It's that time again! Film Noir Class quotes!

"The appeal for Matrix is in great special effects and... great leather costumes..." --Chris

"Rufus Sewell. He's not really let's see Rufus!" --Chris, regarding the popularity of Dark City versus The Matrix

"Cool people deserve to live. Other people... don't matter much." --Chris on the moral of The Matrix

"Why were there so many rhetorical questions?" --Chris

"What does the word 'maudlin' mean? Like 'I'm maudlin these clothes'?" --Arjun

"I can't say I know much about the history of the zither." --Chris

Me: He was the singing voice of Jack in "The Nightmare Before Christmas"!
Chris: Thank God we got back to Tim Burton.
--regarding Danny Elfman

"I remember back in Catholic school--I try not to remember back in Catholic school--on the playground, we would act out the bearing of the Cross. We would get one self-important kid who would volunteer to be Jesus, and the rest of us would beat the crap out of him." --Chris

Me: (incredulous) You mean... there are movies based on books that don't accurately portray the source material?
Ian: That would be a great segue to "Lord of the Rings"!
Arjun: I love how we don't even talk about Lord of the Rings anymore, we just talk about talking about it.
--regarding "Kiss Me Deadly"

Me: It's a film class! What were you expecting?
Chris: It's not an Oscar class! Oscar has nothing to do with film!
--post-oscar excitement

Arjun: Did erotic dancers really dance like that in the 20's?
Chris: I'm not going to pretend to be an authority on the history of erotic dancing.
--giggling about "Night of the Hunter" and reflecting back on "Metropolis"

All of Malibu would be wiped out! *wipes away imaginary tear* --Chris, "Kiss Me Deadly"

"She's not a prostitute! She's woobait!" --Me, "Kiss Me Deadly"

"Oh, screw The Matrix." --Chris, "Dark City"

"The first time I saw Zoolander, I didn't really like it, but the second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh times, I really liked it." --Arjun

"I think it will take decades to truly appreciate Dude Where's My Car... all the subtle nuances." --Chris