Favourite Films Meme

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If you want to have a go before you see the answers, go here.

For the rest of you, here are the answers:

1 - When I was your age, television was called books.

The Princess Bride, said by the grandather (or Columbo, depending on your point of view.)

First to get it the film: darkapotheosis, bonus points for the actors name, Peter Falk!
Also getting this one:
teenytiny_laura with bonus for character
s0b
obsessive_katy
spoox with half a bonus point for 'Said by chap that plays that crappy detective'
nils with bonus for character
smogo


2 - I have turned the world upside down, and I have done it all for you. I am exhausted from living up to your expectations of me. Isn't that generous?

Labyrinth, said by Jareth/The Goblin King/David Bowie

First:darkapotheosis again, with double bonus points for character name *and* actor
Also right were:
flywingedmonkey with bonus for character
redshira (who can quote the whole film apparently) with bonus for character
icecoldinalex with bonus for character
shewho with bonus for character
obsessive_katy who thought this one was 'obvious' :)
ephemera with bonus for character
andyknifton with bonus for character

3 - This is the '90s. You don't just go around punching people. You have to say something cool first.

The Last Boy Scout said by Joe Hallenbeck/Bruce Willis.

NOT, as a number of people said, the sidekick (Jimmy Dix/Damon Wyans) and NOT, as a number of people said, from Terminator II!

First: suicideally
Also:
darkapotheosis with double bonus for actor and character
flywingedmonkey with bonus for character
mark13
spoox
preachermuaddib
andyknifton

4 - That's a bullshit psyche job. There is 2 to 3 men out there at the most. Fucking lizard.

I'm SHOCKED so few of you got this...Predator

First: icecoldinalex with bonus for character - good job dude!
Also: mark13 but only half a point as he had a clue

5- You don't have bones of glass. You can take life's knocks. If you let this chance pass, eventually, your heart will become as dry and brittle as my skeleton. So, go get him, for Pete's sake!

Amelie or Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain as it was known in France.

First - NO ONE!
A number of people guessed 'Unbreakable' though, which is about as different a film as you can get, but I can see why people went for it! I ♥ 'Unbreakable' too :)

6- One of these days I am really going to let you teach that guy a lesson

was from Monsters Inc

First (and only!) person to get it was flywingedmonkey with character bonus!

7- I may have been bad. I may have kept you chained up in that room but it was for your own good.

Tricky one this, spawned a number of answers including 'Black Snake Moan', 'Misery' and 'V for Vendetta'. The right answer though was The Goonies, said by Ma Fratelli.

First: darkapotheosis with character bonus
Also:
icecoldinalex with character bonus
mistersuperhate

8 - In one way or another I've always suffered. I didn't know why exactly. But I do know that I'm not so scared of suffering now.

Another tricky one, suggestions included 'A Knight's Tale', but only suicideally knew that it was from Secretary.

9 - Believe me, I'd prefer not to. I may be synthetic, but I'm not stupid.

This was, of course, Aliens (and not Red Dwarf, as someone suggested) said by Bishop/Lance Henriksen

First: darkapotheosis with double character/actor bonus
Also:
mark13
icecoldinalex with character bonus
s0b with character bonus
nils with character bonus
flywingedmonkey with character bonus
andyknifton with character bonus


10- Merci Monsieur. I hope it rains every day of your fucking visit.

No one got that this was from the most EXCELLENT land-pirate¹ epic, Plunkett and Macleane, said by Macleane/Jonny Lee Miller. If you have not seen this, I recommend you do so, for it is awesome.


[1] Land-Pirate = Highwayman