Read, Watch and Learn: August 2012

Superman Returns

“Doesn’t it give you a shudder of electricity through you to be in the same room with me?”

[Lex Luthor, Superman]

Ice Age: The Meltdown

Manfred: "So, still think she's the girl for me?"
Sid: "Sure. She's tons of fun, and you're no fun at all. She completes you."

[Manfred and Sid, Ice Age: The Meltdown]

"Loneliness has followed me my whole life, everywhere. In bars, in cars, sidewalks, stores, everywhere. There's no escape."

[Taxi Driver]

“Man is the only creature that consumes without producing. He does not give milk, he does not lay eggs, he is too weak to pull the plough, he cannot run fast enough to catch rabbits. Yet he is lord of all the animals. He sets them to work, he gives back to them the bare minimum that will prevent them from starving, and the rest he keeps for himself.”

[George Orwell, Animal Farm]

Anne of Green Gables

"Marilla, isn't it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet?"

"It's so easy to be wicked without knowing it, isn't it?"

[ Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables]

Daredevil

“You’re good, baby, I’ll give you that. But me? I’m magic.”

[ Bullseye, Daredevil ]

Kung Fu Panda

"Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That is why it is called the present."

[Oogway, Kung Fu Panda]

"To make something special you just have to believe it's special."

[Mr. Ping, Kung Fu Panda]

Titanic

"That's the one good thing about Paris: there's a lot of girls willing to take their clothes off."

[Jack, Titanic]

Cal Hockley: "Where are you going? To him? To be a whore to a gutter rat?"
Rose: "I'd rather be his whore than your wife."

[Cal Hockley and Rose, Titanic]

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

"The ability to speak does not make you intelligent."

[Qui-Gon Jinn, Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace]

"Mom, you said that the biggest problem in the universe is no one helps each other."

[Anakin, Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace]

Great Expectations

"Take nothing on its looks; take everything on evidence. There's no better rule."

"In a word, I was too cowardly to do what I knew to be right, as I had been too cowardly to avoid doing what I knew to be wrong."

[ Charles Dickens, Great Expectations]

The Godfather

“My name is Michael. You can inform the police and make your fortune but then your daughter would lose a father rather than gain a husband.”

[ Michael Corleone, The Godfather ]

"I believe in America.”

[Michael Bonasera , The Godfather ]

"“I’ll make him an offer he can’t refuse.”

[Vito Corleone, The Godfather ]

Meet Joe Black

“Love is passion, obsession, someone you can't live without. If you don't start with that, what are you going to end up with? Fall head over heels. I say find someone you can love like crazy and who'll love you the same way back. And how do you find him? Forget your head and listen to your heart. I'm not hearing any heart. Run the risk, if you get hurt, you'll come back. Because, the truth is there is no sense living your life without this. To make the journey and not fall deeply in love - well, you haven't lived a life at all. You have to try. Because if you haven't tried, you haven't lived. ”

[William Parrish, Meet Joe Black ]

Two for the Money

“Know what you know, and know what you don't know. And know that I gotta know everything you know as soon as you know it... or sooner. ”

[Walter Abrams, Walter Abrams]

A Wrinkle in Time

"But you see, Meg, just because we don't understand doesn't mean that the explanation doesn't exist."

"Nothing is hopeless; we must hope for everything."

[ Madeleine L'Engle, A Wrinkle in Time]

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

"No spell can reawaken the dead, Harry. I trust you know that. Dark and difficult times lie ahead. Soon we must all face the choice between what is right and what is easy."

[Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ]

V for Vendetta

“But again, truth be told, if you're looking for the guilty you need only look into a mirror.”

"I, like God, do not play with dice and do not believe in coincidence."

"You're so wise. You're like a miniature Buddha, covered in hair."

"I'm a man who discovered the wheel and built the Eiffel Tower out of metal and brawn. That's what kind of man I am. You're just a woman with a small brain. With a brain a third the size of us. It's science."

[Ron Burgundy, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundi]

High School Musical 3

“My prom is wherever you are.”

[Troy Bolton, High School Musical 3: Senior Year ]

The Notebook

“I am nothing special; just a common man with common thoughts, and I've led a common life. There are no monuments dedicated to me and my name will soon be forgotten. But in one respect I have succeeded as gloriously as anyone who's ever lived: I've loved another with all my heart and soul; and to me, this has always been enough.”

[Noah, The Notebook]

The Alamo

“We will not only show the world what patriots are made of, but we will also deal a crippling blow to the army of Santa Anna. If anyone wishes to depart under the white flag of surrender, you may do so now. You have that right. But if you wish to stay here with me in the Alamo, we will sell our lives dearly.”

