I recently watched Iron Man again, and one scene really stuck out to me. Tony Stark is being held prisoner, but the location is hidden, so no one will be able to find and rescue him. Plus, though – thanks to his fellow prisoner – he survived being hit by bomb shrapnel, his long term [...]
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Two of my favorite A-Team quotes/scenes from the episode Bounty: 1) Murdock is abducted at gunpoint from the hospital. As the kidnappers are driving away, Murdock rambles on – in typical Murdock fashion – but his nonsensical chatter makes one of the kidnappers furious. He finally snaps at Murdock, “Are you crazy?!” Murdock replies, quite [...]
review: Pirates of the Caribbean 4 Although I didn’t like the second movie and I hated the third one, I (finally) saw the fourth Pirates of the Caribbean hoping only to not hate it. Well, I’m glad to report that I actually liked this movie: it’s now my second favorite of the series. My thoughts [...]
In one Golden Girls episode, Blanche had gone back to school, and she was worried about taking a big exam. She stayed after class one day and was asking her professor for help. The professor basically told her that if she didn’t sleep with him, he would fail her. Later, when she told the girls [...]
favorite TV moments: The A-Team
Posted: October 14, 2010 in favorite-scenes, quotes, TelevisionTags: The-A-Team
On one episode of the A-Team, Face has gone missing, and the others are looking for him in a small-ish, rural community. Finally, one of the locals tells them that he saw a guy matching Face’s description get picked up by a woman in a Corvette – and they headed to a motel. The others [...]
more Prince of Persia movie comments
Posted: September 14, 2010 in favorite-scenes, Movies, reviewTags: PrinceOfPersia
Caution! Could be spoiler-y! A few random comments about Prince of Persia: Sands of Time – in honor of its being released on DVD today. :throws confetti: * The scene where a young boy charges into the street, causing a guard to be thrown from his horse mimicked a scene from Disney’s “Aladdin.” * When Dastan and [...]
In the movie Clueless, in one scene, the teenaged main character realizes that she has a crush on a guy who works for her dad. After she realizes this, when he is around, she is so aware of him that she can’t laugh and joke around with him like she did before. Instead, she sits [...]
The TV show “Benson” was a situation comedy about a governor and his somewhat quirky staff. In one of the more serious episodes, the group – as part of the government leadership – was tasked to participate in a drill in which it was simulated that there had been a nuclear attack. They were in [...]
In the movie Dirty Dancing, as Baby and her family arrive at the vacation resort, Lisa – Baby’s somewhat shallow sister – begins to whine that she should’ve brought a certain pair of shoes because they match a dress that she sees. (Is the dress for sale? I’m not sure, I’ve never understood that part. [...]
Phoebe of Friends talks Rocky
Posted: August 14, 2010 in favorite-scenes, Movies, review, TelevisionA plot in an episode of Friends involved Phoebe finding out how some classic movies really ended. It seems that when she watched them as a child, her mom would turn the TV off before something bad happened. In re-watching the films, Phoebe is devastated by the real endings, and she lists among the badness [...]
