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.

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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.

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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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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.

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The Emperor’s New Groove

Kuzco: How did you get back here before us?!

Yzma: Ah … How did we, Kronk?

Kronk: Well, ya got me. By all accounts, it doesn’t make sense.

Trailer Tuesday: Divergent

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

This past weekend, the first teaser trailer for Divergent premiered.  I enjoyed the book by Veronica Roth and it’s sequel, and am eagerly anticipating the final book in the series, so I’m excited to see how it will translate to the big screen.  Watch the trailer below, and then read on for my thoughts.

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Quote of the Day

H.M.S. Surprise – Patrick O’Brian

“Jack, you have debauched my sloth.”