History Quotes / Mindscrew

-->-- Naomi Claydon reviews the ''Series/DoctorWho'' Literature/EighthDoctorAdventures novel ''The Blue Angel'' for '''Website/OutpostGallifrey'''

-->-- '''DouglasQuaid''', ''Film/TotalRecall1990''

-->-- '''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick''' on ''Disney/{{Pocahontas}}''

->There's nothing simple about an Elder Scroll. It's a reflection of all possible features and all possible pasts. Each reader sees different reflections through different lenses, and may come away with a very different reading. But at the same time, all of it is true. Even the falsehoods. ''Especially'' the falsehoods.

->There ''is'' [[NoEnding no final conclusion]] to ''Series/ThePrisoner''. We were fortunate enough to do something as audacious as that, because people do want the words "TheEnd" put up there.
-->-- '''Patrick [=McGoohan=]''' on [[GainaxEnding the last episode]] of ''Series/ThePrisoner''

->When did this game go from a game called ''Monster Party'' to a game where I fight ''shrimp'' and ''onion rings?!'' [[{{Angrish}} WHY?! And what th...]] Why is there a space station IN THE BACKROUND?!!!

->You know [[SarcasmMode this may come as a surprise]], but I still don't know what the fuck is going on. You've got a lady shooting lasers with two angels, you've got muscular guys scooting by on computer chairs, muscular guys...uh...pogo sticking on other muscular guys? It looks like [[SistineSteal Adam's back there waiting for God to come create him!]]

-->-- After three series, the OpeningNarration of ''Series/AshesToAshes'' gives up trying to explain the plot

-->-- '''[[http://www.youtube.com/user/brutalmoose brutalmoose]]''' on ''SpyFox in Dry Cereal''

-->-- '''Music/TheKillers''' "Spaceman"

->What. The. Fuck.

->This game involves elite cyber-assassins fighting their way into [[AfterTheEnd post-apocalyptic]], [[GeniusLoci semi-sentient]] ruins populated by [[ScaryDogmaticAliens hostile, overly-religious robots]] on a mission to rescue [[EpilepticTrees what may or may not be]] [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers a stray cat]]. Also, an abstract concept is a superstition is a double entendre is a croissant.

->There ''is'' no final conclusion to ''Series/ThePrisoner''. We were fortunate enough to do something as audacious as that, because people do want the words "TheEnd" put up there.

-->-- Traditional

->There's nothing simple about an Elder Scroll. It's a reflection of all possible features and all possible pasts. Each reader sees different reflections through different lenses, and may come away with a very different reading. But at the same time, all of it is true. Even the falsehoods. ''Especially'' the falsehoods."

->Alright, so this-this game, what ''is'' this? What is it even trying to do? Like, is it ''actually'' being weird on purpose? Is this an interactive storybook for kids, or is it... [[Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus Monty Python]] meets Creator/DonHertzfeldt and WebVideo/YouTubePoop in a nightmare-fueled acid dream of...? (drifts into {{Angrish}})

->You have been chosen because you are unknown to the enemy, and you all have a special skill. [[GeniusCripple Professor Hawking]], [[BloodSport John Leslie]], [[TokenEvilTeammate Phil Neville]], the [[BadAss Wu Tang Clan]], [[DanceBattler Usher]], the [[{{Mascot}} Sugar Puffs Monster]], and [[ChewingTheScenery Daniel Day-Lewis]]: welcome... to [[OperationBlank Operation Mind Fuck]]!.

-->-- '''LetsPlay/TheDarkId''' on {{Drakengard}}.

->''The starmaker says it ain't so bad''
->''The dreammaker's gonna make you mad''
->''The spaceman says everybody look down''
->''It's all in your mind''
-->-- '''The Killers''' "Spaceman"

-> ''Wearing a raincoat is flying around in a yellow rubber airplane''
->''Made out of a raincoat, yes''
->''But when you think of that, you hurt your mind''
->'' And you'll need your mind for later on''
-->-- '''Music/TheyMightBeGiants''', '''"Wearing a Raincoat"'''

