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Henry Fonda sits.
Lee J. Cobb flails angrily.
Quiet patience wins.
A
Sexy French woman
Makes other people happy.
Now she is happy.
B
A river, a bridge,
And a plot to blow it up.
Poor Alec Guinness!
C
This could be the start
Of a beautiful friendship.
Play it, Sam. Play it.
D
There are 10 short films.
There are 10 Commandments, too.
Coincidence? No.
E
"I am your father."
The greatest movie moment
Of my whole childhood.
F
Nothing makes me bawl
Quite the same way as, "Do you
Want to have a catch?"
G
The most iconic
Movie of the Seventies.
Take the cannoli.
H
Two young men play games.
They hope to keep playing them
But real life is cruel.
I
I will [censored] you
If you don't toe party line
On the [censored] war.
J
Nice day at the beach
Suddenly the day turns dark.
Surf goes blue to red.
K
Hemingway story
Given legs, guns, guts, and dames.
Source good, film better.
L
Want an epic film?
Here is the definition.
Vast desert expanse.
M
Film noir started here.
Bogart plays the game so well,
We all keep guessing.
N
Biplane in cornfield,
Statue holding microfilm,
Cary Grant rules all.
O
Screenwriting credit
Assigned to Homer. O, you
Wacky Coen bros!
P
"As you wish" becomes
The most romantic saying
Of all '80s film.
Q
I missed the death of
Lady Di. Some folks think that
The royals did, too.
R
The single greatest
Archaeological find
Also kills Nazis.
S
It all comes down to
Asking over and over,
"What's in the damn box?!"
T
Arctic winter's cold
Suddenly heats up thanks to
A non-canine dog.
U
Clint Eastwood's career
In cheap spaghetti Westerns
Comes to fruition.
V
Regrette rien--
A story of hard luck and
Beautiful music.
W
Trucks drive mountain roads.
Going too fast or too slow
Means explosive death.
Y
Castle at midnight.
Marty Feldman steals the brain
Of Abby Normal.
Z
Dirty politics
Is a dirty business, like
A rock to the head.
Nice! Let's see what I can figure out...
ReplyDelete# - 12 Angry Men
A - ?
B - Bridge over the River Kwai
C - Casablanca
D - ?
E - Empire Strikes Back
F - Field of Dreams
G - Godfather
H - ?
I - Inglourious Basterds?
J - ?
K - ?
L - Lawrence of Arabia
M - Maltese Falcon
N - North by Northwest
O - O Brother, Where Art Thou?
P - Princess Bride
Q - The Queen?
R - Raiders of the Lost Ark
S - Se7en
T - The Thing
U - Unforgiven?
V - ?
W - Wages of Fear
Y - ?
Z - ?
Nicely done.
All but I are correct.
DeleteI know at least 17 for sure.
ReplyDeleteThe above minus The Thing, The Queen and Wages of Fear. Plus:
A - Amelie
J - Jaws
y - Young Frankenstein
Yes, yes, and yes.
DeleteBlah, I figured out Amelie and felt stupid for not realizing it. Came back to respond but you beat me to it.
DeleteI got them plus (I think)
ReplyDeleteD - Dekalog
H - Hoop Dreams
K - The Killers
Z - Z
Is V - La vie en rose?
All correct.
ReplyDeleteThe only one missing now is "I."
Neat!
ReplyDeleteA wild shot:
I .- In the Year of the Pig
Nice guess, but no.
DeleteI've always been more of a limerick man myself. In fact, I met this man from Nantucket one time...but that's a story for another day. Anyway, here goes:
ReplyDeleteThere once was a man named Steve
Many film reviews did he weave
He wrote them for years
And got very few jeers
And now he's enjoying his leave.
Off the top of my head, and without reading the other responses yet:
12 Angry Men
Amelie
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Casablanca
The Decalogue
The Empire Strikes Back
Field of Dreams
The Godfather
Hoop Dreams
In the Loop
Jaws
K ?
Lawrence of Arabia
The Maltese Falcon
North by Northwest
O Brother Where Art Thou
The Princess Bride
The Queen
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Se7en
The Thing
Unforgiven
V ?
Wages of Fear
What? No xXx with Vin Diesel? :-)
Young Frankenstein
Z
Okay, in reading the earlier responses I don't feel bad for not getting K and V. And assuming I'm right I got the last letter left - I.
Yep--In the Loop is the last one.
ReplyDeleteThe only ones I didn't get were 'K' and 'W' (I haven't seen them yet). A fun start to my week, thanks for that Steve.
ReplyDelete15/26 - that was fun!
ReplyDelete