Movie Marathon (Part 4)

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Movies you like from a genre you usually dislike, or starring a performer you usually dislike

  1. The Searchers (I hate Westerns, and don’t especially care for John Wayne, but I loved this) [that happens to be a twofer-- you only need one or the other]
  2. Tombstone (I, too, hate Westerns, but this one is an absolute banger. Some of the best lines in cinema history (“I’m your huckleberry.” “HELL’S COMING WITH ME!!!”)
  3. A Few Good Men (I am not a fan of Tom Cruise. In many of his movies, he portrays a cocky asshole who cheats and harasses his love interest who is nevertheless loved by everyone and celebrated at the end. IMO, he also announces his lines more than interacts with the other characters around him. These tendencies worked well for him in A Few Good Men though)
  4. Trading Places (A very entertaining comedy. Stars among others Jamie Lee Curtis, who I’m not a big fan of through no fault of her own, but e.g. I associate her with characters where she’s a surly, strict mother, c.f. How to Deal and Freaky Friday.)
  5. Insomnia (I usually grow very, very tired of Robin Williams after about twelve seconds, but let him play a creepy guy in a dark movie, and it clicks.)
  6. Superman (The 1978 version. I typically dislike superhero movies, but I still enjoy this one. At the time, it was a fresh, new look at an ingrained part of pop culture, and I never get tired of watching it nowadays.)
  7. Rain Man (I don’t usually care for Tom Cruise either.)
  8. Punch Drunk Love - I’ve never liked watching Adam Sandler movies, but his role of a man with anger issues (mostly triggered by his six older sisters) finding love really touched me. I still think his comedy is awful but this movie, and Uncut Gems and The Hustle have revealed a side of him I can appreciate.
  9. How The Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) — a little Jim Carrey goes a long way with me, and I was adamant that they’d never be able to top the original 1966 Chuck Jones animated version — but I let my significant other talk me into watching it with her this past holiday season, and was pleasantly surprised. We’ll probably rewatch it again this Christmas too.
  10. The Sixth Sense - I tend not to like either ghost or horror flicks, but I really liked and was impressed by this movie. It had a clever plot, a fine cast, as well as a heart and a sense of pathos that got to me.

Pass.

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Mandela Effects

  1. Ilsa never said “Play it again, Sam” in Casablanca. What she actually said was, “Play it once, Sam. For old time’s sake.”
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Mandela Effects

  1. Ilsa never said “Play it again, Sam” in Casablanca. What she actually said was, “Play it once, Sam. For old time’s sake.”
  2. The Wicked Witch never says “Fly, my pretties, fly!” in Wizard of Oz, she actually says “fly, fly, fly.”
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Mandela Effects

  1. Ilsa never said “Play it again, Sam” in Casablanca. What she actually said was, “Play it once, Sam. For old time’s sake.”
  2. The Wicked Witch never says “Fly, my pretties, fly!” in Wizard of Oz, she actually says “fly, fly, fly.”
  3. People have talked about epic battle scenes in Gone with the WInd, but there are no such scenes. There is, however, a scene showing hundreds of wounded soldiers lying on the ground after a battle.
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Mandela Effects

  1. Ilsa never said “Play it again, Sam” in Casablanca. What she actually said was, “Play it once, Sam. For old time’s sake.”
  2. The Wicked Witch never says “Fly, my pretties, fly!” in Wizard of Oz, she actually says “fly, fly, fly.”
  3. People have talked about epic battle scenes in Gone with the WInd, but there are no such scenes. There is, however, a scene showing hundreds of wounded soldiers lying on the ground after a battle.
  4. Cary Grant never said “Judy, Judy, Judy” in any of his films (the closest is in the 1939 film, Only Angels Have Wings, in which he addresses Rita Hayworth by her character name, Judy).. This is the creation of comedian Larry Storch, who ad-libbed it while imitating Grant in response fo Judy Garland walking into the nightclub where he was performing..

-“BB”-

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Mandela Effects

  1. Ilsa never said “Play it again, Sam” in Casablanca. What she actually said was, “Play it once, Sam. For old time’s sake.”
  2. The Wicked Witch never says “Fly, my pretties, fly!” in Wizard of Oz, she actually says “fly, fly, fly.”
  3. People have talked about epic battle scenes in Gone with the WInd, but there are no such scenes. There is, however, a scene showing hundreds of wounded soldiers lying on the ground after a battle.
  4. Cary Grant never said “Judy, Judy, Judy” in any of his films (the closest is in the 1939 film, Only Angels Have Wings, in which he addresses Rita Hayworth by her character name, Judy).. This is the creation of comedian Larry Storch, who ad-libbed it while imitating Grant in response fo Judy Garland walking into the nightclub where he was performing..
  5. Elizabeth Perkins’ character did not become a 12-year-old girl at the end of Big.
607

