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BEST 100 MOVIE LINES IN 200 SECONDS

After watching this really cool video titled 100 best movie lines in 200 seconds on You Tube, I thought I’d list some of my favorite movie lines with the last one being the most profound. What are some of your favorites? Here are my top twenty in no particular order.

“It’s out of control and its coming your way” Steve McQueen to Paul Newman in 1974’s The Towering Inferno.

“When there’s no more room in Hell, the dead will walk the Earth” Ken Foree in 1978’s “Dawn of the Dead”.

“In the water, I’m a very skinny lady” Shelly Winters in 1972’s “The Poseidon Adventure”.

“He’s not blind as long as he’s with me, and he’s going with me” James Garner in 1963’s “The Great Escape”.

“Gesundheit”- Classic last word Walter Mathhau says when Martin Balsam sneezes in the 1974 film “The Taking of Pelham One Two Three”.

“This is reality Greg” Henry Thomas’s Elliot in 1982’s E.T.

“I’m going to make him an offer he can’t refuse” Al Pacino in 1972’s “The Godfather”.

“Was that the boogeyman”- Jamie Lee Curtis in 1978’s “Halloween”.

“Where does he get all those wonderful toys” Jack Nicholson in 1989’s “Batman”.

“Show Me the Money”-Tom Cruise in 1996’s “Jerry Maguire”.

“But that’s not what I’m gonna do…OK” Sam Neill in 1993’s “Jurassic Park”.

“You believe in Jesus, Well you’re going to meet him” Charles Bronson in 1982’s Death Wish 2.

“Soylent Green is people” Charlton Heston in 1973’s “Soylent Green”.

“I’m shot” James Brolin in 1973’s “Westworld”.

“Murdoch, I’m coming to get you. Sylvester Stallone in 1984’s Rambo: First Blood part 2.

“I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass… and I’m all out of bubblegum” Roddy Piper in 1988’s “They Live”.

“Get busy living or get busy dying” Morgan Freeman in 1994’s “The Shawshank Redemption“.

“Somebody’s life’s about to change” Leonardo Dicaprio in 1997’s“Titanic”.

“”You wanna have a catch?” Kevin Costner in 1989’s“Field of Dreams”.

“Societies are ultimately judged on how they treat the least among their people” Michael Moore- 2008’s “Sicko”.

June 11, 2009 Posted by | And Beyond - Trailers & News | 3 Comments

Showtime Orders Season Two of NURSE JACKIE After Record Ratings for Debut

nurse_jackie_poster“Nurse Jackie” scored in the ratings for Showtime Monday, so much so that the network has already ordered a second season of the Edie Falco series.

“Jackie” earned the best premiere ratings for any Showtime debut since 2004, when Nielsen changed the way it computed premium cable averages. The Falco comedy attracted 1.35 million viewers in its two combined Monday runs according to the ratings company. That number is better than the premiere ratings for most everything currently on Showtime’s lineup, including “Weeds,” “Dexter,” “The Tudors” and “Californication”.

Falco stars in the program as a New York City nurse who struggles to find a balance between the demands of her frenetic job at a city hospital and an array of personal dramas. It’s pretty evident that this is not a show that will appeal to everyone, but I do believe it will have a following as Falco’s Nurse Jackie is a stunningly flawed, but highly interesting, character that is worth tuning into on a weekly basis. Reportedly the nursing community is up in arms as the character who works in an understaffed NYC hospital is a pill head. While she also cheats on her husband, her character does have a Robin Hood like quality as she aggresively looks to do the right thing by her patients. While she is certainly imperfect, she is a terrific nurse – although some might see her forging a deceased patient’s name on the organ donor section of his drivers licence as a tad unprofessional. Sure it is, but it also gives the viewer a rooting interest in her kind-hearted but ballsy actions.

The show, with its mix of dark comedy and drama, had me laughing out loud a few times. The biggest laugh came when she punctured the tire of a bike rider who insulted her after she offered him a sound bit of advice on a street corner. Her character is unpredictable – a good thing for the edgy nature of this show. There was little doubt that the pilot episode had flaws, I believe there’s a ton of potential here. It was more than enough for me to keep watching. I’ll give Nurse Jackie 3.75 Zombies out of 5.

June 11, 2009 Posted by | Reviews | , | Leave a Comment

   

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