by Habitual Perfectionist » Fri May 21, 2004 5:30 am
There are a lot of quotes and lines in movies that have wit, wisdom, intensity, charisma and much more. Lines that we're never able to forget. Lines that make us love even the movie at times. Was wondering if a thread ever existed here on this. I haven't seen one, so putting one up. I know its not easy to select but I'd still like everyone to come up with their top 5 lines from movies. My favourite ones are :
English :
1. Don Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando) in The Godfather. This one was plain chilling (the combo of the powerful statement & Brando's delivery is unique and deadly)
Revenge is a dish that tastes best when its cold.
2. Major Shears (William Holden) & Colonel Nicholson (Sir Alec Guinness) in Bridge on the River Kwai. This one is pure management wisdom.
Major Shears: You mean, you intend to uphold the letter of the law, no matter what it costs?
Colonel Nicholson: Without law, Commander, there is no civilization.
Major Shears: That's just my point. Here, there is no civilization.
Colonel Nicholson: Then we have the opportunity to introduce it.
3. Samuel Norton (Bob Gunton) in The Shawshank Redemption. This one had me in splits for a long time.
I believe in two things. discipline and the Bible. Here you'll receive both. Put your trust in the Lord; your ass belongs to me. Welcome to Shawshank.
4. Morpheus (Lawrence Fishburne) in The Matrix. One line sums up the essence of the entire film. Powerful.
Do you believe that my being stronger or faster has anything to do with my muscles in this place? Do you think that's air you're breathing now?
5. And last but not the least, Forrest (Tom Hanks) describing the Vietnam war in Forrest Gump
We was always taking long walks, and we was always looking for a guy named Charlie.
Bollywood :
1. Bhavani Shankar (Utpal Dutt) to his daughter in Golmaal. This is the funniest line ever from Bollywood.
Tumhari shaadi usse nahi hogi jisse tum pyaar karti ho. Tumhari shaadi usse hogi jisse mai pyaar karta hoon.
2. Don (Big B) in Don. This one was a class apart. Funny, yet menacing. Happens when Don finds out about an informer in his gang and kills him. When asked why, pop comes the gem.
Mujhe uske joote pasand nahi aaye. (The informer had a bug in his shoe heel)
3. Veeru (Dharmendra) in Sholay. Rustic humor in full swing.
Tmhara naam kya hai, Basanti?
4. Ahuja (Om Puri masquerading as Yudhishtir) in Jaane bhi do yaaro. The entire scene is a laugh riot, but this dialogue takes the cake.
Arre hum bhi to Draupadi mein shareholder hain.
5. Paresh Rawal (Bajaj), trying to prove his credentials as Teja in Andaaz Apna Apna
Mai Teja hoon kyunki mera naam Teja hai.
In un foro nella terra, viva un hobbit