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Cloverfield [BLU-RAY] (Paramount Home Entertainment, 6.3.2008) Disguised under deliberately goofy, yet deliciously edible-sounding, aliases such as Cheese and Slusho, Matt Reeves' Cloverfield was produced and rushed into theaters under an equally appetizing shroud of secrecy. From last year's incredibly elusive Super Bowl ad to the film's viral marketing campaign, Cloverfield had everybody scratching their heads and drooling in anticipation. Aside from the as-yet untitled title and the Blair Witch-ian visual style, the film's biggest appeal was the enigmatic creature who was last (un)seen hurling the decapitated head of the Statue of Liberty onto the crowded streets of New York City. All we knew about the mysterious beast was that it was big and angry. Now that the highy-anticipated project has come and gone, one question has fortunately been answered: Cloverfield was a major success. (continued)

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I've been looking at some of my old Mr. Showbiz columns for the last half-hour or so and was struck by this particular "What's My Line? query. They were fun, these things. But a pain in the ass to select and transcribe.

Guy No. 1: Are you a beer drinker, sir, or would you like to share a martini with me?
Guy No. 2: A martini? Oh, that would be... I'd love a martini.
Guy No. 1: I think you'll find these accommodating. They're quite dry.
Guy No. 2: Don't you use olives?
Guy No. 3: Olives? Where the hell d'ya think you are, man?
Guy No. 1: We do have to make certain concessions to [the situation we find themselves in].
Guy No. 2: Yes, but a man can't really savor his martini without an olive, you know? Otherwise, you see, it just doesn't...quite...make it. (Plop.)

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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on August 17, 2008 at 8:34 PM

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dre says ...

M*A*S*H. word.

Posted by dre at August 17, 2008 8:51 PM

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filmsofdust says ...

Not so hard with google and a quick cut and paste.

[Trapper has just opened a can of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer]
Hawkeye Pierce: I see you are a beer drinker, sir. Would you care for a martini?
Trapper John: A martini? Yeah, I'd love a martini.

Posted by filmsofdust at August 17, 2008 8:52 PM

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GlassFamily says ...

man, gould was the shit in the 70s.

Posted by GlassFamily at August 17, 2008 10:06 PM

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Rich S. says ...

Gould needs a part like Arkin's in Little Miss Sunshine (though a little less obvious and broad) to shake him out of his Friends/Ocean's 11 doldrums. He, Sutherland and Skerritt are gold in M*A*S*H.

Posted by Rich S. at August 18, 2008 5:03 AM

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cjKennedy says ...

The Internet ruined movie quote trivia.

Posted by cjKennedy at August 18, 2008 7:58 AM

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Joshua Mooney says ...

You're so right, cjKennedy! It's a price I'm willing to pay, however.

Here's more M*A*S*H, hot off the IMDB:

Trapper John: Look, mother, I want to go to work in one hour. We are the Pros from Dover and we figure to crack this kid's chest and get out to golf course before it gets dark. So you go find the gas-passer and you have him pre-medicate this patient. Then bring me the latest pictures on him. The ones we saw must be 48 hours old by now. Then call the kitchen and have them rustle us up some lunch.
[turns to Hakweye]
Trapper John: Ham and eggs will all right.
[turns back to Capt. Peterson]
Trapper John: Steak would be even better. And then give me at least ONE nurse who knows how to work in close without getting her tits in my way.
Capt. Peterson: [outraged] Oh!
[turns to leave and bumps into Nurse in Japan]
Capt. Peterson: Oh! Fool!
[stomps out of ward]
Nurse in Japan: How do you want your steak cooked?

Posted by Joshua Mooney at August 18, 2008 10:08 AM

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adaml says ...

I switched M*A*S*H off after half an hour. It wasn't that it was that bad, I just thought I'd have more fun spending 90 minutes doing something else. It felt a litle bit dated, plus after watching McCabe and Mrs Miller, Short Cuts and The Player recently, I realised it was going to be weaker than all 3 so I bailed.

Posted by adaml at August 18, 2008 11:43 AM

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