Oh manomanoman. Great memories on that list. I can't believe you haven't seen Monty Python's Life of Brian or Pulp Fiction. Two of my top three favorite movies (#1 is When Harry met Sally). I am a dialogue junky. I love quoting movies with anybody who will play.
My current favorite scene is Jack Black in High Fidelity when he walks into the record store, and cranks up Katrina and the Waves "Walking on Sunshine". I giggle just thinking about it. He is a SUPASTAH in my book.
By now cliched, and reproduced a million times both comically and seriously, we have the final scene of complete happiness from my favorite movie of all time, It's A Wonderful Life. No more of a perfect ending could be had then everything coming to a head with the outplaying of Auld Lang Syne. Gets me everytime.
go. rent. office. space. now.
The triple lindy scene is hard to beat.
How can one of your favorite scenes be from Clockwork Orange AND the Godfather.... yet you've never seen Scarface? Thats the ultimate mob/gangsta movie under The Godfather.
You can catch Office Space on one of the TBS/TNNs' just about every weekend, but its just not the same without the swears. I'm with Erin in saying RENT IT NOW!
(PS How did I get that nickname??)
How about the scene from "Summer School." When the upset students wanted their teacher back and pulled the ultimate move prank on the to-be-teacher.
Classic
Post.Script. Paul, do you watch any movies?
how can any list be void of Bill Murray being the Cinderella story at Augusta?
Paul, never saw Scarface? "You people need people like me, see you can point your fingers and say, dat's da bad guy". Fuck Office Space, run to rent Scarface.
Never saw a Clint Eastwood movie? Now that's damn near un-American. At least go rent The Outlaw Jose Wales.
Whether you like hockey or not, Slapshot is the best sports comedy of all time.
You must see it.
I highly recommend Pulp Fiction, Unfaithful (just to see Diane Lane fuck like a champ- in several different positions)and go get Scarface- it is a classic.
BTW, you don't have to like hockey to enjoy Slap Shot--the movie is hysterical. Hard to believe that Paul Newman starred in it. The real question is-how can you hate hockey? Oh nevermind, I forgot the Rangers are a NY team...I understand now.
I cannot beleive that not one Jack Nicholson movie was picked for this list...what a waste.
You don't get to the movies much, do you? There are so many scenes I would add to the list. Roy Hobbs game-winning homer in "The Natural." William Wallace's inspirational speech in "Braveheart." Running the video tape in time for the newscast in "Broadcast News." Gene Hackman intentionally getting tossed from the game in "Hoosiers." The list could go on and on and on...
you fag, go see some damn movies once in a while. it might actually make your blog more interesting or something...how have you never seen office space or scarface? what do you waste yuor time doing if your not watching movies? i can bet its not working out
Ryan- You have some balls leaving a message like that just because Paul hasn't seen all of these movies.
He lives in NYC where there are a million other things to do then lose 2 hours at the movies. Another perk to living in the big city is that you can get laid without having to spring for dinner and a movie.
So when you are eating popcorn and watching Matrix2 with some bitch who's pants you will never get into, maybe then you will see that YOU are the asshole. Meanwhile, PK will be on the Booze Cruise banging a Coyote Ugly bartender.
As much as I apreciate "Hugh Hefner's" defense of me by stating that I'm gonna be banging some Coyote Ugly bartender after the booze cruise ... that is likely to be untrue. But I don't kiss & tell (save one special report) so you guys will never find out what I'm doing in my bedroom. Safe to say it's probably not as rock star-ish as people might believe.
What is true is that I don't give a shit how other people, like Ryan, think I should spend my time. I don't watch movies. That's a choice. Other people make the choice to watch them. I don't think they're worse people for it.
You enjoy your lives, and I'll enjoy mine. How 'bout that?
Hey, everybody watches movies if you can count porno movies. Fortunately, nobody ever sees the end of a porno. Hell, I never even make it to the middle. Maybe pornos do have a plot, but I never get that far into it. Oh well.
Better things to do.
As a person who doesn't go to the movies often.. what is the criteria for the movies you will see?
and don't rent Office Space. Just buy it! I could watch that a million times.. the guy in the cube next door and I quote that movie every day, just to get through the day.
Damn it feels good to be a gansta!
And nothing from Caddyshack is on the list?? Rigged!
Criteria for movies I will see? I'm not sure. Here are the few movies I have seen since 2001:
* Black Hawk Down: Went with friends on a weekend afternoon because I had nothing else to do.
* Austin Powers III: Goldmember: Heard the first two were really funny. Thought this one was OK. The silhouette scenes were hilarious.
* Pool Hall Junkies: I'm a pool hall junkie. Went alone after work. It was OK.
* Old School: Seemed like my kind of flick. It was pretty good. I gave it a B-.
Paul and I have had this discussion from time to time over the years - usually between bites of his 3rd or 4th Grey's Dog at 4.30 AM.
The problem with movies and Paul is that anything that forces him to stay focused for longer than it takes him to masturbate is doomed.
My favs all come from the Blues Brothers.
Elwood Blues: It's 106 miles to Chicago, we've got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark and we're wearing sunglasses. Jake Blues: Hit it!
The Cheese Whiz: You got my Cheez Wiz, boy?
Cab Calloway: Boys, you got to learn not to talk to nuns that way.
Elwood Blues: Illinois Nazis. Jake Blues: I hate Illinois Nazis.
Jake Blues: How much for the little girl? Your women - how much for the women?
Favorite scenes in no particular order
Eastwood's "Make My Day" Threat.
Brando's, "I coulda been a contender."
The Indianapolis scene in Jaws.
The Terminator shoots up the police station.
"Bring out your Dead", the killer bunny and the french soldiers in Monty Python.
Young Frankenstein; Sedagive!!!!! And Abbie Normal.
"There no crying in baseball" in League of Their Own.
The T-Rex escapes and attacks the jeeps in Jurassic Park.
The Truck Chase in Road Warrior.
Some of my all-time favorite scenes;
The cafeteria scene from Pulp Fiction. "Want some bacon?"
Billy Crystal curing a dead Carey Elwes in The Princess Bride.
John Goodman smacking the hell out of George Clooney in Oh Brother Where Art Thou (and the gopher scene).
Yes, I see alot of movies. But I'm married with kids. I'm supposed to.
how about 'you can't handle the truth' and the entire courtroom scene in a few good men?
Citizen Kane: Camera Moves (e.g. opera scenes)
Casablanca: "Here s lookin at ..."
Dances with Wolfes: End Scene
Se7en: Brad Pitt between shooting and waine in the end scence
Dead Poet Society: Ethan Hawke crashing after sucide of his (only) friend
Pulp Fiction: S.L.Jackson monologue
2001: Running in a circle at the first scene in the space ship
Notting Hill: Press conference
Mystic River: Sean Penn "..thanks for finding the killer .... too late"
Million Dollar Baby: End scene
With Memorial Day around the corner and the nation redies to set aside a day to remember the fallen soldiers whose gifts of freedom are too often taken for granted, one topic of conversation has dominated the watercoolers: movies.
Oh manomanoman. Great memories on that list. I can't believe you haven't seen Monty Python's Life of Brian or Pulp Fiction. Two of my top three favorite movies (#1 is When Harry met Sally). I am a dialogue junky. I love quoting movies with anybody who will play.
Posted by PeeWee at May 16, 2003 1:49 AMMy current favorite scene is Jack Black in High Fidelity when he walks into the record store, and cranks up Katrina and the Waves "Walking on Sunshine". I giggle just thinking about it. He is a SUPASTAH in my book.