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Meme from larabeaton:

[a] Pick one dozen movies that are ones that you have special feelings about.
[b] Pick a few lines of dialogue.
[c] As people guess the film, strike out that entry.
[d] After the film is guessed, explain why that movie made the list.

Edit: Oh, come *on* I can't beleive you guys managed to get 10 and couldn't get the last two. Especially #7!

1. "And God said, 'Where the Hell is Tim?' And there the Hell was Tim. And God said, 'Let there be doors that open when they open, and close when they close.'"
second quote:
"Brooke?"
"Yes?"
"Are you in?"
"In?"
"Are you there?"
"What?"
"You're out. I'll call again."
Noises Off!. 'Tis seldom that a comedy makes me laugh so hard that my sides ache but *this* one managed to accomplish that feat before the end of the first part (of three). If you haven't seen it yet, *see it*!!

2. "I am no man!"
The Return of the King, of course. I don't think I need to explain this one, do I? *grin*

3. "You make it a point of never attacking a weaker party than yourselves, and when you attack a stronger one you invariably get thrashed!"
The Pirates of Penzance. Gilbert and Sullivan may be an acquired taste, but this is the best place to dig in. Kevin Kline and Angela Lansbury are the best of a wonderful bunch and the rapid fire singing is unbelievable!

4. "We're actors! We're the opposite of people!"
Rosencrantz and Guilderstern Are Dead. It's just so witty and funny and the exact opposite of Hamlet and yet it has the flavor of the true Bard about it.

5. "Look, all you have to do is tell me what it's worth to you. What's a person worth to you?"
Schindler's List. One of two movies I believe everyone should watch at least once in their life.

6. "I prithee, vent thy folly somewhere else: Thou know'st not me."
"Vent my folly! Tell me what I shall vent to my lady: shall I vent to her that thou art coming?"
Twelfth Night, specifically, the version with Ben Kingsley as Feste. He has such a gift for comedy.

7. "You're wondering what a place like me is doing in a girl like this."
second quote:
"I am proud of what I am."
"And what is that?"
"I... am a librarian."
The Mummy. I am not an action movie buff, by any stretch of the imagination, and so one day when there literally wasn't anything else on TV to watch I turned this on, hoping it wouldn't be too bad and got blown away by it. I think my favorite part about it is how Evelyn is not just the stereotypical damsel-in-distress, but actually does her bit toward saving the day. That, and her fight against chauvinism make this one of my favorite movies. Take that, Bainbridge Scholars! *grin*

8. "Above all things I believe in love. Love is like oxygen. Love is a many-splendored thing, love lifts us up where we belong, all you need is love."
Moulin Rouge. Who would ever have predicted that a story set in turn-of-the-century France, in a brothel, made into a musical and using exclusively contemporary pop songs would ever be this funny, this exciting, and this truly moving all at once? Not me, but I love the result.

9. "Change is good."
"Yeah, but it's not easy."
The Lion King. My other two favorite Disney animations are Beauty and the Beast and Tarzan, but this one wins out if only because those two lines have become something of a personal mantra for me over the years.

10. "If you want him, come and claim him!"
The Fellowship of the Ring. I seriously considered putting all three TLOTR movies in here, but decided not to, so TTT lost out.

11. "Buongiorno, Principessa!"
Life is Beautiful, aka La Vita Est Bella. The second movie I think everyone ought to see once in their lifetimes. The ending made me cry and laugh all at the same time. Still does.

12. "I go! I go! Look how I go! Swift as an arrow from a Tartar's bow!"
Midsummer Night's Dream, the version with Stanely Tucci as Puck. Victorian-era morals and bicycles give this an additional something that Shakespeare would never have dreamed of, without losing the best of the Bard's comedy genuis.