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Meme: Movies o’ mine

my memesToday’s meme comes from the Wednesday Matinee site at wednesdaymatinee.thecapturedmind.com.

1. What is the coolest movie gadget / prop you’d like to have in real life?
The Delorean from the Back to the Future flicks.

After the hover-conversion and installation of Mr. Fusion, of course. ;-)

Elsa kissing Indy2. What movie has your favorite / most passionate kiss scene?
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. “That’s how we say goodbye in Austria.” Mmmmmm!

3. What movie had the most impact on how you view life and why?
I’m going to dodge this question a bit since there’s actually a book that I find quite unexpectedly shaped my worldview:

Callahan’s Lady by Spider Robinson. Describeth the page at Amazon:

Welcome to Lady Sally’s, the House that is a home — the internationally (hell, interplanetarily) notorious bordello. At Lady Sally’s House, the customer doesn’t necessarily come first: even the staff are genuinely enjoying themselves.

Wife of time traveling bartender Mike Callahan, and employer of some of the most unusual and talented performing artists ever to work in the field of hedonic interface, Her Ladyship has designed her House to be an “equal opportunity enjoyer,” discreetly, tastefully and joyfully catering to all erotic tastes and fantasies, however unusual. Like her famous husband, Lady Sally doesn’t even insist that her customers be human…as long as they have good manners.

Small wonder, then, that she and her staff encounter beings as unique and memorable as the superhuman Colt, whose banner never, ever flags… Diana, the deadly dominatrix who cannot be disobeyed… Tony Donuts, the moronic man-monster even the Mafia doesn’t want to mess with… or Charles, the werewolf with a distinct difference…

It’s a hoot to read, and I embraced its core philosophy: that whatever two (or more) consenting adults wish to do with each other is fine - so long as it doesn’t hurt anyone else. Large portions of my outlook on sexuality came from this book, too.

4. What movie always manages to make you laugh?
Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Duh. :grin:

5. What upcoming movie do you most want to see this summer?
I’ll answer with two: The Stepford Wives (it has my Nicole) and Spider-Man 2.

The one that I’m least interested in seeing? I, Robot. Asimov deserves better.

6. Which actor would make your best husband / wife?
Gee, isn’t this just a stalkeriffic question! I think I’ll decline to answer. (coughNicolecough)

Bonus question: What’s your favorite movie snack?
Popcorn. No butter.

Comments

  • Noelle June 10th, 2004 at 3:23 pm

    What is the coolest movie gadget / prop you’d like to have in real life?
    The Batmobile, Duh.

    2. What movie has your favorite / most passionate kiss scene?
    Gotta go old school - Casablanca

    3. What movie had the most impact on how you view life and why?
    Fight Club, for obvious reasons and The NeverEnding Story for the other obvious reasons.

    4. What movie always manages to make you laugh?
    Beetlejuice.

    5. What upcoming movie do you most want to see this summer?
    Mirrormask, but I am not sure if and whenit will be out this summer. Alternatley, King Arthur, just because I always love that story (and everything else looks like crap).

    6. Which actor would make your best husband / wife?
    Scott Foley from Felicity

    Bonus question: What’s your favorite movie snack?
    Icee - It makes the least noise - and there’s nothing I *HATE* more than listening to someone and their stipd packaging, muching through my movie.

  • ksb December 2nd, 2004 at 3:36 pm

    It’s funny how things work out: Spider-Man 2 ended up being, arguably, the best superhero movie ever, Stepford Wives was disappointing, and I, Robot ended up being better than I thought, largely because it didn’t totally thumb its nose at Asimov’s Three Laws like I thought it would.

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