->'''Ringo:''' Hey, that's my car!
->'''George:''' How do you know it's your car?
->'''Ringo:''' Well, I'd know it anywhere.
->'''George:''' What does it look like?
->'''Ringo:''' It's red with yellow wheels...
->*George drives by in a blue car with orange wheels*
->'''Ringo:''' I mean, blue with orange wheels...
->*George drives by again in a yellow car with red wheels*
->'''George:''' It's all in the mind.
-->--'''''WesternAnimation/YellowSubmarine'''''

->''[[TitleDrop Mutilated Lips]]''
->''Give a kiss''
->''On the wrist''
->''Of the worm-like tips of''
->''Tentacles expanding in my mind''
->''I'm fine''
->''Accepting only fresh brine''
->''You can get another drop of this''
->''Yeah, you wish''
-->-- '''{{Ween}}, "Mutilated Lips"'''

->''"A mental mindfuck can be nice."''
-->-- '''Dr. Frank N. Furter''', '''''TheRockyHorrorPictureShow'''''

->''"What. The. Fuck."''
-->-- '''Desmond Miles''', '''''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedII'''''

->'''Space Ghost:''' Now, woodpile, did you or did you not masqueraded as eels and shocked Zorak with that wrench? Answer me! Now, what about these beans?
->'''Moltar:''' Those must've fallen out of my hair.
->'''Space Ghost:''' ...
->'''Moltar:''' Well, you're just making all this [[SoundEffectBleep s***]] up! ... Oh, what? You're the only one that gets to make [[SoundEffectBleep s***]] up?
-->-- ''SpaceGhostCoastToCoast'', ''Flipmode''

->''"I have a theory that I've blundered across the best definition of a Paul Magrs novel (although this one is co-Jeremy Hoad). It's when you get to the end of the book and hear yourself cry -- 'So what's with the mermaid, then?'"''
-->-- Naomi Claydon reviews the '''''Series/DoctorWho''''' Literature/EighthDoctorAdventures novel ''The Blue Angel'' for OutpostGallifrey.

->''"I don't understand it, [[SeenItAll and I understand everything!"]]''

->''"So, you have come this far and ''still'' you understand ''nothing''."''
-->-- '''Ansem, Seeker of Darkness''', ''Franchise/KingdomHearts''. [[spoiler: Actually Xehanort's Heartless. Actually amnesiac fusion of Master Xehanort and Terra.]]

-> ''"[[{{Understatement}} You met me at a very strange time in my life.]]"''
-->-- The last lines of '''''Film/FightClub'''''

->'''Tor Anderson:''' ''"It [[SanityHasAdvantages takes]] [[InvertedTrope crazy]] to know [[MindScrew crazy]]!"''
->'''Alan Wake:''' ''"That's the sanest thing I've heard in a while."''
-->--'''''AlanWake'''''

->''"How do you compress... time? I'm getting dizzy..."''
-->--'''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyX Tidus]]''', to [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII Ultimecia]], ''DissidiaFinalFantasy''

->''[[MyNameIsInigoMontoya My name is Alex Drake]], [[MindScrew and frankly, your guess is as good as mine.]]''
-->--After three series, the OpeningNarration of '''''AshesToAshes''''' gives up trying to explain the plot.

->''"There ''is'' no final conclusion to ''Series/ThePrisoner''. We were fortunate enough to do something as audacious as that, because people do want the words 'TheEnd' put up there."''
-->-- '''Patrick [=McGoohan=]''' on [[GainaxEnding the last episode]] of ''Series/ThePrisoner''

->''"You have been chosen because you are unknown to the enemy, and you all have a special skill. [[GeniusCripple Professor Hawking]], [[BloodSport John Leslie]], [[TokenEvilTeammate Phil Neville]], the [[BadAss Wu Tang Clan]], [[DanceBattler Usher]], the [[{{Mascot}} Sugar Puffs Monster]], and [[ChewingTheScenery Daniel Day-Lewis]]: welcome... to [[OperationBlank Operation Mind Fuck]]!."''
-->-- '''Frankie Boyle''', '''''MockTheWeek''''': "Unlikely Lines To Hear In An Action Movie"

