I'm bored, and I've been watching a ton of Bond flicks, so I thought I'd come up with this quiz. Enjoy (and reply with your own/cut and paste to own blog).
1. Favourite Bond Movie
LICENCE TO KILL
2. Favourite Bond
Timothy Dalton
3. Favourite Bond Girl
Melina from FOR YOUR EYES ONLY
4. Favourite Bond Villain
Ernst Stavro Blofeld from YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE
5. Favourite Bond Car
The Lotus Esprit from THE SPY WHO LOVED ME
6. Favourite Bond Gadget
The Magnetic zipper pulling watch from FOR YOUR EYES ONLY
7. Favourite Bond Non-Car Vehicle
The funky helicopter thing from GOLDENEYE
8. Favourite Secondary Bond Girl
Plenty O'Toole from DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER
9. Favourite Secondary Bond Villain
Jaws!
10. Favourite Bond Song
Nobody Does It Better from THE SPY WHO LOVED ME
11. Favourite Bond Action Scene
The tanker chase from LICENCE TO KILL. It's ludicrous, but great fun.
12. Favourite Bond Method of Torture/Death/Antagonism
The Tarantula in DR. NO.
13. Favourite Villainous Plot
MOONRAKER. Super race of Amazons!
14. First Bond Girl You Had A Crush On
Anya Amasova from THE SPY WHO LOVED ME
15. Worst Bond
Lazenby. Come on!
16. Worst Bond Film
DIE ANOTHER DAY. No contest.
17. Worst Bond Song
If DIE ANOTHER DAY hadn't been released, Lulu's THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN would've been a lock. As it is, Madonna takes it.
18. Silliest Bond Gadget
The Gondola/Hovercraft from MOONRAKER. Grow up, 007!
19. Favourite Bond Quip
'Keeping the British end up, sir." from THE SPY WHO LOVED ME
20. Worst Bond Quip
"I thought Christmas only comes once a year." from THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH
21. Favourite Q Line
'I think he's attempting re-entry, sir!'
22. Favourite Pre-Credit Sequence
GOLDFINGER. Perfection.
23. First Bond Film You Saw
THE SPY WHO LOVED ME
Friday, January 27, 2006
Wednesday, January 18, 2006
Giant Movie Quiz
I grabbed this from HB's blog via AICN. Kinda cool, and although I did put my answers in a comment on his blog, I've decided to revise a couple, and maybe add a slight appendice or two. In any case, feel free to put yours in the reply, I'd like to see what you guys and gals say.
1) First Movie you saw in a theater? RETURN OF THE JEDI
1a) First Movie you saw? THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
2) First R-Rated Film You Bought A Ticket For By Yourself? TERMINATOR 2
2a) First R-Rated Film You Saw Underage? LA BAMBA
3) Favorite Movie Snack? Hot dogs.
4) Favorite film going experience? Seeing EMPIRE in a theater for the first time in '97.
5) Stupidest thing you did that you saw in a Movie? Pretended to be Spider-Man after seeing the Nicholas Hammond classic, swung around the first floor bannister, broke my arm.
6) First film to inspire carnal thoughts for the opposite sex? RISKY BUSINESS.
6a) First film to provoke an attraction for the opposite sex? STAR WARS.
7) Have you ever paid for one movie and snuck into another? No.
8) Have you ever seen a movie in Drive-In? No.
9) Have you ever had sex in a car while watching a movie in a Drive-In? No
10) If so, what film? N/A
11) Ever had sex in a movie theater? No. Made out during BATMAN BEGINS though.
12) If so, what film? N/A
13) Favorite John Hughes Film? WEIRD SCIENCE
14) Favorite Quentin Tarantino film? KILL BILL Vol. 1 & 2
15) Favorite Hitchcock Film? SHADOW OF A DOUBT
16) Favorite Spielberg Film? JAWS
17) Favorite Zombie Film? DAWN OF THE DEAD
18) Favorite Actor (dead)? Brando
19) Favorite Actor (living)? Tony Leung
20) Favorite Character Actor Ever? Warren Oates
21) Favorite Actress (dead)? Rita Hayworth
22) Favorite Actress (living)? Vicky Zhao Wei
23) Favorite Character Actress Ever? Zelda Rubenstein
24) Favorite Theatrical Animated Character? Edna Mode
25) Favorite Film Score? THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK – John Williams
26) Favorite piece of Film Music? “The Rebel Fleet/End Title” – John Williams from THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
27) Favorite Film Song? “Nobody Does It Better" - Carly Simon in THE SPY WHO LOVED ME
28) Favorite Christmas Movie? THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS/GREMLINS
29) Favorite Film Genre? Sci-Fi/Horror/Fantasy
30) Favorite Porn Film? A funky French one called "Sex Dreamers"
31) First Porn Film You Saw? Some random Swedish one with a chick riding a gear stick.
