Quotes from Movies as I Saw Them, 2003
Submitted by cmonster on Mon, 01/26/2004 - 13:34
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- The Thin Man (1934):
"Reporter: Say listen, is he working on a case?
Nora Charles: Yes, he is.
Reporter: What case?
Nora Charles: A case of scotch. Pitch in and help him." - The Royal Tenenbaums (2001):
Ethel: How long have you been a smoker?
Margot: 22 years.
Ethel: Well I think you should quit. - Thunderball (1965):
(After shooting a henchman with a spear gun)
Bond: "I think he got the point." - The Pirate Movie (1982):
Mabel: Frederic, have you ever worn a whalebone corset? Well no, we established that, didn't we? It chokes and strangles, Frederic. I won't be choked and strangled by someone else's dumb ideas of custom and duty. Would you Harry, would you? Never to know the rich and real, wondrous person beating and throbbing inside me. Frederic, can you see me throbbing?
Frederic: I see! I see! I'm throbbing too! - The Spy Who Loved Me (1977):
Bond: Oh, thanks for deserting me back there.
Major Anya Amasova: Every woman for herself, remember?
Bond: Well, you did save my life. Thank you.
Major Anya Amasova: We all make mistakes, Mr. Bond. - Xia dao Gao Fei (Full Contact) (1992):
Sam: "I'm sorry."
Dog: Woof. - The Mask of Dimitrios (1944):
"What on earth are you doing here? Last night I met you on a train and you said you were going to Bucharest, now I find you here waving this silly pistol in my face. I can only conclude you are a thief or you are drunk. Are you drunk sir? Maybe you're mad. Well, in that case I can only humor you and hope for the best."
- The Mummy (1999):
Evelyn: Look, I... I may not be an explorer, or an adventurer, or a treasure-seeker, or a gunfighter, Mr. O'Connell, but I am proud of what I am.
Rick: And what is that?
Evelyn: I... am a librarian. - The Haunting (1999):
Nell: 'You'll never gonna believe how I found them.'
Theo: 'How did you find them?'
Nell: 'The blood led me to the bookcase.'
Theo: 'The blood?'
Nell: 'Little footprints in blood.'
Theo: 'Nell, I'm worried about you.' - Shock Treatment (1964):
Cynthia: "People who want to be important must have mellifluous names. So here I am, Cynthia Lee Allbright, Ward M of the state nuthouse."
- Eight-Legged Freaks (2002):
Mike:"Mom, are you there?"
Sheriff Sam Parker: "Yea, Mike. Is everything ok?"
Mike: "Don't make any movements or noises. There's a giant tarantula headed your way."
Sheriff Sam Parker: Copy that." - Choices of the Heart (1983):
Dorothy: "Well ladies, here we go."
- No Way to Treat a Lady (1968):
Mrs Brummel: "I am sick at my heart when my own son goes looking at dead women's naked bodies. I tell you Morris, it is no way to treat a lady."
- Identity (2003):
"When I was going up the stairs, I met a man who wasn't there. He wasn't there again today, I wish I wish, he'd go away."
- The Specialist (1994):
Ned:"Good. Nice sense of irony, blowing up the bomb squad. Good work, Ray."
- Stigmata (1999):
Frankie: "You know what's scarier than not believing in God? Believing in him. I mean, really believing in him. It's a fucking terrifying thought."
- Jeepers Creepers (2001):
Darry: "Hey bum-fuck police, I'm being chased by a guy who likes to pull tongues out of severed heads with his teeth. Is there a special extension for that?"
- Blood Dolls (1999):
"My mother dabbled in genetic engineering and all I got was this lousy shrunken head."
(Again, not an actual quote. Although it should have been.) - The House That Dripped Blood (1970):
"My name's not Richard...it's DOMINIC!"
*strangles blond* - Spectre (1977):
"It's impossible for something to feel evil to the touch, and yet...Am I imagining it?"
- Pirates of the Carribean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003):
Elizabeth: Bloody pirates!
[back aboard the Dauntless, Ragetti sees the Pearl sailing away]
Ragetti: Is it supposed to be doing that?
Pintel : They're stealing our ship.
Ragetti : Bloody pirates! - The Abominable Snowman of the Himalayas (1957):
Dr John Rollason: This creature may have an affinity for man, something that reminds him of himself. Let's remember that before we start shooting.
