{"id":888,"date":"2007-03-07T15:25:35","date_gmt":"2007-03-07T15:25:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jasonbennion.com\/?p=888"},"modified":"2007-03-07T15:25:35","modified_gmt":"2007-03-07T15:25:35","slug":"a_movie_meme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jasonbennion.com\/index.php\/2007\/03\/07\/a_movie_meme\/","title":{"rendered":"A Movie Meme"},"content":{"rendered":"

Movie memage borrowed from Jaquandor<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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  1. Name a movie that you have seen more than 10 times.
    \nThere are actually quite a few of those: the original Star Wars<\/i> trilogy, the Indiana Jones trilogy, the first four Star Trek<\/i> movies, Casablanca<\/i>, Highlander<\/i>, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off<\/i>, Top Gun<\/i>, An American Werewolf in London<\/i>, and Footloose<\/i> all come to mind. Probably American Graffiti<\/i>, too. Probably the 1953 version of War of the Worlds<\/i>. I’m sure there are others…<\/li>\n
  2. Name a movie that you’ve seen multiple times in the theater.
    \nThe original Star Wars<\/i> trilogy and the Indiana Jones movies. More recently, Sin City<\/i>.<\/li>\n
  3. Name an actor that would make you more inclined to see a movie.
    \nJohn Cusack always seems to pick interesting projects, and I find him immensely likable.<\/li>\n
  4. Name an actor that would make you less likely to see a movie.
    \nAdam Sandler. Can’t stand the guy. Doesn’t matter what he’s in, if his name is in the credits, I avoid it. He could have a three-second cameo in a Star Wars<\/i> movie that stars Sean Connery, Bruce Campbell (two of my favorite actors), and a resurrected Elvis Presley, and I’d still have to think long and hard about giving up any of my hard-earned cubits because they might find their way back to his checking account.<\/li>\n
  5. Name a movie that you can and do quote from.
    \nStar Wars<\/i>. Duh. But also most of the others listed under item #1.<\/li>\n
  6. Name a movie musical that you know all of the lyrics to all of the songs.
    \nN\/A. I do not know all of the lyrics to all of the songs from any<\/i> movie musical. I do not care for movie musicals, with the exception of Singin’ in the Rain<\/i>, which is actually a pretty cool flick. But cool or not, I still don’t know the lyrics to all of its songs.<\/li>\n
  7. Name a movie that you have been known to sing along with.
    \nTricky, since we just established that I’m not big on musicals. Footloose<\/i>, I guess…<\/li>\n
  8. Name a movie that you would recommend everyone see.
    \nThe World’s Fastest Indian<\/i>. A delightful, sweet-natured, feel-good movie that kind of flew under the radar last year. It’s character-driven, features a sterling performance from Anthony Hopkins, and it was filmed right here in Utah.<\/li>\n
  9. Name a movie that you own.
    \nI own hundreds… off the top of my head (and trying for something I’ve not yet mentioned), Almost Famous<\/i>.<\/li>\n
  10. Name an actor that launched his\/her entertainment career in another medium but who has surprised you with his\/her acting chops.
    \nMark Wahlberg. Whoever thought that Marky Mark would re-invent himself as a non-annoying character actor specializing in blue-collar regular guys? I think I’ve liked every acting performance I’ve seen him give.<\/li>\n
  11. Have you ever seen a movie in a drive-in? If so, what?
    \nYes, but not for many years. I think the last drive-in I saw was a double-feature of Adventures in Babysitting<\/i> and Can’t Buy Me Love<\/i>.<\/li>\n
  12. Ever made out in a movie?
    \nYes. Refer to the item above.<\/li>\n
  13. Name a movie that you keep meaning to see but just haven\u2019t yet gotten around to it.
    \nAgain, there are many… To Kill a Mockingbird<\/i> came up recently in a conversation with someone.<\/li>\n
  14. Ever walked out of a movie?
    \nYes,     The Great Dictator<\/i><\/a>. I’ve loved every other Chaplin film I’ve ever seen, but this one was a crushing bore and a huge disappointment.<\/li>\n
  15. Name a movie that made you cry in the theater.
    \nRevenge of the Sith<\/i>.<\/li>\n
  16. Popcorn?
    \nOf course<\/i>.<\/li>\n
  17. How often do you go to the movies (as opposed to renting them or watching them at home)?
    \nFor a while, The Girlfriend and I were going once a week without fail. In the last few months, though, we’ve scaled back to about twice a month.<\/li>\n
  18. What\u2019s the last movie you saw in the theater?
    \nMusic & Lyrics<\/i>.<\/li>\n
  19. What\u2019s your favorite\/preferred genre of movie?
    \nI pretty much like everything (except musicals… see item # 6), but I get an extra kick from science fiction flicks, especially spaceship-based SF flicks. Love those spaceships…<\/li>\n
  20. What\u2019s the first movie you remember seeing in the theater?
    \nI have a very dim memory of seeing     The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams<\/i><\/a> with my mom and great-grandmother at the old Murray Theater<\/a> on State and Vine when I was a wee lad, but the first I have a strong memory of was (can you guess?) Star Wars<\/i>.<\/li>\n
  21. What movie do you wish you had never seen?
    \nThe League of Extraordinary Gentlemen<\/i>, because it breaks my heart to think that POS may possibly be the final title on Sean Connery’s filmography.<\/li>\n
  22. What is the weirdest movie you enjoyed?
    \nHm. Well, define weird<\/i> Because there’s     Man with the Screaming Brain<\/i><\/a> weird, and then there’s Apocalypse Now<\/i> weird. I enjoyed both of those, albeit for very different reasons.<\/li>\n
  23. What is the scariest movie you’ve seen?
    \nThe Shining<\/i> always gives me the willies. So does The Silence of the Lambs<\/i>.<\/li>\n
  24. What is the funniest movie you’ve seen?
    \nA three-way tie between The General<\/i>, Young Frankenstein<\/i>, and National Lampoon’s Vacation<\/i>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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