A Twist on the Movie Meme
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mrdreamjeansI don't get to the movies much, as I don't like to go alone. I won't attend horror flicks or films with violence. My interest in action movies is limited unless they are fanciful, so I was curious what my spontaneous answers to the movie meme floating around would be.
Yesterday, USA Today did a feature on films being released between now and the end of the Summer. In a selection of about 100 movies, I was amused that I was attracted to seeing so few of them. Here are the movies I might attend. How many of these would attract you?
1. Georgia Rule - Jane Fonda, Felicity Huffman and Lindsay Lohan
2. Once - A Sundance audience winner, described as a modern day musical about an Irish street musician and an Eastern European immigrant.
3. Shrek the Third - I loved the first two, but is three a charm?
4. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End - I liked the second less than the first; but want to see the loose ends tied up. Chow Yun-Fat joins the cast.
5. Spiderman III - I'll see it, but after this one, I'm done.
6. Evan Almighty - I'll give Steve Carell another shot. I hated The 40 Year Old Virgin, but know he did good work in Little Miss Sunshine
7. Ratatouille - It's from Pixar and has voicing by Peter O'Toole and Brad Garrett.
8. Introducing the Dwights - Australian comedy starring Brenda Blethyn (one of my favorites).
9. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
10.Hairspray - Though it has the earmarks of a disaster with John Travolta as Edna, I'll see it.
11.The Simpsons Movie - I'm there!
12.Becoming Jane - Anne Hathaway as Jane Austen. It might be better with Jane Hathaway, but I might see it:)
A film I definitely will not see this summer:
I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry - In this flick, Kevin James and Adam Sandler are two Brooklyn firefighters who pretend to be Gay in order to get health benefits. Yuck! Get me the disinfectants!
and now for the results of my meme ... cut to spare the disinterested:).
1. Name a movie that you have seen more than 10 times.
Victor Victoria ... It was showing Friday nights on my cruise ship for four months. We were at sea, so I kept going back. I probably have seen "The Wizard of Oz" and "White Christmas 10 times or more too.
2. Name a movie that you've seen multiple times in the theater.
The Sound of Music, Strictly Ballroom
3. Name an actor that would make you more inclined to see a movie.
Michael Caine, Meryl Streep
4. Name an actor that would make you less likely to see a movie.
Chevy Chase or Adam Sandler ... I don't like stupid humor.
5. Name a movie that you can quote from.
None
6. Name a movie musical that you know all the lyrics to all the songs.
None ... I don't memorize what I don't have to ...
7. Name a movie that you have been known to sing along with.
White Christmas
8. Name a movie that you would recommend everyone see.
Sordid Lives, Moscow on the Hudson
9. Name a movie that you own.
Unconditional Love ... and about 100 others ...
10.Name an actor that launched their entertainment career in another medium but who has surprised you with their acting chops.
Recently ... Jennifer Hudson ... (Actor applies to both male and female.)
11. Have you ever seen a movie in a drive-in? If so, what?
Yes ... Many times ... We went every Saturday when I was a child. I remember seeing Old Yeller.
12. Ever made out in a movie?
While acting in one? No:) Does getting a blow job count?
13. Name a movie that you keep meaning to see but just haven't gotten around to it.
Little Miss Sunshine.
14. Ever walked out of a movie?
One of those Rodriguez superkids movies ... and I wanted to leave during the middle of the second Austin Powers movie. Oh! I walked out of Planes, Trains and Automobiles!!!
15. Name a movie that made you cry in the theater.
Ordinary People, Brokeback Mountain
16. Popcorn?
Oh yeah!
17. How often do you go to the movies?
Once every three months unless I'm around![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
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18. What's the last movie you saw in the theater?
Bridge to Terabithia
19. What's your favorite/preferred genre of movie?
Comedy or musicals
20. What's the first movie you remember seeing in the theater?
The Sound of Music or Follow Me Boys (with Fred MacMurray:)
21. What movie do you wish you had never seen?
The second Austin Powers movie or The Talented Mr. Ripley
22. What is the weirdest movie you enjoyed?
Being John Malkovich
23. What is the scariest movie you've seen?
None ... I will not attend one.