- Saved! (2004):
Veronica: Roland is so blessed to have such a thoughtful sister. You know, in countries like China, Hilary Faye would probably have been killed at birth.
Hilary Faye: And then where would you be, Roland?
Roland: China? - Bubba Ho-Tep (2002):
Elvis: "So I signed everything over to Sebastian. Except for enough money to sustain me if things got bad. I was determined to make myself a new life. A better one. But me and Sebastian, we had us a deal. If I wanted to trade back, he'd let me. It was all written up in the contract. Thing was, I lost my copy in a barbeque accident."
- The Skull (1965):
Marco: "Doctor. Would I bring you just an ordinary human skull?"
- Prayer of the Rollerboys (1991):
Gary Lee: "Before many of you were born, our parents caused the Great Crash. They were consumed with greed. They ignored repeated warnings, and borrowed more money than they could ever repay. They lost our farms, lost our factories, lost our homes. Alien races foreclosed on our nation while we... We were locked in homeless camps. Now America belongs to the enemy. Forget your parents. They didn't care about us. We are the New Generation, and we are the Remedy. You need a new family, a family that cares. The Rollerboys care. Join with us. Let us be your Strength. Let us be your Warriors. Help the White Army win back our homeland. The Day of the Rope is coming.
- The Big Sleep (1946):
General Sternwood: How do you like your brandy, sir?
Marlowe: In a glass. - Escape from LA (1996):
"SNAKE! SNAKE! SNAKE! SNAKE! SNAKE! SNAKE! SNAKE! SNAKE!"
- 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1997):
"Sure I had my men rub your diving suit with rendered, horny whale blubber in an attempt to attract sharks, but it's not like that makes me a bad person."
(I'm paraphrasing) - The Transporter (2002):
"Ce type est digue, est capable de tout!"
- The Bride with White Hair (Bai fa mo nu zhuan) (1993):
"Miss, that's quite a temper." (subtitle)
(She has just thrown a sword at his head) - Gosford Park (2001):
"*Bought* marmalade? Oh dear, I call that very feeble."
- Scary Movie (2001):
Just the sound of me gouging out my eyes with a spoon. Awful movie.
- The Breed (2001):
Boudreaux: Be gone! You deal with things far more then your comprehension.
Aaron Gray: He didn't just say that.
Lucy Westenra: Spare us the Anne Rice routine. We are not amused. - Resident Evil (2002):
Rain: All the people that work here are dead.
Spence: Well that doesn't stop them from walking around. - Not Another Teen Movie (2001):
Flight Attendant: Did you just quote Freddie Prinze Jr? You did, didn't you?
Janey: I knew it. That's a line from "She's All That". I masturbate to that movie.
Jake: [To nosy Flight Attendant right behind them] Do you mind?
Airline Clerk: Not at all, I think masturbation is very healthy. - Decoys (2004):
Luke: Belt of Orion? Try Belt of O'Fryin!
(cue flamethrower) - Lord of the Rings: Two Towers (2002):
Legolas: Final count - 42.
Gimli: 42? That's not bad for a pointy-eared elvish princling. I myself am sitting pretty on 43.
[Legolas shoots the orc that Gimli is sitting on]
Legolas: 43.
Gimli: He was already dead.
Legolas: He was twitching.
Gimli: He was twitching because he's got my axe embedded in his nervous system. - Ghost Ship (2002):
Munder: I think I just shit my pants.
Dodge:No, you always smell that way. - Lake Placid (1999):
Mrs Bickerman: "I'm rooting for the crocodile. I hope he swallows your friends whole."
- Pinata: Survival Island (aka Demon Island) (2002):
No quotes. Just pain.
- Day of the Dead (1985):
Dr. Logan: "It wants me! It wants food! But it has no stomach, can take no nourishment from what it ingests. It's acting on INSTINCT!"
- The Lost Voyage (2001):
No quote. Just the sound of my palm making contact with my forehead, in utter disbelief that I watched it.
- Night of the Comet (1984):
Samantha:"You were born with an asshole, Doris, you don't need Chuck."
- They Live (1988):
Nada: "I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass. And I'm all out of bubblegum."
- Cherry Falls (2000):
Kenny Ascott:"You lose your spiritual virginity when you realize your parents are even bigger hypocrites than your friends are."
- Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring (2001):
Gandalf: "I suppose you think that was terribly clever."
- And Then There Were None (1945):
Emily Brent: "Very stupid to kill the only servant in the house. Now we don't even know where to find the marmalade."
