Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Movie Quote Contest Answers and Winners

And here are the answers and the winners!
Note: I judged your guesses by how well you got the character names (and, for some of you, the names of the actors who played them.)

1
Ella: Look, I think it's only fair to warn you that I'm practiced in the ancient art of...origami.

--Ella Enchanted, 2004

Guesses: Sierra, Havilah

2
Noggs: If I could offer an opinion in regards to this scheme? It seems, uh, foolhardy, redolent with danger, and doomed to failure. Otherwise I can find no fault with it.

--Nicholas Nickleby, 2002

Guesses: The Director

3
Trevor: What are you doing?
Sean: I am Googling at 30 thousand feet.
Trevor: Are you supposed to be doing that?
Sean: Welcome to the 21st century.

--Journey to the Center of the Earth, 2008

Guesses: Marian, Sierra, Havilah

4
Eames: You mustn't be afraid to dream a little bigger, darling.

--Inception, 2010

Guesses: Havilah

5
Tuffnut: Wait, you mean read?
Ruffnut: While we're still alive?

--How to Train Your Dragon, 2010

Guesses: Deborah S. Dahnim, The Director, Havilah

6
Jack Sparrow: You seem somewhat familiar. Have I threatened you before?

--Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, 2003

Guesses: Margaret, Deborah S. Dahnim, The Director

7
Mia: Now, what did you want to tell me?
Queen Clarisse Renaldi: Something that, I think, will have a very big impact upon your life.
Mia: I already have braces.
Queen Clarisse Renaldi: No, it's bigger than orthodontia.

--The Princess Diaries, 2001

Guesses: Havilah, Margaret

8
Sean Tuohy: Who would've thought we'd have a black son before we knew a Democrat?

--The Blind Side, 2009

Guesses: Havilah

9
Alex: Where's he going?
Jack: To some remote and far away land where no one will ever find him. Like Paraguay. Or Iowa. 

--Stormbreaker, 2006

Guesses: None

10
Scotty: Are you from the future?
Kirk: Yeah, he is. I'm not.
Scotty: Well, that's brilliant. Do they still have sandwiches there?

--Star Trek, 2009

Guesses: None

11
Jane: And, Daddy, they took my boot!

--Tarzan, 1999

Guesses: None

12
Jack Sparrow: We’re going to need three goats, an hourglass, one of us is going to need to learn how to play the trumpet while the other does this.
Gibbs: I know a man with a goat.
Jack Sparrow: Good, then I can go like this!

--Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, 2011

Guesses: Deborah S. Dahnim

13
Rapunzel: I met someone.
Gothel: Yes, the wanted thief. I'm so proud.

--Tangled, 2010

Guesses: Sierra, The Director

14
Rat: You know, you really ought to be a little more courteous.
Sinbad: Oh, Great. Now I'm getting etiquette lessons from a bilge rat.

--Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas, 2003

Guesses: None

15
Rhino: Ring, ring. Who is it? Destiny? I've been expecting your call.

--Bolt, 2008

Guesses: The Director, Havilah, Margaret

16
Mayor: There is nothing like being Mayor. I get to sign resolutions, approve ordinances, submit budgets. And, in the Edible Parade, I'm the one sitting on top of the giant meatball.

--Horton Hears a Who, 2008

Guesses: None

17
Rogue: Where am I supposed to go?
Wolverine: I don't know.
Rogue: You don't know, or you don't care?
Wolverine: Pick one.

--X-Men, 2000

Guesses: None

18
Captain Von Trapp: It's the dress. You'll have to put on another one before you meet the children.
Maria: But I don't have another one. When we entered the abbey, our worldly clothes were given to the poor.
Captain Von Trapp: What about this one?
Maria: The poor didn't want this one.

--The Sound of Music, 1965

Guesses: Marian, Sierra, Deborah S. Dahnim, The Director, Havilah, Margaret

19
Merriman Lyon: You'll be able to command light or fire, move objects, summon great strength and, of course, step through time.
Will Stanton: Can I fly?
Meriman Lyon: What?
Will Stanton: You know - shwoosh - fly.
Miss Greythorne: No. No I don't think you can.

--The Seeker: The Dark is Rising, 2007

Guesses: None

20
Mr. Collins: And what excellent boiled potatoes. It's been many years since I had such an exemplary vegetable.

--Pride and Prejudice, 2005

Guesses: Marian, Sierra, Deborah S. Dahnim, Havilah

21
Captain Amelia: Doctor, to muse and blabber about a treasure map in front of this particular crew, demonstrates a level of ineptitude that borders on the imbecilic! And I mean that in a very caring way.

--Treasure Planet, 2002

Guesses: The Director

22
Dumbedore: Oh, to be young and to feel love's keen sting.

--Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, 2009

Guesses: None

23
Po: Scars heal.
Lord Shen: No they don't. Wounds heal.
Po: Oh, yeah...what do scars do? They fade, I guess...

--Kung Fu Panda 2, 2011

Guesses: Havilah

24
Riley: Albuquerque. See, I can do it too. Snorkel.

--National Treasure, 2004

Guesses: Havilah, Margaret, Sierra, Deborah S. Dahnim, The Director

25
Thor: This mortal form grows weak. I require sustenance!

--Thor, 2011

Guesses: None

26
Kuzco: Don't tell me. We're about to go over a huge waterfall.
Pacha: Yep.
Kuzco: Sharp rocks at the bottom?
Pacha: Most likely.
Kuxco: Bring it on.

--The Emperor's New Groove, 2000

Guesses: The Director, Havilah

27
Miracle Max: Have fun stormin' the castle!

--The Princess Bride, 1987

Guesses: Deborah S. Dahnim, The Director, Havilah, Margaret

In 3rd place we have Deborah S. Dahnim with 7 correct guesses
In 2nd place we have The Director with  10 correct guesses

And the winner is....


Havilah!
Congratulations!
Feel free to take this picture and blog it, or whatever it is you do with pictures.

2 comments:

  1. Thank you so much! Had a wonderful time, it is now making me watch movies just a little more carefully and actually listen to them. This was so much fun, please do it again!!!!!

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  2. I haven't seen most of those movies, so I didn't expect to do so well! Can't believe I didn't recognize the Inception one . . .

    Echoing Sierra and Havilah:

    It was fun! Do it again someday! :)

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