[William Travis, The Alamo ]

“A great man is one who in manhood still keeps the heart of a child.”

[Stanley White, Year of the Dragon]

“Dollars are like small fish, difficult to catch, but not to be thrown back except as bait for something bigger.”

[Joey Tai, Year of the Dragon]

Yes Man

“I do want to take guitar lessons. I do want to learn how to fly. Yes, I would like to learn Korean.”

[Carl Allen, Yes Man ]

And Then There Were None

"Ten little Indian boys went out to dine; One choked his little self, and then there were nine. Nine Little Indian boys sat up very late; One overslept himself and then there were eight. Eight little Indian boys traveling in Devon; One said he'd stay there and then there were seven. Seven little Indian boys chopping up sticks; One chopped himself in halves then there were six. Six Indian boys playing with a hive; A bumble-bee stung one then there were five. Five Indian boys going in for law; One got in Chancery then there were four. Four Indian boys going out to sea; A red herring swallowed one then there were three. Three Indian boys walking in the zoo; A big bear hugged one then there were two. Two Indian boys sitting in the sun; One got all frizzled up then there was one. One Indian boy left all alone; He went and hanged himself and then there were none."

[Agatha Christy, And Then There Were None]

A Farewell to Arms

"All thinking men are atheists."

"War is not won by victory."

[Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms]

The Amulet of Samarkand

"Freedom is an illusion. It always comes at a price."

[Jonathan Stroud, The Amulet of Samarkhand]

The Kite Runner

"There is only one sin, only one. And that is theft. Every other sin is a variation of theft... When you kill a man, you steal a life. You steal his wife's right to a husband, rob his children of a father. When you tell a lie, you steal someone's right to the truth. When you cheat, you steal the right to fairness. "

[Baba, The Kite Runner]

Memento

"We all need mirror to remind ourselves who we are."

[Leonard Shelby, Memento]

"Memory can change the shape of a room; it can change the color of a car. And memories can be distorted. They're just an interpretation, they're not a record, and they're irrelevant if you have the facts."

[Leonard Shelby, Memento]

" Some people are too scared or something to think things can be different. The world's not exactly...shit. I guess it's hard for some people who are so use to things the way they are-even if they're bad- to change and they kinda give up and when they do, everybody loses."

[Trevor McKinney, Pay it Forward]

Twilight

"I'd never given much thought to how i would die..."

"Death is peaceful, easy. Life is harder."

[Isabella Swan, Twilight]

Die Hard: With a Vengeance

Zeus: "Why you keep calling me Jésus? I look Puerto Rican to you?
John McClane: "Guy back there called you Jésus."
Zeus: "He didn't say Jésus. He said, "Hey, Zeus!" My name is Zeus.
John McClane: "Zeus?"
Zeus: "Yeah, Zeus! As in, father of Apollo? Mt. Olympus? Don't fuck with me or I'll shove a lightning bolt up your ass? Zeus! You got a problem with that?"

[John McClain and Zeus, Die Hard: With a Vengeance]

"And then its possible to talk to someone without any lies. With no sarcasms, no deceptions, no exaggerations, or any of the other things people use to confuse the truth."

[Powder, Powder]

The Last Emperor

Reginald Fleming 'R.J.' Johnston: Words are important.
Pu Yi, at 15: Why are words important?
Reginald Fleming 'R.J.' Johnston: If you cannot say what you mean, your majesty, you will never mean what you say and a gentleman should always mean what he says.

[The Last Emperor]

The Legend of Bagger Vance

Yep... Inside each and every one of us is one true authentic swing... Somethin' we was born with... Somethin' that's ours and ours alone... Somethin' that can't be taught to ya or learned... Somethin' that got to be remembered... Over time the world can, rob us of that swing... It get buried inside us under all our wouldas and couldas and shouldas... Some folk even forget what their swing was like...

[Bagger Vance,The Legend of Bagger Vance]

You've Got Mail

"For me the Internet is just yet another way of being rejected by women."

[Goerge Pappas, You've Got Mail]

Sometimes I wonder about my life. I lead a small life. Well, not small, but valuable. And sometimes I wonder, do I do it because I like it, or because I haven't been brave? So much of what I see reminds me of something I read in a book, when shouldn't it be the other way around? I don't really want an answer. I just want to send this cosmic question out into the void. So good night, dear void.

[Kathleen Kelly, You've Got Mail]

"A faithful heart makes wishes come true."

[Lo, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon]

"I would rather be a ghost drifting by your side as a condemned soul than enter heaven without you... because of your love, I will never be a lonely spirit."

[Li Mu Bai, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon]

"I always tell the truth. Even when I lie."