24. What is the funniest movie you've seen?
Soap Dish
Yesterday, USA Today did a feature on films being released between now and the end of the Summer. In a selection of about 100 movies, I was amused that I was attracted to seeing so few of them. Here are the movies I might attend. How many of these would attract you?
1. Georgia Rule - Jane Fonda, Felicity Huffman and Lindsay Lohan
2. Once - A Sundance audience winner, described as a modern day musical about an Irish street musician and an Eastern European immigrant.
3. Shrek the Third - I loved the first two, but is three a charm?
4. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End - I liked the second less than the first; but want to see the loose ends tied up. Chow Yun-Fat joins the cast.
5. Spiderman III - I'll see it, but after this one, I'm done.
6. Evan Almighty - I'll give Steve Carell another shot. I hated The 40 Year Old Virgin, but know he did good work in Little Miss Sunshine
7. Ratatouille - It's from Pixar and has voicing by Peter O'Toole and Brad Garrett.
8. Introducing the Dwights - Australian comedy starring Brenda Blethyn (one of my favorites).
9. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
10.Hairspray - Though it has the earmarks of a disaster with John Travolta as Edna, I'll see it.
11.The Simpsons Movie - I'm there!
12.Becoming Jane - Anne Hathaway as Jane Austen. It might be better with Jane Hathaway, but I might see it:)
A film I definitely will not see this summer:
I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry - In this flick, Kevin James and Adam Sandler are two Brooklyn firefighters who pretend to be Gay in order to get health benefits. Yuck! Get me the disinfectants!
and now for the results of my meme ... cut to spare the disinterested:).
1. Name a movie that you have seen more than 10 times.
Victor Victoria ... It was showing Friday nights on my cruise ship for four months. We were at sea, so I kept going back. I probably have seen "The Wizard of Oz" and "White Christmas 10 times or more too.
2. Name a movie that you've seen multiple times in the theater.
The Sound of Music, Strictly Ballroom
3. Name an actor that would make you more inclined to see a movie.
Michael Caine, Meryl Streep
4. Name an actor that would make you less likely to see a movie.
Chevy Chase or Adam Sandler ... I don't like stupid humor.
5. Name a movie that you can quote from.
None
6. Name a movie musical that you know all the lyrics to all the songs.
None ... I don't memorize what I don't have to ...
7. Name a movie that you have been known to sing along with.
White Christmas
8. Name a movie that you would recommend everyone see.
Sordid Lives, Moscow on the Hudson
9. Name a movie that you own.
Unconditional Love ... and about 100 others ...
10.Name an actor that launched their entertainment career in another medium but who has surprised you with their acting chops.
Recently ... Jennifer Hudson ... (Actor applies to both male and female.)
11. Have you ever seen a movie in a drive-in? If so, what?
Yes ... Many times ... We went every Saturday when I was a child. I remember seeing Old Yeller.
12. Ever made out in a movie?
While acting in one? No:) Does getting a blow job count?
13. Name a movie that you keep meaning to see but just haven't gotten around to it.
Little Miss Sunshine.
14. Ever walked out of a movie?
One of those Rodriguez superkids movies ... and I wanted to leave during the middle of the second Austin Powers movie. Oh! I walked out of Planes, Trains and Automobiles!!!
15. Name a movie that made you cry in the theater.
Ordinary People, Brokeback Mountain
16. Popcorn?
Oh yeah!
17. How often do you go to the movies?
Once every three months unless I'm around
gotmoof18. What's the last movie you saw in the theater?
Bridge to Terabithia
19. What's your favorite/preferred genre of movie?
Comedy or musicals
20. What's the first movie you remember seeing in the theater?
The Sound of Music or Follow Me Boys (with Fred MacMurray:)
21. What movie do you wish you had never seen?
The second Austin Powers movie or The Talented Mr. Ripley
22. What is the weirdest movie you enjoyed?
Being John Malkovich
23. What is the scariest movie you've seen?
None ... I will not attend one.
24. What is the funniest movie you've seen?
Soap Dish
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