Movie Pick Up Lines - Hit or Miss in Real Life?
Casablanca is known as the “Best Bad Movie” in history. It is a classic, beloved film, but has many melodramtic elements that otherwise also classify it as a “bad movie.” When you see Casablanca for the first time, especially for someone who is not a student of film, or is not accustomed to viewing the older films, it can seem a little bit cliche. Actually, it was far from it at the time, but the reason it “feels” that way is that every other line has been borrowed, parodied, copied, co-opted or stolen from everyone from Bugs Bunny to Karen Allen in Raiders of The Lost Arc (”Here’s lookin’ at you..” ”Here’s Mud in Your Eye.”)
It brought to mind some other movie “pick up lines.” Some of them just wouldn’t cut it today, or would they?
Mae West:
“Come up and see me sometime.”
(She actually never said this).
Princess Leia:
“He’s my brother.”
(Han Solo thinks: Yippee, Luke’s out of the picture and Han Solo and Princess Leia kiss. This would be a very relevant line to use for the Jerry Springer crowd, the only group of folks where sibling status may be nebulous and may need to be spelled out.)
George McFly:
“My density has brought me too you. I mean…my destiny”
Some gals may think nervousness is endearing.
The Fly:
Help me! Help meeeeeeeee!”
(Some ladies and gentlemen prefer a damsel in distress or a man that they feel sorry for “and needs to be fixed”)
Some things just sound a whole lot better on paper. You can try out your own “lines” and some of the classics to see how they work at the Extreme Style by VO5 Ultimate Flirting Championship through this handy dandy little window. I fell a little flat, but why don’t you try your luck? (Anyone who thinks about ‘The Fly’ when ‘Flirting’ is mentioned had it coming)
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