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moi said:
That's a Clint Eastwood film, isn't it? Do you feel lucky, punk? Well, do you?? An early Dirty Harry?
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Ah Moi you are wonderful, it's coming back to me now. It was definitely a Clint Eastwood movie. Can't believe I forgot about the do you feel lucky, punt quote. Guess I just don't remember hearing it in that particular movie.Thank you again!

 
CFCholland said:
Ah Moi you are wonderful, it's coming back to me now. It was definitely a Clint Eastwood movie. Can't believe I forgot about the do you feel lucky, punt quote. Guess I just don't remember hearing it in that particular movie.

Thank you again!
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I think it was the first one, which is just called Dirty Harry.

 
moi said:
Do you feel lucky, punk?  Well, do you??  An early Dirty Harry?
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Ah, one of those famous misquoted lines. It's funny how some of these seem to start living a life of their own. "Luke, I'm your father", "Houston we have a problem", etc.

 
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I should have known you would spot that!!  I should have edited!!   :happy001:

 
moi said:
I should have known you would spot that!!  I should have edited!!   :happy001:
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It gets misquoted so often and in so many ways... I mean even the title of that youtube video above gets it wrong. :happy001:

 
"'Do I feel lucky?' Well do you, punk?"

Doesn't look that good.

"You've gotta ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well do you, punk?"

Is already long. There's a reason for the 'misquote'.

 
undertow said:
"'Do I feel lucky?' Well do you, punk?"

Doesn't look that good.

"You've gotta ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well do you, punk?"

Is already long. There's a reason for the 'misquote'.
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Doesn't look good? The first version looks good and brief enough for me. I'd probably go for something like this: "Dirty Harry 1971 - Do I feel lucky?" Short and has the relevant info. Might even drop the year and include it in the description. You could always include the full quote in the description as well.

 
Maksimov said:
Doesn't look good? The first version looks good and brief enough for me. I'd probably go for something like this: "Dirty Harry 1971 - Do I feel lucky?" Short and has the relevant info. Might even drop the year and include it in the description. You could always include the full quote in the description as well.
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Now you just switched from the general argument to the title of the video... The answer to that is very easy: search optimisation. A match in the title has more weight then in the description and as you originally pointed out most people won't search for the correct term.

 
The misquote makes more sense as a stand-alone quote than the real quote.

 
undertow said:
Now you just switched from the general argument to the title of the video... The answer to that is very easy: search optimisation. A match in the title has more weight then in the description and as you originally pointed out most people won't search for the correct term.
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No, I haven't switched anything as my point has all along been about the title of the video. I originally said I found it funny that the title of the video is the famous misquoted version of the line. The title of the video is silly considering that you will hear the real quote during the video. Especially when it's one of the most famous misquoted movie lines in the history of Hollywood cinema. It's right up there with "Luke, I am your father", "play it again Sam" and "we're gonna need a bigger boat". Even if there was no misquoted version anywhere in the video title or the description, I'm pretty confident it would come up in youtube searches even if people searched for it with the misquoted version.

bluedave said:
The misquote makes more sense as a stand-alone quote than the real quote.
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I don't see how it does, but I suppose that's a matter of taste. Besides, I think it sounds so much cooler when it's said the way that Clint says in the movie.

 
In your first post you haven't mentioned the video at all just misquoted lines in general, so your point wasn't the video title all along. Not sure why you're trying to move the posts now, discussing the reasons for popular misquotes is at least an interesting argument, while the title of a single video is anything but.

Anyway. Of course it would come up but lower on the list, maybe not even on the first page. Same with google searches. That's how it is. Now you can question why is it important at all to have your video on the top of the search lists, some people live and die for the view count. I personally wouldn't give a sh*t but that's just me. But that doesn't mean that there is no sound argument for the misquote based on SEO practices for those who care. If that annoys you then don't watch them and keep searching for a version that has a satisfying title. I didn't because I didn't care about the title, only the video itself.

 
The Shawshank Redemption was released 21 years ago today. Amazing, still the best IMO.

 
Gem said:
The Shawshank Redemption was released 21 years ago today. Amazing, still the best IMO.
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Probably one for the unholy confessions thread this but I just don't get what all the fuss is about with Shawshank... 

I've only ever watched it once and at the end I thought to myself "yeah it was alright" rather than "that was brilliant". 

 
Really?

I was utterly compelled throughout and couldn't believe what I was watching. Absolutely outstanding performances and just a wonderful movie.

 
MayosNoun said:
Really?

I was utterly compelled throughout and couldn't believe what I was watching. Absolutely outstanding performances and just a wonderful movie.
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Me too - I can't tell you how many times I have watched it.  Knowing the ending in advance doesn't matter!

 
I was kind of like that with Sleepers too. A little disturbing but I really loved that movie. Only seen it for the first time a few months ago. Very underrated.

 
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