I am a film buff. Every word that was uttered, every dialogue exchanged in the movies incessantly fascinates me. Often times, the lines become too proverbial that it is etched forever in my mind. Hereunder is a list of classic, unforgettable movie lines from the numerous films (not necessarily my favourite) I watched so far.
1. I'M GOING TO MAKE HIM AN OFFER HE CAN'T REFUSE.
- Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando, The Godfather, 1972)
2. SEIZE THE DAY, BOYS. MAKE YOUR LIVES EXTRA-ORDINARY.
- John Keating (Robin Williams, Dead Poet's Society, 1989)
3. YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH!
- Col. Nathan Jessep (Jack Nicholson, A Few Good Men,1992)
4. YOU COMPLETE ME.
- Jerry Maguire (Tom Cruise, Jerry Maguire, 1996)
5. MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU.
- Hans Solo ( Harrison Ford, Starwars, 1977)
6. THE GREATEST TRICK THE DEVIL HAS PULLED WAS CONVINCING THE WORLD HE DIDN'T EXIST.
- Narrating (Kevin Spacey, The Usual Suspect, 1995)
7. WE ALL GO A LITTLE MAD SOMETIMES.
- Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins, The Psycho, 1960)
8. I SEE DEAD PEOPLE.
- Cole Sear ( Haley Joel Osment, The Sixth Sense, 1999)
9. I DO WISH WE COULD CHAT LONGER BUT I'M HAVING AN OLD FRIEND FOR DINNER.
- Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins, The Silence of the Lambs, 1991)
10. TODAY IS A GOOD DAY TO DIE.
- Nelson Wright (Kiefer Sutherland, Flatliners, 1990)
11. MY MAMA ALWAYS SAID, LIFE IS LIKE A BOX OF CHOCOLATE, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GONNA GET.
- Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks, Forrest Gump, 1994)
12. WHEN I FIRST SAW YOU, I THOUGHT YOU WERE HANDSOME. THEN OF COURSE, YOU SPOKE.
- Carol Connelly (Helen Hunt, As Good As It Gets, 1997)
13. I FEEL THE NEED… THE NEED FOR SPEED.
- Maverick (Tom Cruise, Topgun, 1986)
14. YOU HAD ME AT HELLO.
- Dorothy (Renee Zelwegger, Jerry Maguire, 1996)
15. WOULD YOU STOP THINKING ABOUT WHAT EVERYONE WANTS? STOP THINKING ABOUT WHAT I WANT, WHAT HE WANTS, WHAT YOUR PARENTS WANT. WHAT DO YOU WANT? WHAT DO YOU WANT?
- Noah (Ryan Gosling, The Notebook, 2004)
16. I WANNA GROW OLD WITH YOU.
- Robbie, singing (Adam Sandler, Wedding Singer, 1998)
17. REAL LOSS IS POSSIBLE WHEN YOU LOVE SOMETHING MORE THAN YOU LOVE YOURSELF.
- Sean (Robin Williams, Good Will Hunting, 1992)
18. HOUSTON, WE HAVE A PROBLEM.
- Jim Lovell (Tom Hanks, Apollo 13, 1995)
19. IM THE KING OF THE WORLD.
- Jack (Leonardo Decaprio, Titanic, 1997)
20. FRANKLY MY DEAR, I DON'T GIVE A DAMN.
- Rhett Butler (Clark Gable, Gone with the Wind, 1939)
The foregoing enumerations only reflect the personal choice of the blogger. You can add up to the list. The American Film Industry (AFI) also came up with their own best-ever movie lines based on viewer's choice. Click the link to have a glimpse of what I meant.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOGSD-j6UgI