->''"The [[Film/{{Toys}} finished film]], released in 1992, features Michael Gambon as a militaristic toy developer who wants to [[GeneralRipper make human-murdering toys for the military]], Music/LLCoolJ in an early king-making role as Creator/RobinWilliams' [[TangledFamilyTree improbable cousin]], and Joan Cusack as Williams' [[RoboticReveal secretly robotic sister]]. That sentence [[ARareSentence sounds like someone spilled Wite-Out in a TV Guide and put all the surviving words together in a straight line]]."''
-->--'''''{{Website/Cracked}}''''', [[http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-famous-filmmakers-whose-dream-projects-were-disasters/ "5 Famous Filmmakers Whose Dream Projects Were Disasters"]]

->''"When did this game go from a game called '''"Monster Party"''' to a game where I fight '''shrimp''' and '''onion rings'''?! [[{{Angrish}} WHY?! And what th...]] Why is there a space station IN THE BACKROUND?!!!"''
-->-- '''JonTron''', on ''VideoGame/MonsterParty''

->''"Holy shit, Disney! You've inserted your giant magical cock into my ear and FUCKED MY MIND!"''

->''"As the popular ensemble sitcom ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'' draws near the end of its nine-season run, a downer of a fan theory is starting to look more and more feasible. The theory: The Mother has been dead this whole time. Creator/MNightShyamalan'd!... Of course, maybe the show is fucking with its viewers. If the whole framing device for the show is a father telling a story to his kids to help them remember their dead mom, then why would Ted's long, 9-season-long story about a dead woman be so focused on, uh, Ted's dating life before he met her? [[DeadAllAlong What if Ted is the dead or dying one?]] [[EpilepticTrees What if nobody's dead?]] [[EveryoneIsJesusInPurgatory What if we are actually all dead and part of purgatory]] is that we all have to sometimes catch an episode of ''How I Met Your Mother'' in syndication?"''
-->--'''''Jezebel'''''

->''"The whole movie has strange use of StockFootage, [[FauxlosophicNarration strange use of voiceovers]], it begins like a documentary depicting cultural deviance, [[UnexpectedGenreChange soon it becomes a horror movie]] and [[TrueArtIsIncomprehensible an experimental art film]], [[{{Biography}} an auto-bio]], [[BoundAndGagged a bondage movie]] and then it ends with a sex change! What the ''fuck'' kind of twisted piece of ''crap'' is this?!"''
-->-- '''James Rolfe''''s (of WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd fame) [[http://www.spike.com/video/ed-wood-thon-part-1/3047482 Spike-TV review]] of '''''GlenOrGlenda'''''

-> ''"When you see it, [[BowelBreakingBricks you'll shit bricks]]."''
-->-- '''Anonymous'''

->''The below statement is false.''
->''The above statement is true.''
-->-- '''Anonymous'''

->'''Mario:''' If you need instructions on how to get through the hotels, check out the enclosed instruction book.
->'''Luigi:''' What instruction book?
->'''Mario:''' If you need instructions on how to get the enclosed instruction book, check out the enclosed instruction book.
->'''Luigi:''' WTF?
->'''Mario:''' If you need instructions on how to get the instructions on how to get the enclosed instruction book, check out the instructions on how to get the enclosed instruction book.
->*Luigi's brain fizzles out*
-->--[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IUzOv6HKM8 Youtube Poop: Be Careful When You Smoke Weed]]

->''The first time I reached this boss, I instantly lost all my lives cause I had no idea wtf was going on. I fainted afterwards.''
-->--'''Youtube commenter''' on the FinalBoss of ''VideoGame/{{Hellsinker}}''.

->''This game involves elite cyber-assassins fighting their way into [[AfterTheEnd post-apocalyptic]], [[GeniusLoci semi-sentient]] ruins populated by [[ScaryDogmaticAliens hostile, overly-religious robots]] on a mission to rescue [[EpilepticTrees what may or may not be]] [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers a stray cat]]. Also, an abstract concept is a superstition is a double entendre is a croissant.''
-->--'''A fan's description of''' ''VideoGame/{{Hellsinker}}''

->''"Strap in, kids. [[{{Understatement}} It’s going to get fucking weird...]]"''
-->--'''TheDarkId''' on {{Drakengard}}.

