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Lisa Andradez's avatar

This is great, good family fun too!! I recognised a few of the lines, but others I have not seen. Never heard of a Cento before either, but this is a great example of one, well done you!!

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Margaret Ann Silver's avatar

Thank you, Lisa! I think it’s technically a corrupted cento; I’ve read great ones from @X. P. Callahan that follow the form and the results are so lovely. But now I’ve been bitten by the cento bug and want to try another one.

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LeeAnn Pickrell's avatar

How fun! The only one I knew straight off was National Velvet. Then seeing the others I’m like, “oh yes.”

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Margaret Ann Silver's avatar

I lost sleep over this one (in a good way), looking up scraps of movies to make sure I got the dialogue correct. It was so fun!

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Judith Silver's avatar

Love this.

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Margaret Ann Silver's avatar

Thank you, Mom! I forgot about “My Favorite Year” until Dan read me the lists and then I was conflicted about my list all over again. I think we need to watch that again soon.

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Petra Hernandez's avatar

I like that you had the list of movies at the end. I was testing myself to see which lines I recognized, if I could place them, and then noting which ones are new to me -- so it's helpful to have the answer key waiting for me. 😀 And so fun your kids hopped in on it as well! :)

We play a version of this with friends and family often. Just randomly asking each other, 'what are your top five all time movies/tv shows/scenes from movies and tv shows?'. It's always so fun and fascinating to see what stories/images/themes we respond to. And, how over time, we change or don't change our selections. The story teller in me can't get enough of it. The armchair anthropologist in me gets a pretty big kick out of it, too. :)

And now I'm going over my own lists mentally to see what makes my current cut. :)

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Margaret Ann Silver's avatar

I love that you guys play a version of this too! Isolated scenes fascinate me. Like in “Groundhog Day,” when Bill Murray’s character has started to get really depressed with the repeating day and listens to the radio DJs saying, “It’s cold out there today!” and saying to himself, “It’s cold out there every day.” (I’m probably misquoting it a little, sorry.) For me, it’s such a perfect, sad little moment; an example of how depression can change the beginning of each day.

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Petra Hernandez's avatar

I agree. Isolated scenes are like art masterpieces. 😍

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Mary Pierce's avatar

Very cool. What a great family project.❤️

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Margaret Ann Silver's avatar

Thank you, Mary! We had such a good time. I’m gearing up to re-watch some of these movies :).

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X. P. Callahan's avatar

Cool. 😎

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Margaret Ann Silver's avatar

😁 thanks!

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Monica P.'s avatar

Great family participation - from the youngest to the oldest.

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