Stephen King wrote an article for Entertainment Weekly back in 2004 called "Lines to Live By." And I have to agree. He said, "I have a theory that Americans fall into two groups: those who are passionate about movies and those who aren't. Those who are live in families that develop a whole stock of great lines, a kind of inner slanguage that helps to trace a family's growth just as accurately (and sometimes just as poignantly) as old videotapes or Kodaks in a scrapbook."
As we sat at dinner the other night, just the girls and I, I looked out the window and said, "Squirrel!" Catlyn IMMEDIATELY said, "I hate squirrels." And if you have seen UP, you understand. My precious daughter doesn't really hate squirrels, she was just quoting the movie. And from there, we immediately start with other quotes. My favorite? "It's funny because the squirrel gets dead." :) Then we move on to other movies. If you go up to Catlyn and say, "Gummy bears, gummy bears, gummy bears!" She will, without skipping a beat, say, "Not now, Steve." She will probably even roll her eyes and sound exasperated. :) (That is from Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs) Another favorite from that movie is, "You did it, Chicken Brent!!" :) They will do the "super bark" from Bolt. They will quote Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (the Johnny Depp version, of course). We have been thoroughly enjoying watching movies with them, then repeating our favorite lines over and over...and over and over. :)
Perhaps they get this from their mom and dad who can have whole conversations using Simpsons quotes or Venture Brothers quotes. :) Whatever the case, we have become a family who will quote movies. I can't wait to hear the next round of quotes.
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