Rogue Keeper on 21/9/2006 at 13:37

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Half of the quotes aren't too representative, 25 % of the movies are bad.

But meh, for such chart, my "Einhorn is a MAN!" from Ace Ventura is just appropriate. :cool:

Starrfall on 21/9/2006 at 14:37

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I COULDA BEEN SOMEBODY

This was on tv last year and it got me on a Brando kick.

But they don't have any quotes from what I believe to be some of his finest work: Guys and Dolls. Where's the LOVE man

~s:a:n:i:t:y~ on 21/9/2006 at 15:25

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Look, fuckface! I've been in and out of hospitals for twenty years!
Now I'm gonna tell you something. Both of you listen - you might learn something! It is not a disease! Ok? Not a disease! I do not have a disease! This is who I am! I like who I am. You got it?

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'I'm a junky, Elizabeth. I really need my highs. I really miss my highs very badly.'
'And the lows?'
'Well.... I guess I'll take my chances'

Mr.Jones

Ulukai on 21/9/2006 at 16:51

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I know what you're thinking. "Did he fire six shots or only five?" Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement I kind of lost track myself. But being as this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you've got to ask yourself a question: Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?

Dirty Harry is so cool.

Each to their own, but I'm not impressed with their list at all. Also, reading the small print, it says that list is restricted to American films only. Pffft.

Rug Burn Junky on 21/9/2006 at 17:45

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Ummm, it's the American Film Institute.Ya know, I agree with you that the latter is a better line, but "Make my day," is the better quote, simply because it's pithier and easier to fit into context.I think the status has a bunch to do with it though. They're effective quotes because they are so universally known. It's not just about how cool the line is, but about how many people will recognize it immediately. The quotes are cultural touchstones precisely because the movies are.

I've never even seen the Graduate, and I've used both of those lines, or variations thereof, on a number of occasions. And the first two out of three of the Wizard of Oz quotes are just so damn iconic that this list would have been a joke without them. Same goes for a bunch of the other repeat offenders.

I just can't believe they fucked up the Caddyshack quote, since there are so many better ones in that movie, but oh well. Thing is, comedies are generally given little respect in Hollywood, so, for that reason alone there is quite a dearth of them on the list, in spite of the fact that they are probably more quotable movies in general.