"I'm Tony Montana! You f**k with me, you f**kin' with the best!"

[Tony Montana, Scarface ]

Rocky

"Stay in school and use your brain. Be a doctor, be a lawyer, carry a leather briefcase. Forget about sports as a profession. Sports make ya grunt and smell. See, be a thinker, not a stinker."

[Apollo Creed, Rocky]

"I think we make a real sharp couple of coconuts - I'm dumb, you're shy, whaddaya think, huh?"

[Rocky Balboa, Rocky]

"Losers are people who are so afraid of not winning, they don't even try."

[Grandpa, Little Miss Sunshine]

"Life is one fucking beauty contest after another. School, then college, then work... Fuck that. And fuck the Air Force Academy. If I want to fly, I'll find a way to fly. You do what you love, and fuck the rest."

[Dwayne, Little Miss Sunshine]

The Godfather Part II

"She's very beautiful. To you, she's beautiful. For me, there's only my wife and son."

[Vito Corleone, The Godfather: Part II]

"Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer."

[Michael Corleone, The Godfather: Part II]

Gandhi

"Whenever I despair, I remember that the way of truth and love has always won. There may be tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they may seem invincible, but in the end, they always fail. Think of it: always."

"They may torture my body, break my bones, even kill me, then they will have my dead body. NOT MY OBEDIENCE!"

"If you are a minority of one, the truth is the truth."

[Mahatma Gandhi, Gandhi]

Mystic River

"We bury our sins here, Dave. We wash them clean."

[Jimmy Markum, Mystic River]

"Maybe some day you forget what it's like to be human and maybe then, it's ok."

[Dave Boyle, Mystic River]

A Bad Advice from a Good Father

Movie Title: Liar Liar
Movie Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Movie Director: Tom Shadyac
Movie Script Writer: Paul Guay,Stephen Mazur
Movie Casts: Jim Carrey, Justin Cooper

A fast track lawyer can't lie for 24 hours due to his son's birthday wish after the lawyer turns his son down for the last time.

Movie Title: My Best Friend’s Wedding
Movie Genre: Drama
Movie Director: P.J. Hogan
Movie Script Writer: Ronald Bass
Movie Casts: Julia Roberts, Dermot Mulroney, Cameron Diaz, Rupert Everett

Michael O'Neal (Dermot Mulroney) and Julianne Potter (Julia Roberts) have been friends for years. But when Michael tell her that he is getting married to a girl called Kimberly Wallace (Cameron Diaz), Julianne finally realized that she has true feelings to Michael. Then, Julianne came to the wedding and tried everything to get them to break up.

Movie Title: Planet Terror
Movie Genre: Horror, Thriller, Movie Comedy
Movie Director: Robert Rodriguez
Movie Script Writer: Robert Rodriguez
Movie Casts: Freddy Rodríguez, Rose McGowan, Jeff Fahey

El Wray’s Wrecker (Freddy Rodríguez) was driving her ex-girlfriend Cherry Darling (Rose McGowan) home, they were attacked by some zombie-like creatures that took Cherry away and pulled off her right leg. El Wray scared them away and took Cherry to the hospital. He soothed her, stuck a piece of wood in her stump to make her a new leg, and then took her to JT’s.

Movie Title: Good Will Hunting
Movie Genre: Drama
Movie Director: Gus Van Sant
Movie Script Writer: Mat Damon, Ben Affleck
Movie Casts: Mat Damon, Ben Affleck

Will Hunting (Mat Damon) is a boy genius who was severely abused as a child and has been in trouble with the law ever since. When his girlfriend asked Will to move to California with her, Will panicked at the thought of so much change and commitment. Will further told his best friend Chuckie (Ben Affleck) that he wanted to be a laborer for the rest of his life.

"You should never underestimate the predictability of stupidity."

[Bullettooth Tony, Snatch]

Turkish: You take sugar?
Brick Top: No thank you, Turkish; I'm sweet enough.

[Turkish and Brick Top, Snatch]

Yes, London. You know: fish, chips, cup 'o tea, bad food, worse weather, Mary fucking Poppins... LONDON.

[Avi, Snatch]

Letters from Iwo Jima

"If our children can live safely for one more day it would be worth the one more day that we defend this island."

[General Tadamichi Kuribayashi, Letter from Iwo Jima]

"We can die here, or we can continue fighting. Which would better serve the emperor?"

[Saigo, Letter from Iwo Jima]

Amores Peros

"Being tough won't make you smart."

[Octavio, Amores Peros]

"You and your plans. You know what my grandmother used to say? If you want to make God laugh... tell Him your plans."

[Susana, Amores Peros]

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