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Worst Movie Line of All Time
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As Sartre noted in his contemplation on Hell in No Exit, the true horror is other members.
I'm going to add my own vote for a line that makes me cringe every time I hear it, from Jerry McGuire:
"You had me at hello."
Not sure why. Just irks me all to hell.
I'll second runner-up the "What happens to a toad" line which was just dumb as hell.
You know, I can understand why people have problems with the prequel trilogy's dialogue, I really can, especially some of the "romantic banter" in #2. But at this point finding flaws in these movies is like shooting fish in a barrel in how easy it is, and like getting a tramp stamp in how cliche and unoriginal it is. It's like trying to prove you have discerning individual taste by teaming up with a mob and kicking this dead horse again.
#3 had some stilted dialogue too, but was the best of the three and really redeemed the storyline of the first two to my mind. Ewan McGregor gave an awesome performance. Hayden Christiansen redeemed some of his mis-steps in #2. Palpatine turned out to be a better villain than Vader was since the opening moments of Episode 4.
That said, worst line from the film, hands down:
http://www.nooooooooooooooo.com/
"You had me at hello."
Not sure why. Just irks me all to hell.
I'll second runner-up the "What happens to a toad" line which was just dumb as hell.
You know, I can understand why people have problems with the prequel trilogy's dialogue, I really can, especially some of the "romantic banter" in #2. But at this point finding flaws in these movies is like shooting fish in a barrel in how easy it is, and like getting a tramp stamp in how cliche and unoriginal it is. It's like trying to prove you have discerning individual taste by teaming up with a mob and kicking this dead horse again.
#3 had some stilted dialogue too, but was the best of the three and really redeemed the storyline of the first two to my mind. Ewan McGregor gave an awesome performance. Hayden Christiansen redeemed some of his mis-steps in #2. Palpatine turned out to be a better villain than Vader was since the opening moments of Episode 4.
That said, worst line from the film, hands down:
http://www.nooooooooooooooo.com/
Scuba Steve
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I 100000000% agree with the OP, I fucking cringe so hard when he says that line...
Put some fucking anger in to it my goodness
Put some fucking anger in to it my goodness
BattleMonkey
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"I don't wear hockey pads"
CJUNDERGROUND
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Ronin said:
Oh please shut up sir. Everything from Rumble in the Bronx is PURE GOLD!! GOLD!!
NoooooooOOOOOOOOO (Jungle Fever...not Star Wars)
if that's wrong, i don't wanna be right.
OuterWorldVoice said:
if that's wrong, i don't wanna be right.
PedroLumpy
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Korey said:
Now I agree that the "From my point of view" line is terrible, but I think it might be worth noting that it may be referencing a discussion between Obi-Wan and Luke from Return of the Jedi...
Obi-Wan: "Yoda will always be with you."
Luke: "Obi-Wan! Why didn't you tell me? You told me Vader betrayed and murdered my father!"
Obi-Wan: "Your father was seduced by the dark side of the Force. He ceased to be Anakin Skywalker and became Darth Vader. When that happened, the good man who was your father was destroyed. So what I told you was true... from a certain point of view."
Luke: "A certain point of view?!"
Obi-Wan: "Luke, you're going to find that many of the truths we cling to depend greatly on our own point of view."
heliosRAzi
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Future PhaZe
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This shit is the most awkward, poorly delivered scene in film history.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_shffSUt4k
Its made even worse by the fact that Portman looks completely different than she does at any part of the entire prequel...really skinny, lack of makeup or something...its just awful.
CiSTM said:
Nobody beats me in the kitchen
Also there is the whole Van Damme speech from street fighter. http://vandammebisonspeech.ytmnd.com/
That Van Damme speech haunts me to this day.
TacticalFox88
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I think it's the delivery rather than the line being bad, per say.Raistlin said:
PantherLotus
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I am Korean.
I figured it merited another vote.PhoncipleBone said:
It's all the more awesome how he's fiddling with the hood of the truck while he delivers it.
Advance_Alarm
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heliosRAzi said:
quoted because more people need to watch this. why the fuck do they wear bright yellow outfits and have a headband that says "ninja"? made my day
Warm Machine
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There is nothing in any of the Star Wars movies that qualify for this. Thinking that it does just shows that you haven't seen many movies.
...And that Army Recruiter scene is Signs is SUPPOSED to be off kilter and weird, ramping up the eerie atmosphere. If it seemed like there were stable people around them they could have turned to they would have.
God, next people will be claiming Evil Dead 2, Darkman, or Starship Troopers has bad line readings.
Pick a shit movie next time like Mortal Kombat Annihilation, Spawn, Black Mask, House of the Dead, or Alone in the Dark.
...And that Army Recruiter scene is Signs is SUPPOSED to be off kilter and weird, ramping up the eerie atmosphere. If it seemed like there were stable people around them they could have turned to they would have.
God, next people will be claiming Evil Dead 2, Darkman, or Starship Troopers has bad line readings.
Pick a shit movie next time like Mortal Kombat Annihilation, Spawn, Black Mask, House of the Dead, or Alone in the Dark.
You know... the only thing that is coming to mind is a whole plethora of lines from Star Wars Episodes II and III. And guess what this topic is filled with!
But I do have something from Episode III that was sparsely mentioned that really just bugs me.
Padme: *Typical crap about how she "loves" Anakin*
Anakin: "Love can't save you, Padme. Only my new powers can!"
You don't have to reach as far as shit like Manos, Plan 9, Death Bed, or Kill Cruise to find just horribly written and delivered lines like what the Star Wars prequels deliver. Hell, most of the Star Wars lines listed here made the cut even when there are worst movies out there overall because of a combination of hokey acting and delivery and the fact that even in text form, the lines just don't make sense.
But I do have something from Episode III that was sparsely mentioned that really just bugs me.
Padme: *Typical crap about how she "loves" Anakin*
Anakin: "Love can't save you, Padme. Only my new powers can!"
Warm Machine said:
You don't have to reach as far as shit like Manos, Plan 9, Death Bed, or Kill Cruise to find just horribly written and delivered lines like what the Star Wars prequels deliver. Hell, most of the Star Wars lines listed here made the cut even when there are worst movies out there overall because of a combination of hokey acting and delivery and the fact that even in text form, the lines just don't make sense.
catchabad0ne
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Dead Man said:
I just bought them at JB a few days ago (fairly cheap, stacked near the registers) because I knew I was going to be in the back seat of a car for hours on end driving through Tassie's mountainous bits.
I was pretty fucking entertained.*
*I turned off the volume and looked out of the window during Jar Jar and mini-Anikin scenes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8THJXhgHYw
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PedroLumpy
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OuterWorldVoice said:
Yeah I hardly think Lucas was being clever or anything by revisiting that line, or that it was clever when he used it the first time. It just is what it is. In any case if he was trying to reference the previous movie, it was a terrible line with no payoff.
a Master Ninja
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I cringed in the theater when he said those words.Korey said:
thesoapster
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KevinCow said:
Oh god...that was so bad.
ryutaro's mama
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Ninja Scooter said:
CAUSE THE BUSTAH KEPT ME OUTTA PRISON!!
Edit: I need to aquire Samurai Cop.
RustyNails
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Now imagine Arnold saying it. Suddenly, most badass line ever!KevinCow said:
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