32) Favorite Disney Film? SNOW WHITE
33) Favorite Western? ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST
34) Favorite Musical? THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS
35) Favorite Horror Film? AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON
36) Favorite Comedy? Tie: THE HOLY GRAIL and SHAUN OF THE DEAD
37) Favorite Science Fiction Film? THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (1980)
38) Favorite Suspense Film? SE7EN
39) Favorite Romantic Film? A FAREWELL TO ARMS
40) Favorite Epic? LOTR TRILOGY
41) Least Favorite Thing About Seeing Films in A Theater? The audience.
42) Favorite Thing about Seeing Films in a Theater? The atmosphere, letting it suck you in.
43) If you could be any film character, who? Rick Deckard
44) If you could have sex with any film character, who? Jessica Rabbit
45) If you could live happily ever after with a film character, who? Probably Alex from AMERICAN WEREWOLF.
46) If you could be any movie monster, who? David Kessler (see above)
47) Favorite Film Critic? Ebert/Jay Sherman
48) Favorite Screen Writer? Andrew Kevin Walker, John Sayles, Peter Jackson
49) Favorite Director? Peter Jackson, Takeshi Kitano
50) Chaplin or Keaton? Chaplin
1) First Movie you saw in a theater? RETURN OF THE JEDI
1a) First Movie you saw? THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
2) First R-Rated Film You Bought A Ticket For By Yourself? TERMINATOR 2
2a) First R-Rated Film You Saw Underage? LA BAMBA
3) Favorite Movie Snack? Hot dogs.
4) Favorite film going experience? Seeing EMPIRE in a theater for the first time in '97.
5) Stupidest thing you did that you saw in a Movie? Pretended to be Spider-Man after seeing the Nicholas Hammond classic, swung around the first floor bannister, broke my arm.
6) First film to inspire carnal thoughts for the opposite sex? RISKY BUSINESS.
6a) First film to provoke an attraction for the opposite sex? STAR WARS.
7) Have you ever paid for one movie and snuck into another? No.
8) Have you ever seen a movie in Drive-In? No.
9) Have you ever had sex in a car while watching a movie in a Drive-In? No
10) If so, what film? N/A
11) Ever had sex in a movie theater? No. Made out during BATMAN BEGINS though.
12) If so, what film? N/A
13) Favorite John Hughes Film? WEIRD SCIENCE
14) Favorite Quentin Tarantino film? KILL BILL Vol. 1 & 2
15) Favorite Hitchcock Film? SHADOW OF A DOUBT
16) Favorite Spielberg Film? JAWS
17) Favorite Zombie Film? DAWN OF THE DEAD
18) Favorite Actor (dead)? Brando
19) Favorite Actor (living)? Tony Leung
20) Favorite Character Actor Ever? Warren Oates
21) Favorite Actress (dead)? Rita Hayworth
22) Favorite Actress (living)? Vicky Zhao Wei
23) Favorite Character Actress Ever? Zelda Rubenstein
24) Favorite Theatrical Animated Character? Edna Mode
25) Favorite Film Score? THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK – John Williams
26) Favorite piece of Film Music? “The Rebel Fleet/End Title” – John Williams from THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
27) Favorite Film Song? “Nobody Does It Better" - Carly Simon in THE SPY WHO LOVED ME
28) Favorite Christmas Movie? THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS/GREMLINS
29) Favorite Film Genre? Sci-Fi/Horror/Fantasy
30) Favorite Porn Film? A funky French one called "Sex Dreamers"
31) First Porn Film You Saw? Some random Swedish one with a chick riding a gear stick.
32) Favorite Disney Film? SNOW WHITE
33) Favorite Western? ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST
34) Favorite Musical? THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS
35) Favorite Horror Film? AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON
36) Favorite Comedy? Tie: THE HOLY GRAIL and SHAUN OF THE DEAD
37) Favorite Science Fiction Film? THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (1980)
38) Favorite Suspense Film? SE7EN
39) Favorite Romantic Film? A FAREWELL TO ARMS
40) Favorite Epic? LOTR TRILOGY
41) Least Favorite Thing About Seeing Films in A Theater? The audience.
42) Favorite Thing about Seeing Films in a Theater? The atmosphere, letting it suck you in.
43) If you could be any film character, who? Rick Deckard
44) If you could have sex with any film character, who? Jessica Rabbit
45) If you could live happily ever after with a film character, who? Probably Alex from AMERICAN WEREWOLF.
46) If you could be any movie monster, who? David Kessler (see above)
47) Favorite Film Critic? Ebert/Jay Sherman
48) Favorite Screen Writer? Andrew Kevin Walker, John Sayles, Peter Jackson
49) Favorite Director? Peter Jackson, Takeshi Kitano
50) Chaplin or Keaton? Chaplin
Thursday, January 12, 2006
The Big N Comes Through
This is awesome. I'm more of a casual video gamer (I have a PS2 and an Xbox, but only really play the Xbox), although I was addicted to the Super NES as a kid. It's good then that Nintendo's brand new console, the Revolution, will provide SNES games, and more.
