Films Watched in 2012 - 186. Written on the Wind (1956) | ★★★★☆

“Welcome to Hadley. The town and the family.”

Films Watched in 2012 - 185. The African Queen (1951) | ★★★★★

- “A man takes a drop too much once in a while, it’s only human nature.”
- “Nature, Mr. Allnut, is what we are put in this world to rise above.”

Films Watched in 2012 - 184. An Affair to Remember (1957) | ★★★★☆

“The Empire State Building is the closest thing to heaven in this city.”

Films Watched in 2012 - 183. A Clockwork Orange (1971) | ★★★★☆

“I was cured, all right!”

Films Watched in 2012 - 182. Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (1967) | ★★★★★

“Where John made his mistake I think was in attaching so much importance to what her mother and I might think…because in the final analysis it doesn’t matter a damn what we think. The only thing that matters is what they feel, and how much they feel, for each other. And if it’s half of what we felt - that’s everything.”

Films Watched in 2012 - 181. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) | ★★★★☆

- “Are you sure you want to play this game?”
- “I’m afraid you’d lose.”

Films Watched in 2012 - 180. Gangs of New York (2002) | ★★★★☆

“Each of the Five Points is a finger. When I close my hand it becomes a fist. And, if I wish, I can turn it against you.”

Films Watched in 2012 - 179. Sullivan’s Travels (1941) | ★★★★★

“There’s a lot to be said for making people laugh. Did you know that that’s all some people have? It isn’t much, but it’s better than nothing in this cockeyed caravan.”

Films Watched in 2012 - 178. Desk Set (1957) | ★★★★☆

- “Now what is the first thing you notice in a person?”
- “Whether the person is male or female.”

Films Watched in 2012 - 177. Burn After Reading (2008) | ★★★★☆

“I thought you might be worried…about the security…of your shit.”

Films Watched in 2012 - 176. Pat and Mike (1952) | ★★★★☆

- “I don’t think you’ve ever been properly handled.”
- “That’s right…not even by myself.”

Films Watched in 2012 - 175. Moon (2009) | ★★★★☆

“We’re not programs Gerty, we’re people.”

Films Watched in 2012 - 174. Shame (2011) | ★★★★☆

“We’re not bad people. We just come from a bad place.”

Films Watched in 2012 - 173. Warrior (2011) | ★★★★☆

- “The devil you know…”
- “…is better than the devil you don’t.”

Films Watched in 2012 - 172. Adam’s Rib (1949) | ★★★★☆

“Lawyers should never marry other lawyers.”