So this past few weeks have been crazy, a lot of school work was accomplished... Whoaaa. I know i know but when the work is finished the party can begin. A few assignments, a test, and an essay later I had an intense weekend to say this least. Me and a few friends went to Chinese Laundry in Darling Harbor. There were 3 dance floors which made it a lot cooler than the name actually sounds, Chinese Laundry really? Having said that, this is a really cool underground house club. It is one of the top rated clubs in Sydney for a good reason. Cheap drinks, great atmosphere, sick DJs, and a lot of beautiful people will definitely get you on a few peoples "IT list for 20XX" (Insert year Here) anytime you want. Update aside, this post is dedicated to a conversation I had with a friend of mine Brian Poage. A few hours ago, we were talking and he quoted me the line "You old sailor you." Clearly from Wedding Crashers, for those who don't know, and it got me thinking. What are the most quoted movies OF ALL TIME? Now when I'm talking movie quotes I mean comedy. The art of movie quoting, which so many young american folks indulge in on a daily basis, revolves around comedy quotes. Sure, "I'll make him an offer he cant refuse" is an extremely memorable quote but it doesnt really get quoted on a daily basis. Comedy quotes bring out the best in cinema for folks like me, 20-male-college-semi immature-ready to party, and without the bevy of quotes in our daily life a few of the deep belly laughs that we need to get us through tough times might not be there. So without further adieu...
Number Five- "I'm not an ambi-turner." Zoolander
Zoolander, one of the first movies written and directed by Ben Stiller, as we all know the movie thrusts into the world of Male Modeling. And this isnt the modeling you see in magazines or on the E channel, there are walk offs and freak gasoline fight accidents. The most quotable line in the movie has got to be the "Excuse me brah." "Oh youre excused, but Im not your brah." exchange between Hansel and Derek before the infamous walk off scene. (Bonus trivia: Also one of the most hilarious cameos by David Bowie as the walk-off judge. "Disqualified!!") But ill leave you with a subtle little quote from the mind and heart of Hansel. "I felt like, "This guy's really hurting me." And it hurt."
Number Four- "Hey, that kangaroo just took my ball!" Caddyshack
Now I come from a family of golfers, ever since I was a little grom my whole family has been down to play a little Chabot if you know what I mean. So naturally this movie has been watched countless times in my house, if im not mistaken there is a DVD we have is in my dads car right now so we can watch it literally any time we want. Quotes from this movie are a dime a dozen, clearly this is classic cinema because every time I watch Caddyshack I laugh just as hard as I did the first time I saw it. Chevy Chase as Ty Webb-hilarious... Hes clever as a whip and not shy to dish out life lessons for all who will listen. "Don't be obsessed with your desires Danny. The Zen philosopher Basha once wrote, 'A flute with no holes, is not a flute. A donut with no hole, is a Danish.' He was a funny guy." Even when he is putting up a storm and just doing Mananananaana. Hmhmamamamama. It kills me. "That was Incredible!" "Thank you very little." But the best quote is indeed last, comes from one of greatest minds in comedy history. Mr. Rodney Dangerfield "You're a lot of woman, you know that? Yeah, wanna make 14 dollars the hard way?"
Bonus Quote: http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=3124534
Number Three- "Brian, I ate your Chocolate Covered Squirrel." Anchorman
"Why dont you go back to your home? On whore island??" "The bad man punted baxter!!" "And I'm Tits... I'm Ron Burgundy." The list goes on and on. I pretty sure even my teachers in high school knew these quotes, they had to. Listening to us quoting this movie every day for about two years must have ingrained it into their brain just like how we learned physics, or did I pass because Mr. Rooney thought I was awesome. The world will truely never know, nonetheless this movie had an incredible influence on my slanguage to the extent that my friends and I would talk like Ron just because we couldnt help it. We didnt need a quote to break out the impersonation, we had it deep in our souls... This specific quote is a shout out to my brotherrr Alex aka Romocop, this quote made him laugh for a good 10 min when we were cruising one time... "Not so fast, you ingrates. Public News Team is taking a break from its pledge drive to kick some ass. No commercials, no mercy!!
Number Two- "You sand-bagging son of a bitch!" Wedding Crashers
We know the rules. We've wanted to be those men. Wedding Crashers is as close to a modern day classic as it gets. Sheer genius concept, two guys crash wedding receptions and get wild. So simple yet so effective. Honestly who amongst yourselves hasnt quoted this movie. Its so deep ingrained into our pop culture quotes like "Stage Five Clinger" or "Motorboat" have all made it into our vernacular. What probably gives it its biggest credibilty is we feel for these characters, we act like we know them personally. It puts the movie in a class above the rest, I honestly can't say enough about this movie so I will just give you my favorite quote from the movie. "[sigh] Janice, I apologize to you if I don't seem real eager to jump into a forced awkward intimate situation that people like to call dating. I don't like the feeling. You're sitting there, you're wondering do I have food on my face, am I eating, am I talking too much, are they talking enough, am I interested I'm not really interested, should I play like I'm interested but I'm not that interested but I think she might be interested but do I want to be interested but now she's not interested? So all of the sudden I'm getting, I'm starting to get interested... And when am I supposed to kiss her? Do I have to wait for the door cause then it's awkward, it's like well goodnight. Do you do like that ass-out hug? Where you like, you hug each other like this and your ass sticks out cause you're trying not to get too close or do you just go right in and kiss them on the lips or don't kiss them at all? It's very difficult trying to read the situation. And all the while you're just really wondering are we gonna get hopped up enough to make some bad decisions? Perhaps play a little game called "just the tip". Just for a second, just to see how it feels. Or, ouch, ouch you're on my hair."
Honorable Mentions: Superbad, Step-Brothers, Austin Powers (1, 2, & 3), Tommy Boy, Waynes World, Ghostbusters, Supertroopers, Beerfest, and Forgetting Sarah Marshall.
Number One- "Big gulps ey? Welp. See ya later!" Dumb and Dumber
This piece of cinema folklore, written and directed by the Farrelly Brothers, has been my favorite movie my entire life. Right when I began conciousness, circa 1994, this movie came out and since then it has been the most uttered movie that has ever come out of my mouth. "Chicks love it. Its a shaggin wagon." "There are absolutely no jobs in this town. Zip. Nada. Yeah... Unless you want to work 40 hours a week." "Want to hear the most annoying sound in the world??" Literally every day that passes there is a Dumb and Dumber quote mixed in somewhere. As you can tell this is my favorite movie, now I will tell you why. Of all great comedies that are released, this is one of the FEW movies that never uses the word Fuck. There is a lot of credit to be given if a movie can be so funny, so laugh out loud hilarious, and they dont even use the F-word. Congratulations Harry and Lloyd. You are the two most quoted men in the world. To me at least.
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