Quotes Meme

[coalescent]

Twenty film quotes; identify the sources. Comments screened for now.

1. "ALL THESE WORLDS ARE YOURS, EXCEPT EUROPA. ATTEMPT NO LANDINGS THERE."

2. "A sword, by itself, rules nothing. It only comes alive in skilled hands."

3. "Anyone who isn't dead or from another plane of existence would do well to cover their ears. Right about...now."

4. "They say this one has a surprise ending."

5. "I could be very dangerous to all of you right now!"

6. "You want to know how I did it? This is how I did it. I never saved anything for the swim back."

7. "I'm not a concept. Too many guys think I'm a concept or I complete them or I'm going to make them alive, but I'm just a fucked up girl who is looking for my own peace of mind. Don't assign me yours."

8. "You're not perfect, sport. And let me save you the suspense - this girl you've met, she's not perfect either. But the question is whether or not you're perfect for each other."

9a. "There is no conspiracy. Nobody is in charge. It's a headless blunder operating under the illusion of a master plan."

9b. "Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads."

10. "Do not believe his lies."

11. "Hey, laserlips! Your mama was a snowblower!"

12. "Once you meet someone, you never really forget them. It just takes a while for your memory to come back to you."

13. "Ride for ruin and the world's ending!"

14. "I woke up and you were here."

15. "Sir, I am the president of the chess club, the math club and the engineering club. If there's a bigger nerd in here, bring him on."

16. "If you were a dork, you should say you're sorry. Girls like that."

17. "I admire you as a policeman. Particularly your adherence to violence as a necessary adjunct to the job."

18. "You're weird." "Sorry." "No, that was a compliment."

19. "Science ain't an exact science with these clowns."

20. "Sh! It could be full of chocolate, ok?"

I suspect that most of these will be trivially easy for a large portion of my friendslist.

EDIT: Yes, I had two number 9s. The fact that they are now 9a and 9b does not mean they are related, it just means I can't be bothered to renumber the whole quiz. :)

EDIT2: OK, so they were trivially easy for pikelet, but nobody else. Sue me.

EDIT3: Now all unscreened. Tim got almost the whole lot right here. If you still want to have a go, don't peek. ;-)

Comments

[azureskies.livejournal.com]

It's probably been pointed out, but you had two number 9s. Anyway, the second one was Back To The Future, of course.

3 is Dogma

11 is Short Circuit

15 is The Day After Tomorrow

... and that's all I know. Shocking.

[coalescent.livejournal.com]

Actually, you got first comment, so hopefully now I've fixed it for everyone else. Anyway, you're four for four. :)

[veggiesu.livejournal.com]

Some of these are quite familiar, but I can't place them. Others sound so very, very *Niall* indeed. But the ones I think I know are:

3. Dogma
6. Gattacca
10. Memento
15. The Day After Tomorrow
16. The American President

1 sounds Arthurian or Tolkienesque*, and 9a I'm sure I know, but can't place right now.

*do you think that one day we'll become adjectives?

[coalescent.livejournal.com]

[mystery number] sounds Arthurian or Tolkienesque

...

Well, you were almost right with that guess. Actually, it's Arthur C Clarke. :-p

[veggiesu.livejournal.com]

Bums - I meant quote 2, not quote 1. Quote 1 sounded very Niall :-p

[white_hart]

Not good on fillums, but I recognise a few:

1. 2010
3. Dogma
9b. Back to the Future
13. I don't remember this from the film, but that's definitely the Ride of the Rohirrim, so I assume it's Return of the King. Unless some other film stole the line from Tolkien, of course.

Several of the others seem familiar, and 17 in particular is bugging me because I'm sure it's something I've seen quite recently, but I have no idea what...

[radinden]

Trivially easy?! I've not got a clue on any of them. Which probably won't surprise most people...

[coalescent.livejournal.com]

Maybe I overstated somewhat. Even snowking only got nine-and-a-half. And for one of those he tried to guess which character, and got it wrong. Frankly, I'm disappointed...

[coalescent.livejournal.com]

Whoops. I meant eight-and-a-half.

[snowking.livejournal.com]

You're having trouble with 9s today...

[coalescent.livejournal.com]

Doesn't matter anyway; Mattia just trumped you. He got 13. Of course, I'm considering halving his score because he got #1 wrong, which is clearly inexcusable, but at the moment he's the leader.

[snowking.livejournal.com]

I don't see how whether I'm winning or not affects your number blindspot :P

[coalescent.livejournal.com]

Meh. :-p

[snowking.livejournal.com]

1. The aliens, 2010

2. I want to say Conan but it's a bit too lyrical :D

3. The Metatron, Dogma

4. Shymalan?

7. Penny Lane, Almost Famous

9b. Doc Brown, BttF

10. Hmm, I want to save Memento but I'm sure that was Don't.

11. Johnny 5, Short Circuit.

13. Theoden, RotK

15. The Day After Tomorrow

[coalescent.livejournal.com]

You've got the right director for #4...

Wrong character for #7. Tsch.

Googlefight suggests that you're right about #10, but what's in a contraction, really?

