Tuesday, August 29, 2006

Seems about right

Quiz stolen/borrowed from Matt's LJ. But his result was funnier, I think; his life was a cult classic that appealed to only a few fanatically devoted fans.

EDIT: "Fanatical fans"? I am ashamed of myself. That's almost as bad as the sign that drives me crazy at my laundromat-- "WARNING: Do not leave clothes left unattended." Luckily, I can now blame everything that's wrong with me on sleep deprivation.

The Movie Of Your Life Is A Black Comedy

In your life, things are so twisted that you just have to laugh.
You may end up insane, but you'll have fun on the way to the asylum.

Your best movie matches: Being John Malkovich, The Royal Tenenbaums, American Psycho

13 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Uhh, I got "Erotic Thriller," with examples like _Swimming Pool_, _Unfaithful_, and _The Crush_. I think the algorithms need a bit o' tweaking....

5:08 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Mine is a film noir...hmm.

Linda J.

6:53 AM  
Blogger Mita said...

Oh my gosh. I got erotic thriller, too!!!! I think Bill and I are probably both the dorky sidekicks that get killed off in the first scene (or maybe I should just speak for myself).

Hrmph. I am SO not erotic thriller. My day feels ruined :-(

8:38 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

As with my blogger doppelganger, I got film noir. Stranger and stranger. As with Bill, this really doesn't fit my life, which is nothing like Sin City, and I hope never will be. Although I suppose it would be okay if my life were graphically striking . . .

8:57 AM  
Blogger Mark Meritt said...

I got Cult Classic too. I was really uncomfortable with those questions. I kind of think mine should be "devil possession flick" or "horror-comedy," but don't think that's an option -- all I know is I love Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Exorcist.

I also took "which musician shares your taste in music." Apparently Maroon Five (whoever they are) share my taste, but I think that's a bunch of nonsense. The questions were a problem for me because they were like "When you want to get old school, who do you listen to, Bruce Springsteen or the Wu-Tang Clan?" Or "Which of these songs is on your soundtrack" and none was even in my top 7,322. My answer to every question would be Kiss, Dolly Parton, Merle Haggard, or Uriah Heep, and none of those were options.

Now I see why I'm a cult classic in the movie survey, though I think there should be a new category for me "Cult Crap."

Crap on,
Mark

10:15 AM  
Blogger Melissa said...

I was indie flick...I like yours Sarah since I really like Being John Malkovich. I can't remember what "indie" examples they gave me.

10:21 AM  
Blogger specules said...

Yeah, I like Sarah's better than mine. I got Cult Classic, too. I love how any dumbass can make a quiz and product random results for people to analyze themselves with. :-)

11:54 AM  
Blogger Mark Meritt said...

Bill,

I think most erotic thrillers would be better films if they contained a bit more "billness" to them -- that's just my two cents.

I agree, Mita -- that genre simly cannot contain you. Rock on,

-M

1:56 PM  
Blogger Sarah Goss said...

I must apologize to the people whose self-images, and possibly lives, were ruined by the dumb quiz :-) And I agree-- I would be dismayed by getting "erotic thriller" too. I erroneously put faith in the quiz b/c it for some reason, probably coincidence, got mine right: my life is totally a black comedy.

At least the quiz has taught us one thing: if your name is Linda, your life is a film noir.

2:11 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Firstly, don't knock the dorky sidekick role, Mita(offed or otherwise): testify your inner nerd! Check out
www.thinkgeek.com for the ultimate in dorkware.

Secondly, I'm jealous you pulled _Sin City_, Linda. At least yours is sort of watchable; _Swimming Pool_ is an hour and a half of my life I'm not going to get back. And I outright refuse to know any information about _The Crush_ which apparently sucked beyond the suckitude of suck.

Finally, Mark, it would be hard to imagine a band farther from your musical tastes than Maroon Five, whose output is makeout songs intended to bring together forty-year-old women and twenty-year-old men if their videos are any indication....Umm, "Merle Haggard"?
As to the "billness" you think erotic thrillers should reference, would that be my erratic fashion sense or my fascination with punk bands that write songs about cheesecake trucks and pissing up a rope?

And now, time for a third cup of coffee....

7:52 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I would LOVE getting "Erotic Thriller" -- especially if it were a really B-list one starring Shannon Tweed. Oh, the campiness of it all.

11:38 AM  
Blogger Sarah Goss said...

Yeah, actually, why are we all so down on erotic thrillers, anyway? Does _Fatal Attraction_ count, or other movies where Michael Douglas is sexually mauled by an attractive woman? I would think that'd be pretty cool--at least, your role would be, Bill.

11:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

My legal counsel has advised me not to comment on the previous post....

4:56 AM  

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