Forget about the nuances of cinematography, the precision requirements of editing, the challenges of costume design, and the dazzle of visual effects. All we really want from a movie is a great quote! I'm kidding, of course -- we want more than quotes -- but every screenwriter dreams that one of his lines will join the immortals ("Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn," "Forget it, Jake, it's Chinatown"). What are the best candidates from this year's crop of Best Picture nominees?There Will Be Blood surely must have the edge so far. Daniel Plainview (Daniel Day-Lewis) explains the facts of life to Eli Sunday (Paul Dano) and utters the memorable rejoinder: "I... drink... your... milkshake!" The quote has already taken on a life of its own.
Juno has so many it's hard to choose. Paulie (Michael Cera) says, "I still have your underwear" and Juno (Ellen Page) replies, "I still have your virginity." I also like Juno's dad (J.K. Simmons): "Thanks for having me and my irresponsible child over to your house. "
Michael Clayton is epitomized by George Clooney's line as the titular attorney: "I'm not the guy you kill. I'm the guy you buy!"
Atonement caught my attention when young Briony (Saoirse Ronan) confides in a friend: "What's the worst word you can possibly imagine?"
No Country for Old Men is more about atmosphere and landscape than dialogue, but it's hard to resist: "You can't stop what's coming," spoken by a weather-beaten yet wise Barry Corbin.
Now it's your turn. What are your favorite quotes from this year's Academy Award nominees for Best Picture?
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2-22-2008 @ 5:31PM
William Goss said...
"What's the worse word you can possibly imagine?"
Worst?
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2-22-2008 @ 5:34PM
Jonathan Kuhn said...
Um, the dialogue in "No Country For Old Men" is AMAZING.
"Where'd you get that pistol?"
"At the gettin' place."
"What's the most you ever lost on a coin toss?"
"It's a mess, ain't it, sheriff?"
"If it ain't, it'll do till the mess gets here."
"Look at that fucking bone."
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2-22-2008 @ 5:58PM
yoshijordyn said...
Juno:
"Ah yes, I'd like to procure a hasty abortion."
"They pretty much put them in t-shirt guns and shoot them out at sporting events"
Oh, my favorite! "THUNDER CATS ARE GO!!!"
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2-22-2008 @ 6:41PM
jake hendricks said...
There will be blood
"I'm your brother...from another mother."
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2-22-2008 @ 6:42PM
dana said...
Man, TWBB has so many good ones, too. "Don't be thick in front of me," has become part of my personal lexicon.
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2-22-2008 @ 6:43PM
pinsleric said...
BEST line from Juno, about her mother:
Oh, and she inexplicably mails me a cactus every Valentine's Day. And I'm like, "Thanks a heap coyote ugly. This cactus-gram stings even worse than your abandonment."
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2-22-2008 @ 6:45PM
Absurd Hero said...
There Will Be Blood
Plainview: I have a competition in me. I want no one else to succeed. I hate most people.
and....
Plainview: One night, I'm gonna come inside your house, wherever you're sleeping, and I'm gonna cut your throat.
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2-22-2008 @ 8:29PM
Scott said...
Juno:
Doctors are sadists who like to play God and watch other people scream.
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2-22-2008 @ 10:13PM
Ryan Simmons said...
From No Country
"What time do you close?"
"Now. We close now"
"Now is not a time"
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2-23-2008 @ 5:29PM
paskunia said...
Juno's dad says about his possible future son-in-law, "I'm going to punch that Bleeker kid in the weiner."
Love it!
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2-23-2008 @ 5:47PM
YouFaceTheTick said...
There were memorable quotes in michael clayton?
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2-23-2008 @ 6:37PM
Christopher said...
No Country for Old Men:
Boy on Bike: Mister? You got a bone stickin' out yer arm.
Anton Chigurh: Let me just sit here a minute.
Ellis: Whatcha got ain't nothin new. This country's hard on people, you can't stop what's coming, it ain't all waiting on you. That's vanity.
Michael Clayton
Michael Clayton: Do I look like I'm negotiating?
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2-24-2008 @ 2:23AM
Kelsey said...
"Call it, friend-o."
"Hey there, big puffy version of Junebug!"
Can the repeated typing and showing of the word, "cunt" in Atonement count as a favourite movie quote? Because until I saw the movie, I had never been expected to take the film seriously.
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2-24-2008 @ 10:01AM
KrissyKins10 said...
Juno
Juno's father says, "Who's the father?"
Juno replies, "Paulie Bleeker."
Juno's father laughs and says, "I didn't know he had it in him"
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2-25-2008 @ 8:54PM
robotplague said...
No Country For Old Men really did have incredible dialogue:
"Execution style here, wild west over there..."
Someone already said it, but my absolutely favorite is...
"It's a mess, ain't it, sheriff?"
"If it ain't, it'll do till the mess gets here."
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