Movie Quotes
Oh, well. These things happen sometimes. Answers below...
1. "The old man's still an artist with the Thompson." (I could use any one of a hundred quotes from this movie, but I think this one is my favorite.)
Miller's Crossing. God, this movie is so good. I would have said it was the best of the Coen movies, but then I saw No Country for Old Men.
2. "God hates me, that's what it is."
"Hate him back, it works for me." (Kind of funny to see how these two guys' paths have diverged.)
Lethal Weapon. I have a soft spot for '80s action movies, mainly because I watched them on HBO a lot when my parents weren't around.
3. "Pay the fucking goddamn check, bitch!"
Carlito's Way. This line never fails to get a huge laugh, every time I see it and no matter whom I see it with.
4. "If you didn't want him killed, why'd you leave him with me?" (If anyone guesses this one, I'll point out the best DVD feature of all time that exists with this movie.)
Devil in a Blue Dress. The best line from Don Cheadle's breakout performance. The DVD feature shows Denzel and Cheadle improvising some scenes together, during Cheadle's screen test. Just goosebump-inducing.
5. "My name's--"
"Do I want to know? If I want camaraderie, I'll join the Masons. There's only the mission."
Spartan. My favorite Mamet movie and the only Val Kilmer performance I've ever liked.
6. "It's so damn hot ... milk was a bad choice!"
Anchorman, obviously. I actually am not all that high on Ferrell, except for this movie.
7. "Now, I don't wanna kill you and you don't wanna be dead."
Danny Glover again, in Silverado. An incredibly underrated Western.
8. "I'm the guy who tells you there are guys you hit, and there are guys you don't. That's not quite a guy you can't hit, but it's almost a guy you can't hit."
The Departed. Dunno why, just laughed really hard at this line when I saw this movie in the theater.
9. "Joe Franklin raped me."
Sarah Silverman in The Aristocrats. I guess between this and the Carlito's Way quote above, this post comes off as kind of misogynistic. In both cases, you just have to see the movie.
10. "That's what it's all about, isn't it? Making the wrong move at the right time." (I admit to having used this one at the poker table several times too many.)
The Cincinnati Kid. Not as good as Rounders, but a great poker movie nonetheless.
11. "In ancient cultures, bears were considered equal to men."
"This ain't no ancient culture, pal."
"Sometimes it is." (Shoots him)
Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai. Killer music in this movie also, from the RZA.
12. "How do I know you're okay?"
"I suppose I could let you fuck me."
"That would work!"
The Score. Angela Bassett was the only female lead I saw who seemed De Niro's equal. Too bad her role in this movie is so small.
13. "Give the guy a gun and he's Superman. Give him two, and he's God!"
Hard Boiled. Just had to pick a line from this one, the best action move ever made.
14. "I said I never had much use for it. Never said I didn't know how." (From one of my all-time favorite underrated movies.)
Quigley Down Under. Another criminally underrated Western.
15. "Lie to no one. If it's someone close to you, you'll ruin it with a lie. If it's a stranger, who the fuck are they, you gotta lie to 'em?"
Thief. James Caan was as good as he'll ever get in this movie.
1. "The old man's still an artist with the Thompson." (I could use any one of a hundred quotes from this movie, but I think this one is my favorite.)
Miller's Crossing. God, this movie is so good. I would have said it was the best of the Coen movies, but then I saw No Country for Old Men.
2. "God hates me, that's what it is."
"Hate him back, it works for me." (Kind of funny to see how these two guys' paths have diverged.)
Lethal Weapon. I have a soft spot for '80s action movies, mainly because I watched them on HBO a lot when my parents weren't around.
3. "Pay the fucking goddamn check, bitch!"
Carlito's Way. This line never fails to get a huge laugh, every time I see it and no matter whom I see it with.
4. "If you didn't want him killed, why'd you leave him with me?" (If anyone guesses this one, I'll point out the best DVD feature of all time that exists with this movie.)
Devil in a Blue Dress. The best line from Don Cheadle's breakout performance. The DVD feature shows Denzel and Cheadle improvising some scenes together, during Cheadle's screen test. Just goosebump-inducing.
5. "My name's--"
"Do I want to know? If I want camaraderie, I'll join the Masons. There's only the mission."
Spartan. My favorite Mamet movie and the only Val Kilmer performance I've ever liked.
6. "It's so damn hot ... milk was a bad choice!"
Anchorman, obviously. I actually am not all that high on Ferrell, except for this movie.
7. "Now, I don't wanna kill you and you don't wanna be dead."
Danny Glover again, in Silverado. An incredibly underrated Western.
8. "I'm the guy who tells you there are guys you hit, and there are guys you don't. That's not quite a guy you can't hit, but it's almost a guy you can't hit."
The Departed. Dunno why, just laughed really hard at this line when I saw this movie in the theater.
9. "Joe Franklin raped me."
Sarah Silverman in The Aristocrats. I guess between this and the Carlito's Way quote above, this post comes off as kind of misogynistic. In both cases, you just have to see the movie.
10. "That's what it's all about, isn't it? Making the wrong move at the right time." (I admit to having used this one at the poker table several times too many.)
The Cincinnati Kid. Not as good as Rounders, but a great poker movie nonetheless.
11. "In ancient cultures, bears were considered equal to men."
"This ain't no ancient culture, pal."
"Sometimes it is." (Shoots him)
Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai. Killer music in this movie also, from the RZA.
12. "How do I know you're okay?"
"I suppose I could let you fuck me."
"That would work!"
The Score. Angela Bassett was the only female lead I saw who seemed De Niro's equal. Too bad her role in this movie is so small.
13. "Give the guy a gun and he's Superman. Give him two, and he's God!"
Hard Boiled. Just had to pick a line from this one, the best action move ever made.
14. "I said I never had much use for it. Never said I didn't know how." (From one of my all-time favorite underrated movies.)
Quigley Down Under. Another criminally underrated Western.
15. "Lie to no one. If it's someone close to you, you'll ruin it with a lie. If it's a stranger, who the fuck are they, you gotta lie to 'em?"
Thief. James Caan was as good as he'll ever get in this movie.