- Thir13en Ghosts (2001):
Dennis Rafkin: "A truck that spits blood? You have *got* to be shitting me!"
- The Impostors (1998):
Sparks: Perhaps we should wrestle sometime. Do you like the taut roundness that exercise brings to the buttocks
Maurice: Yeah.
Sparks: Do you enjoy the warmth of the Mediterranean sun on that self-same place? I once wrestled a man on the steps of the Acropolis, when the sun was at its height, wearing only what God sent me into the world with. Can you picture that? That's where we'll wrestle, my semi-Grecian lad. That's where I'll make a man of you. - The Ninth Gate (1999):
"Nothing is more reliable than a man whose loyalties can be bought with hard cash."
- Escape from New York (1981):
Hauk: You going to kill me, Snake?
Plissken: Not now, I'm too tired.
[pause]
Plissken: Maybe later. - Key Largo (1948):
"When your head says one thing and your whole life says another, your head always loses."
- Deadlier Than the Male (1966)
- The Trouble with Harry (1955):
"He looked exactly the same when he was alive, only he was vertical."
- Boondock Saints (2000):
"So you're telling me it was one guy with six guns, and he was a senior frigging citizen?"
- Flatliners (1990):
"I did not come to medical school to murder my class mates no matter how deranged they might be."
- Stripes (1983):
"Lighten up, Francis."
- Casino Royale (1967)(60%; I just couldn't make myself finish it):
"You can't shoot me! I have a very low threshold of death. My doctor says I can't have bullets enter my body at any time."
- The Funhouse (1981):
*hysterical screaming*
- The Ninth Gate (1999):
"Even Hell has its heroes, senor."
- Stigmata (1999):
"The kingdom of God is within you and all around you. It is not within buildings of wood or stone. Split a piece of wood and you will find me. Look beneath a stone and I am there."
- You Only Live Twice (1967):
Blofeld: James Bond. Allow me to introduce myself. I am Ernst Stavro Blofeld. They told me you were assassinated in Hong Kong.
James Bond: Yes, this is my second life.
Blofeld: You only live twice, Mr. Bond. - Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001)(well, 40% of it):
"Congratulations. If I had both my hands, I'd applaud you."
Author Comments:
I'm just a girl who can't say no to an boat full of undead, serial-killing sea monsters from outer space.
Note: Repetitions are not oversight. It just means I saw the movie more than once.
Why only 40% of Brotherhood of the Wolf? Hated it, or some other interruption?
Hated it. I have a remarkably short attention span for movies, so I have to really like it to make it all the way through. I totally lost interest and wandered off less than half way through, just yelling questions from the other room when I got curious,
"Has the blond chick been eaten yet?"
Five minutes later, "Have they figured out it was the dude with the hand?"
I am so obnoxious.
More funny than obnoxious, although I imagine I'd feel differently if I were trying to watch the movie and kept getting peppered with question shouted from the next room. :-)
Perhaps, but I'm lucky in that my partner has no problem yelling out one word plot summaries: "Dead!" "Maimed!" "Incest!"
I can't believe that I watched all of Brotherhood of the Wolf. Just thinking about it makes my head hurt.
*shakes it off*
I can't believe you own that movie. That and "Rundown/Lowdown/Lowrunjack". Ma'am?
Hey! The Rundown was pretty good. I'd have to say that the highlight was when the monkey started humping The Rock's head. Now, c'mon! How could you go wrong with that? Plus ... Christopher Walken. He's always got that creey vibe going.
Whoa, I love this quotes-driven twist on the "seen" lists! Did you really watch The Ninth Gate twice? Also, good choice from The Impostors. I'd have to go with "Excellent!" though, just for the delivery. I still, annoyingly, break out a pale imitation of that from time to time.
Thanks! I really have seen The Ninth Gate twice so far this year, it's one of my favorite movies. The trick will be in coming up with quotes from it as I see it over and over again.
The Impostors is so classic, but many of the lines lose their impact without Cambell Scott's Meistrich accent. Sigh.
My favorite bit from guilty-pleasure Lake Placid:
[Upon finding a decaying toe]
Hector: Is this the man that was killed?
Sheriff: He seemed... taller.
This brings up a good question. Many of my favorite quotes from Lake Placid and a few other movies involve either colorful or language or out and out swearing. What's the policy on posting them as parts of a list? Asterisks? Dashes? Free for all?
