ever* going to with my whole family. I remember buying candy at the mall drug store to sneak into the theatre. It was the first time I'd ever had Now and Laters. I was 7 and my sister was 6 and it was awesome.

Comments

[pattimst3k.livejournal.com]

Star Wars was one of my first movies, too. My daddy and I saw Close Encounters, SW, The Deep...all of those movies. And we snuck in food, too!
It was kinda cool because when they re-released Star Wars 4, my dad and I saw it together again!
PS: I miss you!

[cherydactyl.livejournal.com]

I miss you too. I was so sorry I didn't make it when I saw your post-cookie exchange post.

Oh, please don't call it Star Wars 4. Gah!!!! It is Star Wars.

[pattimst3k.livejournal.com]

Oh, thanks! Some people get their panties in a wad when I call it Star Trek. I should have known you would not be one of those :)

We missed all of the 'dactylness that your presence would have provided at the cookie exchange!

I think we are doing something in January, so hope to see you there!

[cherydactyl.livejournal.com]

:) Sorry about spreading my pet peeve about re-sequencing. Just because you put out a prequel, doesn't mean you change the name of/re-sequence it all. Besides the prequel trilogy was more horrible dialogue than ever. The visuals were more impressive, but visuals do not trump other aspects like story, characterization, not re-writing history.

I might tease you about getting Star Trek and Star Wars mixed up, but never for long, and never if it distressed you. :)

[tlatoani.livejournal.com]

The prequel trilogy simply didn't happen. I have no idea what you're talking about.

[cherydactyl.livejournal.com]

ROFL

[evalerie.livejournal.com]

That is a fabulous icon! :)

[cherydactyl.livejournal.com]

Does that mean you know Discworld?

[evalerie.livejournal.com]

Nope -- my inner geek thinks that the icon is hilarious on its own. Or, well, I know that there's a series called Discworld by Terry Pratchett, so I guess you could say that I know *of* Discworld, but, having failed to enjoy any of the other times I've tried reading Pratchett, I don't think I've ever attempted Discworld. Am I humor-impaired for not managing to appreciate Pratchett? I loved Douglas Adams's books, so I always feel like I *ought* to like Pratchett. But then it just never works for me. Sigh....

[cherydactyl.livejournal.com]

No, you're not humor impaired, you just may happen to like his brand of satire. Discworld is well over 30 books at this point, so there's a lot of variability even within the series, and Pratchett's satire has gotten more refined as his writing has improved over the years. Do you like Neil Gaiman? I could lend you Good Omens if you are interested, which is a one-shot collaborative apocalypse satire they did together.

The icon is from some stuff in the early/middle Discworld in which a young up-and-coming wizard named Ponder Stibbons makes what is in effect a magic and life-driven computer called Hex, and the quote is one of Hex's error messages.

[evalerie.livejournal.com]

I do indeed like Neil Gaiman's writing. Hm... I'm sure I've seen a copy of Good Omens around here somewhere. I'll ask Jan if he knows where it is. (It's his book.)

[dichotomy2.livejournal.com]

The original full title of the movie is, and has been since its release in 1977, Star Wars [subtitle:] Episode IV: A New Hope. A Total of 9 movies were originally planned. Although Lucas has decided against ever making the final trilogy now.

[cherydactyl.livejournal.com]

I have been pretty sure that this is revisionism, the idea that he *always* had 9 movies planned. I can't cite chapter and verse to you as to why, but it has to do with some interviews I saw with Lucas that were recorded before the original trilogy was finished and some other stuff. That said, I recognize it's not the official line, and I have never spoken with Mr. Lucas.

[evalerie.livejournal.com]

Interesting! We have a bunch of Star Wars movies on DVD, and one of them, probably Episode 4, has a humongously long and really interesting bonus material documentary on the making of Star Wars. In it, George Lucas talks about his original plan to have nine movies. I definitely remember that the original Star Wars movie was meant to be part of a trilogy. I'm not so sure when the original trilogy became a part of a trilogy of trilogies. I am not doubting you that this was not the original plan; I'm just trying to remember what it was that he said (without going back to watch the whole long documentary all over again).

[evalerie.livejournal.com]

I liked the Mad Magazine version, where they claimed that there were 12 episodes planned. All of the characters kept turning out to be each other's father. Especially Chewbacca.

[curiouskendra.livejournal.com]

Dad not a geek? I disagree. I don't know what the motivation was for taking you guys(being 4 years before I was born), but I think you underestimate Dad. He is a nerd at heart (he built his own computer), even if he doesn't have all the typical nerdly qualities.

Hope you feel better. Simon Pegg is awesome, and you must rent Spaced if you have not already. He was also in the first season of the new Doctor Who for an episode, if you didn't know.

[cherydactyl.livejournal.com]

You're absolutely right...Dad is a geek. But he's *not* a *media* geek. He does not read science fiction. OTOH, we did all watch the original Battlestar Galactica and Greatest American Hero together.

Ooooh...I should Netflix GAH...the kids would love that!

[cherydactyl.livejournal.com]

And...I absolutely remember Simon Pegg in the Doctor Who episode The Long Game.

[cherydactyl.livejournal.com]

And, oh, hey, speaking of Simon Pegg I found out last night that he's Scotty in the upcoming Star Trek film. That will be weird. But good. I was already pretty psyched about Zachary Quinto as Spock...

[sorcycat.livejournal.com]

12. Ever made out in a movie? Not since high school, more's the pity

Who wants to pay $20 to make out at a movie? There are plenty of better and cheaper places to do that. :)

[tlatoani.livejournal.com]

That would have been her reaction if I'd suggested it back when we were going out. "Hey, I want to actually watch this -- let's do it later!"

I mean, if it's a good movie, you don't want to miss it. Save the making out for the car or something...

[cherydactyl.livejournal.com]

You guys make a good point. Actually, several. I didn't have a lot of patience for going to movie I didn't want to actually watch. Actually, that's still true because I get to go to the movies so rarely, and it's so freaking expensive.

[tlatoani.livejournal.com]

...and if you've accidentally wound up in a bad movie, it doesn't exactly put you in the mood...