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Happy 4th Of July!

04 Saturday Jul 2015

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4th of July, Humor, Independence Day, Movies, Will Smith

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Also Known As The Day Will Smith Saved Us From The Aliens!

Favorite Christmas Movies

24 Wednesday Dec 2014

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Christmas, Movies

Since I’ve been baking quite a bit the last few days I’ve fallen a bit behind in my reading, so I thought I’d share my top 5 Christmas movies.

5. 0883929003518_p0_v3_s300x Why? Gizmo! Oh, and the Gremlins singing “Heigh Ho! Heigh Ho! It’s Off to Work We Go!” while watching Snow White.

4. 0883929221776_p0_v2_s300x Why? “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas”.

3. 0024543013624_p0_v2_s300x Why? Natalie Wood teaching Kris how to chew gum and blow bubbles.

2. 0089859882029_p0_v2_s300x Why? While I love quite a few versions of this classic, this 1951 British production with Alastair Sim perfectly captured Ebenezer Scrooge. Bah, Humbug!

1. 0017153206432_p0_v2_s300x Why? Too many reasons to list!

Also: Charlie Brown’s Christmas, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Santa Clause Is Comin’ To Town, Yes Virginia, There Is A Santa Claus, The Little Drummer Boy, The Santa Clause, The Santa Clause 2, Prancer, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, (the original animated version), and Elf.

Well, it’s back to the kitchen for me. More eating, er, baking to do! 

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                                     Happy Holidays Everyone!!!!!

Movies, Movies, Movies!

05 Friday Sep 2014

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Actors/Actresses, Famous Quotes, Movies

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We’ve had alot of shark sightings off the coast of Massachusetts this year, but one news story back a week or so ago particularly caught my eye. Someone(s) with a great sense of humor wrote in the sand “You’re Gonna Need A Bigger Boat.”

images  Um, we’re gonna need a bigger picture. Unfortunately I can’t figure out how to do this on my Bloody Kindle! Sorry. We have a love/hate relationship.

 

This reference to the movie Jaws started me thinking about what makes certain movie lines iconic. Is it the writing itself or the actor/actress who says it? Or is it a combination? For instance, would that memorable quote from in Jaws be forever stuck in our minds if another actor instead of Roy Schneider had spoken it? I’m not sure what the answer is but I’d love to hear what others think. This has also led me to start mulling over what my top ten movie lines are so…

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1987 – The Princess Bride ~ Inigo Montoya/Mandy Patinkin

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1987 – The Princess Bride ~ Vizzini/Wallace Shawn

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1987 – The Princess Bride – Westley/Cary Elwes

Obviously I’m obsessed with The Princess Bride, but seriously! ONE OF THE BEST MOVIES EVER! Ahem. But I digress. Here’s the others on my list.

4. May-the-Force-be-with-you-411x500

1977 – Star Wars ~ Han Solo/Harrison Ford

5. Gollum

2002 – The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers ~ Gollum/ Andy Serkis

6. Sherlock-Holmes

1939 – The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes ~ Sherlock Holmes/Basil Rathbone

7. Youre-gonna-need-a-bigger-boat

1975 – Jaws ~ Chief Martin Brody/Roy Schneider

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1939 – Gone With the Wind ~ Rhett Butler/Clark Gable

9. Johnny-Castle ” Nobody puts Baby in a corner.”

1987 – Dirty Dancing ~ Johnny Castle/ Patrick Swayze

10. Theres-No-Place-Like-Home

1939 – The Wizard of Oz ~ Dorothy Gale/Judy Garland

 

In case you want to see the American Film Institute’s top 100, check it out at:

http://www.afi.com/100years/quotes.aspx

 

 

 

 

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