There are certain movies that guys adore. They adore these movies so much they quote them again and again, usually apropos of nothing. They quote these movies so much that I find myself wondering what the hell I'm missing - are the movies funnier or wittier or more clever or interesting than I noticed? Perhaps these oft repeated lines hold some clue to male / female interaction. It's more likely they just expand that huge list of male / female differences.
Here are a few obvious examples -
Apocalypse Now: I even went to Redux with my friend Brad because apparently I'm a masochist. Brando is fantastic - but what I hear guys say again and again: "I love the smell of napalm in the morning!" Why is this so cool??
Godfather: Some guys insist you just call the movies 1, 2 or 3. Don't date those guys.
- And may their first child be a masculine child.
- My father made him an offer he couldn't refuse.
- It means Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes. (And it goes on - there are three of these. It is a testosterone fest.)
Cool Hand Luke - I adore this movie. I love Paul Newman. I love a flawed hero. But my brother will respond with, "What we have here is a failure to communicate" instead of actually communicating. And then he'll repeat it 40 more times, while imitating the Warden. It's horrible.
Terminator - I love this one too! But "I'll be back" in a bad Arnold accent is painful.
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