Mandela Effects

  1. Ilsa never said “Play it again, Sam” in Casablanca. What she actually said was, “Play it once, Sam. For old time’s sake.”
  2. The Wicked Witch never says “Fly, my pretties, fly!” in Wizard of Oz, she actually says “fly, fly, fly.”
  3. People have talked about epic battle scenes in Gone with the WInd, but there are no such scenes. There is, however, a scene showing hundreds of wounded soldiers lying on the ground after a battle.
  4. Cary Grant never said “Judy, Judy, Judy” in any of his films (the closest is in the 1939 film, Only Angels Have Wings, in which he addresses Rita Hayworth by her character name, Judy).. This is the creation of comedian Larry Storch, who ad-libbed it while imitating Grant in response fo Judy Garland walking into the nightclub where he was performing..
  5. Elizabeth Perkins’ character did not become a 12-year-old girl at the end of Big.
  6. Darth Vader did not say “Luke, I am your father” in The Empire strikes Back. He said “No. I am your father.”
608

Mandela Effects

  1. Ilsa never said “Play it again, Sam” in Casablanca. What she actually said was, “Play it once, Sam. For old time’s sake.”
  2. The Wicked Witch never says “Fly, my pretties, fly!” in Wizard of Oz, she actually says “fly, fly, fly.”
  3. People have talked about epic battle scenes in Gone with the WInd, but there are no such scenes. There is, however, a scene showing hundreds of wounded soldiers lying on the ground after a battle.
  4. Cary Grant never said “Judy, Judy, Judy” in any of his films (the closest is in the 1939 film, Only Angels Have Wings, in which he addresses Rita Hayworth by her character name, Judy).. This is the creation of comedian Larry Storch, who ad-libbed it while imitating Grant in response fo Judy Garland walking into the nightclub where he was performing..
  5. Elizabeth Perkins’ character did not become a 12-year-old girl at the end of Big.
  6. Darth Vader did not say “Luke, I am your father” in The Empire strikes Back. He said “No. I am your father.”
  7. “Me Tarzan, you Jane” was never said in any Tarzan movie. Johnny Weissmuller jokingly used that phrasing in an interview to describe Tarzan the Ape Man. He and Maureen O’Sullivan have a scene in which she points repeatedly to Weissmuller and to herself getting him to sound out the names, with no pronouns involved.
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Mandela Effects

  1. Ilsa never said “Play it again, Sam” in Casablanca. What she actually said was, “Play it once, Sam. For old time’s sake.”
  2. The Wicked Witch never says “Fly, my pretties, fly!” in Wizard of Oz, she actually says “fly, fly, fly.”
  3. People have talked about epic battle scenes in Gone with the WInd, but there are no such scenes. There is, however, a scene showing hundreds of wounded soldiers lying on the ground after a battle.
  4. Cary Grant never said “Judy, Judy, Judy” in any of his films (the closest is in the 1939 film, Only Angels Have Wings, in which he addresses Rita Hayworth by her character name, Judy).. This is the creation of comedian Larry Storch, who ad-libbed it while imitating Grant in response fo Judy Garland walking into the nightclub where he was performing..
  5. Elizabeth Perkins’ character did not become a 12-year-old girl at the end of Big.
  6. Darth Vader did not say “Luke, I am your father” in The Empire strikes Back. He said “No. I am your father.”
  7. “Me Tarzan, you Jane” was never said in any Tarzan movie. Johnny Weissmuller jokingly used that phrasing in an interview to describe Tarzan the Ape Man. He and Maureen O’Sullivan have a scene in which she points repeatedly to Weissmuller and to herself getting him to sound out the names, with no pronouns involved.
  8. “Do you feel lucky, Punk?” is a shortened misquote of “You’ve got to ask yourself one question: ‘Do I feel lucky?’ Well, do you, punk?” in Dirty Harry.
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Mandela Effects

