There are so many films from the 80′s that you love at the time and then wax eloquent about for years afterwards, only to find when you finally get around to watching them again that they are deeply terrible and a profound and enduring sense of shame sets in.

Back To The Future is emphatically NOT one such film. It is a stone cold, 5-star classic and I defy anyone to convince me otherwise. I am beyond thrilled that it is returning to the big screen, since I missed it first time around, only falling in love with it over the course of a steady stream of video, TV (and more recently) DVD re-watches.

There is much about BTTF that I could praise and rightly so, but I really want to write here about quotes and one-liners. When I was younger and my siblings and I all still lived at home, we used to play “guess the movie quote” around the dinner table. BTTF is ripe for such fun. I am convinced that even people entirely or at least fairly unfamiliar with the film could quote a line or two. Consider the following:-

“1.21 gigawatts”

“Great Scott!”

“Wait a minute Doc, are you saying that my mum has the hots for me?”

“Are you telling me that this sucker is nuclear?”

“McFly, you’re a slacker”

“When this baby hits 88mph, you’re going to see some serious s**t”

“I’m George, George McFly. I’m your density”

“I guess you guys aren’t ready for that, yet. But your kids are gonna love it.”

It is all just so iconic and indeed can be one of the hallmarks of a genuinely great film – that one line, which transports you to the film and suddenly you’re lost in it, thinking of where the line appears and what’s happening on screen at the time. When I was ten, I had no idea what a gigawatt was (the best I could do now is hazard a guess), but say to anyone “1.21 gigawatts” and if they’ve seen BTTF, I guarantee they’ll break into a smile. It’s that sort of film. It explains why we all know what a flux capacitor is and what it does and why we all laughed at that bit in The Wedding Singer when Glen’s car pulls up and the gullwing doors open.

Plenty of films have made a lasting impression on me in a hundred different ways, but there are few that make me smile as much as BTTF. Watching it is like curling up with your favourite soft pillow – you know exactly what it is going to feel like, you know it is all going to be okay and you know a happy ending awaits. And you also know you’ll be able to join in with half the dialogue as it is being spoken.

Altogether now, “Roads? Where we’re going, we don’t need….roads”.

There’s a moment in Back to the Future when Doc Brown laughs in disbelief at the idea of Ronald Reagan, the actor!, being President of the United States. We now live in a world where Arnold Schwarzenegger is the Governor of California, something that I still laugh in disbelief at myself when I think about it. It’s especially funny when you see him give an important speech and he then signs off with a memorable line from one of his films.

There are a lot of memorable lines from Arnie’s films, mostly ridiculous, but so many are also fun to quote. Pajiba has put together a video of the 160 best lines from Arnie films and you can watch the video embedded below. The video is pretty funny and well edited. Let us know what you think and what your favourite Arnie lines are.

Source: Pajiba via Collider

Here are the answers to yesterday’s weekly Sunday Movie Quiz. If you missed the quiz yesterday, go here and give it a try before you look at the answers. Hope you had fun, and will come back for another quiz next Sunday.

Movie Quotes ““ Name the films

1 I’ll have what she’s having. – When Harry Met Sally

2 Yes Miss Daisy, I be honking. – The Long Kiss Goodnight

3 So, um, we think we should discuss the bonus situation”¦ – Alien

4 Alrighty then. – Ace Ventura – Pet Detective

5 Watch out for that first step, it’s a doozy. – Groundhog Day

6 It’s like looking in a mirror, only, not. – Face/Off

7 Hi, I killed the president of Paraguay with a fork, how have you been? – Grosse Point Blank

8 You might have seen a housefly, maybe even a superfly, but I bet you ain’t never seen a donkey fly. – Shrek

9 Tell me about it, stud. – Grease

10 I am a leaf on the wind ““ watch how I soar. – Serenity

Movie Connections ““ Who is the common denominator?
 
