Brazil, The Matrix, The Fifth Element, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Serenity, Dark City, 12 Monkeys, Shaun of the Dead, Darkman, Army of Darkness, War Games, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Office Space, Repo Man.
In response, the Trivia Geek at TechRepublic.com came up with his list of The Top 10 Most Quotable Geek Flicks…Ever!:
The Empire Strikes Back, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, The Princess Bride, Superman II, Office Space, Pulp Fiction, Army of Darkness, Die Hard, Aliens, and Tombstone.
Tombstone?? Between them they have listed some good movies, but both just miss the mark for me. For instance, I think The Andromeda Strain is a great movie, but perhaps not so quotable. We're going for geekiness *and* quotability. So here is MY list of the Ten Most Quotable Geek Flicks To See Before You Die:
The Empire Strikes Back (actually, Episodes IV-VI), Monty Python and the Holy Grail, The Princess Bride, The Matrix, Office Space, all from the previous lists. My additions:
- The Terminator: C'mon, if Die Hard is on the list, you can't leave The Godfather off. Arguably the most quotable film since Casablanca. But if we're going for geek cred, it's gotta be Ahnuld.
- 2001: A Space Odyssey: No brainer here.
- Ghostbusters: How in the world did they leave this one off the lists? I'd throw in Groundhog Day, but Ghostbusters is geekier.
- Young Frankenstein: Or Blazing Saddles, if you prefer.
- Apollo 13: Houston, we have a boatload of quotes.
There are others, of course. Raiders of the Lost Ark - who thought of archeology as being cool before this movie? A Shock To The System is the evil twin of Office Space. The entire Lord of the Rings trilogy might make someone's list, along with the Star Trek movies. Sin City is way more quotable than Dark City. How about Blade Runner, Soylent Green, Planet of the Apes, Back to the Future, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Silence of the Lambs, Dr. Strangelove, Animal House, A Fish Called Wanda? Lots to choose from and limiting the list to ten isn't easy.
Which movies have I forgotten?
Hmm,,, you seem to have covered it pretty well. All I would add would be TRON with Jeff Bridges? I remember actually imitating him for days after watching that one.
ReplyDeleteOn other movie notes, a couple of my favorite 'ole chic flick standby's that never get old for me are Shirley Valentine and Enchanted April (1992). I'd love getting a really great list along those lines, having excellent dialog with comedy mixed in.
Enchanted April is one of my all time favorites. I love that movie so much I bought a laserdisk player on eBay and the laserdisk version. I hope it is released on DVD sometime. There is supposed to be one version made for the Australian market, but it gets lousy reviews.
ReplyDeleteLet's do our favorite chick flicks in a week or so. Start making your list!
I thought about Tron, but couldn't remember a single line, though I can picture the look of the film easily. I also thought about the original King Kong, but decided it wasn't quite a geek movie (lots of films got left off that way - quotable, but not geeky enough).
Now if we made a list of computer-ish movies, quotable or not, Tron would definitely make that.
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It's funny.... Enchanted April probably got lousy reviews... but.... those of us who are in the know.... KNOW... I'd love to see it again... and maybe I'll go do just that! Yes,,, I'll try to get a list together.. Lets' not forget... The suduction of MiMi... LOL Oh I can see the Tron face right now. Mr. Bill just got home and he swears that the movie I was thinking about was Starman... Wha??????
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