  1. Ilsa never said “Play it again, Sam” in Casablanca. What she actually said was, “Play it once, Sam. For old time’s sake.”
  2. The Wicked Witch never says “Fly, my pretties, fly!” in Wizard of Oz, she actually says “fly, fly, fly.”
  3. People have talked about epic battle scenes in Gone with the WInd, but there are no such scenes. There is, however, a scene showing hundreds of wounded soldiers lying on the ground after a battle.
  4. Cary Grant never said “Judy, Judy, Judy” in any of his films (the closest is in the 1939 film, Only Angels Have Wings, in which he addresses Rita Hayworth by her character name, Judy).. This is the creation of comedian Larry Storch, who ad-libbed it while imitating Grant in response fo Judy Garland walking into the nightclub where he was performing..
  5. Elizabeth Perkins’ character did not become a 12-year-old girl at the end of Big.
  6. Darth Vader did not say “Luke, I am your father” in The Empire strikes Back. He said “No. I am your father.”
  7. “Me Tarzan, you Jane” was never said in any Tarzan movie. Johnny Weissmuller jokingly used that phrasing in an interview to describe Tarzan the Ape Man. He and Maureen O’Sullivan have a scene in which she points repeatedly to Weissmuller and to herself getting him to sound out the names, with no pronouns involved.
  8. “Do you feel lucky, Punk?” is a shortened misquote of “You’ve got to ask yourself one question: ‘Do I feel lucky?’ Well, do you, punk?” in Dirty Harry.
  9. Comedian and actor Sinbad was never in a movie called Shazaam. People may be misremembering the Shaquille O’Neal vehicle Kazaam.
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Mandela Effects

  1. Ilsa never said “Play it again, Sam” in Casablanca. What she actually said was, “Play it once, Sam. For old time’s sake.”
  2. The Wicked Witch never says “Fly, my pretties, fly!” in Wizard of Oz, she actually says “fly, fly, fly.”
  3. People have talked about epic battle scenes in Gone with the WInd, but there are no such scenes. There is, however, a scene showing hundreds of wounded soldiers lying on the ground after a battle.
  4. Cary Grant never said “Judy, Judy, Judy” in any of his films (the closest is in the 1939 film, Only Angels Have Wings, in which he addresses Rita Hayworth by her character name, Judy).. This is the creation of comedian Larry Storch, who ad-libbed it while imitating Grant in response fo Judy Garland walking into the nightclub where he was performing..
  5. Elizabeth Perkins’ character did not become a 12-year-old girl at the end of Big.
  6. Darth Vader did not say “Luke, I am your father” in The Empire strikes Back. He said “No. I am your father.”
  7. “Me Tarzan, you Jane” was never said in any Tarzan movie. Johnny Weissmuller jokingly used that phrasing in an interview to describe Tarzan the Ape Man. He and Maureen O’Sullivan have a scene in which she points repeatedly to Weissmuller and to herself getting him to sound out the names, with no pronouns involved.
  8. “Do you feel lucky, Punk?” is a shortened misquote of “You’ve got to ask yourself one question: ‘Do I feel lucky?’ Well, do you, punk?” in Dirty Harry.
  9. Comedian and actor Sinbad was never in a movie called Shazaam. People may be misremembering the Shaquille O’Neal vehicle Kazaam.
  10. In Star Wars, Luke was never seen on screen wearing a floppy hat, watching the battle between Leia’s ship and Vader’s Star Destroyer through his macrobinoculars, or having a reunion with Biggs on Tatooine. All of those scenes were filmed, but never made it into any theatrical or home video release of the film; however, production stills of the scenes appeared on trading cards and in magazines, and the scenes were included in the movie’s novelization, leading many fans to become certain that they’d seen the scenes on screen.

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The Films of Liam Neeson

  1. The Lego Movie
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The Films of Liam Neeson

  1. The Lego Movie

  2. Taken

“What I do have are a very particular set of skills…”

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The Films of Liam Neeson

  1. The Lego Movie
  2. Taken
  3. Ted 2

“I have a few questions about this breakfast cereal.”

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The Films of Liam Neeson

  1. The Lego Movie
  2. Taken
  3. Ted 2
  4. Darkman
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The Films of Liam Neeson

  1. The Lego Movie
  2. Taken
  3. Ted 2
  4. Darkman
  5. Leap of Faith

“Now, if you feel you’ve had a good night’s entertainment, then go ahead, tip the dancing bear. But, if you think this money’s going to a man of God, you’d better think again.”

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The Films of Liam Neeson

  1. The Lego Movie
  2. Taken
  3. Ted 2
  4. Darkman
  5. Leap of Faith
  6. The Bounty
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The Films of Liam Neeson

  1. The Lego Movie
  2. Taken
  3. Ted 2
  4. Darkman
  5. Leap of Faith
  6. The Bounty
  7. High Spirits
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The Films of Liam Neeson

  1. The Lego Movie
  2. Taken
  3. Ted 2
  4. Darkman
  5. Leap of Faith
  6. The Bounty
  7. High Spirits
  8. Suspect

He and Cher were both very good in this 1987 thriller; he played a homeless man charged with murder and she played his lawyer.

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The Films of Liam Neeson

  1. The Lego Movie
  2. Taken
  3. Ted 2
  4. Darkman
  5. Leap of Faith
  6. The Bounty
  7. High Spirits
  8. Suspect
  9. Krull