My turn to be Margaret or David

I watched My Favourite Film last night. Lord of the Rings (the whole trilogy) was voted the favourite film. To me that film was booooring. I saw the first one and didn't bother to see any of the others. Anyway, I got to thinking about my favourite film and I can say that I don't really have one. But there are some films which I can watch over and over again. They may not be the greatest films ever, but they have something about them which demands a re-viewing. So here are some of my favourites in no particular order and it could change tomorrow:

Animal House
Some great quotes in this film.
Dean Wormer: "Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son. "

Hoover: "They confiscated everything, even the stuff we didn't steal!"

Otter: "Flounder, you can't spend your whole life worrying about your mistakes! You fucked up -- you trusted us! Hey, make the best of it!"

Bluto: "My advice to you is to start drinking heavily."

The Great Escape
Not historically accurate, but a great adventure flick. Who hasn't thought about tunneling out of their place of imprisonment.

This is Spinal Tap
The greatest logical argument ever is in this film. There are so many who use this form of logic without realising it.
Nigel Tufnel: "The numbers all go to eleven. Look, right across the board, eleven, eleven, eleven and -"
Marty DiBergi: "Oh, I see. And most amps go up to ten?"
Nigel Tufnel: "Exactly."
Marty DiBergi: "Does that mean it's louder? Is it any louder?"
Nigel Tufnel: "Well, it's one louder, isn't it? It's not ten. You see, most blokes, you know, will be playing at ten. You're on ten here, all the way up, all the way up, all the way up, you're on ten on your guitar. Where can you go from there? Where?"
Marty DiBergi: "I don't know."
Nigel Tufnel: "Nowhere. Exactly. What we do is, if we need that extra push over the cliff, you know what we do?"
Marty DiBergi: "Put it up to eleven."
Nigel Tufnel: "Eleven. Exactly. One louder."
Marty DiBergi: "Why don't you just make ten louder and make ten be the top number and make that a little louder?"
Nigel Tufnel: [Pause] "These go to eleven."

Flying High
Again, gags at 100 miles per hour.
Lady: "Nervous?"
Striker: "Yes."
Lady: "First time?"
Striker: "No, I've been nervous lots of times."

Mrs Geline: "I haven't felt this awful since I saw that Ronald Reagan film."

Network
I cannot forget Howard Beale (Peter Finch) screaming "I'M AS MAD AS HELL, AND I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE THIS ANYMORE!". A film about television that can't possibly be true. Could Australian networks take this attitude? Do you think they look at programming the same way?

Diana: "I watched your 6 o'clock news today; it's straight tabloid. You had a minute and a half of that lady riding a bike naked in Central Park; on the other hand, you had less than a minute of hard national and international news. It was all sex, scandal, brutal crime, sports, children with incurable diseases, and lost puppies. So, I don't think I'll listen to any protestations of high standards of journalism when you're right down on the streets soliciting audiences like the rest of us. Look, all I'm saying is if you're going to hustle, at least do it right."

Spartacus
How could you go past a bath scene in which Antonius (Tony Curtis) and Marcus Licinius Crassus (Laurence Olivier) discuss whether eating snails or oysters is moral. Crassus, of course, has a taste for both. Cut to the next scene where Antonius has run away and joined Spartacus. Antonius only likes oysters.....

Some Like it Hot
A very funny film. Great direction. Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon and Marylin Monroe. Comedy gold.

Lawrence of Arabia
Over three hours but it glued me to the screen. The film captures the essence of the desert.