The inevitability of tag
I’ve been tagged again, this time by the always lovely Mindy. You know…the movie list thing. Here goes:
1. The last movie you went to see in a theater:
Um…Its been a really long time. Do you know what movies cost in the theaters these days? Oy vey. So I only go to the theater for movies I absolutely must see. That hasnt happened much at all lately. Whats up with that, Hollywood? So the last movie I saw in the theaters was Supersize Me. I think we saw that in the late summer. Man, did that make me happy to be a vegetarian. Sixteen years and counting, thankyouverymuch.
2. The last movie you watched at home:
I watch a lot of movies at home. Last night I watched The Dreamlife of Angels. Theres a green sweater in that movie with a rip down one raglan seam that I must recreate. Also I must become a brunette with a tiny pixie nose and a clever scar across one eyebrow. Oh yeahand French.
3. How many movies do you own?
Um…very few on DVD (we just got a DVD player a few months ago as our holiday gift to each other). I have boxes and boxes of VHS, most of them Hong Kong films from the eighties and nineties, copied from laser disc (remember those?) from someone I knew in the nineties who was the manager of the HK section in Kims Videos on St. Marks. I lived on St. Marks back then and whenever I popped in to see Barry there was a new videotape… In case you didnt know, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon ripped off mercilessly from the period martial arts films from HK that came before it. Want to see it done right, without the big budget? Watch Tai Chi Master and Greensnake. Like those and Ill be happy to suggest more.
3. What was the last movie you bought?
Death in Venice
4. Got Netflix (or a similar service)?
Absolutely. We have it instead of cable. I love my NetFlix.
What are the next three movies in your queue?
The Wings of the Dove
The Sweet Hereafter
Burnt by the Sun
5. List five movies you adore/mean a lot to you:
Ashes of Time by Wong Kar Wai. Starring many of the most wonderful HK actors of the eighties and ninties, including BOTH Tony Leungs and Maggie Cheung, the most beautiful woman in the world. Also, the late and very much missed Leslie Cheung. Sigh.
Days of Being Wild also by Wong Kar Wai. Also with Maggie, Leslie, and one Tony. (Leung Chui Waithe hotter one. Also known as Little Tony. I saw him in concert in Atlantic City in 96.)
Harold and Maude. I think I watched this at least three times a week when I was sixteen and seventeen and made all my friends watch it. This movie really truly did change the way I look at the world and I could still watch it over and over again, though my VHS copy is worn to nearly unviewable. I need to replace it with DVD soon.
Harvey. See above. Ditto for this one.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Yep. It made the list. Why am I always surprised when something new becomes an all-time favorite? Anyway, it was brilliant. Then again, I seem to love everything Charlie Kaufman does.
6. Name your guilty pleasure movie (or genre):
Um… porn? No… I guess Id have to go with Dirty Dancing. Nobody puts Baby in a corner.
7. I’m adding a question here, because it’s something I very much want to hear from others. What’s your favorite quote from a movie?
Mine’s from Harold and Maude. Maude says, “Dreyfus once wrote from Devils Island that he would see the most glorious birds. Many years later in Brittany he realized they had only been sea gulls… For me they will always be glorious birds.
8. Name 3 people to whom you’re going to pass these questions on, and why:
1. Norma, because she rocks and I want to know what movies she likes.
2. TrickyTricot, whose blog is so new I don’t even know his real name yet, because he needs to come out and play.
3. and Valentina, because shes got the most amazing green boots and is my clothing color-combining hero and I bet shell suggest some films I havent heard of yet.
I love Harold and Maude. I only saw it for the first time last yar and once I did, wondered where it was all my life. I loved Life Aquatic just because Harold was in it. Not to mention Dogma where he’s God.
Posted by: Jenn
As to be expected, an excellent list. I had the time of my li-i-ife…
I saw Bud Cort in something on TV the other day — hang on, I’ll ask Bill… oh, yeah: Why Shoot the Teacher? Ah, he was so far ahead of his time.
Posted by: alison
I thought Bud Cort was hilarious in “But I’m A Cheerleader,” which was well-intentioned and occasionally very funny, if somewhat predictable.
Top 3 quotes (you guess the sources, it won’t be too hard):
“I’ll never be Barbie…Barbie doesn’t have bruises.”
“I gave her my heart…she gave me a pen.”
“No…wire…hangers…EVER!!!!”
Posted by: mindy
Ooh, favorite movie quotes. That’s a whole post in itself. One of them: “Lose the gun. Take the cannoli.”
Posted by: Em
Quotes! That’s a good one. There are so many.
