Well, there are a lot of different types of "geeks". Where I disagree with your cut list. First, all Real Genius quotes must stay. Our small GT high school class in rural Indiana held on to that movie like a life preserver. It gave us hope for the world to come. Holly uses the "Circle K" quote a lot...but, then, Bill and Ted is one of her favorite movies. Big Trouble in Little China quote...that HAS to stay...as does any Bruce Campbell quote. Brazil and Serenity quotes...must stay. "Bright light! Bright light!"...c'mon, saying that in a mogwai voice? Awesome. Fozzie Bear...stays. "We thought you was a toad!" - used at least once a month in my house...stays.
83.“You don’t have to be a gun.”-Hogarth, The Iron Giant.
85.“Yeah, well. The Dude abides.” - The Dude, The Big Lebowski
The vast majority of the ones I cut I had never even heard before. Therefore they cannot be considered widely popular, and are thus not important to know.
With a quick look at the list, I'd ax 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 21, 22, 23, 26, 29, 34, 36, 41, 42, 44, 47, 51, 52, 54, 57, 58, 62, 64, 67, 71, 72, 78, 88, 91, 93, 99, and 100. And that's without actually trying to be critical. If I tried, I'd lose a couple dozen more.
My cuts aren't based on whether I already knew the quote; I probably know, at most, a third of what's on the list. But it is based on what quotes are pithy, catchy, meaningful in AND out of context, capture the character of the speaker, and make you feel like, even if you haven't heard it before, it's worth hearing.
For example:
WRONG: “Now I have a machine gun. Ho ho ho.” -- John McClane, Die Hard RIGHT: "Yippie-ki-yo, mother******." -- John McClane, Die Hard
WRONG: “Do you know of the Klingon proverb that tells us revenge is a dish that is best served cold? It is very cold in space.” -- Kahn, Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan RIGHT: "You have not experienced Shakespeare, until you have read it in the original Klingon." -- High Chancellor Gorkon, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
WRONG: “Wait a minute, Doc. Ah… Are you telling me you built a time machine… out of a DeLorean?” -- Marty McFly, Back to the Future RIGHT: "Why do we have to cut these things so damned close?" -- Marty McFly, Back to the Future III
With a quick look at the list, I'd ax 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 21, 22, 23, 26, 29, 34, 36, 41, 42, 44, 47, 51, 52, 54, 57, 58, 62, 64, 67, 71, 72, 78, 88, 91, 93, 99, and 100. And that's without actually trying to be critical. If I tried, I'd lose a couple dozen more.
My cuts aren't based on whether I already knew the quote; I probably know, at most, a third of what's on the list. But it is based on what quotes are pithy, catchy, meaningful in AND out of context, capture the character of the speaker, and make you feel like, even if you haven't heard it before, it's worth hearing.
For example:
WRONG: “Now I have a machine gun. Ho ho ho.” -- John McClane, Die Hard RIGHT: "Yippie-ki-yo, mother******." -- John McClane, Die Hard
WRONG: “Do you know of the Klingon proverb that tells us revenge is a dish that is best served cold? It is very cold in space.” -- Kahn, Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan RIGHT: "You have not experienced Shakespeare, until you have read it in the original Klingon." -- High Chancellor Gorkon, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
WRONG: “Wait a minute, Doc. Ah… Are you telling me you built a time machine… out of a DeLorean?” -- Marty McFly, Back to the Future RIGHT: "Why do we have to cut these things so damned close?" -- Marty McFly, Back to the Future III
See?
I agree with the Die Hard one...in fact, the geekiest would be "Yippie-ki-yay, Mister Falcon!".
A quote from the Undiscovered Country? Over Khan?
And, while I know the DeLorean quote...anything from the other two Back to the Futures is a bit lost on me.
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Offhand? Numbers 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 28, 29, 33, 38, 39, 40, 48, 49, 50, 58, 60, 62, 64, 81, 83, 85, 86, 89, 96, 99 and 100 should be trimmed off.
83.“You don’t have to be a gun.”-Hogarth, The Iron Giant.
85.“Yeah, well. The Dude abides.” - The Dude, The Big Lebowski
Classics! Both stay!
The others we can discuss... ;)
With a quick look at the list, I'd ax 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 21, 22, 23, 26, 29, 34, 36, 41, 42, 44, 47, 51, 52, 54, 57, 58, 62, 64, 67, 71, 72, 78, 88, 91, 93, 99, and 100. And that's without actually trying to be critical. If I tried, I'd lose a couple dozen more.
My cuts aren't based on whether I already knew the quote; I probably know, at most, a third of what's on the list. But it is based on what quotes are pithy, catchy, meaningful in AND out of context, capture the character of the speaker, and make you feel like, even if you haven't heard it before, it's worth hearing.
For example:
WRONG: “Now I have a machine gun. Ho ho ho.” -- John McClane, Die Hard
RIGHT: "Yippie-ki-yo, mother******." -- John McClane, Die Hard
WRONG: “Do you know of the Klingon proverb that tells us revenge is a dish that is best served cold? It is very cold in space.” -- Kahn, Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan
RIGHT: "You have not experienced Shakespeare, until you have read it in the original Klingon." -- High Chancellor Gorkon, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
WRONG: “Wait a minute, Doc. Ah… Are you telling me you built a time machine… out of a DeLorean?” -- Marty McFly, Back to the Future
RIGHT: "Why do we have to cut these things so damned close?" -- Marty McFly, Back to the Future III
See?
I agree with the Die Hard one...in fact, the geekiest would be "Yippie-ki-yay, Mister Falcon!".
A quote from the Undiscovered Country? Over Khan?
And, while I know the DeLorean quote...anything from the other two Back to the Futures is a bit lost on me.
OK...that's true.
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