[pixieking.livejournal.com]

3. Dogma

9. Cube?

17. LA Confidential

Absolutely pitiful, no? :)

[swisstone.livejournal.com]

1. 2010
2. Possibly something Arthurian, or a Musketeer movie.
3. Dogma.
After that, there's loads that look familiar (12 15, 16), but I can't place them.

[andrewducker]

1) 2010
5) Almost Famous
6) Dammit, I've seen this. No idea tho.
13) return of the King
15) Day After Tomorrow

I feel sadly ungeeky.

[mattia.livejournal.com]

1. "2001: A Space Oddyssey"
2. Uh....guessing here: "Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon"
3. "Dogma" :-)
4. Foreshadowing cas Shyamalan: "Unbreakable" (Was on TV not s'long ago)
5. Nope. No clue.
6. "Gattaca" Fab moovee
7. Not a clue.
8. "Good Will Hunting", I think.
9a. "Cube". On TV recently.
9b. "Back to the Future"
10. "Memento"? SO need to buy that DVD
11. It's ringing bells, but I don't know.
12. "Spirited Away". Gotta stop quoting movies I've re-watched recently :-P
13. "LOTR: ROTK"
14. Nope. No clue.
15. "The Day After Tomorrow"
16. No clue
17. Familiar, but I cannae place it.
18. "Donnie Darko" :-)
19. "12 Monkeys"
20. Not the faintest

[ang-grrr.livejournal.com]

2. "A sword, by itself, rules nothing. It only comes alive in skilled hands."
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Funny enough - I've just got this free for renewing my sub to Empire.

3. "Anyone who isn't dead or from another plane of existence would do well to cover their ears. Right about...now."
Dogma. One of the few parts of the film I liked.

4. "They say this one has a surprise ending."
Unbreakable, again?

8. "You're not perfect, sport. And let me save you the suspense - this girl you've met, she's not perfect either. But the question is whether or not you're perfect for each other."
Good Will Hunting.

9b. "Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads."
One of the Back to the Futures.

10. "Do not believe his lies"
This could be a Lord of the Rings. (except reading ahead, possibly not)

11. "Hey, laserlips! Your mama was a snowblower!"
And this is a Star Wars

13. "Ride for ruin and the world's ending!"
Oh. This is a Lord of the Rings, RoTK.

18. "You're weird." "Sorry." "No, that was a compliment."
Donnie Darko.

[coalescent.livejournal.com]

7 right. #11 is not Star Wars.

[ang-grrr.livejournal.com]

I know. I just looked at it again and got it. Silly me.

[ajr.livejournal.com]

1. 2010
15. The Day After Tomorrow
18. Donnie Darko

And that's me all out of ideas.

[deccasanta.livejournal.com]

This screening is annoying! I don't know which ones other people have got. It takes the whole "team effort" vibe from the thing. Meanies!

[coalescent.livejournal.com]

5, 7, 14, 17, 19 remain ungot. You should be able to get at least two of those, since I know they're films that you've seen and liked. :)

I'll do some more unscreening in a little while.

[danmilburn.livejournal.com]

17 is LA Confidential.

[coalescent.livejournal.com]

5, 7, 14 and 19 remain now. And I guess 7 has really gone even though snowking got the wrong character.

There's still one for Christy to get...

[coalescent.livejournal.com]

Actually, I've just noticed that mattia got #19. Anyone making a crack about the number nine at this point will be beaten with sticks.

[evilgiraffe.livejournal.com]

9b. "Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads." Back To The Future (both 1 and 2)

20. "Sh! It could be full of chocolate, ok?" Muppets From Space! PEPE!

[coalescent.livejournal.com]

I knew it would be either you or Liz that got that one. :)

[kittynic]

9b. "Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads."

That's Back To The Future :-)

[kalorlo.livejournal.com]

1. 2001: A Space Odyssey - from monoliths, possibly via Bowman
2.
3. Dogma - Alan Rickman's character
4.
5.
6. Gattaca - main guy
7.
8.
9a.
9b.
10. Memento - main guy's note
11.
12.
13. RotK? would probably be Aragorn
14.
15. The Day After Tomorrow - no idea since I haven't seen it, I just remember your review...
16.
17. LA Confidential - evil police director
18.
19.
20.

Heh, not so good. I have a terrible memory for character names in films, so descriptions will have to do.

[pikelet.livejournal.com]

Oh! I know these!

1. 2001AD: A Space Odyssey

2. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

3. Dogma (?)

4. Unbreakable! Yay!

5. Almost Famous (?)

6. Gattaca.

7. I'm going to guess it's Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, since I haven't seen it, but (a) it sounds like something Kaufman would write, and (b) you wouldn't do something like this without including something from that film.

8. Good Will Hunting

9a. Cube (Yay!)

9b. BTTF.

