Movie Questionnaire
Happy Sunday, folks! Today, I’m participating in yet another blogathon (can you tell I love these?), this time hosted by Alexander over at Cinemaniac Reviews, to kick off “Season 2” of his cool blog.
1. What’s your favorite movie?
It’s an eternal struggle between Pedro Almodóvar’s Volver and Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill Vol. I.
2. Least favorite movie?
This is a very hard question, since I don’t think I got one least favorite movie, but I think I’ll go with The Hangover Part II.
3. Name one movie you loved upon initial viewing but eventually grew to hate (or vice-versa).
I loved the Shrek franchise as a kid but I hate it now. Also, I don’t really hate it, but the other day I watched Legally Blonde after many years (I loved it as a kid as well) and it is really dumb.
4. Name your biggest “guilty pleasure” film.
The High School Musical movies, hands down.
5. Favorite quote from a favorite actor/actress (must be a line from a movie)?
“Find me that piece of paper I had in my hand yesterday morning.” – Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep) in The Devil Wears Prada
6. Favorite quote from a favorite actor/actress (must NOT be a line from a movie)?
“In my next life I want to live my life backwards. You start out dead and get that out of the way. Then you wake up in an old people’s home feeling better every day. You get kicked out for being too healthy, go collect your pension, and then when you start work, you get a gold watch and a party on your first day. You work for 40 years until you’re young enough to enjoy your retirement. You party, drink alcohol, and are generally promiscuous, then you are ready for high school. You then go to primary school, you become a kid, you play. You have no responsibilities, you become a baby until you are born. And then you spend your last 9 months floating in luxurious spa-like conditions with central heating and room service on tap, larger quarters every day and then voila! You finish off as an orgasm!” – Woody Allen
7. Three favorite movie scenes?
(not exactly my Top 3 but just three of my favorites)
Remy going through an apartment building, meeting its tenants and finally finding out he’s in Paris – Ratatouille
Daniel Plainview gets baptized – There Will be Blood
Olive and her family dancing to Rick James’s “Super Freak” – Little Miss Sunshine
8. Four films that should NOT have won Best Picture?
The Greatest Show on Earth, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The Hurt Locker, The King’s Speech
9. Top five of the year (currently)?
Prometheus, The Dark Knight Rises, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Hunger Games, 21 Jump Street
10. Bottom three of the year (currently)?
John Carter, Snow White and the Huntsman, Rock of Ages
11. What film gets your vote for the worst or most pointless remake?
The upcoming remake of Somos lo que hay.
12. Is there any film you think is actually desperate for a remake?
Alfred Hitchcock’s To Catch a Thief. It’s one of his weakest movies but the premise is intriguing and it would make for a good Euro-thriller. Like The Tourist if it wasn’t such crap.
13. Name your three favorite film heroes.
(not exactly my Top 3 but just three of my favorites)
Aron Ralston (127 Hours), Elizabeth Shaw (Prometheus) and George Bailey (It’s a Wonderful Life).
14. Name your three favorite film villains.
(not exactly my Top 3 but just three of my favorites)
The Joker (The Dark Knight), Loki (Thor and The Avengers) and Maleficent (Sleeping Beauty)
15. Best sequel?
Agree with Alexander. The Dark Knight and The Godfather Part II.
16. Worst sequel?
See question #2.
17. Best trilogy?
The Batman trilogy by Christopher and Jonathan Nolan. Or the Harry Potter movies from 3 to 5.
18. Worst trilogy?
The Swedish Millennium trilogy. Doesn’t work well as a trilogy. The three films are very different in style and quality. First one was very good. Second one was just so-so. Third one was bad.
19. What’s your favorite word to use in a movie review (if your film blog does not feature reviews, substitute “review” with “-related post”?)
Harrowing.
20. Anything else?
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Opened up your post in two tabs: one to view your answers, one to leave a Q-by-Q comment (because that’s what I like to do :D).
1. I’ll make an effort to see Volver at some point. You know my deal as far as Tarantino, so I’m not quite sure about either entry in the Kill Bill series. (Is there really going to be a Vol. 3, or is that just a rumor?)
2 (& 16, I guess). I remember on MovieWriting (I think that was the blog) you said your least favorite was Avatar. Now I’m not as shocked or offended. 🙂 But I’m sure the movie itself WOULD shock AND offend me! Lol
3. I feel sad that you don’t like Shrek. The original remains one of my favorites to this day, the first sequel was fine indeed. Let’s not talk about the rest of the series.
4. Glad it’s a GUILTY pleasure. I quite honestly cannot stand those movies!!
5. Sounds like something my mother would say. “Hey, Alexander, could you go get me that thing over there?” “What ‘thing’?” “You know what I mean, just get me it!”
6. I laughed so hard at that one!
7. Love all three of those scenes. Though the one from Little Miss Sunshine was just plain weird, if I remember correctly.
8. Out of curiosity: were there any picks from those years that were nominated and you thought should have won Best Picture? Just curious.
9-10. Looking forward to your TDKR, 21JSt, and RoA reviews.
11. Well, it is what it is. 🙂
12. I believe that is one of Hitchcock’s few American flicks I HAVEN’T seen.
13. *looks up at my copy of “Between a Rock and a Hard Place” by Aron Ralston, still waiting to be read*
14. Interesting.
15. 🙂
17. I actually didn’t enjoy the fifth installment to the Harry Potter saga, and I wasn’t terribly impressed by GoF, but I’m with you on the Batman trilogy.
18. I have other reasons to skip those films haha.
19. Hm.
20. lol
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1. You should see Volver. It’s a beautiful blend of drama and dark comedy with great performances by its female cast.
Supposedly there’ll be a Kill Bill Vol. 3 after they release Vols. 1 and 2 together at the cinema. In Vol. III the daughter of one of The Bride’s (Thurman) victims will seek revenge on her mother’s killer (at least that’s what I’ve read).
2. If it makes you feel any better, I think I hate them equally! haha but seriously, do not see The Hangover II. It is awful, especially since the first one was so good.
7. I love that scene in Little Miss Sunshine! Few times I’ve laughed so much at the movies. The whole room was a riot.
8. I have no alternative for Greatest Show, but (500) Days of Summer instead of The Hurt Locker (it wasn’t even nominated), The Social Network instead of The King’s Speech and Mystic River instead of LOTR3.
9-10 Thanks. They’re coming very soon.
13. Get to it! haha
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I enjoy reading your answers, Fernando.
Ahah, that quote from Miranda really shows just what a nightmare boss she is! Meryl was so brilliant in it though, I generally am just ok w/ her as an actress but she really nailed that performance.
Hey, I’m glad someone also wasn’t keen on ‘To Catch a Thief’! I saw that for the first time a few years back and just wasn’t wowed by it. I think that’d be cool to see it being remade, with the right cast and director of course. You’re right The Tourist was rubbish and naturally when they hired people like Rufus Sewell and Timothy Dalton but completely wasted their talents!
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Thanks for reading and commenting, Ruth! 😉
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Awesome to see the love for TDKR and Prometheus and I adore Miranda Priestly, that right there should have been Meryl’s third Oscar.
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I would give her an Oscar for every performance but, honestly, where’s the fun in that? Haha, but yes, she was fantastic as Miranda.
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