by mike | Apr 24, 2023 | Creature Features, Fantasy, Horror Movies, Humor, Monster Movies, Movie Lines, Movies, Science Fiction, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
The last lines of dialogue in any film should leave viewers with something to remember. Here are a few notable ones. “I’ll be right here.” Elliott’s emotional farewell from his otherworldly friend in E.T. The Extraterrestrial (1982) tugged at a lot of heartstrings....
by mike | Mar 30, 2023 | Aging, Baseball, Books, Fantasy, Ghosts, Magical realism, Movie Lines, Movies, Sports, Sports Movies, Uncategorized |
Today—thank the Great Spirit—is Opening Day for my San Diego Padres, and pretty much every other team! A baseball-themed post seems appropriate, so here is one from a couple of years back. “Three years ago at dusk on a spring evening, when the sky was a robin’s-egg...
by mike | Feb 6, 2023 | Fantasy, Movie Lines, Movies, Quotes, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
As I’ve noted before with episodes VII and VIII in the Star Wars universe, The Rise of Skywalker—episode IX—does not nearly approach the plethora of memorable quotes from the original trilogy, aka episodes IV, V, and VI. I mean, some of them have become part of the...
by mike | Feb 2, 2023 | Fantasy, Movie Lines, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
I’ve yet to present quotes from the ninth entry, The Rise of Skywalker. That will be rectified next week. Unlike its predecessors—especially Episodes IV, V, and VI—the more recent Episodes VII and VIII in the Star Wars universe did not provide us with a plethora of...
by mike | Jan 26, 2023 | Fantasy, Movie Lines, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
This includes quotes from the best of the best, The Empire Strikes Back. I first presented this post in 2019. So at the end of Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005), Darth Vader is put back together from Anakin Skywalker’s spare parts, newborns Luke and Leia are...
by mike | Jan 19, 2023 | Fantasy, Movie Lines, Movies, Science Fiction, Sword & Planet, Uncategorized |
The Star Wars universe is a gold mine of memorable lines. This post first ran in 2019. This coming December the highly anticipated Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker will give us the final installment (really?) in the Star Wars universe, a place that so many of us have...