Quote away. I try to keep Listology PG-13ish, but mostly I'm trying to prevent abuse and frivolous spouting of profanity.
Noted. In that case, my favorite Lake Placid exchange is:
[Hector Cyr is preparing to SCUBA dive to look for the crocodile]
Sheriff Hank Keough: I brought a pork chop for luck. Maybe you could hang it around your neck.
Hector Cyr: That's sweet. Maybe later you can chew the bark off my big fat log.
[pause. Sheriff looks confused.]
Sheriff Hank Keough: Was that a ho-mo-sexual reference?
My housemates and I quoted that for at least a year. Of course in the Comedy Central version, all you get is the first line. Also, no decapitations. Boo, Comedy Central.
Ha! Quite a bit of fun, for a terrible movie. Must see it again someday now that I'm prepared to watch it as a comedy rather than a thriller.
Yep, I've felt that pain that only a palm slap to the forehead can satiate. That's two hours you'll never get back.
Tallyho
:?)
Any particular movie on my list you've seen and regretted? Or are you musing on particularly bad movies of your own? :D
You sent me back to a time about 4 years ago, when I was still renting from a video store, and I happened across the "classic" film Scalps(1983). I actually reviewed it last night and if you read said review you should understand why I started practicing tai-chi to the melon.
Did you enjoy Cherry Falls?
Tallyho
:?)
Nnnnice. I'll be putting that one on the Netflix list.
I did enjoy Cherry Falls, maybe more than a normal person, only because I've read too much academic studies of horror movies (Men, Women and Chainsaws, anyone?) so I thought it was an interesting look at gender and sexuality in a horror flick. Also, watching it alone at night the first time was wicked creepy.
I've actually got more in-depth reviews of a few of the movies on this list here and here if you're interested.
I'm not sure what to think about you putting Scalps on your netflix cue. But to each his own. It's listed in the big stink section for a reason.
Yes, I enjoyed Cherry Falls too, I've been remembering the late movie gigantic orgy turned bloodbath. There's a lot of fun to be had in that demented little nugget.
Good reviews too...very zesty. I'll watch out for more.
Which reminds me The Evil Within, have you seen and if so what did you think?
Tallyho
:?)
Wow, I haven't even *heard of* The Evil Within. Any good? Any good in a bad, bad way?
Here's what I wrote...
The Evil Within (Baby Blood)
**A viscious and disgusting French film that chronicles the murderous frenzy a pregnant mother goes on to satiate her evil telepathic child. Marvelously overblown bloodbath that keeps on repulsing the viewer with grisley mahem. Scenes of a pregnant woman lapping up blood off dead people is kinda groovy, in a very digusting way. A creepily repulsive voice-over relates the cravings of the voracious infant.
It's a tiny french film. It's really groovy. It's ultra gory and kinda naughty in a sexy way. Dude.
Tallyho
:?)
I continue to greatly enjoy this list and the quotes you pick. It's a nice twist on the "write about movies as you see them" approach many Listologists take. What did you think of Gosford Park?
Thank you for the kind words. I really enjoy the quote-collecting process.
I *loved* Gosford Park, but not for the reasons it was advertised. I found it to be the lovechild of an Agatha Christie house party and a 3-hour episode of "Upstairs Downstairs". (That latter's not surprising, since there were, I believe, two of the co-creators of UD in the film). It is a lovely, heartbreaking movie during which I was unable to knit one stitch.
The murder mystery itself, which was heavily touted in the film's advertising, I found to be largely besides the point. And that was actually fine. I think if I had two complaints, they would be these:
--that clues to the major backstory were given out heavily, to the point where the filmmakers were almost whanging the viewer over the head trying to connect Parks to Wilson and Croft. But, having said that, the scene that really gave it away for me is when Parks walks into the kitchen with the dog, and Crofts' response. The fact that that is the scene that explains it all for me is, I think, a tribute to the quality of the filmmaking.
--and that right at the end, Helen Mirren launches into a meal of the scenery so unprecedented, for her at least, that it actually diminished, for me, the emotional punch of that scene.
It's still an awesome movie. I cried. Did anyone else cry?
I did not cry, but I loved the movie nonetheless, and I agree with you that the mystery is almost entirely beside the point, and that that's not necessarily a bad thing.
Your quote for The Ninth Gate has me intrigued. Would you recommend the film?
I would highly recommend it. It's definitely one of my favorites. Let me know what you think of it.