10. Memento (Yay!)

11. This is Short Circuit, isn't it? You're quoting Johnny Five at me.

12. Bollocks. Pass.

13. LotR: RotK.

14. Solaris.

15. 'The Day After Tomorrow'. Again, something I haven't seen, but you've mentioned this quote to me before, I'm sure. And I remember it still not being enough to make me want to pay money to see it :)

16. The American President (Yay!)

17. LA Confidential (Yay!)

18. Donnie Darko (Yay!)

19. 12 Monkeys

20. Muppets In Space.

[coalescent.livejournal.com]

Bloody hell, Tim. 18 out of 20! I am impressed.

You got #1 wrong (!), and the answer to the question you used your pass on is Spirited Away.

[pikelet.livejournal.com]

Woo! I haven't seen Spirited Away, so I'm allowed.

And also - bum to 1. It's 2010, isn't it?

[coalescent.livejournal.com]

It is indeed 2010. And you should see Spirited Away as soon as possible. :)

[pikelet.livejournal.com]

It is indeed 2010

I've not seen that, either :)

12 = Spirited Away?

[applez.livejournal.com]

Ah...I suppose it might help if I watched it in English. ;-)

Re: 12 = Spirited Away?

[coalescent.livejournal.com]

I take it back. That's not weak; that's hardcore!

Re: 12 = Spirited Away?

[applez.livejournal.com]

LOL!

Hmmm...

[applez.livejournal.com]

1. "ALL THESE WORLDS ARE YOURS, EXCEPT EUROPA. ATTEMPT NO LANDINGS THERE." 2001: A Space Oddessy, straight from the book

2. "A sword, by itself, rules nothing. It only comes alive in skilled hands." Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

3. "Anyone who isn't dead or from another plane of existence would do well to cover their ears. Right about...now." Dogma

4. "They say this one has a surprise ending." ?

5. "I could be very dangerous to all of you right now!" ?

6. "You want to know how I did it? This is how I did it. I never saved anything for the swim back." Gattaca

7. "I'm not a concept. Too many guys think I'm a concept or I complete them or I'm going to make them alive, but I'm just a fucked up girl who is looking for my own peace of mind. Don't assign me yours." Tank Girl?

8. "You're not perfect, sport. And let me save you the suspense - this girl you've met, she's not perfect either. But the question is whether or not you're perfect for each other." ?

9a. "There is no conspiracy. Nobody is in charge. It's a headless blunder operating under the illusion of a master plan." Cube

9b. "Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads." Mad Max:Road Warrior? this sounds damn familiar...

10. "Do not believe his lies." Memento

11. "Hey, laserlips! Your mama was a snowblower!" Futurama ... or Space Balls???

12. "Once you meet someone, you never really forget them. It just takes a while for your memory to come back to you." ?

13. "Ride for ruin and the world's ending!" ?

14. "I woke up and you were here." Solaris, the remake

15. "Sir, I am the president of the chess club, the math club and the engineering club. If there's a bigger nerd in here, bring him on." ? Gah! That's familiar!

16. "If you were a dork, you should say you're sorry. Girls like that." ?

17. "I admire you as a policeman. Particularly your adherence to violence as a necessary adjunct to the job." L.A. Confidential

18. "You're weird." "Sorry." "No, that was a compliment."
?
19. "Science ain't an exact science with these clowns." ?

20. "Sh! It could be full of chocolate, ok?" ? Another damn familiar quote...

I suspect that most of these will be trivially easy for a large portion of my friendslist.

Re: Hmmm...

[coalescent.livejournal.com]

"Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads." Mad Max:Road Warrior? this sounds damn familiar...

Dude. Weak!

Is 'All these planets...' really in 2001 the book? I was fairly sure it wasn't - that it's from 2010 in both media - but it's a long time since I actually read the thing.

Re: Hmmm...

[applez.livejournal.com]

Ok, ok, Back to the Future ... so sue me. :-p

I really do think that it is in 2001, but since I read 2001 and 2010 in rapid succession and that was a long time ago, my memory is probably faulty. :-)

[truecatachresis.livejournal.com]

1. 2010
2. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Fairly sure; I have a horrible feeling it might the Princess Bride, but I hope not because I don't like that film.)
3. Dogma
4. Unbreakable
5.
6.
7. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
8.
9a. Cube
9b. Back to the Future
10. Memento
11.
12.
13. The Return of the King
14.
15. The Day After Tomorrow
16.
17.
18. Donnie Darko
19. 12 Monkeys
20.

[hawleygriffen.livejournal.com]

I wasn't here today yesterday, and haven't looked at other entries, so they don't count.

4. Unbreakable.
5. Almost Famous!
7. Spotless Mind :-D
8. Good Will Hunting
13. ROTK
18. Donnie Darko

Short-term I'm sorry, what was that you were saying?

[bibliofile.livejournal.com]

1. 2001, A Space Odyssey
3. Dogma?
6. (This is so familiar; I think I read the book recently)
14. (I think I should know this one, too.)

Re: Short-term I'm sorry, what was that you were saying?

[bibliofile.livejournal.com]

OK, so #1 is 2010 . . Now I see that half the quotes I missed are from films I haven't even seen, I don't mind so much. Though I suspected that 14 was from the new Solaris, I've seen only trailers for it.

Good quiz.