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Friday, March 31, 2006

Shakespeare wept


Don't ask why, but I was just looking up some stuff on Passenger 57, the Wesley Snipes movie from the early 1990's where he plays John Cutter, the wise-cracking cop with an attitude. Imagine Die Hard, Air Force One, and almost every Will Smith movie mixed up in a blender, and you get this piece of hilarity. This is a film that gave birth to one of my favorite catchphrases, which comes at the end of this little exchange.

John Cutter: Charlie, ever played roulette?
Charles Rane: On occasion.
John Cutter: Well, let me give you a word of advice. Always bet on black!

I love that. Always bet on black!!1!1!1!1!! That is "teh awesome", as the kids might say. But while researching this film, I saw another quote listed for it, one that I had absolutely no recollection of, but now that I have read it, I can't help but be overcome with a desire to rent this movie just to hear it. When Snipes puts the bad guy on ice at the end, this is what he punctuates the event with: "Boo-ya, checkmate on the flipside!"

I find that I am now absolutely overcome with laughter, and can't stop saying that. "Boo-ya, checkmate on the flipside!" Honestly.

1 Comments:

At 4:35 AM, Blogger The Kemps said...

Hey Andy, why were you looking up stuff about pass 5-7 (as we call it in the hood)

 

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