Funny Quotes From Movies
My Favorite Movies Growing Up
3 Ninjas
As a kid the idea of secretly being a trained martial arts ninja able to kick anyone’s butt was like a wild dream. In the movie “3 Ninjas” a group of three brothers are trained in ninja techniques when they go to visit their Japanese grandfather. The movie was one of those kids movies that we could sit around and watch over and over. We knew every line, we practiced their moves, we wanted to be them so badly. There is a really funny bunk bed scene in the movie but I don’t want to give it away. They went on to make a few sequels of “3 Ninjas” but none of them ever touched the magic of the original.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
Both this one and the first were great, but the second movie in the TMNT film franchise was noted for its slightly darker tone and the use of the dreaded ooze to create the villains Tokka and Rahzar who were originally just a helpless snapping turtle and wolf. There is lots of great martial arts in the movie which is hard to understand since the bulky Turtle outfits must have been difficult to move around in. The costumes for some of the villains, especially Tokka and Rahzar were actually pretty frightening and cartoonishly grotesque. If you’ve seen the movie you know that one of the most quoted lines among me and my friends was the “wax on, wax off” scene. Go watch it now.
Dennis the Menace
Based on the popular kids comic strip, the Dennis the Menace film was a slapstick comedy film with a few big name actors, notably Walter Mattau and Christopher Lloyd (who is especially good as the creepy villain). There is a lot of funny setups and the script is actually more clever than you would think. It’s a good movie that both kids and adults could enjoy. I’m not sure how it holds up today but I remember loving it as a kid. See it for Christopher Lloyd as “Switchblade Sam” if for no other reason.
About the Author
Alan Lomax is a freelance writer and kid at heart.
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