Quote of the Day

Star Trek: The Next Generation, Season 6: Episode 4 – “Relics

Montgomery Scott: What is it?

Data: It is… [sniffs the bottle] it is… [sniffs the bottle again, looking puzzled] …it is green.

Quote of the Day

Happy Feet

Ramón: Yeah, I heard an animal once do that, but then they rolled him over and he was dead.

Trailer Tuesday: Captain Phillips

Welcome to “Trailer Tuesday” where I talk about trailers for upcoming movies.

You can tell the summer’s over when the Oscar-bait trailers start showing up more regularly.  While it’s not the first trailer of the pre-awards season, this one seems destined for discussion come January.  Take a look, and read on for my thoughts below:

Captain Phillips tells the true story of the captain of the cargo ship, Maersk Alabama, who was captured by Somali pirates back in 2009.   Continue reading →

Quote of the Day

Beauty and the Beast

The Villagers: We don’t like what we don’t understand, in fact it scares us, and this monster is mysterious at least.

Quote of the Day

Dollhouse, Season 1: Episode 3 – “Stage Fright”

Paul Ballard: We split the atom, make a bomb. We come up with anything new, the first thing we do is destroy, manipulate, control. It’s human nature.

Victor (as Anton Lubov): Yeah, people are mostly crap.

Quote of the Day

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 2: Episode 2 – “The Circle”

Odo: Quark, I hate to do this, but I guess I’ll have to…

Quark: That’s not fair!

Odo: I haven’t done anything yet.

Quark: Whatever you’re going to do, it’s not fair.

Quote of the Day

The Muppets

Kermit: The skies are blue when it’s me and you and you and you and you and you and you and you and… well… all of you!

Friday Favorites: Favorite Absurdity – The Muppets

Welcome to “Friday Favorites” which highlight some of my favorite movie-related things.

There’s an exchange in the preshow for Muppet*Vision 3-D at Disney World that goes a little something like this:

Sam the Eagle: Will you stop this foolishness?

Gonzo the Great: What kind of foolishness would you like to see?

To me, that statement is the essence of the Muppets.  And with that in mind, here’s today’s Friday Favorite, presented without context:

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Quote of the Day

Rango

Roadkill: It’s a metaphor.

Quote of the Day

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 1: Episode 17 – “The Forsaken”

Odo: Madam, I am not like you! Every sixteen hours, I turn into a liquid!

Lwaxana Troi: I can swim.