Don't let these pictures put you off. They're part of a mock-up for how the system will work. Basically, as well as playing DVD-based games, it'll also allow you to download games from the SNES, NES and N64 for a price - $2.99 for the first two, and $19.99 for the N64 games, apparently. That's a bit steep, but then again, it's not like the N64 has a huge back catalogue of quality. There'll also be a monthly fee, which'll allow you to rent an infinite amount of games per month.
Yes, rent. You can download them, but after a while, they'll self-destruct somehow. There are a bunch of top titles being ready for launch, and there are certainly some classics there (TETRIS, SUPER MARIO WORLD, GOLDENEYE to name but a few). I think if Sony were to adopt this system, especially with SEGA's back catalogue, that'd really make their domination of the console market much more realistic. In any case, this looks fucking cool.
Don't let these pictures put you off. They're part of a mock-up for how the system will work. Basically, as well as playing DVD-based games, it'll also allow you to download games from the SNES, NES and N64 for a price - $2.99 for the first two, and $19.99 for the N64 games, apparently. That's a bit steep, but then again, it's not like the N64 has a huge back catalogue of quality. There'll also be a monthly fee, which'll allow you to rent an infinite amount of games per month.
Yes, rent. You can download them, but after a while, they'll self-destruct somehow. There are a bunch of top titles being ready for launch, and there are certainly some classics there (TETRIS, SUPER MARIO WORLD, GOLDENEYE to name but a few). I think if Sony were to adopt this system, especially with SEGA's back catalogue, that'd really make their domination of the console market much more realistic. In any case, this looks fucking cool.
Wednesday, January 11, 2006
Incubus
I dug Incubus the first time they were around. I still think 'S.C.I.E.N.C.E.' is a cool record, but when they released 'Make Yourself,' I didn't like it much. I know there's been lots of cries that they sold-out, and yeah, they have gone a bit more commercial. But listening to Make Yourself again, I also think that they maybe found their identity with that record. I mean, as good as S.C.I.E.N.C.E. was, it's a bit one-note and shows their weakness as a Faith No More tribute band with a very good singer, whereas the leap they made on the next album suits them a lot more, and they don't really sound like anyone but Incubus. So yeah, I like that album a lot more now. It's good stuff, which is more than I can say about a lot of the bands that came around at the same time (Korn, I'm looking at you).
Sunday, January 08, 2006
Licenced to Shill
Yeah, so. I have a new blog. It's been linked for a while on the side, but I thought I'd post about it to draw attention to it. I've decided I'm going to keep most of the movie talk to there, with the more personal stuff here. Just reorganizing, really.
The Fifteen Years Movie Blog
The Fifteen Years Movie Blog
Friday, January 06, 2006
Jigsaws!
The guys at IMP Awards have a cool little feature up: jigsaws made out of movie posters. Some are easy, some are hard and some (like the BEING JOHN MALKOVICH one) are "insane." Still, this is what being an insomniac can do for you.
Wednesday, January 04, 2006
The iTunes 11
No, it's not a new George Clooney movie. Basically, what goes is that you shuffle through your iTunes (or wimp or whatever you use) and note down the eleven tracks you pick, and see what the results are. Here are mine, you can post yours in the reply thingie.
1. Howard Shore - Rivendell
2. Danny Elfman - Town Meeting Song
3. The Cure - Let's Go To Bed
4. Beck - Girl
5. RHCP - Give It Away
6. Foo Fighters - Weenie Beenie
7. Lisa Gerrard - La Bas
8. Johnny Cash - Sam Hall
9. Foo Fighters - DOA
10. Seu Jorge - Life on Mars
11. Ryan Adams - Call Me On Your Way Back Home
1. Howard Shore - Rivendell
2. Danny Elfman - Town Meeting Song
3. The Cure - Let's Go To Bed
4. Beck - Girl
5. RHCP - Give It Away
6. Foo Fighters - Weenie Beenie
7. Lisa Gerrard - La Bas
8. Johnny Cash - Sam Hall
9. Foo Fighters - DOA
10. Seu Jorge - Life on Mars
11. Ryan Adams - Call Me On Your Way Back Home
Tuesday, January 03, 2006
It's 2006, Apparently
So here we are. The year Twenty-Oh-Six. Can't say it feels that much different. New Year's was fun though. Drank lots of Tequila, dressed like a Jedi, met Spongebob Squarepants. Fun, but I'm still really tired.
I'm also trying to think of NY resolutions. I have a few traditional ones, i.e. quit biting my nails, but the only other one I can really think of right now is that I have to do more writing and watch more new films, because seriously, my new movie watching was slack as fuck last year.
Here's a pic of Lisa and me on NYE. We're such geeks, but we had a great time.
I'm also trying to think of NY resolutions. I have a few traditional ones, i.e. quit biting my nails, but the only other one I can really think of right now is that I have to do more writing and watch more new films, because seriously, my new movie watching was slack as fuck last year.
Here's a pic of Lisa and me on NYE. We're such geeks, but we had a great time.
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