BunkoSquad

1. Name a movie that you have seen more than 10 times.

First one that comes to mind is Airplane!, but after a few seconds of thought, I've also seen Major League, Ghostbusters, and Better Off Dead at least that many times. I'd guess The Godfather is probably around nine times.

2. Name a movie that you’ve seen multiple times in the theater.

Pulp Fiction may be my record, at (I think) four. I also saw The Last Starfighter two days in a row when I was a kid.

3. Name an actor that would make you more inclined to see a movie.

I like Zooey Deschanel so much I sat through Abandon. That right there says something. I'll also be more inclined to see things with Kevin Spacey or Samuel L. Jackson. Or William H. Macy, as long as Martin Lawrence isn't in it with him.

4. Name an actor that would make you less likely to see a movie.

Aside from the obvious (Carrot Top, etc), I can't really think of anyone so unenjoyable I'd avoid it on purpose. Maybe Julia Roberts.

5. Name a movie that you can and do quote from.

Anyone who knows me knows that I'm going through a fit right now trying to pick just one. I quote movies ALL. THE. TIME. In fact, this is such an integral part of my life that I'm going to give one frequently-quoted line from ten different movies right off the top of my head. Can you name all of them?

• I just want to tell you both good luck; we're all counting on you.
• I'm just sittin' here, enjoyin' my coffee.
• It's my family, Kay, it's not me.
• I'm not even supposed to be here today.
• When you split the bill evenly, the steak eater picks the pocket of the salad man.
• Startin' to come together, Pepper; startin' to come together.
• You lose! You get nothing! Good day, sir!
• Anybody want a peanut?
• I can remember lots of things.
• I know how to spell Lincoln!

6. Name a movie musical that you know all of the lyrics to all of the songs

Holy Grail, of course. I also know a suprising amount of Fiddler on the Roof.

NOTE UPON FURTHER REFLECTION. There really isn't an awful of music in Holy Grail when you come right down to it, is there? Withdrawn pending thinking of something else.

7. Name a movie that you have been known to sing along with

See above. We eat ham and jam and spam a lot.

8. Name a movie that you would recommend everyone see.

The Godfather, of course. I think I'd also put Field of Dreams, The Shawshank Redemption and Amelie on the list of movies that I don't really think I can trust you if you don't like them.

9. Name a movie that you own.

Almost every one I've mentioned so far. And quite a few more besides. I also own the DVD of Santa Fe Trail, with Ronald Reagan and Errol Flynn.

10. Name an actor that launched his/her entertainment career in another medium but who has surprised you with his/her acting chops.

I'm just going to go ahead and steal Obscurorant's answer for this: Mark Wahlberg.

11. Have you ever seen a movie in a drive-in? If so, what?

I'm told my first movie ever was Star Wars in a drive-in. The only other one I remember is the pathetic Mel Gibson Maverick, with my ex in Pennsylvania.

12. Ever made out in a movie?

Yes. Maverick. Next question, please?

13. Name a movie that you keep meaning to see but just haven’t yet gotten around to it.

The Lord of the Rings trilogy. I've owned them all since they came out, but I've never made it more than halfway through Two Towers. My problem is that now I feel I have to watch them in a row to get the full effect.

14. Ever walked out of a movie?

I don't think so. But I'm pretty self-selecting about what I go see in theaters. I've stopped watching DVDs and tapes quite often.

15. Name a movie that made you cry in the theater.

I was 16 or so when I saw it, so I didn't at the end of Field of Dreams in the theater. But for some reason, it gets a little dusty in the room every time I've seen it since.

16. Popcorn?

Most of the time.

17. How often do you go to the movies (as opposed to renting them or watching them at home)?

Not often enough. Probably 6-7 times a year is my average.

18. What’s the last movie you saw in the theater?

Children of Men.

19. What’s your favorite/preferred genre of movie?

Well, comedy, as you may have noted by now. And disaster movies. I'm also a sucker for the "bunch of guys who really don't like each other" ouevre such as 12 Angry Men or Glengarry Glen Ross. Or Major League, until the cardboard cutout of Rachel Phelps arrives.

20. What’s the first movie you remember seeing in the theater?

I think it's Superman. But since my parents didn't want me to be emotionally scarred by the destruction of Krypton at the beginning or the California quake at the end, we were probably at the theater for only 45 minutes. The good news is, when I saw the whole thing a few years later, I thought there was suddenly lots of extra footage.

21. What movie do you wish you had never seen?

You've Got Mail. What a piece of crap.

22. What is the weirdest movie you enjoyed?

First one to come to mind is The Doom Generation.

23. What is the scariest movie you’ve seen?

For real...Blair Witch Project. I had to walk through a little bit of woods on the way home from that and I was more than a bit freaked out. Then again, I don't go to a lot of scary movies.

24. What is the funniest movie you’ve seen?

Oh, come on. How the hell am I supposed to answer this? Let's go with Major League, since it's spring training time and so I don't have to agonize over this for an hour.