1 Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Che Part Two, Minnie Driver ““ Which actor is the connection? – Matt Damon
2 Elvis, Batman, Mars ““ Which actor is the connection? – Val Kilmer
3 Lethal Weapon, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Predator ““ Which director is the connection? – Shane Black
4 The Matrix, StarWars Episode II, V for Vendetta ““ Which director is the connection? – James McTeigue
5 Batman and Robin, I Robot, The Da Vinci Code ““ Which writer is the connection? – Akiva Goldsman
 
Tag Lines ““ Which movies do these tag lines belong to?
 
1 Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water – Jaws
2 Protecting the Earth from the scum of the universe – Men in Black
3 No children. No future. No hope. – Children of Men
4 Once upon a time in south central LA”¦ It aint no fairy tale – Boyz ‘N the Hood
5 The last man on earth is not alone – I Am Legend
 
A Numbers Game ““ Pick a number, any number
 
 1 In minutes, how long was the theatrical cut of Waterworld? ““  136

2 How many movies has JJ Abrams directed ““ 2                                                                                                                                                3 How many Oscars did Gangs of New York win ““ 0

4 How many screens did The Boondock Saints play on during it’s theatrical run ““ 5

5 What was the production budget of Independence day ““ $75M

This Week’s News ““ How much attention have you been paying to the HUG news feed?
 
1 Which actress was added to the cast of Thor this week? ““ Kat Dennings

2 Which hairy 80′s horror movie is to be remade? ““ The Howling

3 Which movie had the third highest grossing US opening this week? ““ New Moon

4 Which original A-team member confirmed a cameo this week? ““ Dirk Benedict

5 Who was confirmed as director for the proposed Warhammer 40K movie this week? ““Martyn Pick

Didn’t you do well!

Bazmann ““ You can follow me on Twitter at www.twitter.com/baz_mann

Welcome to this week’s movie quiz. If you missed last week’s, you can find it here, with the answers here. As usual, there are several sections. Same rules as before, no prize, just for fun. Answers will be posted tomorrow. Feel free to shout answers in the comments if you want, and if it’s too hard or too easy let us know.

Movie Quotes ““ Name the films

1 I’ll have what she’s having.

2 Yes Miss Daisy, I be honking.

3 So, um, we think we should discuss the bonus situation…

4 Alrighty then.

5 Watch out for that first step, it’s a doozy.

6 It’s like looking in a mirror, only, not.

7 Hi, I killed the president of Paraguay with a fork, how have you been?

8 You might have seen a housefly, maybe even a superfly, but I bet you ain’t never seen a donkey fly.

9 Tell me about it, stud.

10 I am a leaf on the wind – watch how I soar.

Movie Connections – Who is the common denominator?
 
1 Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Che Part Two, Minnie Driver – Which actor is the connection?
2 Elvis, Batman, Mars – Which actor is the connection?
3 Lethal Weapon, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Predator – Which director is the connection?
4 The Matrix, StarWars Episode II, V for Vendetta – Which director is the connection?
5 Batman and Robin, I Robot, The Da Vinci Code – Which writer is the connection?
 
Tag Lines – Which movies do these tag lines belong to?
 
1 Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water
2 Protecting the Earth from the scum of the universe
3 No children. No future. No hope.
4 Once upon a time in south central LA… It aint no fairy tale
5 The last man on earth is not alone
 
A Numbers Game – Pick a number, any number
 
 1 In minutes, how long was the theatrical cut of Waterworld? – 106, 136, 166?
2 How many movies has JJ Abrams directed – 2, 3 or 4                                                                                                                                                 3 How many Oscars did Gangs of New York win – 0,2 or 4?
4 How many screens did The Boondock Saints play on during it’s theatrical run – 5, 25 or 55?
5 What was the production budget of Independence day – $75M, $125M or $175M?

This Week’s News – How much attention have you been paying to the HUG news feed?
 
1 Which actress was added to the cast of Thor this week? – Cheat here
2 Which hairy 80′s horror movie is to be remade? – Cheat here
3 Which movie had the third highest grossing US opening this week? – Cheat here
4 Which original A-team member confirmed a cameo this week? – Cheat here
5 Who was confirmed as director for the proposed Warhammer 40K movie this week? – Cheat here

Good luck!

Bazmann – You can follow me on Twitter at www.twitter.com/baz_mann