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A movie meme.

Shamelessly swiped from Cassandra.

1. Name a movie you've seen more than 10 times.

Trading Places, Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters II, Singing in the Rain, A Bridge Too Far, Hamburger Hill, Fantasia.

2. Name a movie you've seen multiple times in the theater.

Fantasia

3. Name an actor who would make you more inclined to see a movie.

Men: Mel Gibson, Bruce Willis, Jason Statham, Adam Sandler, Mike Myers, Sean Connery, Mark Wahlberg, Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels, Owen Wilson, Jackie Chan, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd...

Women: Sandra Bullock, Jodie Foster, Sigourney Weaver, Charlize Theron, Lucy Liu, Drew Barrymore, Michelle Pfeiffer, Terry Hatcher, Felicity Huffman...

Oh, wait - it was a singular, wasn't it?

4. Name an actor who would make you less likely to see a movie.

Sean Penn, Alec Baldwin, Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins, Danny Glover, Jane Fonda.

5. Name a movie that you can and do quote from.

Henry V, Patton, Marathon Man, Cool Hand Luke, Outlaw Josey Wales...

6. Name a movie musical, to which you know all the lyrics to all of the songs.

Jesus Christ Superstar, oddly enough. Singin' in the Rain.

7. Name a movie with which you've been known to sing along.

Hmmmmmmmmm. Drawing a blank on that one - other than the ones mentioned.

8. Name a movie you would recommend everyone see.

While I've seen and liked Cassie's suggestion, Grand Canyon, mine are very predictable for me... Zulu Dawn, Hamburger Hill, Blackhawk Down.

9. Name a movie you own.

Oh, good lord. Everything mentioned thus far plus many, many, more.

10. Name an actor that launched his/her entertainment career in another medium but who has surprised you with his/her acting chops.

Dennis Leary.

11. Have you ever seen a movie in a drive-in? If so, what?

Yep. The first one was some war movie I vaguely remember scenes from... my cousin was babysitting my sister and I and they took us to a drive-in. They made out in the front seat while my sister and I watched the movie. I got it! In Harm's Way, with John Wayne.

12. Ever made out in a movie?

D-uh. A *lot*.

13. Name a movie that you keep meaning to see but just haven’t yet gotten around to it.

Stardust.

14. Ever walked out of a movie?

Many. My time is worth more to me than the price of the ticket. To name two - Natural Born Killers and Napoleon Dynamite.

15. Name a movie that made you cry in the theater.

Blackhawk Down.

16. Popcorn?

With butter.

17. How often do you go to the movies (as opposed to renting them or watching them at home)?

I used to go every week. Now, we're so busy we're lucky to make it once a month.

18. What’s the last movie you saw in the theater?

Balls of Fire. So bad, it's good. As they intended.

19. What’s your favorite/preferred genre of movie?

Comedies, period pieces, war movies, action thrillers.

20. What’s the first movie you remember seeing in the theater?

It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World.

21. What movie do you wish you had never seen?

I can't remember. I take my wand and remove those memories and implant them in unsuspecting passing moonbats.

22. What is the weirdest movie you enjoyed?

Being There

23. What is the scariest movie you've seen?

Alien.

24. What is the funniest movie you've seen?

I'm kinda like Cassie, I have lots of faves... but Trading Places has to be up there. One thing this little bit has done is made me realize I've lost a lot of my movie jones. I really had to think about stuff.

Feel free to toss your thoughts in the comments.

8 Comments

1. Name a movie you've seen more than 10 times. Last Boy Scout, Band of Brothers, Windtalkers, Batman Begins, The Man From Snowy River, Final Countdown, Dr Zhivago, Spirit, When the Legends Die, Pathfinder 2. Name a movie you've seen multiple times in the theater. When the Legends Die. Drive In. 3. Name an actor who would make you more inclined to see a movie. Sean Connery, Mark Wahlberg, Jackie Chan, Karl Urban Women: Sandra Bullock, Jodie Foster, Charlize Theron, Terry Hatcher, Yeah I trimmed John's list 4. Name an actor who would make you less likely to see a movie. Any of the Penn boys. Anything with Jim Carrey 5. Name a movie that you can and do quote from. Platoon, Patton, Cool Hand Luke, Green Beret's, The Man from Snowy River 6. Name a movie musical, to which you know all the lyrics to all of the songs. Nope. None come to mind. Never been big on musicals. 7. Name a movie with which you've been known to sing along. Daredevil, Final Countdown (yes I know it's all orchestrated), Invincible, Spirit 8. Name a movie you would recommend everyone see. Invincible, The Man From Snowy River, When the Legends Die 9. Name a movie you own. All of the above except When the Legends Die. As hard as I have tried I have yet to obtain a copy. (Hint my birthday is this month, heh!) 10. Name an actor that launched his/her entertainment career in another medium but who has surprised you with his/her acting chops. Marc & Donnie Wahlberg. 11. Have you ever seen a movie in a drive-in? If so, what? Yup. Shrek. Die Hard. AI 12. Ever made out in a movie? Yup. 13. Name a movie that you keep meaning to see but just haven’t yet gotten around to it. Transformers. 14. Ever walked out of a movie? Bowling for Columbine. I had gotten free tickets to it and at the time had never heard of Michael Moore. I left around the time they started the Lockheed footage. 15. Name a movie that made you cry in the theater. When the Legends Die 16. Popcorn? Uhm. Hay-ell no. 17. How often do you go to the movies (as opposed to renting them or watching them at home)? Maybe once a year. If that. 18. What’s the last movie you saw in the theater? Lord of the Rings II: Return of the King. 19. What’s your favorite/preferred genre of movie? Action Comedy (Last Boy Scout, Die Hard, Fifth Element, etc) 20. What’s the first movie you remember seeing in the theater? The Gods must be Crazy 21. What movie do you wish you had never seen? Queen & Country 22. What is the weirdest movie you enjoyed? Tron 23. What is the scariest movie you've seen? Hand that rocks the cradle. The original. I was like 9 I think. 24. What is the funniest movie you've seen? Hot Fuzz, Sean of the Dead
 
8. Name a movie you would recommend everyone see. Amazing Grace ... a well done movie on an important topic. Plus, when the bagpipes kick in at the end, chills ran up and down my spine. This also would be one answer for #15.
 
I posted mine at my blog. Funny thing is, many of my answers were similar to yours ;)
 
Well and good, Madame, just as mine were similar to Cassandra's... no shock there, either. But did you *notice*?
 
2. Name a movie you've seen multiple times in the theater. There's only one that fits that description: the original (and still the greatest) Star Wars. 5. Name a movie that you can and do quote from. The most quotable movie ever made: The Princess Bride
 
Great list. And Alien; the quintessential horror flick. Couldn't agree more. Although The Shining has some moments...
 
Bloodspite - props on Hot Fuzz, Sean of the Dead, and Fifth Element.
 
Oh goodness! How in the WORLD could I have forgotten Princess Bride and Spaceballs?!? Sheesh, my memory is slipping more than I thought. And, now that you mention it, I did *notice* ;)
 
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