The long wait is finally over. Ever since it was first announced in January I’ve been anxiously anticipating this day. And now, after oh-so many months of waiting, I’m proud to say that I have in my possession the extended edition of The Lord Of The Rings trilogy:
We’re talking 682 high definition minutes of hobbits, ring wraiths, wizards and elves. Arriving just in time for the long fourth of July weekend, I do believe that I have everything I need to get my Middle Earth on.
Odd thought: I wonder, if Ceicl B. DeMille were alive today, would he release an extended version of The Ten Commandments?
This week just flew by! I guess that’s what happens when you actually enjoy your job
To celebrate a successful week I’m going to settle down with a mug of black & tan ale, a shot of whiskey, and a viewing of all four Alien films on blu-ray. I held back on purchasing this set on day one, and was finally rewarded with a huge discount from blu-ray.com. This set arrived on my doorstep yesterday and I’m doing my best not to pop ‘em into the PS3 until the weekend.
1 “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.” Rhett Butler / Clark Gable / Gone with the Wind 1939
2 “I’m going to make him an offer he can’t refuse.” Don Vito Corleone / Marlon Brando / The Godfather 1972
3 “You don’t understand! I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I could’ve been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am.” Terry Malloy / Marlon Brando / On the Waterfront 1954
4 “Toto, I’ve got a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore.” Dorothy Gale / Judy Garland / The Wizard of Oz 1939
5 “Here’s looking at you, kid.” Rick Blaine / Humphrey Bogart / Casablanca 1942
6 “Go ahead, make my day” Harry Callahan / Clint Eastwood / Sudden Impact 1983
7 “All right, Mr. DeMille, I’m ready for my close-up.” Norma Desmond / Gloria Swanson / Sunset Boulevard 1950
8 “May the Force be with you.” Han Solo / Harrison Ford / Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope 1977
9 “Fasten your seatbelts. It’s going to be a bumpy night.” Margo Channing / Bette Davis / All About Eve 1950
10 “You talkin’ to me?” Travis Bickle / Robert De Niro / Taxi Driver 1976
11 “What we’ve got here is (a) failure to communicate.” Captain Strother / Martin / Cool Hand Luke 1967
12 “I love the smell of napalm in the morning!” Lt. Col. Bill Kilgore / Robert Duvall / Apocalypse Now 1979
13 “Love means never having to say you’re sorry.” Jennifer Cavilleri Barrett / Ali MacGraw / Love Story 1970
14 “The stuff that dreams are made of.” Sam Spade / Humphrey Bogart /The Maltese Falcon 1941
15 “E.T. phone home.” E.T. / Pat Welsh / E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 1982
16 “They call me Mister Tibbs!” Virgil Tibbs / Sidney Poitier / In the Heat of the Night 1967
17 “Rosebud.” Charles Foster Kane / Orson Welles / Citizen Kane 1941
18 “Made it, Ma! Top of the world!” Arthur “Cody” Jarrett / James Cagney / White Heat 1949
19 “I’m as mad as hell, and I’m not going to take this anymore!” Howard Beale / Peter Finch / Network 1976
20 “Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.” Rick Blaine / Humphrey Bogart / Casablanca 1942
21 “A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti.” Hannibal Lecter / Anthony Hopkins / The Silence of the Lambs 1991
22 “Bond. James Bond.” James Bond / Sean Connery / Dr. No 1962
23 “There’s no place like home.” Dorothy Gale / Judy Garland / The Wizard of Oz 1939
24 “I am big! It’s the pictures that got small.” Norma Desmond / Gloria Swanson / Sunset Boulevard 1950
25 “Show me the money!” Rod Tidwell / Cuba Gooding, Jr. / Jerry Maguire 1996
I’ve read and re-read all 100 quotes, yet I can find no mention of what I consider to be the greatest movie quote of them all:
*Shudder* Such power and conviction! Kinda puts a shiver up your spine, doesn’t it?
Steven’s obviously a classically-trained actor much akin to Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen. With such natural delivery and intense focus, how can AFI slough off one of the most intense, emotionally charged scenes ever committed to celluloid?
