Warners Brothers Iconic Moments Collection.
This month Warners have launched a list of 22 (mostly) classic titles that are being re-released with new cover artwork built around one of the most memorable lines from the film. Now for some of these the choice is pretty obvious: if you don't know what they have chosen for Dirty Harry, Gone With The Wind, 300 and The Shining then don't stop walking till you reach the back of the class. I was going to include Casablanca in that list but actually “Here's looking at you, kid,” probably only gets in because “Play it again, Sam,” is a misquote, and even then, “I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship,” must run it close.
Some of the films though just don't lend themselves to this kind of exercise. Pat yourself on the back and feel tres smug if you you know what was chosen for Empire Of The Sun or North by North West. I'd also say the choice of “Dodge this,” for The Matrix is an odd one. Surely the line everybody remembers is “We're gonna need guns, lots of guns” but maybe Warners were wary of using that in the current climate. I was hoping to be running a few new reviews with this but unfortunately the discs got lost in mail: so some postie has got himself a treat.
The list of films is
This month Warners have launched a list of 22 (mostly) classic titles that are being re-released with new cover artwork built around one of the most memorable lines from the film. Now for some of these the choice is pretty obvious: if you don't know what they have chosen for Dirty Harry, Gone With The Wind, 300 and The Shining then don't stop walking till you reach the back of the class. I was going to include Casablanca in that list but actually “Here's looking at you, kid,” probably only gets in because “Play it again, Sam,” is a misquote, and even then, “I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship,” must run it close.
Some of the films though just don't lend themselves to this kind of exercise. Pat yourself on the back and feel tres smug if you you know what was chosen for Empire Of The Sun or North by North West. I'd also say the choice of “Dodge this,” for The Matrix is an odd one. Surely the line everybody remembers is “We're gonna need guns, lots of guns” but maybe Warners were wary of using that in the current climate. I was hoping to be running a few new reviews with this but unfortunately the discs got lost in mail: so some postie has got himself a treat.
The list of films is
- 2001: A Space Odyssey, “Open the pod bay door, Hal”
- Full Metal Jacket, “This is my rifle.”
- The Matrix, “Dodge this.”
- 300, “This is Sparta.”
- Cool Hand Luke, “You crazy handful of nothing.”
- Mad Max: Fury Road, “Oh, what a day, what a lovely day.”
- The Goonies, “Hey you guys.”
- Gremlins, “Don't get them wet.”
- The Wizard of Oz, “There's no place like home.”
- Argo, “This is the best bad idea we have.”
- Goodfellas, “What do you mean, I'm funny.”
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, “Which one of you loons has got any nuts?”
- Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, “Nothing's impossible, Charlie.”
- North By Northwest, “They said I led too dull a life.”
- Se7en, “What's in The box?”
- Dirty Harry, “'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do ya, punk?”
- Gone With The Wind, “Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn.”
- The Shining, “Here's Johnny.”
- Casablanca, “Here's looking at you, kid.”
- True Romance, “All I think was, you're so cool.”
- Robin Hood Prince of Thieves, “I'm gonna eat his heart out with a spoon."
Empire of the Sun, "I can bring everybody back, everyboy.”
