But first
Famous Movie Trailers:
Can You Identify the Films?
Quizzes are all the rage.
I have discovered from taking Zimbio quizzes that if I were a Disney Princess I would be Cinderella and a Buzzfeed quiz told me I definitely was not a hipster. And I have taken quizzes to determine who my celebrity roommate should be and what "Game of Thrones" character I am. Those quizzes are highly addictive.
So I decided to capitalize on this quiz-mania and devise my own quiz.
So let's see if you know your movie taglines and can attain the title of
"Movie Know-it-All."
First of all, what's a movie tagline?
A tagline is a memorable phrase or sentence that sums up the tone or premise of a film. Movie marketing folks probably wrack their brains to come up with just the right slogan, one that will cement the film in our brains so we have to see the film, e.g. "In space no one can hear you scream," .
If you are going to be any good at this, you have to have recognized the above tagline as being from the film Alien (1979).
OK, let's get started.
I will give you the list, you come up with the answers and then check your answers at the end. No peeking! Then check your score to see how you measure up.
Ready? Let's go.
1. One dream. Four Jamaicans. Twenty below zero.
2. A lot can happen in the middle of nowhere.
3. One man's struggle to take it easy.
4. There are 3.7 trillion fish in the ocean. They are looking for one.
5. The classic story about a boy and his mother
(you have to choose the correct version)
6. The Bitch is back.
7. Earth. It was fun while it lasted.
8. We are not alone.
9. This is the week-end they didn't play golf.
10. Cocktails first. Questions later.
11. Her life was in his hands. Her toe was in the mail.
12. You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll hurl.
13. Does for rock and roll what "The Sound of Music" did for hills.
14. No actual Europeans were harmed in the making of this film.
15. Don't get mad. Get everything.
16. This is Benjamin. He's a little worried about this future.
17. And you thought Earth Girls were easy.
18. Things are about to get a little hairy.
19. Family isn't a word. It's a sentence.
20. Check in. Unpack. Relax. Take a shower.
21. You don't get to 500 million friends without making a few enemies.
22. They're young, they're in love and they kill.
23. 3% body fat. 1% brain activity.
24. The biggest mother of them all.
25. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
Here are the answers:
1. Cool Runnings (1993); 2. Fargo (1996); 3. Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986); 4. Finding Nemo (2003); 5. Psycho II (1983); 6. Alien 3 (1992);
7. Armageddon (1998); 8. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977);
9. Deliverance (1972); 10. Swingers (1996); 11. The Big Lebowski (1998);
12. Wayne's World (1992); 13. This is Spinal Tap (1984); 14. Eurotrip (2004); 15. First Wives Club (1996); 16. The Graduate (1967); 17. Bad Girls from Mars (1990); 18. American Werewolf in Paris (1997); 19. The Royal Tenenbaums (2001); 20. Psycho (1960); 21. The Social Network (2010); 22. Bonnie and Clyde (1967); 23. Zoolander (2001); 24. Mommie Dearest (1981); 25. The Shining (1980)
Here is your score:
20-25 Movie Know-it-All
You are a person who fancies yourself an expert on movies and you at least know your movie trailers (or are good at figuring things like this out). But be careful. People hate know-it-alls.
15-19 Movie Know-it-All Wannabee
You so want people to see you as a movie expert. Keep at it. You are almost there.
10-14 Movie Amateur
OK, 50% plus isn't bad. Watch more movies.
5-9 You don't know that much about movies.
0-4. Why did you even bother to take this quiz?
How did you do?
What is your favorite movie trailer?
Now let's get on with
The Week in Reviews
***In Theatres Now***
Frozen
Loosely based on Hans Christian Andersen's "The Snow Queen," Queen Elsa has turned her kingdom to ice and her sister, Princess Anna must find her and save her from herself in this 2013 Academy Award winner for "Best Animated Feature Film."
All of the Disney staples are here: plucky heroine, funny animal sidekicks and music plus a hilarious talking snowman. Olaf, the snowman was the best part.
Modern day animation is just amazing, especially when compared to the old Mickey Mouse cartoon that is shown before the film. However, the big eyes of the heroines made me think I was in a Keane painting (remember those?), and I wish they had not been drawn with such teeny-tiny waists. They looked like Barbie dolls. Not a good message to send little girls. But in true Disney fashion, there is always a good moral: love can melt even the most frozen heart.
(If you want to see this on the big screen, better get there soon if you can. It was just released on DVD on the 18th. Not available at Netflix until April 15th so check your local public library).
And answer me this: I can't tell you how many previews I saw of this thing. Where was the scene with the reindeer and the snowman fighting for the carrot on the ice? Didn't happen. So as I always say, beware of previews!
Rosy the Reviewer says...See it with a little girl (though this is not for the very young). This is the kind of Disney movie little girl's love.
***DVDS***
You Might Have Missed
And Some You Should Be Glad You Did
(I see the bad ones so you don't have to)
The Patience Stone (2013)
In an unnamed war torn town, a woman cares for her comatose husband who has taken a bullet in the neck.
In Persian mythology, a patience stone (syngué sabour) is a magical black rock that can absorb one's burdensome, often painful secrets and over the course of the film, the woman uses her husband as a "patience stone" and unburdens herself.
Afghan writer and director Atiq Rahimi directed the film based on his 2008 novel “The Patience Stone,” which has been translated into 33 languages.
I think this film was lost in translation. I saw the ending coming a mile away, and it is slow, slow, slow. However, actress Golshifteh Farahani is beautiful and amazing, though her character can be a bit maddening at times.
Rosy the Reviewer says...Grim, grim, grim
Worried about being an "old maid," Flight attendant Montana Moore is on a mission to find a husband in 30 days.
Cute idea turned into a farce with a lot of overacting. This set the women's movement back at least 50 years.
Paula Patton, though she has been around while, is probably best known for her pending divorce from husband Robin Thicke (Beetlejuice suit, twerking, you remember).
Rosy the Reviewer says...remember my slogan (see above), I see the bad ones so you don't have to? Well, you don't have to.
Cute idea turned into a farce with a lot of overacting. This set the women's movement back at least 50 years.
Paula Patton, though she has been around while, is probably best known for her pending divorce from husband Robin Thicke (Beetlejuice suit, twerking, you remember).
Rosy the Reviewer says...remember my slogan (see above), I see the bad ones so you don't have to? Well, you don't have to.
***Book of the Week***
by Amanda Mackenzie Stuart (2013)
No one effected the 20th century American fashion scene more than Diana Vreeland.
As Editor-in-Chief at Vogue magazine, she was a tastemaker, where her gift was spotting trends such as the bikini, sleeveless dresses, skinny pants, thong sandals and animal prints. She also first coined the word "pizazz." She launched iconic careers such as Lauren Bacall's and Richard Avedon's and the 1941 musical "Lady in the Dark" was based on her. as well as the fashion editor in the film "Funny Face."
She was known for her observations and spoke in proclamations such as "Pink is the navy blue of India!"
“Allure is a word very few people use nowadays, but it’s something that exists. Allure holds you, doesn’t it? Whether it’s a gaze or a glance in the street or a face in the crowd or someone sitting opposite you at lunch… you are held."
She typically dressed all in black and her New York apartment was painted all red.
Rosy the Reviewer says...if you know and love fashion, you need to know all about Diana Vreeland, or you don't know and love fashion at all (that's my quote).
That's it for this week.
See you Tuesday for
"My Best Summer Vacation"
"My Best Summer Vacation"
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