Know Any "Just Like in that Movie!" Idiots?

[Jono]

I have one female friend who does this a fair bit. The worse thing is that she often references shows and movies I haven't seen or ever would want to see. So I've taken to immediately disagreeing with her and saying they are nothing alike so that I can be involved...plus it annoys her.

This reminds me of that episode of Flight of The Conchords where Jemaine kept comparing things to that movie Top Gun.

It was Bret who was doing the top gun comparisons in the episode "Girlfriends", season 1. The actress who plays the "man-like" girl in that episode (Lisa) also plays the "man-like" intern in the 5th season of Scrubs (Denise aka Joe)...I may have watched the first season over the weekend.

That's what I do, I'm a correct-factor. I correct people's references and add a little fact connected to the reference. A fact that is often pointless, which most people might not really "get" or would really care about knowing.

 

[TorontoTrekker]

The Princess Bride and Mel Brooks fans are on similar notice.

Have fun storming the castle.

 

[sidious618]

The Princess Bride and Mel Brooks fans are on similar notice.

Amen.

 

[BigFoot]

Luckily no.

 

[Aragorn]

I speak English and breathe oxygen, just like those characters from that movie starring that guy.

 

[Ethros]

To be honest my friends and I do that quite a bit, but only with each other, and with references we'll all immediatly know and get.
For example last night the five of us had a mini-party at one of our houses (which I'd never been to before). And just off his kitchen is a creepy stairway leadind down into some dark abyss. I asked him what was down there and he said the cellar, and I commented it looked like that bit in The Goonies, and joked if was Sloth down there.
Everyone laughed as we all know the reference, love the film, everyone loves Sloth, and it really did look like the staircase in the film. Another friend said he'd better go down in a bit and give him a Baby Ruth

That sort of thing happens now and again between us, so what? But that's because we've all known each other for years and years since our school days, and all know each other really well.
But we wouldn't go round making obsecure references to other people who wouldn't get it or find it funny

 

[sidious618]

Y'know it's funny this whole thread reminds me of that episode of Curb Your Enthusiam where Larry is in the restaurant and carrying on a whole conversation with himself about all sorts of iiotic things and is bringing up all sorts of references.

 

[Trekker4747]

I new a guy in high school like this. xOne Million.

Everything with him was related to a TV show or movie he had seen.

EV-ER-Y-THING!

I never had one single conversation with him that wasn't somehow circled-conencted to a movie or TV show he had seen. And he watched a lot of damn movies. He had 100s of movies in his home closet that were bootlegged VHS -a few bought copies-
I mean, my folks had them too but this guy.... Sheesh.

I'm an introvert. I watch a lot of movies and TV and own a fromidable DVD collection. This guy... sheesh. He was a walking encyclopedia of TV and movies. Looking back, I wonder if he had a severe form of Aspergers.

After "Ace Ventura" came out, you couldn't have a single conversation with him without him sayng "ALLLLLLRIGHTYTHEN!!!" at some point when a decision was made.

Ugh.

Nice guy though, he was one of my friends.

 

[Zulu Romeo]

On the other hand, maybe these people are merely culturally experienced?

 

[Trekker4747]

On the other hand, maybe these people are merely culturally experienced?

I'd present the argument that popular culture, main-stream, Hollywood movies are not "culture."

 

[Herkimer Jitty]

I have one female friend who does this a fair bit. The worse thing is that she often references shows and movies I haven't seen or ever would want to see. So I've taken to immediately disagreeing with her and saying they are nothing alike so that I can be involved...plus it annoys her.

This reminds me of that episode of Flight of The Conchords where Jemaine kept comparing things to that movie Top Gun.

It was Bret who was doing the top gun comparisons in the episode "Girlfriends", season 1. The actress who plays the "man-like" girl in that episode (Lisa) also plays the "man-like" intern in the 5th season of Scrubs (Denise aka Joe)...I may have watched the first season over the weekend.

That's what I do, I'm a correct-factor. I correct people's references and add a little fact connected to the reference. A fact that is often pointless, which most people might not really "get" or would really care about knowing.

Bah. It's been forever since I've seen FOTC since I stopped getting HBO.

Me memory's fuzzy.

 

[Canadave]

On the other hand, maybe these people are merely culturally experienced?

I'd present the argument that popular culture, main-stream, Hollywood movies are not "culture."

Just because it's popular doesn't mean it's not culture. Both Shakespeare and Beethoven were very popular in their time, and it doesn't mean they're somehow not cultural.

 

[Trekker4747]

On the other hand, maybe these people are merely culturally experienced?

I'd present the argument that popular culture, main-stream, Hollywood movies are not "culture."

Just because it's popular doesn't mean it's not culture. Both Shakespeare and Beethoven were very popular in their time, and it doesn't mean they're somehow not cultural.

They became cultural over time. When they first came out, they were nothing more than the latest pop-craze. The American Idol of its time.

 

[Canadave]

^ It's still culture, though. I hate American Idol, but I can't deny that it's a part of North American culture right now.

 

[Trekker4747]

^ It's still culture, though. I hate American Idol, but I can't deny that it's a part of North American culture right now.

Ok, it's part of our culture, but it's not "culture."

 

[RJDiogenes]

^^ Yeah, that's exactly what it is. And people have been quoting contemporary culture-- whether it's TV or theater or the village bard-- singe culture began.

 

[Servo]

The only movie my sons and me regularly quote is Monty Python and the Holy Grail which we do quite often.

Oh, but the Holy Grail quoters are among the worst.

Man, I think Monty Python quoters, in general, are the worst. The slightest little thing sends them off into endless sketch or scene quoting, and they expect everyone in the world to know every line from every sketch or film, and if you don't, they give you funny looks, or start questioning how much you love Python. I mean, I like a bit of Python as much as the next guy, and sure, I know a few quotes myself, but I haven't memorised every sketch or scene ever in the history of Python, so that I can start quoting it like a loon for half an hour the minute anyone says "Care for a wafer thin mint?".

^ It's still culture, though. I hate American Idol, but I can't deny that it's a part of North American culture right now.

Ok, it's part of our culture, but it's not "culture."

Leave anything lying around for long enough and it will develop culture.

 

[Zulu Romeo]

I'd present the argument that popular culture, main-stream, Hollywood movies are not "culture."

Just because it's popular doesn't mean it's not culture. Both Shakespeare and Beethoven were very popular in their time, and it doesn't mean they're somehow not cultural.

They became cultural over time. When they first came out, they were nothing more than the latest pop-craze. The American Idol of its time.

You take that back about Ludwig Van! He meant no harm to anyone!


Besides, if anyone was part of the pop-craze back in those days, it was Haydn.

 

[ManOnTheWave]

I find myself doing this with two kinds of people. One group are those with whom I share pop culture experiences, and both of us revel in the absurdity of how they relate to real life. The second group are people for whom I have no interest. The sort of people who bore me because they are dead inside and lack any fleeting sense of authenticity. The kind of people to whom I can only relate in a meaningless superficial way. So, anyway, this reminds me of that episode of Remington Steele where the titular character related the plot of the episode to the plot of an old movie.

 

[captcalhoun]

^^ Yeah, that's exactly what it is. And people have been quoting contemporary culture-- whether it's TV or theater or the village bard-- singe culture began.

"i bite my thumb at you, LOL!!!"