As of sometime in the past week, the famous thread on IMDB that had set out to get to the bottom of this question, was made read only. After about three years, and topping out just under 1400 replies, it's hardly surprising, but still kind of depressing.
To read the whole thing:
http://www.imdb.com/board/bd0000001/thread/1180562?d=1180562#1180562
How happy is the blameless vestal's lot!
The world forgetting, by the world forgot.
Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind!
Each pray'r accepted, and each wish resign'd;
Labour and rest, that equal periods keep;
"Obedient slumbers that can wake and weep;"
-Alexander Pope
I'm toying with the idea of starting a new thread, but I'm not sure it would be the same.
The age of us posing our answers willy-nilly is done- now there is nothing left but to ask the question of ourselves and truly TRULY consider its context. The time has come to dig out those films that seem to fit these few lines and investigate for ourselves whether or not our memories have served us properly.