->''Further down this page: the land of analogies of truly hallucinogenic incomprehensibility. So far I've got one person comparing taxation to three contractors painting a house, and another to MeganFox [[AnythingThatMoves having sex with everyone in the world]], and I'm honestly not even sure which side they're trying to argue on.''
-->--'''mickeyten''' about the comments on [[http://www.cracked.com/blog/6-things-rich-people-need-to-stop-saying_p2/#ixzz1s5ZVPcOU this]] ''Website/{{Cracked}}'' article

->''"I've had acid trips more consistent than this."''
-->-- '''A Website/YouTube commenter''', on the first episode of Anime/ExcelSaga

->'''John Mirra''': Hello?
->'''Voice on phone''': John Mirra?
->'''John Mirra''': This is he.
->'''Voice on phone''': This is John Mirra. Welcome to the next level.
-->-- "Address Unknown" TV show from ''MaxPayne2''

->''Just to make sure we're all on the same page here, what we're looking at is a giraffe with a string of pearls resting atop an air helmet, hiding in a treasure chest at the bottom of the ocean, talking to a fox in a frog suit. Just... just... we just gotta accept it.''
-->-- [[http://www.youtube.com/user/brutalmoose brutalmoose]], on ''SpyFox in Dry Cereal''

->''Okay, if I'm interpreting this correctly (which I highly doubt) then, taken at face value, with as little induction as possible, the main character is a she-male and/or transgender and/or imaginary friend with benefits who is also a time-traveler and/or dimension shifter and/or a necrophiliac and/or a polygamist and/or a lesbian and possibly the last of his/her/its kind. To be honest, I'm not sure if he/she/it/they is/are human. Trippy.''
-->-- '''Echoloco''' reviewing ''[[http://jayisgames.com/archives/2011/12/pirouette.php Pirouette]]''

->''I have no idea what's going on!''
-->-- '''Koto''', ''Anime/{{Kyousogiga}}''

->'''Enlong:''' On the story end of things, I can't put this thing down. It's throwing so many curve balls that it resembles a batting cage in a hurricane. To sum it up so far, I ''might'' be a robot who can see the future. On the moon. Maybe.
-->-- [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13304847130A72080000&page=6 A commenter]] playing ''VisualNovel/VirtuesLastReward'' [[note]]He's partly right.[[/note]]

->''... And after seeing it, I can safely say that no film or series, anime or otherwise, has left me so confused as to what to feel. I have... absolutely no idea how to feel about this. I don't know if I love it, hate it or even if I think it's good or bad. I just have no idea.''
-->-- A [[http://www.anime-planet.com/users/ShionSonozaki/reviews/12769 reviewer]] of ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagicaTheMovieRebellion''

->''To make matters worse, [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} she]] claims the universe''\\
''Is expanding like a balloon.''\\
''But baby, if it's meant to be infinite''\\
''Then where is it expanding to?!''
-->--'''Music/TheDivineComedy,''' "Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World"

->''...And after seeing it, I can safely say that no film or series, anime or otherwise, has left me so confused as to what to feel. I have... absolutely no idea how to feel about this. I don't know if I love it, hate it or even if I think it's good or bad. I just have no idea.''

->''"As the popular ensemble sitcom ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'' draws near the end of its nine-season run, a downer of a fan theory is starting to look more and more feasible. The theory: The Mother has been dead this whole time. Creator/MNightShyamalan'd!...Of course, maybe the show is fucking with its viewers. If the whole framing device for the show is a father telling a story to his kids to help them remember their dead mom, then why would Ted's long, 9-season-long story about a dead woman be so focused on, uh, Ted's dating life before he met her? [[DeadAllAlong What if Ted is the dead or dying one?]] [[EpilepticTrees What if nobody's dead?]] [[EveryoneIsJesusInPurgatory What if we are actually all dead and part of purgatory]] is that we all have to sometimes catch an episode of ''How I Met Your Mother'' in syndication?"''

->''"The finished film, released in 1992, features Michael Gambon as a militaristic toy developer who wants to [[GeneralRipper make human-murdering toys for the military]], Music/LLCoolJ in an early king-making role as Creator/RobinWilliams' [[TangledFamilyTree improbable cousin]], and Joan Cusack as Williams' [[RoboticReveal secretly robotic sister]]. That sentence sounds like someone spilled Wite-Out in a TV Guide and put all the surviving words together in a straight line."''