Pee Wee’s Big Adventure: “Everyone has a big ‘but'”
Blue Velvet: “Heineken! Fuck that shit! Pabst Blue Ribbon!”
Repo Man: There are so many! “I do my best thinking on the bus.”
Rushmore: “O.R. you”
True Stories: “Do you like music? Everyone says they do” and “This is not a rental. This is privately owned.”
Five Corners: “It’s a bird. It’s a big, dead bird.”
Big Trouble in Little China: “I must be so monumentally naive.”
And yea, I love that Dirty Dancing line, too. And Harold and Maude? One of my husband’s faves.
Posted by: Mariko
Loved the list! Those quotes bring back all the memories! I think my fave is when Maude (I can never remember her real name) leans over and says “I’ll have what she’s having” after Meg Ryan’s restaurant scene in When Harry Met Sally!
Also, love your doggies! I owned 2 rescued racers from Wichita, Kansas for about 6 years and loved them so! Such sweet lovely animals, I couldn’t believe it when I took my Patriot on his first walk outdoors and he smelled a flower and kept sneezing, looking at me with this amazed wonder and sticking his nose back in it to sneeze again! Such joy! Good for you!
Posted by: Christine
yay wong kar-wai! and i felt very similarly about eternal sunshine, too.
Posted by: karen
I’m still thinking.
Posted by: valentina
A fellow Harold and Maude fan! The first time I saw that movie was when I was in highschool, and even now I don’t tire of watching it. Timeless!
Posted by: Becky
Dreamlife of Angels is one of my favorites. I’ll have to watch it again to see the sweater. Good taste! (And it was fun reading everybody’s favorite quotes. I think my husband’s favorite is “here’s to swimmin’ with bow-legged women” which he always uses in circumstances when someone needs to toast. *sigh*
Posted by: ruth
I love Harold and Maude. I only saw it for the first time last yar and once I did, wondered where it was all my life. I loved Life Aquatic just because Harold was in it. Not to mention Dogma where he’s God.
Posted by: Jenn
As to be expected, an excellent list. I had the time of my li-i-ife…
I saw Bud Cort in something on TV the other day — hang on, I’ll ask Bill… oh, yeah: Why Shoot the Teacher? Ah, he was so far ahead of his time.
Posted by: alison
I thought Bud Cort was hilarious in “But I’m A Cheerleader,” which was well-intentioned and occasionally very funny, if somewhat predictable.
Top 3 quotes (you guess the sources, it won’t be too hard):
“I’ll never be Barbie…Barbie doesn’t have bruises.”
“I gave her my heart…she gave me a pen.”
“No…wire…hangers…EVER!!!!”
Posted by: mindy
Ooh, favorite movie quotes. That’s a whole post in itself. One of them: “Lose the gun. Take the cannoli.”
Posted by: Em
Quotes! That’s a good one. There are so many.
Pee Wee’s Big Adventure: “Everyone has a big ‘but'”
Blue Velvet: “Heineken! Fuck that shit! Pabst Blue Ribbon!”
Repo Man: There are so many! “I do my best thinking on the bus.”
Rushmore: “O.R. you”
True Stories: “Do you like music? Everyone says they do” and “This is not a rental. This is privately owned.”
Five Corners: “It’s a bird. It’s a big, dead bird.”
Big Trouble in Little China: “I must be so monumentally naive.”
And yea, I love that Dirty Dancing line, too. And Harold and Maude? One of my husband’s faves.
Posted by: Mariko
Loved the list! Those quotes bring back all the memories! I think my fave is when Maude (I can never remember her real name) leans over and says “I’ll have what she’s having” after Meg Ryan’s restaurant scene in When Harry Met Sally!
Also, love your doggies! I owned 2 rescued racers from Wichita, Kansas for about 6 years and loved them so! Such sweet lovely animals, I couldn’t believe it when I took my Patriot on his first walk outdoors and he smelled a flower and kept sneezing, looking at me with this amazed wonder and sticking his nose back in it to sneeze again! Such joy! Good for you!
Posted by: Christine
yay wong kar-wai! and i felt very similarly about eternal sunshine, too.
Posted by: karen
I’m still thinking.
Posted by: valentina
A fellow Harold and Maude fan! The first time I saw that movie was when I was in highschool, and even now I don’t tire of watching it. Timeless!
Posted by: Becky
Dreamlife of Angels is one of my favorites. I’ll have to watch it again to see the sweater. Good taste! (And it was fun reading everybody’s favorite quotes. I think my husband’s favorite is “here’s to swimmin’ with bow-legged women” which he always uses in circumstances when someone needs to toast. *sigh*
Posted by: ruth