So here we are, one week away from TIFF 2010. To quote Homer Simpson “I feel like a kid in some kind of store”.

I also feel in a slight state of flux, because while I’m not completely in TIFF mode just yet (though I do pick up my 18 movie tickets this afternoon), I’m pretty darned close to declaring The Dark of the Matinee “FIFF-centric”. Before I do though, I thought I’d take a moment and participate in the fun.

See, I’ve enjoyed reading the posts many of my fellow bloggers have been doing surrounding the 31 Day Movie Meme. I’ve very much wanted to participate, but knew I just had too many posts mapped out to go off-book for a whole month.

Looking down the list of questions, I actually realize that many of these answers will hinge to other posts on this blog, so expect some links later. For now though, if you’ll permit me giving it the little pink spoon version, here’s my answers for the 31 Day Movie Meme all in one glorious dose…

Sequel That Shouldn’t Have Been Made… BLAIR WITCH 2: BOOK OF SHADOWS
Favorite Oscar-Nominated Film from a Recent Ballot… THE HURT LOCKER
A Movie That Makes Me Laugh Everytime… SOUTH PARK: BIGGER, LONGER & UNCUT
A Movie I Loathe… THE BOX
Movie That Makes Me Cry Everytime… FIELD OF DREAMS
Least Favorite Movie by a Favorite Actor… Johnny Depp in THE LIBERTINE
Movie That Should Be Required High School Viewing… THE GODFATHER
Best Scene Ever… Russel Hammond goes to a house party, ALMOST FAMOUS
Movie I Tought I Wouldn’t Like but Ended Up Loving… PAN’S LABYRINTH
A Movie That Disappointed… FUNNY PEOPLE
Best Music in a Scene… “The New Slang” by The Shins in GARDEN STATE
Favorite Animated Movie… WALL-E
Favorite Black & White Film… IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE
Best Musical… MOULIN ROUGE!
Favorite Guilty Pleasure Movie… TOP GUN
Favorite Series of Related Movies… Baz Luhrman’s Red Curtain Trilogy
Favorite Title Sequence… TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
Best Movie Cast… OUT OF SIGHT
Favorite Kiss… Sgt. Warden & Karen, FROM HERE TO ETERNITY
Favorite Romantic Couple… Lloyd Dobler & Diane Court, SAY ANYTHING
Favorite Final Line… “Lenscap”, SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW
Best Action Scene… The bank heist at the end of HEAT
The Quote I Use Most Often… “If you’re good at something, never do it for free” The Joker in THE DARK KNIGHT
A Movie I Plan on Watching… TRUE GRIT and HIGH NOON
Freakishly Weird Ending… MULHOLLAND DRIVE (In a walk)
Best Villain… Anton Chigurgh, NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
Most Overhyped Movie… STAR WARS: THE PHANTOM MENACE
Movie Seen More Than Ten Times… BACK TO THE FUTURE
Saddest Character Death… Private Mellish (Adam Goldberg), SAVING PRIVATE RYAN
Scene That Made Me Stand Up and Cheer… “Make ‘Em Laugh”, SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN